For Sunday, May 22, 2011
Fifth Sunday of Easter

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 Event
8:30 Service – Reception of New Members
The following family will be welcomed into the family of Peace Lutheran Church on Sunday: Darrel & Clara Monroe, Caleb, Rose and Bethany (Transferred from Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Houston.)

11:00 Service - Sr. High Milestone- Rated R
At 17, youth are becoming ready for the responsibilities associated with becoming an adult. They are learning about colleges, scholarships, work, the world, and where their place is in the world. So where does the church fit in? So today we took time with our 17-18 year olds to talk about the world outside of high school and how they can become Christian leaders in the world. Here are the youth that are celebrating this milestone: Casey Buskirk, John Craft III, Jeremy Dockan, Chris Goehring, Victoria Jacob, Matt McDonald, Zach Southard, and Brett Thornton.

A Message from Pastor Galen
This Sunday, the Gospel is John 14:1-14, where Jesus says, "In my Father's house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?" I have been saying that we are an Easter Church. An Easter Church is a spiritual house where our Risen Lord has gone ahead of us to prepare a place for us. Our Second Reading will be 1 Peter 2:4-10, where the Apostle says to us, "Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God's sight, and like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house...." Our message for this Sunday draws us together to be that "spiritual house." Hymn writer, Marty Haugen, wrote a hymn text that captures this message: "Let us build a house where love can dwell and all can safely live, a place where saints and children tell how hearts learn to forgive. Built of hopes and dreams and visions, rock of faith and vault of grace; here the love of Christ shall end divisions: All are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome in this place." Come to the place prepared for us by our Risen Lord, who shows us the way to the Father.

Pastoral Care
Pauline Baker – Jacinto City Healthcare Center
Bill Dickson – Clear Lake Rehab Center
Judy Roese - Tuscany Village Rehab Center
La Verne Wolff – Cornerstone

Elly Wells has been released from St. Luke’s Patients Hospital

Church Pictorial Directories
The new directories are in! If you had your picture taken for the directory, be sure to pick up your free copy on Sunday. See Lin Peterson at the table in the narthex.

Lunch Bunch on Sunday
Bring your family and join us for lunch at Mamacita’s (7325 Spencer Hwy). We’ll be there from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm. Any questions, contact Owen King.

2012 Council Officers
At the Congregational Meeting held last Sunday, Ellen Cumbie provided a handout of the slate of officers for 2012 and thanked the Nominating Committee: Darla Haygood, Vernon Vanderford, Monica Clark, Carolyn Jones and Toni Bowman. No further nominations were offered from the congregation and having no office with more than one name, the slate of officers was accepted as presented. The Board of Directors for the Council are as follows:
*President Mary King
Vice President Ellen Cumbie
Secretary Judy Etzel
*Treasurer Nanette Hlavaty
Financial Secretary Joe DeKunder
*Personnel & Policy Michael Griffin
Member at Large Troy Hagemeister
*Member at Large Randy Shaw
*Member at Large Toni Bowman
Member at Large Don Knutson

The *asterisks and highlighted names are the newly elected Council members.


No Wednesday Bible Study Next Week
There will be no Wednesday morning Bible study next week. But plan to join the Senior Citizen’s in the Fellowship Hall from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Class will resume on May 31st.

Senior Citizen’s Day
Senior Citizen’s Day is the fourth Wednesday of every month from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. If you like to play cards, Mexican Train dominoes and “42” or Skip-Bo, bring a dish to share and a friend and join us on May 25th! If you would like more information about this group, please call Ruth Meyer.

High School Graduate Recognition: June 5
It’s about that time of the year where our seniors are about to take the big walk across the stage to receive their diploma. It’s an important milestone for our senior high students and we want to recognize them here at Peace on June 5th at our 11:00 am worship service, and a lunch. Seniors please make sure to turn in your information page! Please make sure to contact Ben Remmert if you have any other questions about this event.


Special Offering for Lutherhill Ministries
While serving thousands of people during the fall, winter and spring months, Lutherhill is still a "summer place". Lutherhill is gearing up for the summer months and is in the process of selecting the young adults staff needed to serve as summer staff and making the final facility improvements. Anyone wishing to make a donation to aid in these endeavors can do so by noting so on the bottom of your check and placing it in the offering as it comes around. Thank you so much for your support.

Upcoming 50+ Bus Trip
On May 27th we will be going to the Pasadena Little Theater performance of “Getting Sara Married” (comedy). We’ll leave Peace parking lot at 7:00 pm. If you signed up to go to this play, please give your money to Carol, Virginia or Judy by May 15th or you’ll lose your place.

On June 15th we’re going to the Tomball Museum which includes the Griffin House, a country doctor’s office, farm museum, Trinity Lutheran Church (built in 1905), Henry Theis House, school house, Oil Camp House, and more. Cost is $3-$4, plus $3 for the bus. Lunch will be at a local restaurant to be announced later. We will leave Peace Lutheran parking lot at 8:30 am.

On June 11 & August 20 reserve your spot as we travel to the Houston Astros Baseball Games. Game time is 6:05 pm, so departure times will be announced later so stay tuned to the weekly emails for this information. Cost is $7.00/person.

On July 20 we will go on a 1-3/4 hour, 17 mile narrated tour around Galveston Island on the Galveston Sightseeing Train. Cost of the tour is $9-10 plus $3 for the bus. After the tour we’ll ride the Bolivar Ferry and have lunch at the Stingaree Restaurant. Bus will leave Peace parking lot at 8:30 a.m.

If you are interested in going with us on any of these trips, please call Carol (281) 481-5202, Virginia (281) 487-4961 or Judy (281) 470-0407 to get your name on the list for these trips.

From The Youth Director
In Sunday’s Gospel message brings to mind the words of the Cheshire Cat from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. He told Alice that if she didn’t know where she was going, it didn’t’ matter which way she went. Jesus wants us to understand where we are going. The promise Christ makes to us is not just of new life after death, but a rich, satisfying life with Jesus now. This should bring us comfort in the difficult times during our lives and ministry. But our life can take us through some difficult territory with many obstacles and distractions. That’s why Jesus calls us to focus on him so we can make it through these challenges. So how do you center your life on Christ?
God Bless,
Ben Remmert

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!

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 am still committed to meeting all of 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.

Camp Hope & VBS Mentors and Volunteers Sign Ups
We are beginning our volunteer drive for those that would like to help out with Camp Hope and VBS this summer. There are many ways you can help, Games mentor, Crafts mentor, Small group leader mentor, or maybe you would like to help behind the scene of these two ministries. If you feel that you are called to help as a volunteer or mentor, please go to our Camp Hope and VBS signs in the narthex to sign up. We hope for these two ministries to be very successful, but only with your help. For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.

Camp Hope and VBS Donations
We are in the beginning process of collecting supplies for these important summer ministries. If you feel so called to, we are asking for supplies such as markers, crayons, paper, scissors, rules, and other classroom supplies to help our staff have a great Camp Hope and VBS. If you have items, please place them under the narthex table in the purple container. For more questions, please contact Ben Remmert.

Camp Hope Registration for Summer
Camp Hope this summer is themed as our own circus! Expect an action packed day for our Prek-5th graders which include Bible Stories, crafts, games (indoor & outdoor), songs, & more. Camp Hope is from July 11-15, July 18-22, July 25-29th. Registration forms can be found in the church office or the Camp Hope bulletin board in the narthex. For more information, please contact Ben Remmert or Camp Manager Jessica Gaul.

Jr. High, Sr. High, and Youth Group
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 and Young Adults- Wednesdays at 7-8:30 pm

VBS 2011- Pandamania – July 31 – August 5
It’s a wild celebration of God's unconditional love! At PandaMania VBS, kids will discover that God has a purpose and a plan for everyone and that he crafted each of us with his own loving hands. Make sure to check out our VBS board in the narthex for more up to date information as we move closer to our event! If you would like to register online, here is the link: https://www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/ez/welcometopeace. For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.

Sr. High Summer Adventure in Corpus Christi, Tx
NEED OF AN ADULT SPONSOR! For this summer, we are going to head down to Corpus Christi, TX from June 15th-18th where we will camp on the beach, go deep sea fishing, catch a hooks game, and so much more. While down in Corpus Christi, we are going to talk about what it means to be Lutheran in the South and how rich our Lutheran identity is in this time of age. Sign Ups will be on the youth and family ministry board. Cost will be $150 which will cover transportation, room and board, and meals. PLEASE SIGN UP AND PAY BY MAY 29. If you have any more questions, please contact Ben Remmert.
The New Sr. High Lutheran Youth Organization (LYO): The Zone
Youth that are currently in 8th grade through 11th grade are invited to be part of our synod’s youth leadership team. This is an opportunity for our high school students to practice their faith in Jesus together while increasing their leadership skills, study scripture, and grow as disciples. This is a one year commitment from June to June. For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.

Youth Anti-Prom Celebration: May 28th
Because you demanded it, we are going to have our end of the year celebration for our Jr. High and Sr. High youth. This is a time where we are locked in the church to celebrate our school year and send off our senior high students whom are about to go off to college. This is also a time to celebrate our ministry together as we have fellowship together, worship together, and pray together. We will have a formal dinner and a time to celebrate at Main Event. For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.

Father/Son Fishing Trip- June 3rd-4th
Fishing, what can bring a father and son together better. Our Brotherhood here would like to invite our fathers and sons (Elementary thru Jr. High) for the first weekend in June 3-4 to come over to fish, swap stories together, and learn what it means to be a Christian man. We are going to be meeting here at Peace Lutheran Church at 6:00 pm and head over to Lake Livingston. The event is over on June 4th right after lunch and we will return back to Peace Lutheran Church so we can go to church on Sunday. Cost will be a meal at a local restaurant ($10 per person) and a donation to Brotherhood to help cover costs for fishing and staying the night. More information, please contact Ben Remmert.

Children & Family Kick-Off at the Wave Pool: June 11, 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM
What better way to kick off summer for our children and youth than going to the Little Cedar Bayou Wave pool where we will rent out the pool for us to use as we celebrate our time together remembering our baptism. This is for our elementary students, so be on the look out for more information as this event! For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.

Disciple Project 2011- June 26-30. Camp Staff Turn In Forms By Sunday
A cross-cultural, cross-generational Leadership School for people in 8th grade through adults. Our Camp Hope staff will be going to TLU where we will be trained to work our Camp Hope staff and what it means to be a servant leader. However, if you are a senior high youth and are not working Camp Hope this summer, there are other different learning tracks that you can register for such as Art Ministries, Music Ministries, Sport Ministries, Friends and Amigos track, and several others. Please make sure that you turn in your registration form and medical forms in by Sunday. For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.

2011 ElCA Video Contest-Due By June 30th.
We are invited by our synod office to submit a video to reflect: "What does it mean to live Lutheran?" The winning congregation could win a $3,000 ministry grant, and individuals could win a $1,500 cash prize. There are also prizes for the most popular congregation and individual video entry. A selection of the videos will be shown at 2011 ELCA Church-wide Assembly this August. Entries will be accepted May 17 to June 30. You can vote for your favorite videos beginning May 17 until July 15. Enter the contest and share your faith story with the rest of the church! For more information go to www.livinglutheran.com/contest and contact Ben Remmert.



Paper/Cardboard Recycling Bins
Help the YOUTH of Peace by bringing your Paper/Cardboard recycling with you to Church on Sundays and dump in the Recycle Bins at the Back of the Parking Lot off the Fellowship Hall. All the monies received from this recycle project goes to the Youth Fund.

Deep Leadership Meeting: May 22 @ 2 PM
Our leadership team is called “DEEP” because we are going to dive into our ministry together, head first. We are also coming 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. This meeting will be about finalizing our ministries for the 2011-2012. This is the last meeting of the year until August, so this is the meeting to go to. If you are interested in becoming a leader in our youth and family committee, please contact Ben Remmert.