Hi everyone! Pastor Gaylene here! I hope this finds you awaiting some promised rain in the next while this evening! Have hope! I had a wonderful day today. Cousins from Florida and Indiana came by way of Fredericksburg. We had a wonderful lunch at the Twisted Root Restaurant. They specialize in all kinds of burgers and mega barrels of different kinds of pickles. We started talking at about 11:15 and did not stop until around 3:00. It was so great!
This Sunday is our annual Pink Out Sunday.
The sanctuary will be decked out with lots of pink stuff. In the words of Steel Magnolias, “The place will look like it has been hosed down with pepto-bismal.” There will be a special litany about those who have battled breast cancer, those who have survived and those who did not survive and have gone on to glory. I am a 12 year survivor, Praise God! We would love to have you join us for these celebrations and remembrances during worship this Sunday. So, wear your pink shirt (guys, you can wear pink too!) and join us for worship at 10:00.
This week’s message is really interesting! It is the confrontation by the Chief Priests, Pharisees, Elders and scribes as they try to trap Jesus into answering the question, “Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” They have this elaborate plan to trap Jesus into answering this question and either way that Jesus answers them will cause the crowd to turn against Him or mark Him as someone who is disloyal. Now, Jesus knows this and so he turns the tables on them and essentially says, “Gotcha!” Come and find out how Jesus pulls this one off! It’s pretty cool!
Here at Hope Lutheran Church in Springtown, Texas, we are a come as you are, casual dress, coffee drinking bunch. We have Sunday School for all ages followed by worship with communion. All are welcome at the table of grace, mercy and forgiveness.
This Sunday
Pink Out Sunday. Wear pink in support of this cause.
9:00–9:45 Sunday School for All Ages
10:00–11:15ish Worship
Soooooooooo…
Come and see.
Come as you are.
Come and worship.
Come and fellowship.
We can’t wait to see you! The coffee pot will be hot!
Grace and pieces, Love ya’,
PGC (Pastor Gaylene Chrystie)
