This Sunday, June 28, 2026

The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

9:45 am: Sunday School, 11:00 am Holy Eucharist
12:00 Church lunch in the gym ($5); bring a dessert

The Lessons:
Jeremiah 28:5-9
Psalm 89:1-4,15-18
Romans 6:12-23
Matthew 10:40-42

Great Pilgrimage to Civil Rights Museum in Jackson

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The Woodlands: A place to explore the way of Jesus

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Summer Camp

Pray for Xavier Cole and Geneline Henley as they are at Camp Hardtner this week.

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The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Father’s Day

9:45 am: Sunday School, 11:00 am Holy Eucharist

The Lessons:
Jeremiah 20:7-13
Psalm 69: 8-11, (12-17), 18-20
Romans 6:1b-11
Matthew 10:24-39

Have a Happy Juneteenth!

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Coming Up

Pride Mass & Wine and Cheese Social
This Wednesday, June 24, 6:00 pm

A service that celebrates and affirms the LGBTQ+ community. Our church reaches out to the LGBTQ+ community, who have traditionally been very marginalized, to welcome them and remind them that this is their church too.

There will be a wine and cheese social in the library following the service.

Registration is not required but it does help us prepare for the wine and cheese event.

Register

Invite others with this link

Trip to the Civil Rights Museum this Saturday

If you are riding on the van or carpooling from the church, please arrive before the 7:00 am departure.

The Itinerary:

10:00 am Arrive at the museum and begin the tour (no cost)
12:00 pm Lunch at the Cafe in the Museum (no cost)
1:00 pm Service and reflection at St. Andrews Episcopal Cathedral
1:45 pm Visit the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument (no cost)
3:00 pm Leave for return to Shreveport

A New Way to Add Prayer Requests

Prayer Request

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Are You Missing from the Church Directory?

Use the QR code below or this link to access it to add or update your information.

The directory is a private place for the people in our church to communicate with one another. Only people invited to the directory can see the others or share their information. You have the option to approve your listing in the directory. Each invited person can choose the information they want to show about themselves or their household. Click on this link or use the QR code below:

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The Woodlands: A place to explore the way of Jesus

Sheep among Wolves

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14 days ago · 27 likes · 37 comments · Jake Owensby

Summer Camp

Pray for Xavier Cole and Geneline Henley as they go to Camp Hardtner soon.

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A service that celebrates and affirms the LGBTQ+ community. Our church is diverse, inclusive, and affirming, reaching out to the LGBTQ+ community to celebrate Pride Month.

There will be a wine and cheese social in the library following the service.

Registration is not required but it does help us prepare for the wine and cheese event.

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Invite others with this link

The Third Sunday after Pentecost:

9:45 am: Sunday School, 11:00 am Holy Eucharist
The Lessons:

Exodus 19:2-8a
Psalm 100
Romans 5:1-8
Matthew 9:35-10:8

This Sunday

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Women’s and Men’s Night Out Combined this Month

Pride Mass & Wine and Cheese Social
Wednesday, June 24, 6:00 pm

A service that celebrates and affirms the LGBTQ+ community. Our church reaches out to the LGBTQ+ community, who have traditionally been very marginalized, to welcome them and remind them that this is their church too.

There will be a wine and cheese social in the library following the service.

Registration is not required but it does help us prepare for the wine and cheese event.

Register

Invite others with this link

Upcoming Trip to the Civil Rights Museum

We will join the pilgrimage with other churches, led by the Commission on Racial Reconciliation in our diocese, to the Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, MS, on Saturday, June 20. The admission and lunch are free, thanks to the Lily Foundation and the diocese’s Commission on Racial Reconciliation. Our church will take the van or divide into cars.

The Itinerary:

10:00 am Arrive at the museum and begin the tour
12:00 pm Lunch at the Cafe in the Museum
1:00 pm Service and reflection at St. Andrews Episcopal Cathedral
1:45 pm Visit the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
3:00 pm Leave for return to Shreveport

Click here to register now before tickets are gone.

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But it needs your input. Use the QR code below or this link to access it and check to make sure your information is correct.

The directory is a private place for the people in our church to communicate with one another. Only people invited to the directory can see the others or share their information. You have the option to approve your listing in the directory. Each invited person can choose the information they want to show about themselves or their household. Click on this link or use the QR code below:

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The Woodlands: A place to explore the way of Jesus

What's the Hurry?

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21 days ago · 29 likes · 18 comments · Jake Owensby

Thrift Store

Summer Camp

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available. Also, visit the camp’s website here.

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The Texts for this Sunday:
The texts for Sunday are: Genesis 1:1-2:4a, Psalm 8, 2 Corinthians 13:11-13, and Matthew 28:16-20

9:45 - 10:45 am Sunday School
11:00 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II (Godley Play, nursery & childcare provided)

We will join the pilgrimage with other churches, led by the Commission on Racial Reconciliation in our diocese, to the Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, MS on Saturday, June 20. The admission is free. Lunch will be the only expense. Our church will take the van or divide into cars.

The Itinerary:

10:00 am Arrive at the museum and begin the tour
12:00 pm Lunch at the Cafe in the Museum
1:00 pm Service and reflection at nearby Episcopal church
1:45 pm Visit the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
3:00 pm Leave for return to Shreveport

Click here to register now before tickets are gone.

Looking ahead to this Sunday

At the Highland Center

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Thrift Store

Summer Camp

Click on the image below for more information or to sign up. We have scholarships
available. Also, visit the camp’s website here.

Diocese News

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Last Sunday’s sermon:

The Texts for this Sunday:
Acts 2:1-21:6-14; Psalm 104:25-35,37; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13; John 20:19-23
9:45 - 10:45 am Sunday School Brunch in the gym
11:00 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II Jazz Service (Nursery & childcare provided)

Wear something red!

Look what we just got!

A special thanks to the Mission Council for adding this revenue stream for our church and cold refreshments for guests and clients of the Highland Center. And even more special thanks to Kyle Kelley, Alvaro Quiroz, and James Bishop for moving all 600 lbs of it inside.

We will join the pilgrimage with other churches, led by the Commission on Racial Reconiliation in our diocese, to the Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, MS on Saturday, June 20. The admission is free. Lunch will be the only expense. Our church will take the van or divide into cars.

The Itinerary:

10:00 am Arrive at the museum and begin the tour
12:00 pm Lunch at the Cafe in the Museum
1:00 pm Service and reflection at nearby Episcopal church
1:45 pm Visit the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
3:00 pm Leave for return to Shreveport

Click here to register now before tickets are gone.

At the Highland Center

To receive the newsletter about what’s happening at the Highland Center, click here.

Please be sure to visit our new ministry software, Planning Center, and download the app with this QR code:

Thrift Store

Summer Camp

Click on the image below for more information or to sign up. We have scholarships
available. Also, visit the camp’s website here.

One Film Event, May 27, 5:30 pm in Joe’s Hall. We will watch the film and discuss.
The film for this month: “Plague at the Golden Gate”

Diocese News

Keep up with what is happening in the diocese by clicking on the image below.

Last Sunday’s sermon:

The Texts for this Sunday:
Acts 1:6-14; Psalm 68:1-10,33-36; 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11; John 17:1-11
9:45 am Sunday School
11:00 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II

Pentecost Sunday is coming

Sunday, May 24

9:45 am Brunch in Gym (No Sunday School)
11:00 am Jazz Eucharist

May Calendar

Click here to see the calendar

We will join the pilgrimage with other churches, led by the Commission on Racial Reconiliation in our diocese, to the Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, MS on Saturday, June 20. The admission is free. Lunch will be the only expense. Our church will take the van or divide into cars.

The Itinerary:

10:00 am Arrive at the museum and begin the tour
12:00 pm Lunch at the Cafe in the Museum
1:00 pm Service and reflection at nearby Episcopal church
1:45 pm Visit the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
3:00 pm Leave for return to Shreveport

Click here to register now before tickets are gone.

At the Highland Center

To receive the newsletter about what’s happening at the Highland Center, click here.

Thrift Store

Summer Camp

Click on the image below for more information or to sign up. We have scholarships
available. Also, visit the camp’s website here.

One Film Event, May 27, 5:30 pm in Joe’s Hall. We will watch the film and discuss.
The film for this month: “Plague at the Golden Gate”

Diocese News

Keep up with what is happening in the diocese by clicking on the image below.

Last Sunday’s sermon:

Women’s Night Out — Cheng’s Garden (Youree Drive, next to CVS), 6:00 pm

Men’s Night Out — Hamburger Cookout at Kyle Kelley’s, 935 Linden, 6:00 pm

The Texts for this Sunday: Acts 17:22-31; Psalm 66:7-18; 1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21

9:30 am - 10:45 am Mothers Day Coffee, Sweets, and Treats
9:45 am Sunday School
11:00 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II

May Calendar

Click here to see the calendar

Ascenscion Day, Thursday, May 14

Pentecost Sunday is coming

Sunday, May 24

9:45 am Brunch in Gym (No Sunday School)
11:00 am Jazz Eucharist

We will join the pilgrimage with other churches, led by the Commission on Racial Reconiliation in our diocese, to the Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, MS on Saturday, June 20. The admission is free. Lunch will be the only expense. Our church will take the van or divide into cars.

The Itinerary:

10:00 am Arrive at the museum and begin the tour
12:00 pm Lunch at the Cafe in the Museum
1:00 pm Service and reflection at nearby Episcopal church
1:45 pm Visit the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
3:00 pm Leave for return to Shreveport

Be on the lookout for the sign-up form at church and online to register to go.

At the Highland Center

To receive the newsletter about what’s happening at the Highland Center, click here.

Thrift Store

Summer Camp

Click on the image below for more information or to sign up. We have scholarships
available. Also, visit the camp’s website here.

One Film Event, May 27, 5:30 pm in Joe’s Hall. We will watch the film and discuss.
The film for this month: “Plague at the Golden Gate”

Diocese News

Keep up with what is happening in the diocese by clicking on the image below.

Last Sunday’s sermon:

The Texts for this Sunday: Acts 7:55-60; Psalm 31:1-5,15-16; 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14
9:45 am Sunday School
11:00 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II

May Calendar

The May calendar will be available as an insert in this Sunday’s bulletin.

At the Highland Center

To receive the newsletter about what’s happening at the Highland Center, click here.

Thrift Store

Summer Camp

Click on the image below for more information or to sign up. We have scholarships
available.

Diocese News

Keep up with what is happening in the diocese by clicking on the image below.

Mothers Day, Sunday, May 10

We will have carnations to wear in memory or honor of mothers and coffee and sweets before the 11:00 service.

Pentecost Sunday

Sunday, May 24

9:45 am Brunch in Gym (No Sunday School)
11:00 am Jazz Eucharist

New Podcast Location

You can find the most recent sermons or previous ones here on our new Substack
page.