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Peace Weekly News eBlastWednesday, February 24, 2021 |
Wednesday Worship for February 24
Click HERE for Wednesday worship 2/24. This worship can be shared in your own time or we will be premiering the worship at 7 pm on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/PeaceLute or our website: https://www.peacenb.org. The season of Lent is a deep time of spiritual renewal for forty days remembering that we are journeying with Jesus to the cross. Online Lenten resources can be found at https://www.peacenb.org/pages/worship Our worship series focuses on the lament Psalms and finding ways to express the challenges we continue to face and to seek God’s healing. For more infomation visit:
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Church Flooding
Visit the March newsletter for an update on the flooding situation. Worship opportunities include: Sunday Feb 28 8am Parking Lot Worship @ Peace 10am Livestream Worship (St. Andrew's site) 1pm Parking Lot Worship @ St. Andrew in Canyon Lake Wednesdays during Lent Precorded Worship sent in the Wednesday e-blast(see Voices in the Wilderness above) and set to stream on Facebook live and peacenb.org at 7pm |
Congregational Care SurveyOnline Care Survey Form ***Final Due Date – Today, Feb 24*** Can you believe it’s been over 10 months since the pandemic began and our lives shifted so dramatically? Moving into 2021, we know there is still a long road ahead of us. The church believes we are called to walk together in Christ as a beloved community called to love one another and lift each other up. Please take a couple of minutes to fill out this survey which is meant to connect with you again and evaluate in what ways you are connected and how we might partner together as the church and experience the love of Christ for all people. You may click the button below to fill out the survey. The survey is also available at the bottom of our homepage @ www.peacenb.org. For more infomation visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevhzVcgs8g1ubJ65zNs_mJNVzjSNTQNIV6YC65QO8N-RcFwg/viewform
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Weekly COVID-19 Update
We continue in Phase 1 of our Regathering Guidelines. Hospitalization percentage in our area moved below 15% for the second week in a row. In normal circumstances we might be entertaining in-person worship again, but with the damage to our facility due to the winter weather, we cannot recommence at this time. Stay tuned to future announcements on the timeline for repairs. We are tracking members that we are aware of that have tested positive as well as vaccinations to date: · 1 death If you have tested positive or know of anyone within our congregation that has tested positive, please notify the church promptly. We will be doing contract tracing and let others know of who might be at risk. Additionally, we would like to support our church family with care. In this map you will see the highlighted area, Area P. This is an exceptionally large area which includes San Antonio. The current statistics as of February 23, 2021: Hospitalizations: 11.67%. We had a decrease an additional 1% in a week's time. Numbers are steadily declining. The Peace Regathering Team will be monitoring the daily COVID statistics and will continue to advise the church council on changes that impact our in-person worship services and church community. Our Peace Regathering Guidelines are modeled after the State of Texas opening guidelines. Instead of using active cases, which have proven to be difficult to gauge, we are monitoring the percentage of hospitalizations. |
Exploring the Bible TogetherTUESDAYS @ 6:30pm Character of God: Slow to Anger Join Pastor Jake Fain, Deacon Andrew More, and Pastor Paul Miller as we explore the Bible together. Check out this week's episode by clicking on the title above to view Character of God: Slow to Anger. What does it mean for God to be slow to anger? In this video, we’ll explore how anger and justice shape our understanding of God’s character. You may watch last week's episode Character of God: Gracious by clicking HERE. Go to https://bibleproject.com Exploring The Bible Zoom Bible Study
Each Tuesday from 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm we will have an open discussion of one of the Bible Project videos. This week it will be helpful for you to watch the YouTube video of Character of God: Slow to Anger above first, but not required. We’ll spend about 30 minutes unpacking the video and opening it up for questions, insights, comments, etc. This link will work for all subsequent Tuesdays, so keep it handy. Anyone is welcome to join us! No experience with Bible study (or even the Bible) is necessary! Join us as we explore the Bible together!
Click here to join: Tuesday Zoom Bible Study
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Men's Breakfast ZoomWednesday, March 3 @ 9:00am To join us, please contact Ron Podojil. |
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Seekers and Sponges Sweet Hour of Prayer Group Pastor's Virtual Conversation Stephen Ministers Tech Support |
Thrivent
Did you know that Peace Lutheran is an enrolled organization to receive Thrivent Choice Dollars? If you have a Thrivent membership you might be qualified to direct where Thrivent distributes a portion of charitable grant funds based on your participation. Thrivent Choice Dollars for last year must be used by March 31. Also personal donations can be given for the Texas Winter Storms Response. The Texas Region will provide a $1 match for every $2 donated to several organizations. This match will run until the $50,000 cap is met or until March 31. Any questions, please contact Michele Bauman at 512-618-1246. |
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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