HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE Sunday, March 20th Palm Sunday 9:00 a.m. Worship w/ Distribution of Palms

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1 March Peace Lutheran Church A congregation of Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ N. Jackrabbit Lane Belgrade, MT The Words Inside Upcoming Events 1 Easter Flowers 2 Pastor Bob 3 Pastor Jeff 4 This year s mid-week Lenten service messages will be based on Henri J. M. Nouwen's book "With Burning Hearts: A Meditation on the Eucharistic Life." This edifying book offers us a fuller understanding of the Eucharist through the story of two disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35). Like the disciples we, too, come together in our brokenness before God, hear His Word and encounter the resurrected Jesus in the breaking of bread. Soup and bread supper begins at 6:15 followed by Worship at 7:00 p.m. March Ministry Teams 5 Calendar 6 Thanks Yous 7 Library News March Baptisms April Ministry Teams Birthdays/Anniversaires 8 ROC Wheels Council Roster Dokken Nelson Grief Workshop 9 January Council Minutes 10 March Scripture Readings 11 Pastor Bob Coughlin BobCoughlin74@gmail.com Pastor Jeff Redlin Jeff.Redin@gmail.com Mike Hansen Council President Karlene Swenson Church Office PeaceLutheran@live.com HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE Sunday, March 20th Palm Sunday 9:00 a.m. Worship w/ Distribution of Palms Wednesday, March 23 No Supper or worship Thursday, March 24 - Maundy Thursday 7:00 p.m. Traditional Worship with Holy Communion Friday, March 25- Good Friday 12:00 noon Community Belgrade Community Church 7:00 p.m. Peace Sunday, March 27 Easter 8:00 a.m. - Worship 9:30 10:45 a.m. Easter Breakfast & Children s Egg Hunt Easter Breakfast provided by the Youth of PLC with a freewill donation 11:00 a.m. Worship 1

2 Easter Sunday Flowers Please Print and place an X in the appropriate ( ) s below: Name of Donor: ( ) In Memory of Relationship: ( ) In Honor of the Risen Christ Choice of flower: ( ) Potted Easter Lily - $22.00 ( ) Potted Cyclamen - $19.00 ( ) Potted Begonia - $19.00 ( ) Potted Daisy Mum - $16.00 ( ) Will purchase own plant & bring for Easter Service (Please bring on Saturday.) The last day to place orders is Sunday, March 13. Make checks payable to PEACE LUTHERAN ALTAR GUILD. Place this form and money, if appropriate, in an envelope and put in box found in both the Narthex and the Fellowship Hall (or give to Audrey Vitarius or Carol White). ( ) Flowers will be taken home after Easter Services. ( ) Please give Flowers to shut-in. Memorials will be acknowledged in the Easter bulletin. Thank you. 2

3 Dear Family of Peace Lutheran, During this season of Lent we are taking time to examine ourselves, humbly asking for forgiveness, and clinging to the joyous hope of the resurrection. At our midweek vesper service, we are focusing on the story about the two travelers who encounter Jesus found in Luke 24. We are taking a look at the elements encountered in this meeting and how they relate to our Lenten journey. It is evident at the beginning of the story that the travelers are weary from the events they just experienced: The arrest, trial and crucifixion of their leader and friend and the report that Jesus was no longer in the tomb where he had been placed. There was much confusion and bewilderment. All this left their heads, and guts, spinning. They didn t know what to make of the events in which they found themselves. No wonder they didn t recognize Jesus when he joined them on their journey! As we listen to their conversation with the unrecognized savior, we find out that their dreams have been shattered. Their hopes died with the crucifixion of the one in who they had thought would be their Savior. These men were clearly mourning their losses. We are no strangers to loss. I bet it wouldn t take you very long to write down a page full of things family, friends, finances, health, and dreams, you have lost. Our lives seem like a long series of losses. So, how do we handle that? How do we cope with the sadness and despair and disillusionment we face when reality comes crashing in? What do we do with these losses? Like these two on the road to Emmaus, we must mourn our losses. We cannot walk away from them or talk our way out of them. We must shed tears over our losses and allow ourselves to grieve deeply. We become aware of the painful truth of our brokenness and the brokenness of the world around us. But, somehow in the midst of our grief a gift is hidden. Finding that gift is connected to whether our losses lead us to resentment or to gratitude. Both are options to us. With the strength of the grace of God, we can choose gratitude. Mourning our losses is the first step away from resentment and towards gratitude. Just like a well-cultivated field can soak up the rain needed for crops to grow, so it is with our hearts. Only when they are broken can they receive the water of God s grace. Maybe that is what Jesus meant when he said: Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. (Matt 5:4) When we are willing to accept and mourn our loss, God can fill us with the grace of gratitude. That is the Good News this Lenten Season. When we look at our sin and the sin of the world, we cry Lord have mercy! He then comes and pours his gift of grace into our sorrowful hearts. It is the resurrection story: Out of brokenness and sadness, springs fullness of life and joy! He is risen indeed! Pr. Bob 3

4 On March 27, Easter Sunday, the sanctuary of PLC will ring out with glad shouts of He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Hallelujah! The somber 40 day Lenten season of contrition and reflection on the cross of Christ that culminates in darkness on the night of Good Friday gives way to the light of Easter morning. The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the epicenter of Christianity. It is the faith requirement through which seekers become followers. The Apostle Paul taught that it is impossible to become a Christian without believing it. That if confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Rom. 10:9) Furthermore, Christ s Resurrection stands for this great truth: that death, which could not hold Jesus in the grave, will not hold those who believe in him. What joy this brings! Knowing that this life is not all there is. To be sure God gives us an abundance of blessings while we live on earth and we thank God for them. The love of family and friends, the warm and welcoming fellowship of our church family, the beauty of Southwestern Montana landscapes, these are but a few of the blessings that all of us at Peace Lutheran Church can be thankful for. Yet, the promise of Easter is that these earthly blessings will pale in comparison to the fullest measure of love, fellowship and beauty that we will experience in the kingdom of heaven. And these heavenly blessings will be for eternity! Knowing that a heavenly glory awaits us, we each can travel the road to eternity with a deep, abiding joy in our hearts; trusting that-come what may- our lives are always in our Heavenly Father s grace-filled hands. The chorus of a beloved hymn by William and Gloria Gaither expresses this thought very well, Because he lives, I can face tomorrow, because he lives all fear is gone. Because I know he holds the future, and life is worth the living just because he lives. Jesus lives! And as Christians we live in the assurance of that great truth. I look forward with great anticipation to observing the most holy of weeks on the Christian calendar with all of you. Our holy week worship services begin on the morning of Palm Sunday, March 20, then on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday evenings, and culminating with 2 morning worship services on Easter Sunday. To God be the glory! Love in Christ, Pastor Jeff 4

5 March 6 4th Sunday in Lent Piano Acolyte Usher/Lector/Refreshments March 13 5th Sunday in Lent Piano ELW #4 Pr. Jeff Redlin Connie Holton Colter Handsaker Dennis & Cheryl Bechtold Jim & Pam Cook Pilgrims & Sojourners Pr. Bob Coughlin Jinx Sorensen Acolyte Usher/Lector/Refreshments March 20 Palm Sunday Piano Tom & Ione Gruss Reed & Tracy Simonson ELW Pr. Jeff Redlin Lorrie Hansen Ministry Teams Acolyte Usher/Lector/Refreshments March 27 Easter Sunday Piano Acolytes Usher/Lector Ross Leake Pr. Jeff Redlin Jackie Currey Dylan Swenson Derek & Nicky Swenson Tom Gruss; Kristy Rieger March bedtime Council for March Altar Guild for March Jim Cook, Ross Leake & Tom Gruss Karlene Swenson Jinx Sorensen & Carol White Ladybug Preschool will begin early registration for the preschool year March 21. This early registration is open exclusively to Peace Lutheran Church members and current Ladybug Preschool families until late March when open registration for the community begins. Registration forms and more information about the preschool are available in the Ladybug Preschool mailbox located in the entryway across from the elevator and next to the coat rack. Registration is on a first come, first served basis. For further information, please contact Shari Watson at or Tina Beckman at

6 1 1:30 p.m. Crossways Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Cong.Life Mtg. 6:30 p.m. Day Prayer 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 3 4 Pr. Jeff s day off 5 3:30 p.m. Peacemakers 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Grade 4-7) 7 th Day Adventist 2 6:30 a.m. Men s Breakfast 10:00 a.m. Peace Re-Piecers 10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting 6:15 p.m. Lent Soup & Bread 7:00 p.m. Lenten Worship 7:00 p.m. Confirmation 7:00 p.m. Mission & Outreach Mtg. 7:00 p.m. Bible Book Study 6 4th Sunday in Lent 9:00 a.m. Worship ELW #4 10:00 a.m. Coffee and Fellowship 10:30 a.m. Sunday School & Adult Forum 5:30 p.m. Confirmation 7:00 p.m. Choir 13 5th Sunday in Lent 9:00 a.m. Worship Sojourners & Pilgrims 10:00 a.m. Coffee and Fellowship 10:30 a.m. Sunday School, Adult Forum 7:00 p.m. Choir 7 Pr. Bob s day off 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts 14 Pr. Bob s day off 8 1:30 p.m. Crossways Bible Study 3:15 p.m. Worship Comm.Mtg. 6:30 p.m. 7 th Day Prayer :30 a.m. Men s Breakfast 10:00 a.m. Peace Re-Piecers 10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting 6:15 p.m. Lent Soup & Bread 7:00 p.m. Lenten Worship Confirmaiton 16 6:30 a.m. Men s Breakfast 10:00 a.m. Peace Re-Piecers 10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting 6:15 p.m. Lent Soup & Bread 7:00 p.m. Lenten Worship 10 3:30 p.m. Peacemakers (Grade 4-7) 7:00 p.m. Council 7:00 p.m. Bible Book Study 17 7:00 p.m. Bible Book Study 11 Pr. Jeff s day off 12 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 7 th Day Adventist New Member Class 10AM at Coughlin s 18 Pr. Jeff s day off 19 SPRING AHEAD TONIGHT B4 BED! 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 7 th Day Adventist LAST DAY TO ORDER EASTER FLOWERS 20 Palm Sunday New Member Sunday 9:00 a.m. Worship ELW 10:00 a.m. Coffee and Fellowship 10:30 a.m. Sunday School, Adult Forum 7:00 p.m. Choir 7:00 p. m. Boy Scouts 21 Pr. Bob s day off 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts 6:30 p.m. 7 th Day Prayer 22 Newsletter Due 1:30 p.m. Crossways Bible Study 6:30 p.m. 7 th Day Prayer 23 6:30 a.m. Men s Breakfast 10:00 a.m. Peace Re-Piecers 10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting 7:00 p.m. Confirmation 24 3:30 p.m. Peacemakers (Grade 4-7) Maundy Thursday Worship with Communion 7PM 25 Good Friday Worship 7:00 p.m. 26 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 7 th Day Adventist 27 Easter Sunday 8:00 a.m. Worship 9:30 a.m. Easter Breakfast 11:00 a.m. Worship 4:30 p.m. Community Café 28 Pr. Bob s day off 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts 29 1:30 p.m. Crossways Bible Study 6:30 p.m. 7 th Day Prayer 30 6:30 a.m. Men s Breakfast 10:00 a.m. Peace Re-Piecers 10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting 7:00 p.m. Confirmation 31 3:30 p.m. Peacemakers (Grade 4-7) 7:00 p.m. Bible Book Study 1 2 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 7 th Day Adventist 6

7 If you would like to show your thanks for something in the next newsletter, please fill out a I give thanks to sheet and place it in the Give Thanks boxes that are located on the counter in the back of the Sanctuary and on a table in the Fellowship Hall. Thank you to everyone that brought soup & bread for Ash Wednesday. From Judi Beagley..THANK YOU KARLENE, for being the gracious hub-of-the-wheel for Peace Lutheran Church! From ittybitty to the major matters, she steps up and in to help our church run smoothly! PEACE LUTHERAN LIBRARY Peace Lutheran Library has the LENT/EASTER BOOKS on the Library table. There are devotional guides as well as Christian-Living spiritual books to help us realize the horrible sufferings our Savior went through for our sins; what love He has for us! Two new member-recommended books are available for you to try: SEEKING ALLAH, FINDING JESUS by Nabeel Qureshi and THE CIRCLE MAKER by Mark Batterson. Batterson s bold approach to prayer is definitely powerful; Nabeel Qureshi s book is the story of a devout Muslim s striking reaction to his encounter with Christianity. These are popular and much-discussed books now. THANK YOU to Wynne Gillis, Audrey Vitarius, and Anonymous for the many books recently donated to Peace Library. If you have a recommended book that should be in our Library, please let Judi Beagley know. Also, if you have any Christian books or money donations, these would be so appreciated! Spring Break Week March BAPTISMS FOR March Remember your Baptism whether walking in the rain or in the shower. Members that have been baptized in February are:? Larry Oddy Hallie Andrews Grady Andrews 1 Val Reddick Jeff Redlin 4 Cheyanne Erickson 5 Bill Miller Allison Mattson 11 Megan Winchester 13 Connie Paulson Gabryelle VanLuchene Joseph Youngberg 16 Blaise Bolich 19 Gary Paulson 24 Ty Sando 25 Stan Olean 26 Cassidy Smith 28 Kris Bell Brandon Thurston 29 Derek Marks Jodi Roesener 30 Charles Clifford 31 Nathan Ross April Ministry Team In March a council member will be calling the following April Ministry Team Members: Mike & Becky Erickson Roy Finkbeiner Kevin & Julie Mattson Andy & Debra Mitchell Joe & Jodi Robbins Steve & De Anne Smith Michael & Vickie Streich Kirk & Michelle Banderob Jeff & Kris Bell Heather Geiger John & Wynne Gillis Derrick & Michelle Monson Jackie Currey Harvey & Laura Carter Lisa McCurley Mike & Joy Spinella Gary & Connie Paulson Carl & Katy Grassel Pr. Jeff & Misty Redlin

8 MARCH BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES If your birthday or anniversary isn t listed or has the wrong date, please contact the church office so that it can be corrected on the church records. Office is PeaceLutheran@Live.com 2 Whitney Bramlett Cheyanne Erickson 3 Jason Stevens Matthew Coughlin 4 Lewis Murphy, Jr. Harper Jakob Cheyanne Erickson 6 Charles Clifford 7 Julie Mattson Carole Haughwout Jesse & Stacy Leake 8 Robert Kahler 9 Duane Lappe Sadie Locken Jennifer Handsaker Jessy Malby Connie Paulson Cierra Pollington 15 Megan Paulson Whitney Salo 16 Joshwa Moellenkamp 17 Sierra Severson Paul & Teresa Flanagan 18 Laura Clifford 19 Gary Paulson Dalton Koosman 20 Claudia Leake Becky Erickson Emily Vigness Sadie Reddick Blaise Bolich 22 Gary Gee 23 Duane & Marnie Lappe Zach Sherman 24 Phillip Winchester Amanda Erickson Stacey Larson 25 Kameron Sando 26 Kristen Steadman Judy Noreen Trish Baker Christopher Vigness 31 Valerie Ross Matthew & Anna Coughlin Udo Akukwe Another Successful Wheelchair Build! 2016 Council President: Mike Hansen Vice President: John Gillis Secretary: Jim Cook Treasurer: Val Ross Council: Tom Gruss Jerry Swenson Derrick Monson Jackie Currey Kari Haas Ross Leake Tiina Smith Bruce Sorensen Pastor Bob Coughlin Pastor Jeff Redlin 8

9 Dokken-Nelson Funeral Service & Crematory is excited to bring back Dr. Alan Wolfelt, renowned author, educator, and grief counselor, for two free community events and a full-day caregiver workshop as follows: Monday, April 11, 7pm-9pm: FREE Community Event Understanding Your Grief: Touchstones for Hope and Healing Tuesday, April 12, 9am-3:30pm*: Full-Day Caregiver Workshop Death, Grief & Mourning: Essential Caregiving Principles and Practices *The full-day workshop will be $40 for General Attendance or $65 with a request for Continuing Education #, if registered by Friday, March 25-- these fees include the workshop, course materials, refreshments & lunch. This event is geared toward caregivers but all are welcome. #Applications have been submitted to the Montana Nurse s Association and the Montana Board of Social Work Examiners, Professional Counselors, and Marriage & Family Therapists to offer Continuing Education. Tuesday, April 12, 7pm-9pm: FREE Community Event Understanding Your Grief: Touchstones for Hope and Healing (This will be a repeat of Monday s presentation for those who missed it or want to attend again.) These events will be held at the Best Western Gran Tree Inn Grand Ballroom. Attached is the registration brochure which includes an EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT through March 25. Dr. Alan Wolfelt is the recipient of the Association for Death Education and Counseling s Death Educator Award, and serves as the Director of the Center for Loss and Life Transition in Fort Collins, Colorado. A frequent guest of the media, Dr. Wolfelt has appeared on the NBC Today Show and Nick News. He is the author of more than twenty books on grief and loss. For more information about Dr. Wolfelt please visit Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Kind regards, Monica Monica L. Remely Dokken-Nelson Funeral Service & Crematory S. Willson Ave. Bozeman, MT cell main office 9

10 Peace Lutheran Church Council Minutes January 14, 2016 The meeting was called to order by President Larry Oddy at 7:02 p.m. All members present except Trish Severson. 1. Opening Devotions: Bill Miller 2. Mike Streich to approve the minutes of December 10, 2015, it was seconded by Tiina, passed. 3. Val Ross presented the Treasurer s Report. Mike Hanson moved to accept, second by Tom Gruss, approved. Val then presented the final Income & Expense Statement. Actual versus Budget. Tiina moved to increase nursery attendant wages by $1.00 per hour. Second by Jackie, passed unanimously. 4. Congregational Concerns. None presented. 5. Pastor s Reports a. Pr. Coughlin. Good attendance at both Advent and Christmas services: 181 at the barn; 151 at the 8:00 pm service. The Lady Bug schedule as Pr. Bob & Pr. Jeff doing devotions 3 times per month each. Thankful for outdoor light working. Confirmation class in progress. The Creation Health Service has 35 attendees. Every week has a different topic. b. Pr. Redlin. The preaching schedule is set through April The Worship Committee met and Lent is planned out. He will be gone January 21 through 27 on vacation. His personal goal is Stewardship for 2016 by being part of the Stewardship and Finance Committee. He wishes to promote care by inspiring 1. Facilities, 2. Fellowship, 3. Faith, and 4. Finance. 6. New Business a. Church Council nominees will be in Sunday s Bulletin. b. Notice of the Annual Meeting will be in 2 consecutive Sunday Bulletins prior to the January 31 meeting, and written notice will be mailed out 10 days prior as well. c. The roster of voting members will be available at the Annual Meeting. d. Pr. Redlin and Mike Hanson led a discussion of changes to the Constitution and By-laws which will be presented to the PLC congregation at the Annual Meeting. It was proposed that an overhead slide show will best show the congregation the changes proposed. Tom moved we present a hard copy of the amendments to the Constitution and By-laws to the congregation. Second by Russ, approved. e. The energy audit by Northwest Energy done in 1999 was obtained by Larry Oddy and given to Derrick Monson. f. The Girl Scouts have asked to use the church for their cookie drive. Mike H. moved to exempt them from the use fee one time, second by Russ, passed. g. The Council will meet at a retreat on February 21, 2016 (instead of the second Thursday) at 11:30 after church services. The Council members going off will need to turn in their Council Books. h. Pr. Coughlin and Pr. Redlin will be gone on April 17 to the LCMC Conference. Pr. Duffy i. will conduct services. j. A draft of the postcard announcing the Annual Meeting was handed out for approval. It was approved. 7. Team Reports a. Congregational Life. Tiina presented a proposal by Olan Mills to do a new church membership directory. Russ moved to approve, Jerry seconded, to have them do the photographs, etc., on a date to be determined. Passed. b. Items b. through f. were not called upon. There being no Old Business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:08 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Jim Cook, Secretary 10

11 Peace Lutheran Church 203 Jackrabbit Lane Belgrade, MT March 12 bedtime GUEST COPY Please take this with you if you are visiting. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please contact the church office or us at PeaceLutheran@Live.com. The newsletter is available on the website If you do not have web access, we will be happy to mail the newsletter to you. Scriptures for March March 6 4th Sunday in Lent Isaiah 12:1-6 Psalm 32 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Luke 15:1-3, March 13 5th Sunday in Lent Isaiah 43:16-21 Psalm 126 Philippians 3:8-14 Luke 20:9-20 March 20 Palm Sunday Deuteronomy 32:36-39 Psalm 118:19-29 Philippians 2:5-11 Luke 22:1-23:56 March 25 Good Friday Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Psalm 22 Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 John 18:1-19:42 March27 Easter Sunday Isaiah 65:17-25 Psalm16 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 Luke 24:1-12 Peace Lutheran Church 203 Jackrabbit Lane Belgrade, MT Phone: (406) Web Site: LCMC: Office Hours Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Peace Lutheran Staff Bob Coughlin, Pastor BobCoughlin74@gmail.com Jeff Redlin, Pastor Jeff.Redlin@gmail.com Karlene Swenson, Office PeaceLutheran@Live.com Mike Hansen, Council President 11