FOR THE 3RD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

JUNE 13, 2010

For a list of upcoming activities go to http://www.mychurchevents.com/calendar/calendar.aspx?ci=G1K5L6N8L6I3N8

Be sure to check out our website http://welcometopeace.com

If you cannot attend this Sunday, you can still make an offering using our online service at Contribute Online. Thank you for your commitment to our mission and ministry.

We invite you to become a friend of Peace on the Peace Facebook webpage. Facebook is an online social networking site that helps communities of friends stay connected on an on-going basis. The cost is free. Facebook is a lot fun and you will enjoy the connections. You will need a Facebook account to join. Go to http://facebook.com for more information and search Facebook for Peace Lutheran Church, Pasadena Texas. We look forward to you joining.

This Sundays Events
We have a very interesting story from Luke when Jesus confronts a Pharisee by the name of Simon with the the wideness of God's mercy and kindness. My sermon will be about the "power of forgiveness" and will be about how the foundation of forgiveness is the intrinsic value of every human being. I hope that you will enjoy it.

We will be installing our new Youth and Family Director, Ben Remmert, at all three services. We are very excited and pleased about the gifts and joy he brings our church. We will also have a reception in the fellowship hall after each service.

We will also be baptizing Reilly Nathanial Smith at the 11am service. Parents are Stephanie Smith and Jacob Frye

The council also approved a special appeal for funds to go toward our synod benevolence. This Sunday we will begin collecting funds. We want to raise at least 1% of our budget or $5500 to go toward the ministry of the wider church. So far we have collect $2400. Most ELCA congregations send 6% of their budget to church wide. The ideal is 10%. We can easily do this and I hope everyone will think of the important work of our national church. Go to http://elca.org or http://gulfcoastsynod.org for more information about what our church does. You will be amazed. To be frank, if we are not supportive of the ELCA then other congregations have to pick up more of the expenses.

Fourth of July Church Picnic
This summer the 4th of July falls on a Sunday and we would like to see if there is any interest in attending a 5pm-dark event featuring chopped barbecue sandwiches, hot dogs, sides and ice cream. We will also have games for adults and children. We will end the evening by watching the fireworks from the Peace parking lot. A sign up sheet is in the narthex or you can email jgriffin@welcometopeace.com. This is open to all family and friends. We will have a free will offering to cover the costs. Please let us know if you are interested.

Our Stewardship of Finances
We had a finance meeting on Tuesday and I want to encourage everyone to pray about being generous with our congregation. We never want to make our giving about the "Churches need for money" but about supporting the good and wonderful ministries of our congregation. We now are back to having a full time youth and family director and we are excited and pleased to have the honor and joy of supporting his good work. I would hope that we will all think and pray about increasing our giving by 10% as a sign of our support.

Pastoral Care Notes
Dale Taggart: M.D. Anderson
Jason Elliott continues his treatment for cancer.

See you Sunday!
Pastor Tart

Summer at Peace
1. Youth Workshops: What a better way to talk about ministry than over the most important meal of the day! Meet at IHOP close to Fairmont on Beltway 8 at 8:30 am - 10:00 am with nothing more than you and your experience (and money for pancakes!), after our IHOP experience come join us for worship at 11:00. Below are the dates and topics of discussions. This is open to parents and youth. Hope to see ya’ll there!

a. July 11- Children’s Ministry
b. July 18- Junior High/Confirmation
c. July 25- Senior High Ministry
d. August 1- Young Adult Ministry
e. August 8- Wrap Up- Year Plan

2. Junior High: Ready for the summer? I know here at Peace we are cooling off from these long hot days and I am extending the invitation to you for some fellowship together with your youth director Sunday evenings from 6 pm - 7 pm (dates below)! We will be cooling off with some fun in the gym, some cooling off with water activities, and coming together before summer comes to a close. There will be more announcements and information on the youth board, church bulletin, and our facebook page! Here are the dates of this summer’s activities.

a. June 20- Get to Know your Youth Director, Kickball style!
b. July 18- Water War!
c. August 8- Camping at Church!?!
d. August 18- Back To School, Peace Style!

3. Senior High- Its coming, Sr. High Youth Group! This summer were hoping to gather together as a community learning how to proclaim the gospel and how to serve our community here at Peace Lutheran, while having a blast doing it. Each Wednesday from 7 pm – 8 pm (dates below), we are going to meet here at Peace Lutheran for some discussion and having a blast meeting new people while getting reacquainted with each other! Here are the dates for this summer’s activities, be looking in the church bulletin, youth board, and the facebook page for more information!

a. June 16- Get to know your Youth Director, Dodgeball style!
b. June 23- Why are we gathering?
c. July 7- What does it mean to proclaim?
d. July 21- Who are we to serve?
e. August 1-6- Church Lock-In (Big Summer event!)
f. August 11- Reliving classic summer movies!

4. Young adults- Summer break, yeah right? With summer school and work, summer may not be the break you thought it would be. However, here at Peace, we want to offer a time where you can leave your worries from school and work to relax, sit, get some great food, and have a great time for fellowship. We will meet Saturdays from 5 pm- 6:30 pm (dates below with meeting place). Check out our church bulletin, youth board, or our facebook page for more information!

a. June 26- Buffalo Wild Wings
b. July 3, 10, 24, 31- TBD (after June 26 meeting)
c. August 7, 14- TBD (after July 31 meeting)

5. Tuesday Peace Family Night- Starting in July, I would love to spend some time with each of our families this summer, just getting to know you and for you to get to know me. This is a time where we can share our passions and dreams and also a time for us to bond together as Brothers and Sisters in Christ, but you do have the choice of deny the invitation. This can be a home meal or out to eat, I will leave that up to you. So be on the look out for my call or you can sign up for a day and time on our youth bulletin board or just call my office or cell phone to set up a date.

These are the events of this summer! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me on my cell phone or email me at benr@welcometopeace.com

God Bless,
Ben Remmert
Dir. of Youth and Family Ministries
281-468-4686

Peace Lutheran Church Council Report
Council will begin to share the voting decisions with the congregation following each meeting to foster open communications. Council met 6-6-2010 with a full agenda. The following were voted decisions made:

1. Proceed with the landscaping planned for the playground area, not to exceed $1200.00 that was budgeted.

2. Approved two Temple Talks (6/13th and 6/20th) regarding our Synod contribution.

3. Scheduled two fund raisers to help reach the goal of completing the Labyrinth (9/14th and 11/14th).

4. Assigned a Task Force from Council to examine church organization and the election cycle of Council membership.

5. Plan a Congregational Meeting August 1, 2010 to discuss Survey results.

6. Arrange carpet cleaning for all areas, including pew cushions and Communion kneeler cushions after Vacation Bible School and before Rally Day, not to exceed $3,000.00, as budgeted.

PCM - Pasadena Community Ministries

Clothing Ministry
Big thanks to all who supported the Pasadena Community Ministries. This past Tuesday we took in our largest donation ever. Big thanks to the Girl Scout Troop #8133 and also to the Decorative Artists of Texas for their contributions. A special thanks for the much needed children's clothing and to Kelli and Kara Gregory for the donation of Kara's favorite red slippers. For the next month we will continue pushing play clothes for all ages including adults and young children's shoes and underwear. The collection boxes are located under the table in the narthex. They are also in the need of Pasadena and Deer Park school uniforms for fall. Please, if your children have outgrown their uniforms we will be glad to take them in as received. The first Sunday in August will also be "Sunday Undies". We will collect new underwear as well as socks for all ages, especially for school ages children.

Food Ministry
We will continue collecting all types of staple foods with a continued "Big Push' on peanut butter, jelly and cereals. Please place in cabinets located in the hallway between narthex and fellowship hall. We will deliver both clothing and food on July 6th. My van was packed tight and was over half full. Let’s fill it up for the July delivery.



LWR Fair Trade Coffee Project
The midweek Bible Study group is a “partner” in the coffee business and sells coffee, tea and hot cocoa mix through the Lutheran World Relief Fair Trade Coffee Project. Micah 6:8 calls us, as Christians, to do justice, love, mercy and walk humbly.

The LWR Coffee Project helps Lutherans answer that call by righting the injustices faced by small-scale farmers around the world. By using Fair Trade coffee and other products in our congregation and homes, we are helping farmers receive a fair price that covers their cost of production and guarantees them a living wage for their labors. Look for the table in the narthex today.

Bazaar Team
The Bazaar Team will be meeting for fun and fellowship June 15th at 10:00 a.m. at Lin Peterson’s house (901 Regency, Deer Park). Please plan to join us. Ladies don't forget to bring your containers suitable for baked goods to be sold at the Bazaar. Look for the rolling cart in the Narthex.

July 4th Event Meeting: June 14, 7:00 PM
A meeting to discuss the planned July 4th Event at Peace will be held on Monday, June 14th at 7:00 pm. If you would like to help with this group, please plan to attend. Any questions please contact Kim and George Higgins at (713) 993-6560.

June Lunch Bunch
Parish Life Lunch Bunch invites one and all to the Original Italian Pie Restaurant, 3915 Spencer Highway, Pasadena on June 27th from 11:00am to 1:30ish pm. If you are planning to go, please be sure to sign up on the sheet located on the Parish Life bulletin board in the narthex.
Owen King - Lunch Bunch Coordinator

Vacation Bible School
July 25-29 is VBS time at Peace. Food, fun and fellowship will be enjoyed by all ages. Invite a friend and come enjoy a HIGH SEAS ADVENTURE! Each night starts with a light meal at 6:00 pm and classes begin at 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. We hope to see a record attendance this year. Crew leaders and all types of helpers are needed to make this another successful year. Anyone interested in volunteering can sign up on the VBS bulletin board or contact Jennifer Sanders at 281-993-5793 or Julie Shaw at 281-479-9828. Thanks in advance for your continued support of this program.

50+ Bus Trips
Mark your calendar for upcoming trips:
June 19 - Astros ballgame, tickets-$6.00
July 12 - National Museum of Funeral History (they have added new exhibits since we were there) and lunch at the Potato Patch (which is a treat in itself - they throw rolls, muffins, etc. and you catch)
July 23 – Play: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”, tickets-$6.00

Watch the newsletters for more information. Call Virginia Rodriguez, 281-487-4961 or Judy Speck, 281-470-0407 if you want to join us.

Remember: If you are signed up for a trip and won't be able to go, please call Virginia or Judy and let them know as we have people on waiting lists for our trips that would like to have your spot.

Bazaar News
Each Bazaar year we ask the women of Peace to donate containers suitable for sale and display of baked goods to be sold at our Bazaar. It is time to collect these containers. If you have any of the following items and wish to donate them, please place them on the rolling cart in the narthex.

Plates
Cups & Saucer
Candy Dishes
Tins and Decorative Containers
Please no plastics

We have made and are receiving many beautiful craft items to be sold at our Bazaar. The Bazaar Team is overwhelmed with your response. With your continued support we should have a great Bazaar.