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March 15 and 16, 2008 – Palm Sunday, Sunday of the Passion

This Week’s Calendar

Saturday, March 15

?       Worship with Holy Communion        …………………………………………………………………………….5:00 PM

 

Sunday, March 16 – Palm Sunday, Sunday of the Passion

?       Sunday School Children arrive to West Fellowship Hall to line up for Procession with Palms…8:45 AM

?       Worship with Holy Communion – Procession with Palms – 1st Communion …………………….9:00 AM

?       Sunday School for Ages 3-Adult  ……………………………………………………………………10:15 AM

?       Contemporary Worship with Holy Communion ……………………………………………………11:15 AM

 

Monday, March 17 – APRIL NEWSLETTER DEADLINE!!!!

?       PoPCELC Chapel        ……………………………………………………………………………………………4:00 PM

?       Landscape Committee Meeting in Conference Room         …………………………………………………..6:30 PM

¨       Girl Scouts        ………………………………………………………………………………………………….6:30-8 PM

Tuesday, March 18

?       Church Council Meeting        …………………………………………………………………………………….7:00 PM

 

Wednesday, March 19

?       PoPCELC Chapel       …………………………………………………………………………………………..10:00 AM

?       Confirmation Class – Regular Class Time Resumes – Lesson 26 – Holy Communion         ……………7:00 PM

?       Senior Choir Practice        ………………………………………………………………………………………..7:00 PM

 

Thursday, March 20 – Maundy Thursday

?       PoPCELC Chapel …………………………………………………………………………………….10:00 AM

?       Maundy Thursday Worship – a Service of Holy Communion ………………………………..7:00 PM

?       High School Youth Practice for Sunrise Service ……………………………………………….8:00 PM

?       Confirmation Students Prepare for Easter Carnival ………………………………………………..8:00 PM

 

Friday, March 21- Good Friday

?       Good Friday Tenebrae (“Shadows”) Service ……………………………………………………7:00 PM

 

Saturday, March 22

?       Confirmation Students arrive for final Carnival Preparations ………………………………TBA @ Set-up

?       Easter Carnival  …………………………………………………………………………………10-11:30 AM

?       Confirmation Students help Clean Up after Carnival …………………………………11:30 AM-12:00 PM

?       Easter “Vigil” Service ………………………………………………………………………………..5:00 PM

 

Sunday, March 23 – Easter – The Resurrection of Our Lord

?       Easter Sunrise Service – led by our High School Youth ………………………………………7:00 AM

?       Easter Breakfast in East Fellowship Hall …………………………………………………………8:00 AM

?       Youth and Adult Choirs meet to practice …………………………………………………………….8:30 AM

?       Easter Festival Worship ……………………………………………………………………………..9:00 AM

?       No Sunday School on Easter

?       Contemporary Easter Worship with Holy Communion ………………………………………11:15 AM

 

Monday, March 24

?       PoPCELC Chapel        ……………………………………………………………………………………………4:00 PM

¨       Daisy Scouts         ………………………………………………………………………………………………6:00-7 PM

 

UPCOMING

Fifth Graders Receiving First Communion Today

The following Prince of Peace 5th-graders have been instructed in the meaning and practice of Holy Communion, and will be receiving the sacrament for the first time today:            

                Tyler Haake                                          Jared Hill

                                 Eleanor Jersild                                    Lindsey Kelso

                                 Olivia McLeod                                    Janssen Sage

                                 Brandon Sparks                                  Allie Watson

Please keep these young people in your prayers as they begin receiving this great gift from our Lord!

 

ADULT EDUCATION TODAY:  "CROSSINGS" BIBLE STUDY

Today we conclude our "Crossings" bible study after worship.  Each week, a person from our congregation has presented a "slice of life" which we have printed in the bulletin for you to read.  In their "slice," they talk about one of the vocations to which they have been called (e.g. "father," "nurse," "plumber," etc.)  During our adult education hour today (10:15-11:00), we will talk about the slice of life and make connections between it and today's gospel reading.  Come and join our discussion in the East Fellowship Hall.  Today we thank Dwayne Gilliland for sharing with us!

Text Box: Maundy Thursday Worship at Prince of Peace: March 20th, 7:00 p.m. A service of Holy Communion will be held at Prince of Peace on Maundy Thursday, March 20th, at 7:00 p.m.  On Maundy Thursday we remember our Lord who came to us as a humble servant.  He gives us his life so that we may live a new life,  and gives us a new commandment:  that we love one another as he has loved us.    Good Friday Tenebrae Service:  March 21st, 7:00 p.m. On Good Friday, we will share in a tenebrae ("shadows") service in remembrance of our Lord's complete sacrifice for us on his cross.  This solemn service reminds us of the reality of sin and evil in the world.  However, we face these realities as confident believers...as people who see beyond the cross to the Easter victory.   Saturday "Vigil" Service, March 22nd Our Saturday-before-Easter 5:00 p.m. service will not be a full-blown Easter celebration.  Instead, we will incorporate parts of the Easter Vigil service into our worship on this evening.  Anciently, the vigil was held throughout the entire night before Easter; Christians gathered to share communion, hear God's Word, and watch for signs of the coming day.   Although our service will be the same length as usual, we will still explore the vigil's great themes:  light out of darkness, life out of death, order out of chaos, freedom out of slavery.  Come and join us!   HE IS RISEN!  The Season of Easter Begins, March 23rd On Sunday, March 23rd, we begin the Easter season with the Festival of the Resurrection.  On this most holy day, we celebrate our Lord's victory over the powers of sin, death, and evil in our world.  He is risen indeed!  Come and join the Easter celebration with your church family at Prince of Peace.  


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Easter Breakfast – We will be having an Easter Breakfast at 8:00 a.m. on the 23rd following the Sunrise Service.  All are welcome!  If you will be attending the 9:00 service rather than sunrise, please feel free to come early and join in this part of our Easter celebration.  If you can help out by bringing an Egg Casserole (we can keep them warm in the big kitchen during sunrise worship), Other Breakfast type Dish, or Coffee Cake, Cinnamon Rolls, Donuts, etc., please sign up outside either worship center, or let Steve Pridemore, 469-8857, or Mike Voges, 469-7218, know what you will bring as soon as possible.

Text Box:                            EASTER CARNIVAL!!  The Annual Easter Carnival will be held                               Saturday, March 22 from 10-11:30 AM for children and their guests,                               ages Toddler to 5th Grade.  There will be an egg hunt – don’t forget                               to bring your baskets! – a short lesson conducted by Pastor Seth,                               and a variety of games.  As in the past, physical or monetary                               donations will be taken for candy to put in the eggs.  Boxes                               have been placed around the church to receive your physical                               donations!  Monetary donations (cash is easiest to work with)                               may be put in a pew envelope and marked “Easter Candy” and                               put in the offering plate. Text Box:  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

   

 

 

 

PoP’s Plus – PoP’s Plus will have a Lunch Potluck here at the church at noon on Thursday, March 27.  A Program will be presented by students of the Early Learning Center with remarks by Director, Stephanie Lewis.  Sign up sheets are available in the narthex and on the bulletin board outside the east fellowship hall for you to let us know that you will come and what you will be bringing for the meal. Join us for good food, fun, and fellowship. 

 

PoP 4-5-6 - On Sunday, March 30th we will be going to Skateland from 1-4pm.  They also have lasar tag there and any child interested in doing that during this time can.  We will leave the church at 12:30 and return at 4:30.  The cost is $4.50 per person for skating and $2 for regular skates and $4 for speed or inline skates.  Lasar tag is $4 per game if they're skating also.  You are welcome to bring a friend.  Parents, if you're interested in helping drive and/or chaperone this event, please let Julie Rahn know, MAJRAHN@aol.com.

 

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY – Wednesdays, April 2 – June 11!  This will be a Beth Moore study titled “A Woman’s Heart; God’s Dwelling Place.”  Well-known author and Bible teacher Beth Moore revisits her very first study. You will be challenged to prepare your heart to become a home for His love and glory – a dwelling place for the Most High God.  We’ll meet each week from 6:30pm to 8:00pm in the West Fellowship Hall to study the Old Testament tabernacle. Cost for the participant book is $15, if you haven’t already paid (Checks payable to Prince of Peace).

 

Text Box: Get Involved in Planning for Youth Ministry at Prince of Peace!  Special Meetings:  April 4th-5th A representative of Tentmakers Youth Minister Services will be at Prince of Peace in early April to help our congregation form a "Youth Ministry Management Plan" (YMMP).      Input and ideas are needed from AS MANY PEOPLE AS IS POSSIBLE from our congregation to form a YMMP which will serve our congregation well for years to come.  The YMMP will also serve as the basis of a job description for a youth minister, whom we will begin searching for in the next few months.    You do not need to have young children involved in our church to be an important and valuable contributor to these meetings!  We want a good cross-section of our congregation—from all age-groups—represented in this important process.  Get involved in these meetings, and get excited about what we can do for God through our youth ministry at Prince of Peace! The YMMP formation process will take place in two sessions: Friday, April 4th, from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5th, from 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (Lunch served at church). Try to participate in the entire process, or as much of it as you can!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

ADULT CHOIR–   Adult Choir will not sing on Sunday, March 30, and there will be NO CHOIR PRACTICE on Wednesday, April 2.

 

WOMEN’S KOGUDUS WEEKEND – April 11-13.  Please contact Jodi Gilliland if you have questions, or would like an application to attend.

 

Monday Night Bible Study Begins April 14th:  1st Corinthians

A five-week bible study on the book of 1st Corinthians will begin on April 14th.  Classes will run from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. each Monday through May 12th.  All members of Prince of Peace are encouraged to make bible study with your brothers and sisters in the faith a regular part of your life!  Come and join us! 

 

Membership Classes Begin, April 22nd

A series of three Membership Classes will be held at 6:30 p.m. on the Tuesdays of April 22nd, April 29th,  and May 6th at Prince of Peace.  All visitors to our congregation, our newest members, and all potential members are invited to come!  The classes will cover Christian mission at Prince of Peace, our Lutheran Christian heritage, and answer any particular questions participants might have about our congregation.  We will formally receive new members into our congregation during worship on Sunday, May 18th.

 

SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL??? – If there was Summer Sunday School, and you would willing to teach at least one week in the summer, please contact Michele Watson, 469-9094 or mwatson@ileas.org.

 

  

OTHER INFORMATION

 

CUBS BASEBALL GAME TRIP – Calling all CUBS fans! The annual ballgame trip has been planned and tickets are ordered!  The Cubs vs. Atlanta game trip will be Thursday, June 12.  Cost is $48 per person.  Gametime is 1:20 PM.  A sign-up sheet has been posted in the narthex – please sign only one name per line.  Any questions, please call Sharan Carmichael, 469-2355.

 

DAILY BIBLE READINGS THIS  WEEK - The following readings are from our daily lectionary.  By using them regularly through the two-year cycle, you will cover a significant portion of the Bible.  Please remember the discipline of daily bible reading and prayer!

 

Week of March 16-22:

Palm Sunday:  Zech. 9:9-12; 1 Tim. 6:12-16; Luke 19:41-48  Monday:  Lam. 1:1-2,6-12; 2 Cor. 1:1-7; Mark 11:12-25  Tuesday:  Lam. 1:17-22; 2 Cor. 1:8-22; Mark 11:27-33  Wednesday:  Lam. 2:1-9, 14-17; 2 Cor. 1:23-2:11; Mark 12:1-11  Maundy Thursday:  Lam. 2:10-18; 1 Cor. 10:14-17, 11:27-32; Mark 14:12-25  Good Friday:  Lam. 3:1-9,19-33; 1 Peter 1:10-20; John 13:36-38  Holy Saturday:  Lam. 3:37-58; Heb. 4:1-16; Rom. 8:1-11

 

 

March 8 and 9, 2008 Statistics

             Saturday Worship Attendance  ……………………………………………………...30

             9:00 AM Worship Attendance  …………………………………………………….202

            11:15 AM Worship Attendance    ……………………………………………………17

                                                                                       Weekend Total          ………………249

             Sunday School Attendance   ………………………………………………………120

             Offering Received  …………………………………………………………..$4,580.21

              Offering Needed Per Week ………………………………………………..$5,298.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please pray for our church family and friends:

Troy Armstrong                                      Friend of the Halberstadt family - Healing

Don Eaton                                               Father of Cindy Goetting - Healing

Terri Herbst                                             Healing

Anna Huls                                               Continued Healing

Larry Immke                                           Father of Greg Immke - Healing

Gary Johnson                                         Brother of Cindy Lange – Comfort, Strength, Healing

Aimee Lundquist                                     Daughter of Bob and Deb – Healing

Cole Marsolf                                           Nephew of Mitch and Shelby Marsolf – Strength, Comfort, and Healing

Dan Medrow                                           Healing

Paul Myers                                             Grandfather of Kari Austiff and Kelli Manning - Healing

Jim McGee                                            Brother of Zona Meier, and Uncle of Melissa Idleman – Comfort and Healing

Deb Osterbur                                          Friend of Jeff and Lori Kern and Linda LeRette - Healing

Marge Rademaker                                 Mother of Kim Howard - Healing

Edith Sancken                                        Mother of Judy Rothermel – Strength and Healing

Vicki Sparks                                           Healing

Sue Voges                                              Sister-in-law of Mike & Tami Voges – Strength and Comfort

Tim Werremeyer                                    Friend of Paul and Tracy Wilson – Comfort and Healing

The family of Phil Dillon                           Husband of ELC Teacher, Ann Dillon, passed away February 28 at home

The Family of Gene Short                      Extended family member of Pat Camp, and Dale & June Kopmann, died 3/9

 

If you submit a name for prayer, if you are comfortable to include relationship information, we would appreciate it; otherwise, if it is someone that is not known by the church office, that person will be listed as Friend of Prince of Peace.  A name will remain on the list for 3 weeks unless you tell us otherwise.  We also ask that you let us know when a name can be taken off the prayer list.  The pink prayer request cards should be given to the usher(s) during the hymn of the day after the sermon.  Thanks for your help.

 

Those in the Military Service

Mark Atkins                            Nephew of Roger and Janice Koss – Stationed in Washington

Drew Barnes                          Friend of Hastings - Stationed in Okinawa, Japan

Melissa Crawford                   Daughter of Bill and Nancy Crawford – Stationed in Iraq

Don Cribbett                            Nephew of Connie Bensyl & Donna Weaver – Stationed Baghdad, Iraq

Matthew Giertz                        Brother of Tonya Dunn - Stationed in Rock Island, IL

Brian Hissong                         Son of Richard and Deb Hissong – Stationed in Afghanistan

Michael Huls                           Grandson of Anna Huls

Matt Panepinto                        Friend of Bob and Terri Herbst – Stationed in California

Josh Townsend                      Son of Bob and Terri Herbst – Stationed in Iraq

Casey Woller                          Granddaughter of Ray & Nancy Sanden, niece of Michelle Johlas —

                                                  stationed on board the USS Frank Cable

 

Our Ladies' Day Out Group regularly sends cards to the servicemen and women listed in our weekly prayers.  If you know of any address changes or additions to be made to our prayer list, please notify the church office so that our communications will be sure to reach them!  Thanks for your help!