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Building the Kingdom of God—Together! Come experience the transforming power and accepting love of Jesus Christ. Welcome Welcome to St. Cuthbert! We are glad you are here to worship today. If this is your first time to join us, be sure to stop by the Welcome Desk to take home a fresh baked treat! During the service, children ages four through second grade are invited to participate in Children’s Church by following the Children’s cross. They will return during the exchange of the peace. Children through age five are welcome in the nursery. We welcome all baptized Christians to join in receiving Communion. Those not baptized are invited to receive a blessing by crossing their arms over their chest. Gluten-free wafers are available upon request. Prayer Teams are available during Communion and after the service for those who have specific prayer needs or desire anointing with oil and prayers for healing. You will find the Prayer Team in the room in the back corner of the Sanctuary on the choir side.
Take note: Saturday, March 21 8:00 Prayer Garden Work Day
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Sunday Morning Services: 8:00 & 10:30 Holy Communion & Children’s Church 9:30 Christian Formation for everyone Nursery available 7:50 - 12:30
17020 West Road • Houston, Texas 77095 • 281.463.7330 • stcuthbert.org March 15 The Third Sunday in Lent
Exodus 17:1-7 From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages, as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. The people quarreled with Moses, and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?” But the people thirsted there for water; and the people complained against Moses and said, “Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?” So Moses cried out to the Lord, “What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me.” The Lord said to Moses, “Go on ahead of the people, and take some of the elders of Israel with you; take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. I will be standing there in front of you on the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink.” Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. He called the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarreled and tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”
Psalm 95 Come, let us sing to the LORD; let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving and raise a loud shout to him with psalms. For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the caverns of the earth, and the heights of the hills are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands have molded the dry land. Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee, and kneel before the LORD our Maker. For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice! Harden not your hearts, as your forebears did in the wilderness, at Meribah, and on that day at Massah, when they tempted me. They put me to the test, though they had seen my works. Forty years long I detested that generation and said, “This people are wayward in their hearts; they do not know my ways.” So I swore in my wrath, “They shall not enter into my rest.”
Romans 5:1-11 Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us. For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person-- though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. Much more surely then, now that we have been justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life. But more than that, we even boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. We at St. Cuthbert will be intentional to: Captivate visitors with the love of Christ; Connect people to the love of Christ; experience the transforming power and accepting love of Jesus Christ through Community ministry groups; and Commission leaders to build the kingdom of God—together!
ECW is calling all cooks Lord of the Streets The Episcopal Church Women On Sunday, March 29, everyone (ECW) encourage the women is invited to cook breakfast and of St. Cuthbert in their life in provide sack lunches for the Lord Christ, promote spiritual growth of the Streets community. We through fellowship, and foster will leave the church at 5:15 a.m. active participation in the mission Lord of the Streets welcomes, of the church. All women are restores, and rebuilds lives through automatically members. Their Rose relationship-focused ministries Sunday Bake Sale will be held next with the homeless and formerly Sunday, March 22. This delectable homeless. Donations of the St. C tradition features home- following to be used in the lunch baked goods and pre-ordered bags are needed: cheese and casseroles. Donations of baked crackers, fruit, Vienna sausages, goods are needed. Visit the sign-up juice boxes, and chips. Monetary table in the front hallway or our donations are always appreciated. website to donate baked goods, All items should be dropped order your casserole, or help with off at the church no later than the event. For questions or more Wednesday, March 25. For more information, contact Monica information, please contact Betty Rivera at [email protected]. Reid at [email protected]. spring spruce up day impact our youth Mark your calendars for the Spring The Youth Group meets every Spruce Up on Saturday, April 4, Wednesday from 6:00-8:00 for from 9:00 ‘till noon. Everyone is dinner, homework, and Bible invited to work together to give Study. All junior high and high our church building and grounds a school students are invited! After little tender loving care. doing homework, the students gather around the table and eat blessing bottles dinner family-style. If you would The Youth Group has Blessing be willing to provide dinner one Bottles available in the front evening, visit our website to hallway for those who wish to pick sign up. For questions or one up and share it with someone more information, contact in need. For questions or more Sally Mahon. information, please contact Sally Mahon.
Rev. Bruce Bonner Sally Mahon Barbara Adams Rector Youth Minister Music Minister [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Tanya Avery Jan Scarpati Lynda Houghton Parish Administrator Communications Coordinator School Director [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]