Dear Friends of Peace,
We are not waiting until November to be thankful. No Gratitude Season begins right now at Peace! In the next weeks at Peace, we will find countless ways to be grateful to God, despite all the uncertainties of life. Hope you will join us at 10:00 on Sundays and that you will be our guest at a Feasting on Gratitude Brunch on November 6 after worship.
Since we moved into our new location in the Event and Conference Center one year ago, we have sixty-five NEW Peace participants, some of whom have joined and others coming regularly. What a blessing!
Here's the latest at Peace: We sent a dozen away on a youth retreat at Cedarkirk this week-end (no regular youth program on Sunday evening). We expect to see about twenty adults at Monthly Movie Night tonight. Sunday afternoon, Peace people are going to an Open House at Beth-El Farmworker Ministries in Wimauma, a Presbyterian mission where Peace has 8-10 volunteers every week.
It's time to start "tricking hunger and treating the hungry" with our Halloween Food Drive. You may also support the Food Bank by attending Empty Bowls Lunch in LWR with Peace Friends on Friday, October 21. The Sisters of Peace Craft Luncheon is next Sunday, the 23rd. The Adventure Park Kickball Picnic is going to be a blast on November 20th with players from 7 to 70.
Every week the men of Peace gather for breakfast and authentic man-share time at 7 on Tuesdays at Crisper's, while the women are multi-tasking with a Prayer Walk on Saturdays at 10 in the lovely lakeside streets near the church ministry center.
Choirs are rehearsing again and a drama group will soon start to meet. Stephen Ministers are being trained to provide care for those in difficult seasons of life, and the Peace Care Team continues to pray for each Peace participant by name every day and particularly for those who have requested the prayers of Peace.
There's more to tell, but I'll stop and simply say to you: Be at Peace with us!
With gratitude,
Pastor Elizabeth
