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YES, THINGS WILL CHANGE

We are all learning, or 'getting used to,' huge changes

as to how the world and our lives work day after day.

Some of these changes are very unwanted, some

downright frightening. How we act as to being safe,

having money, interacting with people for whom we

care dearly, is uncertain and discouraging. And yet

we see new examples every day of the courage and

caring hearts of so many people. To watch how

medical people, first responders, and 'essential

personnel' and many just 'neighbors' risk their own

safety to care for someone else is truly amazing to me.

Stories of servanthood are all over. Where did all

these 'acts of kindness,' sacrificial deeds, attitudes of

love, come from? We are also seeing much

selfishness, deceit, crime, stupidity, but we expect that

from our broken nature. (My own judgmental

impatience wants to call such persons "semi-human"

and depraved and evil. Yet God's gospel apparently is

intended for them as well as to the rest of us. Uffdah!)

Covid-19 has changed our world. Yet we will

survive.

Prince of Peace will go on. There may be some

things that will never be the same again. Yes, really!

Will worship change? How long till we can do Holy

Communion quite the same? Hugging? Will the

same ministry events still be the best ones? Will we

discover that the word 'neighbors' has a slightly

different meaning? Will 'salvation' be a bigger

reality, with some different stories than before? Will

some religious groups become even kookier than they

have been? Will God's call to us be more emphatic

and exciting? Or more scary at first?

Yet we will survive!

You may recall some very exciting conversation from

our last congregational meeting in February. We

noted three areas important to work on right now

(Quoting from the February 2020 Banner):

1) Developing a ministry direction and plans. Some

things are obviously going to continue much as

they are at Prince of Peace, as we are a traditional

congregation with wonderful people involved in

worship, regular ministries, pastoral care, etc.

We're not going to let that go. We are also a

congregation in a community of diverse cultures

and new possibilities which we will either partner

with (exciting ministry) or try to avoid (dying

ministry). We have wonderful neighbors with

whom we have shared ministry for years. Being a

good neighbor is in Jesus' Great Commission to

us, and it is printed on the cover of every bulletin

and Banner we put together. We have Pastor

Sam, who has experience and training in many of

the possibilities awaiting us, with youth,

worshiping groups, and pastoral care. Developing

a ministry direction and plans is HUGE for

Prince of Peace.

2) Stewardship. All of us supporting the ministries

of Prince of Peace with our financial gifts and

other time and talents is essential. Every person

needs to give generously. People who give are the

people who will smile, who love life, who sleep

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well at night. And the ministry that happens

when people give is ministry that will grow and

be successful in all the right ways. People need to

give, for their own sake. People need to give for

the world's sake, in Christ. Stewardship is HUGE

for Prince of Peace.

3) Using our resources. Our congregation has

avoided some common pitfalls, such as debt,

rundown facilities, blah reputation as a good

neighbor, and lack of spiritual energy. We're

really fortunate. An additional plus we have is a

fair amount of land with which we may be able to

do good things for the good news and for God's

people. Much caring energy has gone into

possible ways to use some of this land recently,

the most talked about possibility being to let it be

used to put up affordable supportive housing.

This option is awaiting further information

regarding longer times involved and trends in

government and agency methods. Whatever we

end up doing with this super resource, we would

be lacking to just let it go to waste. It can be part

of our ministry of being a good neighbor. And it

can also play a major role helping fund the

ministries we are developing (see leg # 1).

We noted that these were a bit like a three-legged

stool with which we could build a stable and effective

ministry. We had several adult ed classes on these

ideas, and the council has appointed a task force to

study and suggest some particulars to bring to the

congregation. So watch for some of these ideas soon.

Yes, we will survive! The pandemic will require from

us some courageous actions. But God has not made

us wimps. Pray for

wisdom. Pray.

Pastor Tollefson

YOUTH NEWS

The Youth Group started Zoom

meetings on Easter

Sunday and it went

really well. We’ll keep

doing this on Sundays

at noon. It was fun!

All in-person youth events are canceled for

now, sadly.

The mission trip to Montana has been

canceled by Youthworks. Pastor Sam and

Christy are working to put together a

meaningful local outreach activity for the

Youth later this summer. Our non-refundable

deposit to Youthworks will be available for

next year’s mission trip—no worries about

any lost funds. They understand that we will

continue to work with them and will have

in-person activities for us in the future.

We are still working with Youthworks to

make sure that our Lenten Offering to the

Blackfeet Nation gets to the right place and

helps out as many people as possible,

especially children and youth. Watch for

updates on that.

Make sure to check emails in the weeks to

come to stay aware on PoP Youth activities.

Thanks, Christy Tollefson-Hyler


MAY’S

COMMUNITY

MEAL

With Governor Jay Inslee’s press conference on April 21

and on May 1, we are hearing

that it may not be possible to have in-person activities

for a while. We know the community meal is an

important ministry and, especially now, people are

facing hunger and isolation.

Donations to our Human Needs fund right now make

it possible to feed these hungry people in our

community who are missing this important monthly

meal. Consider donating food at the church Monday

through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or by

going to www.princeofpeaceseatac.com to making a

one-time monetary donation.

In the place of our regular Parish Nurse article, we’re printing CDC stress and coping with COVID-19

information which can be found online at the link

below.

First, give yourself a break. This is hard. We’ve

never lived through anything like this and while some

of us are used to being home a lot due to retirement,

for instance, we aren’t used to not being able to go

out whenever we want to shop, eat, travel, or

anything else.

Outbreaks are stressful! Fear and anxiety about a

disease can be overwhelming and cause strong

emotions. Coping with stress will make you, the

people you care about, and your community stronger.

Everyone reacts differently to stressful situations.

How you respond to the outbreak can depend on your

background, the things that make you different from

other people, and the community you live in.

Take care of yourself and your community. Taking

care of yourself, your friends, and your family can

help you cope with stress. Helping others cope with

their stress can also make your community stronger.

Take breaks from watching, reading, or listening to

news stories, including social media. Hearing about

the pandemic repeatedly can be upsetting. Take care

of your body—eat right, take deep breaths, stretch,

meditate, exercise, avoid alcohol and drugs, and get

plenty of sleep. Make time to unwind with activities

you enjoy. Connect with others. Talk with people

you trust about your concerns and how you are

feeling.

There is a lot more advice and information at this

website; I recommend it to all who are at times

having stress related to isolation and worry.

Know that we are here for you and will support you in

any way that we can right now.

The website to find this and other great information

is: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/

daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html

Take care, stay in touch, call people, and we’ll see you

as soon as we’re able!

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TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE

STUDY; 8:30 A.M.

Hey! We got this one figured out! Join us each Tuesday morning from the comfort and safety of your

own living room as we ZOOM our way into Bible

study. Yep, that’s right, it’s a Zoom meeting now.

We’ve done it a few times and it’s so good. See the

online calendar for PoP at the link below and you’ll

see the Tuesday morning Bible study entry. Simply

click on that and you’ll see all the details you need to

participate using your computer or smart device to be

“there” with us.

You’ll need a microphone and speakers to participate

(optimally a camera as well so we can see you, too).

All are invited. Go to: https://

www.princeofpeaceseatac.com/monthly-calendar.

If you can, turn on your “Chat” feature while in Zoom.

You do this by looking at the bottom of your screen

and seeing the “Chat” conversation bubble and

clicking on that. Without enabling “Chat,” you might

not see if someone is trying to contact you this way.

If you want to “chat privately” with one person

during the study, hover your mouse over the upper

right corner of their image in the meeting. When the

three dots appear, click on those and enable chat with

that person. You can chat with everyone or with one

person at a time. We’ve found this is handy if a

participant is having trouble with the technology and

by typing messages to them, we’ve gotten them over

the hump of turning everything on correctly and

participating. We want this to work for everyone and

we know we will stumble a lot before we get it totally

right.

POP CHURCH FAMILY…

We are living in the “new normal” right now. We’ve developed new skills as the adaptive creatures

that we are. PoP Staff has had to realign itself to a

new way of “doing business” in the time of corona-

virus. We work hard to bring meaningful worship

experiences to our PoP Church family and beyond.

We are stumbling along, looking for the light switch

in the dark and it can be quite daunting.

So far, we are doing a good job social distancing and

keeping the building clean and safe while reaching out

to our members and wider community for check ins

and health reports.

A good friend of mine described it as “learning to

build an airplane while we are already flying in the

air” and that is the feeling I have a lot these days.

It has been an honor to do this work with your

patience and understanding that I might not get it

right the first or even the third time.

Even the top medical experts do not know fully what

is going on. We are all simply putting one foot in

front of the other day to day.

We are making decisions every day that will impact

you, and we know this. We take your hearts and

minds into consideration with every step that we take.

There is no clear end in sight at this writing. We

simply don’t know when we can start gradually

meeting in person again and it is unclear what that

might look like.

A wise family member once said to me that the flaws

are where the spirit flies in. The spirit simply doesn’t

have a way to shine light through an unbroken

surface. This crazy world is full of the cracks that our

spirit must shine through.

We hope you’re flying with us.

Come to our online worship; make

those food donations; check in on

your neighbor; check in on your

extended family. We love you.

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LADIES BOOK CLUB

Keep doing the reading! We WILL do the May book club meeting as a Facebook Messenger meeting.

The book for May is The Library Book by Susan

Orlean. Julie Landskov sent an email out on April 29

regarding this meeting. Do a “reply all” to that email

to get instructions for the meeting. You just have to

“show up” with your cup of coffee or tea from home

and your desire to be in community via computer.

In The Library Book, Orleans chronicles the 1986 Los

Angeles Public Library fire and its aftermath to

showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in

our lives; delves into the evolution of libraries across

the country and around the world, from their humble

beginnings as a metropolitan charitable initiative to

their current status as a cornerstone of our national

identity; brings each department of the library to

vivid life through on-the-ground reporting; studies

arson and attempts to burn a copy of a book herself;

reflects on her own experiences in libraries; and

reexamines the case of Harry Peak, the blonde-haired

actor long suspected of setting the fire more than 30

years ago.

Brimming with her signature wit, insight,

compassion, and talent for deep research, The Library

Book is Susan Orlean’s thrilling journey through the

stacks that reveals how these beloved institutions

provide much more than just books—and why they

remain an essential part of the heart, mind, and soul of

our country. It is also a master journalist’s reminder

that, perhaps especially in the digital era, they are

more necessary than ever.

BIRTHDAYS!

In this the month of springing green an emerald stone

of light and sheen will shower blessings on the way of

the thrice-blessed child of May.

MAY BIRTHDAYS 1 Beth Colombo

3 Eileen Severns

4 Audrina Lynch

7 Craig Johnson

Kort Baker

9 Ciela Switzer

10 Bob Coning

Abigail Baker

13 Ruth Barker

Georgia Johnson

16 Stefanie King

17 Ron Stojack

18 Shirlee Wilder

Tim Sherman

Erin Struzenberg

19 Mary Ann Pray

Bobbie Meyer

20 Ruth Herbst

22 Frank Smith

Karen Boucher

23 Carol Gilbert

Cindy McKay

Sue McDonnell

William Tollefson

25 Marilyn Eldrenkamp

Gertraud Mendoza

Richard Korakis

26 Brady Switzer

29 Melinda Lynch

30 Xyla Boucher

31 Elizabeth Zeh


SPRING FLING UPDATE

The results are in! HH’s goal was to raise $50,000 for their Spring Fling; Four Days of Virtual Giving

online auction. Not only are they excited, humbled,

and honored to announce that they met their goal, but

they exceeded it, too!

They had such an outpouring of love and generosity

in support of the work of Hospitality House that the

grand total was $73,775!

HH wants to thank everyone from the bottom of their

hearts! This investment helps to continue the work of

HH, and their doors remain open right now to help

women who are unhoused, giving them home, health

and hope.

CHURCH MAINTENANCE

It has been brought to our attention that our very cherished provider of lawn care, German, has lost his regular job due to the pandemic. German has been doing PoP’s yard work in his “spare time” for many years and with such a big heart. If you drive by the church and you see German there more often, under-stand that it’s due to him being available for more of what he knows is caring for God’s house. This is a very meaningful and healing ministry for him and we sure do appreciate the way he puts his whole self into doing the work.

Keep German and his family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time for everyone. We know of a few PoP church family members who have lost their jobs or have been furloughed indefinitely right now. This puts an undue burden on them and their families and the ability to pay for necessities.

Please see the letter within this Banner newsletter that a lot of you have already received via email or regular mail.

This is the small thing we can do as a community to help lift up those people among us and in the surrounding neighborhood who need help right now.

If you can donate to this ministry, please bring shelf-stable foods to the church Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and leave it in the bin that will be outside.

Those donations will be brought in and sorted/sanitized for distribution to a list of people we’ve collected.

If you have a name you would like to add to this list, please contact Deborah by calling the church office at (206) 243-0987 during church office hours or by email at [email protected] at any time.

Thanks, everyone, we can get through this if we work as a team! God is everywhere; God is with us now.


HOSPITALITY HOUSE EVENING MEALS

May 19-24 Sheltering the women who are without homes at HH is

successful! Kudos to the shelter’s staff and residents. This cannot be easy. Especially now, the evening meals are a touch of normalcy. It’s PoP’s turn to provide these meals from May 19-24, which are delivered outside. Because of the pandemic, “signing up” will be by old fashioned telephone. My hope is that six of our great chefs will phone me on my cell (206-972-0165) and volunteer one of the four days. If need be, I will be calling looking for providers—second best to seeing you in person. THANK YOU for your care. Coordinator Eileen Severns

P.S. We are always concerned about homelessness and are thankful for Hospitality House. BUT...I cannot imagine what the women at the “House” are thinking during this pandemic. Can you? See update on page 15!!!

BISHOP’S

MESSAGE FROM THE MAY 2020

EDITION OF THE SPIRIT

Last night I had a dream. It was a strange dream. I

dreamed that an older man was crying because his

wife had died. Out of concern and love, I hugged him.

And then I stepped back appalled that I had touched

him. And then suddenly I was in a text study group

with several other pastors (you know how dreams

go…) and they were angry with me for touching this

man and getting too close to them…and then I woke

up. And, as is often the case, it was 3:00 a.m. and I lay

in bed thinking about this strange world we are in

where hugging is a nightmare and waking up and

finding oneself alone is a relief.

First, let me say to you all, I hope you are doing ok.

And if you are not, please reach out to your pastor,

your deacon, your family, your friends, your

congregation, this synod. We are Church Together –

even, especially, in this time. Please know that even

as we continue physical distancing, we are still in

community. We are still Holy Community. We are

still the Body of Christ in this world.

One way that the synod would like to demonstrate

how we are Church Together is offering some relief to

congregations for salaries. With this in mind, the

synod has begun the NWWA Synod COVID-19

Relief Fund for congregations and ministry sites. The

monies for this fund come from an anonymous

supporter with matching funds from the synod. At

the moment, we have approximately $41,000 in this

account. Our hope is that this fund will work in two

ways:

1. To distribute funds to those who need financial

help towards salaries (particularly our most

vulnerable ministries.)

2. Provide opportunity for those who are seeking a

way to support others (financially stable congre-

gations and individuals could make a donation to

this fund to help support others who are in need).

You can do this by donating online here:

www.lutheransnw.org/donate. Please specify

“Leader Support.” You may also send check made

out to the NWWA Synod with “NWWA Synod

Leader Support” in memo line and mail it to the

Region One Office: Region 1 ELCA, PO Box

94432, Seattle, WA 98124-6732

If you would like more information the NWWA

Synod COVID-19 Relief Fund, find the letter and


application on our synod website here:

www.lutheransnw.org/covid-relief-fund.

In this last month, I have been amazed and in awe of

the many ways congregations in this synod have

continued community with one another and in the

world. As I have participated in worship services, call

committee meetings, Bible studies, informational

meetings, book studies, and more, I am so thankful for

each one of you. Yes, this is hard. Yes, we don’t

know the end. And yet, through Christ, we are in this

together. We are Holy Community. We are Church

Together.

While I cannot be present with you bodily for now,

know that you are in my daily prayers, my heart, my

thoughts. And even in these times when we are

unable to exchange the peace of Christ by shaking

hands or even hugging, know that the peace of Christ

is with you. Today and always. In Resurrection Hope

and Joy, Bishop Shelley Bryan Wee

PRINCE OF PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH

CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING

March 10, 2020 MEMBERS PRESENT: Teri Bottoms; Pastor

Conrad Tollefson; Pam Randall, Secretary; John

Gilbert, President; Mark Bergin, Treasurer; Susan

Vernon; Nancy Hadley; Melodie Schneider, WELCA

President.

GUESTS PRESENT: Members of POP Safety

Team; John Young, Fred Reinke, Denise Reinke.

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER: Pres. John

Gilbert called the meeting to order at 6:30pm and led

everyone in an opening prayer.

NEW BUSINESS: Presentation by John Young,

Fred and Denise Reinke, POP Safety Team, regarding

AED machine donated to POP by dentist Dr. David

Larson. Discussion ensued covering the lack of

instructions with the machine, updated software by

the company which produced the machine, which was

done at no charge, required maintenance, possible

reluctance to use it, and the response time of our local

fire department. Teri Bottoms moved to give the unit

back to Dr. David Larson, motion seconded by Susan

Vernon, unanimously passed to return the AED unit

to Dr. David Larson.

DEVOTION: Pastor Conrad Tollefson shared a

devotion based on his Lent bookmark, “go to the

mountain” and make sure it is God you are hearing

and not your own agenda.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes from the

December 11, 2019, council meeting, January 21,

2020, council meeting, February 9, 2020,

congregational meeting, and the February 11, 2020,

council meeting were all corrected and unanimously

approved.

TREASURER REPORT: Mark Bergin presented a

graph showing 2019 actual giving as a forecast and

actual giving so far in 2020. A second graph for

expenses was also presented which shows expenses

relatively stable month to month, although Mark did

point out that expenses will change a little towards

the end of the year. He is looking for a better way to

graph the actual and forecasted information that will

take into account the fact that some months have four

Sundays and some have five.

PASTOR REPORT: Pastor Conrad explained that

weekly staff meetings are being held every Tuesday

morning at 10:00am and have been ongoing since the

first of the year, including both pastors, Deborah,

Christy, and soon to add Director of Music Ministries,

Joseph To.

We have made the difficult decision to cancel

Wednesday night Lent soup and bread and evening


worship service due to the threat of spreading Covid-

19 coronavirus. However, we did get through Ash

Wednesday and the first weekly dinner and service

prior to this. Social distancing has been encouraged

by local health authorities to limit the spread of this

virus. In addition, the concept of stewardship could

be impacted by Covid-19 and that is a concern. There

is a hot water pipe issue in the main restrooms which

is being worked on now by John Kelly and hired re-

pair persons. Work is ongoing to repair water dam-

age from leaks in the roof, which unfortunately is not

covered by insurance due to the time that has lapsed

between the occurrence and the repairs. Pastor

Conrad brought these items up because these are

normal occurrences that happen to a building such as

this and to put out the question “Is this the time for a

capital fund drive?” It can be very positive when done

properly and for the correct reason(s).

CORONAVIRUS PLANS/PRECAUTIONS: Do we

continue to have the community meal? John spoke

with Stan who agreed that we should cancel the April

dinner; however, we could put together box lunches

and hand them out in the parking lot on the same day.

Stan is reluctant to cancel the May dinner yet and,

ironically, it is the anniversary of the community

meal. Teri moved that our community meal leaders

remain flexible and responsive to the direction of the

state public health commission in guiding whether to

proceed with the community meal. This motion was

seconded by Nancy Hadley. Motion unanimously

passed.

In response to concerns about Covid-19, communion

was changed last week, utilizing ‘the fellowship cup,’

which is a sealed cup of grape juice and a wafer on top.

Pastor Conrad spoke about meetings at the synod that

are ongoing in how to deal with services and what

goes on in the service during the outbreak of corona-

virus. He will also be attending a cluster meeting of

local Lutheran churches to discuss ways to proceed

safely – such as using wafers only and no wine/grape

juice until the threat of corona virus has passed. We

will again have offering plates on stools to drop your

offering into on the way up to communion and

congregation members will be encouraged to include

their Lenten offering on Sunday due to the cancella-

tion of Wednesday Lenten services. Congregation

members are encouraged to utilize their envelopes but

asked to refrain from licking the envelope to seal it.

Stewardship conversations need to be emphasized.

Our Prince of Peace app has a lot of great tools for

people to use. Attendance on March 8 was 58 people

at worship, which is about 50 fewer than usual. Other

groups are using our buildings. How are they going

to keep up with the Covid-19 prevention standards

that we are using? We need to make sure Deborah is

staying on top of this with Gordon’s help.

THREE-LEGGED STOOL STATUS: We are

getting a task force set up to work on this, to include

Pastor Conrad Tollefson, Pastor Sam Sseba, John

Gilbert, Dave Hill, Eileen Severns, and Mark Bergin.

Their first meeting was on February 28th. Their

second meeting will be on March 20th. They may

contact other congregations around here to see what

is working for them, and perhaps a face to face

meeting with some other church members. We also

need a subcommittee to work on the stewardship

emphasis, to include one pastor, John Gilbert, Mark

Bergin, Eileen Severns, and Julie Landskov.

CONTINUING MINISTRIES:

WELCA: Melodie – Love project for March is cereal

for the food bank. We donated $50 to LWR in

memory of Pearl Dennison. Quilters continue to

work hard.

YOUTH: The youth overnight event is still on for

this Friday as of now. Possible retreat schedule for

after Easter. Bake sales cancelled for now.

OTHER BUSINESS: The music recital on March 7

had 18 attendees. The free will offering totaled $121,

which will go toward our music ministry. Director of

Music Ministries Joseph To is inquiring about

acquisition of a new piano bench.

Meeting adjourned at 8:38 following a closing prayer

by Pastor Conrad.


Our devotional study for May highlights times in our

lives when we have either

offered or received

hospitality. The author,

Angela Khabab begins the

devotional by saying, “We

often entertain angels

unknowingly. How do we

offer genuine hospitality?”

When saying or thinking “hospitality,” what comes to

mind? Entertaining in our homes, welcoming folks at

church, putting on dinners or bereavement receptions,

or perhaps curiosity and interest in someone? Is it

hard or is there a certain risk involved in offering hos-

pitality?

In the devotional study this month, we visit several

Bible verses that may help us look at hospitality in

expanded ways. We heard good words last Sunday

when Pastor Sam shared thoughts about the disciples

on their way to Emmaus. They offered hospitality to

a stranger who happened to be Jesus. There is much

more to that story. This “stranger” energized them to

share the Good News. The verses in Hebrew remind

us that strangers may actually be angels!! The author

shares that Psalm 23 “provides the most beautiful

description of God’s presence among us.” God

anticipates our needs and nurtures us with rich and

abundant food for

the soul. There is

more. Using this

devotional as

your time with

the Lord will feed

your soul.

The articles in the May Gather offer much

inspiration...again! Even the titles can draw us in:

Milk...what could this be about? Prayers of the

People...we moved from debating prayer to engaging

in it. How about this one...Vegas and Jesus Have a Lot

in Common. What could this mean?? I highly

recommend Trust the Process and, of course, the

Reverend Catherine Molatky on the last page of the

magazine.

We sure miss our times together, don’t we?

Praying we will be able to see one another soon!

Thankfully, God’s presence is among us!!

Love Project: The needs are great for the food bank.

Let’s do what we can to help our neighbors through

this challenging time. Food can be left at the church,

cash can be sent to the food bank or sent to the Hu-

man Needs Fund at Prince of Peace.

WELCA Gathering “Just Love” — Judy Voeller and I

learned today that the Triennial Convention

scheduled for July 2020 in Phoenix has been

postponed until the first

week of August 2021.

We still plan to go. This

means that other women

can go as well. Think

about it!!

WELCA—WOMEN OF PRINCE OF PEACE


PASTORAL STAFF Conrad Tollefson [email protected]

Sam Nick Sseba [email protected]

OFFICE STAFF & LAY STAFF Parish Nurse Ministry Karen Richter

& Teri Bottoms

Blood Pressure Checks Samalie Sseba

Director of Music Ministries Joseph To

Youth Leader Christy Hyler

Organist Dr. David Barela

Office Administrator/Editor Deborah Santiago

Bookkeeper Denise Beebe

Custodian Gordon King

Congregational President 2020 John Gilbert

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with Prince of Peace by checking our website at

www.princeofpeaceseatac.com. Join us on Face-

book (@POPSeaTac) and Twitter (@popseatac)

Hospitalized

•

In a Care Center

• Braxton Dunn • Phyllis Bowman

Health Concerns

• Bonalynn Henderson • Rhyson Houser

• Sharman Thoma • Janet Schneider

• Claude Wesson • June Brady

• Brady Switzer • Betsy Poehlman

• Sheri Zeh Giles • Barbara Atkinson

• Denis Short • Gordon Meyer

• Sandra Lamb • Jude Gustafson

• Shi Skjonsberg •

Other Prayer Concerns

• Carolyn Wesson •

Deaths

•


See our online calendar at

https://www.princeofpeaceseatac.com/monthly-calendar

May 2020

https://www.princeofpeaceseatac.com/monthly-calendar


JOIN US ONLINE

AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/POPSEATAC

WEDNESDAYS AT 7:00 P.M. COMMUNION & PRAYER FIRESIDE WORSHIP

SUNDAYS AT 10:00 A.M.

May 3—Fourth Sunday of Easter

Live Stream

10AM Worship

May 10—Fifth Sunday of Easter

Live Stream

10AM Worship

May 17—Sixth Sunday of Easter

Live Stream

10AM Worship

May 24—Seventh Sunday of Easter

Live Stream

10AM Worship

May 31—Pentecost Sunday

Live Stream

10AM Worship

GOSPEL FOR MAY

May 3—John 10:1-10

Jesus uses an image familiar to the people of his day to make a

point about spiritual leadership. Those who listen to Jesus are

led to abundant life.

May 10—John 14:1-14

On the night that he is to be arrested, Jesus shares final words

with his disciples. As the one through whom God is known, he

promises to go before them and act on their behalf.

May 17—John 14:15-21

In final words to his disciples on the night of his arrest, Jesus

encourages obedience to his commandments and speaks of the

Spirit, who will be with them forever.

May 24—John 17:1-11

On the night before his crucifixion, Jesus prays to God, asking

that those who continue his work in this world will live in unity.

May 31—John 20:19-23

The risen Jesus appears to his disciples, offering them a

benediction, a commission, and the gift of the Holy Spirit.


HOSPITALITY HOUSE UPDATE

AMAZING. GENEROUS.

AWESOME—POP This Banner is being published a little later than usual.

During a pandemic, would it be difficult to fill up a week of

Hospitality House meals? So, I phoned and left messages.

Within 24 hours Gail Korakis, Tanya Goodrich, Kathy

Peterson, Alice Malmanger, Linnea Knutson, and

Cindy McKay chose their day. Our week in May is filled!!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU

AGAIN!

Coordinator Eileen Severns

NEW WEDNESDAY

COMMUNION AND PRAYER LIVE

STREAM

Beginning in April, Pastor Tollefson started live streaming a special Wednesday night communion and

prayer worship to PoP Church via our Facebook Live

page.

This has been a meaningful, mid-week time for us to

gather ourselves in a sacred place (anywhere we meet

is a sacred place) with the communion supplies you

find in your cupboard, and celebrate the sacrament of

Jesus, and realize the spiritual union between Christ

and you as we “share” the body and blood of Christ.

We know that communion has been missing from

your weekly lives and we wanted to come up with a

way to reintroduce it that was meaningful and

brought comfort to you. What better way than a

“fireside chat” with Pastor Tollefson?!

Join us on Wednesday nights at 7:00 p.m. as we bring

this particular live stream for as long as we find it

useful and meaningful to us all.

Come in your jammies! Wear a fun outfit that brings

you joy! We want you comfortable and safe in your

home while we share these special moments. What a

blessing to have the technology we have available to

us that can bring us together like this.


Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

19030 8th Ave S

SeaTac WA 98148

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