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2:21pm, Sunday, March 24, 2013: I sit in my office contemplating the message I wishto share with you this month in the church Newsletter. My fingers are cold, my stomach isempty, my head is swimming with possibilities, my heart yearning to say somethingworthwhile. I peruse my shelves, reading, scanning, thinking of stories to share. One week

till the celebration of Easter: do I share Easter stories, or tell tales of what is to come. Whatwill grab your attention, entice your imagination, inspire your heart for your journey of faith?

Of late, I cannot help but think of the birth of our children. They say it is womanswork, this being pregnant, and yet, I think for me, I was just as pregnant as Jennifer. I physi-cally didnt have to do the work of carrying this foreign life around inside of me; I didnt have the physical dis-comfort of having my kidneys used as bongos. I did, however, spend every afternoon in the grocery store get-ting something for dinner Jennifer would be able to eat. We may have had 20 options in the house, but I wasat the store.

I did something else too! For each child, as I was informed we would be having a baby, I would runout to the store and buy a stuffed animal. It didnt really matter what kind of stuffed animal, a dog, a cow, ahorse, a frog, it didnt matter. What mattered to me was the opportunity to hold the animal in anticipation of

holding our child. Each night, I would lay down, tuck myself in, and hold that animal as if it were the mostprecious thing in the world. Nestled between the covers and my pillow, lay in my arms what would be thesymbol of my affection and the birth of my relationship with our unborn child.

Jennifer and I would read books, then as we do now, aloud to one another in hopes of the baby recog-nizing our voices upon its arrival. Harry Potter was a favorite of ours. I also read every piece of paper thedoctor ever gave us. This is in preparation for your ultrasound, said the midwife and I would read the infor-mation as if in some way I would be able to save a life for knowing what it said. I read and re-read the infor-mation so many times that I was asked if I was a doctor during one of JJs ultrasounds.

JJ was a big baby and we went into have an ultrasound to help determine how big he was and whetheror not JJ would be induced early or not. The Tech said something about how he was big, and I said somethingabout how the gestational diabetes tests were negative and she looked at me and said, are you a doctor?

No, just the father. I read everything you give me and more. I like to be prepared, I said. As if in my prepa-ration I could somehow ward off the million and one things that could go wrong in pregnancylike I hadsome sort of control over what was happening to me, to our family.

Jennifer had to physically carry our children. God bless her for that! I carried with me all the emo-tional what-ifs and questions of a man whose heart had grown ten sizes for the want of holding his child. Inever imagined the depths of ones love could be so boundless until that moment Jennifer placed our kids in

Are We There Yet?Thoughts along the Way by PJ.

Peace Lutheran Church 1699 Belvidere StreetEl Paso, Texas 79912915-584-1383

April 2013

Pastor Jon Hundtpeacepastorjon@att.net

Church Officepeace1699@att.net

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You are Invited to Worship

with us at Peace

Worship Service every Sundayat 9:00 am

Children & Adult classes im-mediately following worship

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my arms. I can still see her face after the birth of each of our children, the sound of her voice talking to eachchild, the sweat on her forehead from her loves labor. I can see the smile on her face and feel the touch of her

lips as we kissed in celebration of their arrival. I can hear their cry, see them wiggling their fingers, rubbingtheir eyes, pursing their lips. I can remember touching their noses and thinking how beautiful this little personis.

In a moment, all of my fears during the pregnancy were swept away by the flood of new fears: am Iholding her correctly? Which way do I drive home? If any of you have seen the movie, Knocked Up, thescene at the end of the movie where the couple brings their baby home from the hospital, on the highway, atabout 15 miles per hourthat was me. I drove as slow as slow can be. I have never made more deliberateturns in my life. I felt like such a jerk too! Every time I changed the babys diaper, the nurses had to come inand remake the babys bed because pee got all over the place. I was as awkward as a porcupine in a balloonstore.

Ill tell you one thing, though, my heart broke into a million and one pieces each time Jennifer placed

our new baby into my arms. I never could have imagined my ability to love growing in such an immense ca-pacity, and yet, in no time flat, my heart broke only to be remade with each breath our children took. Eachtime they laughed, it was as if a piece of my heart puzzle was being put back in place. Each time theylearned something new, each time they tried something new or different, each time they spoke, each time Icame home from the office, I felt/feel more whole. As if together we are weaving a tapestry of life and love.As if, somehow, though I know my goal as parent is to raise our children to be able to be successful adults,whatever that means, somehow, together we are figuring out how to be. Them, their own persons, and metheir father.

I cant help but wonder if that is not how it is with God and us? Each time a new person comes intothis world, Gods heart breaks at the wonder and majesty and beauty of Gods newest creation and addition tothe family. And together, God, and this new person, come to know how to live and laugh and love in light of

who they are and whose they are, to whom they belong. God, longing to keep us from the pain and anguish ofour mistakes, though realizing God cannot stop us from making our own choices. God longing to celebrate thejoys and victories of our lives with us, even though God knows we may very well come to believe these samevictories means we need less and less of God rather than more and more.

I was watching the movie Up the other day with my children. In it a young man named Russell says,Ya know, the wilderness is not what I thought it would be. It is so wild, not anything like on TV. Life canbe wild, filled with unexpected twists and turns. Life is, also, a gift! A gift that takes a lifetime to unwrap andan eternity to give thanks for. I know I dont have all the answers my kids will one day want, and/or need, andso I give thanks to God for the opportunity to raise them with Jennifer in a community of faith where they willbe free to be the God given gifts they were made to be, explore what it means to be a child of God, and experi-ence the consequences and rewards for both their mistakes and victories. I give thanks to God for the commu-

nity of Peace, in which, we all take part and share the gift of life, the responsibility of sharing and nurturingour kids in faith, and share the joy of eternal life in Jesus name! I give thanks to God that when we celebratethe gift of new life in Jesus, our hearts break from joy, and are remade little by little as we live and learn fromone another.

Thanks for reading. May God bless you as you continue to live in the light of Christs resurrection!

Peace, PJ

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In the first, of what I

hope to be many, oppor-

tunities for faith forma-

tion to be led by mem-

bers of Peace Lutheran,

Herb Janssen will be fa-

cilitating the adult edu-

cation time Sunday

mornings following wor-

ship beginning on April

14th. Herb will be hav-

ing us take a look at the

book of James as well as

exercises in listening and

laughing and I dontknow any more of the

words to the song! OnApril 21st, we will haveour next Peace FamilyEvent as we celebrate theEaster Season! We willgather after the AnnualCongregational Meeting(about 11:30am) forlunch, play a game or

Here comes PeterCotton Tail hopping

down the bunny trail,hippity hoppity Easterson its way!

I get this image in myhead of this long earedrabbit hopping down thistrail wearing pastels, car-rying a basket full ofcandyand then I start

two, and tell/retell theEaster story through

word and deed. I hopeto see you there! Pleasersvp topeacepastor-jon@att.netso that wecan know how muchfood to make.

Peace,

PJ

April Family Event

and the ministry we are

committing ourselves to

in Jesus name. Please

plan on attending and

participating in this

meeting for the life of

the church.

Annual Meeting

On April 21st immedi-

ately following worship

we will have our Annual

Congregational Meeting.

This meeting promises to

be a time of celebration

as we remember back

over 2012-2013 and look

forward to 2013-2014

Adult Ed Beginning April 14th

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conflict management.

This is a wonderful op-

portunity for us to be in

dialogue with one an-

other in Scripture and

practical life skills. See

you there!

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Paso, TX

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respond in faith andlove.6.It will be fun!

Evangelism is a keycomponent to our minis-try plan for the year2013-2014. Throughconversations, meetings,and prayer, it has cometo my attention that we,as a community, desireto be connected to oneanother and to grow inour ability/skill to talkabout our faith. As ofnow, it isnt somethingwe would say we aregood at. And yet,there is a desire, a sparkto want to be able to dothis. So, among friendsand family, in a safe en-vironment, we will cre-ate these opportunities.

Reading Christianity forthe Rest of Us and par-ticipating in the discus-sions will be a fantasticway to begin this proc-ess.

Cleveland and I havebroken the congregationinto groups, and will benotifying all of youshortly about who is in

your group. It will be upto you to pick the timeand place for you to gettogether as a group. Wewill meet in small groupsfor 3 weeks beginning onApril 21st, then cometogether to celebrate and

learn about what all thegroups have been talkingabout on the 4th week.Then for two moreweeks we will meet insmall groups and cometogether two celebrateand wrap up this minis-try on the third week. Itwill look like this:1.Weeks of April 21,

April 28, and May 5meet in small groups.

2.Week of May 12Celebration in LargeGroup at Peace

3.Weeks of May 19 andMay 26thmeet insmall groups.

4.Week of June 2Celebration in LargeGroup at Peace.Be on the lookout for

the information about

which small group youwill be in so that all yallcan plan your meetingtimes. To purchase thebook, please go on Ama-zon and type inChristianity for the Restof Us by Diana ButlerBass. Then purchasethe book from whereveryou can for the least

amount of money. Read,enjoy, discuss, grow, andhave fun!

Peace,PJ

We had spoken earlierthis year about the bookChristianity for the Restof Us by Diana ButlerBass. The time isquickly approaching forus to begin reading anddiscussing this fantasticwork of literature. It ismy hope that we as acongregation will takepart in this ministry for anumber of reasons:1.By being in smallgroups to discuss thereadings we will formrelationships with peoplewe may or may not al-ready know.2.We can deepen ourrelationships with oneanother as members ofthe Peace community.3.We will gain practice

and experience, amongfriends, talking about ourfaith and how we seeGod working in theworld so that we canovercome our fears andbuild confidence in ourability to converse aboutour faith.4.We will begin to buildour skills to see the

world through the lens offaith.5.We will, hopefully, beopen to listening to theHoly Spirit speak to usabout the needs of thecommunity, Peace andEl Paso, and how we can

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We can

deepen our

relationships

with one

another as

members of

the Peace

community.

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In March we had 37 middle and high

school youth join us at bob Os for a cou-

ple of games of laser tag and pizza It was

a wonderful time had by all. Mark your

calendars for future events:

April 13th go to Cristo Rey to play Soccer

April 27th go to Cristo Rey for a game

night

May 5th climb Mount Cristo Rey

May 25th Neon Desert Music Festival

June 17th-21st volunteering at Peace Pre-school in the morning and in the after-

noons various events such as going to a

movie, having water fights, mini golfing,

etc.

As events get closer, more information will

be provided. For now please plan on at-

tending these events and bringing your

friends.

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Beanies and BunniesThe beanies and bunnies were delivered to El Paso Childrens

Hospital on Tuesday by Pastor Jon, Jennifer Ramirez, SandraKrassin and Tom Rood to Nancy Casner (all pictured) and VictorGuerrero. They were taken on a tour and everyone loved the En-chanted Forest (playground in the lobbyespecially you knowwho!)

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We are members of theBody of Christ. Perhaps

we also speak of our-selves as members of acareer field, fraternity orsorority, maybe a creditunion or a bank, maybe aclub of some sort?Membership has itsprivilege touts one ofthe major credit cards inits commercials. I sup-pose membership has its

privileges, especially ifone is talking about be-ing a member of thebody of Christ.

We are gifted to enterinto the suffering of theworld, to see the worldthrough the eyes of God,to imagine the worldwith the heart of God, tobe engaged in the work

of God, the inaugurationof the coming of peace.We are fed in Wine,

Bread, and Word, em-powered by the gift of

the Holy Spirit. We areforever being made andremade, formed in theimage of the One whomakes us, so that we canrespond to Gods callingto be bread for the world.

Imagine for a momentwe truly understoodwhat it means to be justthat: bread for the world.

To be broken and pouredout for the hunger of theworld: for those in needof peace, for those inneed of healing, compan-ionship, food, drink,clothingwe are brokenand poured out just asChrist was before us. InChrist God has accom-plished the salvation of

the world, through us,Gods reign is mademanifest in the world.

New member classesare going to start on

April 14th, followingworship. Classes willrun for 8 weeks with abreak for Memorial Day.If you have been wor-shipping at Peace anddesire to be a memberof Peace, please contactthe office so that we canprepare materials foryou. If you dont know

if you are a member ofPeace, then come to theclasses. We will have agreat time getting toknow one another anddiscovering just what itis we believe God to becalling us to as we liveand breathe and have ourbeing in the One whomakes, claims, empow-

ers, and sends us to bebroken and poured outfor the world.

Peace,

PJ

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We are forever

being made and

remade, formed

in the image of

the One who

makes us, so that

we can respond to

Gods calling to

be bread for the

world.

Ladies Nite OutThursday, April 4th at 5:30 pm

Pelicans

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acolyte, communion as-sistant, crucifer, andusher. I am currently inthe process of writingbrief instructions foreach role so that we caneach be comfortable withwhat we are doing onSunday mornings.Hopefully, through our

Last month I spoke ofeveryones role in mak-ing Peace a place of hos-pitality on Sunday morn-ings. I want to, briefly,take a moment now toremind you that begin-ning in May, each of uswill be taking turns writ-ing the prayers, being an

shared experience, wewill gain adeeper under-standing thework of worshipwe share and liftup to our Lord.

Peace,

PJ

Worship Roles

Reynolds House, which

is a home for homeless

women and chil-

dren. Their website

is http://

www.reynoldshome.org/

Albertsons Stamps

Thanks to everyone

who contributed to the

Albertson's cookware

promotion. We collected

enough stamps to give

10 pots and pans to the

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Pentecost-Affirmation of Baptism

The celebration of Pentecost is on May 19 th this year. This willmark the transition from Jesus physical presence on Earth, to theministry of the Holy Spirit as we await the return of our Savior.This celebration will also be the celebration of the Affirmation ofBaptism. Please mark your calendars and plan to be in worship inpraise and thanksgiving for the young people who will be commit-ting their lives to the Way of Christ.

Peace,

Pr. Jon

home/if you'd like to

learn more about this

great organization.

Thank you Janine for

coordinating this pro-

ject.

Beanies for Babies will be an ongoing project for Peace members and friends. We wouldlike to continue to provide beanies to the Childrens Hospital. There will be a collectionbasket in the entryway they may be placed in. Patterns will be available. If you would liketo learn how to make these darling little baby hats contact the church office and if there isenough interest a class can be formed or you will be put in touch with someone to helpyou.

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to cook with people andeat with people outside arestaurant is really kind

of rare.The idea began whenEmily had just moved toBrooklyn to take a job asa liturgist. A recentgraduate of Yale Divin-ity School, Emily hadspent a lot of time think-ing about communionand Christian meal prac-tices. But when she firstmoved to New York, shewas spending most ofher time thinking aboutsomething else: how tomeet people.

When I moved here,I didnt have a real net-work of friends, Emilyshares. I was literallysaying yes to any invi-

tation that was extendedto me.

At parties and get-togethers, when peoplewould ask Emily whatshe did for a living, thereseemed to be a sparkfor many people whenshe said she worked in achurch.

Wed get into con-versations, and some ofthem would say, Ivebeen thinking that Ishould be a part of acommunity, but I cantfigure out how to get myfoot in the door, shesays. Others basicallysaid, Thats somethingthat I want more of inmy life.

St. Lydiascalls itselfa dinner church.

Supportedthrough ELCA Visionfor Mission, this congre-gation under develop-ment in Brooklyn, N.Y.,is made up of approxi-mately 30 people from avariety of faith journeysand backgrounds whojoin each week to cook,eat and worship in eachothers company aroundwhat founder EmilyScott calls the congrega-tions three pillars:working together, eatingtogether and sharingtheir story.

In New York, wherepeople really dont havelarge kitchens at all,Emily says, being able

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Gracious & Welcoming: Thank you, Peace Lutheran Church, for your generous hospitality to thegroups who participated in a border immersion experience this spring. Your ministry to the com-munity is apparent to these groups and many participants remark about how this is how we arechurchwe agree. Thanks for being the church.

BSC Sale: BSCs annual sale will be Saturday, April 6th from 7am-12pm at Peace Lutheran Church (Las Cruces).This event is one of BSCs largest fundraisers for the year and we need your support! Please drop off gently-used itemsat Peace Lutheran Church (1701 E. Missouri Ave.) on April 1st-4th from 8am-12pm or by appointment(bsc@peacelutheranlc.comor 575.522.7119 Ext. 18). BSC has a limited ability to pick up items.

Oxfam Hunger Banquet:BSC, Peaces Hunger & Justice Committee, local confirmation students (Trinity andPeace), and Lutheran Campus Ministry will offer a Hunger Banquet during the Coffee Hour on Sunday, April 21st at10:30am. Everyone is invited to participate, free-of-charge, in this experiential, community-building, educational event.And, yes, you will be fedjoin us!

Thrivent Choice Dollars: The Thrivent Choice program allows members to recommend where some of Thrivent Fi-nancial for Lutherans' charitable outreach funds are allocated by directing Choice DollarsSM. BSC is able to accept thesedonations through Peace Lutheran Church (Las Cruces, NM). For more information about how to donate, please contact

kari.bsc@gmail.com.

Border Servant Corps seeks to provide an opportunity for volunteers to work for justice, serve theirneighbor, and walk humbly with their God. This month, Hannah Drewes, serving at Ciudad Nueva

Community Outreach in downtown El Paso, TX, shares with us

Glimpses of New LifeThe border can be a hard place to find Hope. The middle schoolers with whom I work constantlyhave a hard time finding that place where their lives belongwhere they fit in, where they can feelcomfortable, and where they can be safe. They are daily faced with the oppression of bullies atschool, unsupportive family at home, and opportunities for drug use and other negative pressuresfrom their friends. My BSC community members and I are constantly hearing stories of despera-tionof women who have been separated from their loved ones, of families who cant scrape up enough money to pay

the bills, of children who have been abused. Personally in the last few weeks, I have found myself more discouraged thatusual, and Ive had to spend more time disciplining our after-school kids rather than building positive relationships withthem. The past few weeks for me seem to have been overcome by anxiety and anguish of Lent; and it has been difficultto discover Hope.

But thanks be to God, I have been able to glimpse the Risen Lord, even amongst so much brokenness and pain. In myexperiences in working with kids here on the border, perhaps the times I see the gift of New Life the most is in opportu-nities for our kids to discover themselves through new experiences. The most joyous time of my year so far has been tak-ing a group of 12 kids to Hueco Tanks for a day of hiking and rock climbing. None of them had ever done outdoor rockclimbing, and as I witnessed our kids conquer the rock, I saw the face of Christ and felt the joy of Life overcomingdeath. It is amazing how a 10-minute journey up a 20-foot wall of rock can reveal the journey of Lent and the emergenceof Easter. Anguish was evident in the kids fear of taking the first hand-hold and their shaky bodies as they first pulled

themselves up the rock. There were moments of hopelessness and exhaustion. But then standing at the top of the climb,seeing the kids finally pull up and over the top of the rock, the determination in their faces, and the high-fives of joy afterconquering the rock, reminded me of the Hope of Easter and the ability to overcome fear and desperation.

In an environment of constant brokenness and struggle, especially on the border, it is hard to find Hope. My heart breakswhen a 13-year-old tells me about his abusive mother, when I meet his alcoholic father, when he is constantly being beatup at school. Sometimes all the powers of darkness seem to be working against these kids and the people of the border-land. But I am so grateful when I am given opportunities to glimpse the Risen Lord who overcomes powers of sin, death,

and darkness. When a mom finds a safe place to live with her family, when our teenagers are finally given a long-awaited work visa, when a middle schooler finds joy in trying something new like rock climbingit is in thosemoments when I find Hope and when the Resurrection of Christ is revealed.

We thank you for all of the ways you support of Border Servant Corps! If you have any questions or would like to become

more involved with BSC, please contact us at kari.bsc@gmail.comor (575) 522-7119 Ext. 16.

Do justice. Love kindness. Walk humbly.

Border Servant Corps

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Message from the director.As I pondered what I should write this month, I was handed a message from one of the teachers here at Peace. She observed that

my day was becoming a little bit more hectic than usual and thought I could use a special message of hope. Iwill share this message with you because I felt this is a beautiful message that needs to be shared with others.

Good Thursday morningWe have been blessed with another special day of lifeTo do as we feel whats best for usTo run and be freeLets smile and hugCost nothingAnd is almost always returned!!!Dont wait for the world to recognize your greatnessLive it and let the world catch up to you.God Bless and may you have a terrific and positive day. Ask for answers and you shall receive them.Always believe.

I am always looking for messages such as those not only do they keep me grounded but it also gives me thebigger picture that God is awesome and mighty and gives you only enough that you can handle.

Have a Blessed Day!

Barbara

PFPParents for Peace

Anyone who is interested in joining Peace Lutherans Association is invited

to two upcoming meetings. One meeting will be held on Wednesday, April

10th at 10:00 a.m. and the other will be held on Thursday, April 11 th at 6:30

p.m. The meetings will be an hour long and focus on what expectations that

parents and the school may have moving forward.

Open Registration for Fall and Summer

Registration is now in progress for all ages from infants to kindergarten. Some of the changesfor this summers program are as follows:

The hours will be from 8:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. The children will explore a new theme each week. Hands on activities will change weekly. A variety of presenters will participate such as; Water Willy, Ernie G.Watts, Gus & Goldie The children will be offered a mini science, art and music camps The classrooms will be transformed into a Math/Science, Drama/Music,

Large Motor and Art Rooms

Extended hours will also be available for those who need them

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A few of the changes for this falls school programs is as follows:Dual language will be implemented into our program. Even though English will be the schools main language being spoken,

Spanish will be introduced to children through music, stories and social interactions. This will provide chil-dren with an enrichment either in a second language or to enhance their first language.

An enrichment program will be offered during the extended hours in either in art, math/science, language

arts or music.Also, available at registration will be a survey for a Summer Enrichment Program. The program will beoffered by Ms. Angelique. The program will focus on Emergent Literacy and Phonics, please fill out surveyand return it to the office by Monday, April 8th. Please either call or visit the school for more information on

any of these registration programs.

Books for Coins Along with the book fair Peace Church and the children of Peace Preschool raised moneyto purchase books for the Assistance League of El Pasos book drive. The total amount collected was $407.27.

Ms. Helen DeSantis who is a volunteer with the Assistance League of El Paso picked the books out and deliv-

ered them to the organization. The best part of this fundraiser was that the class with the highest total amount

of money collected would receive a pizza party. The class with the highest amount was Ms. Suki and Ms.

Yolandas kindergarten class and the runner up was Ms. Erikas 3 year old class.

Scholastic Book Fair Our first annual scholastic book fair was a huge success with a total sale of $3870.00.What an awesome amount for our first book fair. This event could not have happened without the support of so

many volunteers. Let me start by extending a big thank you to Pastor Jon for being our wonderful Clifford all

week long and to Ms. Annelyse for being Clifford at his birthday party. I would also like to thank the follow-

ing volunteers who took time out of their day to come and work the fair; Susan Long, Ann Nicolaou, Paige

Farrell, Tom Rood, Michelle Gonzalez, Leila Chavez, Jennifer Ramirez, Jill Watson, Steffanie Evans, Chris-

tina Rivera, Tiffany Matzen, Karen Judd, Amy Wagler, Orlando Loveras, Sylvia Nieto, Angela Lipkin,

Kristine Blackwell, Jen Hundt, Melanie Gallagher, Melanie Martinez, Helen DeSantis, Crystal Gutierrez andDelores Ponce de Leon.

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VBS

Registration is open for vacation bible camp. Please visit the school

to register for this great event. The week of VBS will be June 17-21

from 9:00-12:00. There will be no cost to attend this camp.

To everyone involved in both of these events.

I am very blessed by your continued positive support.

All of you are greatly appreciated.

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Help us celebrate the Week of the Young Child!! The WOYC is a celebration sponsored by the NationalAssociation for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) that focuses on the needs of young children, theirfamilies, and early childhood programs and services that meet those needs. We will be having special activitiesthroughout the week of April 15-19th!! Parents are invited to sign up to be guest readers, share a family tradi-tion, or spend time in the class with their child. Please let the teachers know if you will be joining your childfor a picnic on the playground. The schedule for the week is as follows:

MondayAll About Me, the children will create paper dolls in their image.TuesdayMural Daythe children create murals with their classes to be

hung around the school.Wednesday - Director, parents, grandparents are invited to read or share a

family tradition on this day.ThursdayPicnic on the playground, join your child on the playground for a

nice lunch together from 11:30-12:30. Bring your blanket, sack lunchand join your child on this special day.

FridayTrike A Thon - The children may bring their riding toys to schoolon this day. The parking lot will be transformed into a safety area from

Dates to Remember

GO BLUE- Child Abuse Prevention Day Wednesday, April 10theveryone wear blue on this day to showsupport for child abuse prevention.

TRIKE-A-THON- April 19thSt. Jude Trike-A-Thon offers a safety curriculum andfundraising program that supports St. Jude. The program is a great way for daycare

centers, preschools and other organizations to teach children valuable riding-toy safety

lessons, using educational materials provided by St. Jude. At the end of the week,

children bring their riding toys to school to celebrate the lessons they have learned and

their fundraising success for St. Jude. Parents help their children gain sponsorship

from family and friends, any donations are welcome. More information will be provided at a later date.

April 15th19th

Rummage Sale- Have you been Spring cleaning, if not here is your chance, Peace Pre-school will be having their second annual rummage sale on Saturday, April 27th from

7:00 a.m.1:00 p.m. Food, baked goods, and refreshments will be sold. You may drop

off your smaller donations at the school throughout the week of April 22-26th and larger

items such as furniture etc. can be dropped off on Friday evening at the school. All pro-

ceeds from this sale will go for playground renovation.

Ms. Angelique Martinez gave birth to a healthy baby boy on Sunday, March 24th.Ethan Orlando was born at 8:35 am and weighs 6 lbs, 15 oz. Mom and son are bothdoing well. What a new blessing for Ms Angelique and her family.

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