May is MAYTAG Month!!

Throughout the month of May

we are blessing the folks

around us by wearing

nametags. When you come

into church grab a nametag,

write your name on it and slap it on your chest. Then,

take every chance you can get to call everyone by their

first name!

ESL CLASSES HAVE

BEGUN!

Know anyone interested in

learning English or polishing

up their skills?

Pastor Dimas is leading a

class here at Memorial which meets in the Loomis Center

Tuesdays from 7:00 pm 8:00 pm. It is anticipated this will run three-four months.

BLOOD DRIVE RESULTS!!

Rain?? What rain? We had

great results thanks to 26

donors (6 additional ones were

deferred). Even had some new

faces yay!!

Have a great summer and mark

your calendars for August 4th

when well do it all over again to help folks whose lives depend on your generosity.

Marie and Joan

YOUNG(ER) COUPLES

GROUP MEETS

THURSDAYS @ 6:30PM

Are you a Young(er)

Couple? Looking for a way

to plug-in, grow in your walk

with Christ, and form

friendships with other

couples? We are excited to announce a new group has

formed that's designed specifically for Young(er)

Couples! Kids or no kids, 10 years of marriage or only 10

months, this group is for you. Young(er) Couples with

kids will have childcare provided for only $2.50 per night

(TOTAL) regardless of the number of children you

have. We begin with some fellowship activities so

couples can get to know each other and then we dig into

God's Word together and learn more about living as a

family of disciples in the Kingdom of God. Make plans

now to be here on Thursday nights as we gather

Young(er) Couples together to strengthen and support

Christian friendships & families! Questions? Contact

Vicar Mike (mike@mlckaty.com)

KISD IS HIRING

BUS DRIVERS and

pays $16.25/hour. Not

only do you get

summers and student

holidays off, the

district offers health

and life insurance, retirement plan, paid training and

daycare. You should like working with kids, value safety,

enjoy driving and have a good driving record. Interested?

Contact Charlie Williams at 281.396.7838 or

charliepwilliams@katyisd.org.

May 17, 2015

YOUTH HEAD TO

GLORYBOUND

July 16th

19th

If you are in 8th 12th grade,

check in with Ryan for more

details on this Texas District

youth event to be held in

San Marcos.

OPPORTUNITY FOR THRIVENT MEMBERS

If you are a member of Thrivent (a non-profit Christian

financial company), Nathan would like to talk more with

you about a new program that you can take part in which

provides upwards of $500/year per member for

community service and mission projects in your

community. If you have a heart for a cause in your

community, this might be a jump start. If youre a member, but dont have a specific project or cause in mind, then come talk to Nathan. He would like to create a

list of Thrivent members so that we coordinate community

service and mission startups as they arise. You can read

more at their website by visiting:

https://www.thrivent.com/actionteam/

PHOEBE THE

COMFORT DOG

Phoebe was a huge hit

and now we are seeing

some exciting

possibilities for our very

own comfort dog in

MLCs future. Stay tuned because youll be hearing much more about this opportunity in the future. If

you have an interest in being connected with this ministry,

contact Nathan.

BIBLE STUDY OPPORTUNITIES

Memorial Offers a variety of Bible Study opportunities

during the week. Make a commitment to make Bible

study a part of your walk with Jesus.

Sunday Mornings 9:30-10:30 - Loomis Center & the

Upstairs Classroom above the Welcome Center.

Tuesday mornings 9:45-11:00 - The Gospel of John -

reading the Bible and watching the movie

Wednesday evenings - Living in 3D - Dinner at 6:00,

Worship at 6:30, Confirmation and Bible study

6:45-8:00pm.

Thursday evenings Young(er) Couples group. Meet

other couples, dig into the Gospel of John, and strengthen

your marriage.

SUNDAY SERMONS ARE

NOW ON YOUTUBE!

We currently videotape the

sermon from Sunday morning and post it on Memorial's

NEWLY REVISED WEBSITE. You can find them at

mlckaty.com/Worship&Studies/Sermons.

Weve all seen the headlines about the devastating effects of the initial 7.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent

quakes that have killed over 8,000 people and destroyed

some 90% of all buildings, including homes, schools and

hospitals. You may not get to go to help but through the

LCMS disaster response team, you can add to their

$235,000 response by going to lcms.org/give/earthquake.