For the 10th Sunday after Pentecost

August 1, 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
This Sunday we will be hearing the story from Luke about the rich man and his barns. He stores his abundance and winds up losing it when he dies. The text points out to us that we "can't take it with us when we go" and challenges our dedication to the security of riches. The title of my sermon is "God's Riches" and I will be encouraging all of us to seek the riches of God in our lives instead of "filling up our barns" with that which really doesn't matter in the end. I pray that you will be inspired by it.

This Sunday we will be celebrating a wonderful Vacation Bible School and we want to thank all those who served and led the program. We counted over 140 kids and adults each night! Be sure to come Sunday and hear the stories. We will be recognizing all the participants and servants during our services.

Stewardship Workshop
On Tuesday, August 3 we will have a workshop to further plan our fall stewardship event. We will meet at the IHOP on Beltway 8 at 6:00 pm. Stewardship is more than raising money for the Kingdom's work at Peace. It is inviting people to meet the "Good Giver" and live in the abundance God provides for us. If you would like to be a part of this ministry, please come or join the Google Group. Peace Stewardship Group

Brotherhood Meeting
We will not be having a breakfast meeting as our usual practice, but will have a luncheon at 11:00am at La Chine Chinese Restaurant located at 10904 Scarsdale Blvd.

Wednesday Morning Bible Study Resumes
The Wednesday Bible Study group will resume on Wednesday, September 1 at 10:00am with our study of other religions. We will meet in the upstairs conference room. Everyone is welcome!

Pastor Jan Menky Visitation
Rev, Jan Menky Slovkia, Pastor of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession (Lutheran) in Michalovce, Slovakia will be visiting Peace on Sunday morning, August 15. He will be sharing a greeting at worship and visiting our adult Sunday School classes and talking briefly about church life in Slovakia.

Gospel Concert Sponsored by the Brotherhood
The “Joyful Noise Praise Team & Nickel Strings from Highlands United Methodist Church will present a concert of southern gospel songs and old church hymns on Sunday, August 22 at 4:00pm to 6:30pm here at Peace Lutheran Church. We hope that you will invite your friends and join us.

This event is sponsored by The Peace Lutheran Brotherhood. For more information call (713) 674-3111 or contact Weldon Wilkerson.

Worship Workshop, Saturday, August 21, 9:00am
We will have a workshop to work on our fall liturgies and our Advent/Christmas liturgies. We will also discuss other worship issues. Please feel free to attend. You can also participate through the Google group Worship Google Group

Pastoral Care Notes
Julius Worley: Kindred
Dale Taggart continues his treatment for cancer
Jason Elliott continues his treatment for cancer.

See you Sunday!
Pastor Tart

Going Away… Sort Of….
Well here it is. It has been about 2.5 years that I have been blessed to be the Director of Administration here at Peace. And now it is time for me to move on. I am going back to school this fall and due to the nature of the classes and clinicals, I will not be able to fulfill the obligations of this position. So with that, August 20, 2010 will be my last day in this capacity. And if that was not enough, Thaden’s little brother will be here at the end of November sometime.

I leave this position not having done as well as I wish I had. But, with that being said we were able to accomplish a few things in the last couple of years. We got a new roof on the church that will outlast most/all of us and is a lot more energy efficient. We lowered our premiums and increased our insurance coverage. We refinanced our 2 mortgages and decreased our monthly note. We remodeled / updated the sanctuary. We decreased our cost and increased productivity with a new printer, a duplicator, and a new postage machine. We decreased our electric bill. And the playground is FINALLY done, minus a few little tweaks.

Those were some of the highlights. There were also all the a/c issues, the late night wake up calls from ADT because the fire alarm was going off. Fortunately, there was only one fire in the attic and it was very minor compared to what it could have been. And then all the other little things….

So, I’m going away from this position but not the church. Jennifer, the boys and I will still be here. I’m just going to be scarce for a few months. Thank you to everyone for their thoughtfulness and prayers these past couple of years. Hopefully, the church is better now than when I came to this position, if only a little bit. If so, then it was a successful 2 + years.

Thank you again and God Bless,
Kenny Sanders

Confirmation 2010-2011
Its coming sooner than you think. Beginning on August 15th, we will have our parent and student orientation to share our dream for our confirmation program and what to expect this year. This year we are going to learn about the 10 Commandments, the Apostle’s Creed, and the life of Martin Luther through songs, worship, prayer, and interactive activities (because we know you get lectured too much already at schools and work).

So if you have a youth that is in 6th through 8th grade be sure to come on August 15th at 6:00 pm when we can register them for the year. At least one parent needs to attend also. On August 22nd we will begin our time together exploring our Christian heritage and learning how to proclaim the Christian faith with our voice!We are looking forward to a wonderful, enriching and fun year. Ben and Pastor Tart will be team teaching.

A Message from Ben
What a wonderful week we have had at Peace Lutheran with our Vacation Bible School! I just wanted to take this time to thank everyone who helped in this ministry from the cooks who made us dinner everyday, the teachers and volunteers who walked with our kids throughout our evenings, and to all those behind the scene people, it is because of ya’ll we were able to have a great time this week exploring God’s Word.

It’s past the due date for Student and Parent Packets and I have only received from 10 families. So please everyone try and get these packets to me as soon as possible so I can update my records and get an idea of who you are! You can either mail them to me or turn them in at the youth and family ministry wall box next to the youth and family bulletin.

Confirmation is just around the corner and I am looking for people who are called to be passionate leaders and mentors for our youth. We have a blessed congregation full of leaders and we need your help in teaching and nurturing our youth and families in exploring their faith.

If you did not get a copy of the student profile, parent profile, or confirmation schedule please let me know and I will get you a copy! Please go and check out the youth and family ministry board (right next to the offices) where you can sign up for events and see what events are coming up!

God Bless,
Ben Remmert, Dir. of Youth and Family Ministry
281-468-4686
benr@welcometopeace.com

Co-Ed Softball and Volleyball
We have some interest, but we need more people. I am going to leave the sign up sheet on the table in the narthex for a few more weeks to see who is all interested! Softball registration is until August 31 with the City of Pasadena and league play begins September. Co-Ed Indoor Volleyball will be at First Baptist Church on Fairmont beginning in October. Sign-Up sheets are located on the table in the narthex (one yellow and the other blue)!

Youth Workshops
\Were coming down to the wire as we have just completed our fourth workshop talking about our ministry with our young adults (18-25 years old), but if you missed any of the previous workshops, its okay, we will have a wrap up workshop on August 8th where we can return to a previous discussion and finally come up with our youth and family ministry model for the year! We are meeting at IHOP on Beltway 8 close to Fairmont Parkway at 8:00 am - 10:00 am. Make sure you bring your experience (and money for pancakes!), after our IHOP experience come join us for worship at 11. Below are the dates and topics of discussions. This is an open event for our youth and families at Peace where you can come for 10 minutes to 2 hours. Hope to see ya’ll there!

Summer is only just a few more weeks longer and how many times can you watch the same movie or play the same video game. Why not come to our Jr. High and Sr. High to our youth groups where we will have fun fellowship while trying to stay cool in the Houston heat. For Jr. High youth group, we will meet at Peace Lutheran Church at 5 pm - 6 pm (dates below) right before Confirmation (Begins August 15th) and Sr. High we will meet on Wednesdays at 7:00- 8:30pm! For sr. high, I encourage you to bring an item that we can snack on as we do our fellowship together. 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.

1. Jr. High Youth Group: August 8- Camping at Church!?!
August 15th- Water Kickball!
August 22nd- Kick off to Year, Jr. High Style

2. Sr. High Youth Group: August 11th- Fellowship and Discernment for Year’s Activities!
August 25th- Kick off to Year, Sr. High Style!

3. Jr. High and Senior High: (7:00-8:30 pm) August 18- Back To School, Peace Style!

Young Adults
College classes are right around the corner. So if you need 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 are still continuing our Chillin events. 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. August 7, 14- Location is to be determined on July 31st

Tuesday Peace Family Night
I have placed a sign up sheet on our youth bulletin for families to sign up what day and time you would like to schedule a meal together where we can bond together as Brothers and Sisters in Christ. However 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. By the time I return from Lutherhill, I will begin calling our families here and schedule a time that we can spend this time together. I look forward to meeting everyone in our community.

When: Every Tuesday till July 2011 (Talk to me if there is another date in mind)
Where: You Choose (eat at home or out?)
What do I need to Do: You Choose

Sr. High Church Lock-In
This is an event you do not want to miss! For us to build community together, why not live together for four days and 3 nights! Each day we will come together in community through fellowship together, worship, and study on what it means to be a “Contagious Christian”. All days will be spent at Peace, but we will be going out into our community doing ministry. On the last day we will spend the day at Schlitterbahn Water Park in Galveston. If you are able to only come to one night, its okay, you can come for that night! Right now I am looking for adult mentors (must be at least 18 yrs. Old) for each night, if we are not able to have adult sponsors, we will not be able to sleep at the church!

When: August 1 at 5:00 pm till August 5 at 5:00 pm
Where: Peace Lutheran Church
How much: $80 (includes meals and trip to Schlitterbahn)

First Communion Classes
All students ready for instruction in First Communion (we suggest 3rd grade or higher) are invited to attend classes every Sunday at 1pm on September 19, 26. We will bake bread on Saturday, October 2 at the church kitchen at 10:00 am, and the Communion Celebration will be on October 3, at the service their families normally attend. Please contact Ben Remmert or sign up on the youth and family ministry board.

Bazaar Team
The Bazaar Team will be meeting August 3rd at 10:00 am to complete crafts in progress and for prices.
Raffle tickets will go on sale Sunday, August 8th, between services from 9:45 to 11:00. Don't forget to bring your plates, cuts, tins and decorative containers to be used for the Bazaar Bake Sale. These items may be places on the rolling cart in the Narthex.

Let’s Celebrate The End Of Another Great Vacation Bible School!
Hey kids! Join us on Sunday morning when we’ll be singing some of the VBS songs that we learned last week during the worship services. Be sure to wear your sailor hats, or you can dress up like a pirate!

CWU Book Review
Church Women United invites you to their annual Book Review and Luncheon on August 20th. This event will be held at Sunset Methodist Church, 709 Allendale, Pasadena. The book review starts at 10:30 am, with lunch at 11:30 am. Cost is $10.00 per person. If you would like to purchase a ticket or would like more information on Church Women United, please see Mavis Greif (281) 482-6823.

Undie Sundays - August 1st And 8th
We are joining with other churches in the Pasadena Community Ministries to collect new underwear. Children’s sizes are needed but all sizes will be collected, as all ages are God's children. I challenge each Sunday school class and each group in the church to donate items. Items may be undies, socks, hosiery, t-shirts, pj's, boxers, and etc.There will be a special basket for these items under the table in the narthex with the other clothing collection

World Relief School & Health Kits
With the school year approaching fast, it’s time to gather items for World Relief Health and School Kits. This year our Sunday School Children are helping to collect the items needed to fill School Kits. Items need are as follows:

Spiral Notebooks
Blunt Scissors
Rulers
Pencils Sharpeners
#2 Pencils
Erasers 2-1/2" long
Crayons - one box 16 or 24

Look for the box with large thermometer on top in the Narthex to leave your items.

Items for Health Kits are as follows:
Hand Towels - Dark Color
Wash Cloths - Dark Color
Bath size bar of soap
Comb - Wide Tooth
Band Aids
Nail File or Nail Clippers with Nail File. Also acceptable (no emery boards)
One adult Toothbrush in original packaging

Pasadena Community Ministries
A BIG THANKS to all who donated food and clothing in July. I especially want to give an extra big thanks to the Decorative Artist of Texas. In addition to food donations, several large bags of boys clothing were donated. PMC clothing area was real low on children's clothing. We will continue to collect clothing in addition to our food donations as all are really needed. Place your food donations in the cabinets that are located in the hallway between the narthex and the fellowship hall. You may place your clothing donations in the boxes that are located under that large table in the narthex. Next delivery to PCM will be on August 10th.

Fiesta Dinner Party
Please join Peace Lutheran Church and the Labyrinth Committee for a Fiesta Dinner on Tuesday, September 14, 2010, at 6:30 pm.

Tickets are $8.00 per adult, and will be on sale beginning August 8th through September 5th in the Narthex on Sunday mornings or you may call any of the committee members listed to reserve tickets. Tickets are limited, so be sure and purchase yours early. Babysitting will be provided. The proceeds from the dinner will go toward building our prayer labyrinth.

Our Committee members are: Judy Griffin, Cheryl Picha, Judy & Allen Werner, Ruth Meyer, Ann Nicholson, Cindy Stang, Pearl Stockum, Marilyn Seich, Ellen Cumbie and Lin Peterson.

A labyrinth is a path of prayer, a walking meditation, a crucible of change, a watering hole for the spirit and a mirror of the soul.

Sunday School Teachers & Helpers Needed
The education program is in need of some helpers and teachers. If you would like to be a Sunday school teacher or helper please contact Jennifer Sanders or Julie Shaw.