November 16th-November 23rd Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church Wisconsin Synod 1001 Center St. Hartford, WI 53027 262-673-5610 www.peacehartford.org Worship Schedule Thursdays Saturdays Sundays 7:30 & 10:00 am Sunday Worship Services 7:30 & 10:00 am Sunday School, TOPS, FBI 8:45 am Children s Choir Practice No Rehearsal Monday Public School Catechism Tuesday Peace Through Jesus Coordinating Council Mission Society Adult Open Gym Wednesday Wed. Morning Bible Study Adult Choir Deer Hunters Communion Adult Handbells 6:00 pm 8:30 am 7:30 pm Thursday Coffee & Scriptures Emerald Ridge Service Gardens Service Worship Service PLS Chapel Friday Saturday Worship Service 6:15 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 8:10 am Sunday Worship Services 7:30 & 10:00 am Sunday School, TOPS, FBI 8:45 am Children s Choir Practice 6:00 pm Office Hours this week: Church: Monday -Thursday 9:30am-3:00pm School: Monday - Friday 7:45am-3:30pm At Worship: 11/6-11/9 111+102+148+393=754 (657); Year to Date: 33,063 (34,003) Serving Next Week: Altar Guild: Group 3: Roethle, Roecker. Counters: 11/17: 2 Greeters: 11/20 or 11/22: Zastrow 11/23: Roesler, Feucht. Communion Assist: Gunst. A/V Desk: 11/23: Schulz, Wetor. Ushers: 11/20: B 11/22: A 11/23: 1 Flowers on the Altar given by Chuck & Sue Bates, in honor of granddaughter Belle s 9th birthday. Forever with the Lord Viola Moser, funeral Sat. Nov. 15th at 12 pm at Shimon Funeral Home. A Glimpse at Our Giving Week (19) of Fiscal Year Needed Year to Date Received Year to Date Surplus or (Deficit) $402,758.39 $300,654.76 ($102,103.63) Pastors: Jeremy Husby 262-224-6756 Aaron Steinbrenner 262-224-6331 Paul Waldschmidt 309-825-9913 Myron Sordahl 262-224-8203 Principal: Ben Washburn 262-673-3811 Preschool: Deb Kolbow 262-966-2631 KMLHS Principal: Mr. Jamie Luehring 262-677-4051 x1104 Deer Hunter s Communion Service Wednesday, November 19th at Before you head up north, join us for a special worship service, especially for those going away for the weekend for deer hunting (or shopping). Both hunters and non-hunters are welcome to attend. This will not be a repeat of Sunday's service, but it will be a special service with holy communion served. Studies 8:45 am Sunday Mornings Altar Guild Poinsettia Orders will be due November 30th! Order your poinsettia in the library for $10.00. These poinsettia plants may be placed in memory or honor of a loved one, and are used to beautify our sanctuary during the Christmas services. They may be taken home after the Christmas Eve and Day services. If you have any questions, please contact Janice at 673-7730. Altar Guild Christmas Cards will be available next week. First Letter to Corinth (Led by Pastor Husby in the Fellowship Hall) OR Your Questions, Scriptures Answers (Led by Pastor Steinbrenner in the Upper Bible Study Room)
Spiritual Growth Opportunities Sunday Morning Studies 1 Corinthians / Q & A Fellowship Hall at 8:45 am Tuesday Evening Peace Through Jesus Church Fellowship Upper Bible Study Room Wednesday Morning Genesis 1-3 Upper Bible Study Room at 8:30 am Thursday Morning Coffee & Scriptures: Resumes with Jeremiah 18ff Fireside Room at 6:15 am Led by Pastor Husby Welcome Visitors! Please make sure to sign our friendship registry, located at the end of the pew. If you would like, please leave your address, so that we may acknowledge your visit! News from Kettle Moraine Lutheran: The KML Adult Chorale presents their 2014 Advent & Christmas Concert Hark the Glad Sound! The concert will be held on Sunday, December 7th at 4pm at Pilgrim Ev. Lutheran Church in Menomonee Falls. KML Freshmen Registration will take place on Monday, December 1st from 4:30-8:00 pm and Monday, December 8th from 6:30-8:00 pm. Current 8th graders and their parents can register, select courses, speak to staff, as well as get information on other clubs and activities KML offers. Hope to see you there! Jenny Guenterberg Benefit is this Sunday, November 16th from 11am-4pm at the Mineshaft. Baked items should be packaged, labeled and priced and can be dropped off at the Mineshaft starting at 8:00 am. Advent By Candlelight: Please make sure to sign up by Sunday, November 23rd. All women of Peace are invited, and encouraged to invite their friends to join us for our Advent by Candlelight, which will be held on Sunday, November 30th, beginning at 6:00 pm in our Fellowship Hall. If you want to host a table this year, please sign up on the table in the Gathering space. If you do not want to be a hostess, but would like to attend, please sign your name on the sign up sheet (where indicated) and we will assign you to a table. If you have any questions, please contact the church office or one of the committee members. Be a Hero! The Blood Drive is Monday, November 24th from 2-7 pm at Peace. If you would like to register to donate blood visit www.bcw.edu/peacehartford. You can also still sign-up to volunteer in the church library. For more information, please contact Jessica Washburn at 262-546-1747 or jlwashburn8@gmail.com. The Lutheran Chorale of Milwaukee will hold its annual Prelude to Christmas concert on Sunday, November 30th at 2:00 & 4:30 pm at Abiding Word Lutheran Church (formerly Gloria Dei-Bethesda) located at 9420 W. Capitol Dr. in Milwaukee. Attention Greeters: Please contact Laurie Lepien at 673-6751 if you would like to become a greeter, or if you are no longer able to be on the 2015 greeter schedule. This is a great way to meet your fellow Peace family. Communion Wafers: Please speak to one of the Pastors if you are interested in Gluten Free communion wafers. Scrip is available after Thursday and Sunday 10 am services this weekend. Calvary Cookies Needed: Please Bring your creations for Calvary Academy Ministries to the warming kitchen the weekend of November 20-23rd in disposable packaging, label with the name of recipe & (due to allergies) indicate whether the recipe contains nuts (of any kind), raisins, or peanut butter. Every cookie/candy is appreciated. Peace Mission Society is still in need of Cookies for Shut-In s. Please refrain from bringing those baked goods to the warming kitchen until November 29th. Women s Retreat: The Pathways to Christ Retreat will be on March 13-15, 2015 at LaSure s Banquet Hall in Oshkosh. The theme for the weekend is What Burdens Your Heart Today? Guest Speakers include Naomi Schmidt, Colleen Oldenburg, and Marilyn Sievert. You can choose to attend a portion of the weekend, or the entire event. To learn more, or to register, visit: www.pathways.martinlutheroshkosh.c om. Owls News: The next mailing preparation for the Chaplaincy Offering will take place on Tuesday, November 18th, at 10:00 am, in the Fellowship Hall. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Our Dodge/Washington OWLS Christmas Party will be Sunday, December 7, 11:30 am at Ponderosa in Hartford in the back room. Pay for your meal at the check-in counter. It is not necessary to register ahead. - There will be no meeting on December 22. Property Update: The Hartford City Planning Commission has postponed the meeting to address concerns with the ground cover on the west bank of the school grounds along Elm St., to December 8th at in the council chambers. Feel free to attend. Contact Jack Arfstrom with questions at 920-474-7372.
What s What in Worship What s What in Worship READING OF SCRIPTURE READING OF SCRIPTURE Everything that Lutherans believe, teach, and confess is based on the Scriptures. Lutherans believe the Bible is, quite literally, God s Word. God the Holy Spirit gave the human writers the very thoughts and words that they used (verbal inspiration). The reading of the scriptures is one of the high points in the liturgy (order of worship) and is reflective of the Lutheran Church s high view of the Bible s inspiration and authority. In the liturgy, the Scriptures are honored as the Word of God. The Word who became flesh to be our Savior (Jesus) does not deem human words to be beneath him. As he came to us in the lowliness of our flesh, so he comes to us in human words, the words given by inspiration of the Holy Spirit (2 Timothy 3:16). Through these God-breathed words, God himself is at work to make us "wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus." The primary purpose for which God gave us his Word, the Bible, was to reveal Jesus as the Savior (John 20:31). All of Scripture informs us about Jesus, both the Old Testament and New Testament. Law and Gospel are both also found in the OT and the NT. The Law shows us our sinful state and the need for a Savior. The Gospel is the Good News that God has sent his Son as the Savior. Whenever God s Word is read or heard the Holy Spirit is present and active (Isaiah 55:10-11). The Holy Spirit uses God s Word to create and strengthen faith in each believer (Romans 10:17). God s Word is a means of grace; it is vehicle by which the gracious gifts (undeserved, free gifts) of life and salvation that Jesus won are brought and offered to us. Each Sunday has assigned readings from the OT (prophets), the epistles (letters to early Christian churches), and the gospels (biographies of Jesus words and works). Peace, like many churches, follows a three year cycle of assigned readings (lectionary). The cycle is built around the gospels. The first year of the cycle focuses on readings from Matthew. The second year focuses on Mark. And the third year focuses on Luke. Readings from John are scattered throughout the three years. The OT lesson usually ties closely to the gospel reading. Using the assigned readings (lectionary) keeps our focus on Jesus, on the perfect life, sufferings, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus. Everything that Lutherans believe, teach, and confess is based on the Scriptures. Lutherans believe the Bible is, quite literally, God s Word. God the Holy Spirit gave the human writers the very thoughts and words that they used (verbal inspiration). The reading of the scriptures is one of the high points in the liturgy (order of worship) and is reflective of the Lutheran Church s high view of the Bible s inspiration and authority. In the liturgy, the Scriptures are honored as the Word of God. The Word who became flesh to be our Savior (Jesus) does not deem human words to be beneath him. As he came to us in the lowliness of our flesh, so he comes to us in human words, the words given by inspiration of the Holy Spirit (2 Timothy 3:16). Through these God-breathed words, God himself is at work to make us "wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus." The primary purpose for which God gave us his Word, the Bible, was to reveal Jesus as the Savior (John 20:31). All of Scripture informs us about Jesus, both the Old Testament and New Testament. Law and Gospel are both also found in the OT and the NT. The Law shows us our sinful state and the need for a Savior. The Gospel is the Good News that God has sent his Son as the Savior. Whenever God s Word is read or heard the Holy Spirit is present and active (Isaiah 55:10-11). The Holy Spirit uses God s Word to create and strengthen faith in each believer (Romans 10:17). God s Word is a means of grace; it is vehicle by which the gracious gifts (undeserved, free gifts) of life and salvation that Jesus won are brought and offered to us. Each Sunday has assigned readings from the OT (prophets), the epistles (letters to early Christian churches), and the gospels (biographies of Jesus words and works). Peace, like many churches, follows a three year cycle of assigned readings (lectionary). The cycle is built around the gospels. The first year of the cycle focuses on readings from Matthew. The second year focuses on Mark. And the third year focuses on Luke. Readings from John are scattered throughout the three years. The OT lesson usually ties closely to the gospel reading. Using the assigned readings (lectionary) keeps our focus on Jesus, on the perfect life, sufferings, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus. +++ Kyrie Eleison +++ Gloria in Excelsis +++ Reading of Scripture +++ Credo +++ Sermon +++ Offertory +++ +++ Kyrie Eleison +++ Gloria in Excelsis +++ Reading of Scripture +++ Credo +++ Sermon +++ Offertory +++
WANTING TO GIVE GOD OUR VERY BEST Our church sanctuary is clearly the most important room on our campus. The committee is intent on coming up with a plan that serves the congregation in very practical ways. We also want to recognize that just as God has given us his very best, he deserves nothing but the very best that we can give him. Peace Sanctuary Renovation Helping Others To Hear & Be Heard Look for more updates from the Sanctuary Renovation Committee in the coming weeks. November 9 Communion Accessible to All November 16 Helping Others to Hear and Be Heard November 23 A Warmer, Well-Lit Space November 30 More Than a Make-Over ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS On the weekend of December 7, the Renovation Committee is planning a brief (10-15 minute) presentation after each service, which will summarize these four areas. We re also planning a lengthier presentation sometime in January, complete with artist renderings, access to our design consultant, Paul Barribeau, from Groth Design Group. We are looking forward to sharing what we ve learned and receiving feedback from all our Peace members. The Lutheran Church has often been called the singing church. What do you think is the reason? Do you feel more confident singing by yourself, or when you clearly hear other voices around you? Have you ever noticed that some of the kids groups that sing in church are sometimes hard to hear in certain parts of the sanctuary? Do you know how old our assistive listening system is? The Sanctuary Renovation Committee Don Radke, Chairman / Mike Marquardt, Secretary Rodney Schulz / Betty Wolf / Janice Radke / Brian Horst /Minette Wolf / Clarence Roethle The Pastoral Staff
BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO HEAR THE WORD Verbal communication, whether spoken or sung, is the main vehicle for our worship. This verbal communication has three basic directions or channels: 1. God speaks to us through his Word and through his called servants. 2. We speak to God with our prayers and praises. 3. We speak to each other as we join our voices together in spoken responses and in music. In our Lutheran worship, it is vitally important that all these channels are clearly heard and understood by all. The Sanctuary Renovation Committee has been looking at how we can improve communication in each of those channels. ENHANCING ACOUSTICS Music works through all three of these channels, bringing the Word of God to the listener, sending praise to God, and encouraging fellow believers in their faith. If a space is more acoustically dead, singers don t hear each other as well. This can cause aural tuning issues for choirs and can make singers feel like they re singing by themselves. Most people, whether the person in the pew or the 7 th grader singing in front of church, don t like singing solos, so if they can t hear others around them singing very well, they get shy and sing and speak more quietly. In an acoustically live environment, singers hear each other more clearly, which allows choirs to better sing in tune. It allows young kids with developing voices (think preschoolers with small voices or even adolescents going through a voice change) to be heard better by the congregation. Most importantly, the supportive sound gives more confidence to singers both in the pew and in the choir to participate more robustly. On the other hand, an acoustic environment that is too live can cause problems with echoes that can reduce speech intelligibility. PROPER FLOORING CAN HELP Carpeting is the number one obstacle in achieving a more live acoustic. Hard surface flooring can help provide an acoustic environment that is supportive of choral and congregational participation. Hard surface flooring in the chancel is especially helpful for choirs that sing in front so they can hear each other. This makes it easier to sing in tune, and to help singers sing more confidently. It will also help blend the voices together and project the sound out to the congregation better. It can even help our organ sound more present and lively. IN THE LOOP If the flooring is going to be updated, we have an opportunity to bring our aging assistive listening system up-to-date. By putting a certain kind of wire under the floor around the perimeter of the sanctuary, we would position ourselves to be able to make use of an Audio Induction Loop System, which allows people with T-coil equipped hearing aids and cochlear implants to receive a clear audio signal wirelessly from the church s sound system. This would be a vast and needed improvement over our current assistive listening system. HELP FROM EXPERTS The Sanctuary Renovation Committee has engaged an acoustic consultant to help us get scientific data that will guide us in achieving the right acoustical balance, which in turn will help us sing our praises better and help us hear the Word in song more clearly. He will also help to make sure our current sound system will be appropriately adjusted to the new acoustic environment so that all can hear the Word without difficulty.