For Sunday, March 6, 2011
Transfiguration of Our Lord


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 Galen Knutson will be installed as our Interim Pastor. A reception for Pastor Galen & his wife, Pastor Donna Erickson, will be held in the Fellowship Hall following the 11:00. We hope that you will stop by and welcome them into the family of Peace. Rev. Don Carlson will perform the installation, and we also thank him for bringing us the message this morning.

Meet Pastor Galen Knutson, Interim Pastor for Peace Lutheran Church
Most people in the congregations I have served simply call me “Pastor Galen.” I am never offended if someone calls me by my baptismal name, “Galen.” Using the title “pastor” helps to identify the professional relationship that exists between congregation members and their pastor. I have been an interim pastor for the past 12 years, most recently serving for 3 years at Faith Lutheran Church in Bellaire, Texas. I love being a pastor and being able to walk the journey of faith with people through the highs and lows of life. Please help me learn who you are. Introduce yourselves generously. Name tags are very helpful, not only to me but also to those who are thinking about making Peace their church. You may reach me through the church office for most purposes, 281-487-1635, and by email at pastorgalen@welcometopeace.com. For pastoral emergencies my cell phone is 832-382-6646. I will be taking Friday as a day off and usually reserve Saturdays for final preparations for Sunday.

I am married to Pastor Donna Erickson, who is a retired clergy having specialized in pastoral care ministries. Pastor Donna has served as a hospital and long-term care chaplain and spiritual care director. We have adult children and their families living in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. We have very recently moved to Pasadena and are in the process of settling in and getting to know this community.

We are God’s people, blessed to be a blessing!
Pastor Galen

Pastoral Care Notes
Helen Shoppa: Released
Dale Taggart continues his treatment for cancer.
Jason Elliott continues his treatment for cancer.

Ash Wednesday Services
Lenten Services will begin on March 9th with our Ash Wednesday services. We will have two services that day, one at 12:30 pm and one at 7:00 pm. Both will have communion and both will have the opportunity for you to have the imposition of ashes. (No meal on Ash Wednesday.)

Plan to join us each Wednesday during the season of Lent for services at 12:30 pm and 7:00 pm. A soup lunch will be held at 11:45 am and our usual soup suppers at 6:00 pm.

Call Committe Meeting Notes of February 27, 2011
All members were present: Sandy Tillis (Chair); Darla Haygood (non voting member/council liaison); Gary Morgan-Gohlke (Transition Coach); Joann Hutton (Secretary); Bob Wells (Correspondent); Ernie McWilliams, Ed Buskirk, Dawn Lambert, Weldon Wilkerson.

Please watch for our weekly update, which is in the weekly email and in Sunday’s bulletin. Ongoing communication with the congregation is very important to us. It is our privilege to serve on the call committee. If you have any questions or comments, please let one of us know.

Look for our bulletin board in the Narthex. This will give a visual of the Call Process.

We are grateful for the prayers of our church family and the prayer group, who pray for us as we are meeting.

It is our joy and delight to welcome our Interim Pastor, Galen Knutson, and his family to our church family.

The next meeting of the Call Committee will be March 6, 2011 at 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

God’s blessings,
Peace Lutheran Call Committee

Give Yourself to Prayer
One of the greatest blessings we have as children of God is prayer—the right to communicate with God the Father. Anyone who is striving to do the will of the Lord will have an active prayer life. The Call Committee Prayer Team (note, we have a new name) has met only twice, but in those two meetings, we have already experienced such wonderful times with our God—times of blessings and joy and peace.

You may be saying to yourself, “But, I can pray anywhere. I don’t have to go to the church....I can pray in my home…in my recliner…in the garden…in the kitchen…wherever” and our reasonings go on and on. While it is true, we can pray anywhere, there is power in number, so we come together as a group and lift our prayers unto the Lord.

We’re praying you’ll give yourself to prayer and join us on Sunday afternoons at 3:00 pm in the Prayer Room, as we pray for the Call Committee, for all who are involved in the call process and for Peace Lutheran in general. Come as you are… no special requirements… you don’t have to pray out loud, unless, of course, you want. ‘Til then, God’s blessing be upon you.
The Call Committee Prayer Team


Brotherhood Breakfast
Our monthly Brotherhood Breakfast will be held on Saturday, March 5th, 7:30 am at The Golden Corral on Spencer Highway in Pasadena. All men of the congregation are invited to bring your wives and join us.

From the Youth Director
Uhh the allergies! I know that so many of my friends (and me) have been suffering from this horrible infliction. So while I was taking care of myself, I discovered that resting on Saturday, this was the first time in the past two months I truly found myself resting. It’s funny because each week I ask our youth when do they get to rest and here I was not getting rest that I needed. So for this week, I am hoping to bring awareness into your life on when you rest during the week? We all need to have that one day to rest, this may not have to do with sleep, but we need that time to come closer to our friends, family, our passions, and our God. So as spring is closer to being here, please take the time to find your rest.

God Bless,
Ben Remmert

Write a College Kid a Note!
With spring break around the corner, we just wanted to share the joy with our college kids by sending them care packages & a warm note from y'all. So stop by our table in the narthex on Sunday to write a note to our college kids.

Sunday Refuge for Jr. & Sr. High @ 9:45 am!
Are you ready for a new experience? Are you needing a time to be amongst people your age? Why not come to 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 with a message that reflects our world today. Bring a friend!

Camp Hope Paid Staff Applications- TURN THEM IN ASAP!
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 have not turned in your staff application, please contact Ben Remmert as we will begin our interviewing for staff at the end of March.

Saints of Faith Milestone: March 20th at 9:45 am and March 27th at 11 am Worship
We are given our time together as a gift of God’s creation. People are given the choices to do what they want with their time. Our Christian faith calls us to live the life of the servant, the life that Jesus Christ lived. But can we truly live this life style? For those that accept the call to live the life of the suffering servant and preach the good news of Jesus Christ to the community, these are saints. This is what we are going to ask of our third graders for this milestone celebration as they will be learning about the people that helped shape our Christian story and heritage, and how we can continue to shape the Christian story. So be sure to mark your calendar for this important milestone. For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.


Lutherhill This Summer!
Last week we had Matt Kindsvatter from Lutherhill come to talk to us about summer ministries and have a mini Lutherhill camp day. 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 for summer ministries and see the pictures from our Rally Day. More questions? Contact Ben Remmert.

DEEP Leadership Meeting: Next Meeting Sunday March 27th @ 2 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 discoveries 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 9 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.

Jr. High, Sr. High, and Youth Group: Oh My!
Are you a youth and are searching for a community to belong to? Do you want to have fun with people your own age? Why not come and give youth group a try. 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

Communion Instruction- April 3rd,April 10th, and April 17th at 1 pm
It’s 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 1:00 pm 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 if you have any questions.

Sr. High and Jr. High Hunger Famine Lock-In- March 25th- March 26th
Sign Up by March 20th! We will be going over to Kinsmen Lutheran Church with other Lutheran congregations from March 25th – March 26th! 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 feed 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 20, 2011, 12:30 pm-3:00 pm
It’s that time of the year again. Wear your green with pride, but its 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, create some crafts, and enjoy our Christian community together. If you are interested in helping out in this event or need more information, please contact Ben Remmert.

Jr. High Human Dignity Retreat: April 8th-9th
What this is not is a Sex Ed. Retreat. However, this is a place to have caring and warm discussions where we will talk about how we are relational beings and how God has given us the gift of sexuality. This is a lock-in only for our Jr. High students and we are going to Holy Comforter Lutheran Church where we will be with 5 other Lutheran congregations where there will be food, games, fellowship, and meaningful conversations. For parents, we will come together on March 21st at 6:30 pm to discuss what we will be talking with your youth about. We will meet at Peace Lutheran Church at 6 pm and be back at Peace on April 9th at 8 pm. Cost is $30 which includes three meals, snacks, transportation, and our activities. Sign ups are on the youth and family ministry bulletin board. Please sign up by March 21st. More questions please contact Ben Remmert.

Youth Lent Focus: Becoming a Contagious Christian
Lent is the time to focus our attention to the ministry of Jesus Christ. So with Lent coming around the corner, we are going to have our Wednesday Night evenings focused on how to equip our youth in relational evangelism by discovering your own style of communicating about Christ, how to build spiritual significant relationships, telling your own story, and having some fun doing so. For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.

Calling our Jr./Sr. High Actors for an Easter Performance:
Its closer than you think. With such a successful Christmas Program, we are going to put on a 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 at 7 pm.

Youth Garage Sale on April 16th!
To help raise funds for Camp Hope and summer ministries this summer, we are going to host a garage sale here at Peace. We will also be serving lunch at the garage sale. So if you have items in your closet, attic, or garage that are collecting dust and just need a reason to donate, why not help our youth as they are preparing for our summer outreach ministries. If you plan on donating items, please plan on bring them over to Peace Lutheran Church after March 20th. For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.

Family Sedar Meal on April 20th at 6:30 pm:
During Holy Week, we are going to celebrate our time together with a cedar meal together where we will come together to have a family friendly cedar meal. After our meal, we will have our Jr. High and Sr. High perform their Easter production. It’s going to be a time to come together for fellowship, come together in prayer, and come together to learn more about our shared Christian history. For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.


From The Director of Administration
Nursery Volunteers Needed (Must be at least 16 years of age)
Discussion has been held about the number of children one Nursery Attendant can have at one time per State of Texas guidelines. State guidelines dictate 6 children of varying ages per attendant.

With this being said Peace Lutheran Church is not in a financial position to hire a 2nd attendant to be on standby in the event this situation takes place. Therefore, I am asking for ONE volunteer (at least 16 years of age) per service to be on standby in the event we get into this situation. If the Volunteer will check in with the Nursery Attendant, Joanne Bowman, prior to the service and pick up a pager then she will page you if she is in need of assistance where she has more than 6 children at one time.

Also, to the parents whose children stay in the Nursery, it is important that you sign your child in at the time you are dropping them off and Joanne will give you a pager to carry during the Service. This is simply in the event of an emergency and/or situation with your child where she needs your assistance since she can not leave the other children unattended to come and locate you in the Sanctuary.

I hope each Member of Peace will prayerfully consider volunteering your services in the Nursery on an as needed basis.

Church Facility Keys
I am also trying to get a handle on all of the keys to the church facility. If you have a key to the Church, please stop by my office and complete the form that we need to keep on file for insurance purposes. It is very important that I get this task taken care of as soon as possible.
Bernie Anderson,
Director of Administration

Lutheran World Relief Sewing Kits
March & April items will be collected for World Relief Sewing Kits. Many retailers will be running their yard goods on sale. Wal-Mart in Pasadena is a great place to purchase your material also. The following items are needed to assemble a sewing kit:

Cotton or cotton blend fabric (no knits or 100%
polyester)
2- 1/4 yds of 60" wide fabric, or
3 yds of 44" wide fabric, or
4 yds of 36" wide fabric
1 pkg of 10-15 needles
1 spool of matching general purpose thread, 250-
300 yds
6 to 10 average size matching buttons (1/2 to 3/4
preferred)

Please prayerfully consider a sewing kit for World Relief. Thanks for your support and help through out the year. Remember to continue to save your cancelled stamps.

Simply Giving Available
Simply Giving is available at Peace Lutheran Church. If you are interested in having your donations to our general fund or building fund done by electronic fund transfer then Simply Giving is for you! There are no fees involved for you or the church. For more information or to sign up, please call the church office. Applications are also available on the table in the narthex.

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.

Creative Hands Ministry
Please continue to save your used toner and ink cartridges (any brand or style is now accepted.) The Creative Hands uses the rebates for their paper products and other supplies. Please place them in the box on the WOP table in the narthex.

Healing Ministry of St. Luke
During communion we offer a healing ministry by inviting those who wish to have the ritual of anointing. This ministry is not about invoking a “supernatural” healing, but to affirm God’s spiritual, emotional and physical healing in our lives. We hope that this will become a “station of comfort” for you. You may come to the baptismal font after you have communed for anointing of oil.

If you would like to participate in this ministry please contact Monica Clark (281) 991-7151.

Worship Assistants Needed For All Services
We are in need of more men and women volunteers to prepare communion on Sunday mornings at all three services but especially at the 11:00 service. We also need Assisting Ministers, Lectors, Acolytes, Crucifers and Ushers for all services. Please prayerfully consider volunteering in one of these positions. The sign-up sheets for worship assistants are on the bulletin board in the narthex. Training is available. For more information contact Monica Clark at (281) 991-7151. Thank you to all of our faithful volunteers. You are so appreciated.
Monica Clark, Worship Coordinator

Adult Game Night
Bring a snack to share and come join us for an adult evening of fellowship, games, food and a lot of fun on Friday, March 11th at 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. If you have any questions, please call Ruth Meyer.