Thanksgiving Eve Greetings

Greetings from Church of Peace on this Thanksgiving Eve!

Tonight we have an opportunity to give thanks to God for all our blessings – and we each have so many, don’t we? Join us at 7:00 for a candlelit service complete with a story sermon, hymns of gratitude, and communion served in the pew.  Inge Adelmeyer will bless us with an anthem.  Bring the whole family! Confirmands are encouraged to attend this service; there will be no class tonight.

The church offices are closed on Thursday and Friday so our staff can enjoy their families.

By Sunday, the church season has turned to Advent! We’ll light the candle of Hope, sing “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” and begin our preparation for the birth of Christ at Christmas. The Sunday School will provide special music. If the difficulties of this world are getting you down, this service of hope will be a good place to find new faith.

After Sunday’s service, stick around for the congregational meeting which the Council has called.  The purpose of the meeting will be to vote on a $1.2 million loan from the United Church of Christ to fund our Building to Serve renovations. 

The Messenger will be in the narthex by this evening and on line later today.  Check it out at www.uccchurchofpeace.org and admire our new website while you are there!

That’s the news from Church of Peace.

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

A prayer for today: As I enjoy family, food, and football during the next couple of days, O God, forbid that I should forget to thank you.  All of these gifts and many more are from your generous hand.  Make me truly grateful and show me how to live with an appreciative spirit.  Amen.

Corrected Thursday Greeting 11-20-15

Please disregard your earlier Thursday greeting and read this one instead.  Thank you!

Greetings from Church of Peace!

Join us Sunday morning for a time of renewal and faith-building as we come together in our lovely sanctuary.  See how our blanket line is growing (and add your donation). Listen to the choir’s anthem.  Be inspired by Scripture, prayer, and song. Worship begins at 8:45 a.m.

Next Wednesday night we will gather for a Thanksgiving Eve service at 7:00 p.m.  Holy Communion will be served in the pews. Inge Adelmeyer will provide special music. Take this opportunity to begin your Thanksgiving celebration on a holy note.

On Sunday, November 29^th immediately after worship, a special congregational meeting has been called by the Council to vote on a 1.2-million-dollar loan to finance our building addition.  Additional details are in your Sunday bulletin.

We extend our Christian sympathy to Jerry Johnson on the death of his mother, Phyllis Erickson.

That’s the news from Church of Peace.

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

A prayer for today: You have blessed me with this day of life, O God, and I am grateful. Show me how to make my words and actions reflect my joy in your love.  Bless Jerry Johnson and his family with an awareness of your peace-bringing presence.  Thank you, God.  Amen.

Greetings from Church of Peace 11/12/15

Greetings from Church of Peace!

Music, music, music!  This Sunday’s service brings us inspiring hymns and anthems, sung by Pastor Jim, our daughter Ellie, and a friend named Shelly.  Our time will be blessed by the baptism of little Aaron Petersen.  The theme of the service will be journeying through life with God. Join us for this harmony-filled service which begins at 8:45 a.m. 

A member of our church family has died.  A Christian funeral for Pat Klebs will be held Tuesday afternoon at Uecker-Witt Funeral Home.  Please remember Pat’s family in your prayers.

Golden Fellowship will convene at 11:00 on Tuesday morning with guest speaker, archaeologist Dwight Wieser.  You can bring Native American artifacts for Dwight to examine and explain. A yummy lunch will be served after the meeting. Please sign up on the coat room bulletin board so we can order enough lunch for everyone.

We have 40 blankets hanging on the clothesline in front of the balcony.  Each gift of a $10.00 blanket provides warmth and shelter for a family impacted by natural disaster, war, or famine.  Please plan to donate several blankets.  Your heart will rejoice with this act of generosity!

That’s the news from Church of Peace.

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

A prayer for today: Light my way on this dreary day, O God. Although the skies are cloudy, let my spirit shine with your love.  In the midst of challenges, show me how to stand courageously and to be compassionate.  I ask your healing love to be poured into the hearts of all who grieve the death of Pat Klebs.  I pray in Jesus’ name.  Amen.