NEWS AND NOTES FROM PEACE WITH CHRIST 1412 W. Swallow Road Fort Collins, CO 80526 970-226-4721 Pastor Ralph Patrick www.pwchrist-fc.org
July 26, 2009 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
WELCOME TO PEACE WITH CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH! We give thanks to God that you are joining us today! Many of our guests are seeking a home church where they can be part of the Fellowship of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Peace with Christ is a congregation that is a family not an “organization”. We are small enough to allow people to know each other by name, and yet large enough to offer opportunities for growth and service. What we “specialize” in is not programs or productions, but simply The Gospel of Our Lord Jesus. Christ, His Word, and the Cross are what provide the foundation for faith and ministry. If you are interested in learning more about Peace With Christ Lutheran Church, please call the church office at 226-4721. Pastor Patrick would welcome the opportunity to visit with you personally.
THE TIME before the service may be used for prayer and preparation. Read through the worship bulletin and familiarize yourself with the service. A few moments spent this way will help make the service more meaningful. NEXT WEEK’S LUTHERAN HOUR MESSAGE: “I Am Weak, But He Is Strong” Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Ken Klaus. God can do anything but He can’t make sinners happy, on their terms. Christ makes it possible to “live happily ever after”. (2 Corinthians 12:8-9) Listen to The Lutheran Hour Message on KOA, Denver (AM850) at 6:00 a.m. and KFKA, Greeley (AM1310) at 9:30 a.m. Peace With Christ Radio Broadcast: KCOL (600AM), at 9:00 AM Sundays. ******************************************************* Next Sunday during both services will be the installation of our new Parish Worker, Reena Linke.
will be held by Pastor Hein on Mondays at 7:00pm.
Musicians and Vocalist - please consider signing up for prelude, offertory or postlude music this summer. Sign-up in the Narthex thanks!
Orphan Grain Train Fish Feed Everyone is invited to join us on Sunday, August 23 at NOON. Please sign-up in the Narthex.
♦ For the next 2 weeks, LWML is teaming up with Missions & Ministry in a congregation-wide effort to collect food, clothing and other items for Ysleta Mission. LWML’s focus is SCHOOL SUPPLIES and stores are already advertising “Back to School” specials. Walmart sells crayons for 20 cents! The next time you’re out shopping, please pick up a few items for our Friends in Christ on the border. A basket is available for your donations in the Sunshine Room. ♦ A Summer Craft Workshop will be offered Saturday, August 1st at 10am to work on projects for this year’s Holiday Craft Fair. All supplies and instructions will be provided. A variety of simple crafts can be completed with your help! For those looking for crafting opportunities sooner than August 1st, Kay’s Angels continue to meet most Mondays, 1:30- 3:30pm, all summer long. ♦ If you donated food for a potluck, VBS, or HIH this summer, please stop by the kitchen to sift through the accumulation of unclaimed items. We’d love to reunite you with your long lost casserole dish! ♦ Cheryl Harsen has made a request for jelly jars and pint-sized canning jars. These jars will be filled with delicious preserves, apple butter, etc. for LWML’s November Bazaar. If you have jars to donate, please see Cheryl or give her a call at #229-1459.
TAG - August 4th at 11:30am We will meet at the church at 11:30am and carpool to Gateway Natural Area for a picnic. It is 5.2 miles up Poudre Canyon and is wheelchair accessible. Bring a dish to share. Also bring lawn chairs and outdoor games. Tableware and drinks will be furnished. All older adults are welcome to attend this Older Adult Ministry group.
YOUTH ACTIVITIES Elitch Gardens: We will go on Wednesday, July 29. Sign-up soon as tickets need to be preordered, cost is $24 which covers your ticket, snacks and gas. Parents are needed as drivers too! Waterskiing: The Fosters have invited the youth members & parents to a waterskiing party at their home on Saturday, August 1, 10:00am - 2:00pm. Please bring a side dish to share and be sure to sign-up. Parents: Please sign-up to help with scrip sales during the summer months -- Thanks! Service Project: Sign-up to help with yard work for the Brown family. ******************************************************
Thank You - “Pat and I would like to express our most sincere and heartfelt thanks for the surprise anniversary celebration last week. It was Quite unexpected, but Greatly appreciated. Thank you for the time and effort that went into planning and setting up, for the beautiful cake and coffee, and for the many cards and kind expressions of love. We are blessed with you! Thank You!” Thank you to everyone who has brought food and clothing for the St. John’s Lutheran Church food pantry and closet. You have been a blessing to many families. During the first two weeks of August we will be collecting school clothing for teens and elementary kids, shoes, jeans, shorts, t-shirts, school supplies, cereals (dry and hot), tomato products, pasta, rice, flour, soup, tuna, bread, and buns. Coordinators: Bill & Tracie Roth, 221-8586 and Troy & Joy Bauder, 482-9549. Collection dates: August 2 and 9.
Family Education Night Back to school is quickly approaching, which means it’s time to think about FED nights once again! There will be an organizational meeting Wednesday, August 5th at 5:30 for anyone interested in helping this year. Also - if your group would like to sponsor a FED night meal as a fund-raiser, we’d love to have you do so! Be thinking about this and more information on signing up will be forthcoming. The first night for FED is planned for September 9th. Plan to put Wednesday evenings in your family schedules this year. Thank you, Lisa Bernhardt, FED Coordinator
In Our Prayers: We rememberThose who are ill, hospitalized, or recovering from surgery: Jake Schroder, Nadine Lueker, Rosalee Blumenshine, Bill Smith, Sheila Kido (mother of Deborah Kido), Doug Reed (brother of Diane Kettleson), Zoe Jones (Infant daughter of Josh and Jamie Jones), Kevin Rodenbeck, Marilyn Craig, Marilyn Hudson Those who are not able to attend church: Margaret Ziehm, Carolyn Brown, Arline Young, June Schwarck, Marie Rubel, Jean Upham The World, North Korea, Iran Seminary in South Africa - work being done there & in Botswana U.S. Soldiers throughout the world. ********************************************************
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A READING FROM THE BOOK OF CONCORD THE LARGE CATECHISM THE LORD’S PRAYER EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
We pray that [God's] kingdom may come to those who are not yet in it, and, by daily growth that it may come to us who have received it. "Dear Father, we pray, give us first Your Word, so that the Gospel may be preached properly throughout the world. Second, may the Gospel be received in faith and work and live in us, so that through the Word and the Holy Spirit's power, Your kingdom may triumph among us. And we pray that the devil's kingdom be put down, so that he may have no right or power over us, until at last his power may be utterly destroyed. So sin, death, and hell shall be exterminated. Then we may live forever in perfect righteousness and blessedness". From this you see that we do not pray here for a crust of bread or a temporal, perishable good. Instead, we pray for an eternal inestimable treasure and everything that God Himself possesses. This is far too great for any human heart to think about desiring, if God had not Himself commanded us to pray for the same. But because He is God, He also claims the honor of giving much more and more abundantly than anyone can understand [Ephesians 3:20]. He is like an eternal, unfailing fountain. The more it pours forth and overflows, the more it continues to give. God desires nothing more seriously from us than that we ask Him for much and great things. In fact, He is angry if we do not ask and pray confidently. (paragraphs 5356)
Condensed from CONCORDIA: THE LUTHERAN CONFESSIONS, copyright 2005,2006 by Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission. All rights reserved. To purchase a copy of CONCORDIA, call 800-325-3040.
ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK Today July 26
Worship Services (Communion) Education Hour
8:00 am & 10:45 am 9:30 am
Monday July 27
Worship Service M ‘n M’s
7:00 pm 7:00 pm
Bible Study Elitch Garden’s Outing King’s Men’s Bible Study
8:45 am 9:00 am 6:00 pm
Tuesday July 28
Wednesday July 29
Thursday July 30
Friday July 31 Saturday August 1
Sunday August 2
Worship Services (Non-Communion) Education Hour Installation of Reena
8:00 am & 10:45 am 9:30 am
THOSE SERVING TODAY 8:00 am 10:45 am Millie Miller Bill & Fran Watson Patricks Sherrie Norman Julie Ward Ray Kaiser Wes Nierman Pete White Chris Dunker Marv Grueber Paul Carlson Chris Dunker Nick Allison Doug Kettelson Nursery: Rachel Buchleiter Molley Patrick Acolytes: Brianna Lacey Amanda Nierman Crucifer: Robin Toomey Zach Diem Audio Support: David Nierman Ron Pichel Organist: Norma Thaemert Shawna Prevedel Elder of the Month: Art Pforr July 26 Materials: Greeters: Guest Book: Reader: Ushers:
Flowers on the Altar in Celebration of the marriage of Henry Mowry, son of Lisa & Randy Bernhardt to Sarah Strong Flowers on the Altar in Celebration of Gary & Delores Lebeda’s 60th Anniversary
THOSE SERVING NEXT SUNDAY August 2 8:00 am 10:45 am Materials: Leising Greeters: Arv & Barb Witt Pat Cribbs Guest Book: Pichel Reader: Carolyn Huisjen Ushers: Ken Keeney Bob Cribbs Dan Krueckeberg John Huisjen Ron Pichel Nursery: Acolytes: Crucifer: Audio Support: Organist: Elder of the Month:
Hoys Libby Hoy
Carolyn Huisjen Wyatt Allerheiligen
Ray Kaiser
Flowers on the Altar in thanks & praise for Reena
Prayer and Study Date: July 26 - August 1 Luther Quote: “God does not want mere hearers and repeaters of words but doers and followers, who practice their faith in a life of love. For a faith without love is not enough; it is in reality no faith al all but only appears to be faith. Just so a face seen in a mirror is in reality no face but only appears to be a face.” Bible readings for the week: Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday:
Psalm 52; 1 Chronicles 1-5 Psalm 53; 1 Chronicles 6-10 Psalm 54; 1 Chronicles 11-15 Psalm 55; 1 Chronicles 16-20 Psalm 56; 1 Chronicles 21-25 Deuteronomy 32:1-4; 1 Chronicles 26-29 Habakkuk 3:2-19; 2 Chronicles 1-3
Transforming Churches Network — July 16-31 The Transforming Churches Network (TCN) provides training and resources to help congregations fulfill their role as “mission outposts.” TCN is a non-profit partner organization of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod dedicated to revitalizing churches.
Daily Prayers: Sunday: For the TCN learning communities, which are composed of pastors and key leaders up to 10 different churches. The communities meet every four to six weeks to share devotions, prayer, and what they’ve learned through the revitalization process.
Monday: For the Groups Ablaze! process, designed to help local congregations reach out to their unchurched neighbors through small group methodology. Groups Ablaze! is designed to promote outreach by forming relationships with the unchurched and inviting them into nonthreatening small group home meetings which become a setting in which the Gospel of Jesus might be shared.
Tuesday: That through their participation in TCN, congregations would grow in their membership and the number of people they are reaching with the Gospel—through Baptisms, adult confirmation, vacation Bible school, small groups, worship, and other means.
Wednesday: That the Lord would provide more sources of financial support for TCN to continue its ministry and with thanksgiving for the funding already supplied through LCMS World Mission and other partners.
Thursday: For all of the unreached and uncommitted people living in the United States, the third-largest mission field in the world. One LCMS church closes each week in the U.S., which was designated a “world mission field” by the LCMS in 1992.
Friday: For the communities where TCN churches are present—that the diverse population of these communities would be touched by the churches’ outreach efforts and the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Macau – August 1-15 LCMS World Mission began work in Macau in 1988. LCMS missionaries established Concordia English Center. The center uses a combination of English-as-a-ForeignLanguage teaching, small-group Bible studies, and various fellowship activities to gather and evangelize both Cantonese residents of Macau and Mandarin-speaking migrant workers from surrounding areas.
Saturday: For St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, a congregation of The Lutheran Church—Hong Kong Synod, a partner church of the LCMS, which works together with the Concordia English Center in outreach and fellowship—that it will continue to be revitalized and that many people will hear the Gospel through its members. www.lcmsworldmission
July 19 ATTENDANCE Worship Attendance: 137(8:00) 80(10:45 am)
Total 217
Education Hour Attendance: Adult Bible Study: 63 Sunday School: 17 Financial Update As of June 30, 2009 Budget - 2009
Income
Expenses
Net Income
$359,000.00
$165,406.68
$170,548.32
-$5,141.64
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION HOUR: 9:30-10:30 a.m. ADULT BIBLE CLASS. .. Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall NURSERY & KINDERGARTEN . . . . Preschool Rooms GRADES 1- 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter GRADES 3-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abraham GRADE 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isaac JR. HIGH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob SR. HIGH . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . Youth Room
NEXT WEEK'S SCRIPTURE READINGS (ESV) First Lesson: Exodus 16:2-15 Second Lesson: Ephesians 4:1-16 Gospel: John 6:22-35
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