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Concordia Lutheran Church "The wind blows where it wills..." John 3:8 N E W S 3705 Harwood Rd., Bedford, TX 76021-4013 Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Pastor: Rev Mark Lasch Office Phone: 817-283-3560 Sunday Worship 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. [email protected] March 2014 March Into Spring We had some guests come over for dinner a few nights ago. Just prior to their leaving I announced to the boys that it was bath time. The immediate response was Ryan beginning to sing “The Bath Song” while marching through the living room in the direction of the bath tub. “What’s he singing?” one of the guests asked. “The Bath Song,” I replied. “You have a bath song,” she asked? “We have a song for almost everything.” I answered. One of my favorite is, “We’re having a parade.” The number of hours I have spent singing that song while following my children around the room, driveway, and indeed neighborhood is too high to calculate. Yet I cherish every second of it. For whatever reason, and for every song we sing, I notice my children have an incessant need to lift their legs high and march to the rhythm of the song as if marching to some mystical land of joy and peace. I know why they do it…they are simply imitating the one who taught them the song. I, for one, hope they never stop. I pray someday they cherish the memory of the songs as much as I do, and teach them to their children…perhaps leading them to march through this parade we call life as well. It has been said, “Through the Church the Song goes on.”… That sweet song of Salvation first taught by God the Father to his child Israel. Then lived in Christ, taught and caught by the disciples, church fathers, pastors, teachers, parents, now you. We are the choir that now brings the melody of God’s love into our world. Yet too often the song that is our privilege to sing is drowned out by the busy refrain of our lives. Lent is a time for us to reexamine the melodies of our lives that mean the most. It is a time for us to listen again to the Song the Singer sings and try to imitate His verse in our lives by living as He lived. Yet it is also a time to rediscover the reality that His Song still goes on and that the sweet refrain of forgiveness is still sung to us and echoes sweetly in our ears knowing that the Singer sings to us. Spring springs upon us bringing warmer days, water to nourish the barren ground, and new life everywhere the eye can see. Imagine if you were to catch a tune that captures the eternal sweetness of the Song of Salvation and the recurring refrain of new life in the spring. That is what Lent is all about. Listening, learning, loving, leading… March with me,
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Concordia Lutheran Church
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3705 Harwood Rd., Bedford, TX 76021-4013 Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Pastor: Rev Mark Lasch Office Phone: 817-283-3560 Sunday Worship 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. [email protected]
March 2014
March Into Spring
We had some guests come over for dinner a few nights ago. Just prior to their leaving I announced to the boys that it was bath time. The immediate response was Ryan beginning to sing “The Bath Song” while marching through the living room in the direction of the bath tub. “What’s he singing?” one of the guests asked. “The Bath Song,” I replied. “You have a bath song,” she asked? “We have a song for almost everything.” I answered. One of my favorite is, “We’re having a parade.” The number of hours I have spent singing that song while following my children around the room, driveway, and indeed neighborhood is too high to calculate. Yet I cherish every second of it. For whatever reason, and for every song we sing, I notice my children have an incessant need to lift their legs high and march to the rhythm of the song as if marching to some mystical land of joy and peace. I know why they do it…they are simply imitating the one who taught them the song. I, for one, hope they never stop. I pray someday they cherish the memory of the songs as much as I do, and teach them to their children…perhaps leading them to march through this parade we call life as well. It has been said, “Through the Church the Song goes on.”… That sweet song of Salvation first taught by God the Father to his child Israel. Then lived in Christ, taught and caught by the disciples, church fathers, pastors, teachers, parents, now you. We are the choir that now brings the melody of God’s love into our world. Yet too often the song that is our privilege to sing is drowned out by the busy refrain of our lives. Lent is a time for us to reexamine the melodies of our lives that mean the most. It is a time for us to listen again to the Song the Singer sings and try to imitate His verse in our lives by living as He lived. Yet it is also a time to rediscover the reality that His Song still goes on and that the sweet refrain of forgiveness is still sung to us and echoes sweetly in our ears knowing that the Singer sings to us. Spring springs upon us bringing warmer days, water to nourish the barren ground, and new life everywhere the eye can see. Imagine if you were to catch a tune that captures the eternal sweetness of the Song of Salvation and the recurring refrain of new life in the spring. That is what Lent is all about. Listening, learning, loving, leading… March with me,
Lenten Services
As we enter the month of March the season of Lent will begin with Ash Wednesday on March 5 with services at 7:00 P.M. Lenten Services will continue through the season every Wednesday evening through April 9.
March 30 is
“Bring a Friend to Church” Sunday
Bibles and “I Belong” bracelets will be given to Adult and Young Adult Visitors. The Evangelism
bracelets are to share with others; members can pick up a
couple of extras any Sunday!
From the Board of Christian Education...
Hey Buddy, can you
spare me a dime?
That phrase was popular during the Great De-pression. Let's change it a little today to "Hey Buddy, can you spare me some TIME?" Huh? Well in this Windsock we, the Board of Christian Education, are asking for one of your most important treasures, a little of your time. Concordia has been blessed with wonderful and dedicated Sunday School teach-ers (Please feel free to take the opportunity to thank Ulana, Katie, and Heather for "training up our children in the way they should go" for so many years) but because of scheduling, they are not able to attend the adult Bible class held at the same time as Sunday School. If you can offer to teach one or two Sunday School les-sons a month, it will give these ladies an oppor-tunity to be in Pastor's Today's Light class. Now I know if a member saw one of our Sunday School teachers struggling to set a ta-ble or move something we would have many volunteers offering to help. Please consider giving one or two hours a month to lighten the burden for our teachers. The lesson plans are all set up and there would be little preparation time for each lesson. Oh, and you will experi-ence seeing how our Savior feeds His little lambs. Please see Pastor or me, Dennis Mu-rawski, if "you can spare me a time."
The Spring Season is upon us and so soon will be the need to fire up the mowers again. Our grounds keeper Brad Shepperd could certainly use your help! There is plenty to do from mowing to weed whacking and more. If you would like to serve our Savior in this way please contact Brad Shepperd:
817-571-3166
First Sundays Keep an Eye out the First Sunday of each month for the Board of Evangelisms new and fun “Reminders to Evangelize”.
MARCH BIRTHDAYS
3— Isabella Saura (Finder) 4— Mary Webster 5— Seretta Truitt
7— Nalani Weaver 9— Richard Nelson 14— Steven Wilkins
15— Claudia Thomas 16— Linda Groth 16— John Young
17— Kaleikaumaka Masalosalo 20— Rylan Bush 23—Stella Hlad
24— Curtis Bryant 29— Catherine Coffey 29— Jordan Sandifer
“Before you were born,
I set you apart.” Jeremiah 1:5
If we missed your important date please share it with us so we may update our records. We will be sure to
get it in next year.
N.E.E.D. Needs
March 2: Canned meat (tuna, spam, etc.) and Hamburger Helper
March 9: Peanut Butter & Jelly, Rotel, and Re-fried Beans
March 16: Canned Vegetables & Fruits
March 23: Canned Tomatoes, Pasta, Rice, and Beans
March 30: Dry cereals and Oatmeal
LAY MINISTERS: Bruce Nelson and Brad Shepperd
LAY READERS March 2 — Gail Shepperd March 9 — Heather Finder March 16 — Kathy Nelson
March 23 — Jeanice Gerlikovski March 30— Justin Randermann
MARCH USHERS
Traditional Contemporary Beth Grover Claudia Silva JoAnn Truelock Ric Bush
Serving Concordia in March
Concordia
Softball
Has Begun
The Concordia Free Agents are back in action and will be playing at the park in Hurst on Precinct Line Road. The games will be played on Friday nights and they will started Friday, February 28. Come out any Friday Evening to cheer them on. Game times are listed on the Windsock Calendar. This is a men’s league and you must be over 18. The dues are around $30 and the jerseys are $20 for new players. If you are interested in playing, please contact:
Steve Wilkins. [email protected]
MARCH ANNIVERSARIES
3— Wilfredo and Claudia Silva 20— Kenneth and Ulana Ratly
Shop and Donate
You can Help Concordia Lutheran when you shop at Tom Thumb and use your reward card. Just link our Good Neighbor Number to your reward card and Tom Thumb will make a donation to Concordia Lu-theran based on a percentage of your purchas-es. Just stop into your local Tom Thumb store or pick up a good neighbor program card from the table in the Narthex.
Our Charity Number is 7412
Today’s Light
Challenge!
We are excited to start this very im-portant journey into the pages of Holy Scripture with you. In order to facilitate your journey and to provide you with ac-cess to your guide (Pastor Mark), we are setting up an email account specifi-cally dedicated to Today’s Light ques-tions and commentaries. If you have a Today’s Light oriented question, please email it to:
Pastor Mark will try to answer your question directly, or he may use it in next week’s Bible Study. You may also wish to “Like” Concordia Lutheran’s To-day’s Light Facebook page for contin-ued communication.
Men’s Network Concordia Men’s Network is a program de-signed for the men of Concordia. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, March18. All men of the church are invited to attend at 6:00 pm. The evening will start with fellowship cen-tered on the grilling of meat (each man brings his own steak, chicken, or whatever). Cold drinks, sides (Bubba’s famous baked pota-toes), and Blue Bell ice cream are provided for the meal. After dinner Pastor Mark will provide spiritual nourishment as attendees discuss and pray together. This event is sponsored by the Board of Lay Ministry and is planned as a re-curring program for the third Tuesday of each month.
Men’s Network
Parent’s Night Out
March 2014
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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9 10 11 12
13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20
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23 24 25 26 27 28 29
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9:00 am Traditional
Worship 10:00 am
Sunday School 11:00 am
Contemporary Worship
9:00 am Traditional
Worship 10:00 am
Sunday School 11:00 am
Contemporary Worship
7:00 pm Board of
Youth
7:00 pm Board of Christian Education
5:30 pm Board of
Fellowship
Important March Sundays
March 9— Board of Lay Ministry
March 30 — Bring a Friend to Church Sunday.
6:00 pm Men’s
Network
6:30 pm Board of
Evangelism
6:00 pm Board of
Properties
9:00 am Traditional
Worship 10:00 am
Sunday School 11:00 am
Contemporary Worship
6:00 pm Girl
Scouts
7:00 pm Church Council
Free Agents Game
7:50P.M.
11:00 am Lunch Bunch
9:00 am Traditional
Worship 10:00 am
Sunday School 11:00 am
Contemporary Worship
9:00 am Traditional
Worship 10:00 am
Sunday School 11:00 am
Contemporary Worship
7:00pm Ash
Wednesday
7:00pm Lenten
Services
7:00pm Lenten
Services
7:00pm Lenten
Services
Free Agents Game
9:30P.M.
Free Agents Game
9:30P.M.
Free Agents Game
7:00P.M.
6:00 pm Girl
Scouts
6:00 pm Girl
Scouts
6:00 pm Girl
Scouts
Choir Practice every
Tuesday 6:45 pm
The Windsock is a monthly publication of Concordia Lutheran Church, 3705 Harwood Road, Bedford, Texas 76021-4013 entered as third class mail at the Bedford, Texas post office under permit number 37 as a non-profit organization.
Staff
Editor: Rev. Mark Lasch Publication Manager: Heather Finder Director of Distribution: Bruce Nelson
Internet Webmaster: Kate Randermann Cartoonist: Richard Hlad
Concordia Lutheran Church 3705 Harwood Road
Bedford, Texas 76021-4013 Phone: (817) 283-3560
Fax: (817) 283-2877 Sunday School - 10:00 a.m. Worship - 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.
Concordia Lutheran Church 3705 Harwood Road Bedford, Texas 76021-4013
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