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PEACE FEST 2012

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21705 129th Ave. N.

P.O. Box 306

Rogers, MN 55374

Church Office

763-496-2400 (press 3 to leave an emergency

message for the pastor)

On the Web

www.wordofpeace.org

www.facebook.com/

wordofpeace

Office Hours

Mon-Thurs 8am-4:30pm

Fri 8am-12:30pm

Our Vision Statement Our vision is to be a community where

everyone knows Christ’s Love and

shares Christ’s Love with all people.

Our Mission Statement Christ works through us as we:

• Welcome all people to grow in

faith, love and devo7on,

• Share Christ through word

and deed,

• Care for others and the world

God made, and

• Work for jus7ce and peace.

NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS Contact Jennie Priebe in the

church office at 496-2401 or

jpriebe@woplc.org.

November newsle er deadline:

October 12 at Noon

Christ’s Love – Know It Show It

Have you ever wished you knew more about the Chris7an Faith? Or, do you want to

go more deeply into what you already know? Chris7anity is many things. It is one of

the world’s great religions. It is a way of life. It is a community gathered around the

belief that God acted uniquely in Jesus Christ to save the world. All these things are

true about Chris7anity.

But have you ever thought about Chris7anity as a story – a story about God, about

the world, about human beings, and about the rela7onship between all three? The

Chris7an Faith at a basic level is a story that tries to make sense of just about every-

thing – where things came from, what meaning and purpose we have, where things

are going, and more.

On Sunday, October 14th

we will be kicking off a congrega7on wide emphasis, Making

Sense of the Chris'an Faith. This series is one way we are living out our vision “to be

a community where everyone knows Christ’s love and shares Christ’s love with all peo-

ple.” This emphasis is based on David Lose’s book, Making Sense of the Chris"an

Faith.

You are encouraged to take part in our congrega7on-wide emphasis of Making Sense

of the Chris"an Faith as we grow together in knowing and showing our story. We will

be joining together in worship, confirma7on, church school and small groups to

“make sense” of the Chris7an faith.

There are many opportuni7es to know Christ’s love and share it with our families,

friends, and the world. We hope you will join us!

God’s Peace!

Pastor Krista Strum

Pastor Krista Strum

Faith Formation Pastor

Making Sense of the Chris'an Faith Congrega'on-Wide Sermon and Study Series

Sermon Series

October 14: Our Creed

October 21: God the Creator

October 28: Jesus the Savior

November 4: Holy Spirit and the Church

Books are available (for individual or small group study) for

$12.00 at the Informa7on Desk.

8-week small groups will be mee7ng at various 7mes during the week. Sign-up to

be a part of a small group in the Gathering Area on September 30/31 and October

7/8 or contact the Educa7on office.

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Family Worship on Sunday, October 28th—The

children’s choirs will be singing, children will be

reading, we will have some great songs for kids

of all ages, a puppet show and a special Sunday

brunch. This is going to be a great Sunday—you

won’t want to miss it!

Mark your Calendars for November 4th

and

help support Word of Peace youth!

We kick-off our Wreath and PoinseNa Sale this

year on Sunday, November 4th

to help our

youth pay for church camp, mission trips, sum-

mer stretch or other church ac7vi7es! All items

will be delivered prior Thanksgiving.

Happenings

Music & Worship

Are you looking for a small group? Join a Choir!

For the Children:

Kids of the Kingdom (for 1st

and 2nd

graders) meets on Mondays

from 5-5:45pm.

Grace Choir (3rd

through 6th

graders) meets on Thursdays from

6-7pm. Grace puts on two shows a year for the congrega7on, so

if you have a budding star in your family, this choir is for them!

For the Adults:

Harmony (men’s gospel choir/fellowship group) is looking to

expand. They meet on Thursdays from 7-8pm. It’s a fun group

with a lot of fellowship thrown in.

Voices of Peace (adult mixed choir) which meets on Wednes-

days from 7:30-8:30pm. High School singers are warmly

welcomed.

Deo Glorias (women’s choir/fellowship group) meets on

Mondays from 7-8pm.

If God gave you a voice, why not use it?

Glorify God and have fun doing it!

C.R.O.S.S. Corner

The C.R.O.S.S. event on September 23rd and 24th was great!

Word of Peace presented a check for $5,000 to C.R.O.S.S. and

food was collected by our dear blue friend! Updates will be in

the weekly bulle7n as the food is brought in and weighed. Your

generosity is amazing!!

CURRENT NEEDS: Crackers (Graham and Sal7ne), Juicy Juice,

sugar, popcorn, canned food that kids can open, cereal

(especially low sugar), peanut buPer, jelly, spagheN sauce, pa-

per products, BBQ sauce, mustard, ketchup, protein bars, pud-

ding, jell-o.

BACK TO SCHOOL: The Back To School drive is complete for the

season and was quite successful. $675 in school supplies was

donated to C.R.O.S.S. from Word of Peace families. Thanks to all

who helped kids get off to a great start this school year!

UPCOMING: Hard to believe but the Thanksgiving drive is just

around the corner! Watch the weekly bulle7n in the weeks to

come for holiday needs at C.R.O.S.S! FALL

FESTIVAL Friday, October 12th 5-8pm Ages 0-5th Grade

Kids, put on your costume (op'onal) and

bring your parents for an evening of fall fun

at Word of Peace!

Carnival Games •••• Hay Rides

Maze • • • • Pumpkin Patch Pumpkins, Gourds and

Decora've Corn for Sale

Cost:

$25 unlimited games & meal wristband

$100 family maximum

—OR—

Purchase game and food 'ckets separately (50₡ each or 12 for $5.00)

The Fall Fes'val is a Youth Fundraiser to help pay for camps,

mission trips and other youth events.

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As we prepare for the annual fall

pledge drive, we on the Steward-

ship Team ask the following ques-

7on, "Why is it important to make

a financial pledge to the church?”

Here are some responses put forth:

• Pledging is an effec7ve way to

make giving a spiritual disci-

pline.

• Pledging is a way to keep your-

self accountable.

• Pledging is a way to prac7ce

first fruits giving by determining

an amount ahead of 7me that

is dedicated to the Lord.

Pledging is a way to follow the Bi-

ble's teaching that each one should

personally set aside an amount to

give, as can be seen in the verse on

the right from 2 Corinthians 9:7.

This verse teaches that it is a per-

sonal decision to determine the

amount you give to the Lord. It is

also a personal decision to deter-

mine the aNtude with which you

give.

In November, our congrega7on will

once again be given pledge cards

and asked to prayerfully consider

making a financial pledge to the

church’s General Fund for the up-

coming year. Historically, only

about 30% of those involved in our

church return these cards. We

would love to see this percentage

increase. If you have never made a

pledge before we ask that you re-

flect on the Bible's teaching and

consider making a pledge this year.

Look for more informa7on to focus

on in the coming weeks during

worship and in the mail as we all

strive together to become more

cheerful givers.

— The Stewardship Team

Your church leadership is proposing changes to

the Cons7tu7on and Bylaws for Word of Peace.

The primary goal of this effort is to make us

more efficient and bePer able to handle the

increasingly complex management of our

church as the result of recent and an7cipated

future growth.

The approach used was to separate the du'es

of church opera'ons (governance) and church

ministry. No changes are being proposed to

the cri'cal role that the Ministry Teams play in

the church. Their func7on con7nues to be to

support our Vision and Mission across all areas

of the church.

You may view the Cons7tu7on and Bylaws with

mark-ups in their en7rety by visi7ng our web-

site, www.wordofpeace.org/Cons7tu7on. In

addi7on, there are copies of the proposed changes available at the Infor-

ma7on Desk.

If you have ques7ons or comments about the process or any of the pro-

posed changes, we invite you to aPend an Informa7on Session and/or a

Ques7on and Answer 7me:

Informa'on Session Informal Q&A

October 7, 2012 October 14 & 15 and November 4 & 5, 2012

9:30am & 11am AXer all 4 Worship Services

We will discuss and vote on these proposed changes at two mee7ngs in the

next few months and we invite you to par7cipate in the mee7ngs:

Special Congrega'onal Mee'ng Annual Congrega'onal Mee'ng

November 18, 2012 January 27, 2013

12:00pm (Lunch provided) 12:00pm (Light snacks provided)

Proposed Cons7tu7on Changes Proposed Cons7tu7on & Bylaw Changes

Proposed Cons'tu'on & Bylaw Changes

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Word of Peace Seniors

Please contact Judy Hanson at 763-428-7657 for resource, com-

munity or general informa7on for seniors.

If you’d like to subscribe to the Senior NewslePer, call 763-241-

3520. Or, you can read the newslePer online at

www.seniors.cityofrogers.org.

YOUTH MINISTRY Middle School

MSM.AM (Middle School Ministry A.M.) meets two

Sundays a month from 9:30-10:30am in the Youth

Room. Join us October 14th

& 28th

for food, devo7ons,

games and lots of fun!

Fall Fes'val & Holy Ghost Party - The Fall Fes7val is

Friday, October 12th

(see page 3). Sign up to help out

and earn money for your youth account or earn con-

firma7on service hours!

The Holy Ghost Party is October 12th

from 9pm-

Midnight. Come join the fun, games and scary good

7me!

High School

912 Senior High Youth Group—Come out for the new

912 Sundays from 4:30 - 6pm in the Youth Room.

We’ll have new Bible studies and games each week!

Join us on October 7, 14 and 28 and bring a friend!

Box City and Holy Ghost Party—We need High

School leaders for Box City (October 6th-7th) and the

Holy Ghost Party (October 12th

). For more infor-

ma7on, contact Dain Swanson, Director of Senior

High Ministry, at dswanson@woplc.org or 763-496-

2409. Or, sign-up to help on youth bulle7n board.

• Thursday Senior Shop Rogers Bus—Thursdays at 10am, $1.00 per rider. Contact Judy at 763-428-7657

• Jammers Potluck & Music—Sunday, Oct. 7 from 1-5pm (eat at 4pm) at the Rogers Community Center.

• Rogers Senior Dining—Monday through Thursday Every Week at 12:00noon at the Rogers Community

Center. Call at least 2 days in advance by 2pm for reserva7ons, 763-428-8650. Cost: 55+ $4.00/Under 55

$7.00

• Cards & Games—Every Monday and Wednesday aXer Senior Dining (open to all) - 12:30-2:00pm at the

Rogers Community Center. Call Margaret, 763-428-8650

• Breakfast at Denny’s in Rogers—Friday, October 19 from 9-10:30am. Menu items for $6.99 (includes

drink). Call Margaret, 763-428-8650

• Living Well with Chronic Condi!ons workshop: Sponsored by Northwest Family Physicians. If you have

diabetes, arthri7s, heart disease, chronic pain or anxiety, these sessions can help you take charge of your

life. 2-hr sessions held at Heritage Place, 21255 John Milless Drive in Rogers for 6 consecu7ve weeks. Call

763-420-7253 to register. Saturday, Sept. 29 thru Nov. 3rd, 1-2pm.

• The Word of Peace Kids-Care Bus takes seniors shopping at Ridgedale every other month. Next trip will

be October 9th. Cost is $1.00 for the round trip. The bus will pick us up at Word of Peace at 9:30am and

return us by 1:30pm. Call Judy to sign up at 763-428-7657.

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What is The Marriage Course?

The Marriage Course is very prac7cal, giv-

ing any married couple the tools to build a

strong and healthy marriage that lasts a

life7me.

Over seven evenings spent together, cou-

ples talk about important issues that can

get swept under the carpet in the rush of

daily life.

Topics covered include:

• Recognizing each other’s needs

• Learning to communicate effec7vely

• Resolving conflict

• Healing past hurt

• Knowing how to make each other feel

loved

• Rela7ng to parents and in-laws

• Good sex

• Making 7me for each other and hav-

ing fun together

Privacy as a couple is always respected.

There is no group discussion and no re-

quirement to disclose anything about your

rela7onship to anyone else.

What’s involved?

Each evening begins with a candlelit meal.

There is then a talk, followed by an oppor-

tunity to discuss the topic together as a

couple. The seNng is welcoming, relaxed

and non-threatening.

Who is it for?

The Marriage Course is for any married

couple who wants to build a strong and

las7ng rela7onship, especially:

• Those in the first five years of mar-

riage

• Those at a challenging stage in their

marriage (e.g. the birth of a child, a

career change, teenagers at home,

an “empty nest”)

• Those struggling with issues in their

marriage

• Those who want to enhance their

marriage

While based on Chris7an principles, the

Marriage Course is very helpful for any

couple with or without a Chris7an faith or

church background.

When is it? Sunday evenings, October 7-November 18

from 6:00pm to 8:30pm.

October 7—Building Strong Founda"ons

October 14—The Art of Communica"on

October 21—Resolving Conflict

October 28—The Power of Forgiveness

November 4—Parents and In-Laws

November 11—Good Sex

November 18—Love in Ac"on

How do we sign up?

Pre-registra7on is essen7al. Registra7on

forms are available at the Informa7on

Desk or www.wordofpeace.org. Please

complete and return it to the church office

with your registra7on of $6.00 per person,

which covers the cost of materials.

Dinner is provided (for the par7cipants

only) and a free-will dona7on is collected.

Childcare is available upon request.

We look forward to seeing you on

Sunday, October 7

The

Marriage Course

How to Build a Healthy Marriage

that Lasts a Life"me

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Learning Ministry

Important Church School and

Confirma'on Dates

September 30/October1—Three-Year Old Church

School Parent/Child Special Session #1 with Pastor

Krista at your assigned church school hour.

October 6/7—Box City for 7th Graders.

October 7/8—Three-Year Old Church School Parent/

Child Special Session #2 with Pastor Krista at your

assigned church school hour.

October 14/15—First day of church school for three-

year olds without parents.

October 17—No Confirma7on (MEA)

October 21/22—No Church School (MEA Weekend)

October 28/29—Church School Teacher Workshops at

your assigned hour. No Church School.

October 28/29—Families worship together and enjoy

a lite breakfast.

November 4—First Celebrate Communion class. All

5th graders and parents will receive a lePer in the

mail on October regarding three opportuni7es for

Celebrate Communion.

Enter the Bible Are you eager to enter into

a deeper understanding of

God's Word? Luther

Seminary has launched

EnterTheBible.org, a free,

comprehensive and

authorita7ve resource from the Luther Seminary

faculty.

You'll dig deeper into the Word with summaries, out-

lines and background on every book of the Bible. Just

go to www.enterthebible.org and subscribe.

Build strong faith by using this

great resource, Vibrant Faith

at Home. Whether your sin-

gle, a parent, grandparent, or

have children you will find

great stuff here!

Go to ww.vibran\aithathome.org, register, and you’re

on your way to great faith ac7vi7es and prac7ces!

The World and People of Faith Presented by Dick Reynolds

Beginning Sunday, October 7 at 9:30 AM

Join Dick Reynolds for a study in understanding

the world and its major religions—Hinduism, Bud-

dhism, Islam, and Chris7anity. The discussion will

center around the basic principles of these reli-

gions and how they influence one another.

Week One: East of Eden—Hindu/Buddhism migra7ng across the Himalayas.

Week Two: At Eden‘s Door—How Mohammed and Islam change the world.

Week Three: Chris'anity—How we got where we are today, how do we

reach out to the world.

Small Groups Begin Small groups are a great way to get connected at Word of Peace. Join a

small group for fellowship and learning. For a complete list of small group

opportuni7es for this fall, contact the educa7on office or visit our website

at www.wordofpeace.org. We will get you connected!

Naviga'ng Medicare presented by Kris! Hoyt

Sunday, Oct. 14 or 28, 9:30-10:30 AM

Do you have ques7ons about Medicare? Join us at Word of Peace for an

informa7ve discussion on Medicare. You will have an opportunity to ask

ques7ons about Medicare op7ons for you or your family. Please contact

Karen Running at 763-496-2421 with ques7ons.

Grief Support Group facilitated by Beth Brekke & Shirley Corliss

1st Tuesday of the Month, 6:30 PM

The loss of a loved one will affect us for a life7me. All who are grieving

over the death of a loved one, whether recent or past, are welcome to

meet the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm in Room 136. Come as

oXen as you can. Everyone is welcome. Contact Beth Brekke at 612-922-

4366 for more informa7on.

Good God Ques'ons presented by Word of Peace Pastors

Sunday, Oct. 28-Sunday, Dec. 16, 9:30-10:30 AM

Asking ques7ons can be an entry point for new discovery. Ques7ons

about God can open us to a deeper understanding of the character of God

and God’s mission in the world. This mul7media study features teachers

from Luther Seminary as they take on some of the most troublesome

ques7ons of believers.

Making Sense of the Chris'an Faith Begins Sunday, October 14

Join our journey as we explore the story of Chris7anity. This congrega7on-

wide study will explore the many different facets of Chris7anity and what

it means for our lives. For more informa7on, see page 4.

Small Groups Various Small Group Opportuni7es are available. Contact the Educa7on

Office at 763-496-2404 if you are interested in par7cipa7ng. Contact Pas-

tor Krista at 763-496-2400 if you would like to lead a small group.

Questions?

Contact Kristin, Lisa, Rachel for Church School and Adult Education/Small Group Ministry

Contact Carrie, Marcus, or Pastor Krista for Confirmation Ministry

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NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION

Tuesdays October 9 & 16

6:00-8:45 p.m.

Word of Peace offers New Member Orienta'on classes three

'mes each year. Each class is split into two 3-hour sessions:

First Week: Meet the pastors, hear what we believe

and how we do ministry.

Second Week: Share in a fellowship meal, meet the

church staff, learn how to iden'fy and use

your giPs.

For more informa'on or to register for the New Member

Orienta'on, contact the church office (skay@woplc.org or

763-496-2420).