Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Sunday Preview (November 13, 2022)
Matthew 5:10 | This verse comes near the end of the Beatitudes and serves as a bookend to the first one – both have ‘for theirs is the kingdom of heaven’ at the end. What does it mean that the ‘kingdom of heaven’ is ours? What does this word ‘kingdom’ mean? Why does Jesus use it so often to describe the reality and movement of love and justice and grace that he came to announce? What does it mean for us to be part of this?
Mark Your Calendars
Nov 12 | Tree Removal – 9am
Nov 13 | Ringers of Peace performing for our Gathering Music
Nov 13 | Family Game Night – 5pm
Nov 20 | Choir performing during Offering (under the direction of new Choir Director, Laura Clapp)
Nov 27 | First Sunday of Advent
Dec 4 | Second Sunday of Advent (Communion Sunday)
Dec 11 | Third Sunday of Advent
Dec 11 | Advent Dinner – 5:30pm
Dec 18 | Fourth Sunday of Advent
Dec 24 | Christmas Eve (Family Service) – 4pm
Dec 24 | Christmas Eve (Carols and Candles) – 9pm
Dec 25 | Christmas Day (Christmas Morning at Peace) – 10am
Trustees Tree Removal | Saturday, Nov 12th
We have some trees that need to come down – and we would love to have help. The Trustees will be hard at work on Saturday, November 12th, starting at 9am. Email Jim Kaufer (jimkaufer@hotmail.com) if you are able to lend a hand.
Family Game Night | Sunday, Nov 13th | 5:00-7:00pm
Bring a dish to share. Desserts and beverages will be provided by the church.
Stewardship 2023
We appreciate your willingness to provide helpful information that allows us to accurately create financial goals for Peace, as we seek to be a community that is reconciling and growing for everyone!
Stewardship cards have been sent in the mail. We will also have cards available on Sunday morning at the service. You can place your completed card in the offering plate when it is passed, or turn your card in to the office.
We also have an online form that you can fill-out in lieu of the card. Simply follow THIS LINK: https://forms.gle/hfAJ6zBD3mvEEfYr5
We kindly ask for everyone to complete their card (or fill-out the online form) by November 20th or 27th.
Advent Dinner is BACK!
On Sunday, December 11th, Peace is hosting an Advent Dinner! Please mark your calendars for this special time to celebrate the beautiful season of Advent as we prepare our hearts for Christmas. The dinner will be at 5:30pm. Look for more details and how to purchase your ticket in the coming week.
Solar Energy and Social Justice Webinar
Join a live Zoom event on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 7pm, where Robert Blake will present on Solar Energy and Social Justice. Robert is a tribal citizen of the Red Lake Nation, whose passion is spreading the word about renewable energy through communication, cooperation and collaboration. The event is co-hosted by Northeast and Northwest Climate Action, Anoka Area Climate Action, Indivisible North Metro Environment Team, Resilient Roseville, and Sierra Club North Star Chapter.
To join, click on this link or copy/paste it into your browser: https://bit.ly/NEMCA1117
Volunteer Opportunities
The next Good Neighbor Meal is this Saturday, November 12th. Sign up here to help prepare and serve.
We need help watering the plants this winter. Sign up here to help.
Family Ministry Updates
Peace Youth have had a busy fall! Last month we helped serve the Good Neighbor Meal, had a chili themed Family Game Night and started meeting for Encore. This month we will have Family Game Night and Encore.
We will have a 4 PM Christmas Eve Service update coming soon! Thanks for being involved and shaping our Peace community!
Nursery | Sundays | During Service | Nursery
The nursery is open to families with little ones 0-4. There will be two rotating volunteers each week. All you have to do is sign your child(ren) in the Nursery.
Children’s Church | Sundays | During Service | Fellowship Hall
Children’s Church is for kids in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Join us after the first hymn, Amanda and the volunteer(s) will take everyone back to Fellowship Hall. Once in the Fellowship Hall, Amanda will lead a short Bible lesson, then kids will go do art projects and talk about the lesson with a volunteer (two groups: K-2nd and 3rd-5th). After the art time, all the kids will come back together for some games and a snack before joining their family for Fellowship Time in the Commons.
Encore | Sunday, November 20 | 7:00-8:30pm | Fellowship Hall Lounge
Encore is Peace’s middle-school and high school group which meets on the 1st & 3rd Sundays from 7:00-8:30pm. We will cover a variety of topics throughout the year and always welcome input on activities, topics, questions you have about faith, culture, politics…topics you think would be helpful for a progressive, socially minded, church youth group to talk about! Feel free to bring a friend, beverage or snack.
Family Game Nights | Sunday, November 13 | 5:00-7:00pm | Fellowship Hall
Everyone! Please join us for Family Game Night! Our Family Game Night is an all-church, all community event! Mark your calendars for Sunday, November 13 in the Fellowship Hall. It’s crockpot season! For this one, bring a favorite dish to share and a board game! Peace will provide cocoa, tea, water & juice. We have giant scrabble, let’s see if we can get a tourney going! We also plan on bringing in one of the monitors to have some football games or a movie on!. If it’s nice out, we can take advantage of this (so far) mild November and finish off the s’mores over a fire!
