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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 Hodgkinson. CHRISTMAS AT PEACE Christmas Eve Communion? Contact Kari Mrazek at jkmrazek@aol.com to claim your Communion kit for our Family (4pm) and Candlelight (11pm) Services! Each kit will include professionally packaged wafers and cups of juice for the members of your family. A gluten-free option is also available upon request. Kits will be made available for pick up at church on Saturday, December 19th from 11am-2pm or on Sunday, December 20th from 1pm-4pm. If you are unable to pick up at church during those times, please let Kari know you will need personal delivery to your home. Poinsettias: Available after Christmas Eve. Please contact the office if you would like one. The Christmas Pageant will be made available to all PLC members on YouTube Sunday, December 20th. Check your email for instructions or contact Ben Dahlke at dahlksong@gmail.com or (847)757-8570 with any questions. The Longest Night Blue Christmas Service of light, music, and prayer will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, December 21 over Zoom. Christmas cookies and hot cocoa will follow over Zoom. Please prepare your own candles (real or electric) and candle holders for the time of prayer. The Interactive Christmas Eve Family Service of storytelling, carols, Holy Communion will take place at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 24 over Zoom. Please prepare your own candles (real or electric) for the singing of Silent Night. The Christmas Eve Candlelight Service of Holy Communion will take place at 11:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 24. Special music will include a contribution by the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians and an anthem by the members of the Peace Lutheran Church choir. Please prepare your own candles (real or electric) for the singing of Silent Night. A service of Synodwide Lessons and Carols will be available in lieu of our regularly scheduled worship service on Sunday, December 27 at 10:30 a.m. The service consists of musical contributions made by synod congregations. 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, December 25 in observance of Christmas Day and 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 on 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 for Bruce and Lin Hodkinson: We will be having a drive-by farewell send off for Bruce and Lin Hodkinson on Dec. 19 from 2-4pm (See location below) followed by a special blessing on Sunday. They have recently retired and will be moving to California to start the next chapter of their lives! Both Lin and Bruce have been very active members of Peace for many years and have been involved with youth, mentoring, PPC, worship assistants and more. Bring a card and write in it a memory or even a thought of how they have touched your life. The drive-by farewell will take place in front of Sue and Bill Koenig's home, in Spring Grove. Wear your mask so you can Bruce and Lin off in a safe manner! Please contact Sue Koenig if you have any questions. 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: Lessons are scheduled from 9:15-9:45 on December 20. We will be focusing on the Christmas story for the month of December. 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 Sunday at 9:15 a.m. as we explore Jesus’s parables about the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son. We are reading the last half of the first chapter. 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 Triple D Christmas Party!: All Confirmands are welcome to join for our Triple D Christmas Party, which will be held on Sunday, December 20th from 11:30am-12:30pm via Zoom! Bring your cup of hot chocolate, your Santa or Elf hats and be ready for laughs and virtual games! Youth Programming Break: In observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays, all YOuth programs (Triple D, Confirmation and Senior High Youth Group) will be breaking for the holidays. We will NOT have programming from Monday, December 21st-Tuesday, January 5th. Be ready for some fun in 2021 and happy holidays!! SOCIAL OUTREACH UPDATES Update from St. Francis de Sales Food Pantry: We will continue to collect gift cards for this food pantry through Dec. 13. We are looking for grocery cards from Aldi, Target, Walmart, or Jewel in any amount. Food pantries continue to serve many more families than in the past due to the pandemics economic impact. If you prefer to donate goods, please check the St. Francis website for hours and requested items. Donations to the st. Francis food pantry can be dropped off at their ministry center(the old library), from 8-2pm, Monday to Friday, in the blue bin. Thank you. Lutheran Social Services Christmas Plans: Members of Peace have been supporting LSSI for many, many years and we will continue to do so again this year by providing gift cards from Target or Walmart for any amount. In years past, we donated gifts to the children in their day care programs or in foster care. This Christmas, LSSI will use the gift cards to help provide a happier Christmas for children enrolled in their programs. The need is great. Thank you for considering this ministry. If you have any questions, please contact Sue Koenig. Mission Projects Season: We are well underway in completing our usual projects done on Mission Projects Day (first Saturday in February in non-pandemic years!). We still have paracord bracelets that need to be assembled (contact Bill Walstrum if you would like a batch to do at home) and cards for hospitalized children (contact Sue Koenig if you would like the bin delivered to your home). Feel free to make more baby or health kits on your own for Lutheran World Relief if you would like and we will add them to our inventory to be sent off in February. Instructions and kit supply lists can be found on the Lutheran World Relief website under assemble kits. Thank you everyone for your help!
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Sunday, December 13, 2020 This Sunday Care & Concern Christmas at Peace Contact Pastor Daniel Gift Card Orders Fellowship Faith Formation Now Youth Social Outreach 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 THIS SUNDAY Coffee Hour and Worship Fellowship/Education Hour begins at 9:15 a.m. Zoom service starts at 10:30 and will be posted to Youtube in the afternoon. Meeting details in the email edition of Prints of Peace, or contact the church office. 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 Hodgkinson. CHRISTMAS AT PEACE Poinsettias: Available after Christmas Eve. Please contact the office if you would like one. The Christmas Pageant will be made available on YouTube on Sunday, December 20th. All of the PLC community is encouraged to participate in the multi-generational pageant. Check your e-mail for instructions on how to participate or e-mail or call Ben Dahlke at dahlksong@gmail.com or (847)757-8570 with any questions. The Longest Night Blue Christmas Service will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, December 21 over Zoom. Gather with your friends in this service of light, music, and prayer as we wait expectantly for God to speak into our darkness. Hospitality will follow the service with Christmas cookies, hot cocoa, and good conversation shared over Zoom. Please prepare your own candles (real or electric) and candle holders for the time of prayer. The Christmas Eve Family Service will take place at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 24 over Zoom. This service of carols and Holy Communion includes an interactive telling of the Christmas story in the style of the Montessori curriculum Godly Play. The altar guild is working on distributing the elements for this service. Please prepare your own candles (real or electric) for the singing of Silent Night. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service will take place at 11:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 24. This full service of Holy Communion will include special music by the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians and a special anthem by the Peace Lutheran Church choir. The altar guild is working on distributing the elements for this service. Please prepare your own candles (real or electric) for the singing of Silent Night. CONTACT PASTOR DANIEL Pastor Daniel is working remotely and can be reached on his mobile number, his email (pastor@peacelutheranlz.com), and on his office phone which forwards messages to his mobile number. Please call or text to set up an appointment. MEMBERS TEAM 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 Farewell for Bruce and Lin Hodkinson: We will be having a drive-by farewell send off for Bruce and Lin Hodkinson on Dec. 19 from 2-4pm (See location below). They have recently retired and will be moving to California to start the next chapter of their lives! Both Lin and Bruce have been very active members of Peace for many years and have been involved with youth, mentoring, PPC, worship assistants and more. Bring a card and write in it a memory or even a thought of how they have touched your life. The drive-by farewell will take place in front of Sue and Bill Koenig's home, in Spring Grove. Wear your mask so you can Bruce and Lin off in a safe manner! Please contact Sue Koenig if you have any questions. FAITH FORMATION NOW 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: Lessons are scheduled from 9:15-9:45 on December 6 & 20. We will be focusing on the Christmas story for the month of December. 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 Sunday at 9:15 a.m. as we explore Jesus’s parables about the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son. We are reading the last half of the first chapter. The Wednesday Morning Women’s Bible Study: We have switched to meeting on zoom for the foreseeable future. If you would like to join us, please let me know and we will be sure to send you the link. We will meet at 9:00 am. The next 2 Wednesday we will finish the last three chapters of “the First Christmas”. There is no meeting on December 30. Looking into the future, we will start “Consider the Women” by Debbie Blue in January. Come and join us as we look at the paths Hagar, Esther, and Mary took in their lives. You can contact Carol Wojnarowski at 847-540-8150 if you need further information. 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 Triple D Christmas Party!: All Confirmands are welcome to join for our Triple D Christmas Party, which will be held on Sunday, December 20th from 11:30am-12:30pm via Zoom! Bring your cup of hot chocolate, your Santa or Elf hats and be ready for laughs and virtual games! Senior High Youth Group Christmas Party!: All senior high youth are invited to our virtual Christmas party, which will be held via Zoom on Sunday, December 13th from 1-2pm! Be ready for lots of laughs, virtual games and some hot cocoa “cheers”! Youth Programming Break: In observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays, all YOuth programs (Triple D, Confirmation and Senior High Youth Group) will be breaking for the holidays. We will NOT have programming from Monday, December 21st-Tuesday, January 5th. Be ready for some fun in 2021 and happy holidays!! SOCIAL OUTREACH Update from St. Francis de Sales Food Pantry: We will continue to collect gift cards for this food pantry through Dec. 13. We are looking for grocery cards from Aldi, Target, Walmart, or Jewel in any amount. Food pantries continue to serve many more families than in the past due to the pandemics economic impact. If you prefer to donate goods, please check the St. Francis website for hours and requested items. Donations to the st. Francis food pantry can be dropped off at their ministry center(the old library), from 8-2pm, Monday to Friday, in the blue bin. Thank you. Lutheran Social Services Christmas Plans: Members of Peace have been supporting LSSI for many, many years and we will continue to do so again this year by providing gift cards from Target or Walmart for any amount. In years past, we donated gifts to the children in their day care programs or in foster care. This Christmas, LSSI will use the gift cards to help provide a happier Christmas for children enrolled in their programs. The need is great. Thank you for considering this ministry. If you have any questions, please contact Sue Koenig. Mission Projects Season: We are well underway in completing our usual projects done on Mission Projects Day (first Saturday in February in non-pandemic years!). We still have paracord bracelets that need to be assembled (contact Bill Walstrum if you would like a batch to do at home) and cards for hospitalized children (contact Sue Koenig if you would like the bin delivered to your home). Feel free to make more baby or health kits on your own for Lutheran World Relief if you would like and we will add them to our inventory to be sent off in February. Instructions and kit supply lists can be found on the Lutheran World Relief website under assemble kits. Thank you everyone for your help! ZOOM FEEDBACK AND ASSISTANTS FOR WORSHIP
It’s not too late! It’s not too late to respond to the Worship Team’s survey about gathering for worship over Zoom! Please check your inbox for the email or contact Samantha and Lisa for another copy. Thank you to all who have already responded. Your feedback helps us better meet your needs during this dynamic time. 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, and William (Hoyt) Brown. PASTOR DANIEL’S OFFICE HOURS Pastor Daniel is working remotely and is available on his mobile number or over Zoom for appointments at the following times each week: Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00 a.m, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m Thursday 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Friday 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. He is also available at other times if needed. Please call in advance to schedule an appointment. GIFT CARD ORDERS It’s not too late to purchase gift cards! Contact Lori Schwartz before Sunday, December 6. Please make checks payable to Peace Lutheran Church. Please let Lori know if you have any additional questions. FELLOWSHIP Brewing Questions is Back!: Our next Brewing Questions meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 9th at 7pm! If you are interested, please visit the virtual gathering section on PLC website home page for the Zoom link! Everyone is welcome to join in for some great conversation, laughs and, of course, bring your beverage of choice. Farewell for Bruce and Lin Hodkinson: We will be having a drive-by farewell send off for Bruce and Lin Hodkinson on Dec. 19 from 2-4pm (See location below). Bring a card and write in it a memory or even a thought of how they have touched your life. The drive-by farewell will take place in front of Sue and Bill Koenig's home, 9440 Thousand Oaks Cir, Spring Grove. Wear your mask so you can Bruce and Lin off in a safe manner! (Note: They are giving away a lot of furniture! Please contact them if you would like to know more about this.) Please contact Sue Koenig if you have any other questions. FAITH FORMATION NOW 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: Lessons are scheduled from 9:15-9:45 on December 6 & 20. We will be focusing on the Christmas story for the month of December. 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 Sunday, December 6th 9:15 a.m. Join us at 9:15 a.m. as we explore Jesus’s parables about the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son. We are using the Meeting ID and Password provided above. Remember to purchase your copy of Short Stories by Jesus and read the Introduction before our gathering on Sunday! Click here to purchase the book on Amazon. The Wednesday Morning Women’s Bible Study: We have switched to meeting on zoom for the foreseeable future. If you would like to join us, please let me know and we will be sure to send you the link. We will meet at 9:00 am. The next 3 Wednesday we will finish the last three chapters of “the First Christmas”. There is no meeting on December 30. Looking into the future, we will start “Consider the Women” by Debbie Blue in January. Come and join us as we look at the paths Hagar, Esther, and Mary took in their lives. You can contact Carol Wojnarowski at 847-540-8150 if you need further information. 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 Triple D Bible Study: Please “save the date” for our next Triple D, which will take place on Sunday, December 6th from 11:30-12:30pm via Zoom! As always, ALL are welcome to join for a morning of laughs, Bible study, awesome discussion and virtual donuts! Senior High Youth Group: Senior High Youth Group will also meet on Sunday, December 6th from 1-2pm via Zoom. All are welcome to bring their lunch and join in for some laughs and great conversation! Make sure you “save the date” for our virtual Christmas party on December 13th at 1pm! The Christmas Pageant will be made available on YouTube on Sunday, December 20th. All of the PLC community is encouraged to participate in the multi-generational pageant. Check your e-mail for instructions on how to participate or e-mail or call Ben Dahlke at dahlksong@gmail.com or (847)757-8570 with any questions. SOCIAL OUTREACH Update from St. Francis de Sales Food Pantry: We will continue to collect gift cards for this food pantry through Dec. 13. We are looking for grocery cards from Aldi, Target, Walmart, or Jewel in any amount. Food pantries continue to serve many more families than in the past due to the pandemics economic impact. You can order a gift card from Lori Schwartz on Dec. 6 and your purchase will also benefit the youth at Peace. If you prefer to donate goods, please check the St. Francis website for hours and requested items. Thank you. Lutheran Social Services Christmas Plans: Members of Peace have been supporting LSSI for many, many years and we will continue to do so again this year by providing gift cards from Target or Walmart for any amount. In years past, we donated gifts to the children in their day care programs or in foster care. This Christmas, LSSI will use the gift cards to help provide a happier Christmas for children enrolled in their programs. The need is great. Thank you for considering this ministry. If you have any questions, please contact Sue Koenig. Mission Projects Season: We are well underway in completing our usual projects done on Mission Projects Day (first Saturday in February in non-pandemic years!). We still have paracord bracelets that need to be assembled (contact Bill Walstrum if you would like a batch to do at home) and cards for hospitalized children (contact Sue Koenig if you would like the bin delivered to your home). Feel free to make more baby or health kits on your own for Lutheran World Relief if you would like and we will add them to our inventory to be sent off in February. Instructions and kit supply lists can be found on the Lutheran World Relief website under assemble kits. 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