Livestream and In person in the Sanctuary

Read John 2:1-11

The Gospel of John shares signs of Jesus which point to his true identity as the divine one. Jesus’ first miracle of all place is at a wedding turning water into wine. 

Most people are surprised the wedding host saves the best for last.  And yet, God in Jesus is saving the best for last.

Do you espouse the attitude that the best years are behind you? That the world is going to hell in a hand basket?  Jesus promises that the best is yet to come.

Come and join us on Sunday morning for worship and experience the good news of water to wine. 

Please join us for the Annual Congregational Meeting, either in person or on Zoom.  Join Zoom. 

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Informational Video Presentation 

Our agenda includes:

A look back at 2021
Election of Church Council
2022 Budget Approval
A Vision for 2022

We are offering 2 informational pre-meetings for questions and feedback from the congregation.  The pre-meetings will be on Saturday, January 15 @ 9am and Tuesday, January 18 @ 7pm. 

Annual reports will be sent out in a special email at the end of the week.  Hard copies available upon request.  

As the Regional Hospitalization Percentage continues to rise (currently at 12.3%), Peace is preparing to follow its "COVID-19 Guidelines for In-Person Gatherings" for this Sunday, January 16.   According to Peace's Guidelines, revised in August 2021, if hospitalizations are greater than 15%: masks are required while inside the church facility, social distancing will be in effect, no physical contact for Sharing the Peace and individual Communion kits will be used.

View Peace's COVID-19 Guidelines HERE.  

The Food Bank has an urgent need for canned soups and vegetables.  Donated cans can be placed in the SOS shopping cart in the Narthex.  Or to make a monetary donation please visit the Food Bank's website at: sosfoodbankinc.org

Thank you for your generosity!

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

The 'third Tuesday' of each month is women's bible study time.  Join us in Fellowship Hall at 12:30pm (or come at noon with your lunch).  The study will run until 1:30pm.  Ellie Koester will be the study leader. 

For questions or more information, please contact Carol Thatcher @ 830-964-6425

Seekers and Sponges:  Sunday, January  16 - 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, no in-person meeting 
Our weekly Prayer Group Zooms every Monday at 9:00 am.  We will be meeting via Zoom only.   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  
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

Please begin using the new envelopes in 2022

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.