Common Threads--
Tuesday, March 24
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Common Threads is a group at the ECCLT who meet weekly to knit and do other kinds of handwork. The group meets Tuesday evenings at the church from 6-8pm. Gatherings begin with sharing a meal. Please bring something to share! All are welcome and you don’t have to know how to knit or crochet! We have lefties and righties who can teach you. If you are new to knitting, we have supplies to share to get you started. Contact person Judy Cariker mailto:[email protected]
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Men’s Morning Fellowship- Friday, March 27
Rosie's Tamale House
13436 W Highway 71, Bee Cave
7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
Gather for fellowship, to share a meal, and dwell in the scriptures.
Anyone wanting an update can reach out to Leigh Cariker at 817-313-8290
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Donations Needed for the ECCLT Easter Egg Hunt!
We are looking for donations of candy and small trinkets to fill plastic eggs up for our annual Easter Egg Hunt! Pre-filled eggs would be welcomed as well. Thank you in advance for your generosity!
After worship on Palm Sunday, please join us in filling the eggs to prep for the egg-stravaganza!
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Save the Date - Clean and Prep the Land!
Saturday March 28th 9-12:00
Clean up and prep on the land for an outdoor chapel and Stations of the Cross.
Contact Judy Cariker [email protected]
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Foster Village
Keeping Lent—Ministry, Generosity, and Service
Partnering with Foster Village
For our Lenten in-gathering this year, we are collecting supplies for parents and their
young children that are being served by our ministry partner, Foster Village. All the kits we assembled last year were dispersed so it is time to make more!
We are asked to provide toiletries and supplies to people going through the Parenting in Recovery/Family Drug Treatment Court process of attending rehab, moving into a sober living facility and then transitioning back to independent living.
· Parents are not allowed to work during this process, so they need help with these
necessities.
· Mothers are allowed to keep their young children with them, reducing the trauma
of separation.
· By providing community support for struggling parents, we can
help stabilize families and prevent the young children from needing to be
removed from their families which is traumatic for them.
· We hope to work upstream to improve the odds of better outcomes for these
children who have encountered the child welfare system.
HOW YOU CAN HELP: Like last year, you are being provided an Amazon link to order suggested supplies.
https://a.co/51uXG8Z
Or you can use the QR code to see the list:
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My Friends in Christ,
There’s a particular kind of confidence reserved for people who press the “close door” button in an elevator.
The doors are already closing. No one is coming. The elevator has made its decision. And yet, there they are, pressing the button as if the whole system depends on them (I often do this).
It doesn’t do anything. But it feels like control. It feels like participation. It feels like we are helping things along.
Lent has a way of exposing how much we live like that. We pray more intentionally. We reflect more deeply. We try to be more faithful. All of that is good. But underneath it, there can be a quiet assumption that if we do this right, we might move things along and fix what feels stuck…or make something grow.
And here we are, a small parish with real hopes for growth. Those hopes matter. They are part of our call. But Lent gently interrupts our instinct to press the button.
Jesus does not say hurry. He says “abide.” He does not say make it grow. He says “consider the lilies.” He does not say control the outcome. He says “follow me.”
Growth in a parish, in a life, in a heart is rarely the result of force. It comes from something quieter and slower than we would like.
It comes from staying. From tending. From trusting that God is at work in ways we cannot measure or speed up. Maybe that is the invitation for us this Lent. To take our hands off the button. To notice who is still trying to get on. To make room. To trust that we are not behind.
Because the good news is that God is far less anxious about the future of the Church than we are.
And somehow, the doors still open exactly where they are meant to.
In Christ’s Peace,
Christine+
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Sunday, March 29, 2026
Palm Sunday
9:30 AM Worship and Children’s Ministry
18101 W. Highway 71, Suite 120
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Services in Holy Week and Easter
Sunday, March 29th—Palm Sunday
9:30am
Thursday, April 2nd—Maundy Thursday service with Footwashing (optional)
7pm
Friday, April 3rd—Good Friday Stations of the Cross
7pm
Sunday, April 5th—Easter Sunday with Baptisms
9:30am
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Prayer requests and requests for lay pastoral care may be sent to [email protected]. Please specify if you would like your request to be confidential. |
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Daily Scripture Readings
Sunday, March 22:
AM Psalm 118; PM Psalm 145
Exod. 3:16-4:12; Rom. 12:1-21; John 8:46-59
Monday, March 23:
AM Psalm 31; PM Psalm 35
Exod. 4:10-20(21-26)27-31; 1 Cor. 14:1-19; Mark 9:30-41
Tuesday, March 24:
AM Psalm [120], 121, 122, 123; PM Psalm 124, 125, 126, [127]
Exod. 5:1-6:1; 1 Cor. 14:20-33a,39-40; Mark 9:42-50
Wednesday, March 25:
AM Psalm 119:145-176; PM Psalm 128, 129, 130
Exod. 7:8-24; 2 Cor. 2:14-3:6; Mark 10:1-16
Thursday, March 26:
AM Psalm 131, 132, [133]; PM Psalm 140, 142
Exod. 7:25-8:19; 2 Cor. 3:7-18; Mark 10:17-31
Friday, March 27:
AM Psalm 95 [for the Invitatory] 22; PM Psalm 141, 143:1-11(12)
Exod. 9:13-35; 2 Cor. 4:1-12; Mark 10:32-45
Saturday, March 28:
AM Psalm 137:1-6(7-9), 144; PM Psalm 42, 43
Exod. 10:21-11:8; 2 Cor. 4:13-18; Mark 10:46-52
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