For the 11th Sunday After Pentecost

August 8, 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
Luke continues to lay in front of us a challenge to our understanding of wealth and this Sunday we will have a classic stewardship story about the foolish slave who squanders his master's generosity. The title of my sermon is "On Being Faithful" and will lift up how God entrusts us with all we have and calls us to be faithful. I hope you will find strength in it.

This Sunday at the 8:30 service we will also be celebrating the baptism of Tyler Guertin, he is the son of Daren and Kami and brother of Lorelai.

We will also be having "Fair Trade Coffee" sale and will be sending off 5 kids to Camp Lutherhill. I am planning to go with them.

Stewardship Workshop Results
On Tuesday, August 3, we had a very good meeting to plan our fall stewardship appeal. The theme of the appeal is "Sharing our Gifts at Peace" and will emphasize raising our faith in God's goodness in our lives and the joy of sharing those gifts with others. We will also be celebrating all of the ministry that we are doing together at Peace because of the gifts we share. If you would like to join in serving and raising awareness and participation at Peace, feel free to join our Google Group. Peace Stewardship Group

Brotherhood Meeting
We will not be having a breakfast meeting as is 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 talk 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.

Four Great Sundays of Fun
We are going to have four Sundays of having some fun and at the same time blessing and celebrating the people and ministries of Peace. Each Sunday will have a different theme and event so pay attention and join in the activities.

Sunday, August 22, Back to Public and Private School Sunday
We will be thanking and lifting up in prayer all teachers, students and staff at all three services. We will also be blessing Backpacks at 8:30 and 11:00. We will also be celebrating all kindergartners as they begin their education with special recognition and gifts. We ask all students to bring their backpacks. We will have a little token to make sure you remember to take your faith with you as you go to class.

Sunday, August 29, Sunday School Rally Day and end of the summer celebration. Wear summer casual clothing and bring your mementos from the summer to share. We will be kicking off our Sunday School program and commissioning our Sunday School teachers and staff. The students will meet their new teachers.

We will also be celebrating the end of the summer and ask everyone to wear summer casual clothes (t-shirts and sandals are permitted), and to bring pictures or some item that symbolizes something fun you did this summer. We will have tables in the fellowship hall for you to display your stuff. You can make a poster or have pictures or items with a piece of paper with your name and explanation next to them. We are doing this to foster community in our congregation and to get to know each other better.

We will have a continental breakfast in the fellowship hall from 8-11.

Sunday, September 5, Vocation Sunday
We are asking everyone to wear what they wear to work on this Sunday as we celebrate our vocations as God's calling in our lives. We will also be inviting to share what you do in a presentation we are presenting. It is always fun to see the kind of work our people do.

Sunday, September 12, College Sunday
We are asking everyone to wear or bring something that shows their favorite college. We will be praying for our college students that day and blessing care packages that we will send them.

Pastoral Care Notes
Congratulations to Josh and Erin Mehling on the birth of Reagan Siena on Sunday, August 1. She weighed 7.14oz and 21 inches long.

Congratulations to Steve and Myra Petty and the whole Petty family on the birth of a granddaughter, Layla Faith to Chad and Kelli Petty.

Sympathy to Fran Moore and family on the death of her father, James Manning, on July 28th in Virginia.

Sympathy to the family and friends of Ruby Skoog who passed from death to life on August 4. Arrangements are pending at Grandview.

Julius Worley: Kindred
Dale Taggart continues his treatment for cancer
Jason Elliott continues his treatment for cancer

See you Sunday!
Pastor Tart

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.

Stroke Prevention Screening
Stroke is a leading cause of death and permanent disability. Life Line Screening will be coming to Peace Lutheran Church on Wednesday, August 18th. Pre-registration is required. For more information pick up a pink flyer on the table in the narthex.

Bazaar News
We are counting down to October 16th. The Bazaar Team will begin selling Raffle Tickets today between the 8:30 & 9:45 service and the 9:45 and 11:00 service. Raffle items will be on display at that time.

Anyone working on crafts at home or have completed crafts for the Bazaar can turn these items over to the Bazaar Team on Sundays in August and September so these items may be priced. If you want a certain price for your items please pass this information on to someone on the team. The Bazaar Team appreciates your support and we are looking forward to a great Bazaar.
Lin Peterson Chair, Pam Cronan - Co-chair, Carol Young, Jeanene Konviska

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.

Undies Sunday: August 8
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 is 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

If you have any questions, please contact Carol Young.

From the Youth Director
Well it was our final day for our youth workshops and what wonderful conversations about what we want our ministry together with our youth and families this year. I will have our planned youth and family ministry model and plan finalized for our congregational meeting this September 12th. If you were not able to make any of the workshops, but you still want to talk, please do not hesitate to call or email me!

It’s past the due date for Student and Parent Packets, and this is for me to get to know you and your family, but also to help update our records. So please everyone try and get these packets to me as soon as possible by either mailing them to me or turn them in at the youth and family ministry wall box next to the youth and family bulletin.

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

Confirmation 2010-2011
It’s 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-8th grade be sure to come to August 15th where we can register you for the year and on August 22nd we will begin our time together exploring our Christian heritage and learning how to proclaim the Christian faith with our voice!

Confirmation is just around the corner (August 15th) 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.

Young Adult Chillin’
College and school are right around the corner as August is coming along. 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 5:00 pm- 6:30 pm (date below with meeting place). Check out our church bulletin, youth board, or our facebook page for more information!

a. August 14: Little Tokyo

Sr. High and Jr. High Youth Group
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 5:00 pm – 6:00 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 15th- Water Kickball! August 22nd- Kick off to Year, Jr. High Style
2. Sr. High Youth Group: August 11th- Finale to Summer, 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!

Tuesday Peace Family Night
I have placed a sign up sheet on our youth bulletin board 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 to 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

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 1:00 pm on September 19 & 26. We will bake bread on Saturday, October 2 at the church kitchen at 10:00 am, 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.

New Member Inquiry Luncheon
If you have been visiting our church and would like more information on Peace, please plan to join us for an Inquiry Luncheon, which will be held on Sunday, August 22nd at 12:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. At this orientation you will have the opportunity to learn about who we are, what we do and what we are asking you to do with us here at Peace Lutheran. To register for the luncheon, you may either call Judy Griffin in the church office (281) 487-1635, or e-mail her at jgriffin@welcometopeace.com

Church Council Minutes
The Council has had meetings on July 11, July 14 and July 25 regarding the following issues: new hire for Administrative Director (Kenny Sanders will be leaving in September), Bylaws changes relative to electing new officers and the Survey outcomes. Decisions: Council voted to apply the original Director of Administration position’s job description when posting for this position. A Bylaws change has been recommended to elect new officers at the annual May, June or July meeting of the congregation. The rationale for the changes was to provide a mentoring time frame for the newly elected officers, before installation. Survey outcomes will be presented by the appropriate Committees so that Action Plans can be shared with the congregation. A congregation meting is planned for September 12, 2010.

Lunch Bunch
Parish Life Committee invites you to bring your family and join us for lunch at Two Cities Grill & Cantina, 6915 Spencer Hwy on August 22nd from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Sign up on the Parish Life bulletin board. Any questions, please contact Owen King.

Sunday School Mission Project
As a mission project we are encouraging our youth to bring school supplies for Haiti. The Women’s group at Peace supports many charitable organizations and we wanted to take this opportunity to get our youth involved in this important mission project. Boxes will be available in the narthex and Sunday School opening room for children to place the supplies in. We encourage all children to bring an item and support this charity. We will collect supplies until Sunday, September 13. Please bring one of the following items: pencils, spiral notebooks, crayons, scissors, erasers, rulers and pencil sharpeners. Thanks again for your support in this important project.

Convention News
The 23rd Annual Convention of the Texas Louisiana Gulf Coast Synodical Womens’ Organization will be held here at Peace Lutheran Church on Saturday, September 25, 2010 beginning at 8:00 AM.

“Ignite Your Spirit With Your Gifts” will be our theme and we will have gifts galore. Workshops will be offered as a gift to you by Sharon Sledge, Jany Reeve and many more. Convention Co-Chairs Peg Swavely and Mavis Greif are working long and hard to bring you a great convention. Jeanene Konviska and Virginia Rodriguez will be cooking up a great breakfast and lunch for you with the help of Sam’s and Antonio’s. Pastor David Tart will be our Chaplain for convention and will conduct the opening devotional and closing worship service. Friday night before convention will be a mixer and get to know you at House of Prayer Lutheran Church just a little ways down Space Center. Registration fee is $55.00. Forms are on two tables in the Narthex under the gifts. For more information, see Mavis, Jeanene, Virginia, Marilyn Seich or me. Plan now to come out to support your friends AND have a good time. I hope to see you here.

Ann Nicholson, President
TX/LA Gulf Coast Synod, Women of the ELCA

From Darla Haygood to All
As most of you know, Kenny Sanders will be leaving his part time position as Director of Administration at Peace Lutheran Church. We will be looking to refill the position immediately. If you are interested or know of someone that may be interested, please review the job description (found in Sunday’s bulletin and on the narthex table) and then forward your resume to dhaygood@meador.com. The position is a part time position of 30 hours per week and the pay is $15.00 an hour.

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

Creative Hands Bracelet Class
Creative Hands will meet on Thursday, August 12th at 6:30 pm in the upstairs conference room. We invite ALL to come and make a bracelet for the 2010 Bazaar. We are extending a special invitation to our young people and Girl Scouts. The Youth will “Make 2 Take 1". (In other words they will get to pick one of the bracelets they make to keep.) There is NO COST. However, we do ask you to consider bringing a canned good or a “Sunday Undie” to be donated to the Pasadena Community Ministry. Bring a snack to share. This is sponsored by the Creative Hands Ministry. We do need you to sign up as we need an idea of how many supplies to have on hand.

Help Needed
Sarah's House needs our help. They are in need of the following items

Non-Perishable food items, including canned meats (Tuna, Spam, etc.)
Cleaning products
Feminine Hygiene products
Paper products

Sarah's House is an on going project for the Women of Peace, and we would greatly appreciate your help.

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 go on sale today 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.

Co-Ed Softball and Volleyball
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)! Any questions, see Ben Remmert.