Greetings from Church of Peace 09-07-17

Greetings from Church of Peace!

We’re excited about Sunday! First, there will be worship at 8:45 a.m. with the baptism of the Pickart twins and the blessing of the Faith Formation Wing. Then, at 10:00 a.m. Sunday School begins for the season, meeting in the sanctuary and then adjourning to their new home.  There will be joy in the air.  Join us!

Growth in faith isn’t just for children. We’re offering a Bible study for adults during Sunday School this year.  Our first series will be on Bad Girls of the Bible.  Join us Sunday mornings at 10:00 in the Multipurpose Room. No Biblical knowledge required!

We’re having two work times to tidy up the Faith Formation Wing and get the furniture in place for Sunday School.  We’ll be working tonight (Thursday) from 6:30 p.m. for a couple of hours and then again on Saturday morning beginning at 8:30.  We especially need strong people to carry tables and chairs. But if you can dust, you’re qualified and needed! Please come help get this area ready for our little ones.

Our youth will be in the church kitchen on Saturday, the 16^th, to make applesauce for the Fall Festival.  Does anyone have an electric food mill that we can use?  Let Pastor Jenny know if we can borrow yours. That’s a lot of applesauce to crank by hand!

A week from Sunday (on September 17^th) we’ll be gathering at Lakeside Park at 11:15 for a bike ride and potluck picnic.  Last year we all had a great time.  Bring the kids and join us!  Please sign up either on the bulletin board or by calling the church office at 921-8215.

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 calling me to be your disciple.  Show me how to serve you today.  I ask your special blessing upon our church family as we prepare for the new Sunday School season.  Please grant wisdom for our teachers and open hearts for each of our young ones.  May each one feel welcomed and loved.  Amen.

Greetings from Church of Peace 08-31-17

Greetings from Church of Peace!

We’ll be celebrating Holy Communion on Sunday.  The Scripture reading will focus on living a Christian lifestyle.  Join us at 8:45 for a time of renewal and blessing.

We’ve been holding the people of Texas and Louisiana in our prayers.  If you wish to make a financial contribution through the United Church of Christ’s Disaster Relief Fund, just write a check to Church of Peace, list Hurricane Harvey on the memo line, and put it in the offering on Sunday.  This money will be used for food and supplies in flood-stricken areas. Thank you!

Do you have a home in a high-traffic area of the city?  Would you be willing to put a sign in your yard to advertise the Church of Peace Fall Festival?  If so, you can pick up a sign on Sunday.  Thank you!

In the days to come:

         

Sunday School for All Ages begins on Sunday, September 10^th.

The Church Family Bike Ride and Picnic will be held on Sunday, September 17^th at 11:15 a.m. in Lakeside Park. Please sign up.

Golden Fellowship’s Summer Show and Tell will be on Tuesday, September 19^th at 11:00.  Please sign up in the narthex.

The Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, September 23 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 

For more information on these and lots of other topics, check out our September Messenger on line at www.uccchurchofpeace.org or pick one up at the church.

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 blessing me with your presence today.  Help me to feel your nearness and love.  Shine your light of peace into my heart.  Show me how to bless others with the love which you have shown to me.  I pray for all those impacted by Hurricane Harvey.  May the aid they need arrive promptly and may their fears be calmed by your loving Spirit.  Amen.

Greetings from Church of Peace 08/24/2017

Greetings from Church of Peace!

Baby Moses in the Bulrushes is a Bible story that many of us enjoyed in Sunday School.  Sunday we’ll find meaning in it for folks of all ages.  Inge Adelmeyer will grace our service with special music.  Join us at 8:45 a.m. for an hour of inspiration and renewal.

Just for us! Beginning at 10:00 a.m. Sunday and continuing until noon, the gardens of Rob and Deb Giese will be open for touring. The Giese family lives at W7021 Subway Road north of Fond du Lac.  Directions to their home will be printed in this Sunday’s worship bulletin.

The Chapel Choir will begin rehearsals for the season on this Sunday, August 27^th at 8:00 in the Multipurpose Room.  New voices will be wholeheartedly welcomed.

Randy Stafford is in the hospital.  Please remember him in prayer.  

It’s been a very busy week here at Church of Peace as we assemble the details for the September Messenger.  It is the newsiest Messenger we’ve had in years – chocked full of all sorts of fresh programs and events for our church family.  This issue includes Sunday School news and introduces a new COP book readers’ group.  The newsletter will be available on line after Friday (www.uccchurchofpeace.org) and, beginning on Sunday morning, at the church.  

Looking ahead:

          Wednesday, September 6^th – Confirmation Orientation

          Sunday, September 10^th – Sunday School begins for all ages

          Sunday, September 17^th – Family Bike Ride and Potluck Picnic

          Tuesday, September 19^th – Golden Fellowship Show-And-Tell

          Saturday, September 23^rd – Fall Festival

That’s the news from Church of Peace.

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

A prayer for today: How honored I am, O God, to be one of Jesus’ disciples.  Show me how to live out my calling faithfully today in my many activities and conversations.  Bless Randy Stafford with a sense of your nearness and shine your healing light upon him.  Amen.