Greetings from Church of Peace - July 26, 2012

Greetings from Church of Peace!

We’ll be gathering in our nicely-cooled sanctuary on Sunday morning at 8:45 for a service that is joyful and renewing.  Please join us as we learn how to be “strengthened in our inner being” and “rooted and grounded in love.” Little Amelia Puddy will be baptized. 

We know of no one who has been hospitalized in the past week.  Julie Rose has entered hospice care.  Please lift up Julie and her loved ones when you pray.

Next Monday night we have planned a picnic at Lakeside Park near the Shirley Cutler field.  The picnic is a potluck and is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. At 7:00 p.m. our Church of Peace softball team will play a game.  Weather is a concern; we may have to cancel if it is too hot or raining. Call the church office (921-8215) on Monday if you need an update.

Next Tuesday it is going to be waaaay too hot for a garden party.  So we pastors have moved the Golden Fellowship party to Rolling Meadows Family Restaurant.  We’ll meet there at 11:30 for a Dutch treat lunch (we will pay everyone’s tip).  This is a disappointment to us; we’ll try again next summer.

The Messenger will not be available this week because Jackie is on vacation.  Look for it early next week on line and in paper form. 

That’s the news from Church of Peace.

We’ll see you in church!  Pastors Jenny and Jim

A prayer for today:  O God, your gentle strength holds me safely from day to day; for this I give you thanks and praise.  Please help me to relax and enjoy this wonderful life you have given to me.  Show me how holy joy can flow through me into this world which needs it so much.  I ask your special blessing upon Julie Rose and her loved ones; may they feel your nearness and peace in this difficult time.  I pray in the name of Jesus.  Amen.

Greetings from Church of Peace - July 18, 2012

Greetings from Church of Peace!

Do you ever become angry?  Do you handle your anger in a healthy manner?  This Sunday’s Scripture reading deals with handling our emotions in a Christ-like way.  Come and enjoy our air-conditioned atmosphere and our spirit of warm affection.  Little Jacob Olesen will be baptized.  Worship begins at 8:45.  Social hour will be provided by the Visitation Ministers.

 While we were on vacation the past couple of weeks, two members of our congregation died: Florence Peters and Tommy Knecht.  We pray that their families will be aware of the tender comfort of God. Four people have been in the hospital: Virgil Kraemer (who has gone home), Julie Rose (transferred to St. Francis Home), Elaine Schabel (at Mercy Hospital), and Shirley Hanke (at St. Agnes). Please remember them in your prayers.  We extend our heartfelt thanks to Rev. Jerry Schrankler who took care of our flock while we’ve been on vacation.

Coming up:

            July 30^th: picnic and softball game;

            July 31^st: Golden Fellowship;                  

            August 9^th: the neighborhood picnic;

            August 17^th: day camp at Pilgrim Center (please register soon!).

That’s the news from Church of Peace.

We’ll see you in church!  Pastors Jenny and Jim

A prayer for today: O God, as nature refreshed the earth with rain last night, please refresh my soul with the sweet whisper of your breath of life.  Enliven my faith and fill me with joy in you.  Please bless all in difficult circumstances this day with a heightened sense of your nearness, especially Virgil Kraemer, Julie Rose, Elaine Schabel, Shirley Hanke, and the families of Florence Peters and Tommy Knecht. Make me an instrument of your peace.  Amen.