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Worship Schedule Page 2 Adult/Family Education; Bible Study Page 3 Children, Youth, and Family Pages 4-5 Music Page 5 Service and Mission Page 6 Fellowship Page 7 Church Life Page 8 Calendar Page 9
PARTNERS June 2015
Peace Lutheran Church Growing a community that nurtures a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ.
"Pentecost" Matthew Nelson
Worship Schedule Page 2
June Worship Schedule
Sunday, June 7 Second Sunday After Pentecost Worship at 9:30am Holy Communion at 9:30 Music: Peace Choir; Peace Symphonic
Wind Orchestra; Jon and Anita Young; MaryLynn Mennicke, Laura Mews
Sunday, June 14 Third Sunday After Pentecost Worship at 9:30am Holy Communion at 9:30 Music: MaryLynn Mennicke; Susan
Steincross, Piano
Sunday, June 21 Fourth Sunday After Pentecost Worship at 9:30am Holy Communion at 9:30 Music: MaryLynn Mennicke; Rebecca
Androli, Piano
Sunday, June 28 Fifth Sunday After Pentecost Worship at 9:30am Holy Communion at 9:30 Music: MaryLynn Mennicke, Susan
Steincross, Piano
“Christ in our Home” and “The Word in Season” Devotionals
Summer issues in regular and large print versions are available on the Welcome Center Wall. Please help yourself!
Lord’s Prayer “In the Episcopal Order of Worship, the priest sometimes introduces the Lord’s Prayer with the words, 'Now, as our Savior Jesus Christ has taught us, we are bold to say….” The word bold is worth thinking about. We do well to pray not to pray the word lightly. It takes guts to pray it at all. We can pray it in the unthinking and perfunctory way we usually do only by disregarding what we are saying. ‘Thy will be done,” is what we are saying. That is the climax of the first half of the prayer. We are asking God to be God. We are asking God to do not what we want but what God wants……Boldness indeed…..You need to be bold in another way to speak the second half. Give us. Forgive us. Don’t test us. Deliver us. If it takes guts to face that omnipotence that is God’s, it takes perhaps no less to face the impotence that is ours. We can do nothing without God. Without God we are nothing. It is only the words ‘Our Father’ that makes the prayer bearable. If God is indeed something like a Father, then as something like children maybe we can risk approaching him anyway.’”
Frederick Buechner, Listening to Your Life. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
Adult/Family Education; Bible Study Page 3
Bible Study Opportunities Women’s Faith and Life; Mondays; 10:30am—We are starting our study of “The New R & R: Retired and Rewired” by Peter Menconi. This is the second volume in the Aging Well CASA Network Bible Study Series. For more information, please contact Gloria Johnson by phone or by email (952-944-5190; [email protected]).
Morning Bible Study; Wednesdays; 7:00am—On Wednesday, June 10, we begin our study of Genesis. Please contact Dave Dynneson at [email protected] with questions.
Adult Bible Study with Pastor Mark Nelson; Wednesdays; 6:00pm—We will take a break during June for our Get FED series and resume in July.
Get F.E.D.! New Peace Summer All Ages Mid-Week Series! June 10-July 1, 2015; 5:30-7:00pm
This summer Peace is offering a midweek series starting with dinner grilled on Peace's patio. Then, adults will gather for education and discussion. There will be Nursery care available for children under the age of 5 and fun activities for children! The topics will be based on the teachings of St. Paul and on the one Thursday night, we have a great speaker lined up. Feed your body, feed your mind, feed your soul! Get fed!
Wednesday, June 10: St. Paul on Relationships: Marriage - Dinner will be a variety of sausages from Kramarczuk's and hot dogs for the kids
Wednesday, June 17: St. Paul on Relationships: Parents and Children - Dinner will be grilled chicken and hot dogs for the kids
Thursday, June 25: We welcome Rev. Kirsten Fryer. Rev. Fryer is the ELCA mission and pastor of St. Andrew's United Church of Cairo, Egypt. She will discuss the irregular migration of those attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Egypt and Libya to Europe along with issues around unaccompanied youth in addition to the work of St. Andrew's and the partnerships with refugee congregations
- A dinner of grilled ribs and hot dogs for the kids will be hosted by the Service and Mission Committee.
Wednesday, July 1: St. Paul on Relationships: Work - Dinner will be burgers and hot dogs.
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Scoops Social Thursday, June 4, 7:00pm
Incoming 9th-12th Graders, join Robbie Cape at Scoops. Robbie’s treating you to ice cream to celebrate the start of summer vacation!
Vacation Bible School July 27-31, 2015; 8:30-11:30am
Ever wonder what Jesus was like as a kid? His mom, Mary can sure tell some stories…like about His incredible birth, or the time the family traveled to Jerusalem for Passover. And wait ‘til you hear what the neighbors in Nazareth thought of the Carpenter’s son! Your kids are about to get the “behind-the-scenes” stories, straight from Mary! When God sent Jesus to earth, it wasn’t as a king who lived in a palace, surrounded by servants and wealth. Jesus grew up in a small town, the son of a common carpenter. As kids hear Mary share about Jesus, they’ll discover that God’s Son faced many of the same things we do today, and understands the hard things we go through. This summer get the whole story. Hometown Nazareth: Where Jesus Was a Kid!
VBS is for children ages 3.5 (and potty trained) through children entering 4th grade in the fall. Youth entering 5th grade and beyond may participate by being Junior or Senior Crew Leaders or station assistants.
VBS is one of our biggest ministries and, for the most part, it is run by volunteers. Parents, we need your help! There are volunteer opportunities with kids, away from kids, prior to and during the week of VBS for you to serve! If you can help all five mornings—great! If you can help a few mornings, that’s great too! Registration forms are on the sign up table in the Narthex or you can register online from Peace’s website. Volunteers, you can register there too!
Mother’s Day Craft Thank You Thanks to all the volunteers who helped with the Mother’s Day craft project on Sunday, May 10! It went smoothly with your help!
Our thanks to Joost Borggreve, Jeremy Churchill, Tricia Davis, Kim Gehant, Dimitri and Daina Sivanich, Andy and Michelle Stockinger, Riley Thoen, Jackie Waller.
High School Senior Sunday On Sunday, May 31, Peace’s honored the following graduating high school seniors: Allison Alger, Bennett Bordson, James Gardner, Bridget Goodwin, Jordan Jasorka, Rachel Lee, Zachary Lindemann, Justin Mackey, Clint Moe, Riley Thoen, Jacob Upton, and Jesse Upton. Congratulations to all!
Children, Youth and Family Page 5
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PS2
Ever wondered what it would be like to sing in a choir, but just can’t make the
weekly rehearsal commitment? Peace Summer Singers (PS2) is the answer! PS² sings 5 or 6 Sundays during the summer worship schedule – with a “come to rehearsal at 8:45, sing at 9:30” commitment expectation. We would love to have as many people as possible each Sunday. You don’t have to make more than a “hey---I can be there this Sunday” commitment. Young, old, all are welcome. Join us! Want to be added to the email list so you know which days we're singing? Email MaryLynn Mennicke at [email protected].
Jon and Anita Young’s Farewell Service and Reception Sunday, June 7, 9:30am
Join us for a very festive worship service honoring Jon and Anita Young’s 32 years of service to us at Peace. The service will feature beloved music, the Peace Choir, Peace Symphonic Wind Orchestra and will honor Jon and Anita’s contributions to Peace. Please stay after the service for fellowship!
Hello church family! We recently had our first Children, Youth and Family Committee meeting. I am very excited about the passion that exists here for kids and the future of the church.
I have been listening to quite a bit of Christian rap lately. There is a song by Trip Lee, Sweet Victory, that says: The victor ain't the one that's winning seventh inning; Trophies don't go to the ones that got a good beginning.
Other than the obvious grammar issues, Trip Lee hits the nail on the head for us. Life is a difficult game. To win, you need as good of a start, middle and end as possible. We are here to give the kids and youth solid opportunities to have God-experiences in elementary, middle and high school.
We are currently in the process of looking at where we are and where we would like to be. We understand that our baptism and the lifelong process of living into the reality of our baptism is important in this process. We understand that baptism tells us the truth about ourselves as children of God and how to be brothers and sisters to one another.
Please continue to pray for God's guidance and for the youth of Peace!
God bless, Robbie
Music
Service & Mission Page 6
Bridging Thanks Peace Peace received a thank you letter in May from Bridging for our donation of $800 for the purchase of dressers. Bridging will help over 4,000 families in our community this year transitioning to permanent housing from homelessness.
A Dresser Build at Bridging Thank You On Saturday, May 9th, eleven faithful servants from Peace gathered at Bridging to be a blessing and assemble 10 dressers for those in need. As usual, Fran Heitzman, the founder of Bridging was there to greet us and thank us for our few hours of service. Dressers remain the highest demand item at Bridging, and the ones we assembled will be gone in a couple of days.
Our thanks to Lou Vietti for organizing and supervising the event. Thanks also to Robbie Cape, Dave Dynneson, Dave Eide, Steve Larson, Milt Lefebvre, Mark Reichel, Steve Solfest and Joy Kjeldahl, and Jim and Lori Thomson for ‘showing up’ and making a difference.
Our next dresser assembly will be Sunday, July 19th, in the Fellowship Hall at Peace, as part of our summer celebration, 5B.
Upcoming Service and Mission Events—Save the Date! June 16, 5:00pm—Loaves & Fishes Serving July 19, 9:30am—5B—Come to worship then stay for brats, beer, Bridging (Dresser Build), Blankets, and Backpacks for VEAP. To add to the merriment, we’ll have Jack Pearson, musician and storyteller join us for worship!
ELCA Thanks Peace Peace received a thank you letter in May from the ELCA thanking us for our recent gift of $1,078.50 to Lutheran Disaster Response. This was the Wednesday Night Lenten offering as well as Easter memorials.
Loaves and Fishes Serving June 16, 5:00pm
Our next serving will be Tuesday, June 16. We serve at Creekside Community Center, 98th and Penn Ave S. Plan to arrive at 5:00pm to help set up. We serve at 5:30pm and expect about 150-200 guests. Sign up at the Welcome Center, call the church office to be added to the list, or sign up on Face-book. Please join us, and receive a blessing.
Amazon Smile Peace is registered with the AmazonSmile Foundation, an arm of Amazon. They will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible AmazonSmile items to Peace if you are interested.
5B Brats, Beer, Bridging, Blankets, Backpacks!
Sunday, July 19 after Worship Stay in town this weekend and join us for a festive worship service at 9:30am featuring Jack Pearson, musician and storyteller.
After church, stay for grilled brats, home brewed beer sampling, and participate in various service projects! We’ll be building dressers for Bridging, tying fleece blankets, and stuffing backpacks for VEAP. It’ll be great fun!!
Fellowship Page 7
June Outing to Lake Harriet Neighborhood and Lyndale Rose Garden Peace adults are invited to enjoy a morning in the Lake Harriet neighborhood, first with a trip to the Lyndale Park Rose Garden and then lunch and shopping in Linden Hills on Wednesday, June 24. We'll leave Peace at 9:00am, and return by 1:30pm.
The 1946 Lyndale Park Rose Garden is the second oldest public rose garden in the United States. Situated in the 64-acre Lyndale Park, the 1.5 acre rose garden contains 3,000 plants with more than 250 varieties.
In the heart of the Linden Hills neighborhood, we'll have brunch at The Zumbro Cafe. Their breakfast and lunches are legendary, combining fresh and locally sourced ingredients in dishes that put a healthy new spin on favorites they've served for nearly 20 years. After brunch, we'll allow time for a little shopping at stores within walking distance. These well-known shops include Bibelot, The Great Harvest Bread Company, and the children's book store Wild Rumpus (it's fun for adults, too).
Please sign up at the Welcome Center Wall or by calling the church office. Questions may be directed to Denise Thoen at 952-942-5936.
PLC Women and Finance are hosting Paint Nite on Thursday, June 4th, 7:00pm! Not familiar with Paint Nite or don’t think you can create a masterpiece in two hours? With the PaintNite Artist leading the group, anyone can find their hidden artistic talent! All supplies are provided along with step-by-step instructions from a local artist. We will be painting “Under the Red Tree”. There will be snacks and beverages too! It’s usually not messy, but you may want to wear casual clothes that you wouldn’t mind if it got a little extra splash of color.
PLC Women and Finance remain committed to sharing financial gifts through Kiva loans, BestPrep, and others in need. A portion of each ticket sold will go directly to these efforts. If you have additional questions or are still interested in registering, please contact Mary Kautto ([email protected]).
Feel free to share this event with colleagues, friends and family for a creative evening of adult fellowship that will also be helping others. See you on June 4th at 7:00pm in the Parish Hall!
“Under the Red Tree”
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Altar Flowers and Hosting Thanks to the following people who gave altar flowers in May:
Dimitri and Daina Sivanich in celebration of their 10th wedding anniversary
Landon and Jessica Skogstad in celebration of their son, Zachary’s 3rd birthday
Peggy Cahoon in memory of her husband, Kenneth
Scott and Karla Lalim in celebration of the marriage of their son Matthew to Sherry Dean Bob and Marian Fronk in celebration of their 65th wedding anniversary
Bob and Kim Barnett in celebration of the marriage of their daughter Katie to John Thompson Brian and Tricia Davis in celebration of their daughter, Abigail’s 8th birthday
Thanks to the following people for providing Sunday fellowship in May:
Scott and Karla Lalim
Logan and Kari Rogers in celebration of Ayla’s 2nd birthday
The Hampton family for hosting this morning in celebration of the memories of Nedra, Clifford, and Kelly Banton
Hosting sign-up and Flower sign-up sheets are in the Parish Hall on the bulletin board. Please consider one, or both, of these ministries!
Let’s Play Ball!!! The Peace Men’s Softball schedule for June is: Tuesday, June 2 6:15pm Field #7 Tuesday, June 9 6:15pm Field #4 Tuesday, June 16 9:15pm Field #4 Tuesday, June 23 9:15pm Field #4 Tuesday, June 30 8:15pm Field #4
Dred Scott is located at Bloomington Ferry Road and Old Shakopee Road.
Birth Announcements Congratulations to Adam and Angela Tschida, on the birth of their son, Wyatt who was born on May 7.
Wedding Congratulations Congratulations to Sherry Dean and Matthew Lalim who were married on Saturday, May 16. Matthew is the son of Peace members Scott and Karla Lalim.
Congratulations to Peace member Katie Barnett and John Thompson who were married on Saturday, May 30. Katie is the daughter of Peace members Bob and Kim Barnett.
Grieving The Larson family on the death of Ray’s mother, Clarice Fjerkenstad.
Bishop Ann Svennungsen and her husband Bill Russell on the death of their son, John.
The Hansen’s on the death of Evan’s mother, Alice Marie Hansen.
Robbie Cape Thanks Peace! I wanted to say thank you again from Christy, William and I for our reception here at Peace! We have been so blessed in the process of getting to know you.
Calendar Page 9
Monday, June 1 10:30am Women’s Faith and Life
Tuesday, June 2 9:00am Mark Davy & Assoc. Interviews 9:30am Quilters 6:15pm Peace Men’s Softball 7:00pm Book Club
Wednesday, June 3 7:00am Morning Bible Study 9:00am Mark Davy & Assoc. Interviews
Thursday, June 4 9:00am Mark Davy & Assoc. Interviews 7:00pm PaintNite 7:00pm Scoops Social
Saturday, June 6 10:00am Peace Symphonic Winds Rehearsal
Sunday, June 7 Second Sunday after Pentecost 8:00 Peace Choir/PS2 Rehearsal 9:30am Worship 10:30am Fellowship
Monday, June 8 10:30am Women’s Faith and Life
Tuesday, June 9 9:00am Peace Offsite Staff Meeting 9:30am Quilters 6:15pm Peace Men’s Softball
Wednesday, June 10 7:00am Morning Bible Study 5:30pm Get F.E.D. Week #1
Sunday, June 14 Third Sunday after Pentecost 9:30am Worship 10:30am Fellowship
Monday, June 15 10:30am Women’s Faith and Life
Tuesday, June 16 9:30am Quilters 5:00pm Loaves & Fishes Serving 9:15pm Peace Men’s Softball
Wednesday, June 17 7:00am Morning Bible Study 5:30pm Get F.E.D. Week #2
Saturday, June 20 9:00am Worship and Music Committee Meeting
Sunday, June 21 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost 9:30am Worship - Storer Cadman Baptism
Monday, June 22 10:30am Women’s Faith and Life
Tuesday, June 23 7:30am Cornerstone Breakfast Fundraiser 9:30am Quilters 9:15pm Peace Men’s Softball
Wednesday, June 24 7:00am Morning Bible Study 9:00am Adult Outing to Lake Harriet Neighborhood
Thursday, June 25 5:30pm Get F.E.D. Week #3
Sunday, June 28 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost 9:30am Worship 10:30am Fellowship
Monday, June 29 10:30am Women’s Faith and Life
Tuesday, June 30 9:30am Quilters 6:30pm Children, Youth and Family Committee Meeting 6:30pm Service & Mission Committee Meeting 8:15pm Peace Men’s Softball
Wisdom for Life : 12 Steps for Everyone Rev. Dr. John MacDougall, one of the most respected voices in the field of addiction and recovery, is presenting a free series of lectures. The next lecture will be Thursday, June 18 discussing “Love and Romance” at 6:30pm at Transfiguration Lutheran Church (11000 France Ave. S., Bloomington). These
talks make the wisdom of the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous accessible to all people. No addictive behaviors required to attend! Flyers are available on the Parish Hall bulletin board, or visit Peace’s website’s Event page for more information.
Thank you to everyone who responded to Mark Davy and Associates and who will be interviewed between June 2-4. If you haven’t responded, please call them at 952-929-0444 to schedule an appointment. Your feedback is valuable and will greatly help the Church Council make decisions regarding the building plans!
Peace Lutheran Church 8600 East Bush Lake Road Bloomington, MN 55438 952-944-6510 www.peacebloomington.org
Worship Schedule Sundays 9:30am
Your Church Staff: Mark Nelson: Senior Pastor [email protected]
Robbie Cape: Children, Youth and Family Ministries Director [email protected]
Sue Larson: Administrator [email protected]
Daina Sivanich: Communications [email protected]
Rhonda Hansen: Parish Visitation Staff [email protected]
Jon & Anita Young, MaryLynn Mennicke: Music Leaders [email protected] [email protected]
Bill Linder: Building Maintenance
Your Church Council: Joe Albert
Scott Anderson—Vice President
Nick Budz—President
Rebecca DesMarais—Secretary
Mary Kautto
Sarah Lindemann
Kari Rogers
Matt Toppin
Gary Vig—Treasurer
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