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Sunday Worship Video
Peace Lutheran’s Sunday Service Schedule 9:00 a.m. May 9 - Hybrid Service of Holy Communion (outdoor) 9:00 a.m. May 16 - Hybrid 35th Anniversary Service of Holy Communion (outdoor) 9:00 a.m. May 23 - Hybrid Pentecost Sunday Affirmation of Baptism and Service of Holy Communion (outdoor) 9:00 a.m. May 30 - Hybrid Service of Holy Communion (outdoor) * * * * * * * Announcements for Sunday, May 9, 2021 Hybrid Service of Holy Communion (outdoor) No Reservations After May 9 Cares & Concerns Fellowship Faith Formation Updates Youth Updates Outreach Offering Instructions HYBRID SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION OUTDOOR SERVICE PROCEDURES *Please stay home if you are feeling unwell or if you have been exposed to someone with confirmed or probably Covid-19. *When seated with your household, you can remove your mask if you choose to. *Thorough and frequent hand hygiene is highly encouraged. *Please seat yourself at least six feet away from other groups and maintain household groups together. *You are encouraged to respond throughout the service, but please refrain from singing at this time. *Currently, we are continuing with our socially distant sign of peace- please maintain your distance with anyone outside of your household group. ON ZOOM You can enter the virtual building after 8:45am. The service begins at 9:00 a.m. on Zoom. Check your email for login info. Please note that the liturgy will be recorded and posted to YouTube within 24 hours of the Sunday service. Watch your email for the link to the YouTube video, or find it online at www.peacelutheranlz.com. Peace be with you and with all who dwell in your house! NO RESERVATIONS FOR SERVICE ARE NEEDED! As of Sunday, May 2 we are no longer taking reservations for Sunday gatherings. We will gather for worship on the lawn behind the fire pit. If rain is forecasted, the congregation will be notified by Saturday that the service will take place indoors. Windows will be opened for airflow. Households will be spaced evenly throughout the sanctuary, fellowship hall, and narthex to maintain the recommended distance. 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, Guy, Tim Rozema, Jeff Griese, Anne Brownawell and Matthew Schwartz. 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 Peace Lutheran Spring Art Show: What a joy this has been. The private YouTube link has been emailed out for you to view and enjoy again . Thank you all for sharing your talents! From the Art Show team - Natalie and Grace Trumbull & Linda Kizer. New Church Cookbook! Thank you to the volunteers from The Wednesday Weeders for coordinating and designing the cookbook and to the 55 cooks that have submitted their favorite recipes. This is a fundraiser to help with supplies and maintenance fees to maintain the beauty of the Community Prayer Labyrinth year round. All free will donations can be placed in a floral box we will have at church from May 1st thru May 16th or you can also mail your donation to the church office. Please help us and make a note if you mail a check that it is for the Cookbook Fundraiser. May Day Celebration - This was a roaring success!!! I want to thank everyone who participated. The property looks great and the fellowship was really nice after the year we’ve had! You are all a blessing! Quilting: The quilters will meet on Saturday, May 22 at the church beginning at 9 am. We will put together the mystery quilt for those who have worked on it. The others will be working on a LWR quilt or a Project Linus quilt. There will be a variety of material to choose from in designing a quilt top. Bring a sewing machine and cutting tools if you are able. Anyone is welcome to join us. If you have any questions, contact Carol Wojnarowski at jctmw@yahoo.com to receive the details. FAITH FORMATION UPDATES Did you miss the presentation on the Youth Director position Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.? Do you still want to be part of the conversation? View the presentation and discussion by clicking here, and email Mark Cleary with your thoughts and wonderings at mark.cleary1160@gmail.com. Thanks for joining the conversation! Wanted: Assisting Ministers Hello! With services ramping back up for summer, we are reaching out as we have many positions that need filling to make our service come alive each week. We are happy to arrange for a training or shadowing of any of these roles to get you comfortable with the position as well. We currently have needs for: Assisting Minister (Outdoor, indoor or virtual) Readers (Outdoor, indoor or virtual) Combo (Assisting Minister is the reader as well that week) Ushers (Outdoor, indoor or both) Communion Setup/Cleanup (Outdoor, indoor or both) Virtual Usher (virtual only) Soundboard/Zoom Tech Outdoor service and equipment setup/cleanup (Outdoor only) Many of these roles have a very minimal number of members serving in them so any and all help is much needed at this time! If you have any questions about any of these roles or would like to help out, please reach out to Samantha and Lisa at worship@peacelutheranlz.com For children: Join your Sunday school friends on May 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: will not gather on Mother’s day, but please join us IN PERSON OR ONLINE Sunday, May 16 at 10:00 a.m. as we explore Marjorie J. Thompson’s spiritual masterpiece Soul Feast: An Invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life, revised edition. Women’s Bible Study: We are 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. 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: Earlier this year, 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 June 1st! Chaperones are also needed! Triple D: We will be meeting again on Sunday, May 16th from 11:30am-12:30pm at Dunkin Donuts in Lake Zurich! We’re going to spend our time ENJOYING some donuts, playing some games and simply having fun! Get ready for an hour of awesome conversation and lots of fun! Confirmation Sunday: Our 2021 Confirmands will be affirming their faith on Sunday, May 23rd at 9am! All are welcome to join us as we celebrate Erik Kohl, Kai Madsen and Joey Meister and rejoice in their completion of this milestone! There will be a cupcake celebration for Erik, Kai and Joey (individually wrapped Small Cakes cupcakes) to enjoy after worship! Community Garden Preparation/Planting Day!: Thank you to everyone who participated on Saturday, May 1st! The garden looks great and your help was truly appreciated! A Sign-Up Genius link will be forthcoming so teens/families can sign up for weekly slots to weed, water and tend to the garden! OUTREACH Mobile Food Pantry: The next mobile food pantry will be on May 15 at the Chapel in Lake Zurich (by the library). It will run from 10-12pm. If you need food or know someone who does, please plan to attend. You do not need to be registered before the event. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Sue Koenig and she will provide the link to you. Masks will be worn during this event. The event will be outside in their parking lot. Adult Mission Trip 2021 Update: This summer, we will be heading to Omaha, Nebraska. We will be staying at The Presbyterian Church of the Cross and working with the Omaha Rapid Response. Our dates are August 15-21, 2021. In March of 2019, this area experienced a devastating flood. A heavy rain fell on top of melting snow causing a dam (built in 1927) to be breached on the Missouri River. There was over 3 billion dollars in losses to the area. Because volunteer groups were cancelled to the area last year because of the pandemic, many people are still waiting for help to rebuild their homes. Our work projects will consist of construction and landscaping projects of some sort but the specifics will have to wait until closer as jobs are started and finished by the 3 groups that will be heading to the area before us. There will NOT be any community service projects on this particular mission trip. The church will be providing air mattresses, sheets, blankets and towels. There are showers on site and we will be preparing our own meals in their kitchen. The cost of the trip is $200 with a $25 deposit due by June 15. The remainder of the money will be due by July 31. The deposit will be refunded if we need to cancel the trip because of Covid. There is scholarship money available to those in need, with a maximum of up to $100 provided per applicant. We know this is a difficult decision as to whether this is a safe enough time to participate in this trip and to travel. Here are some of the ways that we plan to keep our group as safe as possible:
If you have health issues that you feel may be a concern on this trip, please reach out to your doctor to discuss the situation with him/her. For some people, the best decision this year might be to opt out of participating even if it is something a part of you really wants to do. We will be having a zoom meeting to ask any questions before May 15 and if you are interested in receiving an invite, please email or call Sue Koenig. Please prayerfully consider going on the mission trip this year. As things hopefully will improve over the summer with increased vaccinations, we look forward to serving safely in another community. One of the most important things our mission trips do is bring some hope to people that are hurting, to let them know that they are not forgotten and that God's love is still there and will bring us together again. If you know you are interested in going on this trip, please let me know ASAP as we only have 20 spots available to us for both Peace and Living Lord Lutheran Church (our partner church). 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 Church 1050 S. Old Rand Road, Lake Zurich, IL 60047 Phone: 847-438-4400 email: Office@PeaceLutheranLZ.com
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Sunday Worship Video
Peace Lutheran’s Sunday Service Schedule 9:00 a.m. May 2 - Hybrid Service of Holy Communion (indoor) 9:00 a.m. May 9 - Hybrid Service of Holy Communion (outdoor) 9:00 a.m. May 16 - Hybrid 35th Anniversary Service of Holy Communion (outdoor) 9:00 a.m. May 23 - Hybrid Pentecost Sunday Affirmation of Baptism and Service of Holy Communion (outdoor) 9:00 a.m. May 30 - Hybrid Service of Holy Communion (outdoor) CONGREGATIONAL MEETING Sunday May 2, 11am Virtual attendance via zoom * * * * * * * Announcements for Sunday, May 2, 2021 Hybrid Service of Holy Communion (Indoor) No Reservations After May 2 Cares & Concerns Fellowship Faith Formation Updates Youth Updates Outreach Offering Instructions HYBRID SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION (INDOOR) If you are registered to worship in person, please look for the protocols in your email. Please note that the liturgy will be recorded and posted to YouTube within 24 hours of the Sunday service. Watch your email for the link to the YouTube video, or find it online at www.peacelutheranlz.com. Peace be with you and with all who dwell in your house! NO RESERVATIONS AFTER MAY 2 As of Sunday, May 2 we are no longer taking reservations for Sunday gatherings. We will gather for worship on the lawn behind the fire pit. If rain is forecasted, the congregation will be notified by Saturday that the service will take place indoors. Windows will be opened for airflow. Households will be spaced evenly throughout the sanctuary, fellowship hall, and narthex to maintain the recommended distance. 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, Guy, Tim Rozema, Jeff Griese, and Anne Brownawell. 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 Peace Lutheran Spring Art Show: This Sunday, the art show will be played after the service and before the Congregational Meeting for all to enjoy . The private YouTube link will be emailed out for you to view and enjoy again . Thank you all for sharing your talents! From the Art Show team - Natalie and Grace Trumbull & Linda Kizer. New Church Cookbook! We are proud and excited to announce that the 35th Anniversary Cookbook will be released thru email Saturday May 1st. Thank you to the volunteers from The Wednesday Weeders for coordinating and designing the cookbook and to the 55 cooks that have submitted their favorite recipes. This is a fundraiser to help with supplies and maintenance fees to maintain the beauty of the Community Prayer Labyrinth year round. All free will donations can be placed in a floral box we will have at church from May 1st thru May 16th or you can also mail your donation to the church office. Please help us and make a note if you mail a check that it is for the Cookbook Fundraiser. May Day Celebration - Please join Mike Rojek and Beth Piff (Property Team Leads) on May 1st as they host a May Day Celebration on the church property. Please stop by anytime between 9am-4pm. Thank you to our Thrivent Members for sponsoring the Pizza Truck that will be making a pizza for each family that is volunteering between 11:30-1:30pm. See attachment for more details. Any questions please contact Beth Piff 847-361-0429. Please also RSVP that you will be able to join us by calling the church office or contacting Beth Piff. 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 Did you miss the presentation on the Youth Director position Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.? Do you still want to be part of the conversation? View the presentation and discussion by clicking here, and email Mark Cleary with your thoughts and wonderings at mark.cleary1160@gmail.com. Thanks for joining the conversation! Wanted: Assisting Ministers The Worship and Music Team would like to send out a huge THANK YOU to all of those who have been helping to serve in this role through all of the changes the pandemic has brought us. As we transition to outdoor services (with indoor as a weather related backup plan), we once again wanted to reach out to the congregation to see who would be able to come alongside our current Assisting Minister's and serve in this capacity. Our goal is to gain enough assistants to stretch out the rotation to only once every 6-8 weeks. At this time, you would need to be available for only a 9am worship service and it would be helpful if you are comfortable serving indoors as well. If you have already been attending indoor services, this is a great opportunity to help keep those services going strong! Please know that we welcome those who even would just like to give the role a try! We will continue to check in with all those agreeing to assist to ensure their comfort levels with any changes to service that may arise going forward as well. If you are interested in serving in this capacity or in finding out more, please email Lisa or Samantha at worship@peacelutheranlz.com For children: Join your Sunday school friends on 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: Join us IN PERSON OR ONLINE Sunday, May 2 at 10:00 a.m. as we explore Marjorie J. Thompson’s spiritual masterpiece Soul Feast: An Invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life, revised edition. Women’s Bible Study: We are 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. 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: Earlier this year, 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: We will be meeting again on Sunday, May 16th 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! 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 21st and lasting until May 5th, 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. Community Garden Preparation/Planting Day!: Spring is here, which means that it is time to start up the Peace Lutheran Community Garden! The garden will be expanding again this year, so we will need BOTH Confirmation and Youth Group participants to help. We will be working on the Community Garden during the May Day clean up on Saturday, May 1st from 9am-4pm. One of our Youth Group members, Grace Trumbull, will be leading the project since this initiative is part of her Girl Scout Gold Award. On May 1st, we will need to: build additional raised garden beds, till the soil, add new soil, expand the chicken wire, build trellises and, of course, plant seeds and vegetable plants! All teens are encouraged to bring their own water bottle and tools. Once we finish with the community garden, there will be PLENTY of other projects to work on! OUTREACH Mobile Food Pantry: The next mobile food pantry will be on May 15 at the Chapel in Lake Zurich (by the library). It will run from 10-12pm. If you need food or know someone who does, please plan to attend. You do not need to be registered before the event. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Sue Koenig and she will provide the link to you. Masks will be worn during this event. The event will be outside in their parking lot. Adult Mission Trip 2021 Update: This summer, we will be heading to Omaha, Nebraska. We will be staying at The Presbyterian Church of the Cross and working with the Omaha Rapid Response. Our dates are August 15-21, 2021. In March of 2019, this area experienced a devastating flood. A heavy rain fell on top of melting snow causing a dam (built in 1927) to be breached on the Missouri River. There was over 3 billion dollars in losses to the area. Because volunteer groups were cancelled to the area last year because of the pandemic, many people are still waiting for help to rebuild their homes. Our work projects will consist of construction and landscaping projects of some sort but the specifics will have to wait until closer as jobs are started and finished by the 3 groups that will be heading to the area before us. There will NOT be any community service projects on this particular mission trip. The church will be providing air mattresses, sheets, blankets and towels. There are showers on site and we will be preparing our own meals in their kitchen. The cost of the trip is $200 with a $25 deposit due by June 15. The remainder of the money will be due by July 31. The deposit will be refunded if we need to cancel the trip because of Covid. There is scholarship money available to those in need, with a maximum of up to $100 provided per applicant. We know this is a difficult decision as to whether this is a safe enough time to participate in this trip and to travel. Here are some of the ways that we plan to keep our group as safe as possible:
If you have health issues that you feel may be a concern on this trip, please reach out to your doctor to discuss the situation with him/her. For some people, the best decision this year might be to opt out of participating even if it is something a part of you really wants to do. We will be having a zoom meeting to ask any questions before May 15 and if you are interested in receiving an invite, please email or call Sue Koenig. You are welcome to email or call Sue before that too! Please prayerfully consider going on the mission trip this year. As things hopefully will improve over the summer with increased vaccinations, we look forward to serving safely in another community. One of the most important things our mission trips do is bring some hope to people that are hurting, to let them know that they are not forgotten and that God's love is still there and will bring us together again. If you know you are interested in going on this trip, please let me know ASAP as we only have 20 spots available to us for both Peace and Living Lord Lutheran Church (our partner church). 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 Church 1050 S. Old Rand Road, Lake Zurich, IL 60047 Phone: 847-438-4400 email: Office@PeaceLutheranLZ.com NOTICE OF MAY 2 CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
A congregational meeting is scheduled on Sunday, May 2 following our 9:00 a.m. worship service. More information, including time and how to participate, will be available soon. * * * * * * * Announcements for Sunday, April 25, 2021 Service of Holy Baptism UPDATE: Sunday Recordings Replace Emmaus Evening Prayer Reserved Seating for 7-8 Households on 5/2 Cares & Concerns Fellowship Faith Formation Updates Youth Updates Outreach Offering Instructions SERVICE OF HOLY BAPTISM Join us on Sunday, April 25 at 9:00 a.m. over Zoom as we welcome Adam Scott Morris into the mission we share! We will not celebrate Holy Communion on this Sunday as originally planned. 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: 863 1141 4915 Passcode: 003319 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 and posted to YouTube in the afternoon. Peace be with you and with all who dwell in your house! UPDATE: SUNDAY RECORDINGS REPLACE EMMAUS EVENING PRAYER Please share a big thank you with Ben Dahlke who is taking over the editing process for our Sunday recordings. Every Sunday service takes 2-4 hours of editing work before it is available for viewing on YouTube. All recordings will be made available within 24 hours of the Sunday service. Watch your email for the link to the YouTube video, or find it online at www.peacelutheranlz.com. RESERVED SEATING FOR 7-8 HOUSEHOLDS ON 5/2 Call to talk to Allison or leave a message any day up to April 29, 2021 to make your reservation for our next hybrid service. Reservations close by 11:00 a.m. on the 4/29. 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, Guy, Tim Rozema, and Jeff Griese. 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! We are proud and excited to announce that the 35th Anniversary Cookbook will be released thru email Saturday May 1st. Thank you to the volunteers from The Wednesday Weeders for coordinating and designing the cookbook and to the 55 cooks that have submitted their favorite recipes. This is a fundraiser to help with supplies and maintenance fees to maintain the beauty of the Community Prayer Labyrinth year round. All free will donations can be placed in a floral box we will have at church from May 1st thru May 16th or you can also mail your donation to the church office. Please help us and make a note if you mail a check that it is for the Cookbook Fundraiser. May Day Celebration - Please join Mike Rojek and Beth Piff (Property Team Leads) on May 1st as they host a May Day Celebration on the church property. Please stop by anytime between 9am-4pm. Thank you to our Thrivent Members for sponsoring the Pizza Truck that will be making a pizza for each family that is volunteering between 11:30-1:30pm. See attachment for more details. Any questions please contact Beth Piff 847-361-0429. Please also RSVP that you will be able to join us by calling the church office or contacting Beth Piff. 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 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: 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: Earlier this year, 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: We will be meeting again on Sunday, April 25th 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! 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 21st and lasting until May 5th, 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. Community Garden Preparation/Planting Day!: Spring is here, which means that it is time to start up the Peace Lutheran Community Garden! The garden will be expanding again this year, so we will need BOTH Confirmation and Youth Group participants to help. We will be working on the Community Garden during the May Day clean up on Saturday, May 1st from 9am-4pm. One of our Youth Group members, Grace Trumbull, will be leading the project since this initiative is part of her Girl Scout Gold Award. On May 1st, we will need to: build additional raised garden beds, till the soil, add new soil, expand the chicken wire, build trellises and, of course, plant seeds and vegetable plants! All teens are encouraged to bring their own water bottle and tools. Once we finish with the community garden, there will be PLENTY of other projects to work on! 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 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 Palm Sunday Worship Videos 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 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. |
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