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Help The Karen Gardeners
As a host for the Karen gardeners, Prince of Peace Church members are responsible for supplying water for their gardens next to our parking lot. This involves maintaining and filling the blue water barrels that you see stationed at the edge of their gardens. We are in need of volunteers, a week at a time, to help with this task. The time commitment would be 45 minutes to one hour if all six barrels are empty.
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The Congregation President’s Update
Congregation President Deb Cordes tells what has been happening at Prince of Peace. Call Committees will be interviewing for two positions–Faith Formation Pastor/Deacon and Visitation Pastor/Congregation Care Pastor/Deacon. Other points of interest are staffing for children’s ministry, youth ministry, the budget and the parking lot.
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Goodbyes and Hellos
Erika Coe, who has been serving as our Youth Director here at Prince of Peace will be leaving her position later this summer. We’re so thankful to have had her presence and her leadership. This means we’re also now looking for the next person to lead our youth ministry and we could use your help in finding them.
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New Time & Talent Surveys for 2018
It has been several years since we had a “Time & Talent” sign-up. We are compiling a new database of all helpers. This is an opportunity to review all the ways you could contribute to the life of the community of Prince of Peace. It takes a lot of worker bees to keep the hive humming!
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What’s all this talk about “Faith Formation?”
You’ve been hearing the phrase “faith formation” a lot lately. It has roots that run deep within the broader Church. Terms like “Christian education” and “spiritual development” feel too limited in describing what the church is called to do. Forming faith is something that is just as important for 70-year olds as it is for 7-year olds.
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Pastor Lynn: In Thankfulness
Pastor Lynn thanks all Prince of Peace Friends for “the welcome you have extended to (her), for the stories you have shared, for the many ways you care for one another, for the opportuniities to worship and serve, learn and grow, laugh and mourn together.”
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Farewell Pastor Lynn
Sunday, May 27 will be Pastor Lynn Erickson’s last Sunday with Prince of Peace. Even though Pastor Lynn joined us in March of 2017 to serve as our part-time Interim Pastor for Congregational Care, her efforts were hardly partial and her impact will not be temporary.
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Women & Justice: Group Study on New Teachings
We are convening a study of the ELCA Draft Social Statement on Women and Justice in May and June. An introduction to the draft will be presented on May 13 and four weekly group study sessions will follow.
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