Advent Wednesday Series

Advent is coming soon after Thanksgiving.  Again we will gather on Wednesdays with our Crossroads Shared Ministry congregations for evening prayer and devotion.  The theme for this year is the hymn: Joy to the World.  This hymn contains themes appropriate for both Advent and Christmas.  It is listed as the first hymn in the Christmas Section in Lutheran Book of Worship, our old green hymnal, and the final hymn in the Advent section of Evangelical Lutheran Worship, our red hymnal.  The theme is inspired by the Advent coin which is being used this year. See photo above.

The services will be led by the two pastors in our Crossroads group, Pastor John David Nedbalek and Pastor David Tinker, along with one sermon by Deaconess Jennifer Tinker from MLLC.

All services will be held in the fellowship hall at Martin Luther in Carmine.

Fellowship Meal at 6 p.m.

Worship in the Advent Wreath shaped worship space at 7 p.m.

December 6                 Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!

Message by Pastor John David Nedbalek

December 13               No more let sin and sorrow grow

Message by Deaconess Jennifer Tinker

December 20               He rules the world with truth and grace

Message by Pastor David Tinker

We look forward to seeing you at worship on these Wednesdays of Advent.

Special Worship Schedule and Location – October 29

No Service at MLLC on October 29 – Worship at Lutherhill instead.

We will have worship on Sunday, October 29, but it will not be at MLLC. Worship will be held at our local Lutheran Church camp, Lutherhill Ministries.  We will gather for worship at 9:30 a.m. in the Carby Chapel on the camp grounds.  The photo above shows the Carby Chapel from the road and parking lot viewpoint.

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After Worship – kids time

Sunday School for children, led by Lutherhill staff

We look to have a strong showing from the people of Martin Luther Lutheran Church, and all the Crossroads churches, for this special event.

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Remember, we will not have a worship service on October 29 at MLLC (or any of the Crossroads Shared Lutheran Ministry congregations).

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Saturday Evening Worship Service – October 28

MLLC will offer the usual, Saturday evening service on October 28, at 6 p.m.  –  All are welcome.

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Reformation Sunday

The Crossroads Shared Ministry Committee chose this date for our shared worship service due to it being a special day for Lutheran Christians.  October 31, 1517, was when Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses on the Castle Church Door in Wittenberg, Germany.  Here is a link for a modern English version of this important, Lutheran document.

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Regarding your offerings:

The offering at the 4 Church service may be given as follows –

1. By your regular offering envelope from your respective church.
2. Cash or check – Checks pay to your chosen church

The offering will then be separated by tellers –

1. Envelopes will go to each respective church
2. Checks (without envelopes) will go to the Church shown as the payee
3. All cash will be counted and given to the Lutherhill Ministries to support their facilities expansion.
4. There will also be a separate basket at the back of the church for separate & special donations toward Lutherhill’s capital campaign that has been underway for funding the construction of a new dining hall and retreat facilities near Carby Chapel.

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Getting to Lutherhill

We encourage you to bring folks who may be uncomfortable traveling to the camp on their own, or who would need a ride.  This will be a wonderful event for all ages.

Lutherhill is located just north of La Grange at 3782 Lutherhill Rd, La Grange, TX 78945. Once you enter the main camp entrance, you will be heading east.  Follow the long gravel road until you see the signs for Carby Chapel.  This will lead you to follow a road to the left/north, which leads to the chapel.  This part of the camp is depicted on the map noted right below on this page.

Carby Chapel is in the north central part of the camp.

Here is a close up of the portion of a map with Carby Chapel and nearby parking.

This is a once a year special event in which we gather with our group of 4 Crossroads Shared Lutheran Ministry partner churches for a time of worship and learning.

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The four Crossroads Shared Lutheran Ministry congregations are:

St. Paul Lutheran in Shelby (Fayetteville)

Bethlehem Lutheran in Round Top

Waldeck Evangelical Lutheran in Ledbetter

Martin Luther Lutheran in Carmine

Let us Give Thanks to the Lord

Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service – November 23 – 7 p.m.

You are invited to attend the annual Thanksgiving Eve service this Wednesday, November 23, 2022.  The service will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the building of our partner church, Waldeck Evangelical Lutheran Church.  That church is located at 6915 Waldeck Church Lane.  This is at the intersection of FM 2145 and FM 1291, just 6.5 miles south of Ledbetter.

Again this year is that we have invited the other two churches from the Crossroads Shared Lutheran Ministries to worship with us.  The people of St. Paul Lutheran in Shelby and Bethlehem Lutheran in Round Top will join with us for this special time of giving thanks.  Of course, all from the community are invited to participate, even if they are not members of any of these four churches.

Even with the busy schedule of the holiday, it is good to take a notable pause to gather for worship, to pray, to thank Lord, to show our thanks in the Holy Communion, and more.  So, just before the big day, our national day of Thanksgiving, take time to gather with one another to thank the Lord and sing his praise.