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Worship on July 19 – Firemen’s Feast Sunday

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IMG_3852The people of Carmine pull together in service to their neighbors throughout the year.  One of the main events of the year in Carmine is the annual Firemen’s Feast.  This fundraising event helps cover the cost of providing a fire department for this community.

There are large numbers of people who give of their time, energy and resources to make this event happen each year.  In order to provide a time of worship on Sunday morning for these faithful servants MLLC brings church to them.

A brief worship service with Holy Communion will be offered this Sunday, July 19, at about 7:30 a.m. at the Carmine VFD fire house. (We will also gather at MLLC for our usual time of worship at 9:00 a.m. this Sunday.)  All people who will be serving at the Firemen’s Feast Sunday morning are especially invited to participate in this time of prayer, Word and Sacrament.  We are expecting 50+ participants this year.  Most of the people at this service are the cooks for the chicken, but the service is not limited to those at the firehouse.  If you are going to be working at the dinner at Carmine Hall, please feel free to attend this 7:30 a.m. service at the Fire Station before you head over to prepare the hall for serving. The photo above is from last year’s service.

Upcoming Special Events

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Thanksgiving HC BannerWe have many good things coming soon at MLLC in Carmine.  We invite you to be a part of the wide variety of activities and worship services which we offer.

What we do is to the glory of God, for the love of neighbor, and for the love of one another as God’s people.  What we plan is meant to facilitate your participation in this way of life.

Click this link for our upcoming events and festivals page.

If you need more information about these events please call the church office at 979-278-3388 or send an email to our pastor at pastordjt@industryinet.com

Carmine Firemen’s Feast is Coming

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The Annual Carmine Volunteer Fire Department’s Firemen’s Feast is coming soon.  This is a wonderful event which brings our community together to support the men and women who serve us.

Sunday, July 19, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Carmine Hall.

Click this link for more information on the Firemen’s Feast 2015

The photo above is from a very special part of the event.  In recent years MLLC has sponsored a brief worship service with Holy Communion early on Sunday morning.  This provides the opportunity for the cooks to pause for prayer, God’s Word, Holy Communion and a time of thanksgiving.  The rest of the day after this is very busy for the cooks and other volunteers.

Click this link to see the report from last year’s Firemen’s Feast worship service.

WELCA Banquet June 3 at 7 p.m.

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The Annual Banquet of the MLLC Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will be tonight at 7:00 p.m.   All women and girls are invited to participate.  All ladies are encouraged to bring guests to this wonderful annual tradition at MLLC.  There will be ladies present from elementary ages through 90+.  There are typically 60-90 women in attendance at this event.

“Branded for Christ” is the theme for the WELCA Banquet.  We will have a duo, a trio, and a quartet of singers.  There will also be two different girl groups singing western songs.

You will not want to miss it!  Dust off your boots and come explore through readings and songs about how some of the items from the Old West relate to Christ in our lives.

All MLLC ladies are asked to bring a salad, either main dish, side dish or dessert.

The decorations are delightful.  Here are a couple of the table decorations.

WELCA 2015 Saddle

WELCA 2015 Boots

Amen. Come Holy Spirit!

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The Vigil of Pentecost and the Day of Pentecost
May 23 & 24, 2015 – Remember to wear RED

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This Church Year we continue celebrating the Three Great Festivals of the Church. We are also including the Three Great Vigils of the Church Year. These are:

  • The Nativity of our Lord

      Celebrating the birth of Jesus

  • The Resurrection of Our Lord

      Celebrating Jesus rising from the tomb

  • The Day of Pentecost

        Celebrating the outpouring of the Holy Spirit

Each of these three major Church Year festivals has a vigil service on the evening before the festival day. These are times of prayerful waiting and preparation for the joyous celebration of the Festivals. Each vigil service includes readings, prayers, singing and Holy Communion. The Vigils of Easter and Pentecost also include a special emphasis on the Sacrament of Holy Baptism. The most well known vigil here at MLLC is the Vigil of the Nativity of our Lord, also known as Christmas Eve.

The Day of Pentecost and its vigil are taking place this month. You are strongly encouraged to participate in both of these unique worship experiences. The liturgical color of both these days is red. Therefore, you are invited to wear RED in celebration of the gift and outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

The Vigil of Pentecost

Saturday, May 23   6:00 p.m.

We will hear readings about the Holy Spirit. The congregation will be invited into a deeper time of prayer, including prayer for the newly confirmed youth of the church.

Here is what a noted worship writer says about the Vigil of Pentecost:

“From history, we know that Easter and Pentecost were the first two and only feasts of the original Church Year from apostolic times. We also know that the ancient church celebrated a vigil with Easter as early as the second century and with Pentecost universally from the fifth century, likely earlier in various places. We further know that baptisms were also a part of these services, given its promise of resurrection with Christ and gift of the Holy Spirit. Easter, having the earlier vigil, was clearly preferred, with those not baptized then being transferred to Pentecost. If a baptism occurred at some time other than Easter or Pentecost, it not only was highly unusual, but actually limited access to holy orders in the church.

The purpose of the ancient Vigil of Pentecost therefore would have been an awaiting of/preparation for/rehearsing of the great themes of the Day of Pentecost, meaning primarily the Holy Spirit and the Christian life lived under the power and guidance of that same Spirit. You could add to that the idea of the birth of the Church as well.”             – (Pr. Thomas L. Weitzel)

The Day of Pentecost

Sunday, May 24     9:00 a.m.

The Day of Pentecost of the fiftieth day of the Easter season. On that fiftieth day we celebrate God the Holy Spirit, through whom and in whom the people of God are created and re-created. We give thanks for the dramatic outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Disciples as they were gathered in one place in Jerusalem. On that day the Holy Spirit came as a rush of violent wind and as tongues of fire on the disciples. They were then sent out by the Spirit to proclaim in various languages the mighty acts of God, specifically the saving work of Jesus through his death on the cross and his rising from the dead. Pentecost is sometimes called the church’s birthday, but might more appropriately be called its baptism day, since the gift of the Spirit is the fullness of baptism.

The Arts in Worship on Pentecost are lively. Look for red banners, red paraments, doves of the Holy Spirit on banners, and more.

Scriptures for Pentecost Weekend

Read ahead as your devotions for May 17-14

Vigil of Pentecost                    Day of Pentecost

Genesis 11:1-9                                    Ezekiel 37:1-14

Exodus 19:3-8a, 16-20b                      Psalm 104:24-34, 35b

Ezekiel 37:1-14                                   Acts 2:1-21

Joel 2:28-32                                        John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

Psalm 130

Romans 8:14-17, 22-27

John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

Remember to wear Red on Pentecost Weekend.

Remembering Cliff Miller

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Cliff Miller

We remember Cliff Miller who died this week.

His funeral is on Thursday, May 21, at 2 p.m. at MLLC.

The photo above is from our most recent photo directory.  Please remember to keep his wife, Leatha, in your prayers.

Here is his obituary:

Cliford James “Cliff” Miller

December 7, 1957 – May 18, 2015

Cliford “Cliff” James Miller, 57, of Carmine, died on Monday, May 18, 2015, at Baylor Scott &White Hospital in Temple, Texas.

Cliff was born in Houston on December 7, 1957, the son of Carl Junior and Dora (Collie) Miller.

Cliff had two places he called home. While living and growing up in Houston, he along with much of the other family/cousins enjoyed going out to the family farm in Carmine. It was better known as “The Country”. There they would spend nights out by the pond in the ol’ camphouse. During his youth, Cliford’s hobbies included every kind of motor activity, ranging from aviation to motorcycles, boating and all things nautical. He acquired his pilot’s license at the age of 39. As an avid HAM radio operator he would give local weather updates and assist communications with area events, This was before the “Cell phone age”. Space peaked his interest. He was always looking to the stars, studying constellations and attending amateur astronomy events.

A man of many trades, Cliff started working as a jackhammer operator at the age of 15. He began his career as a machinist operating lathes for Chapel Instruments in Houston for 12 years. For a short time he worked as a security guard at the Port of Houston, where he was able to have lunch with his father. He moved to Carmine in 1984 at the age of 27. He commuted to Houston for 15 years while working in the IT department for Prime Bank. He concluded his career as an owner/operator transportation specialist for Jones Motor Co., traveling numerous times across the United States, into Canada, and through all of the NASA security checkpoints at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Cliff is survived by his wife of 24 years, Leatha Miller of Carmine; mother: Dora Miller of Carmine; sons: Bryan Miller and wife Lindsay of Denver, Colorado, and Joseph Vogel of Carmine; daughters: Ashley Weiss and husband Brian of Carmine, Dawn Miller of Carmine; grandchildren: Margaret “Maggie” Miller, Cohen Miller, Carly Weiss, Carah Weiss, and Bryant Miller; brother: Donald Ward and wife Yvonne of Houston; nephew, Daniel Ward of Houston; niece, Angela Alderman of Houston; 4 great nephews.

He is preceded in death by his father: Carl Miller; grandparents: Conard and Nora Miller, Robert and Mattie Collie; first wife, Mary Hubbard Mitchell; Robert “Robby” Vogel.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at Memorial Oaks Chapel in Brenham, Texas from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral service will be held at Martin Luther Lutheran Church Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in Carmine, Texas. Interment following at Carmine Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements for Cliford Miller are entrusted to Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 W. Main, Brenham. To post a tribute to the family, visit http://www.memorialoakschapel.com. – See more at: Click Link

Jacob Fundraiser Event

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Jacob Family

The Community of Carmine pulled together to support MLLC members Lane and Robyn Jacob, and their family, on Saturday, May 9. The event was a fundraiser to support this family in their time of difficulty.  This event was noted previously in this article:  click link.  It is a wonderful thing when people work together and serve one another.

Back in March 2015 their family home burned to the ground.  We are thankful that nobody was hurt.  The family was away at the time to support daughter Taylor at a rodeo event.

Following the fire the Carmine Community pulled together to support this family in their time of need.  Thanks to all who gave of their time, energy, materials and love to support this family.  It was a great way to show our love for our neighbors and to show love for one another in the community of faith.

The people of MLLC worked side by side with community members and friends, as well as various community organizations, to bring about a day of love and support for the Jacob family.

This day of support was one of a number of various ways people worked together to support this family.  As with anybody in such a situation the long term care, support, prayers and friendship which we offer will make a world of difference.
Here are some photos from the event:

Jacob cooking Jacob dessertJacob Food Jacob kitchen Jacob Race

 

 

Visit of Glen and Cathy Bengson

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We welcomed a face from the past of MLLC.  Rev. Glen and Cathy Bengson joined us for worship and fellowship on Sunday, May 10.  They were part of our life together nearly 40 years ago.  Glen and Cathy were in residence in Carmine when Glen was serving as our Vicar (Seminary Intern) during the 1975-1976 school year.  A Vicar is a student pastor who has the opportunity to serve in a local congregation for hands on learning.  This time as a vicar is an important time for the pastor in training.  It give the student the time to learn about the real life, day to day work in a congregation.  The student has a supervising pastor.  In most cases it is the called pastor of the congregation hosting the vicar.  In Glen’s case it was our own Pastor Hilmer Krause.

Glen has recently retired from called pastoral ministry.  Now he is serving congregations in times of pastoral transitions as an interim minister.

There is a secondary connection back to MLLC as well.  Cathy Bengson has served on the board of the Lutheran Deaconess Association (LDA).  This is the organization which trains and consecrates Lutheran Deaconesses at Valparaiso University.  Our own Deaconess Jennifer Tinker was trained and consecrated which Cathy was on the board of the LDA.

Glen and Cathy joined us for fellowship for our Mothers Day Reception.  It was a great joy to have them with us this past Sunday.

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Special Worship Events

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We are coming to the end of the “Festival Season” of the church year.  With that there are a number of celebrations upcoming.  We invite you to participate in these events.  We also encourage you to use these special times to delve more deeply into your faith in Jesus Christ.

Click this link to see the information about these various upcoming events.

These include:  Ascension, Pentecost, The Holy Trinity, and the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession.

Jacob Family Fundraiser

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Jacob FireThe family home of Lane and Robyn Jacob burned down in early March of this year.  Thankfully nobody was hurt, but the home and contents were a total loss.  Through this loss the community has pulled together to support this family.  MLLC along with other community organizations and individuals are working together to raise fund to help the Jacob family rebuild and resettle after this large loss.

Rally Round the Brand Fundraiser

On Saturday, May 9, the Carmine Community is pulling together.  Here are some of the details:

Benefit 5K /Fun Mile Run/Walk and Trail Ride Saturday, May 9th, Carmine Hall, Carmine TX
This benefit is to help the Jacob family with expenses after losing their home in a fire.
*Trail Ride Start Time: (6.7 miles) 9:30 AM 5K Run/Walk 10:00 AM and Fun Mile Start Time: 10:30 AM
A meal of sausage, sauerkraut, potatoes and beans will be served from 11:00 – 1:00. Meal tickets will be available for purchase with registration for $10.00 per ticket.

Click this link for the full size flier with more information.