10:00AM  In person and livestream  

 Read Matthew 3:13-17

Jesus enters into the waters of the Jordan River and is baptized. The heavens open and God the Father declares Jesus as his beloved son.

Baptism is one of the two sacraments of the church. Sacraments are a special way in which God becomes evident in our lives and bestows grace.

It is the key identity marker – belonging to God. No other claim has such power. Therefore, no matter what happens in life, we return to baptismal promise as God speaks the words to us as well, “You are mine”.  Join us on Sunday for worship as we remember the gift of baptism. 

Due to a technical malfunction, we were unable to livestream Sunday’s worship service. Sorry for the inconvenience.

However, we did record the worship service and have uploaded HERE. 

We invite you to pray for our Peace leaders who convene on Saturday for a retreat focused on discerning our vision, mission, and values.

As part of our 2023 year of visioning, our leaders enter this time of intentional dreaming and listening to God’s voice and movement in this post-pandemic world.

As you pray, please lift up God’s vision to become clearer that we might set a course as the church to follow where God guides us and join in the transformation of this world as the kingdom of God comes.

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done.    

Have you ever had a dream that you couldn’t quite remember? Maybe it took you some time to retrace the steps as it became clearer. God has a dream for this world. This Lent we are waking up and remembering God’s dream. 

Join us in person or livestream each Wednesday night in Lent at 6:30pm and let us dream together.

Each Wednesday service is preceded by a meal from 5:30pm - 6:15pm followed by worship @ 6:30pm.

2/22           Dreaming the Dream - Ash Wednesday no meal         
3/1             Discovering Our Birthright              
3/8             Our Burning Bush         
3/15           Lose the Big Buts...         
3/22           What’s In Your Hand?         
3/29           Perseverance         

Join us for Wednesday Lenten supper before 6:30pm Lenten Worship.  (No meal on 2/22  Ash Wednesday) 

3/1    Pancakes & Sausage
3/8    Assorted Casseroles
3/15  Baked Potato & Salad
3/22  Frito Pie
3/29  Hamburgers

Are you looking to deepen your commitment to this community of faith?

Join Pastor Jake and Deacon Andrew on Sunday, February 26 from 11:30am – 1:00pm to share stories, get connected, and discover who we are as a church.  Lunch is provided.

 Please contact Pastor Jake to reserve your spot or for more information: pastor@peacenb.org 

You are invited to participate in Peace Feast (a small group gathering for a meal and conversation to get to know one another). The host of the month will be in contact with you to determine the date, time, and location of a meal. It can be either at a restaurant or in a home.

If interested in partaking in a meal, register HERE. For more information or questions, please contact Jane Moeller at 830-214-0539 janecmoeller@gmail.com or Darcy Mittelstaedt at 480-231-0658 darcy.mittelstaedt@gmail.com   

P.S. We have/had 24 people signed up for February! One group has already met and reported it went very well and looking forward to the next month. 

SEEKERS AND SPONGES:   meets on Sunday mornings @  8:30AM in-person and ZOOM  

Join Seekers and Sponges to discuss the DVD Series: "Embracing Emergence Christianity:  Phyllis Tickle on the Church's Next Rummage Sale".  Author, historian and keen cultural observer Phyllis Tickle invites us to join her in examining the changing face of Christianity and culture. Each of the six sessions in this series begins with a 10 -15 minute video presentation by Phyllis Tickle and then our group will discuss her perspectives.

Beginning Sunday, Feb 26,  Seekers and Sponges will start a new five part video series by Richard Rohr called  'Embracing an Alternative Orthodoxy'.  In this series, Richard Rohr explores five topics central to Franciscan theology and practice:
1.     Atonement Theory
2.     Eco-Spirituality
3.     The Christ who Existed before Christianity
4.     Orthopraxy vs. Verbal Orthodoxy (Living Like Jesus)
5.     Mysticism over Moralism

Each session starts with a video and then our class will discuss reflections from the talk. Our discussions are lively and bring out various perspectives about how faith impacts our lives.   Please join us in the multimedia classroom at the end of the hallway.  Your faith walk will be deepened as a result!  

Click HERE to join by Zoom. 

PEACE PRAYER MINISTRY:

Did you make any resolutions for the New Year? Many of us have a desire to have a more intimate prayer life, so might I suggest carving out more time for prayer and reflection? Peace Lutheran Church has an active Prayer Ministry. We have an Email Prayer Chain, we have a Zoom “Sweet Hour of Prayer” Group that meets every Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. and we have a Prayer loom that is included in our Sunday morning prayers. I would like to welcome new members to join our email Prayer Chain and our Monday morning Prayer Group. We have experienced some amazing, answered prayers this year and we have given comfort to many of our members in their times of distress. Please consider being a part of our Prayer Ministry in this new year. You can email me at beckyvoges@yahoo.com for more information.

Our weekly Prayer Group Zooms every Monday at 9:00 am  via Zoom only.   Click HERE to join by Zoom.  We have a devotion, share prayer requests and pray over each request. The group is led by Becky Voges.  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:
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

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 

Our Little Pantry is blessing lives each day because of your support.

As we head into the coldest months of the year we would like to place a few hats and gloves in the pantry for people who stop by.   Any donations you have can be placed in the SOS Shopping Cart in the Narthex. 

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.