december volume 15 issue 12 2015 from pastor karen€¦ · ever.” -2 samuel 7:18-29 this passage...
TRANSCRIPT
I n s i d e t h i s
i s s u e :
New ELW’s 2
Upcoming
Dates 3
Ministry
Stewards
4
Committee
News 5
Shut in List 6
Birthdays and
Anniversaries 7
Calendar 8
“ W h e r e t h e W o r d o f G o d i s p r e a c h e d a n d p e o p l e c o m e t o k n o w t h e L o r d ”
T H E T I D I N G S O F P E A C E
P e a c e L u t h e r a n C h u r c h
A s h l a n d , O h i o
DECEMBER
2015
VOLUME 15 ISSUE 12
“Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and said, “Who am I, O
Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? And yet
this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord God; you have spoken also of
your servant’s house for a great while to come. May this be instruction for
the people, O Lord God! And what more can David say to you? For you know
your servant, O Lord God! Because of your promise, and according to your
own heart, you have wrought all this greatness, so that your servant may
know it. Therefore you are great, O Lord God; for there is no one like you,
and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our
ears. Who is like your people, like Israel? Is there another nation on earth
whose God went to redeem it as a people, and to make a name for himself,
doing great and awesome things for them, by driving out before his people
nations and their gods? And you established your people Israel for yourself
to be your people forever; and you, O Lord, became their God. And now, O
Lord God, as for the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and
concerning his house, confirm it forever; do as you have promised. Thus
your name will be magnified forever in the saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is God
over Israel’; and the house of your servant David will be established before
you. For you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to
your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house’; therefore your servant has
found courage to pray this prayer to you. And now, O Lord God, you are
God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your
servant; now therefore may it please you to bless the house of your servant,
so that it may continue forever before you; for you, O Lord God, have spo-
ken, and with your blessing shall the house of your servant be blessed for-
ever.” -2 Samuel 7:18-29
This passage from 2 Samuel is a prayer of great thanksgiving, which David of-
fers to God. In it, David asks that God’s promise to reside in him and in the
lives of his people. David realizes and has truly come to know that all the posi-
tive things in his life are gifts from God. They are not his own doing.
“Because of your promise and according to your will, you have done all these
great things and made them know to your servant” (7:21). This promise given
by God would also extend beyond David’s own lifetime. It is a promise for the
benefit of all Israel, one to be fulfilled in the person of Jesus the Christ.
F r o m P a s t o r K a r e n
Special Points of
Interest:
Pastor Karen’s
Article
Visitation List
Advent
Page 2
This year at Peace we will be celebrating the season of Advent with
mid-week Advent services. The service will be similar to our mid-week
Lenten services, and we will be using Holden’s Evening Prayer.
It is a brief, beautiful setting of Evening Prayer that lifts up Advent
themes. Service is approximately a half hour.
Please join us for worship on Wednesdays in Advent, December 2nd, 9th,
16th and 23rd at 7pm as we anticipate the coming birth of our Savior,
Jesus Christ.
M i d - We e k A d v e n t S e r v i c e s
This same promise remains among us as we wait, hope, and prepare for Christ’s coming, both as
the baby in the manger and as triumphant Lord of all. So as we Advent, we too offer thanks to
God for all that God has, is, and will accomplish in the world. We offer thanks for the promise
that live in us as we seek to live out our call to be the hands of God in this world. We give thanks
for the opportunity to share God’s grace and love with others, the grace and love that we have so
freely received in Jesus our Messiah. Blessings to you this Advent/Christmas season. Thank you
for your continued ministry in Christ, our Savior and our Lord.
And may the Peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, guide your hearts and your minds
in Christ Jesus.
In Christ,
Pastor Karen
N E W E L W H Y M N A L S
We have purchased Evangelical Lutheran Worship books (ELW, also lovingly
referred to as the cranberry hymnal) for our church. The new hymnals give
us access to new liturgies and hymns as well as containing the hymns in both
the LBW (green book) and With One Voice (blue book). The hymnals were
purchased out of our Memorial Fund, which is a fund that is outside of
budgetary items that we can use to make additions to our worship life.
There is also the opportunity to sponsor and dedicate the ELW’s. If you
would like to sponsor and dedicate one of the new hymnals, the cost is $25.
There are papers available at the church for you to write out your dedication,
which will be placed inside the hymnal. Money and dedications can be re-
turned to Pastor Karen or the church office. This will go on throughout the month of December
before we begin use of the hymnals in January.
If you have any other questions, please see Pastor Karen.
Page 3
December 2nd—Mid Advent Service, 7pm
December 9th—Mid Advent Service, 7pm
December 16th—Mid Advent Service, 7pm
December 20th— A Cantata
December 23rd—Mid Advent Service, 7pm
December 24th– Christmas Eve Service,
Pre-service music is at 7:00pm
Worship is at 7:30pm
UPCOMING DATES
FAIR TRADE SALE
The youth in the Jr High and Sr High Sunday school have been learning about Lutheran World Relief. As a result they have started selling fair trade coffee, tea, and chocolate to raise money to give a gift to LWR. These items can be purchased in the narthex before or after Sunday services through December, or until items have been sold out.
Bags of coffee will be $10 each, tea is $4.50 a box and chocolate is $3.75 each, or 3 bars for $10. Checks can be made to Peace Lutheran Church.
Feel good about gift giving this year by purchasing products that will benefit hard working farmers and communities in rural South American, African, and Asia.
You’re invited to join us for the
Christmas Home Tour
on Sunday, December 13, 2015.
We will meet at the church at 4:00
and then carpool to the homes of
Dan & Amy Long, Joe & Bekah Sparr
and Freda Cook.
Come and enjoy good food, fellowship and fun!
There is a sign up sheet in the Narthex
if you would like to attend.
D E C E M B E R & J A N U A R Y M I N I S T R Y S T E WA R D S
Page 4
USHERS
December
Robert Forbes, Skip Hamler,
Dave Kowalka, Eric Akers
January list not complete yet.
LECTORS
12/06—Mason Myers
12/13—Elizabeth Warren
12/20—Shelbe Oberholtzer
12/24—Parker & Paige Swanson
12/27—Will Long
01/03—Larry Oberholtzer
01/10—Wendy Wasnich
01/17—Chris Swanson
01/24—Lisa Blackley
01/31—Ron Pagano
ACOLYTES
12/06—Mason Myers
12/13—Elizabeth Warren
12/20—Shelbe Oberholtzer
12/24—Parker & Paige Swanson
12/27—Will Long
01/03—Paige Swanson
01/10—Parker Swanson
01/17—Ty Bolen
01/24—Will Long
01/31—Mason Myers
WORSHIP TAPE
DELIVERER
December
Lucille Vaas
January
Sharon Johnson
FLOWER ARRANGER
December
Diana Kowalka
January
Jill Hamler
FLOWER DELIVERER
December
Lucille Vaas
January
Barb Dreher
GREETERS
12/06—Nevanka Fulk & Betty Harper
12/13—Skip & Jill Hamler
12/20—Jim & Natalie Anderson
12/24—Larry & Ed Oberholtzer
12/27—Tom & Sheryl Budd
January list not complete yet.
CHANCEL FLOWERS
12/07—Cathy King
12/14—Emily Anderson
12/21—Tom & Sheryl Budd
12/24—Bob Bolen
12/28—
Chancel Flower Chart for 2016
will be up soon!
ALTAR CARE
COMMUNION PREPARER
December
Kathy Wharton & Lucille Vaas
January
Freda Cook & Barb Dreher
COMMUNION ASSISTANT
December
Ken Rinehart & Jim Anderson
January list not complete yet.
DORCAS CIRCLE
Dorcas Circle meets the 2nd & 4th
Wednesdays of each month in the
Fellowship Room at 1:00 p.m.
Due to the Christmas holiday we will only
meet on Dec. 9th.
All are welcome to join us as we continue
to make quilts for Lutheran World Relief's
distribution around the world.
FAITH CIRCLE
Faith Circle meets the 3rd Thursday of each
month in The Meeting Room at 2:00 p.m. ex-
cept for January & February.
Our next meeting will be Dec. 17th with
Phyllis Barr as study leader. Her topic will be,
"Imagining, An Advent Lesson", which is per-
fect for this time of year. Please join us for
study and fellowship.
All are welcome to join us for
study and fellowship.
W O R S H I P C O M M I T T E E
W O M E N ’ S C I R C L E S
MEN’S BREAKFAST
1st Saturday of every month!
Men of ALL ages are invited to the
monthly fellowship breakfast.
December 5th @ 7am at Buehler’s
Come and enjoy good food, good conver-
sation, and share the Good News for our
lives. We are on our way for our busy lives
by 8:00am
M E N S M I N I S T R Y
PEACE MAKERS
Meet on the 3rd Saturday of the month
December 19th @ 9am.
Anyone who is interested in wood working
please contact: Dick Armstrong or Pastor
John Wanamaker
Page 5
Worship Committee
Meets on the 2nd Sunday of every
month following Worship
Page 6
We give thanks for our Christian community as we gather together for worship each week. There are faithful people in our congregation, however, whose health no longer allows them to join us on Sunday mornings. We think of our shut-ins and keep them in our prayers, but as we continue reflecting how we, at Peace, are gathered in grace and sent in service, I would like us to remember those who are not able to gather with us. Hanni Talpas Kingston of Ashland 20 Amberwood Pkwy Ashland, Ohio 44805 Miriam Cunningham & Bonnie Wuthrich 417 Katherine Ave. Ashland, Ohio 44805 Marjorie Feth 1449 Baney Rd. Ashland, Ohio 44805 Eileen Johnson Lutheran Village 330 David Rd. Apt. #145 Ashland, Ohio 44805 Joanne Offhaus 50 Lodgewood Drive Ashland, Ohio 44805 Nova Skidmore Belmont Towers, At #280 Ashland, Ohio 44805
Betty Smith Brethren Care, Brookwood Room#306 1998 Center Street Ashland, Oh 44805 Mona Kratzer 5241 Sunnybrook Rd C-14 Kent, Ohio 44240 Bob Winters 1970 Woodmount Rd. Mansfield, Ohio 44905 Nick Pagano Hatti Larlham Foundation 9772 Diagonal Rd. Mantua, Ohio 44255 Ruth Anslem C/O Brenda Marker 1515 Edgewood Drive Ashland, Ohio 44805
Page 7
As we head into flu season – Reminder to get your Flu Shot,
wash your hands often, and wear a mask especially if you are in a medical facility
What symptoms should you expect if you have the flu?
Sore throat
Body aches
Fever
Headache
Chills
Fatigue
Cough
Possible diarrhea and vomiting
The difference between the flu and the common cold - Once flu symptoms begin, you will feel
very sick quickly – with the common cold symptoms tend to come on gradually.
Generally, the flu lasts 7 to 9 days. You are contagious during this time and should avoid contact
with others.
**There are some new care notes in the tack on the table in the Narthex. Please take a look.
Thanks!
Flu News from your Health Cabinet
DECEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS Birthday Highlight:
12/04-Ed Oberholtzer
Hanni Talpas
12/05-John Cook
12/07-Carter Riley
12/10-Amberlyn Maar
12/12-Connie Armstrong
Tyson Shafer
12/13- Art & Rosemary Littleton
12/14-James & Natalie Anderson
12/20-Tom & Sheryl Budd
12/27-Cindi & Ron Twining
12/15-Frank Strickling
Marcy Myers
12/17-Brenda Marker
12/18-Faith Huffman
Amy Crist
12/21-Rusty Cook
12/22-Judy Strickling
Birthday Highlight:
Dec. 4
Hanni Talpas 92 years!
Kingston of Ashland
20 Amberwood Pkwy
Ashland
12/31-Chris & Linda Swanson
-Al & Marjorie Poorman
ANNIVERSARY HIGHLIGHTS:
Dec 13 Art & Rosemary Littleton 57th
2450 St. Rt. 96 E Ashland
Su
n
Mon
T
ue
Wed
T
hu
F
ri
Sat
1
2
7p
m M
id A
dv
ent
Ser
vic
e
Ch
oir
Pra
ctic
e
3
11
am B
ible
Stu
dy
4
Pas
tor
Kar
en’s
Day O
ff
5
7am
M
en
’s B
reak
fast
@ B
ueh
ler’
s
FL
UM
ER
/MA
AR
WE
DD
ING
6
Ad
ven
t 2
9am
Yo
uth
Cho
ir
9am
S.S
Cla
sses
10
-Wo
rship
/Co
mm
.
11
:30
am C
on
firm
atio
n
7
8
9
1p
m
Do
rcas
Cir
cle
7p
m M
id A
dv
ent
Ser
vic
e
Ch
oir
Pra
ctic
e
aft
er s
ervi
ce
10
11
am B
ible
Stu
dy
11
Pas
tor
Kar
en’s
Day O
ff
12
Lif
e S
cree
n
13
Ad
ven
t 3
9am
Yo
uth
Cho
ir
9am
S.S
Cla
sses
10
-Wo
rship
4p
m-C
hri
stm
as
Ho
me
To
ur
14
15
16
7p
m M
id A
dv
ent
Ser
vic
e
Ch
oir
Pra
ctic
e
aft
er s
ervi
ce
17
11
am B
ible
Stu
dy
2p
m
Fai
th C
ircl
e
18
Pas
tor
Kar
en’s
Day O
ff
19
9am
Pea
ce M
aker
s
(wo
od
wo
rker
s)
20
Ad
ven
t 4
Ca
nta
ta
9am
S.S
Cla
sses
10
-Wo
rship
/Co
mm
.
YO
UT
H C
HR
IST
MA
S
PA
RT
Y
21
22
23
7p
m M
id A
dv
ent
Ser
vic
e
Ch
oir
Pra
ctic
e
aft
er s
ervi
ce
24
Ch
rist
mas
Eve
7
pm
Pre
lud
e
7:3
0 C
hri
stm
as E
ve
Ser
vic
e
25
26
27
Les
son
s &
Ca
rols
1
0am
Wo
rship
28
29
30
31
NE
W Y
EA
R’S
EV
E
De
ce
mb
er 2
01
5
Pastor Karen Liddy 216-559-3545 (Cell) Jim Anderson, Council President 419-281-2909 Ron Blackley, Director of Music 419-289-7792 Cell-419-606-0696
S t a f f P h o n e N u m b e r s
Page 9
Tabatha Wagner, Office Manager 419-281-1469 (church phone) Skip Hamler, Custodian 419-589-4946 Cell-419-709-7754 Larry Oberholtzer, Property/Grounds 419-289-1715
Miriam Cunningham, Eileen Johnson, Mona Kratzer, Eric Swanson,
Rev. Grotjohn, Linda Pittinger, William Morrison, Pat Daniels, Bev Stiner,
Barb Dreher, Nick Pagano.
The family and friends of Jeff South (Nancy Boyd’s brother) as they mourn his passing.
Staff of Peace Lutheran Church, the Congregational Council and the members of the standing
committees. Those serving in the Military, those who have been
injured, those who have died, and their family and friends.
I N O U R P R AY E R S
Our annual congregation meeting will be held December 6th , following service.
Please attend on attending to vote on council members and the 2016 annual budget.
2 0 1 6 G I V I N G E N V E L O P E S
Giving envelopes for 2016 will be available soon. Please look for them later this month on the
table in the Narthex. If you need someone to bring them to you, please call the church office
and let Tabatha know.
FINAL DATE FOR 2015 GIVING IS DECEMBER 28, 2015.
C O N G R E G AT I O N M E E T I N G
There are Advent calendars available on the table in the Narthex for our families with small
children. Please take one.
A D V E N T C A L E N D A R S
F O O D B A N K
Our needs for this December are:
Complete Pancake Mix and Syrup
Cereals, boxed or oatmeal
Tuna White and Brown Instant Rice
Jelly-Grape or Strawberry
Juices-any!
Sugar and Vegetable Oil
Canned Fruit
Peace Lutheran Church
1360 Smith Road
Ashland, Ohio 44805
Office 419.281.1469
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ashlandpeacelutheran.org
“Where the Word of God is preached and people come to know the Lord”