For the 4th Sunday After Pentecost
June 20, 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
I will be off traveling the great land of Germany and visiting sites associated with Martin Luther. I am anticipating that it should be inspiring. I hope to be able to post to the Peace Blog, but am not sure of how accessible the internet will be to me. We will have to see.
Pastor Don Cole will be filling in for me. We thank him for his ministry. Several pastors are available for pastoral care while I am gone. Contact Judy, our secretary, if you need assistance.
Our Lutheran identity is our heritage and our gift to our community. Yet I wonder how many of us can answer the question, "What does it mean to be a Lutheran"? The answer is both simple and profound. To be a Lutheran means to live surrounded in the faith that God takes the intitiative to embrace us first and to embrace, not our achievements or goodness, but to embrace us in our doubts and failings. God is most known in the cross and our faith and God calls us to surrender to this grace in our lives. This grace enables us to live in ambiguity and paradox. Ultimately, all we have is our trust that Grace fills the universe and touches all of us in the most personal ways. In a religious climate that often pressures people and equates being a Christian with material blessings and "success", we stand in this conviction that the blessings of faith are love and hope. We find a calmness, a joy and a certainty that comes from surrendering ourselves to the mercy of God and trusting his kindness.
Special Words of Encouragement from Pastor Tart
What a blessing it is to have a full time youth and family director back on staff. I want to thank all of you for your financial generosity that makes this ministry possible. We have our financial challenges but with generous hearts we will move forward to make a difference in the lives of people here and in the world. In late July you will receive a full explanation of our financial situation.
We are also collecting funds to support the work of our church wide. Let us remember that Ben and myself both attended a seminary of the ELCA, Wartburg, that exists because of our financial support of wider church. Many missionaries, new congregations and ministries depend on our support. If you want to support this work, please make an offering by marking an envelope "ELCA" support. Our church leadership, the council, is leading this appeal.
Stewardship Workshop: July 7 from 6pm-9pm at IHOP between Fairmont and Vista off of Beltway 8
Come join others as we get excited about inspiring generosity for the work of the kingdom at Peace. We will be meeting at IHOP for dinner and discussion about ideas for promoting the joyful and peaceful stewardship lifestyle. This fall we will be educating our community about the abundance of God that he gives to us out of his divine mercy. We are a wealthy congregation and we have more money and time and abilities than we can ever use. Our only challenge is to let go of our fears of not having enough so that we can joyfully share the blessings of God. Come and join us. We would love to have your ideas and thoughts. You can also join by participating in our online Google Group. http://groups.google.com/group/peace-stewardship
4th of July One Service at 11:00am, NO Sunday School
This year the 4th of July falls on a Sunday. We will have one service at 11:00am with no Sunday School. We will have a special patriotic music concert before starting at 10:30. The afternoon festival has been moved to the 3rd (see article).
July 4th Festival Moved to July 3rd at 4:30 Due to Fireworks Show
Pasadena will be displaying fireworks on the 3rd and not the 4th this year so we have moved our festival to Saturday. We have water games, (including a slide), board games, a cake walk, karaoke, washers, horseshoes, volleyball and other activities planned. We will have hot dogs, bar-be-que sandwiches, snacks, drinks and ice cream. We will conclude by watching the fireworks from the Peace Parking lot or second floor of our education building. Please call the church office or sign up in the narthex. We also are asking people to bring cakes for the cake walk or a dessert, and sign up to help with different tasks. We are also going to have a "most tasty desert contest". We are going to have a great time and look forward to this fun event.
Pastoral Care Notes
Dale Taggart continues treatment for cancer
Jason Elliott continues his treatment for cancer.
Pastor Tart
A Message from Ben
1. Youth Workshops: What a better way to talk about ministry than over the most important meal of the day! Meet at IHOP on Beltway 8 between Fairmont Parkway and Vista at 8:30 am - 10:00 am with nothing more than you and your experience (and money for pancakes!), after our IHOP experience come join us for worship at 11:00. Below are the dates and topics of discussions. This is open to parents and youth. Hope to see ya’ll there!
a. July 11- Children’s Ministry
b. July 18- Junior High/Confirmation
c. July 25- Senior High Ministry
d. August 1- Young Adult Ministry
e. August 8- Wrap Up- Year Plan
2. Junior High: Ready for the summer? I know here at Peace we are cooling off from these long hot days and I am extending the invitation to you for some fellowship together with your youth director Sunday evenings from 6 pm - 7 pm (dates below)! We will be cooling off with some fun in the gym, some cooling off with water activities, and coming together before summer comes to a close. 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.
a. June 20- Get to Know your Youth Director, Kickball style!
b. July 18- Water War!
c. August 8- Camping at Church!?!
d. August 18- Back To School, Peace Style!
3. Senior High- Its coming, Sr. High Youth Group! This summer were hoping to gather together as a community learning how to proclaim the gospel and how to serve our community here at Peace Lutheran, while having a blast doing it. Each Wednesday from 7 pm – 8 pm (dates below), we are going to meet here at Peace Lutheran for some discussion and having a blast meeting new people while getting reacquainted with each other! Here are the dates for this summer’s activities, be looking in the church bulletin, youth board, and the facebook page for more information!
a. June 16- Get to know your Youth Director, Dodgeball style!
b. June 23- Why are we gathering?
c. July 7- What does it mean to proclaim?
d. July 21- Who are we to serve?
e. August 1-6- Church Lock-In (Big Summer event!)
f. August 11- Reliving classic summer movies!
4. Young adults- Summer break, yeah right? With summer school and work, summer may not be the break you thought it would be. However, here at Peace, we want to offer 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 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. June 26- Buffalo Wild Wings
b. July 3, 10, 24, 31- TBD (after June 26 meeting)
c. August 7, 14- TBD (after July 31 meeting)
5. Tuesday Peace Family Night- Starting in July, I would love to spend some time with each of our families this summer, just getting to know you and for you to get to know me. This is a time where we can share our passions and dreams and also a time for us to bond together as Brothers and Sisters in Christ, but 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. So be on the look out for my call or you can sign up for a day and time on our youth bulletin board or just call my office or cell phone to set up a date.
These are the events of this summer! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me on my cell phone or email me.
God Bless,
Ben Remmert
Dir. of Youth and Family Ministries
281-468-4686
Help Needed
With summer here and many people going on vacation, we are in need of more volunteers to serve as Assisting Ministers, Lectors, Acolytes, Crucifers and Ushers. Prayerfully consider adding your name to the Worship Assistant’s list located on the table in the narthex. Training is available.
Thank you to all of our faithful volunteers. You are so appreciated.
Jan Woodard, Worship Coordinator
Blood Pressure Screening on Sunday
On the third Sunday of every month our parish nurses are available from 9:00 am to 11:00 am to check your blood pressure. They will be available on Sunday morning in the Library. Children are also welcome to have their blood pressure checked.
June Lunch Bunch
Parish Life Lunch Bunch invites one and all to the Original Italian Pie Restaurant, 3915 Spencer Highway, Pasadena on June 27th from 11:00am to 1:30ish pm. If you are planning to go, please be sure to sign up on the sheet located on the Parish Life bulletin board in the narthex.
Krause Children’s Center
Save your travel toiletries from your summer travels. We use these to make gift packages for the 30 teen girls and 30 teen boys at the center. Please place in the basket under the Women of Peace table.
4th of July: One Service at 11:00am, No Sunday School
This year the 4th of July falls on a Sunday. We will have one service at 11:00am with no Sunday School. We will have a special patriotic music concert before the service, starting at 10:30 am.
Vacation Bible School
July 25-29 is VBS time at Peace. Food, fun and fellowship will be enjoyed by all ages. Invite a friend and come enjoy a HIGH SEAS ADVENTURE! Each night starts with a light meal at 6:00 pm and classes begin at 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. We hope to see a record attendance this year. Crew leaders and all types of helpers are needed to make this another successful year. Anyone interested in volunteering can sign up on the VBS bulletin board or contact Jennifer Sanders at 281-993-5793 or Julie Shaw at 281-479-9828. Thanks in advance for your continued support of this program.
Girls’ Night Out: Friday, June 25, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
It's Patriotic Bunco time again! Let's celebrate the 4th of July early with Red, White and Blue Bunco. Patriotic attire and food are encouraged. Cost is $5.00; last names A-L bring desserts and last names M-Z bring main or side dishes. A sign-up sheet is located on the table in the narthex.
Bazaar News
Each Bazaar year we ask the women of Peace to donate containers suitable for sale and display of baked goods to be sold at our Bazaar. It is time to collect these containers. If you have any of the following items and wish to donate them, please place them on the rolling cart in the narthex.
Plates
Cups & Saucer
Candy Dishes
Tins and Decorative Containers
Please no plastics
We have made and are receiving many beautiful craft items to be sold at our Bazaar. The Bazaar Team is overwhelmed with your response. With your continued support we should have a great Bazaar.
No Brotherhood Meeting in July
Due to the 4th of July weekend, the Brotherhood (men’s group) will not meet on July 3rd. Plan to join us for lunch on August 7th at 11:00 am at La Chine Chinese Restaurant (10904 Scarsdale Blvd.) And don’t forget to bring your spouse! Any questions please contact Weldon Wilkerson at (713) 741-1184.
SARAH’S HOUSE
Please remember to bring your food items for Sarah's House. Sarah's House is a shelter for women and their children in crisis, and they need our help. Please prayerfully consider donating any of the following items:
Non-perishable food items, including canned meats (tuna, Spam, etc.)
Non-perishable food items for children
Cleaning Products
Paper Products
Feminine Hygiene Products
Toys for the children
Please place your items in the baskets in the Narthex under the Parish Life Table.
Pasadena Community Ministry Food Drive
The PCM Food Drive is still putting a big PUSH on collecting cereal, peanut butter and jelly as well as other packaged and canned goods. Their needs are growing daily. Please place your donations in the cabinets in the hallway by the Fellowship Hall.
The Clothing Collection will continue with play clothes for all. However we will collect all seasons as PCM now has a donated storage building that they can store off season clothing. We have collection boxes under the large table in the Narthex. They also need outgrown Pasadena and Deer Park school uniforms.
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.
Needed:
The Creative Hands needs beads and jewelry makings for a bazaar project/class as well as future Creative Hands projects and classes. Please place your donation in the box with the ink cartridges on the WOP table.
Thank you in advance,
Jany and Sherri
Friday, June 18, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
FOR THE 3RD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
JUNE 13, 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
We have a very interesting story from Luke when Jesus confronts a Pharisee by the name of Simon with the the wideness of God's mercy and kindness. My sermon will be about the "power of forgiveness" and will be about how the foundation of forgiveness is the intrinsic value of every human being. I hope that you will enjoy it.
We will be installing our new Youth and Family Director, Ben Remmert, at all three services. We are very excited and pleased about the gifts and joy he brings our church. We will also have a reception in the fellowship hall after each service.
We will also be baptizing Reilly Nathanial Smith at the 11am service. Parents are Stephanie Smith and Jacob Frye
The council also approved a special appeal for funds to go toward our synod benevolence. This Sunday we will begin collecting funds. We want to raise at least 1% of our budget or $5500 to go toward the ministry of the wider church. So far we have collect $2400. Most ELCA congregations send 6% of their budget to church wide. The ideal is 10%. We can easily do this and I hope everyone will think of the important work of our national church. Go to http://elca.org or http://gulfcoastsynod.org for more information about what our church does. You will be amazed. To be frank, if we are not supportive of the ELCA then other congregations have to pick up more of the expenses.
Fourth of July Church Picnic
This summer the 4th of July falls on a Sunday and we would like to see if there is any interest in attending a 5pm-dark event featuring chopped barbecue sandwiches, hot dogs, sides and ice cream. We will also have games for adults and children. We will end the evening by watching the fireworks from the Peace parking lot. A sign up sheet is in the narthex or you can email jgriffin@welcometopeace.com. This is open to all family and friends. We will have a free will offering to cover the costs. Please let us know if you are interested.
Our Stewardship of Finances
We had a finance meeting on Tuesday and I want to encourage everyone to pray about being generous with our congregation. We never want to make our giving about the "Churches need for money" but about supporting the good and wonderful ministries of our congregation. We now are back to having a full time youth and family director and we are excited and pleased to have the honor and joy of supporting his good work. I would hope that we will all think and pray about increasing our giving by 10% as a sign of our support.
Pastoral Care Notes
Dale Taggart: M.D. Anderson
Jason Elliott continues his treatment for cancer.
See you Sunday!
Pastor Tart
Summer at Peace
1. Youth Workshops: What a better way to talk about ministry than over the most important meal of the day! Meet at IHOP close to Fairmont on Beltway 8 at 8:30 am - 10:00 am with nothing more than you and your experience (and money for pancakes!), after our IHOP experience come join us for worship at 11:00. Below are the dates and topics of discussions. This is open to parents and youth. Hope to see ya’ll there!
a. July 11- Children’s Ministry
b. July 18- Junior High/Confirmation
c. July 25- Senior High Ministry
d. August 1- Young Adult Ministry
e. August 8- Wrap Up- Year Plan
2. Junior High: Ready for the summer? I know here at Peace we are cooling off from these long hot days and I am extending the invitation to you for some fellowship together with your youth director Sunday evenings from 6 pm - 7 pm (dates below)! We will be cooling off with some fun in the gym, some cooling off with water activities, and coming together before summer comes to a close. 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.
a. June 20- Get to Know your Youth Director, Kickball style!
b. July 18- Water War!
c. August 8- Camping at Church!?!
d. August 18- Back To School, Peace Style!
3. Senior High- Its coming, Sr. High Youth Group! This summer were hoping to gather together as a community learning how to proclaim the gospel and how to serve our community here at Peace Lutheran, while having a blast doing it. Each Wednesday from 7 pm – 8 pm (dates below), we are going to meet here at Peace Lutheran for some discussion and having a blast meeting new people while getting reacquainted with each other! Here are the dates for this summer’s activities, be looking in the church bulletin, youth board, and the facebook page for more information!
a. June 16- Get to know your Youth Director, Dodgeball style!
b. June 23- Why are we gathering?
c. July 7- What does it mean to proclaim?
d. July 21- Who are we to serve?
e. August 1-6- Church Lock-In (Big Summer event!)
f. August 11- Reliving classic summer movies!
4. Young adults- Summer break, yeah right? With summer school and work, summer may not be the break you thought it would be. However, here at Peace, we want to offer 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 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. June 26- Buffalo Wild Wings
b. July 3, 10, 24, 31- TBD (after June 26 meeting)
c. August 7, 14- TBD (after July 31 meeting)
5. Tuesday Peace Family Night- Starting in July, I would love to spend some time with each of our families this summer, just getting to know you and for you to get to know me. This is a time where we can share our passions and dreams and also a time for us to bond together as Brothers and Sisters in Christ, but 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. So be on the look out for my call or you can sign up for a day and time on our youth bulletin board or just call my office or cell phone to set up a date.
These are the events of this summer! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me on my cell phone or email me at benr@welcometopeace.com
God Bless,
Ben Remmert
Dir. of Youth and Family Ministries
281-468-4686
Peace Lutheran Church Council Report
Council will begin to share the voting decisions with the congregation following each meeting to foster open communications. Council met 6-6-2010 with a full agenda. The following were voted decisions made:
1. Proceed with the landscaping planned for the playground area, not to exceed $1200.00 that was budgeted.
2. Approved two Temple Talks (6/13th and 6/20th) regarding our Synod contribution.
3. Scheduled two fund raisers to help reach the goal of completing the Labyrinth (9/14th and 11/14th).
4. Assigned a Task Force from Council to examine church organization and the election cycle of Council membership.
5. Plan a Congregational Meeting August 1, 2010 to discuss Survey results.
6. Arrange carpet cleaning for all areas, including pew cushions and Communion kneeler cushions after Vacation Bible School and before Rally Day, not to exceed $3,000.00, as budgeted.
PCM - Pasadena Community Ministries
Clothing Ministry
Big thanks to all who supported the Pasadena Community Ministries. This past Tuesday we took in our largest donation ever. Big thanks to the Girl Scout Troop #8133 and also to the Decorative Artists of Texas for their contributions. A special thanks for the much needed children's clothing and to Kelli and Kara Gregory for the donation of Kara's favorite red slippers. For the next month we will continue pushing play clothes for all ages including adults and young children's shoes and underwear. The collection boxes are located under the table in the narthex. They are also in the need of Pasadena and Deer Park school uniforms for fall. Please, if your children have outgrown their uniforms we will be glad to take them in as received. The first Sunday in August will also be "Sunday Undies". We will collect new underwear as well as socks for all ages, especially for school ages children.
Food Ministry
We will continue collecting all types of staple foods with a continued "Big Push' on peanut butter, jelly and cereals. Please place in cabinets located in the hallway between narthex and fellowship hall. We will deliver both clothing and food on July 6th. My van was packed tight and was over half full. Let’s fill it up for the July delivery.
LWR Fair Trade Coffee Project
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. Micah 6:8 calls us, as Christians, to do justice, love, mercy and walk humbly.
The LWR Coffee Project helps Lutherans answer that call by righting the injustices faced by small-scale farmers around the world. 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 today.
Bazaar Team
The Bazaar Team will be meeting for fun and fellowship June 15th at 10:00 a.m. at Lin Peterson’s house (901 Regency, Deer Park). Please plan to join us. Ladies don't forget to bring your containers suitable for baked goods to be sold at the Bazaar. Look for the rolling cart in the Narthex.
July 4th Event Meeting: June 14, 7:00 PM
A meeting to discuss the planned July 4th Event at Peace will be held on Monday, June 14th at 7:00 pm. If you would like to help with this group, please plan to attend. Any questions please contact Kim and George Higgins at (713) 993-6560.
June Lunch Bunch
Parish Life Lunch Bunch invites one and all to the Original Italian Pie Restaurant, 3915 Spencer Highway, Pasadena on June 27th from 11:00am to 1:30ish pm. If you are planning to go, please be sure to sign up on the sheet located on the Parish Life bulletin board in the narthex.
Owen King - Lunch Bunch Coordinator
Vacation Bible School
July 25-29 is VBS time at Peace. Food, fun and fellowship will be enjoyed by all ages. Invite a friend and come enjoy a HIGH SEAS ADVENTURE! Each night starts with a light meal at 6:00 pm and classes begin at 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. We hope to see a record attendance this year. Crew leaders and all types of helpers are needed to make this another successful year. Anyone interested in volunteering can sign up on the VBS bulletin board or contact Jennifer Sanders at 281-993-5793 or Julie Shaw at 281-479-9828. Thanks in advance for your continued support of this program.
50+ Bus Trips
Mark your calendar for upcoming trips:
June 19 - Astros ballgame, tickets-$6.00
July 12 - National Museum of Funeral History (they have added new exhibits since we were there) and lunch at the Potato Patch (which is a treat in itself - they throw rolls, muffins, etc. and you catch)
July 23 – Play: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”, tickets-$6.00
Watch the newsletters for more information. Call Virginia Rodriguez, 281-487-4961 or Judy Speck, 281-470-0407 if you want to join us.
Remember: If you are signed up for a trip and won't be able to go, please call Virginia or Judy and let them know as we have people on waiting lists for our trips that would like to have your spot.
Bazaar News
Each Bazaar year we ask the women of Peace to donate containers suitable for sale and display of baked goods to be sold at our Bazaar. It is time to collect these containers. If you have any of the following items and wish to donate them, please place them on the rolling cart in the narthex.
Plates
Cups & Saucer
Candy Dishes
Tins and Decorative Containers
Please no plastics
We have made and are receiving many beautiful craft items to be sold at our Bazaar. The Bazaar Team is overwhelmed with your response. With your continued support we should have a great Bazaar.
JUNE 13, 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
We have a very interesting story from Luke when Jesus confronts a Pharisee by the name of Simon with the the wideness of God's mercy and kindness. My sermon will be about the "power of forgiveness" and will be about how the foundation of forgiveness is the intrinsic value of every human being. I hope that you will enjoy it.
We will be installing our new Youth and Family Director, Ben Remmert, at all three services. We are very excited and pleased about the gifts and joy he brings our church. We will also have a reception in the fellowship hall after each service.
We will also be baptizing Reilly Nathanial Smith at the 11am service. Parents are Stephanie Smith and Jacob Frye
The council also approved a special appeal for funds to go toward our synod benevolence. This Sunday we will begin collecting funds. We want to raise at least 1% of our budget or $5500 to go toward the ministry of the wider church. So far we have collect $2400. Most ELCA congregations send 6% of their budget to church wide. The ideal is 10%. We can easily do this and I hope everyone will think of the important work of our national church. Go to http://elca.org or http://gulfcoastsynod.org for more information about what our church does. You will be amazed. To be frank, if we are not supportive of the ELCA then other congregations have to pick up more of the expenses.
Fourth of July Church Picnic
This summer the 4th of July falls on a Sunday and we would like to see if there is any interest in attending a 5pm-dark event featuring chopped barbecue sandwiches, hot dogs, sides and ice cream. We will also have games for adults and children. We will end the evening by watching the fireworks from the Peace parking lot. A sign up sheet is in the narthex or you can email jgriffin@welcometopeace.com. This is open to all family and friends. We will have a free will offering to cover the costs. Please let us know if you are interested.
Our Stewardship of Finances
We had a finance meeting on Tuesday and I want to encourage everyone to pray about being generous with our congregation. We never want to make our giving about the "Churches need for money" but about supporting the good and wonderful ministries of our congregation. We now are back to having a full time youth and family director and we are excited and pleased to have the honor and joy of supporting his good work. I would hope that we will all think and pray about increasing our giving by 10% as a sign of our support.
Pastoral Care Notes
Dale Taggart: M.D. Anderson
Jason Elliott continues his treatment for cancer.
See you Sunday!
Pastor Tart
Summer at Peace
1. Youth Workshops: What a better way to talk about ministry than over the most important meal of the day! Meet at IHOP close to Fairmont on Beltway 8 at 8:30 am - 10:00 am with nothing more than you and your experience (and money for pancakes!), after our IHOP experience come join us for worship at 11:00. Below are the dates and topics of discussions. This is open to parents and youth. Hope to see ya’ll there!
a. July 11- Children’s Ministry
b. July 18- Junior High/Confirmation
c. July 25- Senior High Ministry
d. August 1- Young Adult Ministry
e. August 8- Wrap Up- Year Plan
2. Junior High: Ready for the summer? I know here at Peace we are cooling off from these long hot days and I am extending the invitation to you for some fellowship together with your youth director Sunday evenings from 6 pm - 7 pm (dates below)! We will be cooling off with some fun in the gym, some cooling off with water activities, and coming together before summer comes to a close. 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.
a. June 20- Get to Know your Youth Director, Kickball style!
b. July 18- Water War!
c. August 8- Camping at Church!?!
d. August 18- Back To School, Peace Style!
3. Senior High- Its coming, Sr. High Youth Group! This summer were hoping to gather together as a community learning how to proclaim the gospel and how to serve our community here at Peace Lutheran, while having a blast doing it. Each Wednesday from 7 pm – 8 pm (dates below), we are going to meet here at Peace Lutheran for some discussion and having a blast meeting new people while getting reacquainted with each other! Here are the dates for this summer’s activities, be looking in the church bulletin, youth board, and the facebook page for more information!
a. June 16- Get to know your Youth Director, Dodgeball style!
b. June 23- Why are we gathering?
c. July 7- What does it mean to proclaim?
d. July 21- Who are we to serve?
e. August 1-6- Church Lock-In (Big Summer event!)
f. August 11- Reliving classic summer movies!
4. Young adults- Summer break, yeah right? With summer school and work, summer may not be the break you thought it would be. However, here at Peace, we want to offer 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 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. June 26- Buffalo Wild Wings
b. July 3, 10, 24, 31- TBD (after June 26 meeting)
c. August 7, 14- TBD (after July 31 meeting)
5. Tuesday Peace Family Night- Starting in July, I would love to spend some time with each of our families this summer, just getting to know you and for you to get to know me. This is a time where we can share our passions and dreams and also a time for us to bond together as Brothers and Sisters in Christ, but 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. So be on the look out for my call or you can sign up for a day and time on our youth bulletin board or just call my office or cell phone to set up a date.
These are the events of this summer! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me on my cell phone or email me at benr@welcometopeace.com
God Bless,
Ben Remmert
Dir. of Youth and Family Ministries
281-468-4686
Peace Lutheran Church Council Report
Council will begin to share the voting decisions with the congregation following each meeting to foster open communications. Council met 6-6-2010 with a full agenda. The following were voted decisions made:
1. Proceed with the landscaping planned for the playground area, not to exceed $1200.00 that was budgeted.
2. Approved two Temple Talks (6/13th and 6/20th) regarding our Synod contribution.
3. Scheduled two fund raisers to help reach the goal of completing the Labyrinth (9/14th and 11/14th).
4. Assigned a Task Force from Council to examine church organization and the election cycle of Council membership.
5. Plan a Congregational Meeting August 1, 2010 to discuss Survey results.
6. Arrange carpet cleaning for all areas, including pew cushions and Communion kneeler cushions after Vacation Bible School and before Rally Day, not to exceed $3,000.00, as budgeted.
PCM - Pasadena Community Ministries
Clothing Ministry
Big thanks to all who supported the Pasadena Community Ministries. This past Tuesday we took in our largest donation ever. Big thanks to the Girl Scout Troop #8133 and also to the Decorative Artists of Texas for their contributions. A special thanks for the much needed children's clothing and to Kelli and Kara Gregory for the donation of Kara's favorite red slippers. For the next month we will continue pushing play clothes for all ages including adults and young children's shoes and underwear. The collection boxes are located under the table in the narthex. They are also in the need of Pasadena and Deer Park school uniforms for fall. Please, if your children have outgrown their uniforms we will be glad to take them in as received. The first Sunday in August will also be "Sunday Undies". We will collect new underwear as well as socks for all ages, especially for school ages children.
Food Ministry
We will continue collecting all types of staple foods with a continued "Big Push' on peanut butter, jelly and cereals. Please place in cabinets located in the hallway between narthex and fellowship hall. We will deliver both clothing and food on July 6th. My van was packed tight and was over half full. Let’s fill it up for the July delivery.
LWR Fair Trade Coffee Project
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. Micah 6:8 calls us, as Christians, to do justice, love, mercy and walk humbly.
The LWR Coffee Project helps Lutherans answer that call by righting the injustices faced by small-scale farmers around the world. 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 today.
Bazaar Team
The Bazaar Team will be meeting for fun and fellowship June 15th at 10:00 a.m. at Lin Peterson’s house (901 Regency, Deer Park). Please plan to join us. Ladies don't forget to bring your containers suitable for baked goods to be sold at the Bazaar. Look for the rolling cart in the Narthex.
July 4th Event Meeting: June 14, 7:00 PM
A meeting to discuss the planned July 4th Event at Peace will be held on Monday, June 14th at 7:00 pm. If you would like to help with this group, please plan to attend. Any questions please contact Kim and George Higgins at (713) 993-6560.
June Lunch Bunch
Parish Life Lunch Bunch invites one and all to the Original Italian Pie Restaurant, 3915 Spencer Highway, Pasadena on June 27th from 11:00am to 1:30ish pm. If you are planning to go, please be sure to sign up on the sheet located on the Parish Life bulletin board in the narthex.
Owen King - Lunch Bunch Coordinator
Vacation Bible School
July 25-29 is VBS time at Peace. Food, fun and fellowship will be enjoyed by all ages. Invite a friend and come enjoy a HIGH SEAS ADVENTURE! Each night starts with a light meal at 6:00 pm and classes begin at 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. We hope to see a record attendance this year. Crew leaders and all types of helpers are needed to make this another successful year. Anyone interested in volunteering can sign up on the VBS bulletin board or contact Jennifer Sanders at 281-993-5793 or Julie Shaw at 281-479-9828. Thanks in advance for your continued support of this program.
50+ Bus Trips
Mark your calendar for upcoming trips:
June 19 - Astros ballgame, tickets-$6.00
July 12 - National Museum of Funeral History (they have added new exhibits since we were there) and lunch at the Potato Patch (which is a treat in itself - they throw rolls, muffins, etc. and you catch)
July 23 – Play: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”, tickets-$6.00
Watch the newsletters for more information. Call Virginia Rodriguez, 281-487-4961 or Judy Speck, 281-470-0407 if you want to join us.
Remember: If you are signed up for a trip and won't be able to go, please call Virginia or Judy and let them know as we have people on waiting lists for our trips that would like to have your spot.
Bazaar News
Each Bazaar year we ask the women of Peace to donate containers suitable for sale and display of baked goods to be sold at our Bazaar. It is time to collect these containers. If you have any of the following items and wish to donate them, please place them on the rolling cart in the narthex.
Plates
Cups & Saucer
Candy Dishes
Tins and Decorative Containers
Please no plastics
We have made and are receiving many beautiful craft items to be sold at our Bazaar. The Bazaar Team is overwhelmed with your response. With your continued support we should have a great Bazaar.
Friday, June 4, 2010
For Sunday, June 6
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
We return to our reading of Luke this Sunday and we begin with the rising of the widow's son. Jesus interrupts the funeral with the power of God to bring life from death. The title of my sermon is "A Funeral Interrupted", and will be about how God is always interrupting our lives with his grace and hope. I will also be challenging us to see ourselves as the interrupters of despair and hopelessness. I hope you enjoy it.
We will also continue with our "Blessing of the Travelers" this Sunday. We will be praying for all those who are traveling this summer and praying for their rest.
This Sunday after the 11:00 service we will have a special reception for David Booher and his new wife, Brenna. We will have a basket for cards and well wishes.
Men's Breakfast Is At 8:00 am this Saturday at Peace.
Fourth of July Church Picnic
This summer the 4th of July falls on a Sunday and we would like to see if there is any interest in attending a 4:30pm-dark event featuring chopped barbecue sandwiches, hot dogs, sides and ice cream. We will also have games for adults and children. We will end the evening by watching the fireworks from the Peace parking lot. We are beginning a sign up this Sunday in the narthex or you can email jgriffin@welcometopeace.com. This is open to all family and friends. We will have a free will offering to cover the costs. Please let us know if you are interested.
We are looking for people to help with the organizing the food and fun. If you are interested, contact Lin Petersen or email Pastor Tart at (pastordavid@welcometopeace.
New Youth and Family Director
Ben is here! We have moved his office with all the other offices. This will make us more accessible to each other and we will not have to heat and cool the section of the building where the old youth director office was. We will have an installation of Ben on Sunday, June 13 at all three services.
See you Sunday!
Pastor Tart
Greetings Brothers and Sisters of Christ!
I cannot thank everyone for their warmest greetings as I began my first week here at Peace Lutheran Church. I am excited to be a part of your ministries as we share our passions and dreams of sharing our Christian faith with our young people and families. Be on the lookout, as this summer we will begin discussing and brainstorming the ministry that we want to conduct with our families and our youth. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me or email me at benr@welcometopeace.com.
God Bless,
Ben Remmert,
Dir. of Youth & Family Ministries
Pasadena Community Ministries
Sunday is our monthly food drive for Pasadena Community Ministries. Your donations of non-perishable food items can be placed in the hallway next to the Fellowship Hall. If course, monetary donations are always accepted. Please make your checks out to Peace Lutheran Church and in the memo section write “PCM”.
For the month of May, the Creative Hands and the Girls Scouts are collecting play clothes, jeans, shorts, etc. for all ages. Pasadena Community Ministries is in desperate need of gently used baby and young children's clothing, as well as disposable diapers. We will deliver the donations tomorrow. Let’s fill up my van.
50+ Bus Trips
Mark your calendar for upcoming trips:
June 19 - Astros ballgame, tickets-$6.00
July 12 - National Museum of Funeral History (they have added new exhibits since we were there) and lunch at the Potato Patch (which is a treat in itself - they throw rolls, muffins, etc. and you catch)
July 23 – Play: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”, tickets-$6.00
Watch the newsletters for more information. Call Virginia Rodriguez, 281-487-4961 or Judy Speck, 281-470-0407 if you want to join us.
Remember: If you are signed up for a trip and won't be able to go, please call Virginia or Judy and let them know as we have people on waiting lists for our trips that would like to have your spot.
Vacation Bible School
July 25-29 is VBS time at Peace. Food, fun and fellowship will be enjoyed by all ages. Invite a friend and come enjoy a HIGH SEAS ADVENTURE! Each night starts with a light meal at 6:00 pm and classes begin at 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. We hope to see a record attendance this year.
Crew leaders and all types of helpers are needed to make this another successful year. Anyone interested in volunteering can sign up on the VBS bulletin board or contact Jennifer Sanders at 281-993-5793 or Julie Shaw at 281-479-9828. Thanks in advance for your continued support of this program.
Donations For Krause Center
The Creative Hands are again actively collecting the travel size toiletries. While on your summer travels please save your unused toiletries. This will go in gift packages for the teens at the Krause Center in Katy. The Krause Center is a Lutheran Social Services facility serving 30 teen girls and 30 teen boys.
Bazaar News
Each Bazaar year we ask the women of Peace to donate containers suitable for sale and display of baked goods to be sold at our Bazaar. It is time to collect these containers. If you have any of the following items and wish to donate them, please place them on the rolling cart in the narthex.
Plates
Cups & Saucer
Candy Dishes
Tins and Decorative Containers
Please no plastics
We have made and are receiving many beautiful craft items to be sold at our Bazaar. The Bazaar Team is overwhelmed with your response. With your continued support we should have a great Bazaar.
Sarah’s House
Please remember to bring your food items for Sarah's House. Sarah's House is a shelter for women and their children in crisis, and they need our help. Please prayerfully consider donating any of the following items:
Non-perishable food items, including canned meats (Tuna, Spam etc)
Non-perishable food items for children
Cleaning Products
Paper Products
Feminine Hygiene Products
Toys for the children
Please place your items in the baskets in the Narthex under the Parish Life Table.
Creative Hands Ministry
We will do 2 pumpkin classes: a day class on June 7th at 9:30 am and a night class on June 8that 6:30 pm. The pumpkins will be for the bazaar. You may take both classes. There will be one pumpkin per person (2 if you attend both the day and night). Everything will be furnished. They will be a different shape to add to your pumpkin patch.
Sign up so we will have a pumpkin and enough supplies reserved for you. A sign up sheet is on the table in the narthex. This will be the only times this class will be offered. ALL AGES ARE WELCOME.
June Lunch Bunch
Parish Life Lunch Bunch invites one and all to the Original Italian Pie Restaurant, 3915 Spencer Highway, Pasadena on June 27th from 11:00am to 1:30ish pm. If you are planning to go, please be sure to sign up on the sheet located on the Parish Life bulletin board in the narthex.
Owen King - Lunch Bunch Coordinator
Congratulations To…
• Our young people who will be graduating this weekend!
• Kenny & Ashley (Guerrero) Sundstrom who were married on May 30th. Ashley’s parents are Blaise & Jane Guerrero.
• Kyle Gregory who received the Citizenship of the Year award from his Kindergarten Class at Teague Elementary. One boy and one girl from each class are chosen. (It’s the surprise award.) He was surprised!
Friday, May 28, 2010
For Trinity Sunday
May 30, 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 is the festival Sunday of the Holy Trinity. The feast day began in response to growing heresy as the church grew in numbers in the 4th century. Church leaders began to see that without some kind of creed that states the foundational beliefs of the faith, the followers of Christ could easily lose their identity. The whole feast day is about staying true to our faith and not letting other religions and philosophies lead us astray.
Traditionally the church recites the Athanasian Creed on this Sunday, though few, including us, do. I share it with you here so that you can read it. The creed is very, shall we say, deep, but it offers us guidance on understanding how the trinity works in our lives.
Athanasian Creed
Whoever wants to be saved should above all cling to the catholic faith.
Whoever does not guard it whole and inviolable will doubtless perish eternally.
Now this is the catholic faith: We worship one God in trinity and the Trinity in unity, neither confusing the persons nor dividing the divine being.
For the Father is one person, the Son is another, and the Spirit is still another.
But the deity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is one, equal in glory, coeternal in majesty.
What the Father is, the Son is, and so is the Holy Spirit.
Uncreated is the Father; uncreated is the Son; uncreated is the Spirit.
The Father is infinite; the Son is infinite; the Holy Spirit is infinite.
Eternal is the Father; eternal is the Son; eternal is the Spirit: And yet there are not three eternal beings, but one who is eternal; as there are not three uncreated and unlimited beings, but one who is uncreated and unlimited.
Almighty is the Father; almighty is the Son; almighty is the Spirit: And yet there are not three almighty beings, but one who is almighty.
Thus the Father is God; the Son is God; the Holy Spirit is God: And yet there are not three gods, but one God.
Thus the Father is Lord; the Son is Lord; the Holy Spirit is Lord: And yet there are not three lords, but one Lord.
As Christian truth compels us to acknowledge each distinct person as God and Lord, so catholic religion forbids us to say that there are three gods or lords.
The Father was neither made nor created nor begotten; the Son was neither made nor created, but was alone begotten of the Father; the Spirit was neither made nor created, but is proceeding from the Father and the Son.
Thus there is one Father, not three fathers; one Son, not three sons; one Holy Spirit, not three spirits.
And in this Trinity, no one is before or after, greater or less than the other; but all three persons are in themselves, coeternal and coequal; and so we must worship the Trinity in unity and the one God in three persons.
Whoever wants to be saved should think thus about the Trinity.
It is necessary for eternal salvation that one also faithfully believe that our Lord Jesus Christ became flesh.
For this is the true faith that we believe and confess: That our Lord Jesus Christ, God's Son, is both God and man.
He is God, begotten before all worlds from the being of the Father, and he is man, born in the world from the being of his mother -- existing fully as God, and fully as man with a rational soul and a human body; equal to the Father in divinity, subordinate to the Father in humanity.
Although he is God and man, he is not divided, but is one Christ.
He is united because God has taken humanity into himself; he does not transform deity into humanity.
He is completely one in the unity of his person, without confusing his natures.
For as the rational soul and body are one person, so the one Christ is God and man.
He suffered death for our salvation. He descended into hell and rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
At his coming all people shall rise bodily to give an account of their own deeds.
Those who have done good will enter eternal life, those who have done evil will enter eternal fire.
This is the catholic faith.
One cannot be saved without believing this firmly and faithfully.
Text prepared by the International Consultation on English Texts (ICET) and the English Language Liturgical Consultation (ELLC). Reproduced by permission.
The title of my sermon is "A Deeper Truth" and will be about how the Holy Spirit leads us always backward to the truth of God's revelation in Christ. When we struggle in life and deal with all of life's dramas, we have this trust that the Spirit is guiding us not away from the truth of Christ, but to a deeper understanding of God's grace for us and others. I hope that you will enjoy it.
This Sunday, Zachary Thomas Mendoza will be baptized at the 11:00 service. Zachary is the son of Ray & Stephanie Mendoza. We will also be celebrating the adult confirmation of Sam and Cindy Smith and Ray Mendoza. Dorothy Smith and Stephanie Mendoza will be affirming their baptisms. This will happen at the 11:00 service.
We will also be starting some liturgical changes this Sunday.
8:30: "Now the Feast and Celebration" service. We learned this one last year with many positive comments
9:45: Setting 3. This service is from the Lutheran Book of Worship and known well by the congregation
11:00: Setting 8 from ELW. This is a new liturgy for us to learn. We think you will really enjoy its upbeat music.
Finally we will, for the next 2 Sundays, do our annual "Blessing of the Travelers". This blessing is for all those who will be going on trips this summer. In the narthex there is a large map of the United States and pins to mark the different places members and friends of our community are traveling.
Midweek Bible Study, "Respecting Our Neighbor's Faith"
We will taking a summer break and be restarting in mid August.
Wedding Invitation
Kimberly Rohm and George Higgins want to invite the congregation to their wedding on Saturday May 29 at 3:00 pm at Peace. Reception will follow in the fellowship hall.
Fourth of July Church Picnic
This summer the 4th of July falls on a Sunday and we would like to see if there is any interest in attending a 5pm-dark event featuring chopped barbecue sandwiches, hot dogs, sides and ice cream. We will also have games for adults and children. We will end the evening by watching the fireworks from the Peace parking lot. We are beginning a sign up this Sunday in the narthex or you can email jgriffin@welcometopeace.com. This is open to all family and friends. We will have a free will offering to cover the costs. Please let us know if you are interested.
New Youth And Family Director
Ben Remmert will begin on June 1. We are all excited about his arrival and ministry.
Pastoral Care Notes
George and Kim who will be married on Saturday
Ashley Guerrero and Kenny Sundstrom who will be married on Sunday. Ashley is the daughter of Blaise and Jane Guerrero.
Jason Elliott continues his treatment for cancer.
Dale Taggert continues his treatment for cancer
Notes From The Treasurer
We thank everyone for their financial support for our mission and ministry! Without your generosity, we can not do what God is calling us to do.
General Operating Fund deposits for May 2nd through May 16th.
5-2-10 $13,266.50
5-9-10 $7,481.40
5-16-10 $9,889.50
The above amount for May 2nd includes 2 Simply Givings. The above amount for May 16th includes 2 Simply Givings.
To meet our budgeted income, we need $10,673 a week. For the three weeks in May, we have a total of $30,637.40 actual income. Our estimated income for this time period is $32,019. We are under our budgeted income by $1,381.60 for the third week in May.
Designated deposits for January 3rd through May 16th:
Adult Education $30
Building Maintenance $200
Building Rental Fee $50
Fair Trade Coffee $289
Good Samaritan $128
Habitat for Humanity $1340
Haiti Relief Fund $1,390
Labyrinth $250
Loose Offering $3,956.08
Lutherhill Camp Registration $170
Memorial Fund $5,131
Pasadena Community Ministries $2,342.34
Pasadena Faith in Action $130
Pony Express $580
Sheet Music $220
Souper Bowl $454.70
Sunday School $186.03
Telephone Refund $174.40
TX/La Gulf Coast Synod $2,400
Wedding Deposit $550
World Hunger $70
Youth Expense/Confirmation $384.67
Youth Mission Trip $30
See you Sunday!
Pastor Tart
Vacation Bible School
July 25-29 is VBS time at Peace. Food, fun and fellowship will be enjoyed by all ages. Invite a friend and come enjoy a HIGH SEAS ADVENTURE! Each night starts with a light meal at 6:00 pm and classes begin at 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. We hope to see a record attendance this year.
Crew leaders and all types of helpers are needed to make this another successful year. Anyone interested in volunteering can sign up on the VBS bulletin board or contact Jennifer Sanders at 281-993-5793 or Julie Shaw at 281-479-9828. Thanks in advance for your continued support of this program.
50+ Bus Trips
Mark your calendar for upcoming trips:
June 8 - Stark Museum, Orange, TX.
We will leave at 8:00am. Cost: $2.00 +Lunch +Program donation ($3.00) then to Beaumont to St. Anthony Cathedral (Free) if we have time.
June 19 - Astros ballgame, tickets-$6.00
July 12 - National Museum of Funeral History (they have added new exhibits since we were there) and lunch at the Potato Patch (which is a treat in itself - they throw rolls, muffins, etc. and you catch)
July 23 – Play: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”, tickets-$6.00
Watch the newsletters for more information. Call Virginia, 281-487-4961 or Judy, 281-470-0407 if you want to join us.
Remember: If you are signed up for a trip and won't be able to go, please call Virginia or Judy and let them know as we have people on waiting lists for our trips that would like to have your spot.
Bazaar Team
The Bazaar Team will be meeting Tuesday June 1st and the 15th at 10:00 am for crafts, fun and fellowship. Please plan to join us. Hope to see you there.
Sarah’s House
The Women's Board has voted to minister to an organization called Sarah's House. Sarah's House is a shelter for women in crisis and their children, and is located at 2210 Wichita, Pasadena, TX 77502. These women have lost their jobs and can't afford housing. Many have been sleeping in their cars. Please consider making a donation of any of the following items.
Non-perishable food items
Non-perishable food items for children
Cleaning products
Paper products
Feminine Hygiene products
Toys
Look for a box in the Narthex marked for Sarah's House for your donations.
Creative Hands Ministry
We will do 2 pumpkin classes: a day class on June 7th at 9:30 am and a night class on June 8th at 6:30 pm. The pumpkins will be for the bazaar. You may take both classes. There will be one pumpkin per person (2 if you attend both the day and night). Everything will be furnished. The fall pumpkins were one of our popular items at the last bazaar. They will be a different shape to add to your pumpkin patch.
Sign up so we will have a pumpkin and enough supplies reserved for you. A sign up sheet is on the table in the narthex. This will be the only times this class will be offered. ALL AGES ARE WELCOME.
Note: the above meeting times and days are off our regular schedule and due to the summer vacations will be the only meetings times we will have for June.
Please continue to save your used inks and toners. We used the vouchers for our paper products and various supplies for carding classes
Brotherhood Breakfast
All men of the congregation and guests are invited to join us on Saturday, June 5th at 8:00 am in the Fellowship Hall for our monthly breakfast and meeting. (Note the time change.) We hope that you will consider joining us for good fellowship and food. Any questions call Weldon Wilkerson or Art Wiederhold. We will not meet in July because of the holiday weekend.
June Lunch Bunch
Parish Life Lunch Bunch invites one and all to the Original Italian Pie Restaurant, 3915 Spencer Highway, Pasadena on June 27th from 11:00am to 1:30ish pm. If you are planning to go, please be sure to sign up on the sheet located on the Parish Life bulletin board in the narthex.
Owen King - Lunch Bunch Coordinator
Habitat for Humanity
As of the end of May the Habitat for Humanity house in Pasadena is progressing nicely. Peace Lutheran has sent 7 volunteers to help with the build on the weekends of May 1 and May 8. They helped with installation of Hurricane clips and the application of exterior sheath. Peace volunteers who have worked are Larry Fiedler, Dan and Nancy Ward, Carolyn Jones, Cindy Fitch, Steve Cumbie, and Ted Brenneman. The next scheduled day for Peace volunteers to work is May 29 when 6 workers are needed. I will be phoning to recruit workers. The weekend of May 15 Jany Reeves stepped up at the last minute to head providing lunch for the workers. The work day turned out to be a rainout so the lunch is on hold. Thanks to all who have worked.
Ted Brenneman
Peace Lutheran Habitat Champion.
Have a fun and safe Memorial Day weekend!
May 30, 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 is the festival Sunday of the Holy Trinity. The feast day began in response to growing heresy as the church grew in numbers in the 4th century. Church leaders began to see that without some kind of creed that states the foundational beliefs of the faith, the followers of Christ could easily lose their identity. The whole feast day is about staying true to our faith and not letting other religions and philosophies lead us astray.
Traditionally the church recites the Athanasian Creed on this Sunday, though few, including us, do. I share it with you here so that you can read it. The creed is very, shall we say, deep, but it offers us guidance on understanding how the trinity works in our lives.
Athanasian Creed
Whoever wants to be saved should above all cling to the catholic faith.
Whoever does not guard it whole and inviolable will doubtless perish eternally.
Now this is the catholic faith: We worship one God in trinity and the Trinity in unity, neither confusing the persons nor dividing the divine being.
For the Father is one person, the Son is another, and the Spirit is still another.
But the deity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is one, equal in glory, coeternal in majesty.
What the Father is, the Son is, and so is the Holy Spirit.
Uncreated is the Father; uncreated is the Son; uncreated is the Spirit.
The Father is infinite; the Son is infinite; the Holy Spirit is infinite.
Eternal is the Father; eternal is the Son; eternal is the Spirit: And yet there are not three eternal beings, but one who is eternal; as there are not three uncreated and unlimited beings, but one who is uncreated and unlimited.
Almighty is the Father; almighty is the Son; almighty is the Spirit: And yet there are not three almighty beings, but one who is almighty.
Thus the Father is God; the Son is God; the Holy Spirit is God: And yet there are not three gods, but one God.
Thus the Father is Lord; the Son is Lord; the Holy Spirit is Lord: And yet there are not three lords, but one Lord.
As Christian truth compels us to acknowledge each distinct person as God and Lord, so catholic religion forbids us to say that there are three gods or lords.
The Father was neither made nor created nor begotten; the Son was neither made nor created, but was alone begotten of the Father; the Spirit was neither made nor created, but is proceeding from the Father and the Son.
Thus there is one Father, not three fathers; one Son, not three sons; one Holy Spirit, not three spirits.
And in this Trinity, no one is before or after, greater or less than the other; but all three persons are in themselves, coeternal and coequal; and so we must worship the Trinity in unity and the one God in three persons.
Whoever wants to be saved should think thus about the Trinity.
It is necessary for eternal salvation that one also faithfully believe that our Lord Jesus Christ became flesh.
For this is the true faith that we believe and confess: That our Lord Jesus Christ, God's Son, is both God and man.
He is God, begotten before all worlds from the being of the Father, and he is man, born in the world from the being of his mother -- existing fully as God, and fully as man with a rational soul and a human body; equal to the Father in divinity, subordinate to the Father in humanity.
Although he is God and man, he is not divided, but is one Christ.
He is united because God has taken humanity into himself; he does not transform deity into humanity.
He is completely one in the unity of his person, without confusing his natures.
For as the rational soul and body are one person, so the one Christ is God and man.
He suffered death for our salvation. He descended into hell and rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
At his coming all people shall rise bodily to give an account of their own deeds.
Those who have done good will enter eternal life, those who have done evil will enter eternal fire.
This is the catholic faith.
One cannot be saved without believing this firmly and faithfully.
Text prepared by the International Consultation on English Texts (ICET) and the English Language Liturgical Consultation (ELLC). Reproduced by permission.
The title of my sermon is "A Deeper Truth" and will be about how the Holy Spirit leads us always backward to the truth of God's revelation in Christ. When we struggle in life and deal with all of life's dramas, we have this trust that the Spirit is guiding us not away from the truth of Christ, but to a deeper understanding of God's grace for us and others. I hope that you will enjoy it.
This Sunday, Zachary Thomas Mendoza will be baptized at the 11:00 service. Zachary is the son of Ray & Stephanie Mendoza. We will also be celebrating the adult confirmation of Sam and Cindy Smith and Ray Mendoza. Dorothy Smith and Stephanie Mendoza will be affirming their baptisms. This will happen at the 11:00 service.
We will also be starting some liturgical changes this Sunday.
8:30: "Now the Feast and Celebration" service. We learned this one last year with many positive comments
9:45: Setting 3. This service is from the Lutheran Book of Worship and known well by the congregation
11:00: Setting 8 from ELW. This is a new liturgy for us to learn. We think you will really enjoy its upbeat music.
Finally we will, for the next 2 Sundays, do our annual "Blessing of the Travelers". This blessing is for all those who will be going on trips this summer. In the narthex there is a large map of the United States and pins to mark the different places members and friends of our community are traveling.
Midweek Bible Study, "Respecting Our Neighbor's Faith"
We will taking a summer break and be restarting in mid August.
Wedding Invitation
Kimberly Rohm and George Higgins want to invite the congregation to their wedding on Saturday May 29 at 3:00 pm at Peace. Reception will follow in the fellowship hall.
Fourth of July Church Picnic
This summer the 4th of July falls on a Sunday and we would like to see if there is any interest in attending a 5pm-dark event featuring chopped barbecue sandwiches, hot dogs, sides and ice cream. We will also have games for adults and children. We will end the evening by watching the fireworks from the Peace parking lot. We are beginning a sign up this Sunday in the narthex or you can email jgriffin@welcometopeace.com. This is open to all family and friends. We will have a free will offering to cover the costs. Please let us know if you are interested.
New Youth And Family Director
Ben Remmert will begin on June 1. We are all excited about his arrival and ministry.
Pastoral Care Notes
George and Kim who will be married on Saturday
Ashley Guerrero and Kenny Sundstrom who will be married on Sunday. Ashley is the daughter of Blaise and Jane Guerrero.
Jason Elliott continues his treatment for cancer.
Dale Taggert continues his treatment for cancer
Notes From The Treasurer
We thank everyone for their financial support for our mission and ministry! Without your generosity, we can not do what God is calling us to do.
General Operating Fund deposits for May 2nd through May 16th.
5-2-10 $13,266.50
5-9-10 $7,481.40
5-16-10 $9,889.50
The above amount for May 2nd includes 2 Simply Givings. The above amount for May 16th includes 2 Simply Givings.
To meet our budgeted income, we need $10,673 a week. For the three weeks in May, we have a total of $30,637.40 actual income. Our estimated income for this time period is $32,019. We are under our budgeted income by $1,381.60 for the third week in May.
Designated deposits for January 3rd through May 16th:
Adult Education $30
Building Maintenance $200
Building Rental Fee $50
Fair Trade Coffee $289
Good Samaritan $128
Habitat for Humanity $1340
Haiti Relief Fund $1,390
Labyrinth $250
Loose Offering $3,956.08
Lutherhill Camp Registration $170
Memorial Fund $5,131
Pasadena Community Ministries $2,342.34
Pasadena Faith in Action $130
Pony Express $580
Sheet Music $220
Souper Bowl $454.70
Sunday School $186.03
Telephone Refund $174.40
TX/La Gulf Coast Synod $2,400
Wedding Deposit $550
World Hunger $70
Youth Expense/Confirmation $384.67
Youth Mission Trip $30
See you Sunday!
Pastor Tart
Vacation Bible School
July 25-29 is VBS time at Peace. Food, fun and fellowship will be enjoyed by all ages. Invite a friend and come enjoy a HIGH SEAS ADVENTURE! Each night starts with a light meal at 6:00 pm and classes begin at 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. We hope to see a record attendance this year.
Crew leaders and all types of helpers are needed to make this another successful year. Anyone interested in volunteering can sign up on the VBS bulletin board or contact Jennifer Sanders at 281-993-5793 or Julie Shaw at 281-479-9828. Thanks in advance for your continued support of this program.
50+ Bus Trips
Mark your calendar for upcoming trips:
June 8 - Stark Museum, Orange, TX.
We will leave at 8:00am. Cost: $2.00 +Lunch +Program donation ($3.00) then to Beaumont to St. Anthony Cathedral (Free) if we have time.
June 19 - Astros ballgame, tickets-$6.00
July 12 - National Museum of Funeral History (they have added new exhibits since we were there) and lunch at the Potato Patch (which is a treat in itself - they throw rolls, muffins, etc. and you catch)
July 23 – Play: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”, tickets-$6.00
Watch the newsletters for more information. Call Virginia, 281-487-4961 or Judy, 281-470-0407 if you want to join us.
Remember: If you are signed up for a trip and won't be able to go, please call Virginia or Judy and let them know as we have people on waiting lists for our trips that would like to have your spot.
Bazaar Team
The Bazaar Team will be meeting Tuesday June 1st and the 15th at 10:00 am for crafts, fun and fellowship. Please plan to join us. Hope to see you there.
Sarah’s House
The Women's Board has voted to minister to an organization called Sarah's House. Sarah's House is a shelter for women in crisis and their children, and is located at 2210 Wichita, Pasadena, TX 77502. These women have lost their jobs and can't afford housing. Many have been sleeping in their cars. Please consider making a donation of any of the following items.
Non-perishable food items
Non-perishable food items for children
Cleaning products
Paper products
Feminine Hygiene products
Toys
Look for a box in the Narthex marked for Sarah's House for your donations.
Creative Hands Ministry
We will do 2 pumpkin classes: a day class on June 7th at 9:30 am and a night class on June 8th at 6:30 pm. The pumpkins will be for the bazaar. You may take both classes. There will be one pumpkin per person (2 if you attend both the day and night). Everything will be furnished. The fall pumpkins were one of our popular items at the last bazaar. They will be a different shape to add to your pumpkin patch.
Sign up so we will have a pumpkin and enough supplies reserved for you. A sign up sheet is on the table in the narthex. This will be the only times this class will be offered. ALL AGES ARE WELCOME.
Note: the above meeting times and days are off our regular schedule and due to the summer vacations will be the only meetings times we will have for June.
Please continue to save your used inks and toners. We used the vouchers for our paper products and various supplies for carding classes
Brotherhood Breakfast
All men of the congregation and guests are invited to join us on Saturday, June 5th at 8:00 am in the Fellowship Hall for our monthly breakfast and meeting. (Note the time change.) We hope that you will consider joining us for good fellowship and food. Any questions call Weldon Wilkerson or Art Wiederhold. We will not meet in July because of the holiday weekend.
June Lunch Bunch
Parish Life Lunch Bunch invites one and all to the Original Italian Pie Restaurant, 3915 Spencer Highway, Pasadena on June 27th from 11:00am to 1:30ish pm. If you are planning to go, please be sure to sign up on the sheet located on the Parish Life bulletin board in the narthex.
Owen King - Lunch Bunch Coordinator
Habitat for Humanity
As of the end of May the Habitat for Humanity house in Pasadena is progressing nicely. Peace Lutheran has sent 7 volunteers to help with the build on the weekends of May 1 and May 8. They helped with installation of Hurricane clips and the application of exterior sheath. Peace volunteers who have worked are Larry Fiedler, Dan and Nancy Ward, Carolyn Jones, Cindy Fitch, Steve Cumbie, and Ted Brenneman. The next scheduled day for Peace volunteers to work is May 29 when 6 workers are needed. I will be phoning to recruit workers. The weekend of May 15 Jany Reeves stepped up at the last minute to head providing lunch for the workers. The work day turned out to be a rainout so the lunch is on hold. Thanks to all who have worked.
Ted Brenneman
Peace Lutheran Habitat Champion.
Have a fun and safe Memorial Day weekend!
Friday, May 21, 2010
FOR PENTECOST SUNDAY
WEEK OF MAY 23, 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 is the festival Sunday of Pentecost and we encourage everyone to wear red. The red symbolizes the fire of the Spirit that descended on the disciples to empower them to spread the news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to carry this Gospel to the world.
We will also be confirming 9 of our young people at the 11:00 service: Christopher “Andy” Canales, Elizabeth Craft, Sky Davis, Nichole Glazener, Chase Glowka, Austin Hagemeister, Jada Knott, Jessica Rydlund and Kyle Ural. We will be praying for the Spirit to guide and empower them. We will have a special slideshow presentation celebrating each one.
The title of my sermon is "Let Not Your Hearts Be Afraid".
Midweek Bible Study, "Respecting Our Neighbor's Faith"
We will have our last class before breaking for the summer this next week. We will resume in late August with the same study.
Worship Liturgy Changes Beginning May 30
8:30 "Now the Feast and Celebration" service. We learned this one last year with many positive comments
9:45: Setting 3. This service is from the Lutheran Book of Worship and known well by the congregation
11:00: Setting 8 from ELW. This is a new liturgy for us to learn. We think you will really enjoy its upbeat music.
The purpose of these changes is to keep our worship fresh and to honor all the different tastes for music and liturgy in our community. I remind everyone of the ethic of love that calls us to not just think of worship as something that pleases ourselves, but our neighbor. Besides Lutheran worship centers on the bath of our baptism, the welcome of all to the table of Christ and the word of God spoken and proclaimed. Music and liturgy are the means of Grace.
Wedding Invitation
Kimberly Rhone and George Higgins invite the congregation to their wedding on Saturday May 29 at 3:00pm at Peace.
Fourth of July Church Picnic
This summer the 4th of July falls on a Sunday. An idea is floating around to have a church picnic that afternoon that will end with watching the fireworks from the Peace parking lot and second floor of our education building. The picnic would have hotdogs and hamburgers, horseshoes, washers, board games, water-slides for children, and other entertainment. All the idea needs is leadership. If you would like to join someone in helping to organize and publicize this event contact the church office or email me (pastordavid@welcometopeace.com).
Pastoral Care Notes
Dale Taggart: Southeast Memorial Hermann
Jason Elliott continues his treatment for cancer
Notes from the Treasurer
We thank everyone for their financial support for our mission and ministry! Without our generosity, we can not do what God is calling us to do.
General Operating Fund deposits for May 2nd through May 9th.
5-2-10 $13,266.50
5-9-10 $7,481.40
The above amount for May 2nd includes 2 Simply Givings.
To meet our budgeted income, we need $10,673 a week. For the two weeks in May, we have a total of $20,747.90 actual income. Our estimated in come for this time period is $21,346. We are under our budgeted income by $598.10 for the two weeks in May.
Designated deposits for January 3rd through May 9th.
Adult Education $30
Building Maintenance $200
Building Rental Fee $50
Fair Trade Coffee $289
Good Samaritan $128
Habitat for Humanity $1340
Haiti Relief Fund $1,390
Labyrinth $250
Loose Offering $3,620.08
Lutherhill Camp Registration $170
Memorial Fund $4,996
Pasadena Community Ministries $2,342.34
Pasadena Faith in Action $130
Pony Express $580
Sheet Music $220
Souper Bowl $454.70
Sunday School $171.64
Telephone Refund $174.40
TX/La Gulf Coast Synod $2,400
Wedding Deposit $550
World Hunger $70
Youth Expense/Confirmation $368.42
Youth Mission Trip $30
See you Sunday!
Pastor Tart
Help Needed
We are in need of more volunteers to prepare communion on Sunday mornings at all three services. If you are interested please contact Monica Clark at (281) 991-7151. Training is available.
May Clothing Drive for PCM
For the month of May, the Creative Hands and the Girls Scouts are collecting play clothes, jeans, shorts, etc. for all ages. Pasadena Community Ministries is in desperate need of gently used baby and young children's clothing, as well as disposable diapers. Please fold and put these in the boxes under the table in the narthex. Please, no hangers as we are limited on space. We will deliver on June 7th. Let’s fill my van up!
Jany Reeves
Newsletter Articles Due
Articles for the June issue of The Messenger are due in the church office tomorrow. You can email your article to Judy Griffin at jgriffin@welcometopeace.com or place them in her mail box.
Peace Lutheran Prayer Group
Prayer is a very important part of our ministry here at Peace. On Tuesday nights at 7:00 pm, a group of our members gets together to pray for all those in need, and we would love to have you join us. If you are interested, please call Geri Warren at (281) 479-3875.
Senior Citizens’ Day
The next Senior Citizens Day is Wednesday, May 26th from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. If you like to play cards, Mexican Train dominoes and “42” or Skip-Bo, bring a potluck dish to share and a friend and join us!
Vacation Bible School
Save the date. July 25-29 is VBS time at Peace! Join us for a HIGH SEAS ADVENTURE with fellowship, food and fun for all while we learn of the many gifts God has provided for us. Teachers, crew leaders and all types of helpers will be needed to make this another successful year. We would also like to have at least two adult classes available and need volunteer teachers for this also. Anyone interested should look for the sign up sheets or contact Jennifer Sanders at 281-993-5793 or Julie Shaw at 281-479-9828. Planning meetings will begin soon.
Reception For David And Brenna
David & Brenna (soon to be) Booher will be married on June 5th. We invite you to come celebrate with them as they start their new life together. A reception will be held in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday, June 6th, at 1:00 pm. Light refreshments will be served.
50+ Bus Trips
Mark your calendar for upcoming trips:
June 8 - Stark Museum, Orange, TX.
We will leave at 8:00am. Cost: $2.00 +Lunch +Program donation ($3.00) then to Beaumont to St. Anthony Cathedral (Free) if we have time.
June 19 - Astros ballgame, tickets-$6.00
July 12 - National Museum of Funeral History (they have added new exhibits since we were there) and lunch at the Potato Patch (which is a treat in itself - they throw rolls, muffins, etc. and you catch)
July 23 – Play: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”, tickets-$6.00
Watch the newsletters for more information. Call Virginia, 281-487-4961 or Judy, 281-470-0407 if you want to join us.
Remember: If you are signed up for a trip and won't be able to go, please call Virginia or Judy and let them know as we have people on waiting lists for our trips that would like to have your spot.
Sarah’s House
The Women's Board has voted to minister to an organization called Sarah's House. Sarah's House is a shelter for women in crisis and their children, and are located at 2210 Wichita, Pasadena, TX 77502. These women have lost their jobs and can't afford housing. Many have been sleeping in their cars. Please consider making a donation of any of the following items.
Non-perishable food items
Non-perishable food item for children
Cleaning products
Paper products
Feminine Hygiene products
Toys
Look for a box in the Narthex marked for Sarah's House for your donations.
Hurricane Preparation
With the start of the 2010 hurricane season just a few weeks away and many hurricane season forecasters already predicting that this year’s storm season will be an active one, local emergency management officials are encouraging residents to begin to prepare.
To help them do exactly that, and to answer questions about preparations for any other emergency situation, the City of Pasadena, together with the Southeast Regional Local Emergency Planning Committee, will host a Community Safety Fair & Hurricane Workshop on Saturday, May 22 at the Pasadena Convention Center.
The free event, which will be held from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., will feature a special presentation about the hurricane season and how to prepare for it by Tim Heller, Chief Meteorologist for KTRK ABC-13. But the fair will also give residents tools and information about many other safety issues that are relevant year-round. There will be information on things like fire safety, crime prevention, swimming pool safety, child internet safety, sheltering in place and chemical release safety.
And although the goal of the event is to give the community some essential information to help in a variety of different crisis situations, the fair will not feel formal or overly educational; in fact, it was designed to be a day of fun for the whole family. As they mingle among the health and safety booths, guests can also enjoy free hot dogs and soft drinks, while supplies last. There will also be door prizes throughout the day and displays of fire trucks and other emergency equipment, including a JAWS of Life demonstration.
Everyone in the community is invited and encouraged to attend the event, which Pasadena’s deputy emergency management coordinator Jim McCrone said will help people learn how to prepare themselves, as well as their families and their property, for a number of different situations.
He compared emergency preparedness to car insurance, saying, “You hope for the best, and odds are slim that you’ll have to use it often. But if you do, you don’t want to be caught off-guard.”
Admission to the Community Safety Fair & Hurricane Workshop is free. The Pasadena Convention Center is located at 7902 Fairmont Parkway. For more information, contact (713) 475-5588
WEEK OF MAY 23, 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 is the festival Sunday of Pentecost and we encourage everyone to wear red. The red symbolizes the fire of the Spirit that descended on the disciples to empower them to spread the news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to carry this Gospel to the world.
We will also be confirming 9 of our young people at the 11:00 service: Christopher “Andy” Canales, Elizabeth Craft, Sky Davis, Nichole Glazener, Chase Glowka, Austin Hagemeister, Jada Knott, Jessica Rydlund and Kyle Ural. We will be praying for the Spirit to guide and empower them. We will have a special slideshow presentation celebrating each one.
The title of my sermon is "Let Not Your Hearts Be Afraid".
Midweek Bible Study, "Respecting Our Neighbor's Faith"
We will have our last class before breaking for the summer this next week. We will resume in late August with the same study.
Worship Liturgy Changes Beginning May 30
8:30 "Now the Feast and Celebration" service. We learned this one last year with many positive comments
9:45: Setting 3. This service is from the Lutheran Book of Worship and known well by the congregation
11:00: Setting 8 from ELW. This is a new liturgy for us to learn. We think you will really enjoy its upbeat music.
The purpose of these changes is to keep our worship fresh and to honor all the different tastes for music and liturgy in our community. I remind everyone of the ethic of love that calls us to not just think of worship as something that pleases ourselves, but our neighbor. Besides Lutheran worship centers on the bath of our baptism, the welcome of all to the table of Christ and the word of God spoken and proclaimed. Music and liturgy are the means of Grace.
Wedding Invitation
Kimberly Rhone and George Higgins invite the congregation to their wedding on Saturday May 29 at 3:00pm at Peace.
Fourth of July Church Picnic
This summer the 4th of July falls on a Sunday. An idea is floating around to have a church picnic that afternoon that will end with watching the fireworks from the Peace parking lot and second floor of our education building. The picnic would have hotdogs and hamburgers, horseshoes, washers, board games, water-slides for children, and other entertainment. All the idea needs is leadership. If you would like to join someone in helping to organize and publicize this event contact the church office or email me (pastordavid@welcometopeace.com).
Pastoral Care Notes
Dale Taggart: Southeast Memorial Hermann
Jason Elliott continues his treatment for cancer
Notes from the Treasurer
We thank everyone for their financial support for our mission and ministry! Without our generosity, we can not do what God is calling us to do.
General Operating Fund deposits for May 2nd through May 9th.
5-2-10 $13,266.50
5-9-10 $7,481.40
The above amount for May 2nd includes 2 Simply Givings.
To meet our budgeted income, we need $10,673 a week. For the two weeks in May, we have a total of $20,747.90 actual income. Our estimated in come for this time period is $21,346. We are under our budgeted income by $598.10 for the two weeks in May.
Designated deposits for January 3rd through May 9th.
Adult Education $30
Building Maintenance $200
Building Rental Fee $50
Fair Trade Coffee $289
Good Samaritan $128
Habitat for Humanity $1340
Haiti Relief Fund $1,390
Labyrinth $250
Loose Offering $3,620.08
Lutherhill Camp Registration $170
Memorial Fund $4,996
Pasadena Community Ministries $2,342.34
Pasadena Faith in Action $130
Pony Express $580
Sheet Music $220
Souper Bowl $454.70
Sunday School $171.64
Telephone Refund $174.40
TX/La Gulf Coast Synod $2,400
Wedding Deposit $550
World Hunger $70
Youth Expense/Confirmation $368.42
Youth Mission Trip $30
See you Sunday!
Pastor Tart
Help Needed
We are in need of more volunteers to prepare communion on Sunday mornings at all three services. If you are interested please contact Monica Clark at (281) 991-7151. Training is available.
May Clothing Drive for PCM
For the month of May, the Creative Hands and the Girls Scouts are collecting play clothes, jeans, shorts, etc. for all ages. Pasadena Community Ministries is in desperate need of gently used baby and young children's clothing, as well as disposable diapers. Please fold and put these in the boxes under the table in the narthex. Please, no hangers as we are limited on space. We will deliver on June 7th. Let’s fill my van up!
Jany Reeves
Newsletter Articles Due
Articles for the June issue of The Messenger are due in the church office tomorrow. You can email your article to Judy Griffin at jgriffin@welcometopeace.com or place them in her mail box.
Peace Lutheran Prayer Group
Prayer is a very important part of our ministry here at Peace. On Tuesday nights at 7:00 pm, a group of our members gets together to pray for all those in need, and we would love to have you join us. If you are interested, please call Geri Warren at (281) 479-3875.
Senior Citizens’ Day
The next Senior Citizens Day is Wednesday, May 26th from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. If you like to play cards, Mexican Train dominoes and “42” or Skip-Bo, bring a potluck dish to share and a friend and join us!
Vacation Bible School
Save the date. July 25-29 is VBS time at Peace! Join us for a HIGH SEAS ADVENTURE with fellowship, food and fun for all while we learn of the many gifts God has provided for us. Teachers, crew leaders and all types of helpers will be needed to make this another successful year. We would also like to have at least two adult classes available and need volunteer teachers for this also. Anyone interested should look for the sign up sheets or contact Jennifer Sanders at 281-993-5793 or Julie Shaw at 281-479-9828. Planning meetings will begin soon.
Reception For David And Brenna
David & Brenna (soon to be) Booher will be married on June 5th. We invite you to come celebrate with them as they start their new life together. A reception will be held in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday, June 6th, at 1:00 pm. Light refreshments will be served.
50+ Bus Trips
Mark your calendar for upcoming trips:
June 8 - Stark Museum, Orange, TX.
We will leave at 8:00am. Cost: $2.00 +Lunch +Program donation ($3.00) then to Beaumont to St. Anthony Cathedral (Free) if we have time.
June 19 - Astros ballgame, tickets-$6.00
July 12 - National Museum of Funeral History (they have added new exhibits since we were there) and lunch at the Potato Patch (which is a treat in itself - they throw rolls, muffins, etc. and you catch)
July 23 – Play: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”, tickets-$6.00
Watch the newsletters for more information. Call Virginia, 281-487-4961 or Judy, 281-470-0407 if you want to join us.
Remember: If you are signed up for a trip and won't be able to go, please call Virginia or Judy and let them know as we have people on waiting lists for our trips that would like to have your spot.
Sarah’s House
The Women's Board has voted to minister to an organization called Sarah's House. Sarah's House is a shelter for women in crisis and their children, and are located at 2210 Wichita, Pasadena, TX 77502. These women have lost their jobs and can't afford housing. Many have been sleeping in their cars. Please consider making a donation of any of the following items.
Non-perishable food items
Non-perishable food item for children
Cleaning products
Paper products
Feminine Hygiene products
Toys
Look for a box in the Narthex marked for Sarah's House for your donations.
Hurricane Preparation
With the start of the 2010 hurricane season just a few weeks away and many hurricane season forecasters already predicting that this year’s storm season will be an active one, local emergency management officials are encouraging residents to begin to prepare.
To help them do exactly that, and to answer questions about preparations for any other emergency situation, the City of Pasadena, together with the Southeast Regional Local Emergency Planning Committee, will host a Community Safety Fair & Hurricane Workshop on Saturday, May 22 at the Pasadena Convention Center.
The free event, which will be held from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., will feature a special presentation about the hurricane season and how to prepare for it by Tim Heller, Chief Meteorologist for KTRK ABC-13. But the fair will also give residents tools and information about many other safety issues that are relevant year-round. There will be information on things like fire safety, crime prevention, swimming pool safety, child internet safety, sheltering in place and chemical release safety.
And although the goal of the event is to give the community some essential information to help in a variety of different crisis situations, the fair will not feel formal or overly educational; in fact, it was designed to be a day of fun for the whole family. As they mingle among the health and safety booths, guests can also enjoy free hot dogs and soft drinks, while supplies last. There will also be door prizes throughout the day and displays of fire trucks and other emergency equipment, including a JAWS of Life demonstration.
Everyone in the community is invited and encouraged to attend the event, which Pasadena’s deputy emergency management coordinator Jim McCrone said will help people learn how to prepare themselves, as well as their families and their property, for a number of different situations.
He compared emergency preparedness to car insurance, saying, “You hope for the best, and odds are slim that you’ll have to use it often. But if you do, you don’t want to be caught off-guard.”
Admission to the Community Safety Fair & Hurricane Workshop is free. The Pasadena Convention Center is located at 7902 Fairmont Parkway. For more information, contact (713) 475-5588
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Week of May 16
For 7th Sunday of Easter, week of May 9
This Sundays Events
This Sunday we will be hearing Jesus praying for unity in his followers. My sermon title is, "That they may be one" and I will be preaching about how the church's unity is grounded in not in being "like minded", but "like loved". We will always have differences of opinions in our community, but there are somethings that we don't disagree on-the Grace and Love of God for all people.
We will be baptizing Emmersyn Wright this Sunday at the 945 service. She is the daughter of David and Jody Wright. Congratulations to her family.
Also George Higgins will be affirming his Baptism this Sunday.
Also this Sunday we will be having a special memorial prayer for Maurine Fielder at the 11:00 service for those who were unable to attend her funeral in Hallettsville this Wednesday.
Inquirers Meeting, May 16.
We will have an gathering for everyone wishing to know more about Peace on Sunday, May 16 after the 11 service. Invite someone to attend!
Midweek Bible Study, "Respecting our Neighbor's Faith"
On Wednesday mornings I am leading the Wednesday Bible Study group with a overview study of the other denominations and religions. The study should continue well into May. Feel free to come on any Wednesday from 10-11:30. We always have a great time together. (Once a month we take a break for the Senior Fellowship Wednesday.)
Worship Liturgy Changes:
8:30 "Now the Feast and Celebration" service. We learned this one last year with many positive comments
9:45: Setting 3 This service is from the Lutheran Book of Worship and known well by the congregation
11:00: Setting 8 from ELW. This a new liturgy for us to learn. We think you will really enjoy its upbeat music.
The purpose of these changes is to keep our worship fresh and to honor all the different tastes for music and liturgy in our community. I remind everyone of the ethic of love that call us to not just think of worship as something that pleases ourselves, but our neighbor. Besides Lutheran worship centers on the bath of our baptism, the welcome of all to the table of Christ and the word of God spoken and proclaimed. Music and liturgy are the means of Grace.
Survey
We have posted the results of the survey in the narthex.
Wedding Invitation
Kimberly Rohm and George Higgins want to invite the congregtation to their wedding on Saturday May 29 at 3pm at Peace.
Fourth of July Church Picnic.
This summer the 4th of July falls on a Sunday. An idea is floating around to have a church picnic that afternoon that will end with watching the fireworks from the Peace parking lot and second floor of our education building. The picnic would have hotdogs and hamburgers, horseshoes, washers, board games, water-slides for children, and other entertainment. All the idea needs is leadership. If you would like to join someone in helping to organize and publicize this event contact the church office or email me (pastordavid@welcometopeace.com).
See you Sunday!
Pastor Tart
Thursday, May 6, 2010
weekly email for May 9
For 6th Sunday of Easter, week of May 9
This Sundays Events
We will be giving God thanks for our mothers this Sunday, both those living for those who now rest in God's wonderful glory. We honor their love and their sacrifices.
This Sunday we will be hearing the story from John's Gospel about a paralyzed man being healed. My sermon title is, "Up off the mat" and I will be preaching about how God's grace lifts us off the mat of those things that paralyze us.
We will be recognizing some of our high school graduates this Sunday and also next Sunday. We will present them blankets to remind them that the are always covered in the love of Christ and love of our community.
We will be selling fair trade coffee this Sunday. Be sure to stop by the table and support this ministry that provides fair prices directly to the growers.
Midweek Bible Study, "Respecting our Neighbor's Faith"
On Wednesday mornings I am leading the Wednesday Bible Study group with a overview study of the other denominations and religions. The study should continue well into May. Feel free to come on any Wednesday from 10-11:30. We always have a great time together. (Once a month we take a break for the Senior Fellowship Wednesday.)
Worship Liturgy Changes:
8:30 "Now the Feast and Celebration" service. We learned this one last year with many positive comments
9:45: Setting 3 This service is from the Lutheran Book of Worship and known well by the congregation
11:00: Setting 8 from ELW. This a new liturgy for us to learn. We think you will really enjoy its upbeat music.
The purpose of these changes is to keep our worship fresh and to honor all the different tastes for music and liturgy in our community. I remind everyone of the ethic of love that call us to not just think of worship as something that pleases ourselves, but our neighbor. Besides Lutheran worship centers on the bath of our baptism, the welcome of all to the table of Christ and the word of God spoken and proclaimed. Music and liturgy are the means of Grace.
Survey
We have posted the results of the survey in the narthex.
Wedding Invitation
Kimberly Rohm and George Higgins want to invite the congregtation to their wedding on Saturday May 29 at 3pm at Peace.
Fourth of July Church Picnic.
This summer the 4th of July falls on a Sunday. An idea is floating around to have a church picnic that afternoon that will end with watching the fireworks from the Peace parking lot and second floor of our education building. The picnic would have hotdogs and hamburgers, horseshoes, washers, board games, water-slides for children, and other entertainment. All the idea needs is leadership. If you would like to join someone in helping to organize and publicize this event contact the church office or email me (pastordavid@welcometopeace.com).
Inquirers Meeting, May 16.
We will have an gathering for everyone wishing to know more about Peace on Sunday, May 16 after the 11 service. Invite someone to attend!
See you Sunday!
Pastor Tart
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Pastor David Tart
Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church
6435 Fairmont Parkway
Pasadena, TX 77505
281-487-1635
cell: (1)713-581-4241
pastordavid@welcometopeace.com
http://welcometopeace.com
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