25th Sunday After Pentecost
November 14, 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
Sunday's Sermon
This Sunday we hear Jesus tell us that the Christian life is not a walk through the park. We will experience hardship for what we believe, yet not one hair on our head will perish and by our endurance we will gain our souls. What is at stake in our suffering are our souls. We fight not to overcome all suffering, which is an impossibility, but to stay true to our faith and our identity as children of God. The gaining of our souls is being true to who we are. I hope you will enjoy the sermon.
This Sunday we will have a bake potato fundraiser to raise money for the labyrinth and we will also be selling Fair Trade coffee and tea.
Other News..................
On Wednesday, November 17, we will be joining with other Christians from around Pasadena for our 2nd annual Community Thanksgiving and communion service and pot luck. The meal starts at 5:45 pm and the service starts at 7:00 pm. This was a huge success last year.
We will have the service at First United Methodist Pasadena on Fairmont (copper top church). Bring your favorite dish or dessert. I will be helping with the presiding at communion. Pastor Jim Freitag from Parkgate Church will be preaching.
Thank You’s
Thanks to Ben for a great sermon last Sunday.
For all who worked to make the stewardship appeal a success.
Wednesday Morning Bible Study
We will meet this coming Wednesday to continue our study of Galations.
Pastoral Care Notes
Bill Cook: TIRR Rehabilitation
Megan Lambert: Texas Children's
Dale Taggart continues his treatment for cancer
Jason Elliott continues his treatment for cancer.
See you on Sunday!
Pastor Tart
General Operating Fund deposits for October 3rd through October 17th.
10-3-10 $11,813.00
10-10-10 $8,675.95
10-17-10 $6,154.50
To meet our budgeted income, we need $10,673 a week.
Overview of actual vs. estimated income for 2010:
Actual Estimated
January $44,549 $53,365 (five Sundays)
February $41,879 $42,692
March $41,563 $42,692
April $42,518 $42,692
May $45,594 $53,365 (five Sundays)
June $36,092 $42,692
July $33,586 $42,692
August $42,457 $53,365 (five Sundays)
September $34,486 $42,692
October
November
December
September Preliminary Financial Numbers:
Actual Income $370,091 Estimated Income $416,250
Actual Expenses $413,240 Budgeted Expenses $416,250
Income vs. Expense ($43,149) deficit
YTD Expense Breakdown:
YTD Actual YTD Budget
Salaries $177,744 $202,504
Administrative $32,502 $24,410
Mortgage $110,424 $110,424
Insurance $16,928 $16,800
Utilities $30,669 $27,675
Property $31,470 $24,075
Education $3,058 $1,500
Parish Life $642 $563
Stewardship $1,961 $1,500
Worship $6,541 $3,000
Music ($15) $375
Youth $1,278 $1,125
From The Youth Director
I cannot thank you enough for giving me the opportunity to give the sermon last week. However, I do not want you to forget the question I proposed in the sermon, are you ready for Sainthood? We all know of our own saints in our lives that inspire us, but never forget that you are saints. Never forget that it is through your Baptism, you are given a clean heart and through communion we are fed when we are hungry, and through our community we are uplifted in the message of Jesus Christ, so take this message to the streets and tell your neighbor about the promises and blessings that Christ has given us.
God Bless,
Ben Remmert, Dir. of Youth and Family Ministry
benr@welcometopeace.com
Next Sports Ministry Meeting- November 21st. Sign Up If You’re Interested!
Every third Sunday of the month at 2:00 pm, we will meet at Peace Lutheran for some time to come together to play. I have had many people express an interest in this ministry, but I have had only a handful of people show up for this ministry. This week I have contacted those that have signed up for the bowling league. If you are still interested in being on this team, please sign up.
Next Parent Huddle Time/ Deep Leadership Meeting: November 18, 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm
Every Third Thursday of the month, I am asking for parents and youth to come together where we can share together. We are also developing our Youth and Family Leadership Team “DEEP” where we are going to dive into our ministry together, head first. This is again a time for us to come together to gather and share the vision of Peace Lutheran’s ministry. Please consider this as it is your leadership that makes Youth and Family ministry possible at Peace Lutheran Church. Contact Ben Remmert if you are interested!
Help Feed A Starving Jr. High, Sr. High, Or Young Adult Youth Group. Please Sign Up In The Narthex If You Are Interested!!!
As everyone is aware, the best way conversations and fellowship are over a meal. This is the same case for our youth here at Peace. A sign up sheet is on the narthex table if you would like to help your Youth and Family Director feed our kids as we conduct ministry throughout the year. For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.
“Money and Stewardship” Milestone: Class Instruction Today and Worship Recognition On Nov. 21st At 11 am. Its Here!!!
On Sunday we will be guiding our 4th and 5th graders in discussing the value of money, what to spend it on, and how it is a useful tool in one’s life. This is also a time where we will acknowledge our call as stewards of what God has given to us. This is an event for the parents as well as our 4th and 5th graders. We will also recognize our 4th and 5th graders on Nov. 21st at the 11:00 service where they will be blessed by the congregation (with a special gift to remember this milestone). For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.
Jr. Hi Gathering at Lutherhill!: Nov. 19-21 We Need Everyone Who Is Going To Pay!
We have officially registered and we have 5 of our Jr. High youth going to the Jr. High Synod Gathering at Lutherhill where they will be with 250 other Jr. High Students from all over our synod. It’s going to be a blast. But please make sure that you fill out your individual registration form (we mailed them out last week) and pay by Nov. 19th. More questions? Contact Ben Remmert.
Family Movie Night Devotions: December 4th At 7:00 pm: Family Event For All Ages Of Kids!
On December 4th, we will be showing the C.S. Lewis movie, Prince Caspian, where we will have a time together to talk about the themes of what we saw in the film and also fellowship learning how to wrap Christmas presents and other Christmas celebrations and games. So if you are interested, please sign up in the narthex so I can contact you with to date information about the event! More questions, please contact Ben Remmert.
Lutherhill Upper Elementary (3rd-6th Graders) Advent Retreat: December 10-11.
Sign Up In the Narthex By November 21!
Join the conspiracy as we head to Lutherhill Camp as we get back to the basics and take a deeper look at how a crying baby in a manger changed the world. Jesus’ birth can still change the world. Advent conspiracy will re-focus us on worshipping fully, spending less, giving more and loving all. We will meet here at Peace at 6:00 pm and depart back to Peace at 3:00 pm. Lots of fun and activities include: worship, fellowship, giant swing, making cookies, canoeing, campfires & s’mores. Cost is $50 per person. Please sign up in the narthex or the youth bulletin board if you’re interested. More questions, please contact Ben Remmert.
More Sunday School Teachers Needed!
I want to thank Toni Bowman and Jamie Davis for their volunteering to help with our Sunday School program. But we still need help. We are looking for 2 more teachers: 1 for Sr. High students and another for upper elementary. If you can help, please contact Ben Remmert, Julie Shaw, or Jennifer Saunders!
Peace Lutheran T-Shirts Sold Out For Now!
If you have signed up for your shirt(s) please see Ben to pay for and pick up your shirt on Sunday. Cost is $10 per shirt. It’s past the time to hold on to reservations so if you’re interested in a shirt, please contact Ben Remmert with payment.
Christmas Pageant on December 12th!
It’s that time of the year! We are going to be putting together our production and we need some help! This year, our youth and children will be performing the production of You Can’t Cancel Christmas! I am looking for 4 Jr. High/Sr. High male youth, 4 Jr. High/Sr. High female youth, and 1 adult female to fill our cast, and our children will be practicing during their Sunday School classes. For our cast, we are going to begin our rehearsals on Tuesday evenings beginning on November 16th till December 7th at 7 pm- 8pm. If you care interested in helping to coordinate our rehearsals, our Christmas party, or being in the cast, please Contact Ben Remmert.
Gnome Exterminator Sr. High Fundraiser
Have you seen them in your garden? On your sidewalk? Gnomes. They are spreading all over our community. So who are you going to call? Our Sr. High youth Gnome Removal Services will help you out. That’s right, Sr. High’s designed and implemented fundraiser is back and they thought this would be a fun way to involve the community and raise money for their summer trip. Be ready for more information as we develop our services this month and be ready for December and January! More information, please contact Ben Remmert.
Baked Potato Sale - Labyrinth Fundraiser
Join us on Sunday for a Baked Potato Sale to help raise funds for our labyrinth. White or sweet potatoes with all the trimmings, a salad and dessert will be served beginning at 9:45 am through 1:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. We will also offer food to go. Cost is $8.00 per plate.
Retirement Recognition
Martha Payne has given her retirement notice as Nursery Attendant for Peace Lutheran. Her last day with us will be November 21st. As a tribute to her service, we will be honoring her at the Thanksgiving Dinner on November 21st with a “Giving Tree” that will be available for cards, gift certificates, cash, etc. that you can attach to the tree. We will also have a cake for her for everyone to enjoy. Please stop by the nursery in the next few weeks & visit with Martha & wish her luck in her retirement.
Thanks,
Darla Haygood
Personnel & Policy
Creative Hands
We will meet on November 15th at 6:30 pm, upstairs to work on Krause Center gift bags and holiday cards. This will be a time for us to talk of things to do next year.
We are still collecting for the Krause Center Girls and Boys: single decks of cards, small stuff toys. travel toiletries, fun socks for girls ( ladies sizes please) and low cut socks for the boys ( men's sizes), and chap sticks. Many of the teens are troubled kids and the items are limited that these kids can have for their safety and that of others. We will do 30 girls gifts and 30 boys gifts. We plan to mail these in time for Christmas along with their "Treat Cards". The kids look forward to the holiday cards with a small treat enclosed.
Please continue to save your used inks and toners. Any brand and size is accepted. There is a box on the Women of Peace table in the narthex. These help off set the cost of cards making supplies. Jany and Sherri
Annual Thanksgiving Dinner-November 21
On Sunday, November 21st we will join together and give thanks for all we have, and we hope that you will plan to bring your family and a dish to share and join us. We will have two seatings. Our first seating will be at 11:00 am and the second seating will follow the 11:00 service. Please be sure to sign up on the sheets in the narthex if you are planning to come and indicate a dish that you will be bringing.
Pot Luck/Thanksgiving Communion Service
We will have our 2nd annual Community Pot Luck and Thanksgiving Communion service on Wednesday, November 17, at First United Methodist Church of Pasadena on Fairmont. The pot luck is at 5:45 pm and the service is at 7:00 pm. This was a big success last year. Pastor Tart will be leading the service. Pastor Jim Freitag from Parkgate Church will be preaching. In respect for our other Christian brothers and sisters, only grape juice will be offered for communion.
Habitat for Humanity Home Dedication
Please join “Thrivent Builds” Pasadena Habitat for Humanity for the dedication of a home at 1018 Ann Street, Pasadena, TX this afternoon at 2:30 pm. Refreshments will be served.
Upcoming 50+ Bus Trips
November 23 – Galveston to see the Elissa and then to the Strand. Afterwards we’ll drive around Galveston to see the carved trees. The bus will leave at 9:00 am from the Peace Lutheran parking lot. Cost is $7.00 plus lunch money plus Program donation ($3.00). Wear good walking shoes and appropriate attire.
December 21 - Old Town Spring for some last minute Christmas shopping and some "good deals" and also to enjoy the sights and smells of Christmas. Bus will leave Peace parking lot at 9:00 a.m. Cost: $3.00 for the bus plus lunch money.
February 1, 2011 – The Peace Lutheran Pase Setters will be traveling to San Antonio for our first overnight trip. We will be staying at the La Quinta Downtown and walking distance to the Alamo. We will take a ride on the canal and a trolley for site seeing and much, much more. Pick up at Peace will be at 8:00 am. We will be returning on February 2nd at 4:00 pm. Cost is $120.00 per person. Make your reservation before January 10, 2011.
For more information or to register for any of these trips, please call Virginia Rodriguez (281) 487-4961 or Judy Speck (281) 470-0407.
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.
Worship Coordinator Position
We are looking to fill the position of Worship Coordinator here at Peace Lutheran. It is with sadness that Jan Smith is resigning from this position and will be greatly missed as she has done an outstanding job. This is a position that requires a lot of commitment and personal contact with the members of Peace. This person would be responsible for meeting with Pastor Tart each Sunday morning at 7:45 am to plan all three services, attend all three services and to make sure we have volunteers in positions such as lectors, ushers, acolytes, crucifers, etc. A copy of the job description is enclosed for your review. If you are interested in the position please contact Darla Haygood at 713-986-0502 or 713-594-2305 to discuss. Jan’s last day will be November 21st, so we need to move quickly on this.
Girls’ Night Out: Friday, December 3rd, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
We wish you a Merry Bunco, we wish you a Merry Bunco! Good tidings to you and your kin. We're so excited to celebrate Christmas early again. We'll need no figgy pudding; we'll need no figgy pudding; just the bunco bell to ring. Please join us for Christmas Bunco and holiday cheer. 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 on the table in the narthex.
Lutheran World Relief
LWR Health Kits are given to people who must flee their homes quickly and do not have time to pack essential items. Health kits can help refugees maintain personal hygiene while living in exile. Items may also contribute to a new start for those who can return home. Items need to complete a health kit are as follows:
Hand Towels - Dark Colors
Wash Cloths - Dark Colors
Bath Size Bars of Soap
A Comb - Wide Tooth
Band Aids
Nail File or Nail Clippers with Nail File (Please No Emery Boards)
One adult toothbrush in original packaging (Please No Toothpaste)
Look for the collection basket in the Narthex marked Lutheran World Relief. Have a blessed day.
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. By using Fair Trade coffee and other products in our congregation and homes, we are helping farmers receive a fair price that covers their cost of production and guarantees them a living wage for their labors. Look for the table in the narthex on Sunday.
Annual Congregation Meeting
Mark your calendars and make a special effort to attend our annual congregation meeting on December 5th at 12:30 pm, after the 11:00 service. We will be hearing reports, discussing our church's future and voting on the 2011 budget. This budget should be available for review in mid November. Elections will be in June as per our new by-law changes.
Sarah’s House Needs Your Help
Sarah's House is a shelter for women who are in crisis and their children. These women have lost their jobs and can't afford housing. Many have to sleep in their cars. Sarah's House provides safe housing, help with getting the children back in school, and also rehabilitation and training for the mothers. Items they are in need of include:
Non-perishable Food Items
Cleaning Products
Paper Products
Personal Hygiene Items (Tooth Brushes, Toothpaste, Shampoo, Deodorant, etc.)
Please prayerfully consider making a donation for Sarah's House. Look for the baskets in the Narthex under the Parish Life table for your donations. Have a blessed day.
Women of Peace Christmas Party
All women of the congregation are invited to bring a friend and join us for the Women of Peace Christmas Party on Sunday, December 5th from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. This year we are planning to go caroling to our shut-ins. A light lunch will be served at 2:00 pm. Afterwards we’ll return to the church for dessert. Any questions, please see Geri Warren.
Building and Grounds Committee
Council is looking for at least 5 members that are interested in being actively involved in the building and grounds committee. This committee will be overseeing all maintenance or new construction at the church. We will need one member that will be the team leader, and will organize and steer the committee. All who are interested please contact Troy Hagemeister @ 713.962.8539.
Lunch Bunch
Lunch Bunch will be suspended for the Holidays. Lunch Bunch will resume January 23rd. In January we will be going to The Fish Place at 1105 Clear Lake City Blvd, Houston.
On New Years Eve, please join the Parish Life at Pepper's for an early dinner followed by games in the fellowship hall. Please join us for one or the other or both. Details will follow, look for the sign up sheet so that we know how much to reserve.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
ALL SAINTS SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 7, 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.
Don't Forget to "Fall Back" one hour on Saturday night!
This Sundays Events
Sunday's Sermon
This Sunday our very own Ben Remmert, Director of Youth and Family, will be preaching. He has a wonderful message and I look forward to you hearing him witness his faith. We will also have the Baptism of Destiny Lynn Brinson, the daughter of Jeff Brinson and Kristin Franklin at the 11:00 am service. We will also be remembering all the faithfully departed by lighting candles and reading the names of those who have joined the great chorus of God this past year. Many find this very comforting. If you would like, wear white as a sign of our sainthood in Christ.
Other News..................
Stone Soup Stewardship Appeal
You can still bring your estimate of giving card for 2011 to our worship or mail it into our church office. The board will be up for one more Sunday and the box will be in the narthex. We still would enjoy people sharing their stone stories and putting them in the "stone soup" kettle.
Men's Breakfast this Saturday at Golden Corral:
All men of the congregation and their spouses are invited to join the Brotherhood on November 6th at 7:30 am at the Golden Corral on Spencer Hwy in Pasadena for their monthly meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Weldon Wilkerson at (713) 941-1184. (I will be out of town and unable to attend)
Lutheran Men in Mission Training Event, November 12 and 13 at Peace.
We will be hosting a special event to develop and strengthen our church's ministry to men. We begin at 4 on Friday and end Saturday Afternoon. The event will feature special speakers and discussions with other men from around our church. If you are interested, contact me or Ben.
Journeying Faithfully Together: Human Sexuality and the ELCA
We have about 10 of us who are meeting in the upstairs conference room on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 pm.
We have completed the study of sexuality and now are embarking on a six week study of homosexuality.
Journeying Faithfully Together: Part Two, The Church and Homosexuality
Community Thanksgiving Communion Service and Pot Luck November 17 at First United Methodist in Pasadena on Fairmont
Pot Luck begins at 5:45 pm and worship is at 7:00 pm. We did this last year at Peace and it was a huge success. This year we go to their house and I hope you will make it a point to attend. It was awesome last year to break bread and worship with our Methodist brothers and sisters. This year we are inviting more congregations to attend. Should be fantastic. . I will be leading the service. Pastor Jim Freitag from Parkgate Church will be preaching. In respect for our other Christian brothers and sisters, only grape juice will be offered for communion.
Thank You’s
We had wonderful success with our Reformation Festival. Thanks to Ben for leading this and the confirmation class and parents for helping make it so successful. We still have the 95 thesis posted on door throughout the church. We thank Jay Tillis and his many helpers in the kitchen.
Wednesday Morning Bible Study
We Will meet this coming Wednesday at 10:00 am in the second floor conference room to continue our study of Galations.
Pastoral Care Notes
Bill Cook: TIRR Rehabilitation
Jason Elliott continues his treatment for cancer.
Helen Shoppa: Memorial SE
Dale Taggart: MD Anderson
Laverne Wolff: Kindred
Herman Young: University Place Skilled Care Unit
See you on Sunday!
Pastor Tart
General Operating Fund deposits for October 3rd through October 17th.
10-3-10 $11,813.00
10-10-10 $8,675.95
10-17-10 $6,154.50
To meet our budgeted income, we need $10,673 a week.
Overview of actual vs. estimated income for 2010:
Actual Estimated
January $44,549 $53,365 (five Sundays)
February $41,879 $42,692
March $41,563 $42,692
April $42,518 $42,692
May $45,594 $53,365 (five Sundays)
June $36,092 $42,692
July $33,586 $42,692
August $42,457 $53,365 (five Sundays)
September $34,486 $42,692
October
November
December
September Preliminary Financial Numbers:
Actual Income $370,091 Estimated Income $416,250
Actual Expenses $413,240 Budgeted Expenses $416,250
Income vs. Expense ($43,149) deficit
YTD Expense Breakdown:
YTD Actual YTD Budget
Salaries $177,744 $202,504
Administrative $32,502 $24,410
Mortgage $110,424 $110,424
Insurance $16,928 $16,800
Utilities $30,669 $27,675
Property $31,470 $24,075
Education $3,058 $1,500
Parish Life $642 $563
Stewardship $1,961 $1,500
Worship $6,541 $3,000
Music ($15) $375
Youth $1,278 $1,125
From The Youth Director
A huge thank you to our volunteers and our confirmation students for the success of our Reformation Day Celebration! Our celebration was a huge success, and I could not be happier with the service that our confirmation students and volunteers did for our youth and families here at Peace. Thank you. We are going to leave up the 95 Theses on the doors of the church and the Martin Luther Timeline (for a few weeks) so that we can all remember our proud Lutheran heritage.
This Sunday is All Saints Sunday, and there is so much that I can say about this day, but I am giving our sermon so I will not go into detail. However, I want this week for us to take some time to remember our loved ones who lived their Baptismal calling. Happy All Saints Day!
Remember that our Young Adults Chillin events are being held on Wednesdays from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, and our Senior High Youth Group meets on Sundays from 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm. Mark your calendars. We are going to try and see if this helps with schedules for our youth. If you have any questions you can contact me.
God Bless,
Ben Remmert, Dir. of Youth and Family Ministry
benr@welcometopeace.com
Next Sports Ministry Meeting- November 21st, Sign Up if You’re Interested!
Every third Sunday of the month at 2:00 pm, we will meet at Peace Lutheran for some time to come together to play. I have had many people express an interest in this ministry, but I have had only a handful of people show up for this ministry. We are about to begin our bowling league in two weeks so if you’re interested, please sign up in the narthex. If you are interested in helping this ministry grow or want to participate, please sign up in the narthex.
Next Parent Huddle Time & Deep Leadership Meeting: November 18, 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm
Every Third Thursday of the month, I am asking for parents and youth to come together where we can share together. We are also developing our Youth and Family Leadership Team “DEEP” where we are going to dive into our ministry together, head first. There will also be a time for us to come together in devotion where we explore our faith together. I would love to have our parents and youth at these meetings so we can build further on our community together!
Help Feed A Starving Jr. High, Sr. High, Or Young Adult Youth Group
Please sign up in the narthex if you are interested!!! As everyone is aware, the best conversations and fellowship are over a meal. This is the same case for our youth here at Peace. A sign up sheet is on the table in the narthex if you would like to help your Youth and Family Director feed our kids as we conduct ministry throughout the year. If you are interested in helping please sign up. For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.
“Money and Stewardship” Milestone is Coming Up!!!
Our next milestone is for our 4th- 5th graders where we are going to talk about value of money, what to spend it on, and how it is a useful tool in one’s life. This is also a time where we will discuss about who to be good stewards of what God has given to us. This is an event for the parents as well so make sure to mark your calendar for Nov. 14th at 9:45 am for the classroom instruction and Nov. 21st at 11:00 am to be recognized and blessed (with a special gift to remember this milestone). For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.
Jr. Hi Gathering at Lutherhill!: Nov. 19-21
WE NEED EVERYONE WHO IS GOING TO PAY! Lutherhill is opening its doors to all our Jr. High students in our synod to come for the weekend to worship, meet new people all over Texas/Louisiana, small group discussions, open mic night, an ultimate frisbee tournament and so much more. The cost of the event is $160 which includes registration, meals for the weekend, and transportation there. It’s not too late to sign up, but you need to contact Ben Remmert as soon as possible. More questions? Contact Ben Remmert.
Family Movie Night Devotions: December 4th at 7 pm:
FAMILY EVENT FOR ALL AGES OF KIDS! With the release of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader coming out December 10th, we are going to host two nights of CS Lewis movies! We just completed our first night of our two part devotion of C.S. Lewis work where we identified the Christian elements of the film while enjoying our time together in discussion. On December 4th, we will place Prince Caspian where we will have a time together to talk about the themes of what we saw in the film and also fellowship learning how to wrap Christmas presents and other Christmas celebrations and games. So if you are interested, please sign up on the table in the narthex. More questions, please contact Ben Remmert.
Lutherhill Upper Elementary (3rd-6th Graders) Advent Retreat: December 10-11th
SIGN UP IN THE NARTHEX BY NOVEMBER 21! Join the conspiracy as we head to Lutherhill Camp as we get back to the basics and take a deeper look at how a crying baby in a manger changed the world. Jesus’ birth can still change the world. Advent conspiracy will re-focus us on worshipping fully, spending less, giving more and loving all. We will meet here at Peace at 6:00 pm and depart back to Peace at 3:00 pm. Lots of fun and activities include: worship, fellowship, giant swing, making cookies, canoeing, campfires & s’mores. Cost is $50 per person. Please sign up in the narthex or the youth bulletin board if your interested. More questions, please contact Ben Remmert.
More Sunday School Teachers Needed!
We are having a wonderful time together with our Sunday School program as we are learning more about how we are to activate our Christian faith through Spark curriculum! But we need more help! We NEED 3 more Sunday School teachers as a few had to step down. Please take some time to really consider this ministry, one of the most influential people in the lives of our youth are our teachers! I know we have many talented people in Peace that will only make our Sunday School program better, so if you are interested, please contact Julie Shaw, Jennifer Saunders, or Ben Remmert.
Jr. High and Sr. High Graffiti Service- November 13th, 10 am – 2 pm
EVENT IS OPEN FOR JUNIOR HIGH, SENIOR HIGH, AND PARENTS!
On November 13th, I am asking for some help to repaint the barn outside in the field. Supplies will be provided by the church, but we ask that you bring a sack lunch and to wear clothing that you do not mind getting dirty, a white shirt, and paint on. After we repaint the barn, then we are going to have our Graffiti party where we are going to paint all over our white shirts and become walking pieces of art. Sign Ups will be in the narthex and Youth Bulletin Board. For more questions, please contact Ben Remmert.
Peace Lutheran T-Shirts Sold Out...For Now!
We have had just enough people sign up and we are completely sold out of our first line of shirts. If you have signed up for your shirt(s) please pick up your shirt between the services and make sure to pay $10 per shirt. (Judy Griffin will be at the table in the narthex.) It’s past the time to hold on reservations so if you’re interested in a shirt, please contact Ben Remmert with payment.
Gnome Exterminator Sr. High Fundraiser
Have you seen them in your garden? On your sidewalk? Gnomes! They are spreading all over our community! So who are you going to call? Our Sr. High Youth Gnome Removal Services will help you out. That’s right, Sr. High’s designed and implemented fundraiser is back and they thought this would be a fun way to involve the community and raise money for their Summer Trip. Be ready for more information as we develop our services this month -- and be ready for December and January. More information, please contact Ben Remmert.
Baked Potato Sale - Labyrinth Fundraiser
On Sunday, November 14th we will have a Baked Potato Sale to help raise funds for our labyrinth. White or sweet potatoes with all the trimmings, a salad and dessert will be served beginning at 9:45 through 1:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. We will also offer food to go. Cost is $8.00 per plate.
Loss Is Part of Being Alive: A New Class On Grief Recognition and Response
This new class, led by Carole Martin, begins on November 7th during the Sunday School hour in classroom 201 upstairs.
Loss and grief are a universal experience and bad things do happen to good people of all ages. Death is not the only loss that causes us to grieve. Many problems in our lives stem from grief unresolved and unhealed. When we do not recognize and work through our grief we lose an opportunity to heal our soul and heart, and to be a help to others who walk these paths. Areas that will be covered are:
• Bible’s response to grief and loss
• Ways Religion helps
• Ways Religion hurts
• Faces of grief
• Recognizing different types of grief
• Stages of grief
• What to say and what not to say when a person is grieving
• Healthy and unhealthy grief
• What can hinder recovery
• Satan is an opportunist
• The transition process
• Four key facts about grief
• How to handle holidays and special occasions
• Paths to healing
• Growing through loss
Annual Thanksgiving Dinner-November 21
On Sunday, November 21st we will join together and give thanks for all we have, and we hope that you will plan to bring your family and a dish to share and join us. We will have two seatings. Our first seating will be at 11:00 am and the second seating will follow the 11:00 service. Sign up sheets for items can be found on the table in the narthex.
Food and Clothing Drive For PCM Today
On the first Sunday of the month we have our collection of non-perishable food and clothing for Pasadena Community Ministries. The weather is turning cooler and time to think of warmer foods (hot cereals, soups, stew, etc.). We would like to also put a push on for Holiday foods, things that can be put in a Holiday Basket, such as veggies, canned fruits, etc. We will take these items for their Christmas baskets. Please put your items for the PCM in or on the cabinet in the hallway between narthex and fellowship hall. Monetary donations are also very much appreciated. Please make your check out to Peace Lutheran Church and in the memo section write “PCM”.
PCM Clothing: The center is in the change over mode from spring and summer clothing to winter. If you have spring and summer clothing please hold at this time, winter things and shoes are greatly appreciated.
Holiday Undies: We will be collecting new undies for all ages. Socks, underwear, t-shirts, etc. These need to be new. We will deliver these the second week of December in time for the holidays. We will have a specially marked container under the large table in the narthex.
Thank you
Jany
Creative Hands Ministry
We met and got our ornaments ready for the Christmas tree that we will have on display at Pasadena City Hall for the holidays. We will decorate the tree at Pasadena City Hall on November 15th. All trees will be available for viewing on Nov 16 through December, week days till 6:00 pm.
Creative Hands will meet on Monday night, November 15th, 6:30 pm to get cards ready for the holidays. We also need to discuss projects and classes for next year. All plans and ideas are welcome for discussion. We also need to start on our packages for the 60 kids at the Krause Center.
We are still collecting for the Krause Center Girls and Boys: single decks of cards, small stuff toys. travel toiletries, fun socks for girls ( ladies sizes please) and low cut socks for the boys ( men's sizes), and chap sticks. Many of the teens are troubled kids and the items are limited that these kids can have for their safety and that of others. We will do 30 girls gifts and 30 boys gifts. We plan to mail these in time for Christmas along with their "Treat Cards". The kids look forward to the holiday cards with a small treat enclosed. Jany and Sherri
Upcoming 50+ Bus Trips
November 23 – Galveston to see the Elissa and then to the Strand. Afterwards we’ll drive around Galveston to see the carved trees. The bus will leave at 9:00 am from the Peace Lutheran parking lot. Cost is $7.00 plus lunch money plus Program donation ($3.00). Wear good walking shoes and appropriate attire.
December 21 - Old Town Spring for some last minute Christmas shopping and some "good deals" and also to enjoy the sights and smells of Christmas. Bus will leave Peace parking lot at 9:00 a.m. Cost: $3.00 for the bus plus lunch money.
For more information or to register for this trip, please call Virginia Rodriguez (281) 487-4961 or Judy Speck (281) 470-0407.
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.
Retirement Recognition
Martha Payne has given her retirement notice as Nursery Attendant for Peace Lutheran. Her last day with us will be November 21st. As a tribute to her service, we will be honoring her at the Thanksgiving Dinner on November 21st with a “Giving Tree” that will be available for cards, gift certificates, cash, etc. that you can attach to the tree. We will also have a cake for her for everyone to enjoy. Please stop by the nursery in the next few weeks & visit with Martha & wish her luck in her retirement.
Thanks,
Darla Haygood
Personnel & Policy
Habitat for Humanity Home Dedication
Please join “Thrivent Builds” Pasadena Habitat for Humanity for the dedication of a home at 1018 Ann Street, Pasadena, TX on Sunday, November 14th at 2:30 pm. Refreshments will be served.
Lutheran World Relief
LWR Health Kits are given to people who must flee their homes quickly and do not have time to pack essential items. Health kits can help refugees maintain personal hygiene while living in exile. Items may also contribute to a new start for those who can return home. Items need to complete a health kit are as follows:
Hand Towels - Dark Colors
Wash Cloths - Dark Colors
Bath Size Bars of Soap
A Comb - Wide Tooth
Band Aids
Nail File or Nail Clippers with Nail File (Please No Emery Boards)
One adult toothbrush in original packaging (Please No Toothpaste)
Look for the collection basket in the Narthex marked Lutheran World Relief. Have a blessed day.
Sarah’s House Needs Your Help
Sarah's House is a shelter for women who are in crisis and their children. These women have lost their jobs and can't afford housing. Many have to sleep in their cars. Sarah's House provides safe housing, help with getting the children back in school, and also rehabilitation and training for the mothers. Items they are in need of include:
Non-perishable Food Items
Cleaning Products
Paper Products
Personal Hygiene Items (Tooth Brushes,
Toothpaste, Shampoo, Deodorant, etc.)
Please prayerfully consider making a donation for Sarah's House. Look for the baskets in the Narthex under the Parish Life table for your donations. Have a blessed day.
NOVEMBER 7, 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.
Don't Forget to "Fall Back" one hour on Saturday night!
This Sundays Events
Sunday's Sermon
This Sunday our very own Ben Remmert, Director of Youth and Family, will be preaching. He has a wonderful message and I look forward to you hearing him witness his faith. We will also have the Baptism of Destiny Lynn Brinson, the daughter of Jeff Brinson and Kristin Franklin at the 11:00 am service. We will also be remembering all the faithfully departed by lighting candles and reading the names of those who have joined the great chorus of God this past year. Many find this very comforting. If you would like, wear white as a sign of our sainthood in Christ.
Other News..................
Stone Soup Stewardship Appeal
You can still bring your estimate of giving card for 2011 to our worship or mail it into our church office. The board will be up for one more Sunday and the box will be in the narthex. We still would enjoy people sharing their stone stories and putting them in the "stone soup" kettle.
Men's Breakfast this Saturday at Golden Corral:
All men of the congregation and their spouses are invited to join the Brotherhood on November 6th at 7:30 am at the Golden Corral on Spencer Hwy in Pasadena for their monthly meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Weldon Wilkerson at (713) 941-1184. (I will be out of town and unable to attend)
Lutheran Men in Mission Training Event, November 12 and 13 at Peace.
We will be hosting a special event to develop and strengthen our church's ministry to men. We begin at 4 on Friday and end Saturday Afternoon. The event will feature special speakers and discussions with other men from around our church. If you are interested, contact me or Ben.
Journeying Faithfully Together: Human Sexuality and the ELCA
We have about 10 of us who are meeting in the upstairs conference room on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 pm.
We have completed the study of sexuality and now are embarking on a six week study of homosexuality.
Journeying Faithfully Together: Part Two, The Church and Homosexuality
Community Thanksgiving Communion Service and Pot Luck November 17 at First United Methodist in Pasadena on Fairmont
Pot Luck begins at 5:45 pm and worship is at 7:00 pm. We did this last year at Peace and it was a huge success. This year we go to their house and I hope you will make it a point to attend. It was awesome last year to break bread and worship with our Methodist brothers and sisters. This year we are inviting more congregations to attend. Should be fantastic. . I will be leading the service. Pastor Jim Freitag from Parkgate Church will be preaching. In respect for our other Christian brothers and sisters, only grape juice will be offered for communion.
Thank You’s
We had wonderful success with our Reformation Festival. Thanks to Ben for leading this and the confirmation class and parents for helping make it so successful. We still have the 95 thesis posted on door throughout the church. We thank Jay Tillis and his many helpers in the kitchen.
Wednesday Morning Bible Study
We Will meet this coming Wednesday at 10:00 am in the second floor conference room to continue our study of Galations.
Pastoral Care Notes
Bill Cook: TIRR Rehabilitation
Jason Elliott continues his treatment for cancer.
Helen Shoppa: Memorial SE
Dale Taggart: MD Anderson
Laverne Wolff: Kindred
Herman Young: University Place Skilled Care Unit
See you on Sunday!
Pastor Tart
General Operating Fund deposits for October 3rd through October 17th.
10-3-10 $11,813.00
10-10-10 $8,675.95
10-17-10 $6,154.50
To meet our budgeted income, we need $10,673 a week.
Overview of actual vs. estimated income for 2010:
Actual Estimated
January $44,549 $53,365 (five Sundays)
February $41,879 $42,692
March $41,563 $42,692
April $42,518 $42,692
May $45,594 $53,365 (five Sundays)
June $36,092 $42,692
July $33,586 $42,692
August $42,457 $53,365 (five Sundays)
September $34,486 $42,692
October
November
December
September Preliminary Financial Numbers:
Actual Income $370,091 Estimated Income $416,250
Actual Expenses $413,240 Budgeted Expenses $416,250
Income vs. Expense ($43,149) deficit
YTD Expense Breakdown:
YTD Actual YTD Budget
Salaries $177,744 $202,504
Administrative $32,502 $24,410
Mortgage $110,424 $110,424
Insurance $16,928 $16,800
Utilities $30,669 $27,675
Property $31,470 $24,075
Education $3,058 $1,500
Parish Life $642 $563
Stewardship $1,961 $1,500
Worship $6,541 $3,000
Music ($15) $375
Youth $1,278 $1,125
From The Youth Director
A huge thank you to our volunteers and our confirmation students for the success of our Reformation Day Celebration! Our celebration was a huge success, and I could not be happier with the service that our confirmation students and volunteers did for our youth and families here at Peace. Thank you. We are going to leave up the 95 Theses on the doors of the church and the Martin Luther Timeline (for a few weeks) so that we can all remember our proud Lutheran heritage.
This Sunday is All Saints Sunday, and there is so much that I can say about this day, but I am giving our sermon so I will not go into detail. However, I want this week for us to take some time to remember our loved ones who lived their Baptismal calling. Happy All Saints Day!
Remember that our Young Adults Chillin events are being held on Wednesdays from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, and our Senior High Youth Group meets on Sundays from 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm. Mark your calendars. We are going to try and see if this helps with schedules for our youth. If you have any questions you can contact me.
God Bless,
Ben Remmert, Dir. of Youth and Family Ministry
benr@welcometopeace.com
Next Sports Ministry Meeting- November 21st, Sign Up if You’re Interested!
Every third Sunday of the month at 2:00 pm, we will meet at Peace Lutheran for some time to come together to play. I have had many people express an interest in this ministry, but I have had only a handful of people show up for this ministry. We are about to begin our bowling league in two weeks so if you’re interested, please sign up in the narthex. If you are interested in helping this ministry grow or want to participate, please sign up in the narthex.
Next Parent Huddle Time & Deep Leadership Meeting: November 18, 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm
Every Third Thursday of the month, I am asking for parents and youth to come together where we can share together. We are also developing our Youth and Family Leadership Team “DEEP” where we are going to dive into our ministry together, head first. There will also be a time for us to come together in devotion where we explore our faith together. I would love to have our parents and youth at these meetings so we can build further on our community together!
Help Feed A Starving Jr. High, Sr. High, Or Young Adult Youth Group
Please sign up in the narthex if you are interested!!! As everyone is aware, the best conversations and fellowship are over a meal. This is the same case for our youth here at Peace. A sign up sheet is on the table in the narthex if you would like to help your Youth and Family Director feed our kids as we conduct ministry throughout the year. If you are interested in helping please sign up. For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.
“Money and Stewardship” Milestone is Coming Up!!!
Our next milestone is for our 4th- 5th graders where we are going to talk about value of money, what to spend it on, and how it is a useful tool in one’s life. This is also a time where we will discuss about who to be good stewards of what God has given to us. This is an event for the parents as well so make sure to mark your calendar for Nov. 14th at 9:45 am for the classroom instruction and Nov. 21st at 11:00 am to be recognized and blessed (with a special gift to remember this milestone). For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.
Jr. Hi Gathering at Lutherhill!: Nov. 19-21
WE NEED EVERYONE WHO IS GOING TO PAY! Lutherhill is opening its doors to all our Jr. High students in our synod to come for the weekend to worship, meet new people all over Texas/Louisiana, small group discussions, open mic night, an ultimate frisbee tournament and so much more. The cost of the event is $160 which includes registration, meals for the weekend, and transportation there. It’s not too late to sign up, but you need to contact Ben Remmert as soon as possible. More questions? Contact Ben Remmert.
Family Movie Night Devotions: December 4th at 7 pm:
FAMILY EVENT FOR ALL AGES OF KIDS! With the release of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader coming out December 10th, we are going to host two nights of CS Lewis movies! We just completed our first night of our two part devotion of C.S. Lewis work where we identified the Christian elements of the film while enjoying our time together in discussion. On December 4th, we will place Prince Caspian where we will have a time together to talk about the themes of what we saw in the film and also fellowship learning how to wrap Christmas presents and other Christmas celebrations and games. So if you are interested, please sign up on the table in the narthex. More questions, please contact Ben Remmert.
Lutherhill Upper Elementary (3rd-6th Graders) Advent Retreat: December 10-11th
SIGN UP IN THE NARTHEX BY NOVEMBER 21! Join the conspiracy as we head to Lutherhill Camp as we get back to the basics and take a deeper look at how a crying baby in a manger changed the world. Jesus’ birth can still change the world. Advent conspiracy will re-focus us on worshipping fully, spending less, giving more and loving all. We will meet here at Peace at 6:00 pm and depart back to Peace at 3:00 pm. Lots of fun and activities include: worship, fellowship, giant swing, making cookies, canoeing, campfires & s’mores. Cost is $50 per person. Please sign up in the narthex or the youth bulletin board if your interested. More questions, please contact Ben Remmert.
More Sunday School Teachers Needed!
We are having a wonderful time together with our Sunday School program as we are learning more about how we are to activate our Christian faith through Spark curriculum! But we need more help! We NEED 3 more Sunday School teachers as a few had to step down. Please take some time to really consider this ministry, one of the most influential people in the lives of our youth are our teachers! I know we have many talented people in Peace that will only make our Sunday School program better, so if you are interested, please contact Julie Shaw, Jennifer Saunders, or Ben Remmert.
Jr. High and Sr. High Graffiti Service- November 13th, 10 am – 2 pm
EVENT IS OPEN FOR JUNIOR HIGH, SENIOR HIGH, AND PARENTS!
On November 13th, I am asking for some help to repaint the barn outside in the field. Supplies will be provided by the church, but we ask that you bring a sack lunch and to wear clothing that you do not mind getting dirty, a white shirt, and paint on. After we repaint the barn, then we are going to have our Graffiti party where we are going to paint all over our white shirts and become walking pieces of art. Sign Ups will be in the narthex and Youth Bulletin Board. For more questions, please contact Ben Remmert.
Peace Lutheran T-Shirts Sold Out...For Now!
We have had just enough people sign up and we are completely sold out of our first line of shirts. If you have signed up for your shirt(s) please pick up your shirt between the services and make sure to pay $10 per shirt. (Judy Griffin will be at the table in the narthex.) It’s past the time to hold on reservations so if you’re interested in a shirt, please contact Ben Remmert with payment.
Gnome Exterminator Sr. High Fundraiser
Have you seen them in your garden? On your sidewalk? Gnomes! They are spreading all over our community! So who are you going to call? Our Sr. High Youth Gnome Removal Services will help you out. That’s right, Sr. High’s designed and implemented fundraiser is back and they thought this would be a fun way to involve the community and raise money for their Summer Trip. Be ready for more information as we develop our services this month -- and be ready for December and January. More information, please contact Ben Remmert.
Baked Potato Sale - Labyrinth Fundraiser
On Sunday, November 14th we will have a Baked Potato Sale to help raise funds for our labyrinth. White or sweet potatoes with all the trimmings, a salad and dessert will be served beginning at 9:45 through 1:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. We will also offer food to go. Cost is $8.00 per plate.
Loss Is Part of Being Alive: A New Class On Grief Recognition and Response
This new class, led by Carole Martin, begins on November 7th during the Sunday School hour in classroom 201 upstairs.
Loss and grief are a universal experience and bad things do happen to good people of all ages. Death is not the only loss that causes us to grieve. Many problems in our lives stem from grief unresolved and unhealed. When we do not recognize and work through our grief we lose an opportunity to heal our soul and heart, and to be a help to others who walk these paths. Areas that will be covered are:
• Bible’s response to grief and loss
• Ways Religion helps
• Ways Religion hurts
• Faces of grief
• Recognizing different types of grief
• Stages of grief
• What to say and what not to say when a person is grieving
• Healthy and unhealthy grief
• What can hinder recovery
• Satan is an opportunist
• The transition process
• Four key facts about grief
• How to handle holidays and special occasions
• Paths to healing
• Growing through loss
Annual Thanksgiving Dinner-November 21
On Sunday, November 21st we will join together and give thanks for all we have, and we hope that you will plan to bring your family and a dish to share and join us. We will have two seatings. Our first seating will be at 11:00 am and the second seating will follow the 11:00 service. Sign up sheets for items can be found on the table in the narthex.
Food and Clothing Drive For PCM Today
On the first Sunday of the month we have our collection of non-perishable food and clothing for Pasadena Community Ministries. The weather is turning cooler and time to think of warmer foods (hot cereals, soups, stew, etc.). We would like to also put a push on for Holiday foods, things that can be put in a Holiday Basket, such as veggies, canned fruits, etc. We will take these items for their Christmas baskets. Please put your items for the PCM in or on the cabinet in the hallway between narthex and fellowship hall. Monetary donations are also very much appreciated. Please make your check out to Peace Lutheran Church and in the memo section write “PCM”.
PCM Clothing: The center is in the change over mode from spring and summer clothing to winter. If you have spring and summer clothing please hold at this time, winter things and shoes are greatly appreciated.
Holiday Undies: We will be collecting new undies for all ages. Socks, underwear, t-shirts, etc. These need to be new. We will deliver these the second week of December in time for the holidays. We will have a specially marked container under the large table in the narthex.
Thank you
Jany
Creative Hands Ministry
We met and got our ornaments ready for the Christmas tree that we will have on display at Pasadena City Hall for the holidays. We will decorate the tree at Pasadena City Hall on November 15th. All trees will be available for viewing on Nov 16 through December, week days till 6:00 pm.
Creative Hands will meet on Monday night, November 15th, 6:30 pm to get cards ready for the holidays. We also need to discuss projects and classes for next year. All plans and ideas are welcome for discussion. We also need to start on our packages for the 60 kids at the Krause Center.
We are still collecting for the Krause Center Girls and Boys: single decks of cards, small stuff toys. travel toiletries, fun socks for girls ( ladies sizes please) and low cut socks for the boys ( men's sizes), and chap sticks. Many of the teens are troubled kids and the items are limited that these kids can have for their safety and that of others. We will do 30 girls gifts and 30 boys gifts. We plan to mail these in time for Christmas along with their "Treat Cards". The kids look forward to the holiday cards with a small treat enclosed. Jany and Sherri
Upcoming 50+ Bus Trips
November 23 – Galveston to see the Elissa and then to the Strand. Afterwards we’ll drive around Galveston to see the carved trees. The bus will leave at 9:00 am from the Peace Lutheran parking lot. Cost is $7.00 plus lunch money plus Program donation ($3.00). Wear good walking shoes and appropriate attire.
December 21 - Old Town Spring for some last minute Christmas shopping and some "good deals" and also to enjoy the sights and smells of Christmas. Bus will leave Peace parking lot at 9:00 a.m. Cost: $3.00 for the bus plus lunch money.
For more information or to register for this trip, please call Virginia Rodriguez (281) 487-4961 or Judy Speck (281) 470-0407.
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.
Retirement Recognition
Martha Payne has given her retirement notice as Nursery Attendant for Peace Lutheran. Her last day with us will be November 21st. As a tribute to her service, we will be honoring her at the Thanksgiving Dinner on November 21st with a “Giving Tree” that will be available for cards, gift certificates, cash, etc. that you can attach to the tree. We will also have a cake for her for everyone to enjoy. Please stop by the nursery in the next few weeks & visit with Martha & wish her luck in her retirement.
Thanks,
Darla Haygood
Personnel & Policy
Habitat for Humanity Home Dedication
Please join “Thrivent Builds” Pasadena Habitat for Humanity for the dedication of a home at 1018 Ann Street, Pasadena, TX on Sunday, November 14th at 2:30 pm. Refreshments will be served.
Lutheran World Relief
LWR Health Kits are given to people who must flee their homes quickly and do not have time to pack essential items. Health kits can help refugees maintain personal hygiene while living in exile. Items may also contribute to a new start for those who can return home. Items need to complete a health kit are as follows:
Hand Towels - Dark Colors
Wash Cloths - Dark Colors
Bath Size Bars of Soap
A Comb - Wide Tooth
Band Aids
Nail File or Nail Clippers with Nail File (Please No Emery Boards)
One adult toothbrush in original packaging (Please No Toothpaste)
Look for the collection basket in the Narthex marked Lutheran World Relief. Have a blessed day.
Sarah’s House Needs Your Help
Sarah's House is a shelter for women who are in crisis and their children. These women have lost their jobs and can't afford housing. Many have to sleep in their cars. Sarah's House provides safe housing, help with getting the children back in school, and also rehabilitation and training for the mothers. Items they are in need of include:
Non-perishable Food Items
Cleaning Products
Paper Products
Personal Hygiene Items (Tooth Brushes,
Toothpaste, Shampoo, Deodorant, etc.)
Please prayerfully consider making a donation for Sarah's House. Look for the baskets in the Narthex under the Parish Life table for your donations. Have a blessed day.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Reformation Sunday
October 31, 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
Sunday's Sermon
We will be celebrating our Lutheran identity this Sunday in our reformation worship. We will be remembering the boldness of Martin Luther nailing his 95 thesis to the Castle Church door on Oct. 31, 1517 in Wittenburg, Germany. These statements were meant to call the church back to the Gospel of grace and the freedom of each Christian to stand alone before God.
The title of my sermon is the "Boldness of Grace" and will be about the freedom God's grace brings to our lives. I hope that you will enjoy it. We will also be reciting together Luther's explanation of the Apostle's Creed so that we might hear his voice speaking to us about our faith.
Wear red if you think about it just to make the day festive.
Of course, don't forget about the Reformation Celebration after worship. We will have meal, games for children and then a special reformation worship led by our confirmation class. Children are encouraged to wear their Halloween costume. We will have reformation bags for the kids.
You can read more about the texts at http://www.textweek.com/festivals/reformation.htm
You can still turn in your estimate of giving for 2011 as part of worship this Sunday. These estimate of givings are to help you prayerfully consider your financial giving for 2011 for Peace. You should have received one in your packet mailed to you. We also have extras in the narthex. You can also bring it by the church office or mail it.
Other News..................
Journeying Faithfully Together: Human Sexuality and the ELCA
It has been a year since our church voted to allow a congregation to call a minister who is in a same sex publicly accountable relationships. I know that people in our congregation and community have some lingering resentments because of this decision and think that the ELCA is losing a moral compass. I have heard this and I totally respect a person's right to have and share their feelings, opinions and thoughts. I don't think someone else has to be wrong in order for me to be right. I, however, hope and pray that our community will stay focused not on laws of conduct, but on the bigger question of how we might lift the burdens of others and invite them to live lives of dignity and grace. Say what you will about this decision, but it is obvious to me that allowing such ministers is lifting a burden off those who for many years struggled with accepting who they are and loving who they want. The decision is allowing congregations that dearly love their minister the freedom for him or her to serve them with the good gifts of the Gospel.
I am very saddened by those who seek to disassociate over this decision or any policy or social statement of the church. I think such a decision to separate or not support helps no one to grow. Thus, on Tuesdays at 7pm I am invite all who struggle with this issue to come to Peace and join in weekly study of human sexuality that will include study of homosexuality and the ELCA policy. The approach to such issues is not polarization, but study, prayer, reflection and open minded dialog.
We have about 10 of us who are meeting in the upstairs conference room.
We have completed the study of sexuality and now are embarking on a six week study of homosexuality.
Journeying Faithfully Together: Part Two, The Church and Homosexuality
Community Thanksgiving Communion Service and Pot Luck November 17 at First United Methodist in Pasadena on Fairmont.
Pot Luck begins at 5:45 pm and worship is at 7:00 pm. We did this last year at Peace and it was a huge success. This year we go to their house and I hope you will make it a point to attend. It was awesome last year to break bread and worship with our Methodist brothers and sisters. This year we are inviting more congregations to attend. Should be fantastic.
Thank You’s
We thank Jay Tillis and his many helpers in the kitchen. The stone soups were a huge success. They were absolutely delicious.
Wednesday Morning Bible Study
Will not meet this coming Wednesday due to me being out of town.
Pastoral Care Notes
Bill Cook: TIRR Rehabilitation
Laverne Wolff: Kindred
Herman Young: University Place Skilled Care Unit
Meagan Lambert: Texas Children's
Dale Taggart continues his treatment for cancer
Jason Elliott continues his treatment for cancer.
See you on Sunday!
Pastor Tart
From The Stewardship Committee
Thank you to all those who participated in our "Stone Soup" campaign. We received approximately 80 Estimate of Giving Cards last week that will help Council in preparing the proposed 2011 budget. If you were unable to turn in your Stewardship Card, please help Council by completing your Estimate as soon as possible. Estimate Cards will still be available at church and will also be mailed out in the November monthly newsletter.
Kami Guertin is compiling the "Time and Talent" section so that we can pass on your interests to the right folks.
Big Thanks to the "kitchen crew". We received enough ingredients to make five huge pots of soup with the items that were left over given to Sarah's House. Jay Tillis did an amazing job of creating the delicious soups and running the kitchen with help from Sandy Tillis, Virginia and Leo Rodriguez, Judy Etzel, and Darla Haygood. I would also like to thank Joe DeKunder, Daren Guertin, Tina Chatham, Jeanene Konviska and Judy Griffin for help in getting us ready for Sunday's Soup. Last of all, thanks to all who brought food and attended - it was a good time!
Ellen Cumbie
Stewardship Committee
Introducing Our New Director of Administration
Hello…. I am Bernadette “Bernie” Anderson, and as most of you have heard, I’m the new Director of Administration here at Peace. What I would like to do is take a couple minutes of your time to tell you a little bit about myself.
I am 51 years young! Married 14 years to the absolute love of my life Alan Anderson, the mother of 1 son Michael Foster and the “Granny” of 4 awesome grandchildren Mackenzie, Andrew, Kolin and Nicholas Foster who live in Humble, Texas. Alan and I are currently living here in Pasadena while our HOME is being rebuilt after we lost it to Hurricane Ike in 2008. I would be remiss in mentioning my mother-in-law, Billie Jean Anderson, who has lived with Alan and I for 13 years. She is an awesome lady and a 2nd mom to me. I’m sure you will have the opportunity to meet her, as I’m sure she will be in and out and around with me. We are also the proud parents of 4 Dachshunds (Weiner Dogs) who are the loves of our lives.
I was born and raised in Port Arthur, Texas where I graduated from Port Neches-Groves High School, Class of 1977. I married right out of high school and later moved off to Austin, Texas where I spent 18 years before moving back to the Houston area.
I have always had a passion for helping others, especially children and the elderly, which led me to my current position as Treasurer on the Board of Directors for the Jeanette Williams Foundation a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that raises money for the Rainbow Connection through UTMB-Galveston to send children afflicted with Cancer to Summer Camp (Camp for All) near Brenham, Texas. I would also like to let everyone know that I am a Notary and offer my services to each of you. There will not be a charge for this service; however, donations will be accepted with those funds being designated to the “Good Samaritan Fund”.
A few of my favorite things to do are bay fishing and deer hunting with my husband, and spending time with family and friends.
I am not a member of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church and am not Lutheran. Yes, I am an outsider who was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Church, so please do not hold that against me as it will have no bearing on how I perform my job duties.
I look forward to my new position as the Director of Administration here at Peace Lutheran Church and am excited about the possibilities of growth in my spiritual walk with God and helping others in their walk of faith in some way, shape or form. I also look forward to the learning opportunities both professional and personal. I look forward to assisting the pastor, staff, council, committees, and the congregation as a whole in whatever way possible. My office hours are generally 8:00 am - 2:00 pm. You can always reach me via email at bernie@welcometopeace.com or banderson59@sbcglobal.net (Personal e-mail) or by phone at 281-487-1635.
Creative Hands Ministry
We will take part this year in the "2010 Cultural Arts Christmas Tree Circle". This event is presented by the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Cultural Arts Committee. Area Churches have been invited to take part in the Table Top Trees. We will do a table top tree with an Inspirational theme. We plan to make our ornaments beginning Monday night, November 1st at 6:30 pm upstairs, and will have the ornaments prepared to paint and trim. Our time is short as the trees are to be decorated on Monday, November 15. We need an 18” metallic gold tree skirt or fabric to make a skirt (need a volunteer to make the skirt). Please join us. We are proud to be asked to take part. The exhibit will be open to the public November 16 - December 30 at Pasadena City Hall 1211 E. Southmore.
Jany and Sherri
Baked Potato Sale - Labyrinth Fundraiser
On Sunday, November 14th we will have a Baked Potato Sale to help raise funds for our labyrinth. White or sweet potatoes with all the trimmings, a salad and dessert will be served beginning at 9:45 through 1:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. We will also offer food to go. Cost is $8.00 per plate.
Annual Thanksgiving Dinner-November 21
On Sunday, November 21st we will join together and give thanks for all we have, and we hope that you will plan to bring your family and a dish to share and join us. We will have two seatings. Our first seating will be at 11:00 am and the second seating will follow the 11:00 service. Sign up sheets for items can be found on the table in the narthex.
Calling All Ringers
We are starting the handbell choir once again, and will need 11 people in order to get started. We are a unique bunch in that we play beautiful music but you do not have to read music in order to participate. The music is color coded and counted in 3s in 4s. We will play one Sunday a month. If you are interested in trying out for the handbell choir, please add your name, phone number, and email address to the sign up sheet on the table in the narthex.
Dawn Lambert
Handbell Choir Director
Upcoming 50+ Bus Trip
November 23 – Galvestion to see the Elissa and then to the Strand on. Afterwards we’ll drive around Galveston to see the carved trees. The bus will leave at 9:00 am from the Peace Lutheran parking lot. Cost is $7.00 plus lunch money plus Program donation ($3.00). Wear good walking shoes and appropriate attire.
December 21 - Old Town Spring for some last minute Christmas shopping and some "good deals" and also to enjoy the sights and smells of Christmas. Bus will leave Peace parking lot at 9:00 a.m. Cost: $3.00 for the bus plus lunch money.
For more information or to register for this trip, please call Virginia (281) 487-4961 or Judy (281) 470-0407.
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.
Brotherhood Breakfast
All men of the congregation and their spouses are invited to join us on November 6th at 7:30 am at the Golden Corral on Spencer Hwy in Pasadena for our monthly meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Weldon Wilkerson at (713) 941-1184.
More Sunday School Teachers Needed!
We are having a wonderful time together with our Sunday School program as we are learning more about how we are to activate our Christian faith through Spark curriculum! But we need more help! We NEED 3 more Sunday School teachers as a few had to step down. Please take some time to really consider this ministry, one of the most influential people in the lives of our youth are our teachers! I know we have many talented people in Peace that will only make our Sunday School program better, so if you are interested, please contact Julie Shaw, Jennifer Saunders, or Ben Remmert.
Loss Is Part of Being Alive: A New Class on Grief Recognition and Response
Loss and grief are a universal experience and bad things do happen to good people of all ages. Death is not the only loss that causes us to grieve. Many problems in our lives stem from grief unresolved and unhealed. When we do not recognize and work through our grief we lose an opportunity to heal our soul and heart, and to be a help to others who walk these paths.
This new class, led by Carole Martin, will begin on Sunday, November 7th during the Sunday School hour in classroom 201 upstairs. Areas that will be covered are:
• Bible’s response to grief and loss
• Ways Religion helps
• Ways Religion hurts
• Faces of grief
• Recognizing different types of grief
• Stages of grief
• What to say and what not to say when a person is grieving
• Healthy and unhealthy grief
• What can hinder recovery
• Satan is an opportunist
• The transition process
• Four key facts about grief
• How to handle holidays and special occasions
• Paths to healing
• Growing through loss
A sign-up sheet is located on the table in the narthex.
Women of the ELCA Gathering
All women of the congregation are invited to an ELCA Gathering at Salem Lutheran Church, 4930 W. Bellfort Ave., Houston, TX on Saturday, November 6th. Refreshments will be served at 8:30 am; the meeting and program start at 9:00 am. Please bring a friend and a breakfast type snack to share.
The Program, presented by: Linda McCormack, Education Specialist, Money Management International is as follows:
Important Papers
The importance of good financial record keeping.
• Identifying important documents
• Where to keep (wallet, home, safe deposit box, family, attorneys, etc.)
• Recognizing which documents should be shredded
• Papers to include in a “grab and go box”
From the Youth Director
“This is Halloween, This is Halloween, everybody make a scene; Trick or Treat…” This is the opening line from my favorite Disney movie The Nightmare before Christmas. I would have to say that this is my favorite holiday out of the entire year, not because of the candy, the costumes, or the decorations. It’s because of the tradition of gathering together with friends. From trick or treating when I was a child to touring the haunted houses in college, I would always be around people that I call my friends, my community. But for Lutherans, we are celebrating the love that Martin Luther had for the Holy Scripture. Luther believed that we all should have access to the Word of God and that our lives should be centered on Word and Sacrament. What does this mean to us now in our American culture? I challenge you to ponder this question and see where your mind wonders.
Remember that our Young Adults Chillin’ events are going to be on Wednesdays from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm and our Senior High Youth Group is going to be on Sunday from 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm. Mark your calendars, we are going to try and see if this helps with schedules for our youth. If you have any questions you can contact me.
With that said, have a safe Halloween and Reformation Day Celebration!
God Bless,
Ben Remmert, Dir. of Youth and Family Ministry
benr@welcometopeace.com
Next Sports Ministry Meeting- November 21st, Sign Up if You’re Interested!
Every third Sunday of the month at 2:00 pm, we will meet at Peace Lutheran for some time to come together to play. I have had many people express an interest in this ministry, but I have had only a handful of people show up for this ministry. We are about to begin our bowling league in two weeks so if you’re interested, please sign up in the narthex. If you’re interested in helping this ministry grow or want to participate, please sign up in the narthex.
Next Parent Huddle Time & Deep Leadership Meeting: November 18, 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm
Every Third Thursday of the month, I am asking for parents and youth to come together where we can share together. We are also developing our Youth and Family Leadership Team “DEEP” where we are going to dive into our ministry together, head first. We had our second huddle in this week There will also be a time for us to come together in devotion where we explore our faith together. I would love to have our parents and youth at these meetings so we can build further on our community together!
Help Feed a Starving Jr. High, Sr. High, or Young Adult Youth Group
As everyone is aware, the best conversations and fellowship are over a meal. This is the same case for our youth here at Peace. I will have a sign up sheet out in the narthex to see if you would like to help your Youth and Family Director feed our kids as we conduct ministry throughout the year. If you are interested in helping please sign up. For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.
“Money & Stewardship” Milestone Coming Up: Nov. 14 at 9:45 Am and Nov. 21 at 11 am
Well we have gone through two milestones where we learned more about worship with our preschoolers and the Bible with our first and second graders while celebrating their milestone. Now our next milestone is for our 4th- 5th graders where we are going to talk about value of money, what to spend it on, and how it is a useful tool in one’s life. This is also a time where we will discuss about how to be good stewards of what God has given to us. This is an event for the parents as well so make sure to mark your calendar for Nov. 14th at 9:45 am for the classroom instruction and Nov. 21st at 11:00 am to be recognized and blessed (with a special gift to remember this milestone). For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.
Jr. Hi Gathering At Lutherhill!: Nov. 19-21. We Need An Adult Sponsor!
As a teen, challenges are constant. It’s not always easy to remember that you have a firm foundation in God and His Word. Lutherhill is here to show how God’s wisdom and power and love and grace are guiding and protecting you. Lutherhill is opening its doors to all our Jr. High students in our synod to come for the weekend to worship, meet new people all over Texas/Louisiana, small group discussions, open mic night, an ultimate frisbee tournament and so much more. The cost of the event is $160 which includes registration, meals for the weekend, and transportation there. Sign ups are in the Narthex and youth bulletin board. More questions? Contact Ben Remmert.
Family Movie Night Devotions: November 6th at 7 pm and December 4th at 7 pm:
Family Event for All Ages of Kids! With the release of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader coming out December 10th, we are going to host two nights of CS Lewis movies! On November 6th we will play The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe where we will have movie snacks and together watch this movie together, afterwards we will have fun activities focusing on Thanksgiving and fellowship to talk about what are the Christian elements in this movie. On December 4th, we will play Prince Caspian where we will have a time together to talk about the themes of what we saw in the film and also fellowship learning how to wrap Christmas presents and other Christmas celebrations and games. So if you are interested, please sign up at the narthex. More questions, please contact Ben Remmert.
Lutherhill Upper Elementary (3rd-6th Graders) Advent Retreat: December 10-11
Sign Up In The Narthex! Join the conspiracy as we head to Lutherhill Camp as we get back to the basics and take a deeper look at how a crying baby in a manger changed the world. Jesus’ birth can still change the world. Advent conspiracy will re-focus us on worshipping fully, spending less, giving more and loving all. We will meet here at Peace at 6 pm and depart back to Peace at 3:00 pm. Lots of fun and activities include: worship, fellowship, giant swing, making cookies, canoeing, campfires & s’mores. Cost is $50 per person. Please sign up in the narthex or the youth bulletin board if your interested. More questions, please contact Ben Remmert.
Jr. High And Sr. High Graffiti Service- November 13th,10 am – 2 pm. Event Is Open For Junior High, Senior High, and Parents!
On November 13th, I am asking for some help to repaint the barn outside in the field. Supplies will be provided by the church, but we ask that you bring a sack lunch and to wear clothing that you do not mind getting dirty, a white shirt, and paint on. After we repaint the barn, then we are going to have our Graffiti party where we are going to paint all over our white shirts and become walking pieces of art. Sign Ups will be in the narthex and Youth Bulletin Board. For more questions, please contact Ben Remmert.
Peace Lutheran T-Shirts Sold Out...For Now!
We have had just enough people sign up and we are completely sold out of our first line of shirts. If you have signed up for your shirt(s) please pick up your shirt between the services and make sure to pay $10 per shirt. However if you do not pay for a shirt in the next two weeks, your shirt will be up for sale. We will be making more shirts throughout the year so be on the lookout! For more information, please contact Ben Remmert for more information.
October 31, 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
Sunday's Sermon
We will be celebrating our Lutheran identity this Sunday in our reformation worship. We will be remembering the boldness of Martin Luther nailing his 95 thesis to the Castle Church door on Oct. 31, 1517 in Wittenburg, Germany. These statements were meant to call the church back to the Gospel of grace and the freedom of each Christian to stand alone before God.
The title of my sermon is the "Boldness of Grace" and will be about the freedom God's grace brings to our lives. I hope that you will enjoy it. We will also be reciting together Luther's explanation of the Apostle's Creed so that we might hear his voice speaking to us about our faith.
Wear red if you think about it just to make the day festive.
Of course, don't forget about the Reformation Celebration after worship. We will have meal, games for children and then a special reformation worship led by our confirmation class. Children are encouraged to wear their Halloween costume. We will have reformation bags for the kids.
You can read more about the texts at http://www.textweek.com/festivals/reformation.htm
You can still turn in your estimate of giving for 2011 as part of worship this Sunday. These estimate of givings are to help you prayerfully consider your financial giving for 2011 for Peace. You should have received one in your packet mailed to you. We also have extras in the narthex. You can also bring it by the church office or mail it.
Other News..................
Journeying Faithfully Together: Human Sexuality and the ELCA
It has been a year since our church voted to allow a congregation to call a minister who is in a same sex publicly accountable relationships. I know that people in our congregation and community have some lingering resentments because of this decision and think that the ELCA is losing a moral compass. I have heard this and I totally respect a person's right to have and share their feelings, opinions and thoughts. I don't think someone else has to be wrong in order for me to be right. I, however, hope and pray that our community will stay focused not on laws of conduct, but on the bigger question of how we might lift the burdens of others and invite them to live lives of dignity and grace. Say what you will about this decision, but it is obvious to me that allowing such ministers is lifting a burden off those who for many years struggled with accepting who they are and loving who they want. The decision is allowing congregations that dearly love their minister the freedom for him or her to serve them with the good gifts of the Gospel.
I am very saddened by those who seek to disassociate over this decision or any policy or social statement of the church. I think such a decision to separate or not support helps no one to grow. Thus, on Tuesdays at 7pm I am invite all who struggle with this issue to come to Peace and join in weekly study of human sexuality that will include study of homosexuality and the ELCA policy. The approach to such issues is not polarization, but study, prayer, reflection and open minded dialog.
We have about 10 of us who are meeting in the upstairs conference room.
We have completed the study of sexuality and now are embarking on a six week study of homosexuality.
Journeying Faithfully Together: Part Two, The Church and Homosexuality
Community Thanksgiving Communion Service and Pot Luck November 17 at First United Methodist in Pasadena on Fairmont.
Pot Luck begins at 5:45 pm and worship is at 7:00 pm. We did this last year at Peace and it was a huge success. This year we go to their house and I hope you will make it a point to attend. It was awesome last year to break bread and worship with our Methodist brothers and sisters. This year we are inviting more congregations to attend. Should be fantastic.
Thank You’s
We thank Jay Tillis and his many helpers in the kitchen. The stone soups were a huge success. They were absolutely delicious.
Wednesday Morning Bible Study
Will not meet this coming Wednesday due to me being out of town.
Pastoral Care Notes
Bill Cook: TIRR Rehabilitation
Laverne Wolff: Kindred
Herman Young: University Place Skilled Care Unit
Meagan Lambert: Texas Children's
Dale Taggart continues his treatment for cancer
Jason Elliott continues his treatment for cancer.
See you on Sunday!
Pastor Tart
From The Stewardship Committee
Thank you to all those who participated in our "Stone Soup" campaign. We received approximately 80 Estimate of Giving Cards last week that will help Council in preparing the proposed 2011 budget. If you were unable to turn in your Stewardship Card, please help Council by completing your Estimate as soon as possible. Estimate Cards will still be available at church and will also be mailed out in the November monthly newsletter.
Kami Guertin is compiling the "Time and Talent" section so that we can pass on your interests to the right folks.
Big Thanks to the "kitchen crew". We received enough ingredients to make five huge pots of soup with the items that were left over given to Sarah's House. Jay Tillis did an amazing job of creating the delicious soups and running the kitchen with help from Sandy Tillis, Virginia and Leo Rodriguez, Judy Etzel, and Darla Haygood. I would also like to thank Joe DeKunder, Daren Guertin, Tina Chatham, Jeanene Konviska and Judy Griffin for help in getting us ready for Sunday's Soup. Last of all, thanks to all who brought food and attended - it was a good time!
Ellen Cumbie
Stewardship Committee
Introducing Our New Director of Administration
Hello…. I am Bernadette “Bernie” Anderson, and as most of you have heard, I’m the new Director of Administration here at Peace. What I would like to do is take a couple minutes of your time to tell you a little bit about myself.
I am 51 years young! Married 14 years to the absolute love of my life Alan Anderson, the mother of 1 son Michael Foster and the “Granny” of 4 awesome grandchildren Mackenzie, Andrew, Kolin and Nicholas Foster who live in Humble, Texas. Alan and I are currently living here in Pasadena while our HOME is being rebuilt after we lost it to Hurricane Ike in 2008. I would be remiss in mentioning my mother-in-law, Billie Jean Anderson, who has lived with Alan and I for 13 years. She is an awesome lady and a 2nd mom to me. I’m sure you will have the opportunity to meet her, as I’m sure she will be in and out and around with me. We are also the proud parents of 4 Dachshunds (Weiner Dogs) who are the loves of our lives.
I was born and raised in Port Arthur, Texas where I graduated from Port Neches-Groves High School, Class of 1977. I married right out of high school and later moved off to Austin, Texas where I spent 18 years before moving back to the Houston area.
I have always had a passion for helping others, especially children and the elderly, which led me to my current position as Treasurer on the Board of Directors for the Jeanette Williams Foundation a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that raises money for the Rainbow Connection through UTMB-Galveston to send children afflicted with Cancer to Summer Camp (Camp for All) near Brenham, Texas. I would also like to let everyone know that I am a Notary and offer my services to each of you. There will not be a charge for this service; however, donations will be accepted with those funds being designated to the “Good Samaritan Fund”.
A few of my favorite things to do are bay fishing and deer hunting with my husband, and spending time with family and friends.
I am not a member of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church and am not Lutheran. Yes, I am an outsider who was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Church, so please do not hold that against me as it will have no bearing on how I perform my job duties.
I look forward to my new position as the Director of Administration here at Peace Lutheran Church and am excited about the possibilities of growth in my spiritual walk with God and helping others in their walk of faith in some way, shape or form. I also look forward to the learning opportunities both professional and personal. I look forward to assisting the pastor, staff, council, committees, and the congregation as a whole in whatever way possible. My office hours are generally 8:00 am - 2:00 pm. You can always reach me via email at bernie@welcometopeace.com or banderson59@sbcglobal.net (Personal e-mail) or by phone at 281-487-1635.
Creative Hands Ministry
We will take part this year in the "2010 Cultural Arts Christmas Tree Circle". This event is presented by the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Cultural Arts Committee. Area Churches have been invited to take part in the Table Top Trees. We will do a table top tree with an Inspirational theme. We plan to make our ornaments beginning Monday night, November 1st at 6:30 pm upstairs, and will have the ornaments prepared to paint and trim. Our time is short as the trees are to be decorated on Monday, November 15. We need an 18” metallic gold tree skirt or fabric to make a skirt (need a volunteer to make the skirt). Please join us. We are proud to be asked to take part. The exhibit will be open to the public November 16 - December 30 at Pasadena City Hall 1211 E. Southmore.
Jany and Sherri
Baked Potato Sale - Labyrinth Fundraiser
On Sunday, November 14th we will have a Baked Potato Sale to help raise funds for our labyrinth. White or sweet potatoes with all the trimmings, a salad and dessert will be served beginning at 9:45 through 1:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. We will also offer food to go. Cost is $8.00 per plate.
Annual Thanksgiving Dinner-November 21
On Sunday, November 21st we will join together and give thanks for all we have, and we hope that you will plan to bring your family and a dish to share and join us. We will have two seatings. Our first seating will be at 11:00 am and the second seating will follow the 11:00 service. Sign up sheets for items can be found on the table in the narthex.
Calling All Ringers
We are starting the handbell choir once again, and will need 11 people in order to get started. We are a unique bunch in that we play beautiful music but you do not have to read music in order to participate. The music is color coded and counted in 3s in 4s. We will play one Sunday a month. If you are interested in trying out for the handbell choir, please add your name, phone number, and email address to the sign up sheet on the table in the narthex.
Dawn Lambert
Handbell Choir Director
Upcoming 50+ Bus Trip
November 23 – Galvestion to see the Elissa and then to the Strand on. Afterwards we’ll drive around Galveston to see the carved trees. The bus will leave at 9:00 am from the Peace Lutheran parking lot. Cost is $7.00 plus lunch money plus Program donation ($3.00). Wear good walking shoes and appropriate attire.
December 21 - Old Town Spring for some last minute Christmas shopping and some "good deals" and also to enjoy the sights and smells of Christmas. Bus will leave Peace parking lot at 9:00 a.m. Cost: $3.00 for the bus plus lunch money.
For more information or to register for this trip, please call Virginia (281) 487-4961 or Judy (281) 470-0407.
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.
Brotherhood Breakfast
All men of the congregation and their spouses are invited to join us on November 6th at 7:30 am at the Golden Corral on Spencer Hwy in Pasadena for our monthly meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Weldon Wilkerson at (713) 941-1184.
More Sunday School Teachers Needed!
We are having a wonderful time together with our Sunday School program as we are learning more about how we are to activate our Christian faith through Spark curriculum! But we need more help! We NEED 3 more Sunday School teachers as a few had to step down. Please take some time to really consider this ministry, one of the most influential people in the lives of our youth are our teachers! I know we have many talented people in Peace that will only make our Sunday School program better, so if you are interested, please contact Julie Shaw, Jennifer Saunders, or Ben Remmert.
Loss Is Part of Being Alive: A New Class on Grief Recognition and Response
Loss and grief are a universal experience and bad things do happen to good people of all ages. Death is not the only loss that causes us to grieve. Many problems in our lives stem from grief unresolved and unhealed. When we do not recognize and work through our grief we lose an opportunity to heal our soul and heart, and to be a help to others who walk these paths.
This new class, led by Carole Martin, will begin on Sunday, November 7th during the Sunday School hour in classroom 201 upstairs. Areas that will be covered are:
• Bible’s response to grief and loss
• Ways Religion helps
• Ways Religion hurts
• Faces of grief
• Recognizing different types of grief
• Stages of grief
• What to say and what not to say when a person is grieving
• Healthy and unhealthy grief
• What can hinder recovery
• Satan is an opportunist
• The transition process
• Four key facts about grief
• How to handle holidays and special occasions
• Paths to healing
• Growing through loss
A sign-up sheet is located on the table in the narthex.
Women of the ELCA Gathering
All women of the congregation are invited to an ELCA Gathering at Salem Lutheran Church, 4930 W. Bellfort Ave., Houston, TX on Saturday, November 6th. Refreshments will be served at 8:30 am; the meeting and program start at 9:00 am. Please bring a friend and a breakfast type snack to share.
The Program, presented by: Linda McCormack, Education Specialist, Money Management International is as follows:
Important Papers
The importance of good financial record keeping.
• Identifying important documents
• Where to keep (wallet, home, safe deposit box, family, attorneys, etc.)
• Recognizing which documents should be shredded
• Papers to include in a “grab and go box”
From the Youth Director
“This is Halloween, This is Halloween, everybody make a scene; Trick or Treat…” This is the opening line from my favorite Disney movie The Nightmare before Christmas. I would have to say that this is my favorite holiday out of the entire year, not because of the candy, the costumes, or the decorations. It’s because of the tradition of gathering together with friends. From trick or treating when I was a child to touring the haunted houses in college, I would always be around people that I call my friends, my community. But for Lutherans, we are celebrating the love that Martin Luther had for the Holy Scripture. Luther believed that we all should have access to the Word of God and that our lives should be centered on Word and Sacrament. What does this mean to us now in our American culture? I challenge you to ponder this question and see where your mind wonders.
Remember that our Young Adults Chillin’ events are going to be on Wednesdays from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm and our Senior High Youth Group is going to be on Sunday from 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm. Mark your calendars, we are going to try and see if this helps with schedules for our youth. If you have any questions you can contact me.
With that said, have a safe Halloween and Reformation Day Celebration!
God Bless,
Ben Remmert, Dir. of Youth and Family Ministry
benr@welcometopeace.com
Next Sports Ministry Meeting- November 21st, Sign Up if You’re Interested!
Every third Sunday of the month at 2:00 pm, we will meet at Peace Lutheran for some time to come together to play. I have had many people express an interest in this ministry, but I have had only a handful of people show up for this ministry. We are about to begin our bowling league in two weeks so if you’re interested, please sign up in the narthex. If you’re interested in helping this ministry grow or want to participate, please sign up in the narthex.
Next Parent Huddle Time & Deep Leadership Meeting: November 18, 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm
Every Third Thursday of the month, I am asking for parents and youth to come together where we can share together. We are also developing our Youth and Family Leadership Team “DEEP” where we are going to dive into our ministry together, head first. We had our second huddle in this week There will also be a time for us to come together in devotion where we explore our faith together. I would love to have our parents and youth at these meetings so we can build further on our community together!
Help Feed a Starving Jr. High, Sr. High, or Young Adult Youth Group
As everyone is aware, the best conversations and fellowship are over a meal. This is the same case for our youth here at Peace. I will have a sign up sheet out in the narthex to see if you would like to help your Youth and Family Director feed our kids as we conduct ministry throughout the year. If you are interested in helping please sign up. For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.
“Money & Stewardship” Milestone Coming Up: Nov. 14 at 9:45 Am and Nov. 21 at 11 am
Well we have gone through two milestones where we learned more about worship with our preschoolers and the Bible with our first and second graders while celebrating their milestone. Now our next milestone is for our 4th- 5th graders where we are going to talk about value of money, what to spend it on, and how it is a useful tool in one’s life. This is also a time where we will discuss about how to be good stewards of what God has given to us. This is an event for the parents as well so make sure to mark your calendar for Nov. 14th at 9:45 am for the classroom instruction and Nov. 21st at 11:00 am to be recognized and blessed (with a special gift to remember this milestone). For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.
Jr. Hi Gathering At Lutherhill!: Nov. 19-21. We Need An Adult Sponsor!
As a teen, challenges are constant. It’s not always easy to remember that you have a firm foundation in God and His Word. Lutherhill is here to show how God’s wisdom and power and love and grace are guiding and protecting you. Lutherhill is opening its doors to all our Jr. High students in our synod to come for the weekend to worship, meet new people all over Texas/Louisiana, small group discussions, open mic night, an ultimate frisbee tournament and so much more. The cost of the event is $160 which includes registration, meals for the weekend, and transportation there. Sign ups are in the Narthex and youth bulletin board. More questions? Contact Ben Remmert.
Family Movie Night Devotions: November 6th at 7 pm and December 4th at 7 pm:
Family Event for All Ages of Kids! With the release of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader coming out December 10th, we are going to host two nights of CS Lewis movies! On November 6th we will play The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe where we will have movie snacks and together watch this movie together, afterwards we will have fun activities focusing on Thanksgiving and fellowship to talk about what are the Christian elements in this movie. On December 4th, we will play Prince Caspian where we will have a time together to talk about the themes of what we saw in the film and also fellowship learning how to wrap Christmas presents and other Christmas celebrations and games. So if you are interested, please sign up at the narthex. More questions, please contact Ben Remmert.
Lutherhill Upper Elementary (3rd-6th Graders) Advent Retreat: December 10-11
Sign Up In The Narthex! Join the conspiracy as we head to Lutherhill Camp as we get back to the basics and take a deeper look at how a crying baby in a manger changed the world. Jesus’ birth can still change the world. Advent conspiracy will re-focus us on worshipping fully, spending less, giving more and loving all. We will meet here at Peace at 6 pm and depart back to Peace at 3:00 pm. Lots of fun and activities include: worship, fellowship, giant swing, making cookies, canoeing, campfires & s’mores. Cost is $50 per person. Please sign up in the narthex or the youth bulletin board if your interested. More questions, please contact Ben Remmert.
Jr. High And Sr. High Graffiti Service- November 13th,10 am – 2 pm. Event Is Open For Junior High, Senior High, and Parents!
On November 13th, I am asking for some help to repaint the barn outside in the field. Supplies will be provided by the church, but we ask that you bring a sack lunch and to wear clothing that you do not mind getting dirty, a white shirt, and paint on. After we repaint the barn, then we are going to have our Graffiti party where we are going to paint all over our white shirts and become walking pieces of art. Sign Ups will be in the narthex and Youth Bulletin Board. For more questions, please contact Ben Remmert.
Peace Lutheran T-Shirts Sold Out...For Now!
We have had just enough people sign up and we are completely sold out of our first line of shirts. If you have signed up for your shirt(s) please pick up your shirt between the services and make sure to pay $10 per shirt. However if you do not pay for a shirt in the next two weeks, your shirt will be up for sale. We will be making more shirts throughout the year so be on the lookout! For more information, please contact Ben Remmert for more information.
Friday, October 22, 2010
For 22nd Sunday after Pentecost
October 24, 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.
Stone Soup Appeal
On October 24th we will celebrate “Stone Soup” Sunday. Each family unit should have a packet with an estimate of giving card that can be turned in for 2011 Estimate of Giving. We have also included a “Wish Stone”. Make this your “Wish Stone” – what do you wish you could give to Peace Lutheran? How much time do you wish you could share with Peace in worship, learning, prayer, and service? If you could, how much financially would you like to give? Let’s see what we can do by building our own “Stone Soup”! No names will be written on the stones.
Also on Stone Soup Sunday, Oct 24, we will be making stone soup in the kitchen. Everyone is asked to bring a little something to go in the pots….vegetable, meat or starch, as part of their worship that day. We will have someone there to organize everything. We will then enjoy our soup in a meal after the 11:00 service.
Once upon a time, somewhere in post-war Eastern Europe, there was a great famine in which people jealously hoarded whatever food they could find, hiding it even from their friends and neighbors. One day a wandering soldier came into a village and began asking questions as if he planned to stay for the night. "There's not a bite to eat in the whole province," he was told. "Better keep moving on." "Oh, I have everything I need," he said. "In fact, I was thinking of making some stone soup to share with all of you." He pulled an iron cauldron from his wagon, filled it with water, and built a fire under it. Then, with great ceremony, he drew an ordinary-looking stone from a velvet bag and dropped it into the water.
By now, hearing the rumor of food, most of the villagers had come to the square or watched from their windows. As the soldier sniffed the "broth" and licked his lips in anticipation, hunger began to overcome their skepticism. "Ahh," the soldier said to himself rather loudly, "I do like a tasty stone soup. Of course, stone soup with cabbage -- that's hard to beat." Soon a villager approached hesitantly, holding a cabbage he'd retrieved from its hiding place, and added it to the pot. "Capital!" cried the soldier. "You know, I once had stone soup with cabbage and a bit of salt beef as well, and it was fit for a king." The village butcher managed to find some salt beef . . . and so it went, through potatoes, onions, carrots, mushrooms, and so on, until there was indeed a delicious meal for all. The villagers offered the soldier a great deal of money for the magic stone, but he refused to sell and traveled on the next day.
The moral is that by working together, with everyone contributing what they can, a greater good is achieved.
Is the “Stone Soup” story just an old fable or can it we use it at Peace Lutheran to guide our actions for 2011? As we journey into the coming year, we are faced with a lot of hurdles – a weak economy, declining membership, and stressful schedules. Sometimes, it seems like we take one step forward, but two steps back. What can anyone do to build and grow our Mission at Peace Lutheran Church?
The “Stone Soup” story shows us what can be accomplished with the combined efforts of “a village.” With the contributions of the village, no one went hungry; the people all came together to create a bounty “fit for a King.”
How do we create a “Bounty”? We all know the “King” – Jesus Christ has blessed us time and again with faith, friendship, love, and joy.
If you cannot attend on the 24th or other Sundays you can mail in your stone, drop it by the office or bring it on the first Sundays in November.
Congregation Council Meeting
We will be meeting at 1:30 to conduct the work of the church
Top Agenda Items:
Evaluation of Staff and Pastor
Hiring of new nursery attendant
Financial Situation
Preliminary 2011 Budget
September Congregation Meeting Survey Evaluation
Other Business
Other News..................
Journeying Faithfully Together: Human Sexuality and the ELCA
It has been a year since our church voted to allow a congregation to call a minister who is in a same sex publicly accountable relationships. I know that people in our congregation and community have some lingering resentments because of this decision and think that the ELCA is losing a moral compass. I have heard this and I totally respect a person's right to have and share their feelings, opinions and thoughts. I don't think someone else has to be wrong in order for me to be right. I, however, hope and pray that our community will stay focused not on laws of conduct, but on the bigger question of how we might lift the burdens of others and invite them to live lives of dignity and grace. Say what you will about this decision, but it is obvious to me that allowing such ministers is lifting a burden off those who for many years struggled with accepting who they are and loving who they want. The decision is allowing congregations that dearly love their minister the freedom for him or her to serve them with the good gifts of the Gospel.
I am very saddened by those who seek to disassociate over this decision or any policy or social statement of the church. I think such a decision to separate or not support helps no one to grow. Thus, on Tuesdays at 7:00 pm I am inviting all who struggle with this issue to come to Peace and join in weekly study of human sexuality that will include study of homosexuality and the ELCA policy. The approach to such issues is not polarization, but study, prayer, reflection and open minded dialog.
We have about 10 of us who are meeting in the upstairs conference room.
We have completed the study of sexuality and now are embarking on a six week study of homosexuality.
Journeying Faithfully Together: Part Two, The Church and Homosexuality
Thank You’s
We thank Dan Ward for his wonderful story about contributing to the God's Stone Soup.
To the women of Peace and all those who served to make the Bazaar a huge success and to all those who supported it.
Wednesday Morning Bible Study
Will not meet this coming Wednesday due to Senior Citizen’s day.
Pastoral Care Notes
Bill Cook: Memorial Hermann Burn Unit
Laverne Wolff: Kindred
Herman Young: Memorial Hermann Southwest
Dale Taggart continues his treatment for cancer
Jason Elliott continues his treatment for cancer.
See you on Sunday!
Pastor Tart
General Operating Fund deposits for September 26th:
9-05-10 $10,895.50
9-12-10 $6,381.50
9-19-10 $7,411.50
9-26-10 $9,322.90
To meet our budgeted income, we need $10,673 a week.
Overview of actual vs. estimated income for 2010:
Actual Estimated
January $44,549 $53,365 (five Sundays)
February $41,879 $42,692
March $41,563 $42,692
April $42,518 $42,692
May $45,594 $53,365 (five Sundays)
June $36,092 $42,692
July $33,586 $42,692
August $42,457 $53,365 (five Sundays)
September $34,486 $42,692
October
November
December
Designated deposits for January 3rd through September 26th:
Adult Education $70
Building Fund (Mortgage) $13,952
Building Maintenance $200
Building Rental Fee $50
Capital Repairs (A/C) $100
Fair Trade Coffee $575
Good Samaritan $128
Habitat for Humanity $1,340
Haiti Relief Fund $1,390
Labyrinth $852.25
Loose Offering $6,607.17
Lutherhill Camp Registration $170
Memorial Fund $5,371
Office Supplies $30
Parish Life (free-will offering 4th July) $220
Pasadena Community Ministries $4,217.70
Pasadena Faith in Action $130
Pastor Discretionary Fund $250
Pony Express $660
Ruth Petty Kitchen Fund $1,490
Sheet Music $1,020
Souper Bowl $454.70
Sound System $7,005
Sunday School $357.07
Telephone Refund $174.40
TX/LA Gulf Coast Synod$5,800
Vacation Bible School$518
Wedding Deposit $550
World Hunger $170
Youth Expense/Confirmation$701.32
Youth Education/Concert$464
Youth Mission Trip $30
September Preliminary Financial Numbers:
Actual Income $370,091 Estimated Income $416,250
Actual Expenses $413,240 Budgeted Expenses $416,250
Income vs. Expense ($43,149) deficit
YTD Expense Breakdown:
YTD Actual YTD Budget
Salaries $177,744 $202,504
Administrative $32,502 $24,410
Mortgage $110,424 $110,424
Insurance $16,928 $16,800
Utilities $30,669 $27,675
Property $31,470 $24,075
Education $3,058 $1,500
Parish Life $642 $563
Stewardship $1,961 $1,500
Worship $6,541 $3,000
Music ($15) $375
Youth $1,278 $1,125
From The Youth Director
It’s Stone Soup Sunday! Our church pot has been overflowing with all the stones that you have contributed to our soup. I am so thankful for this congregation and all the diverse talents and gifts that we have at our disposal. This may seem like something that we always talk about at Peace, but I really want you to take the time to think about this. God created each one of us completely different from another. While there are some people with the same gifts and abilities, we have our differences in experience and culture which makes us unique. So I challenge you sometime this week to really look at what gifts and experiences God has given you.
Remember that our Young Adults Chillin’ events are going to be on Wednesday from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm and our Senior High Youth Group is going to be on Sunday from 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm. Mark your calendars, we are going to try and see if this helps with schedules for our youth. If you have any questions you can contact me.
God Bless,
Ben Remmert, Dir. of Youth and Family Ministry
benr@welcometopeace.com
Next Sports Ministry Meeting- November 21st. SIGN UP IF YOU’RE INTERESTED!
Every third Sunday of the month at 2:00 pm, we will meet at Peace Lutheran for some time to come together to play. I have had many people express an interest in this ministry, but I have had only a handful of people show up for this ministry. We are about to begin our bowling league in two weeks so if you’re interested, please sign up in the narthex. If you’re interested in helping this ministry grow or want to participate, please sign up in the narthex.
Sr. High- Walking On the Boardwalk - October 30th. 5:00 PM
We have a change of plans because the Haunted Houses were too scary, so instead we are going to meet together for some good old fun on the boardwalk! We will meet at the church first and then we are going to head over to the Kemah Boardwalk for dinner and ride some of the rides there. We will leave the boardwalk at 8:00 pm and be back at Peace around 8:30 pm. Cost is $40 which includes your dinner and your rides on the boardwalk!
Next Parent Huddle Time and Deep Leadership Meeting: November 18th, 5:30 PM & 7:00 PM
Every Third Thursday of the month, I am asking for parents and youth to come together where we can share together. We are also developing our Youth and Family Leadership Team “DEEP” where we are going to dive into our ministry together, head first. We had our second huddle this past week. There will also be a time for us to come together in devotion where we explore our faith together. I would love to have our parents and youth at these meetings so we can build further on our community together!
“Money & Stewardship” Milestone Coming Up: Nov. 14 at 9:45 Am and Nov. 21 At 11:00 am
Well we have gone through two milestones where we learned more about worship with our preschoolers and the Bible with our first and second graders while celebrating their milestone. Now our next milestone is for our 4th- 5th graders where we are going to talk about value of money, what to spend it on, and how it is a useful tool in one’s life. This is also a time where we will discuss about who to be good stewards of what God has given to us. This is an event for the parents as well, so make sure to mark your calendar for Nov. 14th at 9:45 am for the classroom instruction and Nov. 21st at 11 am to be recognized and blessed (with a special gift to remember this milestone). For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.
Jr. Hi Gathering at Lutherhill!: Nov. 19-21
WE NEED AN ADULT SPONOSOR! As a teen, challenges are constant. It’s not always easy to remember that you have a firm foundation in God and His Word. Lutherhill is here to show how God’s wisdom and power and love and grace are guiding and protecting you. Lutherhill is opening its doors to all our Jr. High students in our synod to come for the weekend to worship, meet new people all over Texas/Louisiana, small group discussions, open mic night, an ultimate frisbee tournament and so much more. The cost of the event is $160 which includes registration, meals for the weekend, and transportation there. Sign ups are in the Narthex and youth bulletin board. More questions? Contact Ben Remmert.
It’s Coming! Reformation Day: Oct. 31 12:30 Pm-2:00 PM
WE NEED SOME HELP IN PREPARING! It’s coming up next week, our Reformation Celebration for our families. We are going to have a free lunch for our kids and parents and then we are going to have some fun learning about Reformation Day through large group games and activities. It’s going to be a lot of fun and we are asking our youth to wear your Halloween costumes to church. Lunch will be provided! So come one come all!
Family Movie Night Devotions: November 6 At 7:00 PM And December 4 At 7:00 PM: Family Event For All Ages of Kids!
With the release of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader coming out December 10th, we are going to host two nights of CS Lewis movies! On November 6th we will play The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe where we will have movie, snacks and watch this movie together. Afterwards we will have fun activities focusing on Thanksgiving and fellowship to talk about what are the Christian elements in this movie. On December 4th, we will watch Prince Caspian and where we will have a time together to talk about the themes of what we saw in the film and also fellowship learning how to wrap Christmas presents and other Christmas celebrations and games. So if you are interested, please sign up at the narthex. More questions, please contact Ben Remmert.
Lutherhill Upper Elementary (3rd-6th Graders) Advent Retreat: December 10-11
SIGN UP IN THE NARTHEX! Join the conspiracy as we head to Lutherhill Camp as we get back to the basics and take a deeper look at how a crying baby in a manger changed the world. Jesus’ birth can still change the world. Advent conspiracy will re-focus us on worshipping fully, spending less, giving more and loving all. We will meet here at Peace at 6:00 pm and depart back to Peace at 3:00 pm. Lots of fun and activities include: worship, fellowship, giant swing, making cookies, canoeing, campfires & s’mores. Cost is $50 per person. Please sign up in the narthex or the youth bulletin board if you’re interested. More questions, please contact Ben Remmert.
More Sunday School Teachers Needed!
We are having a wonderful time together with our Sunday School program as we are learning more about how we are to activate our Christian faith through Spark curriculum! But we need more help! We NEED 3 more Sunday School teachers as a few had to step down. Please take some time to really consider this ministry. One of the most influential people in the lives of our youth are our teachers! I know we have many talented people in Peace that will only make our Sunday School program better, so if you are interested, please contact Julie Shaw, Jennifer Saunders, or Ben Remmert.
Jr. High and Sr. High Graffiti Service- November 13th, 10 AM – 2 PM
Event is open for Junior High, Senior High, and Parents!
On November 13th, I am asking for some help to repaint the barn outside in the field. Supplies will be provided by the church, but we ask that you bring a sack lunch and to wear clothing that you do not mind getting dirty, a white shirt to paint on. After we repaint the barn, then we are going to have our Graffiti party where we are going to paint all over our white shirts and become walking pieces of art. Sign Ups will be in the narthex and Youth Bulletin Board. For more questions, please contact Ben Remmert.
Peace Lutheran T-Shirts for $10! For A Limited Time Only!
Be the first to own our first line of Peace Lutheran t-shirts. We reserved shirts for those that have signed up for one. However if you do not pay for shirts in the next two weeks, your shirt will be up for sale. We will be making more shirts throughout the year so be on the lookout! For more information, please contact Ben Remmert for more information.
Help Feed a Starving Jr. High, Sr. High or Young Adult Youth Group
As everyone is aware, the best conversations and fellowship are over a meal. This is the same case for our youth here at Peace. I will have a sign up sheet out in the narthex to see if you would like to help your Youth and Family Director feed our kids as we conduct ministry throughout the year. If you are interested in helping please sign up. For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.
So, if you like to play cards, Mexican Train dominoes and “42” or Skip-Bo, why not plan on bringing a dish to share for lunch and a friend and join the seniors from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Girls’ Night Out: Friday, October 29th, 6:30 PM To 8:30 PM
Spookiness and fright are in the air, please join us for October Bunco if you dare. Our crypt is ready and it’s a scary sight, filled with frightening creatures of the night. Costumes are encouraged. Cost is $5.00. Last names A-L bring main or side dishes, and last names M-Z bring desserts. A sign-up sheet is located on the table in the narthex.
Lunch Bunch
Parish Life Committee invites you to bring your family and join us for lunch at Mamacita’s Mexican Restaurant located at 7325 Spencer Highway, Pasadena, on October 24th from 11:00 am until after 1:00 pm. A sign-up sheet is located on the Parish Life bulletin board in the back of the narthex. Any questions, please contact Owen King at (281) 961-0803.
Annual Thanksgiving Dinner-November 21
On Sunday, November 21st we will join together and give thanks for all we have, and we hope that you will plan to bring your family and a dish to share and join us. We will have two seatings. Our first seating will be at 11:00 am and the second seating will follow the 11:00 service. Sign up sheets for items can be found on the table in the narthex.
Baked Potato Sale - Labyrinth Fundraiser
On Sunday, November 14th we will have a Baked Potato Sale to help raise funds for our labyrinth. White or sweet potatoes with all the trimmings, a salad and dessert will be served beginning at 9:45 through 1:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. We will also offer food to go.
Women of Peace Bazaar
Thanks to everyone who participated in making our Women of Peace Bazaar so successful. Especially thanks to Lin Peterson, Pam Cronan, Jeanene Konviska and Carol Young. These ladies graciously and willingly chaired this event and without their hard work and the work of all the volunteers who willingly gave of their time on Saturday and all through the year, especially Creative Hands, we would not have had such a great event. To date we made $5200 on the bazaar.
Again, thanks.
Women of Peace
Calling All Ringers
We are starting the handbell choir once again, and will need 11 people in order to get started. We are a unique bunch in that we play beautiful music but you do not have to read music in order to participate. The music is color coded and counted in 3s in 4s. We will play one Sunday a month. If you are interested in trying out for the handbell choir, please add your name, phone number, and email address to the sign up sheet on the table in the narthex.
Dawn Lambert
Handbell Choir Director
50+ Bus Trip
Our next trip is to Galveston to see the Elissa and then to the Strand on November 23rd. Afterwards we’ll drive around Galveston to see the carved trees. The bus will leave at 9:00 am from the Peace Lutheran parking lot. Cost is $7.00 plus lunch money plus Program donation ($3.00). Wear good walking shoes and appropriate attire.
For more information or to register for this trip, please call Virginia (281) 487-4961 or Judy (281) 470-0407.
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.
Lutheran World Relief
LWR Health Kits are given to people who must flee their homes quickly and do not have time to pack essential items. Health kits can help refugees maintain personal hygiene while living in exile. Items may also contribute to a new start for those who can return home.
Items need to complete a health kit are as follows:
Hand Towels - Dark Colors
Wash Cloths - Dark Colors
Bath Size Bars of Soap
A Comb - Wide Tooth
Band Aids
Nail File or Nail Clippers with Nail File (Please No Emery Boards)
One adult toothbrush in original packaging (Please No Toothpaste)
Look for the collection basket in the Narthex marked Lutheran World Relief. Have a blessed day.
Sarah’s House Needs Your Help
Sarah's House is a shelter for women who are in crisis and their children. These women have lost their jobs and can't afford housing. Many have to sleep in their cars. Sarah's House provides safe housing, help with getting the children back in school, and also rehabilitation and training for the mothers. Items they are in need of include:
Non-perishable Food Items
Cleaning Products
Paper Products
Personal Hygiene Items (Tooth Brushes, Toothpaste, Shampoo, Deodorant, etc.)
Please prayerfully consider making a donation for Sarah's House. Look for the baskets in the Narthex under the Parish Life table for your donations. Have a blessed day.
Brotherhood Breakfast
All men of the congregation and their spouses are invited to join us on November 6th at 7:30 am at the Golden Corral on Spencer Hwy in Pasadena for our monthly meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Weldon Wilkerson at (713) 941-1184.
An Evening of Norwegian Genealogy
Blaine Hedberg, Executive Director and Naeseth Chair for Research and Publication for the Norwegian American Genealogical Center [NAGC] and Naeseth Library, will be visiting Texas in late October of this year. Blaine will be speaking at the Bay Area Genealogical Society (BAGS) on Friday, October 29.
The Society meets at the University Baptist Church at 16106 Middlebrook Drive, Clear Lake City (.4 miles off of Bay Area Blvd). Visitors are welcome. Meeting starts at 6:30 in the evening for coffee and socializing.
For more information on BAGS or the program check our website at http://www.TxBayAreaGen.org, email president@TxBayAreaGen.org or call Jeanine 281-334-6100 or Tina Chatham at 281-479-6455.
October 24, 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.
Stone Soup Appeal
On October 24th we will celebrate “Stone Soup” Sunday. Each family unit should have a packet with an estimate of giving card that can be turned in for 2011 Estimate of Giving. We have also included a “Wish Stone”. Make this your “Wish Stone” – what do you wish you could give to Peace Lutheran? How much time do you wish you could share with Peace in worship, learning, prayer, and service? If you could, how much financially would you like to give? Let’s see what we can do by building our own “Stone Soup”! No names will be written on the stones.
Also on Stone Soup Sunday, Oct 24, we will be making stone soup in the kitchen. Everyone is asked to bring a little something to go in the pots….vegetable, meat or starch, as part of their worship that day. We will have someone there to organize everything. We will then enjoy our soup in a meal after the 11:00 service.
Once upon a time, somewhere in post-war Eastern Europe, there was a great famine in which people jealously hoarded whatever food they could find, hiding it even from their friends and neighbors. One day a wandering soldier came into a village and began asking questions as if he planned to stay for the night. "There's not a bite to eat in the whole province," he was told. "Better keep moving on." "Oh, I have everything I need," he said. "In fact, I was thinking of making some stone soup to share with all of you." He pulled an iron cauldron from his wagon, filled it with water, and built a fire under it. Then, with great ceremony, he drew an ordinary-looking stone from a velvet bag and dropped it into the water.
By now, hearing the rumor of food, most of the villagers had come to the square or watched from their windows. As the soldier sniffed the "broth" and licked his lips in anticipation, hunger began to overcome their skepticism. "Ahh," the soldier said to himself rather loudly, "I do like a tasty stone soup. Of course, stone soup with cabbage -- that's hard to beat." Soon a villager approached hesitantly, holding a cabbage he'd retrieved from its hiding place, and added it to the pot. "Capital!" cried the soldier. "You know, I once had stone soup with cabbage and a bit of salt beef as well, and it was fit for a king." The village butcher managed to find some salt beef . . . and so it went, through potatoes, onions, carrots, mushrooms, and so on, until there was indeed a delicious meal for all. The villagers offered the soldier a great deal of money for the magic stone, but he refused to sell and traveled on the next day.
The moral is that by working together, with everyone contributing what they can, a greater good is achieved.
Is the “Stone Soup” story just an old fable or can it we use it at Peace Lutheran to guide our actions for 2011? As we journey into the coming year, we are faced with a lot of hurdles – a weak economy, declining membership, and stressful schedules. Sometimes, it seems like we take one step forward, but two steps back. What can anyone do to build and grow our Mission at Peace Lutheran Church?
The “Stone Soup” story shows us what can be accomplished with the combined efforts of “a village.” With the contributions of the village, no one went hungry; the people all came together to create a bounty “fit for a King.”
How do we create a “Bounty”? We all know the “King” – Jesus Christ has blessed us time and again with faith, friendship, love, and joy.
If you cannot attend on the 24th or other Sundays you can mail in your stone, drop it by the office or bring it on the first Sundays in November.
Congregation Council Meeting
We will be meeting at 1:30 to conduct the work of the church
Top Agenda Items:
Evaluation of Staff and Pastor
Hiring of new nursery attendant
Financial Situation
Preliminary 2011 Budget
September Congregation Meeting Survey Evaluation
Other Business
Other News..................
Journeying Faithfully Together: Human Sexuality and the ELCA
It has been a year since our church voted to allow a congregation to call a minister who is in a same sex publicly accountable relationships. I know that people in our congregation and community have some lingering resentments because of this decision and think that the ELCA is losing a moral compass. I have heard this and I totally respect a person's right to have and share their feelings, opinions and thoughts. I don't think someone else has to be wrong in order for me to be right. I, however, hope and pray that our community will stay focused not on laws of conduct, but on the bigger question of how we might lift the burdens of others and invite them to live lives of dignity and grace. Say what you will about this decision, but it is obvious to me that allowing such ministers is lifting a burden off those who for many years struggled with accepting who they are and loving who they want. The decision is allowing congregations that dearly love their minister the freedom for him or her to serve them with the good gifts of the Gospel.
I am very saddened by those who seek to disassociate over this decision or any policy or social statement of the church. I think such a decision to separate or not support helps no one to grow. Thus, on Tuesdays at 7:00 pm I am inviting all who struggle with this issue to come to Peace and join in weekly study of human sexuality that will include study of homosexuality and the ELCA policy. The approach to such issues is not polarization, but study, prayer, reflection and open minded dialog.
We have about 10 of us who are meeting in the upstairs conference room.
We have completed the study of sexuality and now are embarking on a six week study of homosexuality.
Journeying Faithfully Together: Part Two, The Church and Homosexuality
Thank You’s
We thank Dan Ward for his wonderful story about contributing to the God's Stone Soup.
To the women of Peace and all those who served to make the Bazaar a huge success and to all those who supported it.
Wednesday Morning Bible Study
Will not meet this coming Wednesday due to Senior Citizen’s day.
Pastoral Care Notes
Bill Cook: Memorial Hermann Burn Unit
Laverne Wolff: Kindred
Herman Young: Memorial Hermann Southwest
Dale Taggart continues his treatment for cancer
Jason Elliott continues his treatment for cancer.
See you on Sunday!
Pastor Tart
General Operating Fund deposits for September 26th:
9-05-10 $10,895.50
9-12-10 $6,381.50
9-19-10 $7,411.50
9-26-10 $9,322.90
To meet our budgeted income, we need $10,673 a week.
Overview of actual vs. estimated income for 2010:
Actual Estimated
January $44,549 $53,365 (five Sundays)
February $41,879 $42,692
March $41,563 $42,692
April $42,518 $42,692
May $45,594 $53,365 (five Sundays)
June $36,092 $42,692
July $33,586 $42,692
August $42,457 $53,365 (five Sundays)
September $34,486 $42,692
October
November
December
Designated deposits for January 3rd through September 26th:
Adult Education $70
Building Fund (Mortgage) $13,952
Building Maintenance $200
Building Rental Fee $50
Capital Repairs (A/C) $100
Fair Trade Coffee $575
Good Samaritan $128
Habitat for Humanity $1,340
Haiti Relief Fund $1,390
Labyrinth $852.25
Loose Offering $6,607.17
Lutherhill Camp Registration $170
Memorial Fund $5,371
Office Supplies $30
Parish Life (free-will offering 4th July) $220
Pasadena Community Ministries $4,217.70
Pasadena Faith in Action $130
Pastor Discretionary Fund $250
Pony Express $660
Ruth Petty Kitchen Fund $1,490
Sheet Music $1,020
Souper Bowl $454.70
Sound System $7,005
Sunday School $357.07
Telephone Refund $174.40
TX/LA Gulf Coast Synod$5,800
Vacation Bible School$518
Wedding Deposit $550
World Hunger $170
Youth Expense/Confirmation$701.32
Youth Education/Concert$464
Youth Mission Trip $30
September Preliminary Financial Numbers:
Actual Income $370,091 Estimated Income $416,250
Actual Expenses $413,240 Budgeted Expenses $416,250
Income vs. Expense ($43,149) deficit
YTD Expense Breakdown:
YTD Actual YTD Budget
Salaries $177,744 $202,504
Administrative $32,502 $24,410
Mortgage $110,424 $110,424
Insurance $16,928 $16,800
Utilities $30,669 $27,675
Property $31,470 $24,075
Education $3,058 $1,500
Parish Life $642 $563
Stewardship $1,961 $1,500
Worship $6,541 $3,000
Music ($15) $375
Youth $1,278 $1,125
From The Youth Director
It’s Stone Soup Sunday! Our church pot has been overflowing with all the stones that you have contributed to our soup. I am so thankful for this congregation and all the diverse talents and gifts that we have at our disposal. This may seem like something that we always talk about at Peace, but I really want you to take the time to think about this. God created each one of us completely different from another. While there are some people with the same gifts and abilities, we have our differences in experience and culture which makes us unique. So I challenge you sometime this week to really look at what gifts and experiences God has given you.
Remember that our Young Adults Chillin’ events are going to be on Wednesday from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm and our Senior High Youth Group is going to be on Sunday from 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm. Mark your calendars, we are going to try and see if this helps with schedules for our youth. If you have any questions you can contact me.
God Bless,
Ben Remmert, Dir. of Youth and Family Ministry
benr@welcometopeace.com
Next Sports Ministry Meeting- November 21st. SIGN UP IF YOU’RE INTERESTED!
Every third Sunday of the month at 2:00 pm, we will meet at Peace Lutheran for some time to come together to play. I have had many people express an interest in this ministry, but I have had only a handful of people show up for this ministry. We are about to begin our bowling league in two weeks so if you’re interested, please sign up in the narthex. If you’re interested in helping this ministry grow or want to participate, please sign up in the narthex.
Sr. High- Walking On the Boardwalk - October 30th. 5:00 PM
We have a change of plans because the Haunted Houses were too scary, so instead we are going to meet together for some good old fun on the boardwalk! We will meet at the church first and then we are going to head over to the Kemah Boardwalk for dinner and ride some of the rides there. We will leave the boardwalk at 8:00 pm and be back at Peace around 8:30 pm. Cost is $40 which includes your dinner and your rides on the boardwalk!
Next Parent Huddle Time and Deep Leadership Meeting: November 18th, 5:30 PM & 7:00 PM
Every Third Thursday of the month, I am asking for parents and youth to come together where we can share together. We are also developing our Youth and Family Leadership Team “DEEP” where we are going to dive into our ministry together, head first. We had our second huddle this past week. There will also be a time for us to come together in devotion where we explore our faith together. I would love to have our parents and youth at these meetings so we can build further on our community together!
“Money & Stewardship” Milestone Coming Up: Nov. 14 at 9:45 Am and Nov. 21 At 11:00 am
Well we have gone through two milestones where we learned more about worship with our preschoolers and the Bible with our first and second graders while celebrating their milestone. Now our next milestone is for our 4th- 5th graders where we are going to talk about value of money, what to spend it on, and how it is a useful tool in one’s life. This is also a time where we will discuss about who to be good stewards of what God has given to us. This is an event for the parents as well, so make sure to mark your calendar for Nov. 14th at 9:45 am for the classroom instruction and Nov. 21st at 11 am to be recognized and blessed (with a special gift to remember this milestone). For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.
Jr. Hi Gathering at Lutherhill!: Nov. 19-21
WE NEED AN ADULT SPONOSOR! As a teen, challenges are constant. It’s not always easy to remember that you have a firm foundation in God and His Word. Lutherhill is here to show how God’s wisdom and power and love and grace are guiding and protecting you. Lutherhill is opening its doors to all our Jr. High students in our synod to come for the weekend to worship, meet new people all over Texas/Louisiana, small group discussions, open mic night, an ultimate frisbee tournament and so much more. The cost of the event is $160 which includes registration, meals for the weekend, and transportation there. Sign ups are in the Narthex and youth bulletin board. More questions? Contact Ben Remmert.
It’s Coming! Reformation Day: Oct. 31 12:30 Pm-2:00 PM
WE NEED SOME HELP IN PREPARING! It’s coming up next week, our Reformation Celebration for our families. We are going to have a free lunch for our kids and parents and then we are going to have some fun learning about Reformation Day through large group games and activities. It’s going to be a lot of fun and we are asking our youth to wear your Halloween costumes to church. Lunch will be provided! So come one come all!
Family Movie Night Devotions: November 6 At 7:00 PM And December 4 At 7:00 PM: Family Event For All Ages of Kids!
With the release of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader coming out December 10th, we are going to host two nights of CS Lewis movies! On November 6th we will play The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe where we will have movie, snacks and watch this movie together. Afterwards we will have fun activities focusing on Thanksgiving and fellowship to talk about what are the Christian elements in this movie. On December 4th, we will watch Prince Caspian and where we will have a time together to talk about the themes of what we saw in the film and also fellowship learning how to wrap Christmas presents and other Christmas celebrations and games. So if you are interested, please sign up at the narthex. More questions, please contact Ben Remmert.
Lutherhill Upper Elementary (3rd-6th Graders) Advent Retreat: December 10-11
SIGN UP IN THE NARTHEX! Join the conspiracy as we head to Lutherhill Camp as we get back to the basics and take a deeper look at how a crying baby in a manger changed the world. Jesus’ birth can still change the world. Advent conspiracy will re-focus us on worshipping fully, spending less, giving more and loving all. We will meet here at Peace at 6:00 pm and depart back to Peace at 3:00 pm. Lots of fun and activities include: worship, fellowship, giant swing, making cookies, canoeing, campfires & s’mores. Cost is $50 per person. Please sign up in the narthex or the youth bulletin board if you’re interested. More questions, please contact Ben Remmert.
More Sunday School Teachers Needed!
We are having a wonderful time together with our Sunday School program as we are learning more about how we are to activate our Christian faith through Spark curriculum! But we need more help! We NEED 3 more Sunday School teachers as a few had to step down. Please take some time to really consider this ministry. One of the most influential people in the lives of our youth are our teachers! I know we have many talented people in Peace that will only make our Sunday School program better, so if you are interested, please contact Julie Shaw, Jennifer Saunders, or Ben Remmert.
Jr. High and Sr. High Graffiti Service- November 13th, 10 AM – 2 PM
Event is open for Junior High, Senior High, and Parents!
On November 13th, I am asking for some help to repaint the barn outside in the field. Supplies will be provided by the church, but we ask that you bring a sack lunch and to wear clothing that you do not mind getting dirty, a white shirt to paint on. After we repaint the barn, then we are going to have our Graffiti party where we are going to paint all over our white shirts and become walking pieces of art. Sign Ups will be in the narthex and Youth Bulletin Board. For more questions, please contact Ben Remmert.
Peace Lutheran T-Shirts for $10! For A Limited Time Only!
Be the first to own our first line of Peace Lutheran t-shirts. We reserved shirts for those that have signed up for one. However if you do not pay for shirts in the next two weeks, your shirt will be up for sale. We will be making more shirts throughout the year so be on the lookout! For more information, please contact Ben Remmert for more information.
Help Feed a Starving Jr. High, Sr. High or Young Adult Youth Group
As everyone is aware, the best conversations and fellowship are over a meal. This is the same case for our youth here at Peace. I will have a sign up sheet out in the narthex to see if you would like to help your Youth and Family Director feed our kids as we conduct ministry throughout the year. If you are interested in helping please sign up. For more information, please contact Ben Remmert.
So, if you like to play cards, Mexican Train dominoes and “42” or Skip-Bo, why not plan on bringing a dish to share for lunch and a friend and join the seniors from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Girls’ Night Out: Friday, October 29th, 6:30 PM To 8:30 PM
Spookiness and fright are in the air, please join us for October Bunco if you dare. Our crypt is ready and it’s a scary sight, filled with frightening creatures of the night. Costumes are encouraged. Cost is $5.00. Last names A-L bring main or side dishes, and last names M-Z bring desserts. A sign-up sheet is located on the table in the narthex.
Lunch Bunch
Parish Life Committee invites you to bring your family and join us for lunch at Mamacita’s Mexican Restaurant located at 7325 Spencer Highway, Pasadena, on October 24th from 11:00 am until after 1:00 pm. A sign-up sheet is located on the Parish Life bulletin board in the back of the narthex. Any questions, please contact Owen King at (281) 961-0803.
Annual Thanksgiving Dinner-November 21
On Sunday, November 21st we will join together and give thanks for all we have, and we hope that you will plan to bring your family and a dish to share and join us. We will have two seatings. Our first seating will be at 11:00 am and the second seating will follow the 11:00 service. Sign up sheets for items can be found on the table in the narthex.
Baked Potato Sale - Labyrinth Fundraiser
On Sunday, November 14th we will have a Baked Potato Sale to help raise funds for our labyrinth. White or sweet potatoes with all the trimmings, a salad and dessert will be served beginning at 9:45 through 1:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. We will also offer food to go.
Women of Peace Bazaar
Thanks to everyone who participated in making our Women of Peace Bazaar so successful. Especially thanks to Lin Peterson, Pam Cronan, Jeanene Konviska and Carol Young. These ladies graciously and willingly chaired this event and without their hard work and the work of all the volunteers who willingly gave of their time on Saturday and all through the year, especially Creative Hands, we would not have had such a great event. To date we made $5200 on the bazaar.
Again, thanks.
Women of Peace
Calling All Ringers
We are starting the handbell choir once again, and will need 11 people in order to get started. We are a unique bunch in that we play beautiful music but you do not have to read music in order to participate. The music is color coded and counted in 3s in 4s. We will play one Sunday a month. If you are interested in trying out for the handbell choir, please add your name, phone number, and email address to the sign up sheet on the table in the narthex.
Dawn Lambert
Handbell Choir Director
50+ Bus Trip
Our next trip is to Galveston to see the Elissa and then to the Strand on November 23rd. Afterwards we’ll drive around Galveston to see the carved trees. The bus will leave at 9:00 am from the Peace Lutheran parking lot. Cost is $7.00 plus lunch money plus Program donation ($3.00). Wear good walking shoes and appropriate attire.
For more information or to register for this trip, please call Virginia (281) 487-4961 or Judy (281) 470-0407.
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.
Lutheran World Relief
LWR Health Kits are given to people who must flee their homes quickly and do not have time to pack essential items. Health kits can help refugees maintain personal hygiene while living in exile. Items may also contribute to a new start for those who can return home.
Items need to complete a health kit are as follows:
Hand Towels - Dark Colors
Wash Cloths - Dark Colors
Bath Size Bars of Soap
A Comb - Wide Tooth
Band Aids
Nail File or Nail Clippers with Nail File (Please No Emery Boards)
One adult toothbrush in original packaging (Please No Toothpaste)
Look for the collection basket in the Narthex marked Lutheran World Relief. Have a blessed day.
Sarah’s House Needs Your Help
Sarah's House is a shelter for women who are in crisis and their children. These women have lost their jobs and can't afford housing. Many have to sleep in their cars. Sarah's House provides safe housing, help with getting the children back in school, and also rehabilitation and training for the mothers. Items they are in need of include:
Non-perishable Food Items
Cleaning Products
Paper Products
Personal Hygiene Items (Tooth Brushes, Toothpaste, Shampoo, Deodorant, etc.)
Please prayerfully consider making a donation for Sarah's House. Look for the baskets in the Narthex under the Parish Life table for your donations. Have a blessed day.
Brotherhood Breakfast
All men of the congregation and their spouses are invited to join us on November 6th at 7:30 am at the Golden Corral on Spencer Hwy in Pasadena for our monthly meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Weldon Wilkerson at (713) 941-1184.
An Evening of Norwegian Genealogy
Blaine Hedberg, Executive Director and Naeseth Chair for Research and Publication for the Norwegian American Genealogical Center [NAGC] and Naeseth Library, will be visiting Texas in late October of this year. Blaine will be speaking at the Bay Area Genealogical Society (BAGS) on Friday, October 29.
The Society meets at the University Baptist Church at 16106 Middlebrook Drive, Clear Lake City (.4 miles off of Bay Area Blvd). Visitors are welcome. Meeting starts at 6:30 in the evening for coffee and socializing.
For more information on BAGS or the program check our website at http://www.TxBayAreaGen.org, email president@TxBayAreaGen.org or call Jeanine 281-334-6100 or Tina Chatham at 281-479-6455.
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