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EMMAUS EVENING PRAYER
The Emmaus Evening Prayer Service will be on break this week. RESERVED SEATING FOR 7-8 HOUSEHOLDS ON 4/18 Call to talk to Allison or leave a message any day up to April 15, 2021 to make your reservation for our next service with an in-person component. Reservations close by 11:00 a.m. on the 4/15. Reservations must be confirmed by Allison to guarantee seating. Registrants will receive a list of mitigations and procedures prior to the service. Please contact Bill Koenig or Pastor Daniel for more information. CARES & CONCERNS We pray for one another: We pray for those who need healing, safety and God’s watchful care. This week we pray for Mike Wilms, Sherri Juveland, Kim Wilkinson, Kyle, Laurie G., Jeff Peterson, Chris Mitchell, Don Brown, Maria Lopez, Jean Fully, Patrick, Sara Stroud, Kathryn Roberts, Susan Kiblin, Russel Vehrs, Ron Roy, the Franklin family (Diana, Jon, and Emma), Mary Lou, Jutta, and Guy Would you or someone you know like to be added to our weekly prayer list? Email your prayer request to Allison at office@peacelutheranlz.com. Do you or does someone you know need a little extra help? Reach out to Caring Tree Coordinator Judy at judy.tetour@gmail.com. PASTOR OUT OF OFFICE Pastor Daniel will be out of the office between Monday, April 5 and Friday, April 9. Please contact Deacon Tracy Katschke for pastoral care at (630) 202-9834. PASTOR RESUMES ON-SITE OFFICE HOURS Pastor Daniel will resume on-site office hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays beginning Friday, April 16. He will continue to be available Thursdays and Saturdays on his cell phone at (847) 421-4518. FELLOWSHIP New Church Cookbook! Submission deadline has passed. We are ramping up our compilation, and expect to have an electronic version ready on May 1st. This is a fundraiser and all free will donations will help fund the Labyrinth clean up and maintenance. It is also a nod to Peace Lutheran’s 35th anniversary. Contact Beth Piff for questions. Mark your Calendars: Everyone is invited to our May Day Celebration Saturday May 1st from 9am - 4pm. (See attachment) Any questions please contact Beth Piff 847-361-0429 bpiff@aol.com Quilting: Our mystery quilt squares for our wall hangings are coming along! We’re sharpening our appliqué skills. If you would like to join us, please contact Carol Wojnarowski at jctmw@yahoo.com to receive the details. FAITH FORMATION UPDATES For children: Join your Sunday school friends on April 18, May 2 & 16 from 10:00-10:30 as we focus on the theme of “Get Ready and Wait.” A meeting link will be sent on the Saturday prior to the lesson. Contact Liz or Natalie with any questions. Each Sunday you can access the Children’s bulletin with activities that enable families to worship together and learn from each week’s Scripture theme. You will find them at the end of your Sunday email for worship. For adults: Adult Forum: Adult Forum will resume after Easter with Marjorie J. Thompson’s spiritual masterpiece Soul Feast: An Invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life. Please order the newly revised edition. Women’s Bible Study: is ready to move on to a new book. We will be reading “From Widows to Warriors” by Lynn Japinga. In this book we will hear about over 40 women from the Old Testament, both the saints and the bad girls. We will dive into what each woman’s story means for us today with questions for reflection and discussion. We will continue to meet on Wednesday Morning at 9 am via zoom thru April. Contact Liz Hopman if you would like to join us. Starting in May, (May 4th), we will meet on Tuesday mornings at 9am at church. We are praying for nice weather so that we can meet outside but if the weather does not cooperate, we will meet inside in the narthex. You can bring your own lawn chair or use a chair from the church. If you have any questions, contact Carol Wojnarowski YOUTH UPDATES HS Mission Trip Change: Last weekend, our Youth families met with our Youth Director, Tracy Katschke, to discuss COVID and traveling for a mission trip this summer. It was decided NOT to go to Boston this year, but instead to put together an at-home mission trip! The new mission trip week is July 19th-23rd, 2021 and Tracy will be putting together daily service opportunities with Northern Illinois Food Bank and Habitat for Humanity; as well as ways to serve within our church and congregation! We will work Monday-Thursday of that week and have a “fun day” on Friday! If you are interested, the cost is $125/teen, with a $25 deposit due to Tracy by May 1st! Chaperones are also needed! Triple D: Thank you to all the Confirmation/Triple D teens who helped make the April 3rd Easter Egg Hunt a success! We will be meeting again on Sunday, April 18th from 11:30am-12:30pm in the Peace Lutheran parking lot (weather permitting). Please bring your own lawn chair and a shower towel for a game. Get ready for an hour of awesome conversation and lots of fun! Youth Group: Special thanks also go out to the Peace Lutheran Senior High Youth Group for their awesome help at the Easter Egg Hunt! Our Youth Group will meet again for lunch, discussion and games on Sunday, April 18th from 1pm-2pm in the Peace Lutheran parking lot (weather permitting). Please bring your own lawn chair and a shower towel for a game! Confirmation Classes: The Peace Lutheran Confirmation class resumed for it’s spring session over Zoom on Wednesday, April 7th, but will be launching something NEW in the coming weeks. Starting Wednesday, April 14th, the Confirmation class will meet in a “hybrid” style. For those who wish to meet in person, class will begin at 6:15pm in the Peace parking lot (please bring your own chair and masks are required). The in-person session will meet from 6:15-7:15pm. From 7-8pm, the virtual session will meet and the hope is that the fifteen minute overlap in classes will allow for a time to check-in and provide community! If the hybrid model does not work, Tracy will look into other options. OUTREACH Lutheran World Relief needs your help! More than a year after the start of the pandemic, the needs are still colossal. And our resources to respond are quickly depleting. Too many children, women, men and seniors from Indonesia to India and from Kenya to Peru lack basic protections. And people struggling in poverty, refugees and other marginalized groups are at the greatest risk of not being able to receive a vaccine and getting sick and dying. Your emergency gift now will help:
Please don't hesitate. The pandemic isn't slowing down and neither can we. Fight Hunger 5k/10k: Please join my team, "Susie's Solemates" in doing a virtual 5k (3.1 miles) to help raise money for the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Every $1 that is raised can help provide $8 worth of groceries to some of our neighbors in need. The cost is $45 for adults, $25 for children and you will get a t-shirt and medal for participating. If you register by April 4, they will send the t-shirt and medal to you! My team will be doing this event virtually-meaning you can do your 5K whenever and wherever and with whoever you want between 4/10 and 4/17/21. Do it with your family, friends or a few neighbors! Have fun, get some exercise and help raise money for a great local cause. If you have any questions, please contact Sue Koenig. If you would like to donate you can go to the Northern Illinois Food Bank website or to http://secure.qgiv.com/event/fighthunger21. Feed My Starving Children: Are you looking for a service project that you can do safely with your family? Check out doing a shift at Feed My Starving Children either in Libertyville or Schaumburg. Go to fmsc.org to find a shift that works for you. There are even spots available on Saturdays starting in April. The packing experience has been modified to make it safer. You will be working with only your small group of five people. Volunteers need to be at least 5 yrs old and with an adult. Shifts are 2 hours in length. Do something fun together that will help address hunger around the world! How to Give Your Offerings Thank you! Thank you as you continue your generous contributions to the virtual offering plate we pass. Congregation members are using these methods: Mailing their check to church / Using their own bank website “send-payment” feature / Going to www.peacelutheranlz.com and clicking on “make a donation” / or, downloading and using the app we recommend: https://www.vancopayments.com/egiving/church-app
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Holy Week Schedule
SENDING SERVICE FOR THE WALSTRUMS We will send the Walstrums in peace as they move to the east coast for Donna’s work. Join us Sunday, March 28 (which is also Palm Sunday) to wish them well! A drive-by greeting will immediately follow the service in the parking lot. * * * * * * * Announcements for Sunday, March 28, 2021 Palm Sunday Parking Lot/Zoom Hybrid Service of Holy Communion Emmaus Holden Evening Prayer will be on break for Holy Week Easter Brunch Pick-Up Cares & Concerns Fellowship March Madness Faith Formation Updates Youth Updates Outreach Offering instructions EMMAUS EVENING PRAYER The Emmaus Evening Prayer Service will be on break during Holy Week. All Holy Week services will be uploaded to YouTube within 24 hours of the previous day’s service. EASTER BRUNCH PICK-UP Celebrate Easter with an Easter brunch pick-up between services on Sunday, April 4! Brunches are provided by Simply Delicious Gourmet Catering in Lake Zurich courtesy of our Thrivent members. Boxes can be gluten free upon request and include: Adult Box: Breakfast Sandwich (English muffin, egg, cheese, and Canadian bacon); fresh fruit cup; cinnamon roll; deviled egg. Children’s Box: French toast sticks OR mini pancakes, fresh fruit cup, carrot sticks, mini muffin. Please RSVP to the church office by Sunday, March 28 with the number of adult boxes and children’s boxes you need for your household. CARES & CONCERNS We pray for one another: We pray for those who need healing, safety and God’s watchful care. This week we pray for Mike Wilms, Sherri Juveland, Kim Wilkinson, Kyle, Laurie G., Jeff Peterson, Chris Mitchell, Don Brown, Maria Lopez, Jean Fully, Patrick, Sara Stroud, Kathryn Roberts, Susan Kiblin, Russel Vehrs, Ron Roy, and the Franklin family (Diana, Jon, and Emma). Would you or someone you know like to be added to our weekly prayer list? Email your prayer request to Allison at office@peacelutheranlz.com. Do you or does someone you know need a little extra help? Reach out to Caring Tree Coordinator Judy at judy.tetour@gmail.com. FELLOWSHIP New Church Cookbook! Please send in your favorite recipes and helpful tips. We are putting together a new church cookbook to help fund the Labyrinth clean up and maintenance. It is also nod to Peace Lutheran’s 35th anniversary. Contact Beth Piff for questions. Note: preferred format is a word doc or a google doc link. But, if all you have is an image, send the image and our team will type it up for the book. Please send by April 1st to: office@peacelutheranlz.com. Art Show: Are you an artist? Does your child have refrigerator art? Please send in pictures of your favorite projects. They will be put together for a virtual art showing. Contact Natalie Trumbull for questions. Please send by March 30th to: Natalie1234@att.net Quilting: Our mystery quilt squares for our wall hangings are coming along! We’re sharpening our appliqué skills. If you would like to join us, please contact Carol Wojnarowski at jctmw@yahoo.com to receive the details. FAITH FORMATION UPDATES For Families with Children: Join your Sunday School friends on March 28 at a special time of 10:30-11:00 as we explore the Easter story with an All-Together activity. A meeting link will be sent on the Saturday prior to each lesson. Contact Liz (Lhopman@comcast.net) or Natalie (natalie1234@att.net) with any questions. Each Sunday you can access the Children’s Bulletin with activities that enable families to worship together and learn from each week’s Scripture theme. You will find them at the end of your Sunday email for worship. Easter Egg Hunt!!: All families with children 5th grade and younger are invited to our Youth-led Easter Egg Hunt, which will take place at Peace on Saturday, April 3rd from 10am-12pm! Our Confirmation and Senior High Youth Group will be putting together this amazing event with a socially distanced Easter Egg Hunt - complete with “clues” to find eggs - prizes and crafts! The Easter Bunny may even make an appearance! Sunday School Families: please sign up via the following Sign-Up Genius link to RSVP that you are coming (the teens need to know how many eggs to hide!): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4DAEAB2AA5FC1-easter For adults: Adult Forum: Adult Forum will resume after Easter with Marjorie J. Thompson’s spiritual masterpiece Soul Feast: An Invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life. Please order the newly revised edition. The Wednesday Morning Women’s Bible Study: The women’s Bible study is reading “Consider the Women” by Debbie Blue. We will be reading about three matriarchs of the Bible: Hagar, Esther and Mary. Read with us as Debbie Blue looks into the background of these women, how they preserved and showed their faith. We meet via zoom on Wednesday morning at 9 am. For more information you can contact Carol Wojnarowski. YOUTH UPDATES HS Mission Trip Change: Last weekend, our Youth families met with our Youth Director, Tracy Katschke, to discuss COVID and traveling for a mission trip this summer. It was decided NOT to go to Boston this year, but instead to put together an at-home mission trip! The new mission trip week is July 19th-23rd, 2021 and Tracy will be putting together daily service opportunities with Northern Illinois Food Bank and Habitat for Humanity; as well as ways to serve within our church and congregation! We will work Monday-Thursday of that week and have a “fun day” on Friday! If you are interested, the cost is $125/teen, with a $25 deposit due to Tracy by April 15th! Chaperones are also needed! YOUTH DIRECTOR VACATION: Tracy will be out of the office starting the afternoon of Wednesday, March 17th and will not be returning until Monday, March 22nd. She will not have access to phone or email during this time. If your need is urgent, please contact the Church Office at 847-438-4400. Triple D & Youth Group: We will be meeting on select days during the week of March 28th to prep for the Easter Egg Hunt - stay tuned for dates and times from Tracy! OUTREACH Easter baskets update: We made 48 Easter Baskets! Thank you to the 3 families who help assemble Easter baskets on March 20th. The children at LSSI will be so happy to get this little treat from Peace! Thank you to Thrivent for funding this project through their Action Team opportunity. Fight Hunger 5k/10k: Please join my team, "Susie's Solemates" in doing a virtual 5k (3.1 miles) to help raise money for the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Every $1 that is raised can help provide $8 worth of groceries to some of our neighbors in need. The cost is $45 for adults, $25 for children and you will get a t-shirt and medal for participating. If you register by April 4, they will send the t-shirt and medal to you! My team will be doing this event virtually-meaning you can do your 5K whenever and wherever and with whoever you want between 4/10 and 4/17/21. Do it with your family, friends or a few neighbors! Have fun, get some exercise and help raise money for a great local cause. If you have any questions, please contact Sue Koenig. If you would like to donate you can go to the Northern Illinois Food Bank website or to http://secure.qgiv.com/event/fighthunger21. Feed My Starving Children: Are you looking for a service project that you can do safely with your family? Check out doing a shift at Feed My Starving Children either in Libertyville or Schaumburg. Go to fmsc.org to find a shift that works for you. There are even spots available on Saturdays starting in April. The packing experience has been modified to make it safer. You will be working with only your small group of five people. Volunteers need to be at least 5 yrs old and with an adult. Shifts are 2 hours in length. Do something fun together that will help address hunger around the world! How to Give Your Offerings Thank you! Thank you as you continue your generous contributions to the virtual offering plate we pass. Congregation members are using these methods: Mailing their check to church / Using their own bank website “send-payment” feature / Going to www.peacelutheranlz.com and clicking on “make a donation” / or, downloading and using the app we recommend: https://www.vancopayments.com/egiving/church-app Peace Lutheran’s Schedule
Holy Week Schedule
SENDING SERVICE FOR THE WALSTRUMS We will send the Walstrums in peace as they move to the east coast for Donna’s work. Join us Sunday, March 28 (which is also Palm Sunday) to wish them well! A drive-by greeting will immediately follow the service in the parking lot. * * * * * * * Announcements for Sunday, March 21, 2021 Service of the Word Emmaus Holden Evening Prayer Midweek Lenten Healing Services Communion Supplies Low? Easter Brunch Pick-Up Cares & Concerns Fellowship March Madness Faith Formation Updates Youth Updates Outreach Offering instructions SERVICE OF THE WORD Join us in hearing God’s word for us proclaimed by the Rev. Robert Biekman, MCS Director of Evangelical Mission and Associate to the Bishop. You can enter the virtual building after 8:45am. The service begins at 9:00 a.m. on Zoom followed by the fellowship/education hour at 10:00 a.m. You may need the following information to participate: Meeting ID: 881 9854 9196 Passcode: 160107 Click here to enter the virtual sanctuary directly or visit zoom.us/join. You can also join over the phone.
Please note that the liturgy will be recorded so the reading(s) and sermon can be incorporated into the Emmaus Evening Prayer Service available on YouTube at 5:00 p.m. Peace be with you and with all who dwell in your house! EMMAUS HOLDEN EVENING PRAYER The service will be available on YouTube at 5:00 p.m. Dinner follows the service. Emmaus style evening prayer takes its name from a story found in Luke 24:13-35. It is intended to be followed by a meal around the dinner table. Consider making your table special by adding a table cloth, using your most festive dinnerware, and/or lighting a candle. Also consider sharing this meal with someone over the phone, especially if you live alone. Watch your email on Sunday afternoon for the link to the YouTube video, or find it online at www.peacelutheranlz.com. MIDWEEK LENTEN HEALING SERVICES Midweek healing services will be made available on YouTube every Wednesday between Ash Wednesday and Palm Sunday. All are welcome to participate. COMMUNION SUPPLIES LOW? We will observe four celebrations of Holy Communion during Holy Week (Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, and two Easter Sunday services). If you are running low on supplies, please contact Kari or the church office for more. Gluten free options are available upon request. EASTER BRUNCH PICK-UP Celebrate the resurrection of our Lord with a pandemic-friendly twist on a favorite tradition, the Easter brunch pick-up! Beth Piff and Cathy Malloy are ordering individually packaged brunch-style treats from Simply Delicious Gourmet Catering in Lake Zurich that will be available for pick-up between services from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. on Easter morning. Please RSVP to the church office by Sunday, March 28 so we can plan accordingly. CARES & CONCERNS We pray for one another: We pray for those who need healing, safety and God’s watchful care. This week we pray for Mike Wilms, Sherri Juveland, Kim Wilkinson, Kyle, Laurie G., Jeff Peterson, Chris Mitchell, Don Brown, Maria Lopez, Jean Fully, Patrick, Sara Stroud, Kathryn Roberts, usan Kiblin, and Russel Vehrs. Would you or someone you know like to be added to our weekly prayer list? Email your prayer request to Allison at office@peacelutheranlz.com. Do you or does someone you know need a little extra help? Reach out to Caring Tree Coordinator Judy at judy.tetour@gmail.com. FELLOWSHIP New Church Cookbook! Please send in your favorite recipes and helpful tips. We are putting together a new church cookbook to help fund the Labyrinth clean up and maintenance. It is also nod to Peace Lutheran’s 35th anniversary. Contact Beth Piff for questions. Note: preferred format is a word doc or a google doc link. But, if all you have is an image, send the image and our team will type it up for the book. Please send by April 1st to: office@peacelutheranlz.com. Art Show: Are you an artist? Does your child have refrigerator art? Please send in pictures of your favorite projects. They will be put together for a virtual art showing. Contact Natalie Trumbull for questions. Please send by March 30th to: Natalie1234@att.net Quilting: Our mystery quilt squares for our wall hangings are coming along! We’re sharpening our appliqué skills. If you would like to join us, please contact Carol Wojnarowski at jctmw@yahoo.com to receive the details. Men’s Night Out: March Madness! One of the best parts of March Madness is Peace’s Men’s Night Out night. This is usually the first weekend of the tournament when the most upsets happen. The Men’s group gets together at someone’s home, everyone brings their favorite adult beverage and food to pass. We gather around various TV’s to watch the games. The cheering is constant as the networks bounce from game to game. Fellowship is also constant. We get a chance to catch up on favorite teams, families, jobs, and a host of other “very important” topics FAITH FORMATION UPDATES For Families with Children: Join your Sunday School friends on March 21 from 10:00-10:30 as we focus on the theme of “Get Ready and Wait.” A meeting link will be sent on the Saturday prior to each lesson. On March 28 we will have a special All-Together Palm Sunday lesson from 10:30-11:00 to allow families time to attend the outdoor service. Contact Liz (Lhopman@comcast.net) or Natalie (natalie1234@att.net) with any questions. Each Sunday you can access the Children’s Bulletin with activities that enable families to worship together and learn from each week’s Scripture theme. You will find them at the end of your Sunday email for worship. Easter Egg Hunt!!: All families with children 5th grade and younger are invited to our Youth-led Easter Egg Hunt, which will take place at Peace on Saturday, April 3rd from 10am-12pm! Our Confirmation and Senior High Youth Group will be putting together this amazing event with a socially distanced Easter Egg Hunt - complete with “clues” to find eggs - prizes and crafts! The Easter Bunny may even make an appearance! Sunday School Families: please sign up via the following Sign-Up Genius link to RSVP that you are coming (the teens need to know how many eggs to hide!): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4DAEAB2AA5FC1-easter For adults: Adult Forum: Adult Forum will resume after Easter with Marjorie J. Thompson’s spiritual masterpiece Soul Feast: An Invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life. Please order the newly revised edition. The Wednesday Morning Women’s Bible Study: The women’s Bible study is reading “Consider the Women” by Debbie Blue. We will be reading about three matriarchs of the Bible: Hagar, Esther and Mary. Read with us as Debbie Blue looks into the background of these women, how they preserved and showed their faith. We meet via zoom on Wednesday morning at 9 am. For more information you can contact Carol Wojnarowski. YOUTH UPDATES HS Mission Trip Change: Last weekend, our Youth families met with our Youth Director, Tracy Katschke, to discuss COVID and traveling for a mission trip this summer. It was decided NOT to go to Boston this year, but instead to put together an at-home mission trip! The new mission trip week is July 19th-23rd, 2021 and Tracy will be putting together daily service opportunities with Northern Illinois Food Bank and Habitat for Humanity; as well as ways to serve within our church and congregation! We will work Monday-Thursday of that week and have a “fun day” on Friday! If you are interested, the cost is $125/teen, with a $25 deposit due to Tracy by April 15th! Chaperones are also needed! YOUTH DIRECTOR VACATION: Tracy will be out of the office starting the afternoon of Wednesday, March 17th and will not be returning until Monday, March 22nd. She will not have access to phone or email during this time. If your need is urgent, please contact the Church Office at 847-438-4400. Triple D & Youth Group Break: In observance of Spring Break, the Triple D and Senior High Youth Group programs will NOT meet from Monday, March 15th-Saturday, March 27th. We will be meeting on select days during the week of March 28th to prep for the Easter Egg Hunt - stay tuned for dates and times from Tracy! OUTREACH We are again making Easter baskets to donate! If you are interested in helping assemble the baskets, sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040D4CACA722A4FF2-easter We will be meeting at the church on March 20th at 9:30 a.m. Fight Hunger 5k/10k: Please join my team, "Susie's Solemates" in doing a virtual 5k (3.1 miles) to help raise money for the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Every $1 that is raised can help provide $8 worth of groceries to some of our neighbors in need. The cost is $45 for adults, $25 for children and you will get a t-shirt and medal for participating. If you register by April 4, they will send the t-shirt and medal to you! My team will be doing this event virtually-meaning you can do your 5K whenever and wherever and with whoever you want between 4/10 and 4/17/21. Do it with your family, friends or a few neighbors! Have fun, get some exercise and help raise money for a great local cause. If you have any questions, please contact Sue Koenig. If you would like to donate you can go to the Northern Illinois Food Bank website or to http://secure.qgiv.com/event/fighthunger21. Help with Texas winter disaster relief: Thousands of people in Texas were affected this past week by the severe winter storms that lead to massive power outages, food and water shortages, and significant damage to homes and businesses. You can help with the humanitarian efforts to help people in these communities by donating to the ELCA /Lutheran Disaster Response. To do so, you can go to the elca.org website and make an online donation or you can mail a donation to ELCA Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 1809, Merrifield, VA 22116.You can also give by phone at 800-638-3522. If you decide to give to a specific disaster, your gift will be used 100percent for that disaster. Thank you for your willingness to reach out to others in a time of great need. Feed My Starving Children: Are you looking for a service project that you can do safely with your family? Check out doing a shift at Feed My Starving Children either in Libertyville or Schaumburg. Go to fmsc.org to find a shift that works for you. There are even spots available on Saturdays starting in April. The packing experience has been modified to make it safer. You will be working with only your small group of five people. Volunteers need to be at least 5 yrs old and with an adult. Shifts are 2 hours in length. Do something fun together that will help address hunger around the world! How to Give Your Offerings Thank you! Thank you as you continue your generous contributions to the virtual offering plate we pass. Congregation members are using these methods: Mailing their check to church / Using their own bank website “send-payment” feature / Going to www.peacelutheranlz.com and clicking on “make a donation” / or, downloading and using the app we recommend: https://www.vancopayments.com/egiving/church-app EMMAUS HOLDEN EVENING PRAYER
The service will be available on YouTube at 5:00 p.m. Dinner follows the service. Emmaus style evening prayer takes its name from a story found in Luke 24:13-35. It is intended to be followed by a meal around the dinner table. Consider making your table special by adding a table cloth, using your most festive dinnerware, and/or lighting a candle. Also consider sharing this meal with someone over the phone, especially if you live alone. Watch your email on Sunday afternoon for the link to the YouTube video, or find it online at www.peacelutheranlz.com. MIDWEEK LENTEN HEALING SERVICES Midweek healing services will be made available on YouTube every Wednesday between Ash Wednesday and Palm Sunday. All are welcome to participate whether in a single or multi-person household, with or without olive oil. The pastor writing this announcement used unblessed olive oil fresh from the store for baptisms and anointing for years. Blessing the oil is beneficial, but not because it magically makes the oil better or more effective. It is beneficial, because it gives expression to the unity of the church and connects the oil in a meaningful way with God’s purpose and promise to us in baptism. RESERVED SEATING FOR 7-8 HOUSEHOLDS ON 3/7 Call Allison between Tuesday, 2/23 and Thursday, 2/25 or Tuesday 3/2 and Thursday 3/4 to make your reservation for our next service with an in-person component. Reservations close by 11:00 a.m. on the 3/4. Reservations must be confirmed by Allison to guarantee seating. Registrants will receive a list of mitigations and procedures prior to the service. Please contact Bill Koenig or Pastor Daniel for more information. YOUTH SUNDAY, 3/7: The worship experience on March 7th will have a small twist - it will be led by our Confirmation and High School Youth! The teens will serve in all aspects of worship: reading the Psalm & Gospel, providing music, guiding the congregation in the Apostles Creed and leading the prayers! Tracy will be presiding with the teens as well and will be preaching the sermon. Get ready for an energetic and fun youth-led worship service!! CARES & CONCERNS We pray for one another: We pray for those who need healing, safety and God’s watchful care. This week we pray for Mike Wilms, Sherri Juveland, Kim Wilkinson, Kyle, Laurie G., Jeff Peterson, Chris Mitchell, Gregg, Maria Lopez, Jean Fully, Patrick, Sara Stroud, Kathryn Roberts, and Don Brown. COVID UPDATE 2/25/21 Our Region 9 continues to improve with both the number of positive tests and the number of people being hospitalized declining. We also are seeing the number of people in our region being vaccinated continue to increase. With that in mind, we will continue to add to the number of families we can host during the next in-person service on March 7th. We can host up to 10 families during the service. If you are interested, please call Allison in the Church office on Tuesday, March 2nd, between 9:00am to 1:00pm or Thursday, March 4th, between 9:00am to 11:00am to make your reservation. Once you are registered, you will be sent an email with the protocols to follow on Sunday, March 7th. The families that have come do enjoy seeing other members again during worship. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know. FELLOWSHIP New Church Cookbook! Please send in your favorite recipes and helpful tips. We are putting together a new church cookbook to help fund the Labyrinth clean up and maintenance. It is also nod to Peace Lutheran’s 35th anniversary. Contact Beth Piff for questions. Note: preferred format is a word doc or a google doc link. But, if all you have is an image, send the image and our team will type it up for the book. Please send by April 1st to: office@peacelutheranlz.com. Art Show: Are you an artist? Does your child have refrigerator art? Please send in pictures of your favorite projects. They will be put together for a virtual art showing. Contact Natalie Trumbull for questions. Please send by March 30th to: Natalie1234@att.net Quilting: Our mystery quilt squares for our wall hangings are coming along! We’re sharpening our appliqué skills. If you would like to join us, please contact Carol Wojnarowski at jctmw@yahoo.com to receive the details. FAITH FORMATION UPDATES For Families with Children: Join your Sunday School friends on March 7, 21 & 28 from 10:00-10:30 as we begin our new theme of “Get Ready and Wait.” A meeting link will be sent on the Saturday prior to each lesson. Watch for an email with details on a supply pick-up for March/April/May lessons. Contact Liz (Lhopman@comcast.net) or Natalie (natalie1234@att.net) with any questions. Each Sunday you can access the Children’s Bulletin with activities that enable families to worship together and learn from each week’s Scripture theme. You will find them at the end of your Sunday email for worship. For adults: Adult Forum: Join us this Sunday for a surprising parable about a widow and a judge! The Wednesday Morning Women’s Bible Study: The women’s Bible study is reading “Consider the Women” by Debbie Blue. We will be reading about three matriarchs of the Bible: Hagar, Esther and Mary. Read with us as Debbie Blue looks into the background of these women, how they preserved and showed their faith. We meet via zoom on Wednesday morning at 9 am. For more information you can contact Carol Wojnarowski. YOUTH UPDATES HS Mission Trip Change: Last weekend, our Youth families met with our Youth Director, Tracy Katschke, to discuss COVID and traveling for a mission trip this summer. It was decided NOT to go to Boston this year, but instead to put together an at-home mission trip! The new mission trip week is July 19th-23rd, 2021 and Tracy will be putting together daily service opportunities with Northern Illinois Food Bank and Habitat for Humanity; as well as ways to serve within our church and congregation! We will work Monday-Thursday of that week and have a “fun day” on Friday! If you are interested, the cost is $125/teen, with a $25 deposit due to Tracy by April 15th! Chaperones are also needed! OUTREACH We are again making Easter baskets to donate! If you are interested in helping assemble the baskets, sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040D4CACA722A4FF2-easter We will be meeting at the church on March 20th at 9:30 a.m. Help with Texas winter disaster relief: Thousands of people in Texas were affected this past week by the severe winter storms that lead to massive power outages, food and water shortages, and significant damage to homes and businesses. You can help with the humanitarian efforts to help people in these communities by donating to the ELCA /Lutheran Disaster Response. To do so, you can go to the elca.org website and make an online donation or you can mail a donation to ELCA Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 1809, Merrifield, VA 22116.You can also give by phone at 800-638-3522. If you decide to give to a specific disaster, your gift will be used 100percent for that disaster. Thank you for your willingness to reach out to others in a time of great need. Feed My Starving Children: Are you looking for a service project that you can do safely with your family? Check out doing a shift at Feed My Starving Children either in Libertyville or Schaumburg. Go to fmsc.org to find a shift that works for you. There are even spots available on Saturdays starting in April. The packing experience has been modified to make it safer. You will be working with only your small group of five people. Volunteers need to be at least 5 yrs old and with an adult. Shifts are 2 hours in length. Do something fun together that will help address hunger around the world! DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME REMINDER Remember to spring ahead on Sunday, March 14! EMMAUS EVENING PRAYER
Worship and Dinner The service will be available on YouTube at 5:00 p.m. Dinner follows the service. Emmaus style evening prayer takes its name from a story found in Luke 24:13-35 when the risen Christ travels to Emmaus with two unwitting disciples on the day of his resurrection (Sunday). On the road he opens the scriptures to them, causing their hearts to burn within them, and his true identity is finally revealed to them in the breaking of bread at the evening meal. This service uses the liturgy for Holden Evening Prayer. It is intended to be followed by a meal around the dinner table. Consider making your table special by adding a table cloth, using your most festive dinnerware, and/or lighting a candle. Also consider sharing this meal with someone over the phone, especially if you live alone. Watch your email on Sunday afternoon for the link to the YouTube video, or find it online at www.peacelutheranlz.com. Starting this Sunday, February 7, we will add a bi-monthly in-person component to our Sunday morning Zoom service. In-person gatherings will take place every other Sunday. Current guidance recommends limiting the time of in-person gatherings, especially in light of the more contagious viral variants taking hold in the States. Sundays with an in-person component will be patterned on the abbreviated Service of the Word that was introduced in Advent while the remaining Sundays will continue as all-church celebrations of Holy Communion over Zoom. If you are interested in attending an in-person service, you need to call the church office between Tuesday and Thursday the week prior to service (between 2/2-2/5 for the first service) and speak with Allison. The cut off for registration is 11:00am on Thursday. You are not guaranteed a reserved seat unless you have confirmation from Allison. We are limited in our capacity to 2-3 households (depending on the size of the household), so if you are interested and the service is full, there is a possibility you can be added to the reservations for the following in-person service, and similarly, if you attended a service once during the month you may be waitlisted for the following service to ensure that all who are interested in attending are able to do so. As always, we will be following best practice mitigation strategies- everyone will need to self-certify that they are symptom free at home, and then be screened again at church. Masks will be required at all times in the building, and we request that you arrive at least 10 minutes prior to service so that screening and seating can take place without delaying the start of worship. A list of mitigations and procedures will be sent to you after your reservation is confirmed. Please contact Bridget Heroff, Bill Koenig, or Pastor Daniel for more information. CARE & CONCERN We pray for one another: We pray for those who need healing, safety and God’s watchful care. This week we pray for Mike Wilms, Sherri Juveland, Lizetta Moore, Kim Wilkinson, Kyle, Gina Nilsen, Laurie G., Jeff Peterson, Chris Mitchell, Don Brown, Douglas Brown, William (Hoyt) Brown, Brian Madsen, Gregg, and Maria Lopez. 2021 GIVING ENVELOPES 2021 Giving Envelopes are available for pick up now. They are on a table in the narthex and can be picked up during office hours: Tuesday and Thursday 9 - 1. If this does not work for you, please contact Mark Dice at 847-971-4817. SIGN MINISTRY Sign Ministry: The Outreach Team is looking for someone to take over coordinating the outdoor sign ministry for 2021. This involves coming up with messages for the sign and scheduling the volunteers to change the sign message every two weeks or so. If you are interested or have questions, please contact Sue Koenig. FELLOWSHIP Quilting: The plans for the mystery quilt are complete. We are thinking summer and the quilt (wall hanging size) will sharpen our appliqué skills. If you would like to join us, please contact Carol Wojnarowski at jctmw@yahoo.com to receive the details. FAITH FORMATION UPDATES For Families with Children: Each Sunday you can access the Children’s Bulletin with activities that enable families to worship together and learn from each week’s Scripture theme. You will find them at the end of your Thursday email for worship. Join your Sunday School friends on February 7 & 21 from 10:00-10:30 to complete our study the Lord’s Prayer. Future Sunday School lessons will take place on the first and third Sundays of the month with a meeting link sent on the Saturday prior to the lesson. Contact Liz (Lhopman@comcast.net) or Natalie (natalie1234@att.net) with any questions. For adults: Adult Forum: Join us this Sunday as we explore the parable of the mustard seed! The Wednesday Morning Women’s Bible Study: The women’s Bible study began a new book on January 13th titled “Consider the Women” by Debbie Blue. We will be reading about three matriarchs of the Bible: Hagar, Esther and Mary. Read with us as Debbie Blue looks into the background of these women, how they preserved and showed their faith. We meet via zoom on Wednesday morning at 9 am. For more information you can contact Carol Wojnarowski. YOUTH UPDATES IT’S SOUPER BOWL TIME!: The Souper Bowl is HERE! TODAY, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH FROM 10AM-12PM, our Confirmation and Senior High Youth will be collecting non-perishable food items for our neighbors at St. Francis Food Pantry. Don’t forget: we’re also going to have a bit of a “competition” and see who can collect more – our regular 8am churchgoers OR our regular 10:30 churchgoers! Donations can be “marked” with “8am” or “10:30am” at drop-off. Let the games begin! SAVE THE DATE - HS MISSION TRIP INFORMATIONAL MEETING ON FEB. 14TH!: A LOT of GREAT questions have been raised by teen families in the past week regarding the upcoming HS Mission Trip to Boston - particularly around cost, COVID and alternative options. Tracy feels that it is important to address everyone’s concerns, as well as decide as a group whether an “at home” mission trip would be the best option this year. All teen families are welcome to attend the HS Mission Trip Informational Zoom on Sunday, February 14th from 11:30am-12:15pm. Tracy has sent the Zoom information to all teen families - please let Tracy know if you have not received the Zoom link OR if you have any questions! SOCIAL OUTREACH UPDATES Mission Projects Season: We are looking for volunteers in February to help deliver and/or mail packages to the various organizations that we have completed projects for during this mission projects season. Most of the boxes will need to be taken to Elgin to Church of the Brethren. Some of these boxes are a bit large and heavy but will not require postage. Some boxes will need to be mailed/shipped to Minnesota and California. There is no money set aside for this so this would have to be a donation on the part of the person doing the mailing/shipping. Please let Sue Koenig know if you can help with this important part of this ministry. Mission Projects Day totals!:
Emmaus Evening Prayer
Worship and Dinner The service will be available on YouTube at 5:00 p.m. Dinner follows the service. Emmaus style evening prayer takes its name from a story found in Luke 24:13-35 when the risen Christ travels to Emmaus with two unwitting disciples on the day of his resurrection (Sunday). On the road he opens the scriptures to them, causing their hearts to burn within them, and his true identity is finally revealed to them in the breaking of bread at the evening meal. This service uses the liturgy for Holden Evening Prayer. It is intended to be followed by a meal around the dinner table. Consider making your table special by adding a table cloth, using your most festive dinnerware, and/or lighting a candle. Also consider sharing this meal with someone over the phone, especially if you live alone. Watch your email on Sunday afternoon for the link to the YouTube video, or find it online at www.peacelutheranlz.com. CARE & CONCERN We pray for one another: We pray for those who need healing, safety and God’s watchful care. This week we pray for Mike Wilms, Sherri Juveland, Lizetta Moore, Kim Wilkinson, Kyle, Gina Nilsen, Laurie G., Jeff Peterson, Chris Mitchell, Don Brown, Douglas Brown, William (Hoyt) Brown, Brian Madsen and Maria Lopez. NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting to approve the budget is scheduled for Sunday, January 31 after the 9:00 a.m. worship service and will be held virtually over Zoom. SIGN MINISTRY Sign Ministry: The Outreach Team is looking for someone to take over coordinating the outdoor sign ministry for 2021. This involves coming up with messages for the sign and scheduling the volunteers to change the sign message every two weeks or so. If you are interested or have questions, please contact Sue Koenig. FELLOWSHIP Quilting: The plans for the mystery quilt are complete. We are thinking summer and the quilt (wall hanging size) will sharpen our appliqué skills. If you would like to join us, please contact Carol Wojnarowski at jctmw@yahoo.com to receive the details. FAITH FORMATION UPDATES For Families with Children: Each Sunday you can access the Children’s Bulletin with activities that enable families to worship together and learn from each week’s Scripture theme. You will find them at the end of your Thursday email for worship. Join your Sunday School friends on January 17 from 10:00-10:30 as we resume our study of the Lord’s Prayer. Watch your email for a message about picking up materials for those dates. Future Sunday School lessons will take place on the first and third Sundays of the month with a meeting link sent on the Saturday prior to the lesson. Contact Liz (Lhopman@comcast.net) or Natalie (natalie1234@att.net) with any questions. For adults: Adult Forum: will resume on January 17th at 10:00. Please come prepared to discuss the next chapter, “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast”. The Wednesday Morning Women’s Bible Study: The women’s Bible study began a new book on January 13th titled “Consider the Women” by Debbie Blue. We will be reading about three matriarchs of the Bible: Hagar, Esther and Mary. Read with us as Debbie Blue looks into the background of these women, how they preserved and showed their faith. We meet via zoom on Wednesday morning at 9 am. For more information you can contact Carol Wojnarowski. YOUTH UPDATES Save the Date for Triple D!: Our popular Confirmation Bible Study, Triple D (donuts, devotions and discussion) will meet again on Sunday, January 24th at 11:30am! All Confirmands are welcome to join for an hour of Bible study, discussion, fun and laughs! In adherence to our state’s COVID guidelines, we will continue to meet via Zoom until further notice. Youth Group Virtual Escape Room!: We will be doing something a little bit different for Youth Group on Sunday, January 24th at 1pm. We’re going to try to solve a virtual escape room! All are welcome to join us via Zoom for an hour as we “catch up” with each other and try to “escape” the virtual room! SOCIAL OUTREACH UPDATES Stop Human Trafficking!: Thank you for all your donations in the past. More donations can be made to my campaign page and they go directly to Dressember - the organization that helps attack human trafficking from every angle. https://dressember2020.funraise.org/fundraiser/claire-trumbull?fbclid=IwAR2PE7SmtpPftMSgYlg_RMPbSjP3aq4NIItLQ1jVH-7i5V2AHVmCjel2iqc Questions? Contact Claire Tumbull at trumbullclaire@gmail.com Adult Mission Trip 2021 Update: We have made plans to go to Omaha Nebraska for our adult mission trip this year. The dates are August 15-21, 2021. This area was hit by devastating flooding in March 2019 when there was rapid snow melt followed by significant rainfall that caused the Missouri River to flood and breach a dam. Because of the pandemic, many people are still waiting for assistance to help rebuild their homes. This trip is open to all adults, 18 years old and older. You do not need to have any special construction skills, just a willingness to serve. We will be working with the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance to do our trip safely as we all recover from the covid pandemic. There are only 20 spaces available for our entire group. The cost has not yet been determined but there will be scholarship money available to those who need it. Please let Sue Koenig know if you have any questions or are interested in being a part of this service opportunity. CARE & CONCERN
We pray for one another: We pray for those who need healing, safety and God’s watchful care. This week we pray for Mike Wilms, Sherri Juveland, Lizetta Moore, Kim Wilkinson, Kyle, Gina Nilsen, Laurie G., Deacon Tracy Katschke, Jeff Peterson, Chris Mitchell, Don Brown, Douglas Brown, William (Hoyt) Brown, Bruce Hodkinson and Brian Madsen. FELLOWSHIP Quilting: We have received numerous thank you notes from people that received the pot holders we sent to Domis Pacis. They were all very appreciative. Some of the comments were that it reminded them of their grandma, they loved kitchen gadgets, thanks for the kind words, was very heartwarming, would always remember and remind them of their week in the mountains, appreciated our hard work and time to make the potholders. Domus Pacis (House of peace in Latin) is a non-profit centered on Colorado that serves families facing cancer. It gives them a chance to experience the peace by giving them a mountain getaway. We are again making pot holders that will go in the welcome baskets that families receive when they arrive at their retreat. Kits will have all necessary items to make them except thread, easy directions will be included. We are making a simple pieced heart for the center of each potholder. If you would like a kit(s), please reach out to Carol or Sue. Coming up for quilters in this time when we can’t meet in person, we will be working on another mystery quilt. I don’t have all the details yet but will be contacting everyone who is interested in joining us when the plans are finalized. Watch for more details in future newsletters and green sheet. FAITH FORMATION UPDATES For Families with Children: Each Sunday you can access the Children’s Bulletin with activities that enable families to worship together and learn from each week’s Scripture theme. You will find them at the end of your Thursday email for worship. Join your Sunday School friends on January 10 from 10:00-10:30 as we resume our study of the Lord’s Prayer. Watch your email for a message about picking up materials for those dates. Future Sunday School lessons will take place on the first and third Sundays of the month with a meeting link sent on the Saturday prior to the lesson. Contact iz (Lhopman@comcast.net) or Natalie (natalie1234@att.net) with any questions. For adults: Adult Forum: will resume on January 10th at 10:00. Please come prepared to discuss the rest of the parable of the Good Samaritan. The Wednesday Morning Women’s Bible Study: The women’s Bible study is beginning a new book on January 13th titled “Consider the Women” by Debbie Blue. We will be reading about three matriarchs of the Bible: Hagar, Esther and Mary. Read with us as Debbie Blue looks into the background of these women, how they preserved and showed their faith. We meet via zoom on Wednesday morning at 9 am. For more information you can contact Carol Wojnarowski. YOUTH UPDATES New Year’s Parties: The Triple D New Years party will be held on Sunday, January 10th from 11:30am-12:30pm and the Senior High Youth Group New Years party will be on Sunday, January 10th from 1-2pm! We will be catching up with some laughs, sharing what everyone did over the holiday break AND, of course, playing New Years themed games via Zoom! SOCIAL OUTREACH UPDATES Stop Human Trafficking!: Thank you for all your donations in the past. More donations can be made to my campaign page and they go directly to Dressember - the organization that helps attack human trafficking from every angle. https://dressember2020.funraise.org/fundraiser/claire-trumbull?fbclid=IwAR2PE7SmtpPftMSgYlg_RMPbSjP3aq4NIItLQ1jVH-7i5V2AHVmCjel2iqc Questions? Contact Claire Tumbull at trumbullclaire@gmail.com Mission Projects Season: Our traditional Mission Projects Day, held the first Saturday of February, has been renamed Mission Projects Season. We are in the process of making paracord bracelets for Operation Gratitude (for our troops) and if you would like to continue that work, please contact Bill Walstrum. We have made many cards for children in the hospital but can always use more. If you would like the supplies, please contact Sue Koenig and the bin will be dropped off for you at your door. If you would like to make additional health or baby kits for LWR on your own, please do-a supply list and instructions for the kits can be found on the LWR.org website under make kits. Adult Mission Trip 2021: Currently we are awaiting travel bans to be lifted so we can plan our adult mission trip for this summer, hopefully to a location recovering from a disaster in the midwest. We are hoping to go in mid-late August when people have had a chance to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. Please let Sue Koenig know if you are interested or have any questions or concerns. Sunday, January 3, 2021
Important Notice This Sunday Care & Concern Christmas at Peace New Worship Schedule Coming 2021 Church Office Closure Pastor Daniel Out of Office Membership Team Update Fellowship Update Faith Formation Updates Youth Updates Social Outreach Updates Important Notice Regarding Mail Concerns Hello Members of Peace, It has been brought to our attention that someone has been targeting church mailboxes in Lake Zurich and surrounding areas. We have reason to believe that Peace Lutheran Church was a target. Members have reported their offerings sent by mail have not been reflected in their giving statements. As a precaution, we are holding all mail at the post office until further notice. We need your help in determining if your offerings have been received. Please confirm that your offering checks are reflected properly on your giving statements. You may also consider reviewing your cancelled checks for endorsement anomalies. It is possible that commitment cards may have been taken and discarded as well. Please reach out to our finance team to confirm that your November and December offerings have been received along with your 2021 commitments. Mark Dice (mdice2@comcast.net) and Ryan Zicco (quicco10@gmail.com) Thank you for your support and all you do for our church. Jason Fralish – PPC President CARE & CONCERN We pray for one another: We pray for those who need healing, safety and God’s watchful care. This week we pray for Mike Wilms, Sherri Juveland, Lizetta Moore, Kim Wilkinson, Kyle, Gina Nilsen, Laurie G., Deacon Tracy Katschke, Jeff Peterson, Chris Mitchell, Don Brown, Douglas Brown, William (Hoyt) Brown, and Bruce Hodkinson. NEW WORSHIP SCHEDULE COMING 2021 Thank you for helping us hear your voice with the Worship Team survey! After reviewing the results, the PPC determined that we will move into the new year with one Sunday service over Zoom at 9:00 a.m. followed by a fellowship/education hour. We will also be offering an Emmaus service on YouTube at 5:00 p.m. The COVID Team will continue checking in regularly in hopes of opening the sanctuary to limited, in-person gatherings as soon as possible. The new worship schedule will begin Sunday, January 3. Please note it will take a couple weeks for the Virtual Worship Planning Team to create content for the new Emmaus service. In the meantime, guidance for observing an Emmaus service will be provided in the January newsletter, and the morning service will be available on YouTube by 5:00 p.m. every Sunday. CHURCH OFFICE CLOSURE The church office will be closed Friday, January 1 in observance of New Year’s Day. PASTOR DANIEL OUT OF OFFICE Pastor Daniel will be out of the office from Friday, December 25 through Monday, January 4. Pastor Sarah Stumme, the Interim Associate Pastor at Atonement Lutheran Church in Barrington, will be on call for pastoral emergencies. Please contact her cell at 224-622-7019. MEMBERS TEAM UPDATE Members Team is looking for a volunteer to replace Lin Hodkinson, who is leaving in December. I’m thankful for all her help this past year. This team is responsible for the Prayer Chain, the Caring Tree, the maintenance of church records and the member directory, the tracking of church attendance and time and talent surveys. Anyone interested in helping with this important ministry, please call Jayne Handley FELLOWSHIP UPDATE Farewell Bruce and Lin: Bruce and Lin Hodkinson were greeted by many of their Peace friends on Dec. 19 at the drive-thru good-bye event at the Koenigs. Bruce and Lin are headed to southern California sunshine on Jan. 4 to start the next chapter of their lives together. They let us know their new address when it is finalized. We thank Bruce and Lin for more than two decades of service and leadership at Peace with their active involvement in youth mentoring, mission trips, worship assistants and church leadership. Peace will always have a place for you. Be safe and happy! FAITH FORMATION UPDATES For Families with Children: Each Sunday you can access the Children’s Bulletin with activities that enable families to worship together and learn from each week’s Scripture theme. You will find them at the end of your Thursday email for worship. December Virtual Sunday School: Sunday school will meet on January 3rd at 10:00 (NEW TIME). A link will be sent on the Saturday prior to the class. If you need to pick up the Jan/Feb activity materials, please contact Liz (Lhopman@comcast.net) or Natalie (natalie1234@att.net) with any questions. For adults: Adult Forum: will resume on January 10th at 10:00 and continue to explore Jesus’s parables. The Wednesday Morning Women’s Bible Study: The women’s Bible study will meet via zoom on Wednesdays at 9 am. On January 6th we will discuss the Bible study in the Gather Magazine and then on January 13th we will be discussing “Consider the Women” by Debbie Blue. Men of Peace! Looking for a way to connect with other guys in the congregation in our social distanced world? Join us at 8:00 am Saturday mornings at church for men’s Bible Study. And sports. And job stuff. And whatever comes up! Looking forward to seeing new faces we haven’t seen in a while! YOUTH UPDATES Confirmation Returns!: The Peace Lutheran Confirmation Ministry will begin on Wednesday, January 5th at 7pm! Due to the pandemic and the state’s COVID guidelines, we will continue to meet via Zoom until further notice. Tracy will send out the Zoom invitation to all Confirmation families the day before (on Tuesdays). We will continue to meet every Wednesday until our Lenten break, which begins on Ash Wednesday, February 17th. Triple D is BACK!: The popular Confirmation Bible Study, Triple D (donuts, devotions and discussion) will return to it’s biweekly schedule on Sunday, January 10th at 11:30am! We will “kick off” the year with a New Years party and all Confirmands are welcome to join for an hour of fun and laughs! In adherence to our state’s COVID guidelines, we will continue to meet via Zoom until further notice. Youth Group is Ready to PARTY!: Our Senior High Youth Group returns for 2021 with a New Years party on Sunday, January 10th at 1pm! All are welcome to join us via Zoom for an hour of catching up with each other, games, laughs and of course, FUN! We will also take some time on the 10th to discuss our July mission trip, as well as 2021 service ideas/opportunities! WE’RE GOING ON A MISSION TRIP!: 2020 brought great disappointment to our Senior High teens and chaperones when our mission trip to Knoxville, Tennessee was cancelled due to COVID-19. I have been working with Next Step Ministries and we WILL have a 2021 mission trip! We are going to Boston, Massachusetts from July 24th-August 1st, 2021!! There are currently 24 spots – 18 spots for teens and 6 spots for chaperones for our trip. All teens from 8th grade through freshmen in college are eligible to attend. The cost for the mission trip will be $400/teen. Unfortunately, the price per teen has increased this year due to the uncertainty of fundraising. Scholarships will be available and Tracy will be working with Pastor Daniel and PPC to figure out safety protocols and options for mission trip fundraisers (the spaghetti dinner could be done “al fresco” this year!) If your teen is interested in attending OR if you are interested in being a chaperone, please let Tracy know by Monday, March 1st. A $100/teen deposit is also due at that time. THANK YOU!!: Thank you to the Peace Lutheran Congregation for your generous Christmas gift! I so appreciate your thoughtfulness and it is MY pleasure to be a part of such an amazing church family! God’s blessings to all of you! SOCIAL OUTREACH UPDATES Generosity at Peace: Thank you one and all who donated to our outreach giving to both LSSI and St. Francis de Sales Food Pantry. We collected $600 in gift cards for LSSI that was used to provide Christmas gifts for children in foster care and in other programs such as children with parents in their Prison Ministry Program. St. Francis de Sales Food Pantry received $835 in gift cards for local grocery stores and a lot of in-kind donations of non-perishable food, paper products and hygiene items. We know that all of these donations helped lift people's spirits during this most difficult of years. Thank you for remembering those in need! Mission Projects Season update: We are continuing to put together kits and items that typically are done on Mission Projects Day the first Saturday of February. So far, baby kits, health kits and school kits have been assembled. Quilts have been made. Paracord bracelets have been tied. Hundreds of bandages have been rolled! It is not our typical way of doing service for many organizations at once, but we haven't let that stop us! We still have bracelets to be made and cards for hospitalized kids to be created so if you would like to help, please contact Sue Koenig. If you want to make more kits for Lutheran World Relief with your family, check out the LWR.org website for supply lists and directions. Thank you! We will be needing people to deliver the kits to Elgin in February and mail bracelets and bandages. If you can help, please contact Sue. Thank you! Adult Mission Trip 2021: Currently we are awaiting travel bans to be lifted so we can plan our adult mission trip for this summer, hopefully to a location recovering from a disaster in the midwest. We are hoping to go in mid-late August when people have had a chance to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. Please let Sue Koenig know if you are interested or have any questions or concerns. |
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