Advent Devotions
All are invited as we Make Room this Advent season.
gather Devotional
Gather, the magazine of Women of the ELCA, offers a mix of articles, theological reflections, devotions and stories of comfort and challenge that help readers grow in faith and engage in ministry and action.
If you are looking for an Advent devotional, gather has one available on their website to download. Prince of Peace has a few hard copies available in the Narthex.
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Community Connections
Going into the trip to Denver I was feeling a little skeptical of how the week was going to pan out and this skepticism came mainly from the many service projects we planned to do.
Authentic, Creative, and Just
This trio of adjectives are the qualities of our life together that sit central to the vision God has for this church. Our Visioning Team centered on these descriptions in their work to develop the vision statement that now guides our work. As we consider the experience of being the church in this place, we want this collection of virtues to serve as both expectation and aspiration. If others might wonder what to expect from Prince of Peace, then let this description offer some insight. If we’re wondering how to respond to any new concern, we will keep these qualities central to our efforts.
State Fair Pro-Tip
The Butterfly house is open once again for the State Fair. Over the next 10 days, thousands of visitors will walk inside and have all those brilliantly colored butterflies flying around them. They may even have one or more land on a should, head or outstretched hand. And here’s my fair-goers pro-tip…
Public Transportation
As I drove into work this week, I thought back to a year ago when Julene and I began having issues with both cars we owned. My Ford Focus had died while driving down I-94 and had to be towed to a shop in Maplewood who told me the transmission had quit.