We are making progress in executing the lease on the new building, after a delay due to the illness of MAR’s lawyer. A real estate lawyer and member of 1st Presbyterian, Sarasota, is providing our counsel. Thanks for your patience and for all the gifts to the furnishings fund, totally $1500 after just two weeks!
After worship this week, the Evangelism Team strongly encourages you to stay for an hour of vision work, called Reaching Out: Ideas for Connecting with Our Community. With gratitude in our hearts, let’s seize the moment to prayerfully consider new ways to fulfill our mission to make God known! Be ready on Sunday to answer these questions: What/who brought you to Peace? And why did you stay?
There will be a Congregational Meeting on October 3 following worship to elect a nominating committee to guide the election of four elders for the class of 2013. The session designates two elders to serve on this committee, one who must be on the session and able to moderate the committee. These elders are Tom C., moderator, and Ivy R.. You will have the opportunity to nominate three more adults and a youth to serve. Begin your prayerful thought now and discuss the availability with anyone whom you would like to nominate to this committee (not to office of elder). These persons cannot be clergy, or currently on session. They must be active members (not affiliates) and need to know the congregation well. The nominating committee will have two meetings in the month of October to prepare a slate of elder nominees. I am sure they will welcome your input after they are elected to serve.
There are two opportunities to help Family Promise in October. October 10-16 (meals — Christian Retreat nearby) and October 31-November 6 (meals and overnight — Westminster, Bradenton). Eirinn C. will tell you more.
Remember the Steele family, in the loss of Judi’s mother, Hazel Paul. There will be a memorial service for family members and a few close friends in the Steele’s home on October 3rd at 2:00. In Christ, all shall be made alive!
Current sermon series is on the five goals of Peace Presbyterian: Inspiring Worship, Authentic Relationships, Nurturing Discipleship, Compassionate Outreach, and Responsive Stewardship.
Peace to you, every one!
Elizabeth
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
This Week at Peace -- September 17th
Dear Peace People,
The lesson of patience is learned only one way – by waiting uncomfortably long. Many of you are waiting for new jobs, improved health, diminished grief, harmony in relationships . Peace is still waiting to sign the lease on our new center for ministry, but we think that the extra time and care we’re giving will make it worth the wait. If you have not yet seen our new worship space, come and see!
This week in worship, instead of focusing on one particular scripture, we are examining the whole story of God’s people through the lens of the major themes in scripture – Creation, Covenant, Exodous, Exile, Christ, and Church.
Next Sunday the Evangelism Team invites you to stay for the Lively Learning hour to dream dreams and see visions of outreach for Peace Presbyterian.
Lively learning classes for the fall are now scheduled to begin October 3rd. An ad hoc committee met at the site this past week to discuss room usage and furnishings. We are so grateful for the $850 given last week to our special fund for furnishings. Remember that each table costs $70-100, and each child-size chair about $25. Any special gift you can offer to the “fund for furnishings” will be much appreciated.
Our Funday Sunday may well be the 14th of November, giving us time to settle and to plan for a great open house for the whole community. On this Sunday and any Sunday, remember that loving God and loving people is what matters most. Pay attention to the Spirit of the Lord and spirit of each other.
International Day of Peace is this coming Tuesday. Many people of different faiths are committing themselves to pray for peace for one minute at noon on September 21. Let’s join them. http://amillionminutesforpeace.org/
Sunday, October 3 is World Communion/Peacemaking Sunday. You will hear more about that in worship Sunday. First Presbyterian, Sarasota is having a special workshop on Environmental Stewardship on Saturday, October 2 from 10-12. Call 955-8119 to register. http://www.firstpressarasota.org/tendingtoedenwithbookgroupincluded_000.pdf
Pastor Tricia and Baby Wells are doing well. Our love and prayers to them and to all of you, especially if you are experiencing life as challenging or difficult.
Peace to you,
Elizabeth
The lesson of patience is learned only one way – by waiting uncomfortably long. Many of you are waiting for new jobs, improved health, diminished grief, harmony in relationships . Peace is still waiting to sign the lease on our new center for ministry, but we think that the extra time and care we’re giving will make it worth the wait. If you have not yet seen our new worship space, come and see!
This week in worship, instead of focusing on one particular scripture, we are examining the whole story of God’s people through the lens of the major themes in scripture – Creation, Covenant, Exodous, Exile, Christ, and Church.
Next Sunday the Evangelism Team invites you to stay for the Lively Learning hour to dream dreams and see visions of outreach for Peace Presbyterian.
Lively learning classes for the fall are now scheduled to begin October 3rd. An ad hoc committee met at the site this past week to discuss room usage and furnishings. We are so grateful for the $850 given last week to our special fund for furnishings. Remember that each table costs $70-100, and each child-size chair about $25. Any special gift you can offer to the “fund for furnishings” will be much appreciated.
Our Funday Sunday may well be the 14th of November, giving us time to settle and to plan for a great open house for the whole community. On this Sunday and any Sunday, remember that loving God and loving people is what matters most. Pay attention to the Spirit of the Lord and spirit of each other.
International Day of Peace is this coming Tuesday. Many people of different faiths are committing themselves to pray for peace for one minute at noon on September 21. Let’s join them. http://amillionminutesforpeace.org/
Sunday, October 3 is World Communion/Peacemaking Sunday. You will hear more about that in worship Sunday. First Presbyterian, Sarasota is having a special workshop on Environmental Stewardship on Saturday, October 2 from 10-12. Call 955-8119 to register. http://www.firstpressarasota.org/tendingtoedenwithbookgroupincluded_000.pdf
Pastor Tricia and Baby Wells are doing well. Our love and prayers to them and to all of you, especially if you are experiencing life as challenging or difficult.
Peace to you,
Elizabeth
Friday, September 10, 2010
This Week at Peace - - September 10th
Thanks be to God for the newest little peacemaker among us! (photo attached) On Wednesday morning at 8:18 Pastor Tricia gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, 7’14’‘ pounds and 20 inches long. She and Clay have spent time pondering his name, and the final conclusion is Wellspring Olson Thomas. They will call him Wells. Tricia and Wells will go home today, and hope to make it to the Sisters of Peace Dinner/Baby Shower!
Many of you will be wondering if we have signed the lease yet, and I’m still hoping today might be our day. But given the uncertainty, we will not try to set up for Lively Learning classes this week. We will only provide the CCB training postponed two weeks ago when this moving opportunity came our way and required a special meeting. Adults and youth are invited to spend some time with Richard at 11:15, learning how to more effectively use our web-based communication system. Emily Miller has photos of most of you who are regular attenders. If you are not opposed, we will put your photo in, so we can print a photo directory.
We invite you to make a special gift this Sunday to Peace’s ministry wing! Write a check to cover the cost of a child-size chair or table, a white board, or office chair, a folding table for adults or youth or give the furniture for a whole room. Gifts will range from $25-$500. More information will be available on Sunday.
Finally, let me remind you that First Presbyterian Church with leadership from Clay Thomas, is holding an Interfaith Service for Understanding and Peace – Jews, Christians, and Muslims remembering victims, denouncing hate, and working for peace – Saturday, September 11th 7:30 at 1st Presbyterian, Sarasota on Oak Street. I plan to be there and hope many of you can come too, as a witness to peace, in this fractured world of ours.
Peace,
Elizabeth
Attachments:
Photo of Wells.pdf
Many of you will be wondering if we have signed the lease yet, and I’m still hoping today might be our day. But given the uncertainty, we will not try to set up for Lively Learning classes this week. We will only provide the CCB training postponed two weeks ago when this moving opportunity came our way and required a special meeting. Adults and youth are invited to spend some time with Richard at 11:15, learning how to more effectively use our web-based communication system. Emily Miller has photos of most of you who are regular attenders. If you are not opposed, we will put your photo in, so we can print a photo directory.
We invite you to make a special gift this Sunday to Peace’s ministry wing! Write a check to cover the cost of a child-size chair or table, a white board, or office chair, a folding table for adults or youth or give the furniture for a whole room. Gifts will range from $25-$500. More information will be available on Sunday.
Finally, let me remind you that First Presbyterian Church with leadership from Clay Thomas, is holding an Interfaith Service for Understanding and Peace – Jews, Christians, and Muslims remembering victims, denouncing hate, and working for peace – Saturday, September 11th 7:30 at 1st Presbyterian, Sarasota on Oak Street. I plan to be there and hope many of you can come too, as a witness to peace, in this fractured world of ours.
Peace,
Elizabeth
Attachments:
Photo of Wells.pdf
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Come and See Our New Home!
10910 Technology Terrace, on Lakewood Ranch Blvd, one mile north of Lakewood Ranch High School & YMCA and one mile south of Crowders Ace Hardware. Look for signs. (Peter and Robin Miller will be at the college to “catch” anyone who goes there.)
September 5 Schedule:
8:00 Finish setting up for worship & fellowship
9:30 Celebration of Singing & Prayer
9:45 Worship
11:00 Fellowship & Touring
11:30 Session Meeting (open to all)
12:00 Clean up and vacate the building (deadline – 2 pm, not 12:30)
12:30 Go home or enjoy a celebration lunch with Peace family members at Asian Cuisine or another restaurant of your choice
Glory to God in the highest and peace to God’s people on earth!
September 5 Schedule:
8:00 Finish setting up for worship & fellowship
9:30 Celebration of Singing & Prayer
9:45 Worship
11:00 Fellowship & Touring
11:30 Session Meeting (open to all)
12:00 Clean up and vacate the building (deadline – 2 pm, not 12:30)
12:30 Go home or enjoy a celebration lunch with Peace family members at Asian Cuisine or another restaurant of your choice
Glory to God in the highest and peace to God’s people on earth!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
This Week at Peace -- Sept 1 -- Moving!
Dear Peacemakers,
“I was glad when they said to me, Let us go to the house of the Lord“ (Psalm 122) Going to the house of the Lord means traveling to a different place this Sunday! YES, WE ARE MOVING! We had an open session meeting last Sunday morning and invited everyone present to participate in a discussion about this exciting possibility. The Peace Session and Admin Team have been involved all week in negotiating a great deal for Peace’s future.
For more than a year, we have searched for a ministry outpost for Peace to use all week. Thanks be to God, we now have it! We will have access to the 300-seat auditorium on Sunday mornings from 8 am until 2 pm free of charge while we lease 2500 square feet of attached office/ministry space. We are committing to three years for the nine-room suite, at a flat rate for more than we would be paying for the college. So we will need all of you to do what you can these next years to support our new mission to reach out, grow strong, and send our congregation out beyond the confines of SCF (MCC) to a more visible and hospitable venue.
What new opportunities for ministry will be ours at a central location during the week? Youth activities, music groups, after school ministry, support groups, movie nights, counseling, ministry team meetings! The rooms are not large, but they will be ours 24/7! We will still have some set up for worship, but this Sunday should be our last trailer unloading/loading, as next week we can move into the building when all legal lease documents are signed. Thank you, Jesus!
Peace’s new home is in the Manatee Association of Realtors Conference Center at the corner of Lakewood Ranch Blvd and Technology Terrace. It is one mile north of Lakewood Ranch High School and one mile south of Crowders Ace Hardware. We expect to be able to put a large sign on the north face of the building, but this Sunday look for our small Peace signs.
This Sunday we will have worship only – starting with a celebration of singing at 9:30 to allow the lost to find us before the full service begins at 9:45. In addition to on-site greeters, we would like to have a volunteer or two to go to SCF from 9:00-9:35 to bring any guests who might show up there. After worship and fellowship, we will tour the space and imagine the possibilities of our new home.
Moving is stressful, whether moving out of a personal home or moving to new church house. I am excited and a little nervous. But hearing the enthusiasm of the congregation, session, staff, and Admin team this week has reassured me of the wisdom of this move, as I hope it does you. Write back with any questions, concerns, or joys. May the Holy Spirit continue to carry us into the future!
Hope to see you Sunday at Peace, 10920 Technology Terrace on a corner of Lakewood Ranch Blvd near Central Park. 34211.
See attached images.
Joyfully yours,
Pastor Elizabeth
Attachments:
New Home for Peace!.pdf
“I was glad when they said to me, Let us go to the house of the Lord“ (Psalm 122) Going to the house of the Lord means traveling to a different place this Sunday! YES, WE ARE MOVING! We had an open session meeting last Sunday morning and invited everyone present to participate in a discussion about this exciting possibility. The Peace Session and Admin Team have been involved all week in negotiating a great deal for Peace’s future.
For more than a year, we have searched for a ministry outpost for Peace to use all week. Thanks be to God, we now have it! We will have access to the 300-seat auditorium on Sunday mornings from 8 am until 2 pm free of charge while we lease 2500 square feet of attached office/ministry space. We are committing to three years for the nine-room suite, at a flat rate for more than we would be paying for the college. So we will need all of you to do what you can these next years to support our new mission to reach out, grow strong, and send our congregation out beyond the confines of SCF (MCC) to a more visible and hospitable venue.
What new opportunities for ministry will be ours at a central location during the week? Youth activities, music groups, after school ministry, support groups, movie nights, counseling, ministry team meetings! The rooms are not large, but they will be ours 24/7! We will still have some set up for worship, but this Sunday should be our last trailer unloading/loading, as next week we can move into the building when all legal lease documents are signed. Thank you, Jesus!
Peace’s new home is in the Manatee Association of Realtors Conference Center at the corner of Lakewood Ranch Blvd and Technology Terrace. It is one mile north of Lakewood Ranch High School and one mile south of Crowders Ace Hardware. We expect to be able to put a large sign on the north face of the building, but this Sunday look for our small Peace signs.
This Sunday we will have worship only – starting with a celebration of singing at 9:30 to allow the lost to find us before the full service begins at 9:45. In addition to on-site greeters, we would like to have a volunteer or two to go to SCF from 9:00-9:35 to bring any guests who might show up there. After worship and fellowship, we will tour the space and imagine the possibilities of our new home.
Moving is stressful, whether moving out of a personal home or moving to new church house. I am excited and a little nervous. But hearing the enthusiasm of the congregation, session, staff, and Admin team this week has reassured me of the wisdom of this move, as I hope it does you. Write back with any questions, concerns, or joys. May the Holy Spirit continue to carry us into the future!
Hope to see you Sunday at Peace, 10920 Technology Terrace on a corner of Lakewood Ranch Blvd near Central Park. 34211.
See attached images.
Joyfully yours,
Pastor Elizabeth
Attachments:
New Home for Peace!.pdf
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