10:00AM  In person and livestream  

Read Acts 20: 20-24, 36-38

Paul’s final years brings him to face his own death and Christian martyrdom in Rome. During this time he fearlessly continues to proclaim the good news of Jesus even to the imperial powers who hold his life in their hands.

Join us in worship on Sunday at 10am as we explore Paul’s final leg of the journey and how his faith in Christ transcended any fear in death. 

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 - click HERE for a study guide
10/2           Bring Back the Table ***NO CLASS***             
10/9           Paul’s First Missionary Journey - click HERE for a study guide
10/16         Paul’s Second Missionary Journey - click HERE for a study guide
10/23         Paul’s Third Missionary Journey - click HERE for a study guide       
10/30         Paul’s Final Years - click HERE for a study guide

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.                                   

Family Promise’s mission is to help families with children facing homelessness achieve and sustain independence. Families move to a new congregation each week in which they are hosted as guests.
Congregations provide shelter, meals, and community for the families in the evenings.

It’s been a great year getting back into the swing of hosting after our hiatus (due to building remodel). This is our last opportunity to host this calendar year.

Daily volunteers needed for the following:
     > Serve as overnight hosts
     > Help with evening set up, clean up, and engagement with families
     > Meal preparation, cooking, and serving

Interested in volunteering? Click the link or the button below for schedule:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E49A9A82CABFEC52-family2

Please reach out to our Peace Lutheran Family Promise Team for more information at:
peacelutheranfp@gmail.com.

Thank you!
Service Ministry Team
Love God, Love People, Serve the World

 Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you. Matthew 6:33 

Stewardship is the recognizing God has bestowed gifts to us and those gifts have a purpose of glorifying God.

This Sunday (Oct. 30th) you are invited to bring your intent card for the way you and your household will join God in generosity and mission as the church. We will bless our pledges and dedicate them to the Lord. If you have already mailed in or filled out a form, we will include those in the blessing. 

 For an online intent form you may click HERE 

Join us for Fall Festival and Country Bazaar at St. Andrew Lutheran Church on Saturday, October 29. 

Enjoy Food, Games, Music and a Raffle.  Win a prize in the Halloween Costume Contest for Youth & Adults at 11AM! There will be a Special Appearance of the Fire on the Mountain Cloggers at 12PM.

Proceeds from the Festival will benefit:  CRRC Crisis Assistance & Food Bank, Family Promise of Greater NB, New Life Children's Center, SJRC-Texas, Youth Programs and more.

St. Andrew Lutheran Church
7420 FM 2673 
Canyon Lake

The men's group meets on the first Wednesday of the month at the church in the Peace office conference room at 9AM.

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 Bill Purcell at 210-846-3315.

Lost Maples is one of the best spots in Texas to see the changing colors of fall. There is a vast forest of Bigtooth Maple Trees. There are walking paths for people of all abilities.

Pack a lunch, we will enjoy God’s Paintbrush and stop in Medina, the apple capital, on the way home. 

Meet at 9am to carpool from the Peace parking lot.  The Entry Fee for the Park is $6.00.  Please call Becky Voges @ 830-587-4003 for reservations and information.

*Please note that we moved our activity up a week due to Thanksgiving Worship @ Peace on the evening of November 17.

Lost Maples
37221 FM 187
Vanderpool, TX 78885
  

Peace Lutheran
St. John's Episcopal
Faith United Church of Christ
New Braunfels Presbyterian

Join us for a gathering of congregations in unity as we give thanks for God's goodness this thanksgiving season.

Peace Lutheran Church
1147 S. Walnut Ave.
New Braunfels

Livestream @ www.peacenb.org/live or click the button below

Come join us for a full breakfast at 8:30am - 9:30am and do some shopping afterward.  MayaWorks will set up their artisanal products for sale in the Narthex.

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 

The Christmas Tea will be held on Saturday, December 3rd from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.  This year's theme is “Christmas Around the World”. 

Tickets are $8.00 and will go on sale in October.  You can sign up on SignUpGenius HERE or click the button below.  We will also have sign up forms at the church.  You can also call any member of the tea committee:  Donna Braune, Beverly Giacoletti, Patti Kassel, and Kathi Anderson.    

The deadline to sign up and pay for your tickets is November 22nd.                                  

The Planning Team has started meeting and we are very excited about another opportunity to share the Christmas Story with our community. We would really like to expand on what we did last year and in order to do that, we need more volunteers.

We are having two Costume Sewing Days:  Monday, November 7 & Wednesday, November 9, from 9am –12:00 noon in the Quilting Room. For more information, call Vicki Hillmer @ 830-481-7781.

If you would like to be on our Planning Team, please contact Becky Voges @  830-587-4003.  There is always room for more great ideas! 

Seekers and Sponges:  from September 18-November 13: Sundays @  8:45AM in-person and ZOOM    

Starting September 18 and running through November 13, 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.