Church Notes 7.31
DONNA — Flame of Truth Ministry is holding a vehicle donation drive. If you or anyone you know have a car, truck or any type of vehicle sitting around and you would like to get rid of it (running or not, damaged but tow-able), donate it to a worthy cause. The vehicles must have some kind of title. Vehicles will be run through auction and all proceeds will go to the Flame of Truth Ministry. We will provide a tax deductible receipt for your donation. For more information, call (956) 464-4631 or (956) 571-9907.
DONNA — The Mission Possible Youth Center of the Lighthouse Church is reaching out to the youth in surrounding colonias. In order to keep young people out of trouble, there is a soccer program started. There will be practice on Fridays and games on Saturdays. The teams will be playing in other church and/or community teams. Donations of soccer equipment, shoes, shirts, shorts and referee fees are needed. Any donation would be a great blessing and are tax deductible. Make donations to: The Lighthouse Church, 732 El Dora Road, Donna, TX 78537. For more information, call (956) 464-4631.
ELSA — New nationwide report reveals that Self-Help Groups can help support people battling addictive behaviors. Self-Help Groups often are used in conjunction with specialty treatment and to support individuals seeking help or sustaining their recovery. Power Church, located at 600 N. Broadway St. in Elsa invite you to their Self-Help group meetings every Sunday evening at 7 p.m. This is free of charge.
HIDALGO — Joel and Victoria Osteen, pastors of the largest church in America, will hold two worship events at the Dodge Arena on Aug. 9 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. “A Night of Hope” with Joel and Victoria Osteen is an outreach of Joel Osteen Ministries and is an exciting time of praise and worship where attendees will hear an inspirational message from Joel and Victoria along with electrifying music of Dove Award winning, Cindy Cruse Ratcliff, Steve Crawford and the Lakewood Band and Ensemble. For more information, visit www.joelosteen.com. Doors open one hour prior to each event and arena tickets are $15 and available at the venue box or ticketmaster.com.
McALLEN— First Christian Church hosts a movie night every first Wednesday of each month. Movie nights are open to the public and free of charge. Popcorn and refreshments are served during the showing of the movie.
McALLEN— Magic Valley Chorus of Sweet Adeline’s Int. meets every Monday at 7 p.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church, located at 12th St. and Fern. All ladies who like to sing are welcome and for more information, call Pat Craig at (956) 519-2446.
McALLEN — Our Savior Lutheran Church of McAllen will sponsor its 3rd annual Summer Music & Activities for Kids from Aug. 3 - 14 from 1 to 5 p.m., Monday thru Friday. This year’s musical is “Cram ‘n Jam at Promise University” and will explore God’s promises to Paul, Martin Luther, Pocahontas, the Wesleys, Harriet Tubman and missionary Gladys Aylward. If you are in grades 1 thru 8 and like to pretend, you can come on a 2-week journey to Promise University. The $50 registration fee will cover the cost of the camp as well as activities including bowling, ice skating, swimming and a Mr. Gatti’s party. Free lunches will be provided prior to the start of the activities each day, courtesy of the McAllen I.S.D. Register online at www.oursaviormcallen.org or stop by the church office to pick up a registration form. We are located at 1105 W. Fern, McAllen. The church phone number is (956) 631-6121. Please visit our website to see pictures from last year’s musical and to learn about other programs, activities and ministries we have.
MCALLEN — The Sacred Heart Church Altar Society is sponsoring its annual rummage sale on Aug. 1 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Parish Hall, located at 306 S. 15th St. Organizers are looking for people interested in renting tables to sell their own items. Tables are being rented for $15 each. There are a limited number of tables, so reserve yours quickly. Deadline for obtaining tables is July 30. For more information, call Toni Mata at (956) 682-7404 or Rosario Munoz at (956) 386-1639.
MCALLEN — "Love" is the topic for this Sunday’s 10:30 a.m. service and Sunday School at McAllen’s Christian Science Church. St. John says it most simply and eloquently in the key-note Bible text for this sermon, "God is love." In our sermon Church Founder Mary Baker Eddy writes, "Divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need. It is not well to imagine that Jesus demonstrated the divine power to heal only for a select number or for a limited period of time, since to all mankind and in every hour, divine Love supplies all good." This continuity of Love’s giving is further explored in our 7:30 p.m. Wednesday evening meetings which include testimonies of healing in Christian Science and remarks by visitors and members. All are invited and welcome to this service held in the Reading Room/Sunday School Annex, 911 N. Main St. Regular Reading Room hours are Tuesday 4 to 7 p.m. and Thursday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please call during Reading Room hours for more information or visit www.spirituality.com anytime.
MISSION — Trinity Lutheran Church is a small ELCA congregation whose numbers swell during the Winter Texan season. We are located at 3308 N. Conway, and like most Valley churches, our year round members are few in number. We would love to share our space with another church or organization that is also willing to share our expenses. We have a large and very useful space and will be willing to talk with any interested parties. Please call the church office at (956) 585-3261 to schedule a time to meet and discuss your needs.
MISSION— School of Prophets Bible Study will be held every Wednesday and Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. at 815 Nueces Road. For more information, call (956) 584-0066.
MISSION— Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centered program for anyone struggling with a hurt, habit or hang-up meets every Friday at 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church, located at 1302 Doherty. For more information, call Debbie Cruz at (956) 890-6198 or First Baptist Church at (956) 585-1442.
WESLACO — Love of Christ Lutheran Church, located at 300 S. Border St., has Sunday worship at 11 a.m. and Holy Communion the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month with Pastor Bob Slede. For more information, call (956) 447-1337 or visit www.loveofchrist.net.
