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First Sagrada Familia in Garland

June 23, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

This is my second week in a row visiting one of our bilingual congregations. I have been to First Sagrada Familia before, but my last visit was to install Synodically Authorized Worship Leader Angel Villalobos Moncada over a year ago. Angel is a young man who has been prepared though our Parish Lay Ministry Academy,…

First Sagrada Familia in Garland

Jun 23, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

This is my second week in a row visiting one of our bilingual congregations. I have been to First Sagrada Familia before, but my last ...

Walnut Hill Lutheran in Farmers Branch

June 23, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

Walnut Hill Lutheran in Farmers Branch

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It took a sabbatical for Pra. Violeta Siguenza-Del Aguila to finally get my first visit in to Walnut Hill Lutheran. I was covering worship for ...

Affirmation of Baptism in San Angelo

June 9, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

Affirmation of Baptism in San Angelo

Jun 9, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

Today was a repeat visit for me to Calvary in San Angelo. They have their Affirmation of Baptism service on Pentecost Sunday, so I was ...

Ordination at Abiding Grace

June 3, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

Ordination at Abiding Grace

Jun 3, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

This weekend was my first visit to Abiding Grace in Southlake for the ordination of Kathryn Saunders-Allen. Kathryn was a member of Abiding Grace and ...

First Call Accompaniment

June 1, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

First Call Accompaniment

Jun 1, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

The ELCA has an expectation that all pastors and deacons participate in First Call Theological Education for the first three years of this rostered ministry. ...