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MINISTRY NOTES December 3-9, 2016

Guests: Please stop by the Welcome Center for a gift and more information about Peace.

Growth Gatherings Continue through December 11 Join us this week as Pastor Weis and Vicar Hauser

expand upon this weekend’s sermon during the Growth Gathering on Sunday, December 4, at 10:15am in the church gym near the stage.

Join Us for Advent Services

We will celebrate Advent with Wednesday evening services on December 7 at the church and December 14

at the school. See inside for details. Our Monday evening services will resume in January.

Prayerfully Consider a Double Tithe by Year’s End God is so good. He not only provides for our daily needs, He has given us His One and Only Son, Jesus. He has given us a hope

and a future (Jeremiah 29:11). Knowing God's goodness, Pastor Weis challenges us to prayerfully consider giving a

“double tithe” before the end of the calendar year. This is an opportunity to thank God for His abundant blessings and to

remind ourselves that all we have comes from Him.

Lord, thank you for your abundant blessings and grace. Thank you for your birth in a manger, death on a cross

and resurrection claiming victory over sin, death and Satan. Please accept my additional gift to your ministry at Peace

as a thank offering for the blessings You so abundantly overflow in my life. In Your name we pray, Amen.

Please pray for...

Those who have been HOSPITALIZED … Michele Dukas and Jim Hensler (Covenant Cooper), and Judy Zirkle (Michigan Campus).

MINISTRY AT PEACE

Ministers Every Member of Peace

Staff C. William Weis - Senior Pastor

Paul Hinz - Associate Pastor (274.7920) Matthew Hauser - Vicar (792.2581)

Ed Kast - Pastor Emeritus Bert Eggers - Pastor Emeritus

Henry Pahlkotter - Dir. of Ministries (793.9025) Michael Socier – Business Manager (992.9788) Joel Keup - Principal/Facilities Dir. (245.7878)

Ken Klages - Minister of Music (792.2688) Dan Stauffer - Ass't. Min. of Music (372.1559)

Billy Cmeyla - Youth & Confirm. (260.413.8747) Deborah Hauser - Dir. of School Admissions and Early Childhood Education (482.6160) Misty Gower - Office Manager (906.4677)

Board of Directors Charlie Rood, Chair

Suzanne Marvosh, Vice Chair Mike Periard, Secretary Dennis Hoeg, Treasurer

Ken Claus, Dorothy Dawe, Gary McCray, Jamie Nisidis

Ron Salvner, Lisa Seelye, Gary Weber, Pastor C.W. Weis, Ex Officio

Dale Walk Jr., Ex Officio

Board of Elders Dale Walk Jr., Chair

Todd Arner, Randy Beadle, Kevin Cieszlak, Mark DeWolf-Ott, Bob Duggar,

Paul Eschmann, Mike Habitz, David Hoffman, Robert Kaczmarek, Tom Knaub, John Koltvedt, John Rabassa, Greg Rollwagen, Allan Wilke,

Steven Witchger, George Wojahn

Prayer Ministry Daytime: Nancy Salvner (799.7921)

Evening & email: Jeanette Taylor jngtaylor_06@yahoo.com (790.2386), Joann Paluck - rjpal61@charter.net

(797.2293) or Sue Williams swilliams@peacesaginaw.org (213.2293)

THE WEEK AT PEACE

December 4-10, 2016

SUNDAY - Mite Boxes

8:45am 9:00am

10:15am 11:00am 11:15am

5:00pm 7:30pm

Nursery Care Traditional Worship Church-wide Growth Gathering (Gym) Nursery Care Contemporary Worship Youth Worship*/Bible Study AA Meeting

MONDAY

6:30pm

No Worship AA Meeting

TUESDAY

6:15pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm

Handbells Prayer Service Quilt Club Choir Worship Team

WEDNESDAY

7:55am 9:30am 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:15pm 7:30pm

Chapel (Lawndale) LWML Bible Study Advent Dinner (Church Gym) Catechism Advent Service Worship Team NA Meeting

THURSDAY

5:30am

Men’s Bible Study

FRIDAY

No Activities Scheduled

SATURDAY

6:30pm

Casual Worship* (Lawndale) *Indicates Communion

Sunday Notes

Advent Dinners & Services: Please join us

for our upcoming Advent worship dates and

dinners.

Choral Celebration, Wednesday,

December 7, 6:30pm (preceded by

Peace Youth potato and salad bar at 5pm

in the church gym; $5 per person).

Children’s Christmas Celebration,

Wednesday, December 14, 2pm and

6:30pm in the school gym (Lawndale

campus).

Make a Note: Monday evening worship at

Peace will resume January 2, 2017.

Poinsettias: If you would like to order a

poinsettia plant to beautify our church and

narthex for the Christmas holidays, an order

form is included in this week’s bulletin, or

contact the church office at 793.9025. The

cost is $20. The order deadline is Sunday,

December 11. Make checks payable to

Peace Lutheran Church and note “Poinsettia”

on the memo line.

Church Directory: Photos will be taken

Tuesday, December 13, at the church. Call

the church office to reserve one of only a

limited number of spots left: 793.9025. If you

are unable to have your photo taken on

December 13 but would like your photograph

included in the directory, please submit your

photo to the church office or via email to

mgower@peacesaginaw.org (must be a high-

resolution photo). The deadline for submitted

photos is December 15.

Hauser Ordination: Please plan to join us

for the ordination and installation of Matthew

Hauser as a pastor of Peace on Sunday,

December 18. A special recognition will

take place during the 9am service, with the

ordination ceremony at the 11:15am service.

Peace students will sing at both services, and

a special Christmas cookie reception will be

held at 10:15am (between services) in the

church gym.

New Member Class: Interested in

becoming a member of Peace Lutheran

Church, or know someone who is? We will be

hosting a Basics / New Member Class in three

sessions on Sunday mornings between our

9am and 11:15am services (approximate

10:15am start time) on January 8, January 15

and January 22, 2017, at the church. This

class is for anyone wishing to discover the

basics of the Christian Lutheran faith, as well

as find out more about the ministry of Peace.

If you would like to attend or know someone

who might be interested, please contact the

church office at 793.9025.

Peace Trip: You are invited to join us on

the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum bus

tour April 21-23,

2017, in

Williamston and

Petersburg, Ky.

(near Cincinnati).

These attractions

will open your

eyes to the truth

about God’s

marvelous

creation and His

deliverance

through the flood. Learn more at

SCRIPTURE READINGS Isaiah 11:1-10

Matthew 3:1-12

OUR SERVANTS THIS WEEK 12-4 NEXT WEEK 12-11

Preaching

Rev. C. William Weis

Vicar Matthew Hauser

Worship Leader - Sat, 6:30pm

Organist - Sun, 9:00am

Worship Leaders - 11:15am

Organist - Mon, 6:30pm

Paul Bach

Ken Klages

Dan Stauffer

No Worship Service

Vicar Matthew Hauser

Ken Klages

Dan Stauffer

No Worship Service

Readers - Sun, 9:00am

11:15am

Mon, 6:30pm

Nancy Salvner

Heather Yackel

No Worship Service

Ron Salvner

Lisa Balderstone

No Worship Service

Elders - Sat, 6:30pm

Sun, 9:00/11:15am

Mon, 6:30pm

Paul Eschmann

Bob Duggar / Mike Habitz

No Worship Service

Randy Beadle

Todd Arner / John Koltvedt

No Worship Service

Communion Asst’s- Sun, 9:00am

11:15am

No Communion Joel Keup / Mike Karas

Henry Pahlkotter

Manors Live Streaming,

9:00am

Susan Breen (McBrite)

Lisa Seelye (Shattuck)

Steve Witchger (McBrite)

Tom Knaub (Shattuck)

Prayer Volunteer 11:15am No Communion Pat & Sue Williams

Altar Workers - Sun, 9:00am

11:15am

Mon, 6:30pm

No Communion

Jean Weiss

Joann Paluck

No Worship Service

Usher Captains - Sun, 9:00am

11:15am

Mon, 6:30pm

Randy Beadle

Pete Tallon

No Communion

Grant Hilger

Harry Sy

No Worship Service

Greeters - Sun, 9:00am

11:15am

Elda Rolf

Phil & Donna Bird

Gene & Joann Roller

Robin Scherting

Acolytes - Sun, 9:00am

Sunday, 11:15am/Mon, 6:30pm

Gannon Ponichtera

Ryan Kelly / No Worship Service

James Richardson

Nick Kelly

Children’s Ministry - 9:00am

11:15am

Collin Engelhardt

Braeden Cole / Andin Bommarito

Alex Habitz

Ashlynn Goslin / Colton Marion

Video Stream - Sun, 9:00am

11:15am

Jonah Keup

Darren Milbrandt

Marshall Fulmer

Tyler Gross

Projection - Sat, 6:30pm

Sun, 9:00am

Sun, 11:15am / Mon, 6:30pm

Alexis McNally

Jean Salget

Miriam Cmeyla / No Service

Justin Balderstone

Dale Myers

Justin Hecht / No Worship Service

CAPS Jonalyn Rustem / Nancy Smith Sharon Ludwig / Chris Larson

Welcome Center - Sat, 6:30pm

Sun, 9:00am

11:15am

Alan & Pam Beadle

Seymour & Linda Geiersbach

Ann Witchger

Linda Wilke

Dave & Ione Magsig

Linda Tomandl

ArkEncounter.com and CreationMuseum.org.

Please call Nancy Salvner (799.7921) to get

on the waiting list. The bus is filling up fast!

SCHOOL Notes

Treats Needed: We are looking for

donations of treats/baked goods to sell during

the Children's Shopping Day at Peace School

on Friday,

December 9.

Any homemade

Christmas treat

would be

wonderful! We

have treat bags

available for

pickup at the

school office.

Donations

would need to be dropped off at the school by

the evening setup on Thursday, December 8.

School Christmas Celebration: On

Wednesday, December 14, at 2 p.m. and

6:30 p.m., the Preschool through Grade 8

students of Peace Lutheran School will

present this year's All-School Christmas

Celebration, “The Bethlehem Project.” This

program features the traditional Christmas

story but with a fresh twist that provides both

fun and life relevance for the students and for

all who come to hear the message. This

dramatic musical begins with lots of humor

and colorful characters but moves to a pointed

message of love, salvation and reconciliation.

Those who come will enjoy a wide variety of

fun styles, including contemporary, country,

‘50s rock and roll, rap, calypso and more!

Come and enjoy this year's presentation, and

use it to help you prepare your hearts

spiritually this Advent for the celebration of

Christ's birth.

SUPPORTING

PEACE MINISTRIES

Church Member Envelopes: The 2017

church envelopes are now available for pickup

in the corridor by the church office. Contact

Kathy Nock at 793.9025, ext. 315, or

knock@peacesaginaw.org with questions.

TODAY - Mites: LWML Mites Boxes will be

collected this weekend, December 3-4.

Please place your loose change in the Mites

Box located in the Welcome Center at the

school or in the narthex at the church. Thank

Youth Alert Junior and Senior High

Questions or concerns? Contact Billy at 260.413.8747 or wcmeyla@peacesaginaw.org.

Sunday Worship for Grades 6-12: Join us every Sunday for fellowship, worship and

Bible study starting at 5pm. We look forward to seeing you!

Bible Study Leaders Needed: We are currently looking for Bible study leaders for

our Sunday nights. We could use leaders for Grades 6-8, as well as a few for high

school age.

Youth Alerts: Please watch Jupiter Grades for updates every week.

***IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES***

MICHIGAN DISTRICT GATHERING

Plans are underway for the 2017 Michigan District Gathering on Mackinac Island on June 25-28. Our last gathering was a blessing to those who attended, so we want all interested youth to make plans now so they won’t be left out. Our total number of spaces on the island is 1,200. This gathering includes inspirational speakers, musicians and breakout sessions. It will also include servant event opportunities and fellowship events. There will be one mass event per day and a daily Bible study session each day. You have the opportunity to attend breakout sessions on Monday and Tuesday of the gathering.

OUR THEME: “Fortress” based on 2 Samuel 22:2: “The Lord is my rock, my FORTRESS and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.”

WHO: Current ninth-graders through college freshman.

LOCATION: Mission Point Resort on Mackinac Island.

COST: $385 – includes ferry tickets, breakfast Monday and Tuesday and lunch and dinner provided on Monday and Tuesday with a buffet breakfast provided on Wednesday morning, housing, program, luggage handling, and a T-shirt.

Your spot is not reserved until your registration forms and money are turned in. Registration opened November 1. If you are in need of scholarship help, please let Mr. Cmeyla know right away. ***More information is available by Billy’s office***

RETREATS: Our winter retreat is January 13-14, and the spring retreat is May 5-6.

Two retreats are covered in the confirmation fee. Students can attend all three, but

need to pay for the third retreat.

Hearing His Word

Total Weekend Attendance Last Week

-709-

Saturday 6:30pm - 121

Sunday 9:00am - 269

11:15am - 297

McBrite Manor - 3, Shattuck Manor - 19

*******

Sunday Live Streaming: 9:00am - 77

11:15am - 62, TOTAL - 139

*******

Thanksgiving Eve 11/23 - 178

Live Streaming - 20

Thanksgiving Day 11/24 - 79

*******

Advent 11/30 - 257

Live Streaming - 37

*******

Adult Bible Study - 252

Sunday Bible Club - 20

you for supporting mission projects through

the LWML.

TODAY - Girl Scout Cookies: The Girl

Scouts of Peace Troop 50707 and Troop

50856 will sell Girl Scout cookies between

Sunday morning services on December 4.

The Girl Scouts also will be taking donations

for the Home Town Hero program. Anyone

donating to Home Town Heroes will be

entered in a drawing to win a case of cookies!

Cookies are $4 per box. Stock up — cookies

are great for deer hunting or as stocking

stuffers! If you have questions or would like to

place an order for delivery, contact Sarah

Witgen at 295.3149.

3rd-Quarter Statements: Please check your

church mailbox for your third-quarter giving

statement. These statements only go through

September 30, so you may find a difference

between the year-to-date total and your

statement total. Thank you.

Year-End Giving: In order to be considered

a donation for 2016, your mailed contribution

to Peace must be postmarked by December

31. Electronic donations must be initiated by

December 31. Contributions received in

the plate on Sunday, January 1, will be

attributed to 2017. Donations and fulfillment

of your Seeds to Branches pledges will be

credited only for the amount actually given,

and only within the year it is received by

Peace. Members and donors to Peace

Lutheran Church and Peace Foundation are

encouraged to wait on filing their 2016 federal

tax returns until they have received their

contributions statement in January from the

church. If you have questions about these, or

intend to bless the church with a

disbursement from your IRA, please contact

Peace Business Manager Mike Socier at

msocier@peacesaginaw.org or 793.9025, ext.

307.

Giving Tree: The Christmas Caring Needs

Tree in the church narthex is covered with

ornaments, itemizing gifts needed for people

at the Rescue Mission/Community Village.

Choose any of the gift tags, and then bring an

unwrapped gift and place it under the tree.

Take one of the red ribbons from the box and

hang it on the tree in place of the ornament.

By December 19, our Christmas Caring

Needs Tree should be covered with red bows,

and we’ll have lots of beautiful gifts to be

taken to the Rescue Mission/Community

Village! These items are not only used as

Christmas gifts, but are used throughout the

year.

Thanksgiving Thanks: A huge THANK YOU

for all of the generous contributions to our

Thanksgiving food collection! The response

was overwhelming! We were able to supply

Thanksgiving baskets/boxes and turkeys for

all Peace member requests, with enough left

over to share with Old Town and the Rescue

Mission. We pray God blesses you for your

faithfulness and generosity to both our

congregation and our community.

COMMUNITY

CORNER

TODAY - VLHS Fruit Sale: Thank you for

your support of the Valley Lutheran High

School Fruit Sale. Extra fruit has been

ordered and is available for pickup on

Sunday, December 4, from 2-4pm behind

the school, 3560 McCarty Road.

WE HAVE A PLACE FOR YOU!

Children & Youth Ministries

Nursery Care - Children up to 35 months in age meet in the room next to the south church entrance (Arthur Hill side) just before our Sunday morning services. Please plan to bring children at 8:45am and 11am.

Sunday Bible Club - Children ages 3 through fifth grade are invited to our Sunday Bible Club at 9am and 11:15am. Registration and information may be found in the lower level of the Youth Area.

Youth (6th - 12th grade) - See “Youth Alert” on next page.

“Pencil Tree Bags” - Parents of Preschool Age Children

Please feel free to take a bag off the Pencil Tree in the narthex. It has some items in there to help keep your child "quietly busy" during church. Please RETURN the bag after the service, as you found it, so it can be enjoyed over and over again.

Adult Bible Studies - Opportunities to Gather, Grow & Go

Looking for a Bible study? As disciples at Peace, we all have an opportunity to join a small group to help one another grow in Christ. If you are not currently in a small-group Bible study but would like to be, please visit the church office for a listing of available opportunities! The church-wide “Believe” Bible study will start again on January 29, 2017. Small-group leaders: Please remember to call the church office each week with the number of people who attended your Bible study ONLY if the numbers have changed. As an alternative, you may email the number of attendees to mgower@peacesaginaw.org.

through the Kroger Community Rewards Program to re-enroll. Please re-enroll so that you can continue supporting Peace. In addition, please share this site with your family and friends so that they too can become Peace supporters: www.kroger.com/account/enrollCommunityRewardsNow. Cash for School: Kroger Community Rewards® makes

fundraising easy. All you have to do is shop at Kroger and

swipe your Plus Card! Enroll your Kroger card online at

www.krogercommunityrewards.com. Link it to Peace

Lutheran School - Saginaw. Kroger will provide "free"

money to our school without any effort on your part, other

than registering your card. If you are already registered

with Kroger, members need to re-enroll their card with

Community Rewards every year.

High School Hoops: Peace will host basketball nights

on Sundays and Mondays for any high school student

interested. Join in the fun from 7:15-9pm Sundays and

7:30-9pm Mondays in the church gym. Questions?

Contact Pastor Paul.

Altar Flowers: If you ’d like to remember a loved one or

recognize an anniversary, birthday or similar occasion by

providing flowers for our altar, please contact the church

office at 793.9025. The cost is $40 for both vases. Also,

donations in any amount are welcome to help defray the

costs of flowers each weekend. Make checks payable to

Peace Lutheran Church.

Catechism Prayer Partners: Please check your

mailboxes.

MINISTRY VOLUNTEER

OPPORTUNITIES

Ushers Needed: Volunteers are urgently needed to fill vacancies on

several of our usher teams at Peace Church. Men, women and teens (eighth

grade and up) can usher. Your team will usher once every two to three

weeks, and the service times will vary. If interested, please contact Brian

Hensler at 790.9280 or Brian@henslerfurniture.com.

To Our Hospitalized: If you or a loved one is hospitalized, please notify

the church office at 793.9025 as soon as possible. While we make every

effort to get this information from the hospitals, we sometimes aren’t notified.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Save the Date: Let’s think spring! Save the date for Women's Retreat 2017,

“Miracles,” on March 3-5, 2017, at The Springs in Gladwin, Michigan.

Prayer Service: You are invited to join us for prayer service on

Tuesday, xxxx, at 6:30pm at the church. The prayer service is held the

first Tuesday of every month.

Think Spring: Ladies, it’s not too early to plan ahead to attend the

Women's Retreat on March 3-5, 2017. If you can put aside a few dollars

each week, by the time the retreat comes around, it won't be a hardship.

Suggestion: Label a jar "Women's Retreat" and start saving!

xxx

Altar Flowers: If you’d like to remember a loved one or recognize an

anniversary, birthday or similar occasion by providing flowers for our altar,

please contact the church office at 793.9025. The cost is $40 for both vases.

Also, donations in any amount are welcome to help defray the costs of

flowers each weekend. Make checks payable to Peace Lutheran Church.

Kroger Community Rewards: It is time for those who support Peace

Adult Bible Study - Opportunities to Gather, Grow, & Go

As disciples at Peace we all have an opportunity to join a small group to help one another grow In Christ. There is a

list of currently open small groups available in the Info Center in the lobby of the church, in the church office, or you may visit the website ”bit.ly/plc-smallgroups” to view the list of Bible studies/small groups available. All these

groups would welcome you to come and visit them!