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The PEACEful Life
15th Sunday after Pentecost, September 5
Peace Lutheran Church
762 Beechcroft Road
Spring Hill, TN 37174
Sunday Worship Schedule
Celebration Worship: 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.
We are located 1.5 miles past the
Spring Hill Post Office on the right
Peace Lutheran Church is empowered by the Holy Spirit
to worship Jesus Christ and live a vibrant faith.
~All are welcome
~Everyone can respond sacrificially
~Witness through word and deed
~The Holy Spirit works in all
~Prayer and bible study shape our lives
BUILDING PEACE TOGETHER "Then the people rejoiced because these had given willingly, for with single mind they had offered freely to the LORD" I Chronicles 29:9. This is the theme and verse for our freedom campaign.....to be free from debt for greater mission in the world but more importantly to increase our faith and expand our vision.
Songs of the Faithful: Studies in Psalms
For most of September and October the Psalm will be the focal lesson for preaching. While included in the lectionary, the Psalms often take a secondary role to the other readings of the day. Six themes will be explored in this sermon series: choice, despair, hope, trust, listening, and praise & proclamation. The Psalms are the first hymns and prayers of the church. They represent poems, prayers, and hymnody sung by real people living with the pains and challenges of real human life. They are human cries to God, humans hoping that God is listening to their shaky voices. They are also the people's praise to God for all the grace and mercy God has showered upon them. The themes within the Psalms were not just lived by people long ago. They are found over and over in human life, as similar challenges are experienced throughout the generations.
Thanksgiving Night in the Hunger Fight
St. Andrew Lutheran Church is hosting our sixth year with our fund raiser event, "Thanksgiving Night in the Hunger Fight" on Friday, November 19, 2010. We would like to invite Peace Lutheran Church to join us in the fight for hunger and to feed the children in Haiti. The purpose of the event is to raise money to feed the children who attend Christian schools in Haiti. Below are ways to get involved.
1. Attend the "Thanksgiving Night in the Hunger Fight. We serve a Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings, hold a silent auction and a live auction of donated items to raise funds to feed the children. 100% of the money raised will go to feed the children.
2. Either donate or help secure auction items or services. . A tax exempt letter will be provided for donations after we receive them.
3. Help with the meal or in another capacity on the planning committee
If you can help in any way please call Jolene Richardson at 794-1624 or email her at office@saintandrewchurch.com. Haiti is the poorest country in our Western Hemisphere. It is even more dire right now for our friends in Haiti as they struggle to recover from the devastating earthquake. The sad statistics are that 90% of the children have no breakfast coming to school, 20% have only enough to eat at home at night to be satisfied and half of the children in Haiti do not have food in a 24-hour period. Through our feeding program with Trinity/HOPE, children are provided a simple noon meal of beans, rice and a sauce each day. The cost of feeding each child is $.25 per day. For more information on Trinity HOPE-SPONSORED schools, please visit www.trinityhope.org.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is already working through long-standing partnerships with The Lutheran World Federation and Lutheran World Relief to provide emergency food, water, shelter and medical supplies to those affected by disaster....such as the flooding in Nashville as well Haiti and Chile. This church is uniquely positioned to provide immediate and ongoing help. And when the dust settles and the headlines change ELCA Disaster Response stays to provide ongoing assistance to those in need. To learn more, discover ways to volunteer and/or make a financial contribution click here.
Choir For All
August is our Choir for All - all ages all voices. Choir for All reheases on Sundays at 9:00 a.m.
The July 2010 edition of the Southeastern Weaver is avaliable. The Southeastern Weaver is the Newsletter for the Southeastern Synod Women of the ELCA. Click here to view the newsletter.
The weekly items for the Well food pantry is as follows:
August 1 - spaghetti sauce; August 8 - spaghetti noodles; August 15 - Macaroni and Cheese; August 22 - soup; August 29 canned vegetables. However, in addition to these items canned meets and spaghetti sauce are needed. To volunteer at the Well click here.
Bible Study - The Lutheran Course
Don’t forget to sign up for the Lutheran Course. Using learning and laughter we’ll explore what it means to be Lutheran. Great for new Lutherans, old Lutherans and anyone in between! Each session will be taught twice; on Wednesdays at 6:30 (beginning August 25) and on Sundays during Sunday School (beginning August 29). Each session begins with a 15 minute long DVD presentation taught by some of the most talented Lutheran scholars and teachers. There is also a handbook and workbook for each participant which guides learners through the material and makes the course work with wisdom and wit. Cost of materials per participant is only $20.
Welcoming Tennessee Update
One of our core values at Peace is that All Are Welcome. Voting members at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Churchwide Assembly voted overwhelmingly on August 19, 2009 to urge reform in the nation's current immigration policy. By a vote of 873 to 82, voters agreed to urge comprehensive reform of U.S. immigration policies and processes, and to call for suspension of immigration raids until such reform is enacted.
To receive up to date information from LIRS (Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services), subscribe to their e-newsletter, “Words of Welcome,” by clicking here. To become involved in impacting legislation on the both the state and federal level, c lick here create your profile to receive emails from LIRS’s action center directly impacting our state and community.
Common Myths about Immigrants and Immigration in Tennessee
Impacting Tennessee Legislation
Perfect Worship Attendance
According to the friendship registration pads the following people participated in worship every Sunday during the month of August: Chris Akins, David Akins, Rebecca Akins, Alice Baggot, John Husnik, Linda Husnik, Alice Mason, Hayward Townsend and Susan Townsend. Chris Akins, David Akins, Rebecca Akins, John Husnik and Linda Husnik has participated in worship every Sunday for the past two months.
We are collecting hotel size shampoos and conditioners for families who unexpectedly find themselves at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital.
We are also excited to announce a new online giving option for people to contribute to Peace Lutheran Church. This new process creates a way for people to support the ministries of our church even if you are on vacation or visiting family as well using several different types of electronic giving.
~You can give to either the General Fund or the Capital Campaign with this online link.
~You can make a one-time contribution or setup a recurring contribution as well.
~You can give from a major credit card, checking or savings account. Please note that if you use your bank accounts we receive 100% of your donation. If you use a credit card, there is a small percentage that is applied toward credit card fees.
~All transactions are treated with the same confidentiality as our regular giving process and all contributions will show up on your annual statements for tax purposes.
Get connected to the wider church! Sign up for our synod's E-Newsletter by going to our syond's website. On the home page, click the box that says "Sign up for the E-news Network and Youth Ministry E-news"
Peace Lutheran Church is participating in the Kroger Cares program. Every time you purchase groceries at Kroger with your Kroger Cares Card, Kroger will donate 4% of your total grocery bill to Peace. Please help us by being involved in this program. There are still more Kroger Cares Cards available. At this time we are netting about $125 per month with this program.
Word and Season for July, August, and September 2010 is available in the Narthex.
4 Staci Waechter
14 Susan Ballard
28 Alice Baggot
Anniversaries - September
11 Don and Sherry Ehm
Measures of our Ability to do Ministry
Giving as God gives to us
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Offering |
Challenge |
| Last Week |
$1,831 |
$1,872 |
| YTD |
$60,126 |
$67,392 |
| Land & Building |
$37,340 |
$50,000 |
Worshiping With the Body of Christ
Weekly Attendance
Last Week
50 |
YTD Average
52
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2009 Average
57 |
Editors Note: This page is usually updated by 5:00 p.m. of Thursday of each week.
762 Beechcroft Road * Spring Hill, TN * (931) 486-0762
We are located 1.5 miles past the Spring Hill Post Office.
We are empowered by the Holy Spirit to worship Jesus Christ and live a vibrant faith.
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Worship
Sunday - 9:30
Sunday School
Blessing of the
Backpacks
Aug 22
Click here for the
movies and pics from
High Seas Adventure
VBS 2010
New Nursery for
Worship - Aug 1
Contribute Online
General Fund and
Capital Campaign
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