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1 W h e r e t h e W o r d o f G o d i s p r e a c h e d a n d p e o p l e c o m e t o k n o w t h e L o r d FEBRUARY 2018 Special Points of Interest: Pastor Karen s Article Upcoming Dates I n s i d e t h i s i s s u e : Upcoming Dates Fausnaught Celebration Easter Flower Form Ministry Stewards Lent Declutter Calendar 7 Birthday/ Anniversary 8 T H E T I D I N G S O F P E A C E P e a c e L u t h e r a n C h u r c h A s h l a n d, O h i o F r o m P a s t o r K a r e n VOLUME 18 ISSUE 2 For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. Jeremiah 29:11 I have mixed feelings about this passage from Jeremiah. It is one of the most often quoted inspirational verses in scripture. A Christian swag staple, I ve seen it on posters, cards, stationary, bumper stickers, wall art, picture frames, t-shirts etc. And I get it. These are certainly words of comfort. They were spoken by the prophet Jeremiah to the people of Israel in the midst of the exile. God is communicating to God s chosen people that God has not abandoned them in their exile that even in the midst of their anguish and suffering and fear, God is with them, and more than that, God loves them and God s ultimate plan is a loving one. God s ultimate plan is good and so everything which is not good can t last forever. This is true. It was true for the people of Israel in their exile, and it is true for us today. However, saying that God s ultimate plan is for the good and thus anything not good cannot last, is very different than how this verse is often used, which is to say, everything that happens is part of God s good plan, so everything that happens is somehow good. No. Just, no. There are very NOT good things that happen in our lives, really horrible things. People get sick and don t get better. Accidents happen. Tragedies happen. These things and so many others are decidedly NOT good. But that doesn t mean God is any less faithful. And it doesn t mean that God s promise is any less true. God s ultimate plan is goodness, and so God s ultimate plan is full of hope for us, but it s a hope for a future not fully realized in our lifetime. It is hope for a future in the fullness of God s loving embrace, and in the meantime, we know God is always with us, even and especially when we re dealing with what is NOT good. What God reveals to us through the prophet Jeremiah is not that everything that happens will be good but that in God and through Christ we have hope for our future even and especially in the midst of what is NOT good. And that is very good indeed. May the peace of God, which passes all understanding, guide your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Blessings, Pastor Karen

2 Page 2 13th 14th LENTEN SEASON 2018 Fausnaught At 6pm Potluck & Entertainment Ash Wednesday, Service at 7pm 21, 28 / 7, 14, 21 Holy Week 25th 29th 30th April 1st Soup & Bread at 6:00pm Lenten Service at 7pm Palm Sunday, Service at 10am Maundy Thursday, Service at 7pm Good Friday, Service at 7pm Easter, Easter Service at 10am ***Sign up sheet for soup for the Soup Supper on the table on the Narthex. FAUSNAUGHT CELEBRATION Join us 13th at 6pm For food, fellowship and entertainment K n i t t i n g a n d C r o c h e t C i r c l e Bratwurst, Sauerkraut and Hot Dogs provided Look for the poster board to sign up for side dishes and entertainment. Peace Lutheran Knitting and Crochet Circle meets in the church parlor the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7pm. Our next meeting will be 21 and we will meet at 7:30 pm following the Lenten Service. We have beautiful yarns at church that need enthusiastic knitters/crochet. Our charity projects are Chemo caps for Ashland County Cancer Association and Blanket squares( to be pieced together into larger afghans). Want to learn how to knit or crochet, we will teach you! Contact people: Kim Hovey hovey.kim@googl .com or Lillian White jlwhite@zoominternet.net

3 Easter Flowers Item Colors Price DAFFODILS Yellow $8.50 Quantity Ordered HYACINTHS Blue $8.50 Pink $8.50 White $8.50 LILIES White $8.50 TULIPS Red $8.50 Pink $8.50 Yellow $8.50 *****Deadline for ordering is 4th**** Payment is to be made with order Please send cash/check (made out to Peace Lutheran Church) with your order to the Tabatha s Office. Greenhouse will do their best to meet color specifications but do reserve the right to substitute. In Memory of In Honor of Your Name

4 Page 4 F E B R U A R Y A N D M A R C H M I N I S T R Y S T E WA R D S USHERS Ron Twining, Larry Oberholtzer. Dan Bishop, Joe Sparr Dan Long, Chris Swanson, Bob Fulmer, Dan Williams 02/04 02/11 ALTAR CARE COMMUNION PREPARER Connie Armstrong & Cindy Armstrong Amy Long Roseanne Griffith COMMUNION ASSISTANT Dennis Krucinski Lillian White Cathy King Freda Cook CHANCEL FLOWERS 02/18 Lent, No Flowers 02/25 Lent, No Flowers 03/04 Lent, No Flowers 03/11 Lent, No Flowers 03/18 Lent, No Flowers 03/25 Lent, No Flowers LECTORS 02/04 Karen Kaufman 02/11 Chris Swanson 02/14 Lisa Blackley 02/18 Marcy Myers 02/25 Amy Long 03/04 Freda Cook 03/11 Wendy Wasnich 03/18 Doris Wanamaker 03/25 Natalie Anderson 03/29 Ron Pagano 03/30 John Byron GREETERS 02/04 Karen Cook/Frank Harned 02/11 Connie & Dick Armstrong 02/18 Betty Harper/Lucille Vaas 02/25 Shirley Beck/Larry Oberholtzer 03/04 Howard & Kitty Honaker 03/11 Jim & Natalie Anderson 03/18 Barb Dreher/Jean Boreman 03/25 Chris Swanson/Sheryl Budd FLOWER ARRANGER Jill Hamler No Flowers FLOWER DELIVERER Kathy Wharton ACOLYTES 02/04 Will Hovey 02/11 Elizabeth Warren 02/14 Luke Blackley 02/18 Paige Swanson 02/25 Parker Swanson 03/04 Bethanee Bishop 03/11 Mikayla Myers 03/18 Darby Warren 03/25 Will Long No Flowers

5 M E N S M I N I S T R Y PEACE MAKERS Meet on the 3rd Saturday of the month 9am. Anyone who is interested in wood working please contact: Dick Armstrong. MEN S BREAKFAST 1st Saturday of every month! Men of ALL ages are invited to the monthly fellowship breakfast. 3rd@ 7am at Buehler s Come and enjoy good food, good conversation, and share the Good News for our lives. We are on our way for our busy lives by 8:00am W O M E N S C I R C L E S FAITH CIRCLE Faith Circle will not meet in. DORCAS CIRCLE Dorcas Circle will meet 3 times in, on the 7th, 14th & the 28th, for a special cutting out of fabric squares on the 7th. You are welcome to join us as we continue to assemble quilts for hurting people from L E N T D E C L U T T E R Wednesday, 14 is the first day of Lent! Each day of Lent, take an item from your closet or your home that you no longer need and put into a church provided purple trash bag. May sure your items are in good condition and will become a cherished item for someone else. Your items need to fit into the purple trash bags available at church. Bring your filled bags to church prior to Easter. Each day, reflect on your blessings, and think of those less fortunate. A new piece of clothing or an item that you donate for the next 40 days may be the highlight of someone's day. The Service Committee will make sure the items collected reach people in our community or Outreach. Questions contact Lillian White or jlwhite@zoominternet.net R E D C R O S S Rest of 2018 blood mobile dates: 10th 9am-2pm September 1st 9am-2pm May 12th 9am-2pm October 27th 9am-2pm July 7th 9am-2pm December 22 9am-2pm **There is a sign up sheet for volunteers for these blood mobile dates on the table in the Narthex.

6 4 10-Worship Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Worship/Comm Worship Worship/Comm am Bible Study 6pm Beer and Bible Study pm Dorcas Circle 8 11am Bible Study Fausnaught pm Dorcas Circle ASH WEDNESDAY 6pm Mid-Week Lenten Soup Supper 7:00 Lenten Service pm Dorcas Circle 6pm Mid-Week Lenten Soup Supper 7:00 Lenten Service 6pm Beer and Bible Study 15 11am Bible Study 22 11am Bible Study 2 Pastor Karen s Day Off 9 Pastor Karen s Day Off 16 Pastor Karen s Day Off 23 Pastor Karen s Day Off 3 7am Men s Buehler s am Peace Makers (woodworkers) 24

7 FEBRUARY ANNIVERSARIES 02/04 Larry & Bonnie Oberholtzer 02/10 Bob & Susan Fulmer 02/14 Skip & Jill Hamler 02/17 Robert & Barbara McCrea Anniversary Highlight: 02/04 - Larry & Bonnie Oberholtzer 57th! 707 Avalon Drive Ashland FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS Birthdays: 02/01 Don Stiner Jackson Carpenter 02/02 Taylor Long 02/06 Bonnie Wuthrich 02/08 Dave Kowalka 02/10 Lois Benner 02/11--Bob Fulmer 02/14 Sandy Mutchler 02/18 Carolyn Cook 02/28 Deb Akers 02/29 Ty Bolen BIRTHDAY HIGHLIGHTS: 02/01 Don Stiner 86 yrs! 1132 Fox Run Dr. Ashland 02/06 Bonnie Wuthrich 417 Katherine Ave. Ashland I N O U R P R AY E R S IN OUR PRAYERS: Shut ins: Pat Daniels, Miriam Cunningham, Bonnie Wuthrich, JoAnne Offhaus, Bev Stiner, Tom LaFrance, Nick Pagano, Sandy Moherman, Marie Allen. The family and friends of Jean Howman as they mourn her passing. William Morrison, Herb Heyl, Lyn Sorensen, Jonathan Baltes, Marylyn Kieft, David Winger, Barb Colbow, Taryn Wolfe, Natalie Anderson, Nancy Hamler, Diana Kowalka, Wendy Wasnich, Frank Strickling. S t a ff P h o n e N u m b e r s Pastor Karen Liddy (Cell) Dennis Krucinski, Council President Ron Blackley, Director of Music Cell Tabatha Wagner, Office Manager (church phone) Skip Hamler, Custodian Cell Larry Oberholtzer, Property/Grounds

8 Peace Lutheran Church 1360 Smith Road Ashland, Ohio Office Website: Where the Word of God is preached and people come to know the Lord