Let Us Welcome The Newly Baptized!

This Sunday, we were all moved by the newest member of Christ’s holy, catholic church, Ella Grace. Ella and her family live in Florida, but asked to be baptized here at St. Nicholas since her godparents and extended family live here in Harris County. We gladly opened our space for them to visit and were honored to be a part of this momentous occasion in her life.

As always, we all made promises to support Ella in her life in Christ. We may not see her often or ever, but the promises we made, we did so on behalf of the whole Christian family.

Ella was so sweet and quiet through most of the service. She cried a bit when the water splashed her head, but she calmed down quickly once she was sealed with the oil on her forehead. It was an honor to hold her in those moments.

If you’d like to listen to the sermon and the baptism, click on the podcast box to the right of the screen.

To learn more about baptism, click here.

Here are some photos of the baptism, thanks to Lynn Hall. If you wish to be baptized or have a child you would like to be baptized, no matter how old, feel free to contact us! Read more

Bless This House

Thank you, thank you, a million times–THANK YOU!!! On behalf of all of us, I wanted to take a moment and thank everyone who came to our Celebration and Blessing of a New Home on Saturday. Over 50 people dropped in throughout the day, and about 40 were there for the house blessing itself. We were so overwhelmed by love, gifts, hugs, and food! What a gracious and loving community of people St. Nicholas is! Thank you to Peggy Martin, Drucye Price, Sheila Dixon, and the rest of the Vestry for all their help in organizing the day! Thank you for all the food, all the gifts, and most of all, for your presence!

Not only did we celebrate God’s gift of this house, but also the work of all the hands that helped in getting us into it! So many of you helped in painting, cleaning, moving, and working on this house. It was a true labor of love, and one that deepened our relationship with the family of St. Nicholas.

We love you all so much and feel so supported and loved by you. Thank you again for who you are and thanks be to God for this house, St. Nicholas, and many years of ministry and companionship ahead!

Here are some shots of the day by the wonderfully talented Lynn Hall.

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Pentecost at St. Nicholas

The Holy Spirit was in full sight on May 23, which was Pentecost Sunday. The congregation celebrated by wearing red to commemorate the liturgical color of the day. The choir began the service with the anthem Spirit of the Living God, and later sang Every Time I Feel the Spirit at the Offertory. All the music Sam prepared was great! We brought out our “dove” and “flame” kites which symbolized the Holy Spirit zooming into the presence of the gathered disciples. Bobo Morgan once again hung our gigantic Pentecost banners from the front of the church. After the service, we released red balloons into the sky, as we recalled the Spirit’s guidance as we all go out to spread God’s love into the world. It was a fantastic day!

Special thanks to Lynn Hall for capturing Pentecost in the pictures below.

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Church at 70 MPH & 200 Feet Up

You probably didn’t know that the Church went that fast or ascended that high.

Of course I’m speaking about the Church as people and not as a building. Last week, a portion of St. Nicholas found themselves on this:

This is Goliath, and it’s one of the largest roller coasters in the world. It stands about 200 feet tall and zooms at about 70 miles per hour. Terri Townsend and I took a group of youth from St. Nicholas and a few of their friends to Six Flags Over Georgia, where Goliath lives. Read more

From Hope to Cure at Relay For Life

One of the events I missed in my first year at St. Nicholas was Relay For Life. I had a pre-scheduled conference to attend before I even heard of St. Nicholas, so I unfortunately missed out on last year’s event. This year, though, I made sure I was around for this event. Read more

Sundays at St. Nicholas

These are recent photos of our Sunday services in Lent by our parish photographer, Lynn Hall. Thanks, Lynn! Read more

Many Thanks to Our Altar Guild!

This past Saturday, our fantastic Altar Guild met to train, refresh, and fellowship with one another. Thanks to the leadership of Altar Guild chair Liz Dixon and Vestry liaison for Worship, Sharon Cheatham, the crowd looks like they had a good time with one another.

The Altar Guild are “behind the scenes” people who set up the bread, wine, altar hangings, and so on. They learn a lot about liturgy and handle the very important and delicate elements of our worship. They are responsible for enhancing our worship in ways that most people don’t recognize. They handle the “holy things” and without them, our worship would be sorely hindered.

Many thanks to our whole Altar Guild for their incredible service to St. Nicholas! If you are interested in being a part of this wonderful group, contact Liz Dixon at Jcemdixon@aol.com.

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