This Sunday is Pentecost, the day we
celebrate the birth of the early church and the power of the Holy Spirit in our
midst. We will read the following verses from the Gospel of
John to guide our reflection on the gift of the Holy Spirit, the Comforter,
Renewer and Giver of all Truth: John 14:15-19; 25-27; 15:26-27;
16:12-13.
You are invited to wear red
on Sunday as a sign of the flames of the Spirit burning brightly in the
world. We will thank our Lively Learning teachers and youth
advisors for the 2011-12 year with red
flowering plants, and will hear about the work of our Youth and Children
Ministry Team. Fellowship has some special red treats for snack
time.
On June 3rd, Trinity Sunday, after worship, we will Celebrate Peace with a
picnic and lots of fun inter-generational activities. On that
Sunday we will recognize our graduating seniors and we will celebrate the end
of Nathan Grantham’s chemotherapy. We will welcome our
seminary intern and send our senior highs off with a prayer, as they leave for
Montreat the following Saturday. (Youth & Parent Meeting at 12:30 this Sunday, 27th)
Also, everyone, consider signing up this Sunday to be a blood
donor on June 3rd.
Our Stephen Ministers
(the ‘AFTER’ PEOPLE) are fully commissioned now and are ready to care for you.
If you or someone you know would benefit from a weekly caring visit from a
Stephen Minister, please contact me via email or phone or in
person.
Pentecostal (Spirit-filled) peace to all,
Pastor Elizabeth
Friday, May 25, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
This Week at Peace - - Ascension 2012
May 17, 2012
It is Ascension Day, the 40th day of Easter, when we remember Christ’s ascension to heaven, a mystery as impossible to explain as the resurrection, but a truth we hold in faith. Great night to attend Science & Religion as we discuss “What Does It Mean to Be Human.”
Our scripture for this week is 2 Corinthians 1:3-11, a passage about how those who suffer are able to console others. I will share the comfort of Christian support, as we feared daughter Emily in Korea had meningitis. We celebrate the steady return of Music Director Gia’s strength and health, following her surgery. Suffering draws us all closer to one another and to God.
We will commission Stephen Ministers this Sunday. Stephen Ministers are the “after” people who provide compassionate, confidential care after (or during) any kind of trouble in your life. Our Stephen Ministers will be assisted by several of the ordained Presbyterian ministers (teaching elders) in our congregation. If you need to talk, a Stephen Minister is ready to listen. Speak to me about setting up a supportive relationship like this.
This is the last call to complete the Building Vision survey by Friday night, the 18th. Last call to join the Habitat work team for Saturday. Show up at Peace at 7:00. Last call for a Peace-ful Sunset at South Lido at 5:00 Saturday.
Pentecost (celebration of the Holy Spirit – red day!) is the 27th of May. The week after that, June 3rd, we will Celebrate Summer at Peace with all kinds of fun intergenerational activities after worship. This will be a day of rejoicing for many reasons. Come and see. Invite a friend.
Peace to all,
Elizabeth
It is Ascension Day, the 40th day of Easter, when we remember Christ’s ascension to heaven, a mystery as impossible to explain as the resurrection, but a truth we hold in faith. Great night to attend Science & Religion as we discuss “What Does It Mean to Be Human.”
Our scripture for this week is 2 Corinthians 1:3-11, a passage about how those who suffer are able to console others. I will share the comfort of Christian support, as we feared daughter Emily in Korea had meningitis. We celebrate the steady return of Music Director Gia’s strength and health, following her surgery. Suffering draws us all closer to one another and to God.
We will commission Stephen Ministers this Sunday. Stephen Ministers are the “after” people who provide compassionate, confidential care after (or during) any kind of trouble in your life. Our Stephen Ministers will be assisted by several of the ordained Presbyterian ministers (teaching elders) in our congregation. If you need to talk, a Stephen Minister is ready to listen. Speak to me about setting up a supportive relationship like this.
This is the last call to complete the Building Vision survey by Friday night, the 18th. Last call to join the Habitat work team for Saturday. Show up at Peace at 7:00. Last call for a Peace-ful Sunset at South Lido at 5:00 Saturday.
Pentecost (celebration of the Holy Spirit – red day!) is the 27th of May. The week after that, June 3rd, we will Celebrate Summer at Peace with all kinds of fun intergenerational activities after worship. This will be a day of rejoicing for many reasons. Come and see. Invite a friend.
Peace to all,
Elizabeth
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
This Week at Peace -- May 5, 2012
Thank you, thank you,
thank you for a wonderful week-end. The Italian Dinner &
Variety Show was deliciously delightful, and we raised over $2300 for the
youth. Right after school is out, nine youth and three chaperones
will leave for one of six weeks of high school conferences in Montreat with
1000 other youth in attendance each week. Our Middle schoolers will
be going to their own Montreat at Presbyterian College in July. We
are grateful for your participation and support.
If you missed last Sunday’s Building Presentation or need to ask further questions, please attend this Sunday at 11:30. There will also be a CD available for those who are out of town both weeks. If you are interested in joining the church, please let me know asap. We may need to wait until next week-end to have that meeting, as we already have three adult offerings this week.
Our worship service Sunday centers on John 15, “Being Connected and Fruitful.” Hope to you will connect with us this Sunday.
Finally, we are glad to announce that we will have a seminary intern this summer -- Marilyn Tucker, a friend of the Deibert family. She is a recent Honors graduate of the University of Alabama and naturally, a football fan of the Crimson Tide. She has a lovely soprano voice and worked as a youth director at the First Presbyterian Church of Tuscaloosa during her college years. Having completed her first year at Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta (where both your pastors attended), she will reside for ten weeks with the Deiberts and gain from the Peace congregation some valuable practical experience. She starts in June.
Peace to all,
Elizabeth & Tricia
If you missed last Sunday’s Building Presentation or need to ask further questions, please attend this Sunday at 11:30. There will also be a CD available for those who are out of town both weeks. If you are interested in joining the church, please let me know asap. We may need to wait until next week-end to have that meeting, as we already have three adult offerings this week.
Our worship service Sunday centers on John 15, “Being Connected and Fruitful.” Hope to you will connect with us this Sunday.
Finally, we are glad to announce that we will have a seminary intern this summer -- Marilyn Tucker, a friend of the Deibert family. She is a recent Honors graduate of the University of Alabama and naturally, a football fan of the Crimson Tide. She has a lovely soprano voice and worked as a youth director at the First Presbyterian Church of Tuscaloosa during her college years. Having completed her first year at Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta (where both your pastors attended), she will reside for ten weeks with the Deiberts and gain from the Peace congregation some valuable practical experience. She starts in June.
Peace to all,
Elizabeth & Tricia
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