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Peace Weekly News eBlastWednesday, May 18, 2022 |
Sunday Worship Service - Sixth Sunday of EasterMay 22, 2022 10:00AM 10:00AM In-person in the Sanctuary and livestream For more infomation visit:
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Sunday's PreviewA Surprising Detour Read Acts 16:9-15 If you like to make plans and map out your life, God has a way of making detours. The Apostle Paul had much of his missionary journey planned out, but the Holy Spirit had other plans. This incredible story leads to an unanticpated encounter with a woman named Lydia (the first convert in Europe), and the beginning of the Philippian church. Take a detour from all the other paths you’re walking and join us on Sunday at 10am to hear the ways God surprises us in the detours of life. |
Larry Kastein Memorial Service
We celebrate the life of Larry Kastein whose new resurrection life began on April 24th. A memorial service in his honor will be held at Peace Lutheran at 2pm on Saturday, May 21st. A special blessing to his wife, Trice and their children Kimberly and Devon. |
Introducing Peace Lutheran Little PantryNow on display in the Narthex The Fellowship and Service Teams are introducing our new Peace Little Pantry! Have you ever seen the Little Libraries around town? Well, instead of sharing books, we will be sharing food and essential items. This will not replace the Food Banks, but will serve as a place where someone could get a bottle of water, a canned meat, a band aid, ... until they get the help they need. The Pantry is on display in the Narthex so you can see what it looks like. We are hoping to have individuals/families come forward to sponsor the pantry each month as their ministry. The Pantry will be permanently placed on a post in the front area of the church lawn in the next few weeks. We would like to have a ribbon cutting after that is completed, we will keep you posted. This is a gift of love to our neighborhood, it is also a leap of faith that God will provide all we need to answer God's call to care for our neighbors. Grocery donations are needed...non-perishable food items in small cans with ring tabs, small juice boxes, bottled water and personal hygiene items such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, bandaids....Please place your donations in the SOS Food Bank grocery cart in the Narthex. We will sort out the items that are suitable for the Little Pantry-- the rest will go to the Food Bank.
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Family Promise of Greater New BraunfelsThank you, Peace Lutheran! Thank you so much to all our volunteers who provided their time and wonderful energy to our Family Promise Host week this past April. Our congregation (especially our Family Promise Team) appreciate each of you and hope to see you and others serve our next host week in July. Peace's next Family Promise Host week is: July 3 -July 9. Details on how you can help will be provided in a weekly eblast later this month or see Peace's June newsletter coming out next week. |
ELCA Social Statement Task ForceCivics and Faith Zoom Event - May 24 & May 25 An ELCA task force is at work on a new social statement about civics and faith, and it wants to hear from you. This social statement was requested by the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly. A key piece of this process is hearing from ELCA members about their priorities and perspectives. Social statements establish the basis for the ELCA’s public voice and policy decisions. They also serve as a teaching tool to help people discern and discuss their views on an issue. Join members of the ELCA social statement task force for an ELCA-wide virtual listening event. The event will introduce what social statements are and how they’re developed. Then, participants will have a chance to share with task force members directly in breakout groups. The main questions will be: What themes, ideas or topics do you think the task force needs to talk about or consider for the social statement? What is important for the task force to consider in creating an effective social statement? There are two opportunities to participate (register by clicking the button below): Tuesday, May 24, 7-8:15 p.m. To learn more about the social statement process, visit elca.org/civicsandfaith. For more on our preexisting social statements and study materials, including a new study guide on Faith, Sexism, and Justice: A Call to Action, visit elca.org/socialstatements. If you have any questions, email civicsandfaith@elca.org. We hope to see you there! The Rev. Roger A. Willer, PhD, Director for Theological Ethics
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SnapologyInteractive camp @ Peace this summer Snapology is an interactive camp meant to teach kids STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) skills through play. The program offers a wide variety of programs for children ages 5-14.... from fun LEGO-themed programs to robotics to engineering to animation. Peace is partnering with Snapology for the summer, hosting its programming efforts as an outreach to the community. This summer our Peace facilities will have kids utilizing the Fellowship Hall and Nursery areas from Monday—Friday. For a full schedule you may visit our calendar page: www.peacenb.org/pages/calendar For a detailed list of scheduling you may visit: https://pages.e2ma.net/pages/1924293/34150 or click HERE Camps run weekly (M-F) June 6th through August 19th. Half-day morning (9am -12pm) $159 per week |
Peace Day TrippersTour the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Join us at church on Thursday, May 19 at 9:00am to carpool to Austin to tour the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Admission is $15. Seniors (65 and older) are $10. Bring your sack lunch and we will have a picnic afterward. For reservations and information call Becky Voges at 830-587-4003.
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Chrismon's Planning MeetingSaturday, May 21 @ 10am Christmas is coming! And our Christmas Tree Decorations (Chrismon’s) are in desperate need of a make-over. Join us for a planning meeting on Saturday May 21 at 10 am in the church office conference room. At this meeting we will brainstorm what our needs are and how we are going to make it happen. All are invited! We need all ideas! |
Summer VBS Day Camp @ Peace Lutheran ChurchMonday, June 20 - Friday, June 23, 8:30am to 3:30pm All children who have completed Kindergarten—5th grade are invited to join us at Peace Lutheran Church for a fun week of VBS adventures, led by camp staff from Camp Lutherhill. Our theme for the summer is COME AS YOU ARE! All are welcome at Jesus' table of grace, just as we are. No dress code, no prerequisites. Jesus invites all people to come. And when we break bread together, Christ is revealed in our midst.
Friends are welcome! This will be open to the community starting June 1st based on space remaining. For more information or if you would like to volunteer to help, please contact Deacon Andrew. |
Exploring the Bible TogetherZoom Bible Study every Tuesday from 6:30pm -7:30pm In our “Exploring the Bible Together” study, we meet by Zoom as a small group for about 45 minutes each week. Our study covers a wide range of topics, examining more closely the history, content, context, development, message, and interpretation of the Bible. As we do this, we grow in our understanding of the relevance and application of the Bible for our lives today.
Summer Bible Study on The Apostle Paul: We invite you to journey with us this summer as we follow the Apostle Paul, learning about how the early church was planted and grew from a small sect within Judaism in the 1st century to our beloved faith practiced by billions of people through today. In May, we began a 16 week study of the Apostle Paul - the person, the missionary and the letter writer - based on the book, The Greatest Story: Paul (Augsburg Fortress), This study does not require you to purchase the book, but it is helpful.
Anyone is welcome to join us - no experience with Bible study (or even the Bible) is necessary!
Click here to join: Tuesday Zoom Bible Study
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Peace Ministries
Seekers and Sponges: Sundays @ 8:30AM in-person and ZOOM Seekers and Sponges has completed its series, Luther: Gospel, Law, and Reformation. We will be starting a new series, The Challenge of Paul by John Dominic Crossan, on Sunday, May 15. We will be meeting in the Fellowship Hall during May. Click HERE to join by Zoom. Sweet Hour of Prayer Group - meeting via Zoom, no in-person meeting Prayer Chain Requests - email Becky (beckyvoges@yahoo.com). Pastor's Virtual Conversation Stephen Ministers Tech Support |
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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