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Certainly one of the most powerful aspects of our Christian faith is the fact that there is continuity between the Old Testament and the New Testament and that Jesus Christ, his death and his resurrection are most assuredly the perfectly placed puzzle piece that makes the picture of God's salvation complete! Christ was prophecied many times and his sacraficial death was foreshadowed in the Old Testament as we learned at the Seder Meal celebrated at Immanuel Lutheran Church on Holy Saturday!It was so beautiful!

Easter Joy!He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Alleluia! Amen!

An Apostol ic Mission Congregation of The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

May 2012

GIFTS SHARED CONCERTHANNAH BJORNSTAD and the whole family would like to say THANK YOU to all your support for the concert that was held on April 22nd here at Peace. GENEROUS donations of over $1000 were given to Hannah's summer music camp that she will be going to for one whole month in Iowa to study with students and teachers from around the world! With your help it is going to be a lot easier for the bjornstad family! Thank you! A CD WILL be produced shortly of the music performed for everyone to enjoy if they would like!

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead ...

- 1 Peter 1:3

Members of Peace joined members of Immanuel for a seder meal led by Jews for Jesus!

Praise God for the blessings of April!

Nora Betts' first art exhibit opening. (at Luzerne Community College) she had two pieces in the show and oh yeah Ky had 57 pieces :)

Youth Activity Nights every Friday have been a LOT of fun for Academy, Neighborhood, & church kids!

The Walker Family and Pastor Shaarar from St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Wilkes Barre led our closing worship with some great music! Mike Mirarchi also shared a mission messsage and our keynote speaker was Rev. Joshua Gale from Philadelphia! A collection of $428 was taken for his ministry to the poor!

Tim Hackenberg and his Mom Kerry after being inducted into the National Honor Society!! Praise the Lord!

NEPA MISSION FESTIVAL - held April 29th at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church!About 90 members of our area congregations met to share our mission vision and learn from our speakers!

Mission Festival participants brought in socks for the homelss of Philadelphia and used eye glasses for Paraguay!

Pastor Dwyer (right) from Concordia College, New York, was our guest preacher on Sunday, April 15th! It was a beautiful Sunday and then we had a luncheon for the youth and parents who are looking forward to college and university! It was a great day!

Susan Crosbie sent Pastor Bjornstad a letter and then gave permission to print some of it here. It is beautiful and meaningful for ALL of us to 1) praise the Lord for what he has given us here at our church, and 2) continue to encourage and love each other even more!

SUSAN’S LETTER (exerpts):

“My friend left her LCMS church in New Jersey two months ago and I want to share her story with you. Irene is my age and her mother is in her mid nineties with mild dementia and mobility problems. Picture a woman much like my own mother. Irene said no one at her church ever helped her get her Mom into church, even when she was obviously struggling.

I told her about Lillian Colbert nearly knocking me down in the her enthusiasm to LEAP to hold open the church doors for Mom and me.

Irene said no one ever helped her mother maneuver her walker down the isle and into the pew. I told her of Kevin Woolverton reaching out to take Mom’s elbow to steady her while she goes over the un-even carpet.

Irene said no one ever greeted her mother at church and maybe that was because of the dementia. I told her of Jim Calpin taking Mom’s hand and loudly saying, “Hi Mom. How are you doing?”

Irene said the ushers didn’t help her get her mother up to the altar for communion. Which for the elderly is “The Place” to go - and not the pews. Going to the altar is like going to the cross for them. I told Irene how the ushers help me get Mom to the alter altar and how I have noticed that some of the congregational men will switch sides

UPCOMING EVENTS:Remember that there is a calendar on line at our church website that is usually up to date! May 5th, 9:30am LWML Spring

Rally at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Wilkes Barre. Special guest speaker and author!

May 16 & 23, 7pm Choir PracticeMay 17, 7pm Joint Ascension Day

worship service at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, Dickson City!

May 19 2pm Chili Cook Off!May 19, 6pm Marriage

Invitational!  All married couples are invited to join us!

GOD IS DOING GREAT STUFF!BAPTISMS COMING UP!Abigail Rose Griffin - May 6thXander Patrick Schulze - June 3rd

CONFIRMATIONS OF Kiana Sauter, Mark McHale, and Nicole Calpin!

WEDDING! Adam and Tonya EvansSunday, June 10th!

+++++++++++++++++++Is anyone intestested in either camping or a Knoble's family trip this summer? Please let Pastor know!

PEACE NEWS AND NOTES

with their wives in order to be by Mom’s side. Un-obtrusive but ever ready to help...

And I also told Irene how the ushers are teaching and watching two young teen boys to be helpers in getting Mom safely to and from the altar. At first I was anxious but the boys were great with Mom.

Irene has not been to her church for two months now and no one has called to see what is up. Irene is looking for a new church home. Peace is not only home buy my family is there. Thank you for that. The congregation of Peace has not only their eyes open but their hearts as well.

Thank you SO much.

Susan (Crosbie)

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Being Like Christ

Philippian 2:1 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, 2 make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. 3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves....

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THE STORY OF MOTHER'S DAY!Ana M. Jarvis was deeply attached to her mother whose name was Mrs. Ana Reese Jarvis. Mrs. Ana Reese Jarvis had been the daughter of a pastor and had taught in a Methodist Sunday school at Grafton, West Virginia.

Mrs. Jarvis died in 1905. Two years later, the Sunday school superintendent of her Grafton congregation asked Ana to help him arrange a memorial for the woman who had been so influential in that church. This set Ana thinking. It seemed to her that children often do not do enough to show their moms that they appreciate them while they are still alive.

Grafton held its special service on the second Sunday of May, 1907, the anniversary of Mrs. Jarvis' death. The following year, Ana convinced her own church in Philadelphia to hold a Mothers' Day service on May 10, 1908. Ana supplied the church with white carnations, which had been her mom's favorite flower.

After that, Ana wrote thousands of letters and held many interviews to promote a national Mother's Day. She enlisted friends behind her effort, too.

It took them six years, but in the end they succeeded. On May 8, 1914, both houses of the United States Congress passed resolutions establishing a Mother's Day observance. Acting on the authority of that resolution, President Wilson on this day, May 9, 1914, issued a proclamation regarding Mothers' Day:

"Now, Therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the said Joint Resolution, do hereby direct the government officials to display the United States flag on all government buildings and do invite the people of the United States to display the flag at their homes or other suitable places on the second Sunday in May as a public expression of our love and reverence for the mothers of our

COMING THIS FALL THROUGH SPRING OF 2013!

WE WILL BE READING THROUGH THE BIBLE!

Bible Studies, Sunday Sermons, Sunday School Lessons, Special events will all be integrated!

Think about inviting your neighbor or friend to join us in this grand adventure of GRACE!

Talk to your parents before it’s too late

Talking to your parents about caregiving, end-of-life issues and their wishes is important, but many people put it off because of being uncomfortable. Reduce the stress and start by discussing the location of information, not the contents.

One tool that can help is a financial inventory, which should be updated annually and include:

Legal documents: property deeds, wills, trusts, living wills, health care and financial directives, and birth, marriage and military discharge certificates.

Contact information: attorneys, accountants, financial planners, physicians and anyone who provides financial, legal and medical advice and care.

Current account information: type, number and institution for all financial accounts, including checking, savings, retirement, investment, plus loans and insurance policies.

For financial guidance, contact Torie Yoder, Financial Associate, FIC at (570) 558-2224 or torie.yoder@thrivent.com today, or visit Thrivent.com.