LOTS - Lord of the Streets Episcopal Church

06/12/2026

We are grateful for the ordination of Brett McCleneghan today at St. James Episcopal Church, Houston. Fr. Brett was with us for two months earlier this year, and he left a wonderful mark on Lord of the Streets. Thank you, Brett, for your ministry and love, and congratulations on your ordination.

06/04/2026

Abiding Together and Supporting One Another

One of our parishioners, Kay, recently became unhoused, and she has been living on the streets and in various places for shelter since. Her dog, Poochie, was with her and had just had puppies. Poochie was her support and service animal. Tragically, Poochie was killed last week, and Kay is mourning the loss. She is also now bottle feeding the puppies, one of which she will keep.

Sadly, many of the stories of our parishioners are stories of loss. They are also stories of a community that gathers around one another to grieve together and to support and love one another. Kay has and will continue to receive that support from her church family, Lord of the Streets. Pray for her, for her sweet puppies, and for her broken heart at the loss of Poochie.

05/29/2026

Pentecost Sermon - John 20:19-33 & Acts 2:1-21

Living and sharing God’s love and forgiveness with others may be one of the hardest things we will ever do. In fact, living and sharing God’s love and forgiveness is pretty much beyond most of us or all of us in those really difficult situations, so Jesus sent us the Holy Spirit. We don’t have the strength on our own to live and share God’s love and forgiveness, and we aren’t meant to do it alone. We live and share God’s love and forgiveness with the strength and guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Perhaps that’s part of why Jesus’ first words to his disciples after he was resurrected were, “Peace be with you.” This is a monumental task I’m about to give you to do, but you won’t be doing it alone. So “peace be with you.” “As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” Peace be with you. “Receive the Holy Spirit,” so that you may live and share God’s love and forgiveness with others. Peace be with you. Do not drink the poison of resentment, certain that you are right and they don’t deserve forgiveness. Maybe they do, maybe they don’t, but you will all suffer if you hold on to those sins and drink that poison. The world will suffer if you hold on to one another’s sins and drink that poison, so forgive.

Pentecost Sermon - John 20:19-33 & Acts 2:1-21Living and sharing G...

05/22/2026

Keandra is one of our faithful parishioners and lay ministers. Assisting in worship, joining in Coffee and Conversation after breakfast, being a wonderful and joyful part of our church, we are grateful for her heart of service and love for others.

05/15/2026

"Amazing" is a word we used in referring to you, our supporters, in last week's post. And amazing is what our Spring Fundraiser Luncheon was on May 12, 2026!

Nearly 275 of our friends joined in for a terrific meal at The Junior League, a great meal-time quartet, our delightful address by our keynote speaker, The Rev. Hannah Atkins-Romero, updates on what LOTS is doing which may have come as a surprise to most in attendance, and a fun silent auction with 17 delighted winners!

If you weren't able to make it this year, plan for next year! We'd love to have you.

05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day from the staff and volunteers of Lord of the Streets! May the Lord bless you abundantly.

05/07/2026

We are so excited about our Spring Fundraiser Luncheon next Tuesday! If you haven't registered this year, please join us vicariously through your donation of support. The work of caring for those who come to us for meals, clothing, prayer, housing assistance, access to medical attention through Harris Health who offices with us, and more is ongoing and takes the broader community to do this together. If you're reading this, YOU are part of this fantastic community! And that makes you amazing!

Donate here: https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/LordoftheStreets/2026SLDonation-1-1-1.html

05/04/2026

Sermon on John 10:1-10 – Jesus as the Way, the Truth, and the Life
A spiritual baby starts trusting Jesus slowly, bit by bit. Then as we grow, we learn to trust Jesus more and more, because we keep tasting that the Lord is good. We keep learning to trust, finding that we have greater peace when we do. Even when bad things happen, and Jesus promised bad things will still happen to us, we find those bad things easier to handle with a heart full of love and forgiveness than a heart full of anger and hate.

Finding peace amidst the storms of life, that is salvation. Trusting in the goodness of God, even amidst the horrors of humanity, that is salvation. Seeing those who harm others as also being broken, and harmed, and in need of healing, that is salvation.

Trusting in Jesus is salvation because by trusting in him, we get to walk in his ways, and we find our heats healed as a result. Unlike the trauma and fear preached by the Reverend Lovejoys of the world, trusting in Jesus gives us healing in this life and greater compassion for others. Even if all you’ve got is just a little bit of trust right now, that’s enough. Keep drinking the spiritual milk of that trust, bit by bit, slowing growing into salvation, growing into following Jesus as the way, and the truth, and the life. Keep drinking the spiritual milk of trusting in Jesus, slowing being led to a salvation that is so much greater than avoiding eternal torture once we die. Keep drinking the spiritual milk of trusting in Jesus, slowing being led to a salvation that is peace and love in this life, and peace and love that continues on after this life and into eternity.

Trauma Wrapped Up as Religion

05/04/2026

Sermon on John 10:1-10 – Jesus as the Way, the Truth, and the Life
A spiritual baby starts trusting Jesus slowly, bit by bit. Then as we grow, we learn to trust Jesus more and more, because we keep tasting that the Lord is good. We keep learning to trust, finding that we have greater peace when we do. Even when bad things happen, and Jesus promised bad things will still happen to us, we find those bad things easier to handle with a heart full of love and forgiveness than a heart full of anger and hate.

Finding peace amidst the storms of life, that is salvation. Trusting in the goodness of God, even amidst the horrors of humanity, that is salvation. Seeing those who harm others as also being broken, and harmed, and in need of healing, that is salvation.

Trusting in Jesus is salvation because by trusting in him, we get to walk in his ways, and we find our heats healed as a result. Unlike the trauma and fear preached by the Reverend Lovejoys of the world, trusting in Jesus gives us healing in this life and greater compassion for others. Even if all you’ve got is just a little bit of trust right now, that’s enough. Keep drinking the spiritual milk of that trust, bit by bit, slowing growing into salvation, growing into following Jesus as the way, and the truth, and the life. Keep drinking the spiritual milk of trusting in Jesus, slowing being led to a salvation that is so much greater than avoiding eternal torture once we die. Keep drinking the spiritual milk of trusting in Jesus, slowing being led to a salvation that is peace and love in this life, and peace and love that continues on after this life and into eternity.

The Rev. Brad Sullivan Lord of the Streets, Houston May 3, 2026 5 Easter Acts 2:42-47 Psalm 23 John 10:1-10 When Homer Simpson became a miss...

05/01/2026

Register TODAY to reserve your seat(s) or a whole table for 10 at our Spring Luncheon! Peruse a list of some of the auction items we'll have, with more to come. Come bid, and bid often! Your presence is desired and we want to share with you what your support the ongoing work of LOTS is accomplishing.

We hope to see you there!

https://www.lotshouston.org/luncheon2026.html