Miscellaneous June 2015 The June newsletter of Peace Lutheran Church 8240 Blue Ridge Kansas City, MO 64138 816-353-3813 Fax 844-272-8926 peacelutheranlcms.org WHAT S INSIDE? Pastor s Letter... 1 Christian Education/Worship.. 2 LWML... 3 Peace Organizations.... 4 LWML Continued... 5 Calendar... 6-7 Misc... 8 Grow in Peace... 9 Worship Table... 10 Birthdays, etc.... 11 Misc.... 12 Vacancy Pastor Rev Brad Zerkel Associate Pastor Rev. Robert Malone Visitation Pastor Rev. Keith Ratcliffe Pastor Emeritus Rev. John B. Schmid Church Secretary Debbie Baldwin Director of Grow in Peace Child Care Center Carla Hamilton Organist: Sylvia Ratcliffe Office Hours: Tuesday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. The Messenger of Peace 12 2015 Re is my favorite prefix. It means to go back or to do something again. Word examples of this include return, reacquire, redo and so forth. Of course, our Lord uses it to a much richer and fuller usage and meaning, Redeemer being the classic example. Deem means to judge or to come to a conclusion. The present conclusion is that we are sinners, deserving nothing but condemnation and everlasting death. But our Father of mercy, out of love, sent His Son so the judgment of sin would not be applied to those who have faith in His Son as Lord and Savior. In other words, every time our Redeemer forgives us, it is like we are returning back to the Garden of Eden before Adam and Eve sinned, before they were judged and cursed. Made holy again, made whole again, our sin remembered no more. Rejoice! In response to our Redeemer reconciling us and returning us to His grace, when we repeat our sins (and we will) we return back to Him by repenting to Him. And then we rejoice in His forgiveness, renewing our vow to obey His commands to the renewal of our daily lives and the lives of those we touch with His acts of redemption. We do this as individual disciples but also as the one body of Christ at 82 nd and Blue Ridge. The new pastor brings with him the opportunity for Peace to be reinvigorated with the renewal that change by the will of God can bring. Let us reload our Sword of the Spirit by hearing and living His Word and by receiving His power through Holy Communion where we are renewed by His very body and blood. In response to all this, as Paul writes in Philippians, may we rejoice in the Lord always, I say it again, rejoice! In the Redeemer s name, may it be so. Amen. In Christ Pastor Zerkel
Christian Education & Worship Birthdays, Baptismal birthdays, Anniversaries, & Official Acts June Baptisms June Birthdays Sunday, July 5 One Service - 10:00 am Bible Class @ 9:00 am No Sunday School David M. Rolf has officially accepted the Pastoral call to Peace Lutheran Church. David has been married to Cindy for 17 years and has two daughters, Jordan (12) and Julia (9). For more information, see the letter posted on the Bulletin Board. Yard Sale A big thanks to all who helped with the Yard Sale Setup, Work and Cleanup. Many hands made the work easier!! 2 Vanessa Schroeter 4 Erna Phillips 5 Elvera Bailey 5 Pam Mueller 6 Ruth Oexman 8 Thomas Bartlett 8 Phyllis Johnson 10 Jeremy Ledgerwood 11 Chris Kluepfel 13 Sherry Weinel 16 Catilyn McCubbin 17 Marcell Cooper 19 Jim Clay 19 Margaret Koontz 19 Jackie Woodward 22 Lisa Noah 23 Jeff Gardner 23 Anita Moon 26 Linda Bartlett 27 Daniel Kuhn 27 Robby Malone 27 Dennis Rapp 27 Penny Webb 28 Michael Pickler 28 Katelyn Sims 30 Rebekah Ratcliffe 30 Cecily Eskina 30 Tracey Hufferd 1 Sheila Dalen 1 Michael McDaniel 2 Elaine Nolan 5 Jerrod Mitchell 6 Ron McCubbin 9 Jared Cody 10 Ann O Bryan 10 Ruth Wurdeman 11 Hannah Turos 11 Jesse Turos 12 David Petrus 13 Carey Weinel 14 Barbara Bellach 14 Herbert Grasher 19 Abbigail Larkworthy 20 Pastor Rob Malone 22 Michael Baker 22 Patrick Baker 24 Elvera Bailey 27 Jarad Gilham 27 Emery Kimbrough 30 Sherry Weinel 2 Bruce & Phyllis Johnson 1962 3 Virgil & Phyllis Thorp 1966 5 Jeremy & Cristin Blunt 2004 7 Stan & Juli Christopher 1975 9 Keith & Patti Nutt 1979 10 Harold & Jacque 14 A.J. & Sandy Zearley 1975 17 Robert & Jennifer Baker 2000 19 Dean & Ina Huth 1955 20 Stephen & Diana Worthington 1987 22 Cliff & Peggy Noah 1958 26 Dan & Sarah Barber 2010 29 Ron & Dorily Miller 1957 30 Ernie & Kathleen Jarvis 1963 Transfers Macella Zele To Christ Lutheran Church Platte City, MO Pastor and Sylvia Ratcliffe To Our Savior Lutheran Church Platte City, MO The Messenger of Peace 2 2015 The Messenger of Peace 11 2015
Liturgy Peace Lutheran Church Sunday Worship Schedule June 2015 June 7 June 14 June 21 June 28 Second Sunday Third Sunday Fourth Sunday Fifth Sunday 8:30 LSB LSB LSB LSB 11:00 Contemporary Contemporary Contemporary Contemporary Ushers Laurence Bellach, Carl Repper, Dayle Olson, Gary Thurnau Elders Music Greeters Altar Guild 8:30 Homer Oexman, Bruce Johnson, Reed McCubbin, Joe Rice, Phil Thurnau 11:00 Dave Loesch, Mike Benavides 8:30 Solo Solo Solo Solo 11:00 Praise Team Praise Team Praise Team Praise Team 8:30 Jim/Cara Ewart Gary/Wanda Thurnau Dennis/Carol Head Nellie Fritz 11:00 Homer/Ruth Oexman Punky McDaniel Homer/Ruth Oexman Jeff/Linda Gardner 8:30 Reed/Cindy McCubbin 11:00 Linda Gardner/Kathy Jarvis Altar Care Cindy/Reed McCubbin/Sheila Dalen Love in Action Denise Benavides Julia Kleeschulte, Punky McDaniel, Dorily Miller, Diana Worthington The Messenger of Peace 10 2015 LWML The topic for the June 2015 Circle Meeting is in the Spring 2015 Quarterly, on page 20, entitled Mountain-top of Missions, written by Rev. Robert Selle. Rev. Selle has served as missionary in the Philippines, pastored three LCMS mission congregations and for five years facilitated mission development in the North Wisconsin LCMS Districts. He also authored the LWML bible study, Figuratively Speaking : People Pictures of the Bible. LWML Convention - By the time you read this Newsletter, our Sisters in Christ will be prayerfully making plans to attend the upcoming 36th Biennial LWML Convention in Des Moines, Iowa on June 25-28, 2015. Those going from our congregation are: Cheryl Enke, Lois Gilham, Linda Hammond, Carol Head, Kathleen Jarvis, Punky McDaniel, Anita Moon, Peggy Noah, Sylvia Ratcliffe, Wilma Seutter and Darla Wolters. He dedicated this study to his wife, Penny, who shared the mission adventures together. The Bible study might be the GO-Mission for each and every faithful follower of Jesus. We, as God s People, have an important job to accomplish, a vital mission mandate, a command to go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Our prayers are with our convention traveling sisters. May God keep them safe and bless the women of the LWML as they strive to live, work and make Jesus the center of their lives. Continued on page 5 Roll Call word is Declare. Alpha Circle will meet the first Monday, June 1 at 7:00 pm at the home of Darsa Clay, with Cindy McCubbin as her co-hostess. The topic will be led by Ruth Brackman. Norma Whitaker will check the Acolyte robes for laundering or mending needs. For more information please call the President of Alpha Circle, Elaine Nolen at 816-763-1773. Mary/Martha Circle will met the second Wednesday, June 10 at 9:30 in the Fellowship Hall. They will enjoy Salad Luncheon. For more information please call the President of Mary/Martha Circle Peggy Noah at 816-358-0601. Esther Circle will meet the second Saturday, June 13 at 10:00 am in the Fellowship Hall. Topic will be led by Kathleen Jarvis. For more information please call the President of Esther Circle Lois Gilham at 816-353-3110. Congratulations to the elected officers of the LWML and respective circles who were reelected to serve a second term. They were installed by Rev. Robert Malone on May 17. May God bless your service as each of you use the gifts and talents God has given you. LWML Mission Walk At the LWML Convention in Des Moines (June) On Friday evening of the LWML Convention Lois Gilham will be participating in the Mission Walk. They will walk along the river in downtown Des Moines to raise money for LWML Mission Grants for the 2015-2017 biennium. If anyone would like to make a pledge for the walk, just speak to Lois. Checks can be made payable to LWML (write MOTION on the memo line). The money needs to be collected before the convention in mid-june. The Messenger of Peace 3 2015
Peace Organizations Sewing Bee The ladies plan to meet every Monday in June. We meet in the Fellowship Hall at 9:30 am. Bring a sack lunch and stay into the afternoon. An average of ten attend. By mid May 66 quilts had been completed for the year. Remember to save your Best Choice UPC s Box Tops for Education and Labels for Education. Containers for these are on the shelf in the Narthex. Raytown Summer Lunch Ministry The Raytown Summer Lunch Ministry will now start collecting, zippered snack and sandwich bags, napkins and food handler gloves. You can help in many ways. We need the help of your heart, your hands, and your checkbook.. A check can be made out to Raytown Christian Church with RSLM on the Memo line. We need volunteers to assemble, deliver, and other various activities. Please bring your checks to the Church Office or Lois Gilham. Deadline is May 25 th. Contact Person is Lois Gilham (816)-920-1477. Religious Display Check out the wide variety of greeting cards sold individually for $0.50 each or by the box at $5.00 per box. Bookmarks are 5 for $1.00. If you are looking for something special contact Cheryl Enke to see if it can be ordered. Each purchase helps support the LWML. THANK YOU & THANK YOU!! My profound thanks to the congregation for the tremendous support to obtain a new ice-maker. Well, it is here, it is here!! Thank you to the wonderful ladies who furnished cakes and everyone who put all those dollars in the ice buckets. You made the whole event special and I am forever grateful. May God Bless you for your generosity. You truly are a very special people. My love and hugs to all. Ruth Oexman Ice Maker Book Club Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver Dellarobia Turnbow is a restless farm wife who gave up her own plans when she accidentally became pregnant at seventeen. Now, after a decade of domestic disharmony on a failing farm, she has settled for permanent disappointment but seeks momentary escape through an obsessive flirtation with a younger man. As she hikes up a mountain road behind her house to a secret tryst, she encounters a shocking sight: a silent, forested valley filled with what looks like a lake of fire. She can only understand it as a cautionary miracle, but it sparks a raft of other explanations from scientists, religious leaders, and the media. The bewildering emergency draws rural farmers into unexpected acquaintance with urbane journalists, opportunists, sightseers, and a striking biologist with his own stake in the outcome. As the community lines up to judge the woman and her miracle, Dellarobia confronts her family, her church, her town, and a larger world, in a flight toward truth that could undo all she has ever believed. The Book Club will meet on Wednesday, June 23 at 9:30 am in the Social Room The Messenger of Peace 4 2015 Grow in Peace Child Care June, 2015 www.gipchildcare.com director@gipchildcare.com 816-353-3910 main (353-7826)2 nd line **Please be sure and program our phone number into your cell phone. Then you will know when GIP calls and you can answer it. Together we can accomplish much and with Christ nothing is impossible!! Upcoming Dates to Remember June 1 Raytown Schools Summer Program Starts June 14 Flag Day June 19 Franks for Father s event 11am-1pm June 21 Father s Day Future Dates July 3 rd (GIP CLOSED)For 4 th of July Franks for Father s Event Friday, June 19 All Dad s invited! Come for food, fellowship and fun Menu: Grilled Beef Franks, Potato Salad, Baked Beans, Chips and yummy lemonade! GIP Philosophy Statement Grow in Peace Child Care Center shall provide a safe Christian environment with loving, experienced, and professional staff that recognize parents have the primary responsibility in skill development and Christian training for their children. As an outreach ministry of Peace Lutheran Church, we strive to set an example of Christ's Love through God's Word and assist in the spiritual, intellectual, emotional, social and physical development of the children entrusted to our care. Helping children grow in wisdom and in grace. Open Invitation to Attend Church Services We extend to you a standing open invite to come and explore Peace Lutheran Church and the ministries it serves. Listed below are the times for services. If you would like more info, please ask Ms. Carla or call the Church office at 353-3813. Opportunities for worship and Bible Study include: Traditional Service at 8:30am on Sunday's Contemporary Service at 11:00am on Sunday's Sunday Bible Study 9:45 to 10:45am on Sunday s Midweek Bible Study 6:30 to 7:30pm on Wednesday s Look for the Church on the web at www.peacelutheranlcms.org and on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/#!/peacelutheranchurchkansascity or visit in person during one of the service times or Bible Study times. Peace Lutheran exists to encourage and equip Christ followers to grow their faith, live their faith and to share their faith. GIP is asking for donations of items for classroom usage: Check garage sales for clean and gently used or New playground equipment like Little Tykes and Step 2 large type slides, houses and playground equipment. ***We would gladly accept monetary donations! Grow in Peace can give you a tax exemption! Donations are always welcomed and very much needed for Grow in Peace Child Care Center! New Children Joining Grow in Peace Noah Fowler Infant/Toddler Aristyn Stills - Preschool Welcome back to all of our drop-in children for the summer. May God bless the education and care they will receive while attending Grow in Peace. Father God, You are an awesome and loving God! We thank you for all that you have done for us and will do for us. Let the SON shine in us, through us and around us! AMEN! The Messenger of Peace 9 2015
Lutheran Hour Pamphlet Ministry PORNOGRAPHY! That s an attention getting word in a Peace newsletter, isn t it?! Were you aware that the porn industry is a 97 billion dollar enterprise, with a 2006 estimate of $13 billion spent here in the United States. Just think those are 8-year old statistics. How big has it grown by the time you re reading this? The painful topic of pornography is discussed in a pamphlet available on the Lutheran Hour Pamphlet Ministry in Peace s entry. Look for the pamphlet entitled Strength and Honor The Spiritual Warfare Against Pornography written by Rev. Dr. Steve Hokana, an active duty US Army chaplain and an active member of the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education. Below is the synopsis of this pamphlet: Pornography, sadly, is a word all too familiar these days. To say porn has crept into our households would be an understatement; its advance has been more like a march, leaving a host of casualties in its wake: individuals, marriages, families, relationships, careers, sometimes even one s faith go down the drain as this take-no-prisoner scourge derails Christian and non-christian alike. In this booklet the reader will find insights and hope for dealing with the problems brought on by pornography. The words offered here are Christ-centered, to the point, and deliver a Christian approach to battling this pernicious* vice. It s overriding aim is to help individuals defeat pornographic addiction in their lives, and with the power of God s grace it can be done. As the author writes, It is in His Name we conquer strongholds, including those built around the deception and slavery of pornography. Miscellaneous Continued from page 3 News Tidbits - Hallelujah, Praise the Lord. Mission Goal is exceeded by $21,348.67. The Mission Goal for the 2013-2015 Biennium was $1,830,000.00. Mites received were $1,852,348.67. Lutheran World Relief has reached out to the LWML for quilts and kits after the 7.9 magnitude earth quake in Nepal on April 25th. LWML Sunday - The 2015 LWML Sunday theme, Seek First the Kingdom of God is based on Matthew 6:26, 32b 33. Upcoming Conventions: 2017 - Salt Lake City, Utah on June 22-25 2019 - Birmingham, Alabama on June 27-30 Convention Offerings 1) 2015-2017 Mission Goal. 2) Discovering Disabilities - Including ALL of God s Children Lutheran Special Education Ministries (LSEM), Farmington Hills, MI. 3) Cabins for Christ s Children Lutheran Valley Retreat, Colorado Springs, CO. 4) Family of God Mission, Detroit, MI. 60th Anniversary A special committee has been formed and is hard at work planning this special celebration of the 60th Anniversary of our LWML. The first organizational meeting was held at Ruth Wurdeman s home with 10 ladies attending on September 9, 1955. Those attending were Barbara Jones, Betty Mein, Vicki Schrader, Lorene Tieman, Donna Brockman, Ruth Elizabeth Burger, Hannah Phillip, Martha Smith and Norma Lakey. The event will take place July 18, 2015 at 1:00 pm at Peace Lutheran Church and will be a Salad Luncheon. Please keep the date open for a very special celebration. More details in the next newsletter and our church bulletin. Ruth Oexman, LWML Publicity LWML Continued *pernicious definition (I looked it up) having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. The Messenger of Peace 8 2015 The Messenger of Peace 5 2015
Peace Lutheran Church June 2015 8240 Blue Ridge, Kansas City, MO 64138 Church Office 353-3813 Fax 844-272-8926GIP 353-3910 www.peacelutheranlcms.org Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 7:00 pm Alpha Circle Raytown Schools Summer Program Starts 2 10:30 am - 12:00 pm OWLS (FH) 3 4 5 6 7 8 8:00 am Nellie Fritz - AFS 9 6:30 pm Beautiful Savior Auxiliary Salad Supper 10 9:30 am Mary/Martha Circle (FH) 11 12 13 10:10 am Esther Circle 7:00 pm AFS 14 Heits Point Summer Festival Food for Needy Flag Day 15 Newsletter Deadline 16 6:00 pm LWML Executive Board Meeting (FH) 17 18 9:30 am Pastors Conference 19 GIP Franks for Fathers 20 21 Fathers Day 22 23 7:00 pm Elders Meeting 24 9:30 am Book Club (S) 25 26 27 28 29 30 9:30 am Topic Leaders NOTE: There willl be no John Knox Bible Study during the summer. Mite Box Sunday