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May 1, 2008Pilgrim Lutheran Update on Ministries Something to Think About—  When Sir Edmund Hillary and his native guide, Tensing, made their historic climb up Mount Everest, Hillary slipped, lost his footing, and fell into a treacherous crevice. Fortunately, Sir Edmund and the guide were tied together by a strong rope. The Nepalese guide, Tensing, pulled his British friend, Hillary, inch by inch back to safety. Tensing was later asked about this event and said, "Mountain climbers always help each other." There was a bond between them -- figuratively and literally. The same was true for the disciples after Jesus' ascension and the same should be true in the Church today. There is a bond that ties us together -- a bond that should lead us to support one another, to reach out to each other in love -- a bond that seeks to pull each other up higher and higher into God's presence.   NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYERToday, Thursday May 1, 200812 o’clock noon7008 South Rice Ave.At the gazebo behind City HallMore information call 713-541-3322   VOTER’S MEETINGSATURDAY MAY 3rd AT 1:00 PMBABY SITTING AVAILABLE  Women of Worth May Gathering – Happy Birthday LWML – All ladies of Pilgrim are invited come and celebrate LWML’s anniversary with a salad supper, Christian fellowship and a very interesting program. We will have a speaker from the American Heart Association for Women for our Tuesday, May 6th meeting. Everyone bring your favorite salad to share. 6:30 pm – Tuesday, May 6, 2008Salad Supper and Fellowship7:00 p.m. – Presentation from the
American Heart Association Child care available on request – contact Amanda Paxton at 713-283-0333
or Sandie Thorne at 713-721-5010  Young At Heart May 8thMeeting Theme:  Mother’s DayHosts & HostessesMayLee Kretzchmar Ruth Luker, Dorothy Kelm, Irene Krebs, Dixie Hahn, Mimi Hodge Eat In - Sandwiches  Youth NewsEvery 3 seconds a child dies from hunger, disease, and poverty.You can do something about that.be hungry! What is this? A lock-in where we will fast for 30 hours in order to raise money for World Vision, a non-profit Christian organization dedicated to tackling the causes of world-wide poverty. We’ll also be taking some time to look at what it means to be poor in the richest country in the world. Sign up to help, today. When? May 9-10 6:30 pm-6:00 pmWho? High SchoolersCost? 20 dollars a person.Ask Patrick for more information. New Sermon Series Starts May 17/18thReenergizing Your LifeThere are so many stresses in our life that rob us of the joy of living. God made us to live a passionate life. Hear from Pastor Bauer, about the eight passion killers in life and how to get our passion back. Then look at reducing the pressure and lighten the load we carry following Jesus’ instructions in Matthew 11:28-30. Concluding with, how to refocus the priorities in our lives in a message based on Matthew 6:33 and Matthew 3:2. May 17/18- Restoring Your PassionMay 24/25- Reducing The PressureMay 31/June 1-Refocusing Your Priorities Ahoy, me Hearties!Set Sail for Vacation Bible SchoolVBS is June 16-20, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm  for kids aged 2 through 5th grade, with a meal starting at 6:00. Our theme this year is VeggieTale’s The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything, where we’re calling all heroes, because Bible Adventure Awaits. The kids will learn about God’s Love for them, and how he wants us to love others through exciting songs, crafts and Bible Lessons.  We need a lot of volunteers , so if you want to help out see Patrick. To Register:We will have registration sign-up every Sunday starting next Sunday (May 11) before and after late service for Vacation Bible School. Or you can call Patrick 713-432-7080, x124, to sign up today.    Youth Service Trip To Oklahoma  July 13-20th Where: Tishomingo, OK (about 2.5 hours north of Dallas) When: July 13– 20 Who: All High School aged youth (includes incoming Freshmen) What: We’ll be working with Group Work Camps (www.groupworkcamps.com) to provide home repairs at no cost for elderly, disabled, and disadvantaged people that need your help, in an area heavily populated by Native Americans. We’ll be working in teams to build, paint, repair, and grow in a beautiful part of our world. How Much: $400 a person—which will be split up in payment by $100 each month before the trip. (This includes transportation, lodging, equipment, and most meals) Our Sign-up deadline for this trip is Easter Sunday March, 23rd. ($100 will be due at this time.) If you have any other questions regarding the trip contact Patrick at 713-302-6974  ORDER YOUR MOTHER’S DAY CORSAGE TODAY! – Make that SPECIAL lady in your life know how much she’s appreciated with a single Cymbidium Orchid Corsage on Mother’s Day – for just $8. Your gift corsage will be specially packaged with your own personalized card and will be available before church on Mother’s Day.  Lutherans For Life is taking pre-orders today  after Church in the Parish Hall.  Pilgrim Lutheran School “Fully Rely On God” 1 John 14:6 JEAN SCHROEDER DAY . . . .  This Sun., May 4th, Pilgrim Lutheran is celebrating Mrs. Schroeder’s twenty-five years of service and retirement from Pilgrim.  The celebration will begin in the late service as we thank God for Jean’s numerous years of service.  Following the service there will be a “light luncheon” in the Parish Hall.  Families are encouraged to write her a card or letter of thanks and well wishes, make a donation (cash, check or SCRIP), and share with her some fond memories.  Mrs. Schroeder has served as a teacher’s assistant, child care provider, counted chapel offerings, assisted with game cards for the Fall Festival, collected Sunday School offerings, counted labels, and performed other numerous tasks.  We will miss her, but praise God for her service to Pilgrim these past twenty-five years!    UPCOMING EVENTS . . . Sun., May 4 – Jean Schroeder’s CelebrationMay 7-9  - Grades 5 & 6 Outdoor EducationWed., May 7  – Chapel  Texas District Church Extension Funds:      Tomorrow’s church extension depends on today’s investments.  Two important questions:  #1 What do you know about the TEXAS DISTRICT CHURCH EXTENSION MINISTRY?  #2 What do you need to know to make a decision to invest in the TEXAS DISTRICT CHURCH EXTENSION FUND?  Check out the display in the gathering area (narthex) of the church.  It is a savings fund for members and a loan fund for congregations.  The April, 2008 chart is showing very competitive up to 3.42 % (APY) for one-three-five year rates for notes. The fund has a very high rate of 2.78% (APY) for your saving account.  For more information, go to www.texascef.org or call Gary Long, (713) 729-8207 email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .   This Sunday, Pastor Bauer’s Bible Class will be in the church so we can set up the Parish Hall for the reception for Jean Schroederfollowing worship.Thanks for your help. Humor There's this guy who had been lost and walking in the desert for about 2 weeks. One hot day, he sees the home of a missionary. Tired and weak, he crawls up to the house and collapses on the doorstep. The missionary finds him and nurses him back to health. Feeling better, the man asks the missionary for directions to the nearest town. On his way out the backdoor, he sees this horse. He goes back into the house and asks the missionary, "Could I borrow your horse and give it back when I reach the town?"

The missionary says, "Sure but there is a special thing about this horse. You have to say 'Thank God' to make it go and 'Amen' to make it stop."

Not paying much attention, the man says, "Sure, ok."

So he gets on the horse and says, "Thank God" and the horse starts walking. Then he says, "Thank God, thank God," and the horse starts trotting. Feeling really brave, the man says, "Thank God, thank God, thank God, thank God, thank God" and the horse just takes off. Pretty soon he sees this cliff coming up and he's doing everything he can to make the horse stop.

"Whoa, stop, hold on!!!!"

Finally he remembers, "Amen!!"

The horse stops 4 inches from the cliff. Then the man leans back in the saddle and says, "Thank God."

Well that's all for now, God's Blessing

Pastor Bauer