If you would like to support hurricane relief in the LCMS districts affected, please CLICK HERE to donate. 100% of your donation goes directly to the districts involved. If you would like to explore volunteer opportunities to help with Hurricane Milton relief, please CLICK HERE. | | PRESIDENT'S PAUSE // BE ENCOURAGED | | Reformation Prayer // Formula of Concord, SD IV, 10ff: For, as Luther writes in his Preface to the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans, “Faith is a divine work in us that transforms us and begets us anew from God, kills the Old Adam, makes us entirely different people in heart, spirit, mind, and all our powers, and brings the Holy Spirit with it. Oh, faith is a living, busy, active, mighty thing, so that it is impossible for it not to be constantly doing what is good. Likewise, faith does not ask if good works are to be done, but before one can ask, faith has already done them and is constantly active. Whoever does not perform such good works is a faithless man, blindly tapping around in search of faith and good works without knowing what either faith or good works are, and in the meantime he chatters and jabbers a great deal about faith and good works. Faith is a vital, deliberate trust in God’s grace, so certain that it would die a thousand times for it. And such confidence and knowledge of divine grace makes us joyous, mettlesome, and merry toward God and all creatures. This the Holy Spirit works by faith, and therefore, without any coercion, a man is willing and desirous to do good to everyone, to serve everyone, to suffer everything for the love of God and to his glory, who has been gracious to him. It is therefore as impossible to separate works from faith as it is to separate heat and light from fire.” | | WORKER UPDATES // BE IN PRAYER | | Pray for those in need of guidance, affirmation, healing, relief, and assurance. | |
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Vicar David Blajeski (Shepherd of the Prairie, Franklin) - recovery from rotator cuff surgery
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Rev. Tim Dinger (Em., Bridge City) - diagnosed with cancer
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Vicar Devin Jackson (Trinity, Fairfield) - recovery and continued cancer treatments after surgery
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Mrs. Lenabell Sohns, wife of Rev. Dr. Wilbert Sohns, mother of Rev. Dr. Stephen Sohns (Gatesville, TX) - recovering at home after hospital
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Rev. Richard Turner (Em., El Campo) - diagnosed with cancer
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Ordained
Declined
Rev. Joshua LeBorious, Sole, Edgewater, Eastvale, CA to Sole, Messiah, Corpus Christi
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Fabiana Dos Santos // Commissioning & Installation, November 3, 3:00 p.m. // Deaconess, Comunidad Cristiana Expansion, Rockwall
Rev. Phil Doublestein // November 3, 3:00 p.m. // Assoc., Word of Life, Cibolo
Rev. Micah Drengler // November 3, 3:00 p.m. // Sole, Redeemer, Beaumont
Jaime Gonzalez // Ordination & Installation, November 3, 3:00 p.m. // Sole, Comunidad Cristiana Expansion, Rockwall
Sammy Roberts // Ordination & Installation, November 17, 3:00 p.m. // Sole, Grace Divine, Hurst
Maria Barron Valadez // Commissioning & Installation, November 3, 3:00 p.m. // Deaconess, Comunidad Cristiana Expansion, Rockwall
| | Ordination Anniversary // October | | |
5 years
Rev. Jason Schleicher (10/6) - Salem, Tomball
| | DISTRICT NEWS // BE INFORMED | | Call for Nominations: Nomination forms for board positions, committee positions, and District Secretary, as well as descriptions of these positions are available for download now. Nominations for these positions will close November 4, 2024. Please click the following link for detailed instructions. Learn more | | 2025 Texas District Convention Registration: Register NOW for the 2025 Texas District Convention. Learn more | | |
Retiro Ministerial Distrital 2024: Invitamos cordialmente a nuestros líderes de Iglesia de habla hispana del Distrito de Texas, LCMS, a unirse a nosotros para un tiempo de aprendizaje, conexión con Dios y con otros ministros de la iglesia, y para disfrutar de un momento de comunidad y reflexión en el hermoso Campamento Lone Star. Aprenda más
We warmly invite our Spanish-speaking Church Workers of the Texas District, LCMS, to join us for a time of learning, connection with God and fellow church workers, and enjoy a time of community and reflection in the beautiful surroundings of Camp Lone Star. Learn more
| | Catalyst Innovation Lab 2025: The Texas District Catalyst Innovation Lab returns! Ministries may apply to receive up to $25,000. Applications are due November 15, 2024. Learn more | | RESOURCE TOOLBOX // BE EQUIPPED | | Tech Tip // Freeze Your Credit: It seems that if your SSN and other PII (Personally Identifiable Information) have not yet been stolen and published online, it is just a matter of time before they have. Here is a guide that might assist in securing your credit so that others cannot use your data to open a credit or bank account in your name. Read more | | EVENTS & LINKS // BE CONNECTED | | |
OCTOBER 20-22, 2024 // 2024 Hispanic Church Workers Retreat // Learn More
NOVEMBER 4, 2024 // DEADLINE: Convention Nominations Close // Learn More
FEBRUARY 3, 2025 // Texas District Spiritual Renewal Retreat // Learn More
JUNE 5-7, 2025 // Texas District Convention // Learn more
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