Obituary for Pauline Hannemann

Pauline Hannemann Obit Photo

We remember Pauline Hannemann

We have received word that Pauline Hannemann has died. Pauline was the wife of our former pastor, August “Auggie” Hannemann. Pastor Hannemann served as our pastor from January 1957 to August 1967, and he survives.

Here are the times of this visitation and funeral for Pauline:

A visitation will be held 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 20, 2018, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Elgin, with a Celebration of Pauline’s Life beginning at 10:30 a.m.

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church is located at: 401 East 8th Street; Elgin, TX 78621

Graveside Services will follow at 4:00 p.m. in the Greenwood Cemetery, Fredericksburg, TX

Here is the link to the obituary: Click Link.

The Hannemanns have kept connected to their friends at MLLC. Over the years they have attended an occasional funeral in memory of various MLLC members. Pastor Hannemann has called the church office over the years to share memories, to encourage the MLLC staff, and to check in about his family and the MLLC family. They have received the MLLC newsletter for many years.

If you wish to send a message of condolence to Pastor Hannemann, please contact the MLLC office for the address. 979-278-3388.

As with all such losses, remember to pray for Pastor Hannemann and family.

New Member Sunday February 4, 2018

Posted by mllccarmine in Announcements and tagged with new member, new members February 4, 2018

New Members Feb0418 Group

We welcomed 6 new members to MLLC on Sunday, February 4, 2018. On this joyful occasion we celebrated with a time of fellowship after the Sunday worship service.

The New Members are:

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Ray and Joann Ullrich. They have previously been part of our life together at MLLC. They are returning after many years as members of Triumphant Love Lutheran in Austin, Texas.

New Members Feb0418 Stokes

LouAnn Stokes. LouAnn grew up at MLLC. She returns to MLLC after some years away.

New Members Feb0418 Tovey

Robbie, Diane and Caden Tovey. They come to us from the Presbyterian Church. They first made a connection with MLLC through our preschool program some years ago.

After worship we celebrated their new commitment to God and our life together with a reception in our parlor. Thank you to the care/outreach committee for preparing the reception today.

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Ash Wednesday is February 14, 2018

Posted by mllccarmine in Announcements and tagged with Ash Wednesday, Lent, repent, repentance January 25, 2018

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Lent Begins February 14, 2018

Ash Wednesday services will be at both MLLC and Waldeck Evangelical Lutheran Church. You are invited to choose which one best suits your situation. Both services will offer Holy Communion and the Imposition of Ashes as we begin our Lenten Season.

Worship at MLLC at 7:30 p.m.

Worship at Waldeck Lutheran Church at 5:45 p.m.

Waldeck Evangelical Lutheran Church is in a shared ministry with MLLC. The Church is located at 6915 Waldeck Church Lane, Ledbetter, TX 78946 – this is about 6.5 miles south of Ledbetter at the corner of FM 2145 and FM 1291.

The Exhortation on Ash Wednesday invites us into the season of Lent. Here is that Exhortation as presented in Lutheran Book of Worship – the book used at Waldeck Evangelical Lutheran Church:

Brothers and sisters: God created us to experience joy in communion with him, to love all humanity, and to live in harmony with all of his creation. But sin separates us from God, our neighbors, and creation, and so we do not enjoy the life our Creator intended for us. Also, by our sin we grieve our Father, who does not desire us to come under his judgment, but to turn to him and live.

As disciples of the Lord Jesus we are called to struggle against everything that leads us away from love of God and neighbor. Repentance, fasting, prayer, and works of love—the discipline of Lent—help us to wage our spiritual warfare. I invite you, therefore, to commit yourselves to this struggle and confess your sins, asking our Father for strength to persevere in your Lenten discipline.

We are very blessed by the opportunity to work side by side with the people of Waldeck Lutheran Church. Together we are glorifying God, loving our neighbors and loving one another.

Remembering Dwayne Garlin

Posted by Pastor David Tinker in Obituary December 20, 2017

Dwayne Garlin Obit photo

We give thanks for the life and ministry of Dwayne Garlin. His funeral will be at MLLC at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 20, 2017.

Here is the obituary as it is printed in the bulletin for the service.

Dwayne Allen Garlin

May 27, 1967 – December 16, 2017

Dwayne Allen Garlin was born May 27, 1967 in Houston, Texas to Delbert Bartel and Waldine Weyand Garlin. He was baptized August 27, 1967 by Pastor Alfred Doerfler, and confirmed July 12, 1981 by Pastors Larry Beck and Harvey Bongers, both at Faith Lutheran Church in Bellaire, Texas. His confirmation verse was 1 Peter1:3—Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

On May 23, 1992, he married Theresa Rosenbaum at Martin Lutheran Church, in Carmine.

Dwayne worked at Kieke Egg Farm until becoming a sales rep for Burton Sausage. Dwayne and Theresa owned 4G Country Store in Carmine, until recently. Dwayne was a member of Martin Luther Lutheran Church of Carmine, the RT-C Young Farmers, Fayette County Wildlife Coop and the Fayette Co. Farm Bureau. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and hay baling. Dwayne was an avid Astros and Cowboys fan. He also enjoyed making barbecue, and was known to never miss his sons’ sporting events. He supported the Carmine Volunteer Fire Dept. by helping with the annual fried chicken fundraiser.

Dwayne died December 16, 2017 in Brenham at the age of 50.

Survivors include his wife, Theresa; sons, Hayden and Cole, all of Ledbetter; mother, Waldine Garlin of Houston; sister and brother-in-law, Wendy and Jeff Flinn of Burton; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Raymond and Karen Rosenbaum of Burton; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Jeremy and Stephanie Rosenbaum of Burton; grandparents-in-law Daniel and Ila Kieke of Burton, and Eddie and Ella Mae Love of Brenham; and several nieces and nephews.

Dwayne was preceded in death by his father, Delbert Garlin; grandparents Nelda and Ollie Weyand, and Robert and Vesta Garlin.

Serving as pallbearers are Emil Sodolak, Eric Weyand, Deric Weyand, Clint Etzel, Eddie Marburger, Marvin Marburger, Brandon Goeke, Luke Sternadel, Jeremy Rosenbaum, and Jeff Flinn. Honorary pallbearers are his hunting buddies, his hay hauling buddies, and the 4G “crew”.

Memorials may be directed to Martin Luther Lutheran Church of Carmine (P O Box 362, Carmine, TX 78932-0362), or to the RT-C Young Farmers Scholarship Fund.

Seafarers Boxes Report 2017

Posted by mllccarmine in Announcements, Men's Ministry and tagged with love, love your neighbor, port of houston, Port of Houston Seafarers, seafarers December 11, 2017

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Photo: Boxes being unloaded at the Houston Seafarers Center.

Christmas Boxes for Port of Houston Seafarers 2017

We had a fantastic year of preparing, packing and delivering the Christmas Boxes for the Port of Houston Seafarers. Thank you to the numerous people who donated items, sorted items, packed boxes, wrapped the shoe boxes, and brought the items to the Houston Seafarers Center. Thank you to the Men in Mission of MLLC for sponsoring this program each year.

Here is a bit of history of our preparation and sending of boxes:

In 2014 there were 34 boxes assembled.

In 2015 there were 50 boxes assembled.

In 2016 there were 49 boxes assembled.

In 2017 there were 63 boxes assembled. This is a record high since we revived our participation in this ministry.

The Port of Houston Chaplains are our ambassadors to these seafarers. They visit the ships and bring the boxes to the crews. On their web site the chaplains tell us: “Crew sizes vary between 8 and 30, with an average number of 22 seafarers to gift per ship. In 2015, we placed 12,278 gifts on board 538 ships which had seafarers from 65 different countries! These gifts had been donated to the seafarers by 246 churches and organizations! The Christmas boxes are personally carried to each ship by your staff of Port Chaplains.” Their web site is here – Click Link.

Here are some photos of the work of assembling the boxes in November 2017.

Here are some photos of the new Houston Seafarers Center and the delivery of the boxes on November 28.

Getting Ready for the Next Time

For this year (2018), please gather items such as these for the men on the ships – you can buy things throughout the year and drop these off at any time. We will be assembling the boxes on Monday, November 26, 2018, at 6:00 p.m.

There is a large blue storage bin for this purpose in the room directly across from the church office. Here is the list:
Empty shoe boxes or purchased plastic shoe boxes to pack the items.
Address books
Band-aids (fabric)
Baseball caps
2019 Calendars
Comb
Dental Floss
Antiperspirant/deodorant
Disposable razors
Flashlight and batteries
Kleenex – small packs
Lip balm
Lotion
Nail clippers
Gold Bond cream
Gold Bond powder
Hot Chocolate (individual serving size)
Needles and thread
Q-tips
Shaving cream
Soap
Shampoo
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Gum and hard candy
Key chains
Pocket-sized notebooks
Mechanical pencils
Pens
Playing cards
Microwave popcorn (individual packages)
Socks
Sudoku books
Texas souvenirs
T-shirts
USB flash drives
Word search books

Hurricane Relief Grants

Posted by mllccarmine in Announcements, Synod and tagged with gulf coast synod, hurricane, hurricane harvey, love your neighbor, Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod December 4, 2017

Hurricane Harvey

Our Gulf Coast Synod, ELCA, has posted information about how to apply for grants for Hurricane and Flood Relief. Here is what they have to say about this:

Dear Gulf Coast Synod Leaders,

In the weeks since Hurricane Harvey, we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from God’s people around the world. Many gifts were shared with us on your behalf. In an effort to assess needs to distribute these gifts, we invite you to participate in our disaster grant process. Although the funds cannot replace all that you have lost, we pray that the grants disbursed will be of help in a significant way.

This link will direct you to the page on our website that was prepared for this unique purpose: gulfcoastsynod.org/congregations/disaster/grant

You can also find this page by clicking the yellow “Disaster Grant” link, on the Disaster Prep & Recovery page of the synod website (gulfcoastsynod.org).

Our timeline for distribution is:

Application deadline: December 31, 2017.

Notification of grant status: January 31, 2018.

We will take into consideration critical needs and respond appropriately to the requests identified in that manner.

Please note that the phrase “disaster recovery needs” includes damage done to the location of your special community outreach ministries, such as food pantry, book pantry/collection, and so forth, as well as the ability to continue these ministries following the disaster that may or may not have flooded your congregation’s facilities. We can discuss any questions you have about what can be represented in your request.

Amount of Your Request Range

We ask that you request a dollar range (e.g. $2K to $5K), rather than a specific dollar amount. This allows us some flexibility as we determine how best to stretch the dollars in the fund.

Designated Contact Person

Please clearly identify the person who will be accountable to corresponding with the synod about this grant request. We ask that the contact person provide an update to the synod 3-6 months following distribution, as to how the money was actually used. Before-&-after photos of your project, along with a couple of sentences on how the grant supported your recovery efforts, will be used in synod communications about funding, recruiting volunteers, and especially to those who want to support this recovery effort with their prayers.

About Additional Documents

Please attach any documents that will assist in decision-making regarding this request. This may be a document you already have distributed to your church council or congregation outlining the status of the damage and the related repair/rebuild costs. If the document is accessible by link to your Web site, please indicate that by providing the link in your response to us.

Sample Documents

Thanks to Salem Evangelical, Houston, and St James/Santiago Apostόl for allowing their own status statements to be used as samples. These documents are an example of the questions we will ask about your current status.

Thank you for your commitment to fulfilling God’s call to the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod for holistic ministry in this region.

We look forward to hearing from you through this means and in continuing conversations about our service together in the Gulf Coast.

Blessings,

Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod Disaster Recovery Team

Decorating for Advent & Christmas

Posted by mllccarmine in Announcements and tagged with Advent, Christmas lights, christmas tree, Decorating, Season of Advent, trim the tree November 30, 2017

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The people of MLLC have been working hard to decorate for the seasons of Advent and Christmas. It takes time, love and energy to make this all come together. Thankfully, we have these to share in abundance. We had elementary, junior high, senior high youth working on this, as well as various adults up into their 90s. It is such a joy to see all generations working together on a project. Thank you to all who gave of their time to decorate the church, both inside and outside. There are still some small details to prepare, and these will be ready for Sunday.

Here are some photos of the work which has been done by the crew of youth and adults:

Advent begins this Sunday, December 3, which is the latest it can start. Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas Day. The Sundays of Advent are December 3, 10, 17 and 24. We gather for worship each Sunday at 10:00 a.m. We also gather for worship on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month at 6:00 p.m. – this month that is on December 9 and 23.

Some special items of note for these Sundays:

December 10 – Children’s Christmas Program and Brunch

All are invited to the meal following worship. This is a pot luck meal, with main dish soups provided by the Christian Education Committee. Even if you do not have a child in the program we invite you to enjoy the fellowship and food

December 17 – Carol Service

This annual tradition provides an opportunity for various people in the congregation to share their musical gifts and talents during worship. Contact the church office soon so we can include your musical presentation. Singers, choirs, musicians, musical groups and the like will offer Advent and Christmas music during worship. All are invited and welcome to worship the Lord and to enjoy the music on this special day.

Advent Wednesday Services

All are welcome as we will celebrate the Season of Advent with our partner church, Waldeck Evangelical Lutheran Church. The church is located at 6915 Waldeck Church Lane, Ledbetter, TX 78946 – this is about 6 miles south of Ledbetter at the corner of FM 2145 and FM 1291.

Schedule of Wednesday Services

Wednesdays – December 6, 13, and 20

Worship at 6:30 p.m., followed by the meal.

Christmas Services

Sunday, December 24, Christmas Eve – worship at 6:00 p.m.

Monday, December 24, Christmas Day – worship at 10:00 a.m.

Remembering Clarence Jaster

Posted by mllccarmine in Announcements, Obituary and tagged with funeral, obit, obituary November 24, 2017

Clarence Jaster obit photo

Clarence H. Jaster

We give thanks for the life and ministry of God’s faithful servant, and MLLC member, Clarence Jaster.

The funeral will take place at MLLC at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 25, 2017. A meal will follow in the MLLC Fellowship Hall.

Obituary

Clarence Helmuth Jaster of Round Top, Texas went to be with his Heavenly Father on November 19, 2017.

Clarence was born on January 2, 1932 to Erich and Annie (Oevermann) Jaster of Klump, Texas and is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Jenell of Round Top, Texas. Clarence married Jenell Braun on April 5, 1952 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Round Top. He is survived also by his three daughters, Cheryl Johanson and husband Mac of Three Rivers, Texas, Bonnie Sassman and husband Mark of Pflugerville, Texas, and Jane Greinert and husband Stephen of Austin, Texas, four grandchildren Joshua Johanson, Jamie Braune, Chris Greinert and Michael Greinert; two step-grandchildren Matthew Sassman and Maggie Sassman; and five great-grandchildren, Alyssa Johanson, Dale Johanson, Barrett Braune, Claire Braune and Hector Garcia Jr., brother Elwood and his wife Carol of Brenham; sisters-in-law Pauline Jaster and Ruth Jaster. He was preceded in death by his parents Erich and Annie, brothers Erich and Melvin, sister Olivia and brother-in-law Erwin Gaskamp.

He was baptized on February 28, 1932 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Greenvine, Texas. He was confirmed on November 25, 1945, also at Greenvine Emmanuel Lutheran Church.

Clarence attended Washington County schools and, at the age of sixteen, was employed by Blue Bell Creameries in Brenham. He advanced from an entry level position to the Assistant Division Manager in Austin. Retiring in 1994 with over 40 years of service, he was honored to be a part of the Blue Bell family.

Clarence, known to many as “Big C”, enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and spending time with his family, friends and beloved dog “Lady”. He continuously looked for outdoor projects on which to work. Whether it was landscaping the yard with his mowers and tractor, mending fences or repairing and painting his workshop and barns, Clarence worked tirelessly. He will always be remembered for the family favorite barbeque chicken that he cooked for decades on the pit he built himself.

Serving as pallbearers are Joshua Johanson, Colby Braune, Chris Greinert, Michael Greinert, David Jaster, and Justin Jaster.

The family would like to thank Kindred Hospice, the staff at Bel Air at Teravista, and the doctors and nurses at St. David’s Round Rock Hospital

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to Martin Luther Lutheran Church, Carmine, Texas.

Martin Luther Lutheran Church

P O BOX 362

Carmine, TX 78932-0362