Livestream and In person in the Sanctuary

This Sunday we celebrate the festival of Christ the King, the last Sunday of the church year. Christ the King Sunday reminds us that. regardless of what is happening in our lives and in the world around us, Jesus’ victory over sin and death is final and complete, and our present and our future are firmly secure through Jesus’ death and resurrection. What looked like defeat was victory. What looked like the end was just the beginning. You’ll notice that Sunday’s hymns are triumphant and uplifting, filled with beautiful language of adulation and celebration. It’s like having a mini-Easter in the fall, reassuring us that Christ reigns over all through the power of God’s love and grace. Join us Sunday in person or online, and let us sing and pray and praise Jesus Christ, our Savior, our Lord, and our King! 

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.

For online worship visit:  www.youtube.com/stjohnsepiscopalchurch

St. John's Episcopal Church
312 S. Guenther Ave.
New Braunfels, TX 78130 

Seekers and Sponges:  Sunday, November 21  8:30am in-person and ZOOM
Seekers and Sponges will continue with our series, Luther: Gospel, Law, and Reformation.  Our discussion each Sunday will be preceded by a video lecture given by Phillip Cary, Professor at Eastern University.   Cary points out that while Martin Luther was only one man—a humble monk and Bible professor—yet he sparked a religious rebellion that changed the course of history.  Who was he?  What made his theology so explosive in 16th-century Europe?  How did this late-medieval man launch the Protestant Reformation and help create the modern world as we know it?  And how should we think of him: hero or heretic, rebel or tormented soul?  Please join us for a discussion following the DVD lecture.  We will be meeting in person at Peace and also by Zoom.  

Click HERE to join by Zoom. 

Sweet Hour of Prayer Group - meeting via Zoom and inperson starting December 6
Our weekly Prayer Group Zooms every Monday at 9:00 am.  Starting Monday, December 6 we will be meeting via Zoom and in person at Peace.   We have a devotion, share prayer requests and pray over each request. The group is led by Becky Voges. Please join us as we take some time out of our busy lives to pray.  If you would like to be a part of the group, please email Becky (beckyvoges@yahoo.com).  All prayer requests will be kept confidential.

Pastor's Virtual Conversation - will not meet November 22.  Will resume November 29.
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

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 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 

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 New Braunfels SOS Food Bank's inventory of canned vegetables is at an all time low.  They are in need of canned green beans, corn, peas, mixed veggies, etc.  Due to low inventories at the SA Food Bank, they have been unable to purchase bulk quantities.  Let's fill up the SOS shopping cart with canned veggies!

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

SOS Food Bank is in need of uncooked, frozen turkeys.  Please drop off donations at SOS Food Bank, 248 Merriweather, New Braunfels.

Thank you for your generosity!

Peace Lutheran Church has set 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.

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

Come join us for a full breakfast and some good conversation.  MayaWorks will be here so you can eat and shop!

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

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.

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

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.  

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.

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!

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
Saturday, December 4 @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, December 5 @ 4:00 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
1000 West Court Street
Seguin, TX 78155

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.

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.

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.