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Dear Friends in Christ
Join us this Sunday at 9:00 a.m. to be nurtured in faith by hearing the Word and sharing in the Sacrament of Holy Communion. This Sunday we hear Jesus’ pronouncements about what is clean and unclean. You might be surprised by what Jesus says! Come and learn. We will be doing a backpack blessing for all school aged students this Sunday. Remember 2-service schedule and SundaySchool resume September 10. Adult Forum: on break for the summer, starts up again on September 17. Please read Romans chapter 11 and the sidebar notes for this chapter in your Lutheran Study Bible (LSB.) In this chapter the Apostle Paul speaks to the divided church in Rome, explaining how Gentiles and Jews together make up God’s justified people because of Jesus Christ – and what he did for humankind on the cross. If you don’t yet have a LSB, see Pastor Mark. PRINTS OF PEACE PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS August 20, 2017 Worship Schedule: The 9:00 a.m. service time will continue throughout the summer through Labor Day Weekend. The two-service schedule and Sunday School will resume on September 10. Reading for Next Week: Please read Romans chapter 12 and the sidebar notes for this chapter in your Lutheran Study Bible (LSB.) This chapter is essential for Christians to know well. It speaks of how individuals fit into a community called the church, each having their distinct purpose in building up the community of Christ If you don’t yet have a LSB, see Pastor Mark. Attendance: On August 13, 121 attended service. Thirteen worshiped with us at Lexington Service this week. Youth Youth Director’s Days Off & Office Hours Change: Our Youth Director is Tracy McClure and her days off are Friday and Saturday. She does not check church voice mail or emails on those days. Tracy is engaged at Peace half-time, and her office hours have changed to Monday‑Thursday from 11:30am-3:30pm. She can be reached on her cell for urgent matters. Her cell phone can be accessed by calling church. Confirmation Informational Meeting: Confirmation Classes will be beginning on Wednesday, September 20th! Come and learn what the New Year will be all about! We will be meeting on Sunday, August 27th at 11:30am in Fellowship Hall. Please let Tracy know if you cannot attend. Youth Group Kick‑Off: There's only one way to start off a new youth group year and that's to get MESSY! The youth groups ofPeace Lutheran and Christ Lutheran have been challenged by the youth group of St. Peter UCC to participate in Mess Fest! We will have a messy kickball challenge, whipped cream pie fight, water balloon fight and MUCH MORE! Mess Fest will take place on Sunday, September 17th from 1:30‑4:30pm at St. Peter. Wear your grubbiest clothes and come have fun! Parents: We will need some help with the event. Please stay tuned for sign‑up details ‑ as well as the chance to be on an adult team! Youth Director Vacation: It's time for Tracy to recharge the batteries! She will be on vacation from Thursday, August 17th until Saturday, August 26th, as well as Thursday, August 31st until Tuesday, September 5th. Tracy will not be available via phone, text or email during this time. If your need is urgent, please contact the church office. Events Bowlers Wanted! Do you like to bowl? Christ Lutheran’s bowling team, the Holy Rollers, has extended an invite to us to join them! The Holy Rollers bowl once a month from September to May and the league dues are $20/month. We will begin bowling for the 2017-2018 season on Saturday, September 9th at Brunswick Zone Deer Park. If you are interested in joining, please sign up in the narthex or talk to Tracy McClure. Wednesday Morning Bible Study: Our first meeting will beWednesday, September 13th. This year we will meet at Panera Bread in Deer Park at 9:00am. We will be looking at different devotionals to understand what the Bible tells us about life. Hope you can join us. The Members Team invites you and your family to Peace's annual picnic on Sunday, September 10th at noon. The theme this year is Maker Fun Factory. We'll have games and activities and of course yummy food! Wear your favorite construction clothes, or your Vacation Bible School T‑shirt. Cost is $3 for adults and $2 for kids ages 4 ‑ 12, kids 3 and under are free. We need lots of side dishes, desserts and drinks ‑ please sign up in the narthex. Also, if you are able to help with set up or clean up, please sign up for that too. Friends are always welcome! Questions? Email AllisonHearst@aol.com,HelenHandley@gmail.com, or LouAnnST@yahoo.com The Worship and Music Team is searching for people that are interested in assisting before, during, and after worship time on Sundays. Currently, we are in specific need of assistants for the following roles: Readers (8am), Greeters (8am), Counters (counting is done after both services), Communion Setup (before8am service or on Saturday), Communion Bread Baking (one baker per month). Please contact Andy Heroff (aheroff@gmail.com) if you would like to help assist in these roles or any others. Annual Blood Drive: Peace will once again be sponsoring an on‑property blood drive Sunday, September 10th. Put this date on your calendar now and look for the sign‑up sheet in the narthex being posted soon! Peace now has Opt Out Photo Release Form: Located on the main table in the Narthex. If you do NOT want your/family member picture on the Church's website or Facebook page please sign and put in Cathy Malloy's mailbox in church office. Ongoing Opportunities Altar Flowers: If you have a special date you would like to remember, please consider bringing flowers for our Sundayservices. The calendar is on the bulletin board outside of the office. Vases are available for use in the kitchen cabinet behind the door. Flowers should be set out before the Sunday service and can be picked up any time after the Sunday service. Enter your first name on the calendar, as we have several families with the same last name. Any questions, please call Kari Mrazek at (847) 726-2716. PPC (Parish Planning Council) Highlights from August’s meeting: June minutes approved. June Treasurer’s Report approved. VBS great attendance Alpine Fest good turn out‑handed out water Rally Day & Blood Drive Sept 10th. Police & Fire Department invited Parish Council Chocolate & Coffee fundraiser for ELCA World Hunger $1 Million fundraiser goal. Raised $395 Reviewed Amended Alcohol policy and approved Thrivent will come in to do Series of Financial talks after the 1030 service, pending seed money light refreshments and food will be provided Sept 24th Financial Planning Basics Oct 8th Estate Strategy Essentials Oct 22 Retire Wisely Looking to use of Memorial Funds to purchase an AED for the church, if anyone knows of grants we can use to help offset cost of purchasing one please contact Cathy Malloy Congregational Meeting will be Sunday Oct 8th between services followed by Ministry Fair Board approved church to be possible temporary host site for Library sponsored event It Takes A Village Mom/Tot support group Please continue to use smile.amazon.com for Amazon purchase to help support youth programs If you need an event in the church calendar/website/FB page,Prints of Peace or green sheet email social@peacelutheranlz.comand it will get put on all media options requested. Questions? Contact any PPC member. Next PPC meeting: Tuesday, September 19th at 7:30pm (Tom K will run, Cathy M out of town) Helen Handley is the coordinator for the Caring Tree. The Caring Tree provides services to those in our congregation with special needs, i.e. dinners for new moms, meals for those who have been hospitalized, short term help with lawn needs or snow shoveling, etc. Please contact Helen or Pastor Mark if you have a need you think the Caring Tree might be able to help with. Helen's email ishelenhandley@gmail.com Adult Forum: On break for the summer. Resumes September 17. Simply Giving: Many of our members and friends give by Simply Giving automated debit. This program has no fees for you or our congregation. This program is very important for our congregation. It keeps income steady during the summer months when giving drops because of people being out of town. Please consider it! If you do participate in Simply Giving, when you worship please grab a Giving Acknowledgment Card from an usher in order to physically fulfill the act of giving during the offertory. There are forms on the table in the narthex. Pastor Mark’s Day Off: Monday is Pastor’s day off. He does not check church voice mail or Email that day. He can be reached at home for urgent matters. Please contact him for non-urgent matters Tuesday through Sunday. His cell phone number can be accessed by calling church. Giving Acknowledgment Cards: If you participate in the Simply Giving program or if you do not have an offering on a particularSunday you can still participate in the act of giving during the service Ask an usher for a small laminated Giving Acknowledgment Card before you enter the sanctuary. You can then place the card in the offering plate to acknowledge your support of our ministries at Peace. Prayer Requests: We pray for those who need healing and wholeness: for Annette Dick, Amy Falco, Justin Morgenthaler; Kathy Zak, Kristen Jorgensen, and Gina Redina. Our practice is we will pray for an individual for at least 4 Sundays or until the end of the following month. After that time, we ask that you contact the office or Pastor Mark to keep your loved one on the prayer list. If your loved one inadvertently falls off the prayer list, please request to put this person back on the list. Thank you.) We need pray-ers! If you would like to be a participant in the Circle of Prayer, please contact Terry Koncel. Inspirational Messages: Pastor Mark would like to reach out to the congregation with a brief message a couple times per week. If you want to receive these, please fill out the form in the red attendance folders. Messages will be sent via a text, Facebook account, and Twitter. Any questions, contact Beth Papke at (847) 438-5294 or at papkeb@wwdb.org. Online Newsletter: Do you get the Peace Lutheran weekly newsletter Prints of Peace online? If not, please send your email address to Karen Zicco at charmel79@gmail.com. You’ll receive a weekly edition from Karen. Peace Lutheran Church Facebook Page: Be sure to go visit our Facebook page ‑ Peace Lutheran Church of Lake Zurich. It's the one with recent posts. If you have an event or ministry you want promoted, and haven't seen it on our Facebook page, POST IT!! If you have questions or need help please email your request to one of the page administrators: Jean Bishop, Karen Zicco, Bridget Heroff, Nicola Prybell or Pastor Mark. Church Calendar: The 2017 church calendar shows all events and activities of the church and is posted on our website. You can find it by clicking "Calendar of Events" on the home page, or you can access it by visiting http://peacelutheranlz.com/calendar/ If you have an event to be posted on the calendar, please Email Matt Handley at applmak@gmail.com. Spiritual Learning Opportunities
Service Opportunities
Social Outreach Operation Warm: We have partnered with The Chapel Church in Lake Zurich for Operation Warm!! Your gift provides coats to children served by several area non-profits, including Joanie’s Closet, Lake Zurich Schools CUSD 95, Wauconda Grade School, Diamond Lake Elementary School, Mundelein, Lake County Haven, Staben House, Evanston Shelter for Women & Children, Fellowship Housing, Caring 4 Kids Clothing in Waukegan. Just $20 will provide a coat to a child. With two anonymous donors matching your gift, it will bring warmth to three children! Our goal for Peace Lutheran is to provide 75 coats, enough to fill a school bus of children. Donations will be taken from today throughSeptember 24, 2017. When making a donation please write your name on a coat on the display. You may drop a check or cash in the box with the school bus, in the Narthex. Please make checks out to Operation Warm. You may also donate on-line by using the following link: (VERY EASY) https://give.operationwarm.org/campaign/lake-zurich-area-coats-for-kids-2017/c118339 When you arrive at the page, scroll to the bottom and click on the PeaceLutheran Team and proceed from there. They will send you an email thanks and receipt for taxes. Questions please see Donna Walstrum, Sue Sweeney or Gretchen Collins. Thank you for your generosity to this very important project. Looking for people who like to sew! We are in the process of making school bags for Lutheran World Relief and could use help making them. The kits are all put together and in a bin in the hallway by the office. Take as many kits and instructions as you like. Just mark your name and the number of kits that you take on the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board above the bin and mark it off when you return them finished to the bin. They do not need to be completed until December as they will be used at our next Mission Projects Day in February 2018. IF you can sew a straight line you can make this easy project! Please call Sue Koenig with any questions. Bernie’s Book Bank: Thank you to everyone who has donated books! Also, we will continue to drop off and a box is located I the narthex. Family and friends are encouraged to volunteer at Bernie’s Book Bank located in Lake Bluff, IL. Their mission is to collect and distribute gently used children’s books to significantly increase “Book Ownership” among at risk infants, toddlers and school age children throughout Chicagoland! You can sign up athttps://berniesbookbank.org/volunteer. Thank you. Safe Haven Gift Card Donations: Thank you to everyone who has donated Walmart Gift Cards! They are much appreciated and will be used to buy needed household items. A box is in the narthex on a table labeled Safe Haven Donations. Please include a note with your name and address so that a thank you can be sent. You can purchase a gift card directly or you can order through Lori Schwartz at the beginning of the month which will also benefit our youth! Thank you for your continued support of this wonderful ministry! If you have any questions, please reach out to Chris Franson or Sandy Hanna. Opportunities for 2017: We would like to continue to reach out in our Community to do God’s work. Please let Jean Foltin or Sandy Hanna (team leads) know of new opportunities Peace Lutheran Church can participate in. These opportunities could provide evangelism or assist with a specific need/service you would like to provide. Thank you in advance for your valuable input! LSSI School Supplies: Thank you to everyone who contributed so generously with donations for the children of LSSI. You have put a smile on their face and allowed them to start school in a special way! You are a blessing. Stewardship Offering Through June, 2017 Actual Received $138,715 Budget $156,273 Short $ 17,558 This Week at Peace August 20 9:00am Worship (Holy Communion) August 21 7:00 pm Al-Anon August 23 10:30am Lexington Worship August 24 12:30-6:30pm Voice Lessons August 25 8:00pm AA August 27 9:00am Worship (Holy Communion) Worship Schedule: The 9:00 a.m. service time will continue throughout the summer through Labor Day Weekend. The two-service schedule and Sunday School will resume on September 10.
Reading for Next Week: Please read Romans chapter 11 and the sidebar notes for this chapter in your Lutheran Study Bible (LSB.) In this chapter the Apostle Paul speaks to the divided church in Rome, explaining how Gentile and Jews together make up God’s justified people because of Jesus Christ. If you don’t yet have a LSB, see Pastor Mark. Pastor Mark’s Day Off: Monday is Pastor’s day off. He does not check church voice mail or Email that day. He can be reached at home for urgent matters. Please contact him for non-urgent matters Tuesday through Sunday. His cell phone number can be accessed by calling church. Attendance: On August 6, 102 attended service. Nineteen worshiped with us at Lexington Service this week. Youth Youth Director’s Days Off & Office Hours Change: Our Youth Director is Tracy McClure and her days off are Friday and Saturday. She does not check church voice mail or emails on those days. Tracy is engaged at Peace half-time, and her office hours have changed to Monday‑Thursday from 11:30am-3:30pm. She can be reached on her cell for urgent matters. Her cell phone can be accessed by calling church. PPC (Parish Planning Council) Highlights from June’s meeting: May minutes approved. May Treasurer’s Report approved. Reviewed Alcohol policy, making amendment on proper disposal of bottles/cans Questions? Contact any PPC member. No July meeting. Next PPC meeting: Tuesday, August 15th at 7:30pm. Events Bowlers Wanted! Do you like to bowl? Christ Lutheran’s bowling team, the Holy Rollers, has extended an invite for us to join them! The Holy Rollers bowl once a month from September to May and the league dues are $20/month. We will begin bowling for the 2017-2018 season on Saturday, September 9th at Brunswick Zone Deer Park. If you are interested in joining, please sign up in the narthex or talk to Tracy McClure. Wednesday Morning Bible Study: Our first meeting will be Wednesday, September 13th. This year we will meet at Panera Bread in Deer Park at 9:00am. We will be looking at different devotionals. Annual Blood Drive: Peace will once again be sponsoring an on‑property blood drive Sunday, September 10th. So put this date on your calendar now and look for the sign‑up sheet in the narthex being posted soon! Women's Retreat: September 16‑17th. The location and information given before is the same. Your sign‑up and deposit would be greatly appreciated in helping us plan for the retreat. Call or text Sherri at 847‑975‑7705 for additional information. Peace now has Opt Out Photo Release Forms, they are on the main table in the Narthex. If you do NOT want your/family member picture on the Church's website or Facebook page please sign and put in Cathy Malloy's mailbox in church office. Ongoing Opportunities Adult Forum: On break for the summer. Resumes September 17. Simply Giving: Many of our members and friends give by Simply Giving automated debit. This program has no fees for you or our congregation. This program is very important for our congregation. It keeps income steady during the summer months when giving drops because of people being out of town. Please consider it! If you do participate in Simply Giving, when you worship please grab a Giving Acknowledgment Card from an usher in order to physically fulfill the act of giving during the offertory. There are forms on the table in the narthex. Giving Acknowledgment Cards: If you participate in the Simply Giving program or if you do not have an offering on a particular Sunday you can still participate in the act of giving during the service. Ask an usher for a small laminated Giving Acknowledgment Card before you enter the sanctuary. You can then place the card in the offering plate to acknowledge your support of our ministries at Peace. Prayer Requests: We pray for those who need healing and wholeness: for Annette Dick, Amy Falco, Justin Morgenthaler; Kathy Zak, Kristen Jorgensen, and Gina Redina. Our practice is we will pray for an individual for at least 4 Sundays or until the end of the following month. After that time, we ask that you contact the office or Pastor Mark to keep your loved one on the prayer list. If your loved one inadvertently falls off the prayer list, please request to put this person back on the list. Thank you.) We need pray-ers! If you would like to be a participant in the Circle of Prayer, please contact Terry Koncel. Inspirational Messages: Pastor Mark would like to reach out to the congregation with a brief message a couple times per week. If you want to receive these, please fill out the form in the red attendance folders. Messages will be sent via a text, Facebook account, and Twitter. Any questions, contact Beth Papke at (847) 438-5294 or at papkeb@wwdb.org. Altar Flowers: If you have a special date you would like to remember, please consider bringing flowers for our Sunday services. The calendar is on the bulletin board outside of the office. Vases are available for use in the kitchen cabinet behind the door. Flowers should be set out before the Sunday service and can be picked up any time after the Sunday service. Enter your first name on the calendar, as we have several families with the same last name. Any questions, please call Kari Mrazek at(847) 726-2716. Helen Handley is the coordinator for the Caring Tree. The Caring Tree provides services to those in our congregation with special needs, i.e. dinners for new moms, meals for those who have been hospitalized, short term help with lawn needs or snow shoveling, etc. Please contact Helen or Pastor Mark if you have a need you think the Caring Tree might be able to help with. Helen's email ishelenhandley@gmail.com Online Newsletter: Do you get the Peace Lutheran weekly newsletter Prints of Peace online? If not, please send your email address to Karen Zicco at charmel79@gmail.com. You’ll receive a weekly edition from Karen. Peace Lutheran Church Facebook Page: Be sure to go visit our Facebook page ‑ Peace Lutheran Church of Lake Zurich. It's the one with recent posts. If you have an event or ministry you want promoted, and haven't seen it on our Facebook page, POST IT!! If you have questions or need help please email your request to one of the page administrators: Jean Bishop, Karen Zicco, Bridget Heroff, Nicola Prybell or Pastor Mark. Church Calendar: The 2017 church calendar shows all events and activities of the church and is posted on our website. You can find it by clicking "Calendar of Events" on the home page, or you can access it by visiting http://peacelutheranlz.com/calendar/ If you have an event to be posted on the calendar, please Email Matt Handley at applmak@gmail.com. Spiritual Learning Opportunities 1) Adult forum on Sunday mornings 2) Tuesday evening Bible study 3) Wednesday morning Bible Study 4) Men's Bible Study on Saturday mornings 5) Confirmation huddle leader 6) High school night life mentor 7) Leadership Lab 8) Lifefest 9) Sunday school teacher/VBS 10) Women's retreat 11) Other opportunities to come Service Opportunities 1) Lexington ministry‑Wednesday morning worship 2) Feed My Starving Children activity 3) Adult mission trip 4) High school mission trip 5) Deliver Safe Haven meals 6) Caring Tree ministry Social Outreach Looking for people who like to sew! We are in the process of making school bags for Lutheran World Relief and could use help making them. The kits are all put together and in a bin in the hallway by the office. Take as many kits and instructions as you like. Just mark your name and the number of kits that you take on the sign up sheet on the bulletin board above the bin and mark it off when you return them finished to the bin. They do not need to be completed until December as they will be used at our next Mission Projects Day in February 2018. IF you can sew a straight line you can make this easy project! Please call Sue Koenig with any questions. Bernie’s Book Bank: Thank you to everyone who has donated books! Also, we will continue to drop off and a box is located I the narthex. Family and friends are encouraged to volunteer at Bernie’s Book Bank located in Lake Bluff, IL. Their mission is to collect and distribute gently used children’s books to significantly increase “Book Ownership” among at risk infants, toddlers and school age children throughout Chicagoland! You can sign up athttps://berniesbookbank.org/volunteer. Thank you. Safe Haven Gift Card Donations: Thank you to everyone who has donated Walmart Gift Cards! They are much appreciated and will be used to buy needed household items. A box is in the narthex on a table labeled Safe Haven Donations. Please include a note with your name and address so that a thank you can be sent. You can purchase a gift card directly or you can order through Lori Schwartz at the beginning of the month which will also benefit our youth! Thank you for your continued support of this wonderful ministry! If you have any questions, please reach out to Chris Franson or Sandy Hanna. Opportunities for 2017: We would like to continue to reach out in our Community to do God’s work. Please let Jean Foltin or Sandy Hanna (team leads) know of new opportunities Peace Lutheran Church can participate in. These opportunities could provide evangelism or assist with a specific need/service you would like to provide. Thank you in advance for your valuable input! LSSI school supply drive‑now through the beginning of September: We are collecting new school supplies for Lutheran Social Services of Illinois. They have requested the following supplies for their programs: PK‑K 1 – 12 pack pencils #2 , Large Crayons – 8 pack; Large Markers – Washable 8 pack 1 glue stick, 1 pack multi‑colored construction paper, Scissors – blunt child size, Pencil box, 1 2‑pocket three pronged folder. 1st – 5th 2 – 12 pack pencils #2, Crayons – 24 pack, Colored pencils – 12 pack, Markers – 12 pack, 2 glue stick, Scissors – 5” child size, Blue or black ballpoint pens – 1 – 12 pack, Red ballpoint pen – 1 pack, 2 highlighters. 6th ‑ 8th 2 – 12 pack pencils #2, Crayons – 24 pack, Colored pencils – 24 pack, Markers – 12 pack, 2 glue stick, Scissors – 5” child size, Blue or black ballpoint pens – 1 – 12 pack Red ballpoint pen – 1 pack,2 highlighters, Pencil sharpener, 2 Erasers. HS 2 – 12 pack pencils #2, Colored Pencils – 12 pack, Blue or black ballpoint pens – 2 – 12 pack, Red ballpoint pen – 1 pack, 2 highlighters, Pencil sharpener, 2 Erasers, 7 ‑ 2‑pocket three pronged folder, 2 Package of loose‑leaf college notebook paper, 7 Spiral Notebooks – college ruled, 2 thick point dry erase markers, Ruler w/ English and Metric measurements. If you would like to donate, all items can be placed in the bin in the narthex. Backpacks are always welcome! Thank you for supporting this important ministry and positively impacting a child’s life!! Thank You From the Maker Fun Factory Vacation Bible School "Team" A BIG THANKS to everyone who helped to make last weeks VBS such a success! Starting with the building/decorating volunteers from Peace who helped make the scenes together with members of 3 other churches, All the people who helped transport the scenes in their cars and everyone who transformed our church into a wonderful Fun Factory theme ( in every room !) We had 51 children ages 3 years ‑5th grade (many of which were guests and friends of our members) 23 crew leaders 6th grade‑college, who lead small groups of children to their activities.13 station leaders who were in charge of special areas ( songs, games, bible stories, snacks etc) Wow, everyday over 87 people all together for the glory of God ! We even had a special field trips over to our friends at Silverado. They provided fun games for all our kids ‑ many of their residents help run the games :) All of us sang some VBS songs to provide some entertainment ‑ some residents even joined us in song and dance! Many families donated money to help us donate to the Bees globally through ELCA and locally through CLC bee Apiary! And when the week was done a extra special thanks to those who stayed and helped with the clean up that got the church ready, inside and out, for Sunday Service. The dedication and enthusiasm from everyone sure made it a wonderful week. It truly was a "Team" effort. Every bit of help was noticed and much appreciated. Thanks again :) Stewardship Offering Through June, 2017 Actual Received $138,715 Budget $156,273 Short $ 17,558 This Week at Peace August 13 9:00am Worship (Holy Communion) August 14 7:00 pm. Al-Anon August 15 7:30pm Parish Planning Council (PPC) August 16 10:30am Lexington Worship August 17 12:30-6:30pm Voice Lessons August 18 8:00pm AA August 20 9:00am Worship (Holy Communion) Worship Schedule: The 9:00 a.m. service time will continue throughout the summer through Labor Day Weekend. The two-service schedule and Sunday School will resume on September 10.
Baptism Upcoming: Baptisms are always a meaningful experience in worship at Peace. Please plan to be at the baptism baby Grayson Louis Voss, son of Jim and Kelli Voss, onAugust 6. Reading for Next Week: Please read Romans chapter 9 and the sidebar notes for this chapter in your Lutheran Study Bible (LSB.) In this chapter the Apostle Paul speaks of the grace shown to Gentiles through Jesus Christ. If you don’t yet have a LSB, see Pastor Mark. Note: Secretary will be on vacation Monday, July 31-August 4th. Attendance: On July 23,102 attended service. Sixteen worshiped with us at Lexington Service this week. Youth Youth Director’s Days Off & Office Hours Change: Our Youth Director is Tracy McClure. Her days off are Friday and Saturday. She does not check church voice mail or emails on those days. Tracy is engaged at Peace half-time, and her office hours have changed to Monday‑Thursday from 11:30am-3:30pm. She can be reached on her cell for urgent matters. Her cell phone can be accessed by calling church. PPC (Parish Planning Council) Highlights from June’s meeting: May minutes approved. May Treasurer’s Report approved. VBS July 31st, still looking for volunteers & food Reviewed Alcohol policy, making amendment on proper disposal of bottles/cans Questions? Contact any PPC member. No July meeting. Next PPC meeting: Tuesday, August 15th at 7:30pm. Events Vacation Bible School Help Needed! Help needed today after church :) Everyone is welcome to stay and help us decorate for VBS that starts tomorrow July 31st. If you can only stay for 30 min; it is appreciated! It’s fun to work together and see the VBS theme come alive. Join us first for the finale celebration at 11:30 am and luncheon at noon! Thanks so much. Any questions see Natalie Trumbull. Also we are looking for take down help on Friday Aug 4th at 12:15 pm. The next potluck theme will be American cuisine, held August 5th at 4:30!! Bring anything that you define as American food: hot dogs, burgers, pie, etc. to the potluck. Alcohol has been approved – BYOB. Please email Kelly Ratajczak – kmsalaza@gmail.com with any questions or concerns. Global Leadership Conference: We have a few reservations left for the conference, at no cost to the participant, which will be August 10 and 11. Pastor Mark, Cathy Malloy, our president, and others from our church leadership will be going. Some of the speakers include Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, and Marcus Lemonis, star of CNBC’s The Profit and CEO of Camping World, among others. If you are interested, please contact Cathy Malloy or Pastor Mark. Women's Retreat: The retreat date is September 16‑17th. The location and information given before is the same. Your sign‑up and deposit would be greatly appreciated in helping us plan for the retreat. Call or text Sherri at 847‑975‑7705 for additional information. Peace now has Opt Out Photo Release Forms, they are on the main table in the Narthex. If you do NOT want your/family member picture on the Church's website or Facebook page please sign and put in Cathy Malloy's mailbox in church office. Ongoing Opportunities Simply Giving: Many of our members and friends give by Simply Giving automated debit. This program has no fees for you or our congregation. This program is very important for our congregation. It keeps income steady during the summer months when giving drops because of people being out of town. Please consider it! If you do participate in Simply Giving, when you worship please grab a Giving Acknowledgment Card from an usher in order to physically fulfill the act of giving during the offertory. There are forms on the table in the narthex. Giving Acknowledgment Cards: If you participate in the Simply Giving program or if you do not have an offering on a particular Sunday you can still participate in the act of giving during the service. Ask an usher for a small laminated Giving Acknowledgment Card before you enter the sanctuary. You can then place the card in the offering plate to acknowledge your support of our ministries at Peace. Adult Forum: On break for the summer; resumes September 17. Pastor Mark’s Day Off: Monday is Pastor’s day off. He does not check church voice mail or Email that day. He can be reached at home for urgent matters. Please contact him for non-urgent matters Tuesday through Sunday. His cell phone number can be accessed by calling church. Prayer Requests: We pray for those who need healing and wholeness: for Annette Dick, Amy Falco, Justin Morgenthaler, Kathy Zak and Kristen Jorgensen. Our practice is wewill pray for an individual for at least 4 Sundays or until the end of the following month. After that time, we ask that you contact the office or Pastor Mark to keep your loved one on the prayer list. If your loved one inadvertently falls off the prayer list, please request to put this person back on the list. Thank you.) We need pray-ers! If you would like to be a participant in the Circle of Prayer, please contact Terry Koncel. Inspirational Messages: Pastor Mark would like to reach out to the congregation with a brief message a couple times per week. If you want to receive these, please fill out the form in the red attendance folders. Messages will be sent via a text, Facebook account, and Twitter. Any questions, contact Beth Papke at (847) 438-5294 or atpapkeb@wwdb.org. Altar Flowers: If you have a special date you would like to remember, please consider bringing flowers for our Sunday services. The calendar is on the bulletin board outside of the office. Vases are available for use in the kitchen cabinet behind the door. Flowers should be set out before the Sunday service and can be picked up any time after the Sunday service. Enter your first name on the calendar, as we have several families with the same last name. Any questions, please call Kari Mrazek at (847) 726-2716. Servant Opportunity: We are looking for someone to lead “Open Hands, Open Hearts,” which helps a congregation consider what it needs to do to strengthen how it educates/cultivates generosity as an outgrowth of Christian life. All settings of congregational life are examined, with a view to also determine what the congregation is willing to do to make any changes. This person would work with consultant Mark Vincent, who works with churches in groups through Facebook. Our volunteer would need to be Facebook savvy, and have an interest in stewardship. This is a wonderful opportunity for our congregation. Please let Pastor Mark or Cathy Malloy know if you are interested. Helen Handley is the coordinator for the Caring Tree. The Caring Tree provides services to those in our congregation with special needs, i.e. dinners for new moms, meals for those who have been hospitalized, short term help with lawn needs or snow shoveling, etc. Please contact Helen or Pastor Mark if you have a need you think the Caring Tree might be able to help with. Helen's email is helenhandley@gmail.com Online Newsletter: Do you get the Peace Lutheran weekly newsletter Prints of Peace online? If not, please send your email address to Karen Zicco at charmel79@gmail.com. You’ll receive a weekly edition from Karen. Peace Lutheran Church Facebook Page: Be sure to go visit our Facebook page ‑ Peace Lutheran Church of Lake Zurich. It's the one with recent posts. If you have an event or ministry you want promoted, and haven't seen it on our Facebook page, POST IT!! If you have questions or need help please email your request to one of the page administrators: Jean Bishop, Karen Zicco, Bridget Heroff, Nicola Prybell or Pastor Mark. Church Calendar: The 2017 church calendar shows all events and activities of the church and is posted on our website. You can find it by clicking "Calendar of Events" on the home page, or you can access it by visiting http://peacelutheranlz.com/calendar/ If you have an event to be posted on the calendar, please Email Matt Handley atapplmak@gmail.com. Spiritual Learning Opportunities
Service Opportunities 1) Lexington ministry‑Wednesday morning worship 2) Feed My Starving Children activity 3) Adult mission trip 4) High school mission trip 5) Deliver Safe Haven meals 6) Caring Tree ministry Social Outreach Looking for people who like to sew! We are in the process of making school bags for Lutheran World Relief and could use help making them. The kits are all put together and in a bin in the hallway by the office. Take as many kits and instructions as you like. Just mark your name and the number of kits that you take on the sign up sheet on the bulletin board above the bin and mark it off when you return them finished to the bin. They do not need to be completed until December as they will be used at our next Mission Projects Day in February 2018. IF you can sew a straight line you can make this easy project! Please call Sue Koenig with any questions. Bernie’s Book Bank: Thank you to everyone who has donated books! We will continue to drop off; a box is located in the narthex. Family and friends are encouraged to volunteer at Bernie’s Book Bank located in Lake Bluff, IL. Their mission is to collect and distribute gently used children’s books to significantly increase “Book Ownership” among at risk infants, toddlers and school age children throughout Chicagoland! You can sign up at https://berniesbookbank.org/volunteer. Thank you. Safe Haven Gift Card Donations: Thank you to everyone who has donated Walmart Gift Cards! They are much appreciated and will be used to buy needed household items. A box is in the narthex on a table labeled Safe Haven Donations. Please include a note with your name and address so that a thank you can be sent. You can purchase a gift card directly or you can order through Lori Schwartz at the beginning of the month which will also benefit our youth! Thank you for your continued support of this wonderful ministry! If you have any questions, please reach out to Chris Franson or Sandy Hanna. Opportunities for 2017: We would like to continue to reach out in our Community to do God’s work. Please let Jean Foltin or Sandy Hanna (team leads) know of new opportunities Peace Lutheran Church can participate in. These opportunities could provide evangelism or assist with a specific need/service you would like to provide. Thank you in advance for your valuable input! Stewardship Offering Through June, 2017 Actual Received $138,715 Budget $156,273 Short $ 17,558 LSSI school supply drive‑now through the beginning of September: We are collecting new school supplies for Lutheran Social Services of Illinois. They have requested the following supplies for their programs: PK‑K
1st – 5th
6th ‑ 8th
HS
If you would like to donate, all items can be placed in the bin in the narthex. Backpacks are always welcome! Thank you for supporting this important ministry and positively impacting a child’s life!! This Week at Peace July 30 9:00am Worship (Holy Communion) July 31 7:00 pm Al-Anon Mon July 31- Fri, Aug 4, 9:00am-11:30am Vacation Bible School (VBS) August 3 12:30-6:30pm Voice Lessons August 4 8:00pm AA August 6 9:00am Baptism Grayson Louis Voss / Worship (Holy Communion) |
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