Every year the Houston Astros host a fundraising effort for Lutheran Social Services, Inc. (LSS) on Lutheran Day at Minute Maid Park. The tickets sold through LSS are half price plus $2. The extra $2 go to the children’s ministries of Lutheran Social Services.
As an incentive the pastor of the congregation which raises the most funds for LSS beyond the ticket sales will get to throw out the first pitch. Last year we came in first. Let’s see if we can do it again. Game day is Sunday, July 25 at 6:05 p.m. The Astros play the Mets.
Lutheran Social Services, Inc. is the social service arm of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. The organization annually serves nearly 35,000 children, elderly and poor in Texas and Louisiana regardless of religious beliefs, ethnicity, gender or age. The LSS ministry includes domestic and international adoption, children’s residential treatment, therapeutic foster care, health care and retirement services for seniors, adult day care, services for the poor, disaster response and emergency assistance. Lutheran Social Services has been and continues to be a prominent partner in the Hurricane Katrina and Rita disaster relief efforts. In the Houston area, the Krause Center in Katy specializes in treating abused, neglected, and troubled boys and girls, ages 11-17.
The July mission offering will support LSS’s ministry of service. Reserve your seat for Lutheran Day at the Astros.