Greetings from Church of Peace 07/23/2015

Greetings from Church of Peace!

Do you wonder if God is powerful enough to really make a difference in your circumstances, your life?  Come on Sunday morning to worship and learn about the amazing power of our Loving Creator.  Worship begins at 8:45 a.m.

Gloriann Meyn is a patient at St. Agnes Hospital.  Please pray that she will experience God’s healing power.

Sunday, August 16^th we will gather at the Taylor Park shelter for worship and a picnic.  There will be a sign-up sheet in the narthex beginning this Sunday for potluck foods.  Plan to attend!

That’s the news from Church of Peace.

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

A prayer for today: Another beautiful day outside and another day of blessings!  Thank you, God.  May my appreciation of your generosity be evident in the way I live my life today.  May I treat others with kindness and entertain a joyful spirit in my heart.  Please be with Gloriann Meyn as she recovers from illness.  Amen.

Greetings from Church of Peace 07/16/15

Greetings from Church of Peace on this gorgeous summer day!

You will not want to miss worship on Sunday because the service includes a focus on one of your favorite Bible passages: the 23^rd Psalm.  You’ll leave the service with a refreshed soul. We will be blessed by a solo by Inge Adelmeyer. Join us at 8:45 a.m.

Karen Babler has been in the hospital.  Please pray for her speedy and complete recovery from knee surgery.

Did you know that every Tuesday and Thursday morning, a car pulls into the Church of Peace parking lot and gives a free lunch to anyone who needs one?  It is an ecumenical program coordinated by the Salvation Army.  About 300 lunches are distributed from our lot each week. We are proud to offer our centrally-located location as a distribution spot.

That’s the news from Church of Peace.

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

A prayer for today:  Thank you, O God, for all  the blessings of this lovely day.  Open my eyes to the myriad of ways that you are at work in my life.  Open my heart to feel your nearness.  Open my mind to your direction.  I want to be an instrument of your peace. Please bless Karen Babler with your healing touch.  Amen.

Greetings from Church of Peace 06-11-15

Greetings from Church of Peace,

This week’s service features a humorous story from the Old Testament and two of Jesus’ short parables from the New Testament. It will be a pleasure to honor our graduates as a part of our worship. Join us at 8:45 for a time of spiritual renewal and rededication.

Immediately following the service on Sunday there will be a congregational meeting.  The Council has called this meeting to ask the membership to approve the hiring of Capelle Brothers and Diedrich to be the general contractors for our building project.  We will also be asked to pay Capelle Bros. and Diedrich $50,000 from the Building to Serve Fund for the drawing up of plans and other preparatory work for our new addition.

No one is hospitalized that we know of. 

We extend our Christian sympathy to the family of Beatrice Meixensperger whose funeral was held at the church yesterday.

This weekend the Wisconsin Conference of the United Church of Christ will be meeting in Green Lake.  Ray Beilke and the pastors will represent Church of Peace.

That’s the news from Church of Peace. 

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

A prayer for today: I come to you with my heart ready to be filled with your love and grace, O God.  Guide my steps today so that I may walk in the ways of Christ in all my interactions. Show me how to be an instrument of your peace. Please bless all who grieve, especially the family of Beatrice Meixensperger. Bless our congregation as we seek to go faithfully into the future.  Amen.

Greetings from Church of Peace 06/04/15

Greetings from Church of Peace!

Holy Communion will be a featured part of this Sunday’s worship service at Church of Peace.  Join us as we sing, pray, and learn from the God of love. 

A week from Sunday, June 14^th, will be a pivotal day in the history of our congregation. Following the worship service at which we honor our graduates, the Council and Building Committee will convene a congregational meeting to vote on hiring Capelle Brothers and Diedrich to build our new addition.  Please be there to help make this critical decision. You can read more about it in the June issue of The Messenger which is available on line (www.uccchurchofpeace.org) and in the entryways at the church.

Rebecca Pluim is in the hospital following major surgery.  Please remember Becky in your prayers.

Shawn Knutson and Sarah Kozicke will be married this Saturday in our sanctuary.  We pray for God’s continued blessing upon their life together as husband and wife.

Next Wednesday, June 10^th, our congregation will be serving the meal at Loaves and Fishes.  We need donations of food and time.  Please take a look at the sign-up sheet in the coatroom.  We especially need workers from 5:00 – 6:30 to help with clean-up. Thank you!

That’s the news from Church of Peace.

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

A prayer for today: O God of love and beauty, how my heart sings when the sky is clear and the weather is balmy.  Help me to be as grateful to you for all my blessings when the skies are cloudy and the wind blows with ferocity.  For you take care of me tenderly every day, no matter what is happening around me.  I ask your special blessing upon Rebecca Pluim as she recovers from surgery and on Shawn Knutson and Sarah Kozicke as they begin their married life.  Amen.

Pentecost - Take Two ???

Greetings from Church of Peace!

Things happen.  This past Sunday the supply preacher whom we have known for years and who has always been dependable didn’t show up.  To Victor and Roger and all who met the surprise with grace – thank you! We are checking with her and with the Northeast Association to see that she is all right and that this doesn’t happen again.

This Sunday, it is Pentecost – Take Two. We’ll celebrate this holy day with upbeat music as we give thanks for the gift of the Holy Spirit in our lives as a church.  There will a prayer journey. Join us at 8:45 a.m. for a time of joyful worship.

Elizabeth Oestreich and Grant Groeschel will be married in our sanctuary this Saturday.  When you pray, ask for God’s blessing in their life together.

That’s the news from Church of Peace.

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

A prayer for today: O what a beautiful day, O God, your creative hand has brought into existence today.  Thank you!  May your lovely Spirit bless me with joy at the gift of life and the ability to shine with your light in all I do.  I ask your special blessing upon Elizabeth and Grant as they begin married life together.  In Jesus’ name I pray.  Amen.

Greetings from Church of Peace 05/14/15

Greetings from Church of Peace!

What a special day Sunday is at Church of Peace!  We are confirming three fine young people to full Christian faith and church membership.  Our Sunday School children will sing and our Chapel Choir will sing twice!  Join us at 8:45 a.m. for this joyful time of worship and faith.

At 10:00 on Sunday morning, the whole family is invited to a scavenger hunt!  Thanks to our Sunday School teachers for organizing this event for our kids and their parents.  This will be the last Sunday of church school for the season.

Tomorrow afternoon Norlene Herrenbruck and Richard Haase will be joined in Christian marriage in our sanctuary.  May God bless their life together!

Hilda Feldmann is a patient in the hospital. Please remember her in prayer.

That’s the news from Church of Peace.

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

A prayer for today: How I yearn to feel the close presence of your Spirit today, O God.  Please bless me with a keen sense of your nearness.  Give me an open heart to hear your voice. Show me how to live faithfully as a disciple of Jesus. Bless our confirmands that they might experience your love on Sunday as they make their vows.   I pray that Hilda Feldmann will feel your healing power in her life. Amen. 

Greetings from Church of Peace 05/07/15

Greetings from Church of Peace!

Sunday is Mother’s Day! What better way to begin the day than a service of gratitude and praise. The Chapel Choir will bless our service with an anthem. Join us at 8:45 a.m.

Karen Babler is in the hospital recovering from surgery.  Please pray for her speedy and complete recovery. Please also remember Amy Mitchell in your prayers; her husband Jim’s funeral is this morning in our sanctuary.

Saturday is the SPRING WORK DAY! Arrive at 8:00 with rake in hand. Doughnuts will be shared mid-morning.  Let’s keep our church yard in tip-top shape.

Pastor Jim will have an update on the proposed mission trip to LaCrosse at a brief meeting in the Upper Room on Sunday after worship.

That’s the news from Church of Peace!

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

A prayer for today: The lovely spring weather sets my soul singing, O God.  Thank you!  May my words and actions reflect my gratitude for all your blessings to me. May I be a bringer-of-peace and a source of joyful strength to the people around me.  I pray for Karen Babler as she recovers from surgery and for Amy Mitchell in her time of sorrow.  These things I pray remembering Jesus.  Amen.