Tuesday, September 17--Common Threads
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
At the home of Sue Peterson
Common Threads is a group at the ECCLT who meet weekly to knit and do other sorts of handwork. Gatherings begin with sharing a meal. Please bring something to share! All are welcome and you don’t have to know how to knit! We have lefties and righties who can teach you. If you are new to knitting, we have supplies to share to get you started.
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Beginning this Wednesday, September 18:
A Four-Part Conversation around Faithful Engagement with the Civic Culture
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Gather for Fellowship and Supper at Lefty’s Pizza
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Teaching, Conversation, and Prayer
Based on Bishop Andy Doyle’s most recent book, Citizen: Faithful Discipleship in a Partisan World
What does it mean to be a faithful disciple in the public arena? How does the call of Jesus…the call of our faith…offer a model of faithful engagement that brings peace, honors our spiritual commitment, and builds up the community?
We will explore these and other questions in a conversation series gathering four Wednesday evenings from the middle of September to the middle of October. Each session will include some teaching, followed by plenty of opportunity for faithful conversation.
It is not necessary to have read the book to participate in these gatherings.
For more information, please contact Paul Johnson at [email protected] or 512-695-2803.
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Friday, September 20--Men’s Morning Fellowship
7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
Hat Creek Burger
1602 RR 620 S. in Lakeway
Gather for fellowship, to share a meal, and dwell in the scriptures.
For more information, please contact Paul Johnson at [email protected].
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Opportunities for Service and Generosity…
Literacy Partners Registration is open!
Come along and help a child to read!
Literacy Partners is a ministry helping early elementary school children read on grade level by the end of the third grade. Literacy Partner volunteers meet weekly with one or two children in a local elementary school and read with each student for fifteen minutes. We read with children, and in so doing help them to become better readers and more prepared for academic success.
Registration for Literacy Partners is now open and can be found here.
Continuing our ministry with Gan Sabra and Dar-Ul-Fazl…
…sponsoring a child through Orphan Outreach
We invite one another to continue support of the ministry of Orphan Outreach, Gan Sabra, and Dar-Ul-Fazl through sponsoring a child. Sponsorship makes it more likely a child will graduate from high school and college, more likely to find meaningful work, and more likely to be a leader in their community and church. Sponsorship is a powerful and personal way to care for an orphaned or vulnerable child, so we invite you to come along and share in this ministry.
Our hope is for the people of Church of the Cross to sponsor ten children by the end of the year!
To sponsor a child, please go to www.orphanoutreach.org and click on the “sponsor a child” link.
Again, our thanks for our generous support of this powerful and lifegiving ministry.
Partnering with Foster Village this Fall…
…an ECC in-gathering of items for children coming into contact with the child welfare system
This fall, the ECC is gathering necessities to go into welcome packs for children coming into contact with the child welfare system which will be distributed by our friends at Foster Village.
We are each invited to provide items that will be passed on to vulnerable children to help ease their journey through a sensitive and challenging time.
So when we’re out shopping, please keep an eye out for high quality basics that children would need, for example…
- A week’s worth of outfits;
- A light jacket;
- Sturdy play shoes;
- Hygiene products;
- Healthy snacks.
Any size will work because the welcome pack will be customized to each child’s needs when the
request comes in.
We ask one another to please prioritize quality over quantity and leave the tags on all items.
We will be gathering these items at worship from Sunday, September 22 nd through Sunday, October 20 th and then delivering them to Foster Village.
Our thanks to one another for helping provide care for these precious children during a difficult time in their lives.
Thank you!
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An Opportunity for Fellowship this Autumn…
…Community Suppers in September and October
Community Suppers are gatherings of eight to twelve people in someone’s home to share a meal, be in one another’s presence, and enjoy conversation and fellowship. Everyone is welcome, including the kids; and everyone brings a dish to share. Community Suppers will be scheduled through September and October at times that work for our schedules. We’ll have a second round of Community Suppers in November and December.
So we are all invited to come along and share a meal and fellowship with old friends and new!
Please sign up to be part of a Community Supper at worship on Sundays, or by contacting Jesse Johnson, our office administrator, at [email protected]. Thank you!
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Daily Scripture Reading
“For God alone my soul in silence waits; from God comes my salvation.” -Psalm 62:1
Sunday, September 15:
Morning Psalms: 24, 29 Evening Psalms: 8, 84
Job 38:1, 18-41; Revelation 18:1-8; Matthew 5:21-26
Monday, September 16:
Morning Psalms: 56, 57, 58 Evening Psalms: 64, 65
Job 40:1-24; Acts 15:36-16:5; John 11:55-12:8
Tuesday, September 17:
Morning Psalms: 61, 62 Evening Psalm: 68
Job 40:1; 41:1-11; Acts 16:6-15; John 12:9-19
Wednesday, September 18:
Morning Psalm: 72 Evening Psalm: 119:73-96
Job 42:1-17; Acts 16:16-24; John 12:20-26
Thursday, September 19:
Morning Psalms: 70, 71 Evening Psalm: 74
Job 28:1-28; Acts 16:25-40; John 12:27-36
Friday, September 20:
Morning Psalm: 69 Evening Psalm: 73
Esther 1:1-4, 10-19; Acts 17:1-35; John 12:36-43
Saturday, September 21:
Morning Psalms: 75,76 Evening Psalms: 23, 27
Esther 2:5-8, 15-23; Acts 17:16-34; John 12:44-50
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Prayers
Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ was lifted high upon the cross that he might draw the whole world to himself: Mercifully grant that we, who glory in the mystery of our redemption, may have grace to take up our cross and follow him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Sirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
-The Collect for Holy Cross Day
Lord God, almighty everlasting Father, you have brought us in safety to this new day: Preserve us with your mighty power, that we may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
-A Collect for Grace from Morning Prayer
Almighty God, kindle, we pray, in every heart the true love of peace, and guide with your wisdom those who take counsel for the nations of the earth, that in tranquility your grace may increase until the earth is filled with the knowledge of your love; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
-A Prayer for Peace
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