The Tidings of Peace February Peace Lutheran Church Church Office: 755-2515 or 294-3811 Website: www.plcdresser.org Find us on facebook! Office open: Tues.-Fri. 7am-5pm Where to find it! February Servant Schedule 2 Pastor Jon’s Message 3 New Church Photo Directory! 4 Parish Nurse Notes 5 Seek God “Jeremiah 29:13” 6 Adult Education Opportunities 7 Education Ministry/Sunday School 8-9 Youth Ministry & Upcoming Events 10 SHINE-Share His Incredible News 11 Director of Christian Education Ronda Haley Email: [email protected] February Birthdays 12 Lenten Schedule 13 Custodians Jodi Swenson and Cindy Doiron This-n-That 14-15 Business as Usual 16 Things to Do! 17 Church Contacts Bridge Pastor Jon Becker 651-380-8555 Email: [email protected] Executive Secretary Pat Adam 715-222-9404 Email: [email protected] Council President Dale Cotch 715-441-5518 Parish Nurse Karen Fossum Email: [email protected] Treasurer Kathy Vesperman Financial Secretaries Dorothy Lindholm and Bonnie Crary February Servant Schedule 8:30 am February 1st Ushers Lay Readers Greeters Acolytes 10:45 am Lee Carlson family Bruce Swenson Judy Dittrich Jacob Campbell Chris & Claire Chinander Melissa Hall Jeff & Melissa Hall family Eddie Fehlen February 8th Ushers Lee Carlson family Lay Reader Jeff Hall Greeters Don & Linda Meixner Acolytes Joe Gorres John & Pat Adam Danielle Nelson Jerry Kolve & Betty Kolve Katelyn Haase February 15th Ushers Lee Carlson family Lay Readers Maria Gjovig Greeters Aaron & Miranda Hartman Acolytes Mattea Johnson Jim Kirby/Paul Smith Pat Kirby Dale & Lori Getschel Kyle Kobernick February 18th-Ash Wednesday Ushers: Volunteers? Acolyte: David Koch February 22nd Ushers Lee Carlson family Lay Readers Mary Drinkwine Greeters Mavis Lindahl/Angie LaMirande Acolytes Karter McNutt Altar Guild: 8:30– Sandy Ball Chris & Claire Chinander Anne Miller Solsrud Barb Hanson Ariel Moris 10:45– Marge Shores Communion Helper: 8:30-Sandy Ball 10:45-Jim Chapman Nursery: The Peace nursery will not be staffed during worship services at this time. Thank you to those who have previously helped in the nursery. 2 Pastor’s Page This month, the season of Lent begins... Dear brot h er s an d Si st er s i n Chri st , Ho w i m port ant i s your f ait h t o you? I s G od your # 1 pri ori t y, ev en bef ore f ami l y, f inance s, an d work ? O n F eb. 18 t h A sh W ednesd ay be gi ns anot h e r Lent e n Sea son. Le nt i s i nt ended t o be an i nt en se t im e f or al l of us t o pau se i n our bu sy sche dul e s, t o hone st l y and i nt ent i onal l y ex ami ne our f ait h l iv es, and t o a sk G od f or t he st ren gt h, coura ge, an d bol dne ss n eed ed t o g ro w i n f ai t h. T radi t i onal l y, Chri st i ans hav e adopt ed a great v ari et y of di sci pli nes duri ng Le nt t o dai l y rem i nd t hem of t hi s i nt ense t i m e of spi ri t ual j ourneyi ng. Som e possi bl e di sci pl i nes i ncl ude: m aki ng the ex t ra tim e i n an al ready hect i c sche dul e f or mi dweek wor shi p (W edne sday s at 7: 00 PM); giv i ng up red m eat one day a week; giv i ng up sweet s and/ or al cohol ; set t i ng a cert ai n t im e each day (of t en earl y i n t he m orni ng or l at e at ni ght ) f or 7 mi nut es of prayer a nd m edi t at i on (f or t he 7 week s of Lent ); comm it t i ng t o wri t i ng 7 not e s/ l et t ers t o t ho se peo pl e you hav e wan t ed t o t hank, …but hav e nev er got t en arou nd t o i t ; commi t ti ng t o wri t i ng not es t o 7 peopl e wh o hav e been im port ant i n your f ai t h dev el opm ent ; and sp endi ng a m i nim um of 7 m i nut es each day i n rea di ng an d st u dyi ng t he Bi bl e, …t o nam e but a f ew i dea s. T hese ex t ra di sci pl i nes are i nt en ded t o h el p us, ev en i n t he m i dst of our dai l y busyn e ss, ref ocus on o ur f ai t h, ask G od f or a st ronger, m ore i nt ense f ai t h, and rem em ber agai n, t he v ast dept h a nd scop e of G od’ s l ov e f or us i n Jesu s, wh o di ed and ro se agai n t hat we t oo mi ght hav e new l if e and et ernal l if e. I encoura ge yo u t hi s L ent , t o pray f or G od’ s Hol y Spi ri t t o st rengt hen a n d st ret ch yo ur f ai t h. I n Chri st , Past or Jo n A cert ai n grandm a was so del i ght ed whe n sh e heard t hat her grandc hi l dren were com i ng f or a v i si t ov er Chri stm as, sh e gav e t en dol l ars t o t he church. T he f oll owi ng Sund ay, af t er t he chil dren had l ef t , she gav e t went y dol l ars. "If G od were sm al l enough f or our mi nds, t he n He woul dn 't be bi g eno ugh f or our nee d s ." - unknown 3 It’s time for a NEW CHURCH DIRECTORY!! Our last church photo directory was in 2011. We have scheduled Lifetouch Photography to be at Peace on several dates in March and April. Most of the scheduling will be available on our website. However, we will help you schedule if needed. Tentative dates for photos are: March 10th, 12th-14th and 31st. April 1st, 2nd and 4th. Please check with your college students and schedule your family photo early. Scheduling will be available the first of March. Please plan to have your photo in our new Directory. This will be very helpful for our new pastor as he or she tries to get to know all of you. Our past interns have always made use of our directories to get to know our families. Help Wanted: People to host during the photo sessions (sign people in). Please let Pat know if you could share a couple of hours to do this. 4 Parish Nurse Notes! The Model for Healthy Living is a tool we’ve been using to explore the interconnectedness of life. This month’s focus is on WORK. Whether for pay or on a volunteer basis, we were made to work, and the value of work is intrinsic. It brings purpose to our own lives and to the lives of others. Each of us can find meaning through building a career, raising a family, or volunteering at a local organization. If you’re in a particular line of work, please plan to wear identifying attire on Sunday, February 8th to the 8:30or 10:45 worship service. For example, if you farm, wear your coveralls. If you make bars for church funerals, don an apron. If you volunteer at the hospital, wear your ID badge. Get creative! We’d like to acknowledge everyone’s gifts and skills! Kids, this is for you, too -- we invite kids of all ages to dress up as your favorite occupation, or what you’d like to be when you grow up. Stop by the table in the narthex throughout February for more thoughts and ideas about sharing gifts and contributing skills to better ourselves, our church and society in general. I recently needed to change out the batteries in our AED (Automated External Defibrillator). Back in 2006, the AED was purchased for Peace by a very generous family in our congregation. Some of you know how to use the AED; everyone should know where it’s located in our building so you could fetch it on a moment’s notice. The AED is near the corner in the hallway connecting the narthex to the kitchen – it’s in a mounted white box above the fire extinguisher (another good thing to know.) Please take a minute to locate this life-saving device next time you’re at church. The Caregiver Support Group’s speaker for the January session had to cancel at the last minute due to illness. However, she’s planning to reschedule for the February 17th meeting. Come hear the presentation by Kris Linner, Director of Spiritual Care for St. Croix Hospice. You don’t have to want to join the official group to attend. As always, refreshments will be served. God's love and peace to all, Karen 5 Ask Seek Knock February Memory Verse “Ask and it shall be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; the one who seeks find; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened” Matthew 7:7-8 Through a very generous gift to the Education Ministry in memory of Sharon Wolfe, the Sunday School rooms have been painted and will be receiving new whiteboards and bulletin boards in the next week! We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Wolfe family, to the Prep and Painting Crew: Matt and Stephanie Lechman, Diane Lechman, Ken Stensven, Shane O’Connor, Dallas and Alison Wynne (and extended family members!)... and to the Property Ministry who will be hanging the new boards for us! Another very special thank you to Diane Lechman and Allie Holmdahl for cleaning the nursery and sanitizing the toys and completing several cleanup projects in the Education Hallway! On behalf of the Education Ministry, but more importantly, on behalf of the Sunday School students and teachers…THANK YOU! THANK YOU! 6 EDUCATIONNEWSPage1 Woman’s Bible Study Lenten Study “He Set His Face to Jerusalem” =================== Wednesdays, 10:30—11:30am Joyful Morning, Dresser Beginning Ash Wednesday February 18th — April 1st Adult Education Opportunities Classes, Bible Studies, Conferences Men in Mission -- Bible Study Thursdays, 6am, Our Place Café SCF Call Bill Stevenson (262-853-5439) The Gospel of Luke says “When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.” (Luke 9:51) As followers of Jesus, we are called to reflect on and pray about where we set our faces day by day...and as we set our faces to Jerusalem and to the ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus, what difference does it make? What does Jesus’ determination say to us about our commitment s and our need to grow in love of God and neighbor? Rachael Circle -- Bible Study Wed, Feb 18th, 1:30pm Call Ramona Paulson (294-2665) Set Apart—Women’s Conference Northwestern College…Roseville March 6 & 7, 8am—4:30pm Sign up by Feb 11th (one or both days) at the Welcome Center! More info: http://www.setapartconference.com Rooms reserved - Country Inn & Suites Contact Ronda for more info. Books are available at the Welcome Center for $8 Peace Men’s Outing—Mark Your Calendars— Sign Up NOW! Heartwood Conference Center Trego, WI March 13-15th Cost: $65 includes lodging and food—due Feb 22nd Sign up at the Welcome Center. 7 EDUCATIONNEWSPage2 TOT-TIME Preschoolers , Toddlers, Adults February 3rd & 17th 10:00 – 11:00am Education Wing Jesus loves the li le children Each year we encourage children and youth entering grades 1-12 to attend ConfirMania! in Grantsburg, an experience that can be life changing and an important step in their faith journey. Luther Point Bible Camp 7th & 8th Grade Confirmation In March we will be having a “Luther Point Sunday” so stay tuned for details. This day will be a great opportunity to register for summer camp or you can register online at www.lutherpoint.org Upcoming Schedule Feb 4th — Unit 3 Test Feb 11th — Servant Night Lenten schedule February 18 — April 2 PEACE 2014 CAMPERSHIPS! $80—Full week camper $40 —Half week camper 6pm — Lenten Supper 6:30 — Student/Mentor Time 7pm — Worship (Camperships also available for Family and Grandparent Camp! Talk to Ronda!) Additional discounts & other campership money available through Luther Point. Early-bird discount deadline is April 1st! DEVOTIONALS for EVERYONE! ==================== Perhaps a Valentine’s gift for someone special! Check them out! Need something special...see Ronda! 8 EDUCATIONNEWSPage3 SUNDAY SCHOOL Opportunities—For all ages Learn in Faith. Grow in Faith. Serve in Faith. SUNDAY SCHOOL HOUR: PeaceKidz: FaithKidz: CLUB56: GODtime: 9:30-10:30AM PreK and Kindergarten Kidz First—Fourth Grade Kidz 5th & 6th Graders 7th & 8th Graders Fellowship Hall Fellowship Hall Club56 Room Youth Room TEAM JESUS! SOUPerBOWL BASH! Family Sunday School Event Sunday, February 1st, 9:35am Wear your favorite Football jersey or team colors Come and cheer on “TEAM JESUS!” Bring a can of SOUP for the foodshelves! Family Craft, Games, Snack! BE THERE!! GO, TEAM GO!! Parents: Please do not drop your children off...Please, join them! 9 Peace Lutheran Youth Ministry Mission Statement: To be an instrument used by the Holy Spirit to bring youth to faith in Jesus Christ. The strategies by which we accomplish this purpose are: Worship, Service, Learning and Fellowship. Youth Ministry Team: Angie Gehrman, Robin Ekstrom, Alan Puterbaugh, Jason & Sonya Swanson. Sunday Morning Opportunities (9:35-10:40 am) SONday (for youth 9-12 grade) We meet in the Haven room in the Ed Wing GODtime (for youth 7 & 8 grade) Each Sunday morning a group of your friends meet in the Youth Room for treats, games, study and fun. CLUB56 (for youth in 5-6 grade) This is a Sunday morning club just for 5 & 6 graders Wednesday Night HS Youth Group 9th-12th graders-please join us for HS Youth Group. from 6-7:30 pm. Supper is at 6:00 pm (bring $2 for supper). We gather in the Youth Room to eat, share exciting and challenging devos and hang out. Bring a friend! 10 Let Christ’s Light Shine! “Let your light shine before others…” Matthew 5:16 In February, we are shining upon the the people of Malawi On January 13, 2015, President Arthur Peter Mutharika of Malawi declared a state of disaster for Malawi because of flooding. In addition to the flooding, the situation is more dire because the rains came late, and the survival of the crops is now in question as well. About 15 districts including: Karonga, Rumphi, Thyolo, Zomba, Machinga, Mangochi, Salima, Mulanje, Phalombe, Nsanje and Chikwawa have been affected by the heavy rains. As of now 48 Malawian lives have been lost, and 70,000 are homeless. Malawi needs more than $500,000 to mitigate the impact and save lives. Please pray for the people of Malawi and that the crops do survive and that a famine can be averted. Our Sunday School kids will be decorating a box with hearts and using this box to collect monetary donations for Malawi during the month of February. Checks should be made out to NW Synod and “flood relief” should be written in the memo line. Our Noisy Offering on February 8th will be sent to the NW Synod and designated for needed help in Malawi. Please be generous! Share His Incredible News Everywhere! 11 Celebrating February Birthdays! 12 Lenten Schedule Weds., Feb. 18th - Ash Wednesday 6:00 pm Potluck Supper 6:30 pm Mentors/Students meet 7:00 pm Worship and First Communion Service Weds., Feb. 25th, March 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th 5:30 pm Soup Supper 6:30 pm Mentors/Students meet 7:00 pm Worship Service Thurs., April 2nd-Maundy Thursday 6:00 pm Potluck Supper 6:30 pm Mentors/Students meet 7:00 pm Worship Service Lenten Help Needed: Volunteers to usher each Wed. evening Volunteer(s) to help coordinate the Soup Suppers (make sure there are enough signed up to bring food or help serve/clean up). People to make soup! You can be reimbursed for your costs-just leave a receipt in the office with your name on it. Watch for our new sign up board in the Narthex! 13 Parish Nurse Karen’s focus in February is on WORK! Following is an excerpt from her article on page 6. If you’re in a particular line of work, please plan to wear identifying attire on Sunday, February 8th to the 8:30or 10:45 worship service. For example, if you farm, wear your coveralls. If you make bars for church funerals, don an apron. If you volunteer at the hospital, wear your ID badge. Get creative! We’d like to acknowledge everyone’s gifts and skills! Kids, this is for you, too -- we invite kids of all ages to dress up as your favorite occupation, or what you’d like to be when you grow up. Prayer Shawls knitted, crocheted and sewn for members & friends of Peace have been and continue to be a blessing for those who receive them. Parish Nurse Karen delivers the shawls which have been blessed during a worship service. Following are some recommendations for those who are making the shawls: a more uniform size and shape –rectangle as opposed to triangle, and measurements of 24” wide x 64 - 74” long, fringes of 2-4” long (any longer and they can get caught in wheelchairs or other items), and yarn in heather/earthtone, neutral colors. The fleece material shawls have been especially appreciated by the men (and women too) that have received them. This Prayer Shawl ministry is a vital part of Peace and members are so happy to have them and know that they are in the prayers of Peace also. Family Pathways Food Shelf needs your help! They have 2-3 blocks of time each day of the week except Saturday and Sunday with openings for volunteers. If you can spend a couple of hours at their location in St. Croix Falls, please call them at 715-483-2920. The food shelf is now located next to the Thrift Store in the Log Mall on Highway 8. 14 We would like to thank each and every person/group who was involved in the Turn Around Concert on Saturday, January 25th. Every facet of it was awesome and welldone; the talent was spectacular, and the comedy added extra spark to an already enjoyable evening. We loved every bit of it, not to mention it was all for a great cause…Feed My Starving Children. Peace members & students: The Larson Scholarship is available on our website. The scholarships are due back at Peace on May 1st. If you were granted a scholarship in 2014, you have to send either a 2nd semester schedule or your 1st semester grades to Pat in the office. Please also send the mailing address of your college and your student ID. Your scholarship money will be sent directly to the school. Bless you all. Lee & Judy Carlson THE DOLLAR AND THE CENT “A big silver dollar and a little brown cent, Rolling along together they went; Rolling along the smooth sidewalk, When the dollar remarked, for the dollar could talk; You poor little cent, you cheap little mite, I’m bigger and more than twice as bright, I’m worth more than you a hundred-fold, And written on me in letters bold It’s the motto drawn from the pious creed -‘In God We Trust’ which all can read – Yes, I know, said the cent, I’m a cheap little mite, And I know I’m not big nor good nor bright, And yet, said the Cent, with a meek little sigh, YOU DON’T GO TO CHURCH AS OFTEN AS I”. - Anonymous 15 Pastoral Duties January 21st: Funeral service for Shawn Cottor SCF Food Shelf Needs Volunteers! The St. Croix Falls Food Shelf has been serving the community for over 20 years. The Anderson's will be leaving soon and we are in desperate need of someone who would be responsible for keeping the Food Shelf running. The food shelf is in desperate need of a 'few good men' who can responsibly show up M.W.F. mornings to move food from Walmart to the food shelf. A van without seats has been used for years but a pick-up with a topper would work. If someone had an enclosed 4x8 trailer with a side door that would work really nice. They need to move about 1000-1500 lbs of food each time. We have some ladies that are helping out front but we really are in need of a few good men with able bodies. More ladies or teams of folks from your churches would be good. Someone who has a heart for this mission and feels called to step up and take charge would be really nice. Call 715 483-9138 to volunteer. Pastor Mike Brubaker, SCF United Methodist Church Attendance January 4th-90/89 11th-118/98 18th-125/76 Turn Around Concert-approximately 120 25th-141/71 Annual Meeting-79 FINANCIAL REPORT Needed to date Received to date $ 32,953.68 $ 24,972.89 Ahead or Behind $- (7,980.79) The 2014 Annual Report and the 2015 Giving Envelopes are available in the Narthex. February Memory Verse “Ask and it shall be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; the one who seeks find; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened” Matthew 7:7-8 16 Bible Studies/Groups Prayer Shawl Ministry 1st Sunday of each month in the Sanctuary Christian Women’s Connection Monday, February 16, Program: Bloom Where You are Planted Alliance Church of the Valley, St. Croix Falls Cost is $10, rsvp to Carrie at 715-554-2330 MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) Meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month (Sept-May), 6:15-8:15 pm at the SCF High School. MOPS is for birth—kindergarten and MOMSNext is for school-age children. Join us for crafts, playdates, guest speakers, spiritual and personal growth, coffee and snacks. Any questions email us at: [email protected] Milltown Lutheran Church invites Peace women to their 11th Annual Women’s Retreat! Sat., March 14, 8:30am Cost-$10 Please rsvp to Gloria Hutton, 483-9175 Theme Verse: Hebrews 12: 1-2 “...run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus,…” 17 Men in Mission Meet every Thursday at 6 am at Our Place Café, SCF. Rachael Circle February 25th 1:30 pm Hostess: Lois Jacobson 3rd Thursday Group Thursday, Feb. 19th, 9:00 am at Logger’s, SCF Weds. Women’s Bible Study Weds., 10:30-11:30 am Joyful Morning, Dresser New members are always welcome to join in any of the above opportunities! Non-Profit Org. US Postage PAID Dresser, WI 54009 Permit No. 3 Peace Lutheran Church 2355 Clark Road P.O. Box 655 Dresser, WI 54009 Peace Lutheran Church of Dresser, Wisconsin, is a family of people, called by the Holy Spirit through the Word and Sacraments, to pray for the world and the coming of God’s kingdom, to care about the needs of others in God’s name, and to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed. Peace Lutheran Church…. Called to Prayer, Called to Care, Called to Share. 18
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