Courtney Anderson-Ewald’s father, Ed Anderson, died on Friday. His memorial service is today at House of Prayer Lutheran church in Oakdale. Dorothy Benson was hospitalized last week-end. Yesterday she moved to Presbyterian Homes in Arden Hills. We now have more than 40 people in the e-devotional group. Make it a part of your Lenten pilgrmage [...]
A Message to the People of The United Methodist Church from the President of the Council of Bishops, Chair of the Table of General Secretaries, and the Chair of the Connectional Table The global financial crisis is bringing hardship and suffering to people in every part of the world. For those in wealthy [...]
Ash Wednesday is here. The following should have been attached to your e-devotional except I made a tiny, little, itsy-bitsy mistake in entering it. Christian Wiman writes in “The Christian Century”: Religious despair is often a defense against boredom and the daily grind of existence. Lacking intensity in our lives, we say that we [...]
UMW is having a SURPRISE birthday party for Virginia Reynolds on Tuesday Feb. 24 at Eagle Crest. The party begins at 7 pm. People can meet at the church for carpooling at 6:45 pm. The party program will include viewing the “Christmas at Peace” video. Lent begins Feb. 25. The administration of ashes will part [...]
There are 5 more spots for Sunday’s CPR Class if anyone is interested? This class was added to handle the large number of people we were not able to get into the last class. Contact ka.lundquist@comcast.net. The Youth Musical is Saturday at 2 p.m and Sunday during the worship hour of 10 a.m. Children’s [...]
We gather today to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birthdays of Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln and the tenth anniversary of Peace United Methodist Church becoming a reconciling congregation. Six score months ago, yesterday, this congregation voted to approve the following statement of reconciliation: Peace United Methodist Church is a place of peace for [...]
On Saturday, February 14, as on so many Saturdays before, Peace volunteers, friends and family served a delicious hot meal to a big crowd of guests at the Berean Church in St Paul. And what’s news about that, you may ask. Well, nothing at all. It was just another day and another 130 or so meals. [...]
Sunday, February 15, we celebrate 10 years of being a Reconciling Congregation. Both worship and adult education will focus on that. Camp Lifesong – Children’s Musical! February 21st at 2:00pm, or February 22nd at 10am (in place of our regular service) This is the second year Peace has sponsored an all youth musical! Camp Lifesong [...]
The middle school CIA group (6-8 grade) is having a bake sale this Sunday (15th) and Next Sunday (22nd) before and after the church service. In addition you will have a chance to purchase a raffle ticket or two to win an IPOD. The money raised is going to help the middle school defer the [...]
Whole Systems Healing: Social and Environmental Dimensions of Healing is a lecture by award-winning activist and environmental advocate Van Jones. For more information or to register, visit www.csh.umn.edu or call 612-624-9459.
