Tuesday, October 22--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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Friday, October 25--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.
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Sunday, October 27
9:30 AM Worship and Children’s Ministry
18101 W. Highway 71, Suite 120
After Worship: A potluck lunch! Please bring a dish to share! And a congregational picture!
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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.
This fall, the ECC is gathering clothing 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 clothes that children would need, for example…
- A week’s worth of outfits;
- A light jacket;
- Sturdy play shoes.
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 through Sunday, October 20th 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!
Sharing the Gifts God has Given Us
More information can be found here
This is the time of year when we ask one another to give prayerful consideration to how we are called to share our gifts to build up the common life of the ECC. Information on how to do so is available on Sunday morning and can also be found here.
Our thanks to God, who gives us rich life, and healing, and salvation, and a ministry and purpose.
And our thanks to one another for the gifts we already share so freely.
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Daily Scripture Readings
“Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord.” -Psalm 31:24
Sunday, October 20:
Morning Psalms: 148, 149, 150 Evening Psalms: 114, 115
I Corinthians 10:1-13; Matthew 16:13-20
Monday, October 21:
Morning Psalm: 25 Evening Psalms: 9, 15
Revelation 7:1-8; Luke 9:51-62
Tuesday, October 22:
Morning Psalms: 26, 28 Evening Psalms: 36, 39
Revelation 7:9-17; Luke 10:1-16
Wednesday, October 23:
Morning Psalm: 38 Evening Psalms: 119:25-48
Revelation 8:1-13; Luke 10:17-24
Thursday, October 24:
Morning Psalm: 37:1-18 Evening Psalm: 37:19-42
Revelation 9:1-12; Luke 10:25-37
Friday, October 25:
Morning Psalm: 31 Evening Psalm: 35
Revelation 9:13-21; Luke 10:38-42
Saturday, October 26:
Morning Psalms: 30, 32 Evening Psalms: 42, 43
Revelation 10:1-11; Luke 11:1-13
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Prayers
O God of peace, who has taught us that in returning and rest we shall be saved, in quietness and in confidence shall be our strength: By the might of your Spirit lift us, we pray you, to your presence where we may be still and know that you are God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
-A Prayer for Quiet Confidence
O God, by whom the meek are guided in judgment, and light rises up in darkness for the godly: Grant us, in all our doubts and uncertainties, the grace to ask what you would have us to do, that the Spirit of wisdom may save us from all false choices, and that in your light we may see light, and in your straight path may not stumble; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
-A Prayer for Guidance
O God, it is your will to hold both heaven and earth in a single peace. Let the design of your great love shine upon all humanity; and grant us your peace among the nations, peace in our homes, and peace in our hearts. Amen.
-A Prayer for Peace
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