Peace Lutheran Church & School 1421 S. Bloomington Street P.O. Box 778 Greencastle, IN 46135 February 2018 Newsletter Come now, let us reason together, says Behol, the LORD: though your sins are like I a doin new thin ; now i scarlet, they shall be white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. Isaiah 1:18 Isaiah 43:19 Come receive God s gifts every Sunday! Bible Study: 9 a.m. Divine Service (Worship): 10:15 a.m. We share in Holy Communion every Sunday except the last Sunday of the month. CHURCH & SCHOOL OFFICE (765) 653-6995 peacegreencastlein@gmail.com www.peacelutherangreencastle.org PASTOR MATTHEW L SCHNEIDER m.l.schneider412@gmail.com A member congregation of THE LUTHERAN CHURCH Missouri Synod CYNTHIA PIENTA, SCHOOL DIRECTOR peacelambs@gmail.com fb.me/peaceingreencastle
2 This is the day that the LuRD has made; let us rejoicex and be glad in it! ipsalm 118:24
Table of Contents 3 Calendar of Events 4 From the Pastor 5 From the School 6 Explore God s Word (Bible Studies and Worship) 7 For the Ladies 8 Our Life Together (Prayer, Outreach, Events) 9 Budget Picture 10 Church Officers and Elders 10 Birthdays and Anniversaries 10 Serving in God s House in January Fellowship Hour February 04 February 11 February 18 February 25 Jean Everage & Kelli Yon Men of Peace Jan Hassler & Jamie Jedele Robin Schneider & Sarah Brickert Ushers February March David Livesay & Mike Pflueger Rick Hassler & Eddie Yon Communion Elder Dave Livesay
FEBRUARY 2018 ABC Adult Bible Class W Worship No Communion FH Fellowship Hall WHC Worship with Holy Communion SS Sunday School 4 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 Lutheranism 101 9:30 a.m. Women of Peace 10:00a.m. AA 7:30 p.m. Elders 10:15 am 4 ABC/SS 9:00 a.m. WHC 10:15 a.m. FH 11:30 a.m. 5 Death Dinner 6:30 p.m. 6 7 Proverbs Bible Study 1:30 p.m. Choir 6 p.m. 8 AA 7:30 p.m. 9 10 Lutheranism 101 9:30 a.m. 11 ABC/SS 9:00 a.m. WHC 10:15 a.m. FH 11:30 a.m. 12 13 Pastors Circuit Meeting 14 Proverbs Bible Study 1:30 p.m. Choir 6 p.m. 15 Pastors Confessions Study (Indy) Council 7 p.m. 16 17 Lutheranism 101 9:30 a.m. Worship 7 p.m. AA 7:30 p.m. 18 ABC/SS 9:00 a.m. WHC 10:15 a.m. FH 11:30 a.m. 19 20 21 Proverbs Bible Study 1:30 p.m. Choir 6 p.m. Worship 7 p.m. 22 AA 7:30 p.m. 23 JESUS at the MOVIES (Fellowship Hall) 7 p.m. 24 Men s Bible Breakfast (Jackson s) 8 a.m. Lutheranism 101 9:30 a.m. 25 ABC/SS 9:00 a.m. W 10:15 a.m. FH 11:30 a.m. 26. 27 28 Proverbs Bible Study 1:30 p.m. Choir 6 p.m.. Worship 7 p.m.
From the Pastor 5 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it, and how from childhood you have known the sacred writings that are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 2 TIMOTHY 3:14-15 HOW DO YOU KNOW when you have learned enough? How do you know that you have fully comprehended, fully trusted, fully believed everything that God has commanded, accomplished, and promised for you? In short, how do you know when your Christian basic training is complete? The truth is, the development of our Christian lives and Christian faith is never complete in this earthly life. We must constantly grow. We must constantly contend with the thoughts and worldviews of a world gone awry. This is not to be confused with having a strong enough faith to be saved the simple presence of our God-given faith is more than enough to declare us righteous before God and worthy of eternal life on Christ s account. However, we should always seek to be taught and re-taught and reminded of the simple basic facts on which our faith depends and to which it clings. In other words, it is always worthwhile, indeed necessary, to return to the catechism, that is, the basic truths from Scripture in condensed form. In Martin Luther s words: Many see the catechism as a poor, common teaching, which they can read through once and immediately understand. They can throw the book into a corner and be ashamed to read it again. But for myself I say this: I am also a doctor and preacher; yes, as learned and experienced as all people who have such assump ons and contentment. Yet I act as a child who is being taught the catechism. Every morning and whenever I have me I read and say, word for word, the Ten Commandments, the Creed, the Lord s Prayer, the Psalms, and such. I must s ll read and study them daily. Yet I cannot master the catechism as I wish. But I must remain a child and pupil of the catechism, and am glad to remain so. (LC, L P, 5, 7-8) AS WE ENTER THE SEASON OF LENT this Ash Wednesday, February 14, the congregation of Peace Lutheran Church will hear and speak, learn and re-learn the basics of our faith as we consider the six chief parts of Luther s Small Catechism, particularly on Sunday mornings. In preparation for this return to basic training, I highly recommend that every member dig out your old Small Catechisms and brush off the cobwebs, ready to read and re-read them throughout the week right alongside your usual daily Bible reading. (If you don t do daily Bible reading yet, now s a good time to start! Check out the Congregation of Peace at Prayer inserts every Sunday!) If you don t have a Small Catechism, we ll gladly provide the basic 30-page version, or you can procure the latest 2017 edition of Luther s Small Catechism with Explanation either from www.cph.org or Amazon for around $15 certainly a worthy investment. Truth be told, this is a high enough recommendation that if I were a school teacher or university professor, I would simply make it a required text! The cornerstone and foundation of our faith is Jesus Christ, and Him crucified for us. The catechism the Ten Commandments, the Creed, the Lord s Prayer, Baptism, Confession, and the Lord s Supper is how God builds us on that firm foundation through His Word and Spirit. This Lent, may God use the discipline of getting back to those basics help us grow both in our own faith and in taking advantage of the opportunities He gives us to share that faith with our friends and loved ones. Your fellow servant in Christ, Pastor Schneider
From the School 6 Our Little Lambs you can bless by sponsoring their hot meals
Explore God s Word! 7 Regular Bible Studies, Classes, & Sharing: Extra Worship Opportunities: New Opportunities to Explore & Share:
Especially for the Ladies... 8 Women of Peace met at the church January 6th, at 10 a.m. We opened with several devotions. We discussed the treasures report. Thank yous were received from World Relief LCMS, Concordia Seminary Guild and Pastor Roberts. We went over an LWML newsletter about where our mites are going and wanted outreach. Robin gave a Bible study on the Magnificat. We enjoyed a lunch of hot chicken salad, tossed salad, blueberry muffins, with cookies and candies for dessert. We will meet at Wendy s at noon on Friday, February 2nd, and then go to the church for Bible study. All women are welcome! If you have any questions about Women of Peace please contact Marilyn Taylor at 765-653-9577 Our Mission: The mission of the Lutheran Women s Missionary League is to assist each woman of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod in affirming her relationship with the Triune God so that she is enabled to use her gifts in ministry to the people of the world. Card Making, Scrapbooking, Gift Making Friday, February 23 6-9 p.m. Fellowship Hall *** $10.00 participation fee *** *** Make & Take Items *** New cards and gift items are being added to the card rack and on the ledge outside the church office. If you do not see the type of card you need, please leave a note with your name in the metal canister requesting the type of card we can personally make for you. Each card is $2.00. The money from the card sales is used to purchase supplies for our workshops. This allows us to be able to put each $10 participation fee in our mission fund. If you are unable to attend but would like to contribute to our Mission collection, please send your contribution to the church office Attn: LWML Missions Crafters. You may also purchase the kit to make the items yourself or the finished products. Please leave a note in the canister with your $10. Let us know if you would like kits or finished products. Thank you. You can also email us at missionscraftersplcg@gmail.com. Coming to Scrapbook? Let us know so we can have die cut machines available for you. You can visit our blog at http://craftingforourcause.blogspot.com and Deonna s at http://ilovetomakecards.blogspot.com We thank everyone who purchases cards. Your purchases help us continue this mission!
Our Life Together 9 For the whole Church of God in Christ, and for all people according to their needs... PRAYER CHAIN To initiate a prayer request you can call or e-mail Jamie Jedele or Barb Richmond, or call the church office. All of your prayer requests are important and will be acted upon. God answers prayers! Jamie Jedele jjedele@jedeleenterprises.com Barb Richmond deanbarb@comcast.net Church Office (765) 653-6995 peacegreencastlein@gmail.com T Be sure to check the Prayer List available on the bulletin table in the narthex!
10 CHURCH OFFICERS 2018 President: Rick Hassler Vice President: Eddie Yon Treasurer: Jan Hassler Financial Secretary: Mary Bretscher Secretary: Sue Pitts Rep of Christian Education Cindy Pienta Head Trustee: Bob Jedele Elder Representative: Paul Bretscher CHURCH ELDERS Dave Livesay (Head Elder) Ken Anderson John Anderson (Honorary) Paul Bretscher David Pienta Dean Richmond Kenny St. John Eddie Yon