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On November 1st we’ll gather together to remember those who have gone before us.
Prophets, Refugees, and Rebuilders
In this study we will do an overview of a part of the Bible that gets tricky for many of us. We can remember the stories of Adam and Eve and Noah and Moses, but what do guys like Amos, Habakkuk, Haggai, and Ezra have to do with the story of Jesus and why do they matter for us today? This part of the Bible has a lot to teach us about pursuing wisdom, enduring hard seasons, holding on to hope, and rebuilding after disaster. We hope you will join us!
Join us for a midweek break! Enjoy dinner and discussion while the kids have a fun program of their own. Topics alternate between book studies and Bible Studies. You can jump in at any time. There will always be small group discussions and time to develop friendships. This is a great way to plug into the community. We typically take a break from meeting on holiday weeks, other than that, we will be there. Hope you can join us! (Nursery care available)
Location: Williams 101
Date: Wednesdays
Time: 5:45-7:30pm
Contact Person:amanda@mercystreet.org
There is no charge to come to the class. Dinner will be $7 for adults, $5 for children, and a $25 max per family.
Live Like You Are Free. Know You Are Accepted.
Join us for a 6-week Zoom-only Bible study exploring Galatians: Accepted & Free by Jada Edwards, beginning October 2, 2025 (with a break on October 16). This powerful series reminds us that the gospel is enough—that in Christ, we are fully accepted and truly free. Each session will include a check-in, video teaching, and group discussion of the week’s scriptures and study content. No commute, no pressure—just real connection and spiritual growth from wherever you are. To register or for questions, please get in touch with Theresa Wilson at remmybear@hotmail.com.
Dates: 10/2, 10/9, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, and 11/13
Time: 6:30-8 PM CST
Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82851454710?pwd=oITAsXp07hzbD1wWtpJisoyxJvb41I.1
Zoom Passord: Hope
FriendsGiving returns this year on November 23 from 2-4PM in the Anchor House. Come celebrate Thanksgiving with your Mercy Street family! CLICK HERE TO RSVP. Please RSVP by Nov 20 so we have enough food for everyone.
Join us after the worship service on the first Saturday of every month at Mia’s Table: 1035 Gessner Rd.
Celebrate Christmas with the children and fathers inside Carol Vance Prison in Richmond, TX. Our Mercy Street ornament making table is a HIT every year! Join us as we help decorate ornaments and enjoy loads of fun - music, line dancing, games, and Santa Claus! To volunteer there is an approval process, so please sign-up online or contact steve@mercystreet.org as soon as possible - even if you're not sure you can come. Need a ride? Van will leave from church at 9:45 am.
Location: Carol Vance Prison - about 45 minutes from Chapelwood
Date: December 6, 2025
Time: Arrive 10:30 am to enter and we'll leave at 3 pm to make MS service
On the 4th Saturday of every month, come join in the fun with the Mercy Street Rec Team. The games will start around 6:45PM. The location will be announced during the worship service.
4th SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH
We invite you to stick around on the 4th Saturday of each month, in the Parlor, right after service, to join us in this conversation. Whether this is your first step, or you have been on this journey with God for miles, we all have something to learn and share with each other.
We have a NEW serving opportunity!!!
St. Joseph Clubhouse provides lunch, and we provide either a Bible study with music or an Arts & Crafts project. You’ll share lunch with the Members and be treated to fun conversation, followed by even more lively discussion during our program. There are usually about 25 Members and several Clubhouse Staff.
St. Joseph Clubhouse, a part of Magnificat Houses, is a free, community-based mental health recovery program in Midtown Houston. They provide a safe and stigma-free environment where members living with persistent mental health conditions can access recovery services, peer support, and meaningful work opportunities.
Members take part in daily operations like culinary arts, administrative support, horticulture, and communications, building valuable job readiness skills and self-confidence. Their program also includes social events, meals, and WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) programming, all designed to promote structure, purpose, and connection.
https://mhihouston.org/what-we-do/clubhouse
3307 Austin St., Houston, TX 77004
FREE parking across the street
2nd Friday and 3rd Wednesday of the month from Noon - 1:30 pm.
Contact: steve@mercystreet.org
Summer Book Club:
Do you love to read? Once a month a small group of Mercy Streeters meet on a Thursday night to discuss the latest book and check in with one another. It is as much about connecting with others as it is about sharing our insights from the latest book. We read books across all genres. This summer join us one of the months or for all. We meet at Corner Bakery Cafe at 7pm. See dates below with the book of that Month! email Pastor Maggie - Maggie@MercyStreet.org
June 26 - Good Soil by Jeff Chu
July 24 - The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
August 21 - Tattoos on the Heart - Gregory Boyle
Pursuing God Bible Study Guide: Encountering His Love and Beauty in the Bible - By Margaret Feinberg
We are made to experience and express God's love and beauty.
If you've hit a wall in your faith walk, or you feel like your relationship with God lacks passion, join Bible teacher Margaret Feinberg on a journey through the book of Genesis and the Gospel of John in pursuit of a God who restores our faith in his love and fills us with the wonder of his beauty. Both Genesis and the Gospel of John are written to spark your desire to pursue a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ.
Tuesdays for 12 weeks (we will incorporate 4 weeks of Advent) completing this study early January 2026
Fireside Room
Begins September 23, 2025
6:30 – 8pm
Please contact: Robin Martin by email robindmartin1952@yahoo.com or text to 713 498 7803. We will be providing each participant with the study guide free, for your personal use. Weekly we will watch the video, using the video as a basis for the handout and discussions. The video is also available on Study Gateway.
We need your support to provide a worship service and hot meal to those in need.
IF YOU WANT TO RIDE IN THE VAN - Meet us at the church in the Youth Area at 5:45 pm.
OR you can drive direct to the site at 2715 St Charles Ave at 6:45 pm (empty lot near 59 South and Emancipation Park).
Location: 2715 St Charles Ave
Time: 7:00 pm
Contact: steve@mercystreet.org
There's nothing boring about board games! Twice a month, we're offering a space for people to connect, unwind, and have fun over jigsaw puzzles, card games, and board games. Whether you're brand new to playing or you've played all your life, there will be a game for you and a place at the table. This is aimed at adults, but kids six and up are welcome with a parent, and there will be games for them to play there too. :)
There will be pizza, drinks, and snacks with a suggested small donation to help cover the cost of those things.
Location: Courtyard Room
Date: Every first and third Friday
Time: 5:00-8:00pm / food at 5:30pm
Contact Person: Theresa Wilson / remmybear@hotmail.com
Hitch a ride to Mercy Street from the Salvation Army at 4:45PM every Saturday. Contact Steve@MercyStreet.org for more info.
Join our Spirituality & Recovery meeting, in person, every Saturday at 6:45PM at Chapelwood UMC in room W101.
Be Still and Still Moving: Exploring Images for Contemplative Anchoring with Rev. Dr. Jerry Webber We must be still and still moving Into another intensity For a further union, a deeper communion Through the dark cold and the empty desolation . . . (T. S. Eliot, “East Coker” in Four Quartets, lines 204-207.) The Christian spiritual tradition includes both the invitation to stillness of soul, while also affirming the image of travel and journey as a metaphor for a deepening inner life. The two are not offered as multiple-choice options. Contemplative anchoring embraces both. The poet T. S. Eliot, in his masterful Four Quartets, holds together these dualities with the simple phrase, “Be still and still moving.” Contemplative anchoring that is truly transformative begins with these two images. We learn to be still, to find our solitude and to befriend silence in order to see God, ourselves, others, and the world as each actually is. At the same time, we are called to journey, to movement, to a life in the world that is forever becoming. During this day retreat, we will be invited to explore images for this two-fold movement. Drawing on images from the Hebrew psalms, Jesus’ parables, writings from the contemplative tradition, and contemporary poetry, those on retreat will explore and consider their own invitations to “be still” while at the same time “be still moving.” Retreatants will have solitary space and time for personal exploration, as well as the opportunity to process explorations and discoveries in a communal setting. (No one will be compelled to share.) This Guided Silent Retreat is being offered as a part of the Anchored in The Center weekendcelebrating 25 years of Contemplative Worship at Chapelwood UMC.
In this engaging workshop on The 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work, developed by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, you and your partner will discover practical, research-backed tools to deepen connection, navigate conflict with respect, and strengthen the friendship at the heart of your relationship. Whether you’re newly married or decades in, this experience is designed to give you fresh insights and real-life skills that can transform the way you live and love together. Led by Michael and Rachel Sciretti.
This is an opportunity to get to know some fellow Mercy Streeters in a small group setting. We will reflect on this week's sermon and have a time of sharing and praying for one another. All are welcome.
Location: Fireside Room
Date: Every Saturday
Time: 6:45pm
Contact Person: Luke Coulson / maillukec@yahoo.com
Join us at 6:00PM on the last Monday of each month at Chavez Mexican Café (2557 Gessner Rd, Houston, TX 77080). For more information contact Glenda at clercglenda@outlook.com.
Join us at 6:00PM for dinner at the Corner Bakery (9311 Katy Freeway) on the last Tuesday of each month for good conversation, good friendship and just a good evening.
Contact: steve@mercystreet.org
Live in the Fellowship Hall and online every Saturday night at 5:30PM.
11140 Greenbay, Houston, TX 77024
Connection Point—a New Normal. Join Carole Alm-Pascoe and others for a weekly check-in at 10:00AM about your spiritual journey and mental health. What’s working? Where do you need support? What’s keeping you laughing, connected to God? CLICK HERE FOR THE ZOOM LINK.
Meeting ID: 882 2044 7966
Passcode: 11140
Called to prison ministry? Want to share hope with those rebuilding their lives beyond the sentence of their conviction?
Wednesday afternoons at Santa Maria, BAMBI program. Hold babies and encourage moms in treatment while also incarcerated through TDCJ.
Thursday nights 6:00 – 8:30pm—men’s prison facility in Richmond, TX. Small groups on the grace, faith. Co-ed groups with men incarcerated and their families.
Contact Steve@MercyStreet.org for more details.
Join us on the second Saturday of every month for Art After Worship in the Courtyard Room at 6:45PM as we respond to the message of the night through art. Supplies are provided.