Hope and Trust

Today’s author is Prince of Peace member Carol Swanson After my dad retired, he took up cross stitching as a hobby. While on a visit with Dad, he was flipping through a cross-stitch catalogue. He showed me this quote from Thomas Merton and asked me what I...
Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

Welcome to this holy night, where we gather to celebrate the extraordinary story of Christ’s birth. In the quiet town of Bethlehem, among humble shepherds and a young couple with no place to stay, God entered the world in the most ordinary of ways. Yet through this child, everything changed—the hopes of the weary, the longings of the broken, and the future of all creation were transformed. Tonight, we remember that this extraordinary story is still unfolding, inviting us to receive the light of Christ into our own lives and share it with the world.

Thank You!

Thank You!

PoP will resume regular office hours on Monday, December 8. Thank you to our volunteers who managed the front desk and all of the tasks while Kristin was away. Listed below are the individuals and the tasks they managed. Several other groups and individuals did things...
gather Devotional

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...
Invited to Hope

Invited to Hope

Today’s author is Prince of Peace’s Minister of Intergenerational Connection and Care, Julene Hannesh. Text: Jeremiah 29:1,4-14 Jeremiah writes to a people living far from home, exiled in a place they did not choose. Their world had crumbled, institutions...