Greetings from Church of Peace 06-22-17

Greetings from Church of Peace!

We live in such a lovely world.  Our service this Sunday will focus on our thankful response for the beauty and bounty surrounding us. As a part of our service, we’ll be blessing our new landscaping. It is beautiful and will grace our property for decades to come.  Again, thank you to all who donated and helped to plant.  Together, we’ve come up with a lovely finish for our building.

Saturday is the day when we will plant the new lawns. Help! We’ll be here from 9-noon, raking and planting.  It won’t be heavy work, but there is plenty to do and it is one of those days when many hands will make light work. Please bring a rake and shovel. A wheelbarrow would be very helpful as well.

Bob Treptow remains a patient at St. Agnes Hospital.  Please pray for his complete and speedy recovery.

That’s the news from Church of Peace.

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

A prayer for today: O God, the beauty of your creation continues to delight and amaze me.  Thank you for all the joy it brings and the myriad of ways the earth cares for us. Please show me how to be a good steward of the world and its resources. I ask that your healing light shine upon Bob Treptow as he recovers.  Amen.

Greetings from Church of Peace 06-15-17

Greetings from Church of Peace! 

Sunday’s service focuses on a life of discipleship.  Included in the service will be a time to commemorate the 60^th anniversary of our former pastor, Rev. Jerry Schrankler. A social hour in Rev. Jerry’s honor will follow the service.

Is it fixed or isn’t it fixed?  We’re speaking of the air conditioner in the sanctuary.  We have called in experts who discovered that one of two condenser motors is broken.  Will it be here and installed by Sunday?  Probably not.  The predicted temperature on Sunday morning is mid-70’s so we are not expecting the sanctuary to be too warm for meaningful worship.

Bob Treptow is in the hospital.  Please remember Bob in your prayers.

Saturday we will be planting the new landscaping and mulching our yard. Your help will be most gratefully received.  We begin at 8:00 a.m. and try to finish up by noon.  The new landscaping will be dedicated on Sunday, June 25^th.

That’s the news from Church of Peace.

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

A prayer for today: What a joy it is to walk each day with you, O God. Thank you for my faith which reminds me of your ever-present help and encouragement.  Please show me how to be the hands of Christ in the world.  I pray that Bob Treptow may be strengthened by the presence of your Holy Spirit of healing.  Amen.

Greetings from Church of Peace 06/07/17

Greetings from Church of Peace!

This Thursday greeting is here on Wednesday this week because both of your pastors are attending an all-day seminar in Green Lake on Thursday.  The theme of the seminar is “Changes in the Church in this Era.” Ray Beilke and Brenda Post are also participating. Hopefully, we’ll come home with new insights and ideas to keep Church of Peace vibrant and faithful in the coming years.

Sunday is Trinity Sunday which means that the service will focus on the nature of God.  What is God like, anyway?  What do we know for sure about this Supreme Being? Join us to have some questions answered and your faith strengthened.  Worship begins at 8:45 a.m.  And, yes, our air conditioning is working!

Although we had planned to bless and dedicate our new landscaping on this Sunday, June 11^th, we have had to postpone this blessing until June 25^th.  Rain on Saturdays has limited what our workers have been able to accomplish.  On Saturday, June 17^th we plan to plant all the trees and shrubs.  Can you help?  We hope so!

We know of no one hospitalized at this time.

That’s the news from Church of Peace.

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

A prayer for today: On this lovely summer day, O God, my heart finds it easy to sing your praises.  Deepen my gratitude from mere words into a desire to serve you well.  As I enjoy the natural beauty around me, remind me of my responsibility to care well for your creation.  And fill me with a deep sense of your nearness and love.  Amen.