Greetings from Church of Peace 1-26-17

Greetings from Church of Peace!

Dedication Sunday is finally here!  Join us at 8:45 a.m. for a jubilant worship service (complete with a trumpeter) as we ask God’s blessing upon our new addition.  Following worship, we will proceed to the ribbon-cutting at the new staircase and the reception in the new Fellowship Hall.  It will be a glorious morning!

There is no Sunday School this Sunday so the students and their teachers can enjoy the dedication festivities. For the remaining months of the Sunday School year, the children will be assembling in the sanctuary and walking over to the Y as they have been doing.

In order to stock our new food pantry freezer, we invite you to bring one pound of hamburger or ground turkey to the service on Sunday.  Please leave it in the wrapping in which it was purchased. Thank you!

Donna Birkholz, Alice Thorsby, and Leo Zinniel have been in the hospital.  Donna is home.  Alice is now a resident at the Lutheran Home. Leo is now a patient at St. Francis Home. Please remember these people in your prayers.

Office Manager Jackie Rymer has resigned her position as of Friday, February 3^rd. We will host a reception in her honor after worship on February 5^th.  Jackie has done an outstanding job for thirteen years and we will miss her in the office. She will continue to worship with us.

Pastor Jim Martin will be leading worship with me on Sunday and will be resuming pastoral duties at Church of Peace over the next few weeks.  We rejoice that he is “back in the saddle again.”

That’s the news from Church of Peace.

We’ll see you in church!  Pastor Jenny

A prayer for today: Bless me, O God, on this day as I try to live in the manner of Jesus.  Fill me with your joy and your peace.  Bless Donna Birkholz, Alice Thorsby, and Leo Zinniel with your healing power.  And bless our congregation as we rededicate ourselves and our building to your service.  Amen.  

Greetings from Church of Peace 01/19/2017

Greetings from Church of Peace!

The Sunday School children are singing for our worship service on Sunday so you know it will be heart-warming! Join us as we learn from Scripture about how to live together in peace. The service begins at 8:45 a.m. Please continue to come in through the same doors that you have been using.

At 10:00 a.m. we will hold the Annual Meeting of the Congregation in the sanctuary. Plan to stay for this important gathering. The proposed budget is attached to this letter so you can peruse it ahead of the meeting.

Because of the Annual Meeting, the Sunday School children will gather in Gammert Hall before walking to the YMCA together.

Please pray for the family of David Bader whose funeral will be held at the church on Saturday morning.

Looking ahead: On Sunday, January 29^th, the congregation will dedicate our new addition to the service and glory of God.  Worship will begin at 8:45 a.m. The blessing of the building will be held during the service.  Then, at 9:45 a.m., the ribbon-cutting will happen and we will proceed together to the Fellowship Hall for a reception.  What a happy day this will be! Plan to be a part of it.

That’s the news from Church of Peace.

I’ll see you in church!  Pastor Jenny

A prayer for today: Gentle Savior, I come to you today in the spirit of gratitude.  I am surrounded by your many blessings and I give you my heartfelt thanks.  Please show me how to live out my thankfulness in all that I say and do.  I pray that you will bless the family of David Bader with comfort and peace.  Amen.

Greetings from Church of Peace 01/12/17

Greetings from Church of Peace!

Worship this Sunday will be held in our sparkling clean sanctuary.  It will help us answer the question, “Do We Have What It Takes?” The choir will sing and there will be a prayer journey. Join us at 8:45 a.m. Please continue to enter the church the way you have been doing; the new doors are not yet ready for use.

Following worship in the sanctuary will be a budget meeting which will provide the congregation an opportunity to ask questions and comment on the proposed 2017 budget.

The Annual Meeting of the congregation will be held on Sunday, January 20^th at 10:00 in the sanctuary.  Please plan to attend.

Dena Rose is a patient at Froedtert Hospital.  Please hold her in prayer.

Construction news: Thank you to all of you who have taken some time to clean at the church this week.  There’s more to do, so if you can help Friday morning, please come by with a washrag and a bucket. Saturday is our big moving day – we need everyone’s help with moving and cleaning on that day. Dress warmly! There will be pizza for lunch.

That’s the news from Church of Peace!

See you in church!  Pastor Jenny

A prayer for today: O God of love and power, bless me today with your gifts of purpose and peace. Show me how to serve you with joy. Bless Dena Rose as she is hospitalized. Be with our congregation as we move this weekend into our addition. Amen.