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Peace Weekly News eBlastWednesday, November 10, 2021 |
Sunday Worship Service - 25th Sunday after PentecostNovember 14, 2021 @ 10:00AM Livestream and In person in the Sanctuary For more infomation visit:
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Sunday's PreviewThe End is Now! Read Mark13: 1-8 As we come closer to end of the church year (the new year begins in Advent on November 28th), our scriptures too look at the end times. Apocalyptic genres can read like a science fiction story, but what is really going on as we look to the end of times? Pandemics, floods, destructive climate,… are these signs of the end? Join us on this Sunday (11/14) as we explore what is the apocalypse? You might be surprised. |
Ecumenical Thanksgiving WorshipThursday, November 18 Join us on November 18th at 6:30pm at St. John's Episcopal Church as we share a joint thanksgiving worship service with our ministry partners. Community fellowship will follow the worship. A community choir is holding practices Wednesday evenings in November @ 6:30pm at St. Johns. If you would like to be a part of the choir or would like more information, please contact Tish Sutton @ tish@stjohnsnb.com or 210-316-8402. St. John's Episcopal Church |
Exploring the Bible TogetherTUESDAYS @ 6:30pm Deacon Andrew More, Pastor Jake Fain and Pastor Paul Miller have concluded their current Exploring The Bible Together video Bible study series. These videos are an excellent resource for understanding the content, context, message, and meaning of the Bible. These recordings will remain available on our Peace website and YouTube page (click HERE for our channel playlist). We invite you to watch and share them. The Tuesday 6:30 pm live Zoom Bible study will continue and is open to anyone. Zoom Bible Study
Each Tuesday from 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm. Anyone is welcome to join us! No experience with Bible study (or even the Bible) is necessary! Join us as we explore the Bible together!
Click here to join: Tuesday Zoom Bible Study
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Peace Ministries
Seekers and Sponges: Sunday, November 14 8:30am in-person and ZOOM Click HERE to join by Zoom. Sweet Hour of Prayer Group - meeting via Zoom and inperson starting December 6 Pastor's Virtual Conversation Stephen Ministers Tech Support |
Peace Mat Ministry
The "Matters" need your plastic shopping/grocery bags to make mats for the homeless in New Braunfels. Please bring your plastic bags to Peace and drop in the blue bin in the Narthex. Thank you for your help. |
Men's BreakfastWednesday, December 1 @ Peace Men’s group has been meeting on the first Wednesday of the month at 9 AM at Landa Park. Beginning in December, we will be meeting at the church @ 9 AM. We discuss different topics and occasionally do some singing. BYOBS(bring your own breakfast sandwich). If you are interested, please show up. If you have any questions, please contact Ron Podojil at repodojil@gmail.com |
SOS Food BankFood donations needed We will be collecting items for the the New Braunfels SOS Food Bank. The SOS shopping cart will be prominently displayed in the narthex where non-perishable food and non-food items can be dropped off. The SOS Food Bank, located at 248 Merriweather, New Braunfels has been active since June 1988. It is totally staffed by more than 400 volunteers. There are no paid employees. Monetary donations are greatly appreciated. Each dollar donated will provide 7 meals to a needy individual or family. To make a monetary donation or for more information please visit the Food Bank's web site: sosfoodbankinc.org or call (830) 629-3663. Peace Lutheran Church staffs the food bank the second Monday of every month. If you would like to volunteer, please contact; Carol or Martin Franz, (830) 708-9446 or email; mcarolfranz@yahoo.com |
Angel TreeBenefiting Upbring Starting this Sunday, November 7th, Peace Lutheran Church will be setting out it's Angel Tree in our Narthex. On this tree you will find tags with age appropriate gift ideas for children. These gifts will benefit Upbring of San Antonio, the new Lutheran Social Services. We encourage you to take a tag and bring back unwrapped gifts with tag attached and place under the tree no later than November 28th, so they can be distributed in time for Christmas. Further instructions will be at the Angel Tree display in the Narthex. If you have any questions, please contact Brandi Raschke (Peace's Service Ministry Chair) at brandileighr@outlook.com or 832-633-6930. |
MayaWorksSunday, November 21 @ 9:00am MayaWorks will set up their artisanal products for sale in the Narthex on Sunday, November 21. Today MayaWorks partners with over 125 artisans in six communities along the Central Highlands of Guatemala. The organization has two offices, one in Guatemala staffed by local women who work directly with the artisans and one in Chicago that distributes and markets the product. MayaWorks helps women transform their skills into a means of financial support for their families by creating a market for the traditional arts of Maya artisans. Textile products are distributed within wholesale and retail markets and are also sold by U.S. women in their local communities. At its core, MayaWorks is about creating work for women so that they can financially support their families and become fully contributing members of their communities. Giving Guatemalan women an opportunity to earn an income from their skills gives them self-confidence and hope for themselves, their families and their communities. For U.S. women, reaching across borders to give a hand up to help women in developing countries allows them to participate in economic justice on a global level. For more information about MayaWorks visit their website @ www.mayaworks.org |
Breakfast is ServedSunday, November 21 @ 9:00am Come join us for a full breakfast and some good conversation. MayaWorks will be here so you can eat and shop! |
The Salvation Army: Bell RingingSaturday, December 11 from 9am-5pm This year, Peace Lutheran Church is responsible for covering The Salvation Army Bell Ringing at Granzin's Meat Market on Saturday, December 11th from 9am-5pm. Two adults are needed at each shift. Kids are encouraged to attend alongside their guardians, but not required to be on the sign up below. If you have questions or need assistance, please reach out to Brandi Raschke at 832-633-6930 or brandileighr@outlook.com. Reminder emails will be sent out prior to notify you of your upcoming shift. Thank you in advance for volunteering to represent Peace Lutheran Church! To sign up for an available time slot go to: www.signupgenius.com or click on the button below or go to Peace homepage @ www.peacenb.org
For more infomation visit: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040a48a9ad2aa5f94-salvation
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2021 Christmas Tea - A Winter WonderlandSaturday, December 4 from 10 am - 12 pm Join us for our 2021 Christmas Tea, A Winter Wonderland, on Saturday, December 4 from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Our special guest speaker will be Pastor Shelley Simmont. You may sign up through November 28 in the Narthex, online @ www.peacenb.org (look for the button at the bottom of Peace homepage) or click the button below and you will be directed to SignUp Genius. The cost is $8.00 per person.
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A Live Nativity - December 11Volunteers needed Peace Lutheran presents its annual Live Nativity on December 11, from 6pm to 8pm on the front lawn. Drive-by or stop in and experience. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Please contact Becky Voges at 830-587-4003 |
Christmas Poinsettias
Purchase a poinsettia plant to decorate the Peace altar for Christmas and take the plant home with you after Christmas Eve worship service. The plants cost $10 each. The sign up sheet will be in the Narthex starting Sunday, November 14. |
Christmas CarolingSunday, December 19 @ 5:30pm Join us for Christmas caroling. We will be meeting on Sunday, December 19 @ 5:30pm at the home of Wil and Becky Voges (1225 Loma Verde). We will be caroling to some of our Shut-ins, so let us know if you would like us to come sing for you. Bring some Christmas cookies to share for fellowship afterward. |
Let's Play Some BINGO!Thursday, December 16 @ 12 noon Join us for BINGO @ Peace. Bring something to share for lunch and a few items for BINGO prizes. We will provide the coffee and tea. One more thing - bring some Christmas cookies to share! |
Christmas Vespers: Where the Light BeginsTLU Jackson Auditorium A varied program, exploring the idea of light, peace and hope, will be presented by the TLU choirs and instrumentalists. Christmas Vespers will be held in TLU's Jackson Auditorium on: Friday, December 3 @ 7:30 pm and in Austin at St. Martin's Lutheran Church on Sunday, December 12 @ 4:00 pm (no tickets required) Tickets for each Vespers service at TLU are free but required. Tickets may be reserved online: tlu.edu/events/vespers-2 or at the TLU Bookstore. Texas Lutheran University |
Peace Music MinistryVolunteers needed for Sunday Morning Music We are in need of 2 (two) singers to lead the congregation in singing during the Sunday morning worship service. We would also like to see people sign up to provide special music. This would entail preparing a special musical offering to share. This offering can be instrumental, bells, solo, duet, etc. Please provide the name of the music and all copyright information when signing up. The deadline to sign up is one week before the date of your performance. To sign up, you can visit our website and click on the Sunday Morning Music Button located at the bottom of the home page or click on the button below.
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Media Booth Disciples
We now have full use of our new media booth which utilizes a sound technician, a livestream operator, and a powerpoint operator. To sign up to be one of the media booth technicians/operator, please click the button below to be redirected to our SignUpGenius. You can also sign up by clicking the link at the bottom of Peace's homepage @ www.peacenb.org If you would like to learn how to be a media booth technician/operator or you have any questions, please contact the Peace office at 830-620-0618. For more infomation visit:
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Three Expressions of the Church
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.
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