Next Sunday, June 12
Special music – We’re pleased to have Steve Ruble and John Kerns providing the music for our worship service this morning while Ringers of Peace are in Duluth participating in a handbell festival. Thank you, Steve and John!
Encore book club launches – Brene Brown’s book, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead will be distributed and introduced.
Communion – Reminder: we’re celebrating Communion on second Sundays this summer.
Summer Events for your Calendar
June 24 – Red Cross Blood Drive, noon-6 pm
June 26 – Family Game Night
July 3 (Independence Day weekend) – outdoor worship
July 10 – Communion, Encore group
July 24 – Family Game Night
August 7 – outdoor worship and blessing of the animals
August 7-12 – Storm Mountain service trip
August 14 – Communion, Encore group
August 28 – Family Game Night
September 4 (Labor Day weekend) – outdoor worship
Summer Worship and Music
You are invited to share your favorite Bible passages, stories, or characters with Pastor Jason, and he will build worship services around one of your themes each week. If you want to contribute musically to a summer service, please sign up here.
Good Neighbor Meal this Saturday: June 11
Please use the new, updated link to volunteer to help prepare and serve meals to food-insecure individuals down by the capitol. The link has been updated on the Connections and Partnerships page of our website.
Family Ministries Update
Family Ministry Summer Plans At Peace
Hello, Peace Families! We’re adding a Family Ministries Section to Tuesday News. Please look here for summer plans and ways to get involved. Note: Encore Summer Book Club starts this Sunday. Hope to see you there! Congratulations again to our graduates! This is an exciting and busy time of year, enjoy those moments and these accomplishments! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions, would like to see any particular events or activities, or just to say ‘Hi!’ Find me at amanda@peaceumc.com or 651-587-3451.
Church School & Nursery Volunteers Needed!
We are looking for volunteers to be in the nursery on Sundays. Each Sunday we would like two volunteers in the nursery from 9:45-11 am. We would also appreciate having one or two volunteers to assist with children’s church from about 10:15-11 am. Please let Amanda know if you’re interested (amanda@peaceumc.com or 651-587-3451).
Encore Summer Book Club
Sundays: June 12, July 10, August 14
11:15 am-12:15 pm in the Gathering Place
Middle-schoolers and high-schoolers will read segments of Brene Brown’s book, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead. Family Ministries will purchase the books for distribution and introduction at the June meeting.
Family Game Nights
Sundays: June 26, July 24, August 28
5:30-7:30 pm in Outdoor Worship Area
(Fellowship Hall in case of rain)
Monthly dinner and game nights are back! We’ll order pizza for the first night’s dinner, and, weather permitting, we’ll gather outside with yard and board games and enjoy s’mores around a bonfire. Families are welcome to bring their own games, lawn chairs and beverages.
Storm Mountain Service Trip
Save the dates: August 7-12
Details to come
June is PRIDE Month
As a reconciling community, we believe in the inclusion of all people – all made in God’s image – and celebrate the uniqueness that is each person. Reconciliation means to remove the barriers that have separated people from the wholeness of relationship. We acknowledge that the church has often failed to remove such barriers and has been the one to put barriers in the way. Our hope and prayer is to truly be the Body of Christ, together in communion, reconciled to one another. If there are ways we can continue to remove barriers, we want to learn. Pride celebrations will be taking place on June 25th and 26th, including a UMC booth for reconciling congregations. For additional resources and information, we encourage people to check-out minnesotamethodists.org.
Be part of Twin Cities PRIDE, June 25 & 26!
Each year, MN Reconciling Congregations has a booth in Loring Park where we greet PRIDE visitors, hand out rainbow peace medallions and let people know that there are United Methodist congregations who welcome LGBTQ+ persons! Please help staff the booth by signing up for a two hour shift on Saturday or Sunday. Go to ttsu.me/4zejnb to select your shift. If you haven’t volunteered in the booth before, an experienced lead will be there to help you. Reconciling Congregations will also be in the PRIDE Parade on Sunday morning, beginning at 11 a.m. Watch for information about where to gather to walk in the March.
Please contact sign-up coordinator Judy Jerde with questions: jaj@hopefultravelers.net or 612-414-4779. She appreciates your help to get the volunteer schedule filled!
LGBTQIA+ Resources
As our hope and prayer is to be the Body of Christ, together in communion, reconciled to one another, we know there is much learning to do. The Minnesota Methodists (www.minnesotamethodists.org) have created a wonderful list of resources that engage a host of topics (www.minnesotamethodists.org/learn-more) from Apologetics to Allies and Parents to Worship. We encourage everyone to continue learning and growing as we continue to be a reconciling community.
Red Cross Blood Drive
Peace Community of Faith will host a blood drive for the Red Cross on Friday, June 24, from noon-6 pm. Visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter Peace United Methodist Church to schedule an appointment. Or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
So What Happened at Annual Conference?
Annual Conference was particularly eventful for Peace. On Tuesday night, Pastor Jason was commissioned as a Licensed Local Pastor. And on Wednesday afternoon, Pastor Gary was honored as a retiring clergy. Additionally, there were a handful of key pieces of legislation passed, including the increased role for a Racial Justice Organizer and the creation of a Storytelling Space to Begin LGBTQ+ Reconciliation. Read all about this year’s Annual Conference.
Video of Bobby Jo Valentine Concert at Peace
Peace Community of Faith was privileged to host a concert by nationally known singer/songwriter Bobby Jo Valentine on March 26th. Bobby Jo agreed to allow us to make a video of that concert, which we are pleased to make available here. The concert was both part of the congregation’s celebration surrounding the retirement of Pastor Gary Walpole and a benefit for OutFront Minnesota. Through a freewill offering at the concert, almost $2000 was raised.
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Summer lawns don’t go on vacation; they just sit outside our homes and keep growing! Sign-Up Genius offers opportunities for mowing both at Peace and at Sadie and Joe’s house this summer.