For Sunday, February 13, 2011
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany

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.

Sunday's Events
Pastor Don Carlson will be our guest pastor on Sunday.
Owen Wade Sanders will be baptized at the 8:30 service. Owen is the son of Kenny & Jennifer Sanders. Sponsors are John & Carolyn Wallace and Chris & Beth Sanders.

Pastoral Care Notes
Hospitalized:
Betty Beken: Released from Clear Lake Regional
Helen Shoppa: Triumph, Clear Lake
Steve Cumbie: Released from Bayshore
Dale Taggart continues his treatment for cancer.
Jason Elliott continues his treatment for cancer.

Treasurer’s Report
General Operating Fund deposits for January 2011.

1-2-11
$9,205.50
1-9-11
$6,725.50
1-16-11
$9,719.50
1-23-11
$7,785.50
1-30-11
$6,497.50

To meet our budgeted income, we need $10,193 a week.

For January, we received 78% of our income goal.

January’s Preliminary Financial Numbers:

Actual Income
$40,754
Estimated Income
$44,167
Actual Expenses
$39,283
Budgeted Expenses
$44,167

Our expenses were less than our income for January by $1,470.

Call Committee Selected
The Church Council would like to take this time to thank all who stepped up and volunteered their services to be on the call committee. The response was phenomenal. We had 7 positions to fill and 17 people felt the call to serve. Of those that stepped forward, the following people were chosen: Weldon Wilkerson, Ed Buskirk, Dawn Lambert, Bob Wells, Joann Hutton, Sandy Tillis and Ernie McWilliams.

I would ask all that they pray for these people, that first and foremost, God's will be done, that we not settle, but take the time to find the best match for Peace, and that this can be accomplished in a timely manner.

Thank you,
Mary King, Council President

From the Youth Director
It’s that time of the year! For some, Monday is Valentine’s Day. For others, it’s National Single Awareness Day. For many, it’s a day that Hallmark created to sell chocolates, cards, and flowers. But while there are many positive and negative thoughts about this holiday, I find this day to be a day to appreciate those that are in our lives.

I think that sometimes we get caught up in our lives and we sometimes forget to show our appreciation for our family and friends. So take this time of the year to appreciate those that are in your lives and the love that your have for them. This I feel is the Christian message, we do not have to buy things for others, but just letting your loved ones know that you care about them is all we need to do to appreciate this holiday. So take this time to show others your appreciation.

Also we have our February Youth Newsletter in the Narthex if you would like a copy.

God Bless,
Ben Remmert

“Relationships” Milestone Blessing: Sunday at 11 am Worship
Last week we talked about the gift of relationships that God gives to us. We talked, had some fun, and learned more about how we are to make responsible decisions, how we are to respect our bodies as temples for the Holy Spirit, and affirm the growth and change in our lives are a part of God’s plan. We also discussed that we are created as a good creation. So on Sunday we are going to bless our Junior High students and families as they celebrate this time in their lives at our 11:00 am worship service. Here are the following people that we will be honoring. If there needs to be corrections, please contact Ben Remmert.

Megan Buskirk, Jacob Glazener, Jacob Jett, Keeley Hard, Kimberly Knowles, Breann Koon, Maddie Koon, Jenna Lambert, Katlyn Leslie, Lauren Leslie, Dylan Lewis, Megan Loredo, Joy Moore, Kevin Moore, Dyzek Pettigrew, Adam Sasek, Jada Smith, Aubrie Wells, John Woodard and Seth Woodard.

Calling Sr. High and Young Adults: Need Help With Recycling Program
For the past months, we have been picking up papers from residents of the Waterford Retirement Community in Deer Park. We collect these papers and put them in our receptacles which raises money for our youth and family programs, but also to help our environment. We need weekly pick-ups. This is not hard work, and it’s an amazing opportunity to reach out to The Waterford, raise money, and help serve God’s creation. You may even leave with cookies, candy, and other goodies.

We need help, Sr. High and Young Adults, to pick up these papers. If you are interested, please contact Ben Remmert.

Camp Hope Paid Staff Applications Are Out!
ONLY A FEW MORE WEEKS UNTIL THE DUE DATE! Camp Hope is an opportunity for our Jr. High and Sr. High to lead in a 3 week day camp where we teach the good news of Christ through games, worship, interactive story telling, snacks, crafts, expressive arts, and service. Its an opportunity for Peace to be apart of one of the most successful outreach and youth leadership program our synod offers to our youth and families. If you are a young adult, Sr. High, or Jr. High, we have applications out for staff. Deadline for paid staff positions is on Feb. 27th. Camper Registrations (prek-6th grade) are on the table in the narthex.

Sunday Refuge for Jr. & Sr. High @ 9:45 am- Sunday School Revamp!
Are you ready for a new experience? Are you needing a time to be amongst people your age? With the new year, we at Peace are looking at our Sunday School program and we are wanting this time to be a place of Refuge for you to explore your faith while having a blast doing it! This will not be your typical Sunday School class you have experienced in the past. There will be food, games and activities, and time to listen to the gospel in a new light. Bring a friend!
Communion Instruction- April 3rd, April 10th, and April 17th at 1 pm
Its coming up, our spring class of Communion Instruction! All students ready for instruction in First Communion (we suggest 3rd grade- 5th grade) are invited to attend classes every Sunday at 1pm on April 3rd , April 10th, and April 17th we are going to learn more about how communion is our gift of God’s love and grace while learning how it helps us communicate our Christian message. Our children will receive their first communion on April 24th with their families. Please contact Ben Remmert for more questions.

Sr. High Dinner and A Movie: Feb. 18th @ 6 pm
Sign up TODAY! As we have finished our services of Gnome Removal services, we are going to extend an olive branch to our gnome friends and go and see the movie Gnomeo and Juliet where we will meet here at Peace for fellowship, then go out and eat dinner together, and finally end our adventure at AMC to see the movie that is about our gnome friends. Sign Ups are on the youth and family bulletin board. Cost is going to be $15 for the movie and dinner. More questions? Contact Ben Remmert.

Summer Lutherhill Rally Day!- Feb. 27th!
We are going to have Matt Kindsvatter from Lutherhill come and talk to us about summer ministries. We are going to have some fun learning more about Lutherhill with some games, snacks, and fun. So please plan on coming to worship so Matt can talk about the ministries offered at Lutherhill. For the Sunday School classes, we are going to have some fun playing some games, have a craft or two to create, and have a mini-day of Lutherhill for our Sunday School classes. If you are planning on going to Lutherhill this summer, we need you to sign up as soon as possible. Spots are filling fast and we need a good head count so we can put down our deposit. Remember that if you are in 1st-5th grade, we are going to Lutherhill on August 7th-12th, 2011 and 6th-8th are going to Lutherhill on June 19th-24th. Sign Ups are on the youth and family bulletin board by Feb. 13th so we can hold your spot. More questions? Contact Ben Remmert.

Sports Ministry Meeting- Coming Soon Softball!
Every third Sunday of the month at 2:00 pm, we will meet at Peace Lutheran for some time to come together and discuss about league opportunities in the area. We are about to begin looking into spring leagues so this would be the time to come to join our new ministry or if you express an interest in this ministry. We have also had more expressed interest in the bowling league so if you are interested or need more information, please contact Ben Remmert.

Parent Huddle Time and DEEP Leadership Meeting: NEW DATE, Feb. 27th @ 2 pm!
We have changed the date and time of our meetings to help accommodate schedules, so we will plan to meet on the last Sunday of every month at 2:00 pm. Our leadership team is called “DEEP” because we are going to dive into our ministry together, head first. This is again a time for us to come together to gather and share the vision of Peace Lutheran’s ministry but also a time for our leaders to come together for devotion and have some discussions about passing on the faith to our youth. We are going to begin our times together discussing about the research done on the spiritual lives of American youth by Kendra Dean in Almost Christian. Kendra Dean has made some new discovers that can help us grow in our ministry. So if you are interested in becoming a leader in our youth and family committee, please contact Ben Remmert.

Family Meal Nights with The Youth Director!
Thank you for those families that have already talked to me about a time to meet, but for those that have not, there is still time! I have been here for 6 months and I am still committed to meeting all our families here at Peace Lutheran. 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. For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.

Youth Group Mall Scavenger Hunt!- Feb. 25th at 6 pm
What’s better than getting Jr. High and Sr. High together for some fun? Doing it in the mall! That’s right. We are going to have a Mall Scavenger Hunt! We are going to have some fun while learning more about American Christianity and how consumerism influences our views on how we proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ and we will finish our time together with a time of service to our community. We are going to eat at the mall food court so bring money for your meal!

Jr. High, Sr. High, and Youth Group: Oh My!
It’s the beginning of the year for 2011 and we want to start it off with a bang and with that we are going to try a new schedule which our youth have suggested. This is a time where we are going to build on our community through fellowship, prayer, devotion, and a meal together as a group. We are wanting this to be an engaging time for our youth so the more the better! Here is the schedule for our youth groups for 2011.
Jr. High- Sundays at 5 pm- 6pm
Sr. High- Sundays at 4 pm- 6 pm
Young Adults- Wednesdays at 7 pm-8:30 pm

Sr. High and Jr. High Hunger Famine Lock-In- March 25th- March 26th
We will be going over to Kinsmen Lutheran Church with other Lutheran congregations from March 25th – March 26! All Senior High and Junior High are invited as we will have activities for both grades and activities that are to engage them on their own level. We are going to learn more about world hunger and participate in a 30 Hour Famine to help raise money for Lutheran World Relief to help the world fed the world. It’s going to be a blast! Please bring $5 to help pay for dinner and breakfast. For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.
St. Patrick Day Celebration: March 20th, 2011, 12:30 pm-3:00 pm
It’s that time of the year again. Wear your green with pride, but it’s also a time of celebration of Saint Patrick. Who was the Saint that helped spread Christianity? We are going to spend the day celebrating the life of Saint Patrick with a church family picnic here at Peace Lutheran where we will play some games, eat some food, and enjoy our Christian community together. For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.

Lent is Coming Up- Calling our Jr./Sr. High Actors for an Easter Performance:
It’s closer than you think. With such a successful Christmas Program, we are going to be putting together another production for our Easter service and we need some help! As of right now we are looking for Jr. High and Sr. High students who would like to perform in a production that has to do with the Easter Message. If you are interested, please contact Ben Remmert for more information. We will have our production decision by the end of the month and begin rehearsals in on March 7th.

Sarah’s House
During the month of March we will be collecting items in Jars: peanut butter, jelly, spaghetti sauce etc, and also canned soups. Sarah’s House is a shelter for women and their children who have fallen on hard times. They rehabilitate the women and get the children back in school. Please prayerfully consider donating one or two items. It would be greatly appreciated. Have a blessed day.

LWR Fair Trade Coffee Project: February 13
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. 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 on Sunday.

Women of Peace General Meeting: February 13!
Ladies, please invite a friend and plan to join us for our Valentines Party/General Meeting this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. We ask that you also bring a donation of a can of soup.

Special Congregational Meeting: 2/27
Please mark your calendars and make a special effort to attend a special congregational meeting on Sunday, February 27th at 12:30 pm. The purpose of this meeting is to extend a Call to our Youth Director, Ben Remmert, as an AiM for Youth & Family Ministries here at Peace.

We Have To Call Ben Again? What Does This Mean?
So some of you may wonder why do we have to vote on Ben Remmert again as our Director of Youth and Family Ministry? The answer is simple, because now I am called to ministry of Word and Service as an Associate in Ministry (AiM). Associates in Ministry are leaders who are commissioned for ministry to equip and enable others in their Christian lives. They are theologically trained lay ministers that specialize in service in congregations, provide leadership and support program ministries of the whole people of God and who possess a deep value to the church. They go through candidacy process that our ordained pastors go through to be leaders in our church and work hand in hand with our Word and Sacrament leaders.

So we are having a congregational meeting to vote to see if this is who you would want to help serve as your Dir. of Youth and Family Ministry. For now I am not only an individual theologically and academically trained for youth and family ministry, but I am called to serve in leadership in the whole Christian Church. So please come to our congregational meeting on Feb. 27th to vote if you want me to be your Associate in Ministry for your Youth and Family Ministries.

God Bless,
Ben Remmert

The “Souper Bowl” Results!
The Souper Bowl took place all around the country on Feb. 6th as the country raised over $5.7 million dollars for world hunger. I wanted to thank everyone that participated in our Souper Bowl here at Peace as we raised $862.30 and collected 277 canned goods and item for the Pasadena Community Ministry. Praise be to God for all your generous gifts

Lunch Bunch
Bring your family and join us for lunch on Sunday, February 20th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at King’s BBQ, 1322 Underwood, Deer Park. So that we have enough seating, please sign up on the sheet located on the Parish Life bulletin board. For further information contact Owen King (281) 961-0802.

Lutheran World Relief Health Kits
Collection of Health Kits items continues. Delivery date for all kits and quilts is the Monday after Easter. If you need a list of Health Kit items please check the women’s table in the Narthex.

Please continue to save your cancelled stamps, this is an on going program and your participation has been overwhelming. Great job! Have a blessed day.

Worship Team Meeting: February 15
We have scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, February 15th at 6:30 pm. This will be to discuss and plan Lent and Easter services.