10:00AM In-person in the Sanctuary and livestream  

Read Galatians 1: 15-2:10

After Paul’s conversion he does not immediately go and become a missionary and start writing the New Testament. He spends 14 years processing what his encounter with Jesus meant as God was preparing him for the journey ahead.

Join us on Sunday as we explore the beginnings of the life of Paul and his “in-between” years and what that means for us. 

In commemoration of the Feast of St. Francis, we celebrate a Blessing of Animals on Oct. 2nd at the 10:00am worship on the front lawn. Friendly pets (or pictures of your pets) are encouraged to join in this special outdoor worship service.  We ask that they be on leashes, in carriers, in bowls, or restrained for their safety and proximity to Walnut Ave.

This worship will also be livestreamed, so if you are joining us online, feel free to bring your pet to the screen and receive a blessing as well. 

Breakfast Tacos will be served before the Blessing of the Animals Worship Service on October 2.  Come early -  we will start serving at 9AM - and enjoy some fellowship and beautiful music under the trees on the front lawn of the Church.

This Sunday, September 25, is the Comal County Fair's Hunt Out Hunger Day for the benefit of SOS Food Bank of New Braunfels.  Bring unexpired canned or nonperishable food items to any of the admission gates and receive a free admission to the Comal County Fair.

It can be reasonably argued no other human being apart from Jesus himself, has had a greater impact on the world than the Apostle Paul.

Thirteen of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament are attributed to him, and one half of the Acts of the Apostles centers on his story. 

Today, one-third of the world’s population to his writings for spiritual direction, and ethical guidance.

Paul, however, is a complex figure. Originally a persecutor of the early Christian movement, his spiritual encounter with Jesus transformed his life into the instrument of God’s mission to the world. Dedicating his life to following this resurrected Lord, Paul journeyed across land and sea to build communities and share the gospel message to the far reaches of the known world.

This Fall, you are invited to journey with Paul and walk with him to experience the depth of faith and the missionary call we all have to both be transformed and to transform the world through the gospel of Jesus.

Each week we will walk in Paul’s footsteps as we seek to hear that voice of Jesus calling us to be in mission with him.

9/18           Called to Follow Christ - click HERE for study guide         
9/25           Called to the Gentiles            
10/2           Bring Back the Table             
10/9           Paul’s First Missionary Journey
10/16         Paul’s Second Missionary Journey
10/23         Paul’s Third Missionary Journey      
10/30         Paul’s Final Years

In conjunction with this special worship series, I will offer a conversational Bible Study each Sunday in the Fellowship Hall from 8:45am-9:30am. 

Study guides will be shared weekly in the e-blast (click link above)  and on Peace's website if you would like to host your own study or use for personal devotions.                                   

Since 2014, the Big Serve has been New Braunfels' annual unifying city-wide Volunteer Day. Peace Lutheran has been involved with the Big Serve volunteer event since its inception and look forward to continuing our engagement the weekend of October 8th and 9th. The service team has reserved two volunteer projects just for our congregation:   

1.  October 8th - First Footing Shelter - Cleaning - 9AM-12PM
2.  October 8th - First Footing Shelter - Laundry - 1PM-4PM  

If you are interested in participating in these two projects, please reach out to Brandi at brandileighr@outlook.com or there is a sign up in the Narthex each Sunday. 

If you would like to volunteer for other Big Serve projects you may sign up online at: https://volunteer.servespot.org/bigserve2022

From the energy of last weeks Ministry Fair let us continue to "Love God, Love People and Serve the World". 

Seekers and Sponges:  ***New time, place & topic*** from September 18-October 30: Sundays @  8:45AM in-person and ZOOM

Starting September 18 and running through October 30, Seekers and Sponges will suspend their video study of Triumph of Christianity by Bart Ehrman and join Pastor Jake's class Journey with Paul in the Fellowship Hall (or via Zoom) at 8:45am - 9:30am.  Details about this class, including a weekly study guide, can be found in the "Journey with Paul" article above.  We look forward to seeing you all each week as we study the journeys of Paul!

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.

Prayer Chain Requests - email Becky (beckyvoges@yahoo.com).

Pastor's Virtual Conversation - ***Now meeting by Zoom every Monday from 3:00pm to 3:30pm***  
Every Monday from 3 pm - 3:30 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 

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.