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Sealy Christian Pantry Social & Fundraiser

You are cordially invited to the “Come & Go” social event and fundraiser of the Sealy Christian Pantry!

Here are the details:

DATE:Thursday, October 26, 2023
TIME:“Come and Go” between 4:00 PM & 7:00 PM
LOCATION:San Felipe de Austin Historic Site
220 Second Street
San Felipe, TX 77473
CONTACT:Mary Emerson @ 713.724.3622

Hors D’oeuvres, Beer & Wine, Silent Auction, Raffle, & Donations.

Learn more about the Pantry’s Mission, future plans, and needs!

Border Bags

The Freedom Church Alliance (“FCA”). of which LifeBridge is a partner, wants to help those who are being taken advantage of at the border.

Border Bags is a brand new initiative they are undertaking after having become aware in recent months of exploitation taking place among the influx of people at the border.

The FCA and LifeBridge are feeling led by the Lord to respond!

We know that as women and children make their way to the border there is a greater risk for them either being exploited – if they are not already experiencing it.

So we are responding alongside the FCA by:

  1. helping put together bags for women and children and
  2. in a few months deliver these bags to the border for distribution. (We don’t know what this part will look just yet but will keep you informed.)

We are making 20 bags: 12 for women and 8 for children.

WOMEN

To make this easier, click here for a Walmart Registry setup with items. (or search the Walmart Registry for “Border Bag List”).

If you purchase “like items” not on the registry, please text Astra (517/525.5604) or Angie (979/627.5817) and they will manually update the registry.

CHILDREN

  1. Travel size Hygiene Kit
  2. Gym Shorts
  3. Basic T-Shirt
  4. Socks
  5. Underwear
  6. Flip Flops
  7. Small Stuffed Animal
  8. Coloring Book & Crayons
  9. Spanish Children’s Bible

Here’s what we need from you:

  • Take an empty bag.
  • Fill it as appropriate for a woman or child.
  • Return it by September 23.

That’s it!

Thanks for helping us help those being exploited! You are making a difference!

“Love Where You Live” — Sermon Series & LifeGroup

Pursuing the Good of the Neighborhood.

Staring on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, we will begin a new sermon series and LifeGroup emphasis, focusing on this wonderful community where God has placed us.

The series will help us show Christ’s love and kindness in our community and neighborhood.

This fits right up our ally at LifeBridge!

The following outlines our plan:

DATE

TITLE/TOPIC

DESCRIPTION

Tuesday, Sep. 12 “Lay the Foundation” Love Where You Live begins with you and your small group defining each of your neighborhoods and getting to know your neighbors.
Sunday, Sep. 17 “Love Through Our Mission” LifeBridge was founded with a mindset of reaching and serving this community where God placed us. Our mission statement is “Connecting People to Jesus by: Reaching the Lost, Discipling the Saved & Sharing the Love of God with Everyone.” Indeed, we “love where we live” – and the people who love around us!
Tuesday, Sep. 19 “Discover the Gifts” In Week 2, you’ll learn about the unique gifts, strengths, and abilities each person in your small group brings to the table—as well as the local gifts and assets already existing in your neighborhoods. This provides a launching point for building on those gifts and assets to make a tangible difference in your community.
Sunday, Sep. 24 “Love Through Our Strategic Plan” LifeBridge has a strategic plan to help us focus our energies on how to fulfill our mission and serve the Lord and our community. It includes a focus on “strong youth and family ministries,” having a welcoming, non-judgmental environment, serving “beyond our walls” and “growing in faith.” Some of this we do better than others, but what a wonderful set of goals as we “love where we live” and “connect people to Jesus!”
Tuesday, Sep. 26 “Assess Well-Being” In Week 3, you’ll dive deeper into your community’s health and well-being, working together to assess the current state of your neighborhoods. You’ll also select a specific neighborhood or area of focus for your small group and begin dreaming about new possibilities for the community while continuing to meet and get to know the people who live around you.
Sunday, Oct. 1 “Work & Keep the Land” We all live somewhere with neighbors and it matters to Him how we relate to the people He has put around us. God values what He creates and has given a creation mandate to humanity: “work and keep the land.” As Christians, we know that Jesus redeemed us, not to escape this mandate, but to fulfill it right where God put us.
Tuesday, Oct. 3 “Imagine the Possibilities” Here’s where your small group starts bringing together everything you’ve been learning. You’ll dream together about what God can do through you to impact one of your neighborhoods, selecting one possibility to pursue. During this week, you’ll also create fun new goals and challenges designed for success.
Sunday, Oct. 8 “Become Zealous to Do Good” We are called to relate to our neighbors. But what does that look like in this fallen world? God calls His people to pursue the welfare of the people and place right around us (i.e., our “neighbors”), even when they are exiled and treated poorly. We have been made God’s people by the blood of the Lamb, Jesus, and live by Grace. Now, we use that reality to set our vision of how to live for others in grace.
Tuesday, Oct. 10 “Pursue the Common Good” This is the final phase! Your small group will work together to create—and launch!—a neighborhood action plan, complete with outcomes, measures, and goals. During your meeting time, you’ll take everything you’ve learned to design your action plan. We recommend you add an extra 20–30 minutes to your small group gathering so you have enough time to plan. Then, your focus during the week will be on executing on the tasks required to launch your project with success.
Sunday, Oct. 15 “Love Your Neighbor” Ok, so we are called to “love our neighbors,” but for some of us, we may wonder if God really knows MY neighbor and how they aren’t, well, very ‘lovable.’ Peter encourages the elect exiles in Asia Minor to “love one another earnestly from a pure heart.” This is a beautiful invitation, but the verses leading up to that invitation are profound and reveal how God works inside us to make that kind of earnest love possible.
Tuesday, Oct. 17 “Launch, Celebrate, & Look Ahead” Whether your project is complete, ongoing, or in process, Week 6 is a chance for your small group to celebrate your accomplishments, praise God for His faithfulness, and look toward future adventures and opportunities to bless your neighborhoods.
Sunday, Oct. 22 “Let Your Light Shine” Loving our neighbors is certainly ‘good, right, and salutary,’ but is it enough? Don’t we also need to “share the Gospel of Jesus” with them? Of course that is excellent and desired! But loving others is a good unto itself and shines a light that ultimately brings glory to God. Our good deeds draw attention to our good God.

Join us Tuesdays at 6:30 PM and Sundays at 10:00 AM for this important focus for LifeBridge and for the benefit of our wonderful community!

Contact Angie Wolfe about the LifeGroup and Pastor Scott about the messages.

Sealy Party in the Park!

Join us for this wonderful event!

WHATParty in the Park – for the Whole Family!
WHEREAbe & Irene Levine Family Park
WHENSaturday, August 12, 2023 
5:00 – 9:00 PM
COSTFREE!
  • Hot Dogs/ Nachos- 3 roaster
  • Cotton Candy- Machine
  • Popcorn- Machine
  • Ice Cream- Bryan
  • Band- Crawley Family- Katy
  • Sound Guy- Tommy
  • Bounce House- Lonestar Bounce
  • Corn hole Tournament- Impact Sealy
  • Sand Volleyball Tournament- Impact Sealy
  • Anti-Trafficking Information
  • Prayer tent

DONATE BLOOD at LIFEBRIDGE – Give the Gift of Life

You are needed – to save lives!

The need for more blood donations is growing daily. Your blood donation is essential to keep the blood supply strong and steady. Without on-going donors, we cannot ensure people have the blood they need.

We’re asking you to come in and donate! The need is real. The need is now.

CLICK HERE TO SCHEDULE YOUR DONATION APPOINTMENT

(Our Sponsor Code is: LCCS)

Or download the DIGITAL DONOR APP for
iOS or Android to schedule your donation.

LifeBridge Community Church
2162 FM 2187 Rd.
Sealy, TX. 77474

Sunday, August 27, 2023
8:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Donor Bus Parked Outside.

Contact Angie Wolfe for more information.

Pregnancy Center Client Backpack Drive

Help some kids get ready for school!

Some clients of the Sealy Pregnancy Resource Center need help with school supplies for some of their kids.

You can help!

There is a display at the back of the sanctuary. There you will find some names of some of these children, along with the school they are attending.

The process is simple:

  1. Pick a Name
  2. Buy a Backpack
  3. Fill with Supplies from School List
  4. Attach Name & Return by July 23

That’s it!

Thank you for being a positive influence and help for those who need it!

DONATE BLOOD at LIFEBRIDGE – Give the Gift of Life

You are needed – to save lives!

The need for more blood donations is growing daily. Your blood donation is essential to keep the blood supply strong and steady. Without on-going donors, we cannot ensure people have the blood they need.

We’re asking you to come in and donate! The need is real. The need is now.

CLICK HERE TO SCHEDULE YOUR DONATION APPOINTMENT

(Our Sponsor Code is: LCCS)

Or download the DIGITAL DONOR APP for
iOS or Android to schedule your donation.

LifeBridge Community Church
2162 FM 2187 Rd.
Sealy, TX. 77474

Sunday, June 18, 2023
8:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Donor Bus Parked Outside.

Contact Angie Wolfe for more information.

James Lee Community Fundraiser

Help James Lee‘s fight against Burkitt’s Lymphona AND get some good food while doing it!

Here are the particulars:

WHATDrive thru/pick up meal
WHENThursday, June 15, 2023
MENUChicken Fried Pork Loin
Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans & Roll
COST$15/plate
Proceeds going to support James Lee’s battle with lymphoma
TICKETSThe Austin County Fair Office
First National Bank — Bellville
Austin County State Bank
Citizens State Bank — Sealy
Wittenburg Printing — Sealy
FOOD PICKUPBELLVILLE: Fairgrounds Entertainment Center, 4:30-6:30 PM
SEALY: Citizens State Bank, 5:00-6:30 PM
CONTACTS(979) 865-5995
(281) 770-9422

LifeBridge & the Sealy Resource Pregnancy Center Write-Up in “Lutherans Engage” Magazine

Check it out!

LifeBridge and the Sealy Pregnancy Resource Center are wonderfully in the Spring, 2023, issue of “Lutherans Engage.”

Read the article here: engage.lcms.org/pro-life-ministries-spring-2023/

You can also see it in pages 15-18 of the print edition here: files.lcms.org/file/preview/engage-spring-2023

We praise the Lord for the wonderful partnership we have!

DONATE BLOOD at LIFEBRIDGE – Give the Gift of Life

You are needed – to save lives!

The need for more blood donations is growing daily. Your blood donation is essential to keep the blood supply strong and steady. Without on-going donors, we cannot ensure people have the blood they need.

We’re asking you to come in and donate! The need is real. The need is now.

CLICK HERE TO SCHEDULE YOUR DONATION APPOINTMENT

(Our Sponsor Code is: LCCS)

Or download the DIGITAL DONOR APP for
iOS or Android to schedule your donation.

LifeBridge Community Church
2162 FM 2187 Rd.
Sealy, TX. 77474

Sunday, February 12, 2023
8:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Donor Bus Parked Outside.

Contact Angie Wolfe for more information.

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