When the heart yearns for something, the distance one has to go to get it matters not at all.
Our Holy Week and Easter Celebrations were simply wonderful.
Many blessings were appreciated through our Psalm 23 Soup and Sacrament evenings. Thanks to Dana and Joan Squire for the suggestion of Psalm 23. The Seder with Beth Chaim was quite memorable. The Good Friday Faith Walk was profound, disturbing and important. We celebrated Chase Cummins Baptism at the Easter Vigil with poetry, silence, light and laughter, the Eucharist and the music of Alice O’Sullivan. Angels – keep rolling the stones!
Easter, the Koreans had a Sunrise Service with 200 people from several congregations; the children made delicious cupcakes – guided by sugar free parents and Pr. Anita; flutist Diane Sangster and Sue Field created gorgeous music; Pr. Margareta’s Women’s Prayer was a special gift; my father was able to participate in the Eucharist with us; a double Challah loaf of bread was prepared…ever so tasty and resurrecting. The Courtyard was cleaned, weeded and filled with flowers; the Children’s Egg Hunt was a success. A full house with new and old friends. Thanks be to God for Easter!
The sermon from Easter Sunday is available for you to listen here
You may also download the mp3 file to listen to at another time on your computer or to transfer to an mp3 player. Simply right mouse click here and select “save link as.”
The Partnership Committee invites you to join them at Karl and Grace Pfeiffer’s home after worship this Sunday for a lunch meeting. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about our friends and faith partners in Laurel Galan, Nicaragua and Lwamondo Parish, Venda, South Africa.
Jazz at Peace hosts the Paul Scheffert Trio with special guest artist Khalil Shaheed this Sunday, April 11 at 5 pm. A spirited, lovely event is coming our way.
Please keep in your prayers: Sue Field on the death of her mom and Linda Heggen on the death of her father.
A new Tai Chi Class begins on Thursday evening from 7 – 8 pm in the Gathering Hall. You are invited to drop in and observe or participate in a class or two to see if this is your cup of tea. It can only make you sharper, quicker, more agile, balanced, centered and graceful. You might like it.
Perfume the wounds of this world with grace! Christ is Risen!
Pr. Steve
The Good Friday Tree bears upon itself thousands of scars and wounds. Yet in spite of them all, it has continue to heal the sick, to bring hope to the desperate, to comfort the oppressed, to guide the lost, to free the hungry, to shelter the poor, to inspire the anxious, to illumine the intellectual, to challenge the fearless, to save the condemned and to meet the needs of every generation and every human situation. What a tree!
It is with a view to Christ that the human heart was created, an immense jewel-case, vast enough to contain God himself…The eye was created for the light, the ear for the sounds, all things for their own purpose, and the longing of the soul for reaching up to God. Paul Evdokimov
Today begins the Triduum of Holy Week – the crucial focus for the Christian community on the life-giving Pascal Mystery of the Trinity. These are days for prayer, reflection and worship which encourage our participation in the life, death and resurrection of Christ. In some traditions this is known as Still Week. Come to as many worship opportunities as you can. Each one is unique and transformative.
Maundy Thursday: In the format of our Soup and Sacrament we will have a simple meal of soup and bread, share concluding reflections on Psalm 23, celebrate a Last Supper Eucharist and prepare for Good Friday. Join us at 6:30 p.m. in the Gathering Hall.
Good Friday Faith Walk: From 6 – 7:30 pm you are invited to come to Peace, enter through the Courtyard and experience a self-led, guided meditation based on the transforming experiences of Jesus last day. You can walk this at your own pace. Children can accompany you. This is a powerful contemplative journey.
Easter Vigil: On Saturday evening at 7:30 pm our Vigil begins in the Gathering Hall. This is a profound evening of dark and light, ancient and contemporary, basking in calmness and energizing delight filled with meditative moments and high hilarity. We will celebrate with the Catechumens and enjoy a Baptism and Eucharist together. You will never forget this evening!
Easter Day our worship is at 10:00 am. Fantastic music and joy awaits you. Invite your friends.
This word from Pr. Anita:
Easter Cookie and Cupcake Decorating
During our regular Sunday School hour, from 9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m., the children will be decorating cookies and cupcakes to be shared during the hospitality hour following worship. Children will be meeting at the Frosting and Sprinkles Table in the Gathering Hall at 9:00 a.m. (You might consider slipping a jumbo tee shirt or another form of frosting protection over their Easter outfit). There’s room for any and all children, ages 3 and up!….and… Easter Egg Hunt
Immediately after worship we’ll have our annual Three Minute Clean Sweep Easter Egg Hunt! At least I think it takes almost three minutes for the kids to gather up all the eggs. If the weather cooperates the hunt will be held in the front courtyard and in the event of rain we’ll hold it in the sanctuary as soon as we can clear the house and scatter the eggs. We’re going to be recycling the plastic eggs this year and so there will be a couple red plastic buckets where your kids can put their eggs after they empty the sweet contents into their bag OR you can return the eggs on another Sunday.
Don’t be frustrated by the obstacles you encounter on your spiritual journey. They can increase your desire for the goal you seek. Because the greater your goal, the greater the yearning you will need to achieve it. - Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
Our Community Seder with Beth Chaim Congregation is this Thursday, March 25. We will begin at 5:45 and finish around 8 p.m. There will be over 80 people participating from both of our congregations. Child care is provided. Expect a great blessing.
Both of our Ministry Conversations proved quite valuable. The recommendations from this process have been forwarded to our Council and the whole congregations will receive a report in the future.
You should know that the traditional Swedish coffee bread (”vetebullar”) served at hospitality last Sunday was baked by our High School Youth: Allison Winter, Taylor & Cameron Eubanks and Erik Norton. If you would like them to bake more in the future be sure to offer them your thanks this next Sunday!
VBS will be presented June 21 – 25. You can register now and please invite your friends. If you have any questions or want to be involved please speak with Christine Johansson. The Yo/Fam Committee and Partnership Committee met this past Sunday. Creative ministry efforts involving you will be coming your way in the near future.
Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus New Adult Sunday School Offering
Starts 9 AM Sunday, April 18.
Led by Gil Jardine
During Jesus’ earthly mission he served as a traveling Rabbi (teacher) who taught and preached the good news to his people—the Jews of Israel. His amazing teachings become even clearer to us today if we understand his parables and sayings in the context of his time and the expectations of his Jewish audience. Consequently, Ann Spangler and Lois Tverberg have written a very approachable book that helps us understand Jesus’ message in the lively context of 1st century Judaism.
Join Gil in an engaging, spiritually fulfilling five session study of Spangler and Tverberg’s book. You’ll be taken on a fascinating journey that will help you grow in your understanding of the life-affirming power of Jesus’ message then and now.
Holy Week (sometimes known as Still Week) begins this Sunday with our Palm Sunday Service at 10:00 am. We will begin in the Courtyard. Maundy Thursday begins at 6:30. Special elements will be added to our Soup and Sacrament format. Good Friday – The Faith Walk is a guided spiritual journey which you may walk at your own pace. The Easter Vigil begins at 7:30 pm on Saturday evening. This is a joyous contemplative and hilarious celebration. Nothing else like it during the year. Easter Worship is at 10:00 am. An Egg Hunt will follow our worship.
This Thursday is also the Annunciation of Mary when she received word that with her consent she would become pregnant. This is sometimes referred to as her “coronation”. Here is a poem that the Catechumens recently reflected upon together – especially the second stanza.
The Coronation by John O’Donohue
It was a long time ago in another land.
Who could tell how it really was before belief
Came towards you with a hunger that could not see you
Except against white air cleansed of the shadow of earth?
No inkling that you were a free spirit who loved
The danger of seeing the world with an open mind,
How you strove to be faithful to uncertainty
And let nothing unquestioned settle in your heart
You loved to throw caution to the wind when you danced.
To be outside in the dawn before people were,
Letting the blue tides of your dreaming settle ashore.
The village said you put the whole thing into his head.
In the glow of your silence, the heart grows tranquil.
No one will ever know where you had to travel.
The Architect of the world never does the same thing twice. Every day is an entirely new creation. Receive as much as you can from what each new day has to offer. - Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
Our Community Seder with Beth Chaim Congregation will be at Peace on March 25. We will begin at 5:45 and conclude around 8 p.m. The meal will be catered this year so the cost is $15/person. Child care is available. To maximize our congregational connections and participation attendance is limited to those 12 and over. Families will need to provide a bottle of red wine for their table. Grape juice will be provided. Pray for many blessing with this unique celebration together.
Ministry Conversations: A Suggestion: Members Inquired – “Now that the Debt is Retired, how will we decide our Ministry Priorities?” Council Response: We will host 2 Saturday Dialogues for members to express their priorities and learn the callings of others. Callings: “Where the pain of the world intersects the joy of your heart” – that is your calling. Intention: In gathering the members of Peace we will clarify our callings, discern present and future congregational priorities, and enjoy the company of friends. Key: Your participation ….and the Holy Spirit. Date and Time: 2nd Opportunity - Saturday, March 20 from 10 – Noon. We will meet in the Gathering Hall.
It was marvelous to celebrate Antonio Garzon’s Baptism. Congratulations to his parents Amy and Marco and the Hobden and Garzon families!
Deacon Raddi El Mogazi reported that the Crab Feast and Silent Auction raised over $3,000! Many thanks to all who participated and contributed.
The Partnership Committee invites you to join them for conversation after worship this Sunday.
Jazz with Inga Swearingen this past Sunday was a most beautiful experience. True sweetness, beauty and creativity. Anton Schwartz adds so much also. I thought you would be tickles to see the Marcus Shelby Invitation below. We hosted this Martin Luther King Oratorio for Jazz at Peace 2 years ago.
Marcus Shelby’s Martin Luther King Jazz Oratorio - Saturday, May 8, 8:00 p.m., Creative Arts Building, 250 School St., Pittsburg: Any congregation affiliated with the Interfaith Council is encouraged to attend this wonderful event, and also use it as a fundraising event. Advance tickets for this show in the 2,000-seat auditorium will be $20.
Holy Week:
March 21 – Palm Sunday, 10:00 am
April 1 – Maundy Thursday, 6:30 pm
April 2 – Good Friday Faith Walk, 7:00 pm
April 3 – Easter Vigil , 7:30 pm
April 4 – Easter at 10:00 am with Egg Hunt following worship
I trust you have been reciting your Mantra all week: In God’s eyes I am of Infinite Value.
Live not in the lure of tomorrow, ‘Tomorrow I’ll begin; tomorrow I’ll achieve.’ Remember! There is only this day, this moment – this NOW! ‘Tomorrow’ is a different world altogether. - Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
Our Ministry Conversations are this Saturday, March 13 and next Saturday, March 20 from 10 am – Noon. Hopefully you have received the Invitation to participate. Please bless us with your presence . There will be coffee and goodies to enjoy. Renewing ministries, sustaining current ministries , creating new ministries are all welcomed. What matters to you – what stirs your passion, joy, hopes and dreams? The Spirit is willing to work with what we offer. Choose one Saturday and join in. Give us your best - make this a part of your Lenten journey.
Our thanks to the Healing Prayer Team for our Liturgy of Healing this past Sunday. The power of prayer: standing, breathing, with eyes covered and hands on the altar. The purpose of prayer is to open our eyes that we might see what is real, who we are and what is truly going on. This is called living in the Presence of God or living into your calling (which is where the pain of the world meets the joy of your heart). Thanks to Mike, Greg, Ceil and John who volunteered to be “blinded.” Two more people have already asked for this experience next Sunday.
The Crab Feast was a great joy – excellent meal, friends, Silent Auction and spirit to the evening. Can it get better? It’s wonderful to see all the friends being invited. Over $2200 was raised for the support of our congregation. Our thanks to Raddi El Mogazi for coordinating the Feast, to Mark Miller for the Silent Auction, and to all the top flight assistants: Mike Valenta, Anika and Brielle Strom, Hunter and Chloe, Emily Weller, the Auction Contributors and the cast of thousands who cleaned up!
We presented Richard Caemmerer with a Tree of Life Cross (which lies underneath our sanctuary foundation) in gratitude for all his work with Peace…and for his birthday on St. Patrick’s Day. Our thanks also to Ed Rethers for his work with all of the structural demands related to the aesthetic changes of last week.
Our Community Seder with Beth Chaim Congregation is fast approaching. Thursday, March 25th is the date and sign ups must be completed by March 17 since the meal will be catered. The cost will be $15/person. Child Care will be available. We hope to have 60 people from each of our congregations which includes young people 12 years and older. The Seder will be held at Peace. Our Coordinating Team of Jeanie Locklear, Libby Flynn and Gunilla Norton urge you to sign up this Sunday or notify the church office soon.
Jazz at Peace happens this Sunday, March 14 at 5:00 pm with Inga Swearingen and her Swedish Jazz Farm. Favorite saxophonist Anton Schwartz will also participate. Come and enjoy the soulfulness of this gifted singer who is a regular guest on Garrison Keillors’s A Prairie Home Companion.
Remember the Best Use of your Sunday Bulletin is: take it home, put it on your refrigerator or coffee table; absorb the art work or image throughout the week; read the Gospel or one of the texts to learn what it says to you midweek; check the Announcements in case you missed anything; and give it away to a friend who is looking for a spiritual home. (Thanks to our Spiritual Director for this suggestion.)
It is a blessing to have our Seminarian Emily Weller with us. Here is a little background information about Emily so you get to know her better.
Greetings Peace Lutheran! As your new teaching parish student I wanted to take the opportunity to introduce myself. I’m excited to be involved with Peace for the next three semesters of my seminary education!
I am currently in my second semester at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley. I am a Master’s of Divinity student, seeking to be ordained in the ELCA. I just moved to California from the Midwest in August, and have been enjoying it. I do miss the snow, but after 23 years of it I must admit that sunshine in February is a nice change! I grew up in northwestern Ohio where my parents still live, and where I knew my first church family at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church. After high school, I attended college at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana. I graduated from Valpo last May with a BA in theology. I had a great experience at Valpo, enjoying four years in the jazz ensemble as a trombonist, participating in the theatre program, being a member of the honors college, editing for the school paper, and studying abroad for a semester in Namibia and South Africa. My younger brother, Andrew, is currently a sophomore at Valpo. My boyfriend Dan, who some of you met, lives and works in Chicago, but will be attending Peace this coming fall when he moves back to his home state of California.
I thank you all for your warm welcome these first few weeks, and look forward to getting to know Peace and its many gifts even better. See you soon! Emily
The Light of the Infinite One is without form and only takes shape – for good or bad – in the recipient. Therefore it is up to us. We have to do our best to shape God’s light into blessings. - Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
This Sunday we will have a Healing Prayer Worship Service. A wonderful opportunity for prayer and light.
Our Crab Feast is this Saturday (3/6) at 5 PM. Please email Raddi at raddi1@yahoo.com if you need to cancel or if you have any additions so we can prepare accordingly. There is still room for additions. And remember, the crab is served pre-cracked but you may want to bring your own ‘crab crackers’ if you have them. See you Saturday!”
Ministry Conversations: Now that our debt is gone to what ministries shall Peace devote and focus our energies? The Council has prepared two occasions to hear from you and listen tone another: Saturdays, March 13 and 20, 10 – Noon. There will be coffee and goodies to enjoy. Renewing ministries, sustaining current ministries , creating new ministries are all welcomed. What matters to you – what stirs your passion, joy, hopes and dreams? The Spirit is willing to work with what we offer. Choose one session and join in. Give us your best - make this a part of your Lenten journey.
Our Community Seder with Beth Chaim Congregation will be at Peace on March 25. We will begin at 5:45 and finish around 8 p.m. The meal will be catered this year so the cost is $15/person. Reservations and payment are needed by March 17. Initially we are inviting 60 members from each congregation so Signing Up is important. You can register this Sunday or call the church office. To maximize our congregational connections and participation attendance is limited to those 12 and over. Families will need to provide a bottle of red wine. Grape juice will be provided.
Recycling at Last! After being caught for many months within a bizarre bureaucratic Catch 22 conundrum and after many hours of investigative research we finally have on site recycling for all our cans, glass and paper goods. Rejoice, rejoice!
Jazz at Peace on March 14 will host Inga Swearingen who has created the Swedish Jazz Farm. The 2003 winner of the Shure Jazz Voice competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival, she has been a favorite regular guest on NPR’s “A Prairie Home Companion” since 2005. Garrison Keillor says, “Inga has a gorgeous voice, very fresh, evocative and note-perfect… and that’s the sort of person you want to sing harmony to.” What Lutheran won’t enjoy this! Get a sample at: Inga’s website by clicking through here. Invite your friends.
Our Family Service created an astounding worship: our children in their purple stoles, a purple “We are the World” Children’s Circle (thanks Annie), the Baptism of Lukas Collins, a unique altar design, Anita’s inspirational word about Children’s Ministry, Tamara Bohlin – cellist extraordinaire – and her musician sons, our Youth Guitarists and Singers (thanks April, Alexi, Abigail, Allison and Elizabeth), the Blessing of Marko Andre’ Johansson, the Eucharist and purple M&Ms. What more could you want! It is clear that we will have Family Services 3 or 4 times per year now. Thanks to all who work with our young ones – Bob, Tammy, Ceil and Christine and all who have volunteered for future involvement.
To close – our Biblical Lesson from last Sunday:
Today we remember all the Matriarchs and Patriarchs of the Bible who started out as children…..and grew up: Abraham and Sarah who were promised children – “as many as the stars of the sky!”; Isaac who was nearly sacrificed on an altar…and his wife Rebekah; Jacob – who pulled a mean trick on his brother when they were boys – and his wife Rachel who wept for all the children she lost.
We remember all the babies the Israelite midwives saved; we remember Baby Moses hidden in the rushes - and all the children who ran for their lives from Egypt.
We remember Joseph and his Rainbow-Colored coat; Samuel the acolyte who worked in the Temple; David the sheepherder who slew Goliath.
And we remember the boy and his mom who shared their home with Elisha; and Jeremiah who was called in the womb; and Hosea’s children - who all got stuck with funny names.
These are some of the Small and Tall people who made God’s love real for all of us.
When the heart yearns for something, the distance one has to go to get it matters not at all. - Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
Our Sunday School is off to a great start. Such much joy, wisdom and energy to share. Thanks for encouraging and supporting your children’s involvement! Heard the Word for parents, grandparents and other adults continues with Text Reflection and coffee in the Gathering Hall at 9:30.
Family Service for the Small and Tall – We are the World! This Sunday we bless, baptize and nurture the gifts of our children in worship. Cellist and pianist Tamara Bohlin and her sons will join us – you may want to arrive early to hear them. And keep your eyes open: the little children will (as Jesus said)……lead us!
During Lent we will have a Time of Stillness in the Sanctuary for 10 minutes prior to worship. This quiet time will encourage your prayer and meditation during this season. The Prayer Circle begins at 9:50 with the sounding of the Singing Bowl and the offering of prayers for our community, those in need and for our day’s worship. You may join them for this brief prayer around the Singing Bowl if you wish.
The Women’s Group and a local Girl Scout Troop remind you to bring Canned Goods for our local Food Pantry to church this Sunday. The increasing numbers of hungry families in our County has not subsided.
Soup and Sacrament had a fine beginning. Join us on the Wednesdays of Lent at 6:30 for a lovely meal of soup and bread followed by reflections on Psalm 23and an informal Eucharist. We are anticipating Gen Estenson’s famous Lamb Stew soon! Groan!!!! [The groan was added by me, Anita]
Richard Caemmerer joins us this next week to paint the wall where Dust to Dust (Stardust to Human Dust) aka Father Abraham resides. Your help is requested after worship to move the pews closest to the wall. (If you can help set up scaffolding on Monday please contact me.) He will be painting from Tuesday – Friday next week and you may come by to observe. Richard will speak on “Housing the Divine” on Saturday, March 6 at 10 am. Hopefully you have received a flyer about this and are inviting your friends to join you as well. Coffee and goodies will be provided. Local art groups, galleries, the Jazz Community and interfaith congregations have all been invited. Come and honor this great artist and great friend of Peace.
Please keep Sue Field and her mother in your prayers. Sue has flown home to Britain to be with her mom. Also pray for: our Catechumens; our new members Libby Flynn, Jane Powell, Edith Bonath, Emily and Kevin Davidson and daughters Brooke and Molly, and Carol and Al Barake; the unemployed; the people of Haiti; the children of our world who suffer and long for love; Richard, Taylor, Ed. We will have a Community Seder with Beth Chaim Congregation on Thursday, March 25th at Peace. Details to come.
Inga Swearingen who has sung for Jazz at Peace and sung a ‘gazillion’ times for ‘A Prairie Home Companion’ will be our guest musician for Jazz at Peace on March 14. This will be another incredible event. Special plans are evolving. You won’t dare miss this one!
The Mortgage Burning was a success! The mortgage documents were consumed in a fiery blaze as the congregation gathered around a blazing fire pit (or its modern equivalent). Families processed passed the fire contributing the remaining Debt Retirement envelopes (now not needed) to the flames. Members were blessed with incense as they reentered the church reminding them to let our prayers rise up like incense. Congratulations have been offered from a number of local congregations. Well done! And Gratitude to our Debt Retirement Committee who now have nothing to do. More photos from Sunday’s worship service and mortgage burning here.
Pray with emotion and God will answer you.
Pray with an attentive heart and see all of heaven’s doors open before you.
Pray with joy and watch your requests ascend straight to God’s chamber on high. Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
Congratulations to Nargiz Warner and Evelyn Tackett on completing the Early Communion Class! Your Valentine’s Day Communion Bread was excellent.
This Sunday our Sunday School begins at 9:00 am! Pr. Anita is excited to begin. She is pleased that we have 3 teachers and 14 adults who have volunteered to assist. Add all of our children and grandchildren and the love of the Spirit and off we go! Anita wants to remind everyone that Sunday School begins promptly at 9:00 a.m.; three year olds through kindergarten will be with her in room 1, while grades 1 - 4 will be with Bob Winter and Tammy Valenta in room 2. See you Sunday!!!
We will have a Family Service on February 28 also at which we will celebrate a Baptism, a Blessing and the gifts of children around the world. Expect much joy!
The Debt Retirement Celebration happens this Sunday in worship. What an accomplishment for our congregation in the midst of these difficult times. There should be some coverage in the Danville Weekly this Friday.
And don’t forget….our annual Crab Feast and Silent Auction is coming!!!!! Click on the image below to view a larger version.
Richard Caemmerer will join us March 1 – 6 to recolor some of the wall painting as all touch and tribute to our Debt Retirement success. On Saturday, March 6 at 10 am he will speak on “Housing the Divine.” This is a wonderful opportunity for all of us to hear and dialogue with this great artist. I hope you will invite friends who enjoy beauty and mystery to share this occasion with you. It will be a fine way for us to honor Richard and all the gifts he has given Peace over the years – from our Processional Cross, Baptismal Font and Mosaic to the beauty of our Stained Glass Windows and the peaceful light that dances in our sanctuary.
Thanks to all who signed up for the Worship Team ministries this past Sunday. This was Margaret Beeler’s suggestion and because she always demands to be center stage you can appreciate her truth when she says, “ There’s no better way to get your name in the bulletin than being on a worship team!”
The Partnership Committee invites all members of Peace to our Partnership Retreat on Saturday, February 20, at 1:30 p.m. here at Peace. The purpose of this retreat is to provide you with in-depth information about our partnership ministries in Nicaragua and South Africa (including travel reports), and to develop objectives for future projects/activities. If you usually don’t attend our regular meetings, this retreat will be a great opportunity to learn more about our Partnership in a single afternoon. The retreat will conclude with a light meal.
The Women of Peace and a local Girl Scout Troop invite you to bring Canned Goods to church for the next 2 Sundays to support a Food Drive for hungry families in our County.
Our thanks to Ed Baker and Ed Rethers for constructing our Tent of Revealings again for our Lenten Season.
As the Danville Weekly said: Valentine’s Day Jazz at Peace with Kat Parra’s Quartet and a Wine and Chocolate Tasting Reception was definitely a Hot Pick for the weekend! Our thanks to Gil and Bobbi Jardine and Susanna El Mogazi for presenting such a fine occasion. Kat’s songs made our hearts melt with love and contentment.
As the Epiphany Light gives way to the Lenten Mystery…and we move toward Jerusalem…may the revealed-concealed healing of the Cross be our guide.
If you believe that you can damage, then believe that you can fix. If you believe that you can harm, then believe that you can heal. Remember: Things can go from the very worst to the very best….in just the blink of an eye. - Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
What a marvelous worship experience with the Nubian Strings. Destiny and Tarika send their thanks to our congregation for the invitation and celebration of worship together.
This Sunday the Worship Committee will host a Show and Tell inviting you to participate in one of the 9 ministries they coordinate. Keep your eyes, ears and hearts open. Also the Early Communion Class will share the fruits and bread of their labors.
And a Special Invite:
Valentine’s Day Wine and Chocolate Tasting
When: February 14, 2010, 6:15 PM… right after Jazz at Peace
Where: Peace Lutheran Church, Danville
Tickets available at the door before and after the concert: $10 per person
Wine and chocolate— what a wonderful way to celebrate Valentine’s Day! Share a taste treat with your Valentine. At Peace we’re offering a Wine and Chocolate tasting that will match different red and white wines with different varieties of chocolate. Gil Jardine, Peace’s resident wine expert will bring the wine while Susannah El Mogazi, Peace’s resident Chocolatier will provide the chocolate.
The tasting will start at 6:15 PM right after the Jazz at Peace Concert. So jazz fans can buy tickets before the concert and those who aren’t attending can get tickets after the concert. The tasting will kick-off with a brief discussion about the wines and the art of matching wine with chocolate.
Bring your Valentine and enjoy!
Ash Wednesday is on February 17. Our worship will be at 7:30 pm.
On Sunday, February 21 three significant experiences happen: Sunday School begins for children ages 3 through 4th grade and goes from 9:00 – 9:45 am (parents must drop off and pick up their children from the classroom); further details to come this Sunday; Heard the Word resumes at 9:30 am – an opportunity for adults to reflect on the texts for the day’s worship (there will be coffee available and Sunday School parents will appreciate this reflection conversation; we will celebrate our Debt Retirement at worship that day with special festivities. Join in!
The Partnership Committee invites all members of Peace to our Partnership Retreat on Saturday, February 20, at 1:30 p.m. here at Peace. The purpose of this retreat is to provide you with in-depth information about our partnership ministries in Nicaragua and South Africa (including travel reports), and to develop objectives for future projects/activities. If you usually don’t attend our regular meetings, this retreat will be a great opportunity to learn more about our Partnership in a single afternoon. The retreat will conclude with a light meal.
Martha Mantei invites you to: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is bringing a new event to our community.
“Depression and Bipolar Awareness, from Diagnosis to Remission.” This educational program features medical experts and a panel of patients and family members talking about their experiences, the benefits of treatment, and recovery. The local Bay Area event will be in Pleasanton at the Pleasanton Library on February 24th. The time is from 6:30 – 8:45 pm. Please contact Valerie at: vkovacovich@afsp.org to register or for more information.
“We are all connected, so we must treat each other right.”
Click here to download the registration form in PDF format for Vacation Bible School taking place June 21 - 25 for children preschool age through fifth grade.
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