PRAYERS – Jon Cook; Karen Engels; Millie Mutka; Bonnie Van Hise; John Adams; Kathy Mayo; Barb Zima’s friends Mick, Steven and Marilyn Hummel, Ryan Lauritzen; Nancy Ehlinger, Gregory Bowens; Laurie Nelson; Amber Ross’s daughter Linda; Karen Stanton’s friends Don & Penny Waite and sister Pam Schweitzer; Bev Epping’s daughter Kimberly Epping Cardenas and son Michael Epping; Sandy Bishop’s friend Kelly Newman and brother Larry; Randy & Diane Niemczyk’s daughter Julia VanAvery, Randy’s mom Beverly, niece Sarah Joda, Denise Runde and Denise Hazel; Valeria Hesselberg; Chris Markussen; Strong’s friend Erin Molle; Mark Lickteig’s daughter Missy; Debbie Cyrtmus’ mother, Rose Wicker and sister, Corrie Trittin; the Ebert’s friend Donna; Patricia Rasmussen’s sister Christine; Joyce Leander’s son Kevin Church; Bob Michael’s brother Tom Michaels; Ashley Clark’s friends Keith & Becky Hernandez and Kristie Dehart; the Waggoner’s sister-in-law Cheryl Busse, and friends Karla Zyhowski, Chris Sturgeon; Karen Engels niece Lisa and friend Bob; Ann Carlson’s people Don, Enid, Ben, Sherry, Armand, Christian and Darren; peace for all nations and comfort for those in distress.
PRAYER LIST PROCEDURE – Submit your prayer requests to the office in writing, by phone, by email or in person. If requesting prayers for someone other than yourself or an immediate family member, please obtain permission – unless the circumstances are public in nature.
GUESTS – if you are visiting us today, please sign our book at the entrance to the sanctuary.
FELLOWSHIP HOUR – Sign up for Fellowship Hour in the Fellowship Hall! The new sign-up sheet is out.
QUILTERS UNTIE! – I mean unite to tie. Tie one on with the quilting group as they assemble quilts. Meet every first and third Wed of the month 9:30 to 11:30 am.
SEPTEMBER MOVIE NIGHT – Sep 30. We will be showing HAMILTON! Don’t worry – a copy of the lyrics will be on hand. And we will have the movie close-captioned.
BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS – due to a busy summer ahead, blood pressure check dates will be a moving target. If the signs are out when you arrive, then we will have a BP check.
MINIGOLF – on Aug 30 at 11:00 am we will be having our annual minigolf outing at Eagle Falls Adventure Golf, 10’Fore’0 E. Pine Street in Eagle River. Sign up sheet is in the Narthex.
COUNCIL RETREAT – Aug 13-15 Council will be on retreat at Franciscan Spirituality Center in La Crosse. Please keep them in your prayers.
PASTOR GRANT AT CHAPLE OF THE HILLS – Pastor Grant will serve as Guest Chaplain at Chapel of the Hills in Rapid City, SD Aug 17-23. We are grateful to Adam Matyska for leading worship at Prince of Peace on Sunday, Aug 23. Thank you Adam! And safe travels for Pastor Grant – coming and going.
CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S LUNCHEON – the event everyone waits for each year – Lunch at Chris Ebert’s house! We will meet at 11:30 on Aug 12. Chris will email you directions when you RSVP to her at cebert@udel.edu. Karen Young will be at the Prince of Peace parking lot at 10:30 to carpool. Please confirm with her.
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES – Please let me know if we missed anyone.
Our August birthdays: Chris Roberts, Sue Crist, Jack Palmer, David Strong, Beverly Epping, Judy Laatsch, Sandy Bishop, Rachel Strong, (Sandy and Rachel are birthday buddies), Lowell Petersen, Ann Currie, Lisa Kohlman, David Mroczynski, AND – our very own Prince of Peace’s birthday is Aug 13! Our anniversaries: the Del Pontes, Andersons, Nordines, and Thomas’.
FUN FACT – Clara Barton and a circle of her acquaintances founded the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 1881. Barton first heard of the Swiss-inspired global Red Cross network while visiting Europe following the Civil War. Returning home, she campaigned for an American Red Cross and for ratification of the Geneva Convention protecting the war-injured, which the United States ratified in 1882. Barton led the Red Cross for 23 years, during which time we conducted our first domestic and overseas disaster relief efforts, aided the United States military during the Spanish-American War, and campaigned successfully for the inclusion of peacetime relief work as part of the global Red Cross network–the so-called “American Amendment” that initially met with some resistance in Europe.
The Red Cross received our first congressional charter in 1900 and a second in 1905, the year after Barton resigned from the organization. The most recent version of the charter, which was adopted in May 2007, restates the traditional purposes of the organization which include giving relief to and serving as a medium of communication between members of the American armed forces and their families and providing national and international disaster relief and mitigation.
Prior to the First World War, the Red Cross introduced its first aid, water safety, and public health nursing programs. With the outbreak of war, the organization experienced phenomenal growth. The number of local chapters jumped from 107 in 1914 to 3,864 in 1918 and membership grew from 17,000 to over 20 million adult and 11 million Junior Red Cross members.
The public contributed $400 million in funds and material to support Red Cross programs, including those for American and Allied forces and civilian refugees. The Red Cross staffed hospitals and ambulance companies and recruited 20,000 registered nurses to serve the military. Additional Red Cross nurses came forward to combat the worldwide influenza epidemic of 1918. After the war, the Red Cross focused on service to veterans and enhanced our programs in safety training, accident prevention, home care for the sick, and nutrition education.
We also provided relief for victims of such major disasters as the Mississippi River floods in 1927 and severe drought and the Depression during the 1930s. The Second World War called upon the Red Cross to provide extensive services once again to the U.S. military, Allies, and civilian war victims. We enrolled more than 104,000 nurses for military service, prepared 27 million packages for American and Allied prisoners of war, and shipped over 300,000 tons of supplies overseas.
At the military’s request, the Red Cross also initiated a national blood program that collected 13.3 million pints of blood for use by the armed forces. After World War II, the Red Cross introduced the first nationwide civilian blood program that now supplies more than 40 percent of the blood and blood products in this country. During the 1990s, we engineered a massive modernization of our blood services operations to improve the safety of our blood products.
We continued to provide services to members of the armed forces and their families, including during the Korean, Vietnam, and Gulf wars.
The Red Cross also expanded our services into such fields as civil defense, CPR/AED training, HIV/AIDS education, and the provision of emotional care and support in the wake of disasters. Since 2006, the Red Cross and FEMA have worked together helping government agencies and community organizations plan, coordinate and provide feeding, sheltering and family reunification services for people affected by disasters.
Today, the supporters, volunteers and employees of the American Red Cross provide compassionate care in five critical areas:
• People affected by disasters in America
• Support for members of the military and their families
• Blood collection, processing and distribution
• Health and safety education and training
• International relief and development
This information is directly from the Red Cross page.
Currently there is a need for blood. If you able, please find the closest blood drive and donate. Also – if anyone is interested in a CPR/AED certification/recertification class, please let the Front Office know. And – if you are interested in becoming a lifeguard – talk to Pastor Grant and/or Lily about their recent experience with taking the class.
Here at Prince of Peace – we continually make a difference – not only by being a member of our congregation – but by being members of our community. Large and small – so many of you contribute and make a difference on the daily. Truly thankful to be part of it.
NOTES FROM ANN: [Aplos failed me. I failed me. The lesson is – ONLY write these notes in Word and then copy it over to Aplos.]
We found a little fella outside of the sanctuary yesterday. If you know what human may be missing him – please let them know he is currently hanging out in the Front Office and appears to be doing well.
Bit of an update on eggs. Our chickens had an egg laying spurt when we first got them. Since then – not so much. Out of 6 hens, we may get 1 egg a day. Sometimes 2. I think only the Barred Rocks are laying. The other breeds have tapped out. They get to stay around though as they eat bugs and ticks. So I won’t be able to be a steady supplier of eggs moving forward.
Leinie (beer, Marines, Wisconsin) has been hanging out with me recently at the office. He is just over 5 months old and is over 50 lbs as well. He believes he is a lapdog. You may see him on and off until he turns 6 months old. He is on a 3 x a day feeding schedule and if Burt isn’t around – he comes to work with me.
Have a great week. Our summer is flying by too quickly. Make the most of t