PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 8240 Blue Ridge Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri 64138 peacelutheranlcms@att.net www.peacelutheranlcms.org Office: 816-353-3813 Fax: (844) 272-8926 Grow in Peace Child Care Center: (816) 353-3910 Title Name Phone Senior Pastor David M. Rolf (816) 730-8923 Pastor Emeritus John B. Schmid Dir. Child Care Carla Hamilton (816) 353-3910 Music Director Karen Engebretson (816) 309-4930 Secretary Deb Baldwin (816) 353-3813 PRAYER UPON ENTERING Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! I shout with joy for my King is coming! Jesus, you are the Righteous One, the Victor. I bless you out of the house of the LORD! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Amen WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN While we might consider ourselves relatively good the fact is we are naturally opposed to God and His plan for our lives. This nature and the things we do because of this nature result in sin. But God loves us and has overcome sin for us. He did this by sending His Son, Jesus, to bridge the gap created by sin. Now we are no longer separated from God because Jesus has brought us back together: God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their sins against them. (II Corinthians 5: 19) The one who believes this is a Christian. REGARDING HOLY COMMUNION. Members of sister Lutheran congregations are, of course, invited to join us at the Lord's Table. Others are requested to consult with the Pastor before communing with us the first time. In this way you will help us be responsible in our administration of the Sacrament and you, in turn, will be blessed as you commune with us. NOTE: In the center of each communion tray are a few glasses with non-alcohol wine for those who are on alcohol restrictive medications or wish to abstain from alcohol for personal reasons. The Mission of Peace Lutheran Church is to equip and encourage Christ s followers to grow in faith, share their faith and live out their faith. 2
THANK YOU! & THANK YOU! Words can not express my gratitude to everyone who gave from the heart so generously to cover the exenses for our Thanksgiving Dinner. My thanks to all who set up, served cooked, cleaned and in any way helped this huge undertaking. May God bless each of you as you celebrate with your families. You truly are a blessing. In Christian Love, CHILDREN S CHRISTMAS PROGRAM 3 Ruth Oexman Peace Lutheran Church and Grow in Peace will present a Christmas Program Service on December 13th at 3:00pm in the Church Sanctuary. Practice for this program will be on Saturday the 12 th ; 10:00 AM to Noon. If your child(ren) are able to join in the program they will also need to be at the practice. For the practice day you can drop off your child(ren) at 10 AM and then pick them back up at 12:00pm. (Shopping time for you!) For the program day you must stay present at the Church with your cild(ren) and enjoy the program and fellowship time afterwards. Most of GIP's children will be singing songs standing within the front pews and a few of them will dress as angels, shepherds, animals and such. Please look for a sign-up sheet on your child's classroom door for more info. When you place your child's name on the list we will make plans for them to perform the songs we will be singing.
Growing in Wisdom and in Grace at GIP... This entire week we will be talking about the many blessings God has provided; from the blessing of family and friends, to our daily needs being afforded us, to the blessing of God's law that guides our lives and gives order to our communities, and to the greatest blessing of all...god's forgiveness. Which brings to mind the beautiful words of King David who authored Psalm 9:1 "I will give thanks with my whole heart; I will recount all of His wonderful deeds." During this season of Thanksgiving, I hope each of you will take the time to reminisce on the goodness of God. How bountiful the blessings He grants to each of us! Bible words: "The Lord will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest." Psalm 85:12 Activities: Thanksgiving Feast (Dinner/Fellowship) Corresponding Shapes (Sorting) The 1st Feast (Circle Time) Turkey Tracks (Math) 4
Expressions of Our Love to God In Worship Last Week Total 8:30 AM -81 11:00 AM -34 115 Wednesday Bible Class 0 Sunday Adult Bible Study 29 Sunday School 11 0 In Offerings Offerings to Date $234,055.28 Budget To Date $243,269.16 Thurs AM Bible Study 11/22/15 $3,851.50 General Fund $3,851.50; Music Ministry $722.00; Outreach Ministry, Timothy, $412.08 Those Serving Today 8:30 AM 11:00 AM Elders Jim Ewart Ron Johnson-Joe Rice Phil Thurnau Mike Benavides/ Homer Oexman Reed McCubbin- Ushers Carl Repper Steve Slater-Phil Thurnau Greeters Jim/Cara Ewart Homer/Ruth Oexman Altar Guild Altar Care Cindy/Reed McCubbin Cyndi Slater Acolyte Julia Rolf Kyra Schroeter Flowers The flowers have been given by Elijah and Cathy Truelove in celebration of their 45 th wedding anniversary.. 5
This Week at Peace Today The First Sunday in Advent Traditional Service 8:30 AM 11/29 Sunday School 9:45 AM Contemporary Service 11:00 AM Monday Sewing Bee 9:30 AM 11/30 Tuesday Knit/Crochet (M/M) 10:00 AM 12/01 O.W.L.S. 10:30 AM G.I.P. Board Meeting 6:30 PM Wednesday GIP Chapel 9:00 AM 12/02 Advent Service 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM Praise Team 6:30 PM Church Council 7:30 PM Thursday Knit/Crochet (M/M) 5:30 PM 12/03 Adult Choir 6:30 PM Friday 12/04 Pastor s Day with Family Saturday 12/05 Sunday Second Sunday in Advent Traditional Service 8:30 AM 12/06 Sunday School 9:45 AM Contemporary Service 11:00 AM 6
Advent Services - Wednesdays 2, 9, & 16 of Dec. - (3:00 PM, 7:00 PM) Advent Choral Service - 13th Dec. - (9:00 AM Education Hour, 10:00 AM Blended Service) Christmas - Christmas Eve Thurs., 24th Dec. - 6:00 PM Christmas Day Fri., 25th Dec. - 10:00 AM New Year's Eve Thurs; Dec. 31 st - (3:00 PM, 7:00 PM) with communion No Services on News Year Day. ADVENT SERIES We will be using an advent theme titled The Word and the Wonder during the Wednesday night services, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. In conjunction with this series, we will be using an Advent sermon series for Sundays titled The King is Coming. CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTMAS CARD Send Christmas Greetings to your fellow members at Peace without addressing and mailing cards! Sign your name on the Congregational Christmas Card that is in the entryway. You may place your offering in the wooden box by the cards. All offerings will be sent to Beautiful Savior Home in Belton. Make your check payable to Peace LWML. 7
PASTOR S NEW CELL NUMBER (816) 730-8923 O.W.L.S. CHRISTMAS PROGRAM Tuesday, December 1 st 10:30 AM The OWLS are having their Christmas program and gift exchange on Tuesday. Mark your calendars because you do not want to miss the talk by the foreign exchange student from Germany. There will be a white elephant gift exchange and singing Christmas songs. The dinner is going to be baked ham. Yum! New Class on Lutheran Faith Pastor will be hosting a new class designated for non-members interested in learning more about the Lutheran faith. If you know someone that might be interested in learning more about our Lutheran faith (like a neighbor or friend) please let them know about this class and encourage them to attend. This class will have three (3) sessions on Thursday evenings from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. The dates are January 7 th, 14 th, and 21 st. For more information about this class please contact Pastor Rolf. 8
PRAYERS OF PEACE Prayer Chain: Peace prayer chain members take the prayer needs of friends and members of Peace to the Lord in times of need. If you have a need for prayer, please call the church office (353-3813) any week day or Sheila Dalen (585-7715) any time to be included in the prayers for that day. You may now submit prayer requests through our new website at: www.peacelutheranlcms.org For our Homebound Members: Be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. Ephesians 6: 18 Dorothy Senzee Ed Schnitker J. D. Smith Niona Kuegele Joan Crawford Robert Reiger Eileen Krinke Marcella Ellison Iona Ralls Mary Cook Jack Phillips Ruth Wurdeman Herb Grasher Betty Enke Margaret Koontz Betty Halling Bonnie Haney June Schaedel Maxine Cook Joe Major Prayers Suggestions: Pastor Scott Lemmermann (Ascension Kansas City, MO) A.J. Zearley For Those Ill and Recovering: Pray for each other that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 5: 16 Laura Turek Rose Mary Thompson Connie Gardner Lisa Noah Cristin Blunt Barbara Taylor Jackie Britt Craig Phillips For those Active in the Military: Robert Baker Josh Krahenbuhl Sean Cochran Tyler Krahenbuhl Brody Ewart Brandon Seutter Joshua Hinrichs Michael Stansberry Stephanie Griddine Jason Scrivener 9