The Synod Assembly is happening over the weekend which gives us a chance to worship with our entire synod as church together. 

8am worship will continue in the parking lot.

10am worship will be livestream only (no in-person) with the hope we can worship with many others ELCA Lutherans throughout South Texas. 

All livestream worship can be found on our webpage at www.peacenb.org

 Have you ever been curious about how the wider church works? 

Peace Lutheran is a part of the Southwestern Texas Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.  Our congregational identity extends beyond the local church into these two other layers.  Together they make up the national, synodical, and local church.

The Synod is a collection of 130 ELCA congregations throughout South Texas.  Each year a synod assembly takes place much like a congregational annual meeting that comes together to learn, to share stories of God’s work in the world, to elect leaders, and establish a missional budget to advance God’s work together. 

Visitors to the 2021 Digital Synod Assembly will be able to join via Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/swtsynod

For more information about the 2021 Digital Synod Assembly visit: www.swtsynod.org/pages/assembly 

Our Care Team joined together pondering how might we engage our community life together in this in-between time of pandemic “physical distancing” and our building renovation and returning to in-person activity. 

We want to begin with an intentional time of prayer connecting us to the Lord.  Because when we are connected to God, we are naturally connected to God’s community.  Therefore, we have divided the congregation into clusters of five households and are asking you to pray for each family in your cluster during the month of June and know that they will also be praying for you. 

Do you need to know these families?  No, but feel free to contact them and introduce yourself. 

What do you pray for?  You can simply lift up their names to God and trust that God knows their needs.  You can get to know your cluster and ask specifically what needs you can share. 

What do I do if I haven’t received a prayer cluster invitation?  Contact the church office at office@peacenb.org or 830-620-0618 and we can add you to our mailing list.

Trust that we are brothers and sisters in Christ and that God is connecting us in deep ways through our prayers.  I hope this deepens your prayer life and connections to God’s people. 

Seekers and Sponges - 8:30am
Join Seekers and Sponges on Sunday at 8:30 am via Zoom.  We have been discussing a series of video presentations, "Great Figures of the New Testament" by Amy-Jill Levine, who is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt Divinty School.  Each week is a stand alone lecture, so feel free to join in any week you would like.  This Sunday our topic will be Jesus of Nazareth. 

Sweet Hour of Prayer Group
Our weekly Prayer Group Zooms every Monday at 9:00 am. We have a devotion, share prayer requests and pray over each request. The group is led by Becky Voges. If you would like to be a part of the group, please email Becky (beckyvoges@yahoo.com) and she will send the Zoom link. All prayer requests will be kept confidential.

Pastor's Virtual Conversation 
Every Monday from 3 pm - 4 pm; Come join Pastor Jake on Zoom to ask questions, check-in, and lift up prayers. Join HERE - Meeting ID: 991 3660 5065; Password: 015347

Stephen Ministers
Are here to listen and help: If you need help or support, click HERE to learn more about Stephen's Ministry at Peace Lutheran Church.

Tech Support
Need some technical support? Trying to stay connected in a virtual world can be frustrating when things don't work or the technological learning curve seems steep. If you need some help, contact: Patti Kassel @ kasselpatti@gmail.com or Deacon Darcy Mittelstaedt @ darcy.mittelstaedt@gmail.com

Southwestern Texas Synod Assembly 2021 - Friday, June 4 - Sunday, June 6

Vacation Bible School Zoom - Monday, June 21 - Friday, June 25 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Vacation Bible School Picnic - Saturday, June 26 from 10:00am to 2:00pm @ Landa Park

Outdoor Summer Movie Night Series @ Church
      8:30pm on Friday, June 11 "Wreck it Ralph"
      8:30pm on Friday, July 16  "The Lego Movie"
      8:30pm on Friday, August 13  "Moana"

Christmas Tea - Saturday, December 4 

We are part of one church body organized in three expressions — congregations, synods, and the churchwide organization. Each expression has its particular functions but all three together share a common mission of doing God’s work in the world and proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ. Together, they ensure a solid foundation of leadership, active involvement in communities, opportunities for dialogue and diverse perspectives, creative partnerships, and support for members and ministries of the ELCA.