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Thursday, August 15, 2024
Sunday Preview – August 18, 2024
This Sunday | Ascetic Sunday | Join us this Sunday as we explore the many ways of engaging a more ascetic life. Through silence, solitude, and simplicity, we can grow closer to God and engage our faith in a deeply meaningful way. For anyone worried that we might sit in silence for 45 minutes…be rest assured that this service will be an encouragement of the ascetic pathway and not a full immersion!
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Care-Giving Sunday and School Supply Drive – Sunday, August 25th
 
Providing care for people is one of the most personal and most rewarding Sacred Pathways. On Sunday, August 25th, we want to care well for kids going back to school.
There are two ways you can help!
1. On Sunday, August 25th, we will be packing ‘welcome back to school’ bags for the new 6th graders at Chippewa Middle School. Instead of a normal Sunday service, we will eat some good food and get an assembly line going.
2. All throughout the month you can bring school supplies to Peace for the kids at the Good Neighbor Center. The list of what’s needed is HERE.
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Looking for Singers – Sunday Morning Worship
Singers, come lift your voices! We are looking for singers to participate in Sunday morning worship. Join us and help us grow and energize our music ministry!
The initial plan would be for this to be an informal group, with the number of participants and frequency determined by the group’s availability and interests (you can determine your time commitment). We’ll do a variety of music to make worship meaningful and special, and have fun sharing The Word together.
Those interested please contact Doug Ness (Doug@peaceumc.com), and we will set up a time for a group meeting to talk about the possibilities.
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Little Free Library – Special August Dates!
* Donated funds and books are always appreciated!
* August Dates to Keep in Mind…
– National Night Out (6th)
– Playday 2024 (7th)
– Cycle to Work Day (8th)
– International Youth Day (12th)
– World Humanitarian Day (19th)
– International Day of the Disappeared (30th)
* Monetary donations go in the offering plate; book donations go in the red bin in the Commons.
* Questions? Ask Cindy (tidballs@gmail.com) or Bonnie (bchle@comcast.net).
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COSROW Raising Support for Emma Norton
A donation site is in The Commons. You can go to Emmanorton.org. Click on “how to help” to find a complete list of items to donate.
- $25 gift cards to the following locations: Target, Walmart, Dollar Tree, Aldi, Cub, Hy-Vee, Lunds & Byerlys, or general Visa/Mastercard gift cards. (Purchase from Wayne Leatherman on Sunday mornings & also support Scrip)
- Household cleaning supplies: disinfectant, floor cleaner, sponges, dish soap
- Pillows: twin & full bed sets
- Dish sets
- Towels
- Menstrual products
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Upcoming Events
August 18 | Ascetic Sunday @ 10:00am
August 18 | Family Game Night @ 5:00pm
August 20 | Men’s Connection @ 12:00 noon
August 25 | Care-Giving Sunday @ 10:00am
September 1 | Outdoor Discussion @ 10:00am
September 3 | Men’s Connection @ 12:00 noon
September 5 | Post-School Party @ 2:30pm
September 8 | Youth Group @ 6:30pm
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Podcast!
Peace | The Podcast can be found on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, or almost anywhere you find your podcasts.
Most of what you will hear are the Sunday morning messages, with a few additional elements of the Sunday service.
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Peace Prayers
Do you have a specific need?
Do you want to share a specific celebration of gratitude?
Peace Prayers is a space to share specific prayer requests and specific celebrations of gratitude. These are not going to be private…these are public. Our plan is to put them in the bulletin and/ or on a slide in The Commons, and include them in the Tuesday News weekly email.
We invite you to share with one another so we can be a praying people – both in times of hurt and struggle, and in times of joy and celebration.
You can fill-out Peace Prayers HERE: https://forms.gle/4YAguMDHmUkJqzjf8
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Volunteer Opportunities
The next Good Neighbor Meal is Saturday, August 31st. Sign up here to help prepare and serve.
Help with Hospitality this year. Sign-up HERE.
To help keep the Little Free Library stocked with good books, we are recruiting help. If you would like to join us, you can sign-up HERE!
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