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First in Waco

July 18, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

This past Sunday was my first visit to worship with the congregation of First Lutheran in Waco. This is a congregation that made a difficult and courageous decision a couple of years ago. The knew they could no longer keep up with the growing cost of maintaining a building that was 150 years old. So…

First in Waco

Jul 18, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

This past Sunday was my first visit to worship with the congregation of First Lutheran in Waco. This is a congregation that made a difficult ...

Our Savior’s, Norse

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

Our Savior’s, Norse

Jul 1, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

I have been out to Clifton in Bosque County many times already, including visits to Our Savior’s in Norse for their annual Smorgasbord and for ...

First Sagrada Familia in Garland

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

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

| Pastor Totzke’s Blog

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. ...