Congregational Anniversaries (December 2017)

The Lutheran Witness welcomes notices 50 words or less from LCMS congre­gations about their upcoming “milestone” anniversaries. The deadline for re­ceipt of such notices is the 10th of the month two months prior to the publi­cation month (e.g., December 10 for the February issue). Send notices to notices@lcms.org. — Ed.

Concordia Lutheran Church, Houston, Texas, is celebrating its 60th anniversary Sunday, January 28. Rev. Gordon A. Gross, Concordia’s first pastor, will be guest preacher at our special service at 10:00 a.m. Barbecue lunch will follow the service; please reserve tickets for the meal by calling 713-462-4040 or emailing church@clc-h.org.

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church, East Setauket, N.Y., is celebrating its 60th anniversary December 3. Rev. Dr. John Nunes will be guest preacher at our 10:00 a.m. service. Dinner will follow the service. For information, contact Patty Hansen at 631-737-0712.