FYI – Barb has been sprung from “jail” and is back at home!
PRAYERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jon Cook; Millie Mutka, Barb Zima, Zima family friends Stefan Sladek, Dave Butschli, Mick, Steven and Marilyn Hummel; Gregory Bowens; Laurie Nelson; Amber Ross’s daughter Linda; Randy & Diane Niemczyk’s daughter Julia VanAvery, niece Sarah Joda, and their dear friend Denise Hazel; Karen Stanton’s sister Sioux Vasarella; Dick Volland; Valeria Hesselberg; Chris Markussen; Anne Verona’s sister/brother-in-law Pat & Woody Woodworth; Dawn Gonitzke’s brother Scott Premo; the Eberts friends Patricia Kulzick and John Oliver; the Waggoner’s sister-in-law Cheryl Busse; Karen Engels’ niece Lisa and friends Bob and Dawn and Gail Wogsland; Ann Carlson’s people Stacy, Enid, Carolina, Curt, and Troy; and 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.
WORSHIP ON FACEBOOK – Live on Facebook on Sundays at 9:00 & posted later for viewing.
GUESTS – if you are visiting us today, please sign our book at the entrance to the sanctuary.
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.
COMMUNION CARDS – there are yellow communion cards in the Narthex. If you were at the Annual meeting and took communion – you do not need to fill one out. These cards only need to be filled out once a year.
POINSETTIAS – there are still poinsettias in the Narthex that are looking for a home. They can live for quite awhile. We have two + year old plants in the meeting room that Jim Moravec has kept alive!
PANCAKE/PACZKI SUNDAY – is March 2nd after Worship. A not-to-be-missed event!
MEAL TRAIN – we have started a meal train for Barb Zima. No food limitations. You may drop off a meal, but if you are so inclined, stay and chat for awhile. Check the website for available dates and to see what others have made so she isn’t getting a tuna casserole* every night. Or just stop by for a visit! Use the button below if you are helping out.
ASHES TO ACTION – On Monday, Feb 3rd at 1pm, the American Association of University Women “AAUW” will present a Zoom program by Sheri Seifert, author of Ashes to Action: Finding Myself at the Intersection of the Minneapolis Uprising. You can join by using the button below.
THRIVENT CHOICE DOLLARS – Attention Thrivent Members, you can support the ministries of Prince of Peace through the Thrivent Choice Dollas. Login in to your account at Thrivent.com. For more details check with Mike Bishop or Pastor Grant.
FUN FACT: It’s impossible to hum while holding your nose. (FYI – Pastor Grant tried this – he said you can start a hum, but cannot finish a hum)
NOTES FROM ANN – this week it is going to be all about JOY! *First off – my tuna casserole story. Back in the 70s, we were at my Grandfather’s (we called him Bunka) cabin on Skunk Lake, in Hazelhurst. I don’t remember who all was there, but my Aunt Margaret (once removed & great – both figuratively and literally) was there along with my Grandfather, my siblings, and my parents. Aunt Margaret had made this massive tuna casserole. Which was great the first time around. Then there was a power outage. And Bunka being the thrifty soul that he was (this is a guy who purchased beer with the white can and the blue stripe that said “beer” on it) decided we would be eating tuna casserole until it was gone.
We had tuna casserole for breakfast (and it was still good the second time around). Tuna casserole for lunch (meh). And tuna casserole for dinner (much picking at our plates). I believe, since our appetite decreased each meal, the tuna casserole made it to a second breakfast before meeting its final demise. Dad may have even taken pity on us and dumped whatever was left so Bunka wouldn’t make us eat it for lunch again.
Tuna casserole hasn’t been a favorite of mine for years. Tho my friend Julie makes a wicked tuna concoction that I love.
My point about the tuna casserole was to ensure a variety of fun things to eat for Barb and from what I have seen on the Meal Train – y’all are hitting it out of the park!
On to joy. I’m staying at my friend Stacy’s house tomorrow night. (Oh by the way – I am out of the office on Jan 30th). I have a long history of tormenting her in a variety of ways. Purchased a drum set for her daughter. Minion fart guns and LoudCups for her kids. Fun stuff like that. I’m going to be left unattended in her house Friday morning. I purchased a bag of 200 little itty bitty ducks. And will be planting them around her house for her to find at her leisure.
I told Pastor Grant what I was planning on doing. He told me about an older German Lutheran pastor – who at his installation – had a bag of yellow plastic ducks and lobbed them out into the congregation as a reminder to find joy each day. [Which then led to a conversation about something we are going to do here at Prince of Peace – inspired by the pastor AND by Pastor Sherry – so stand by for some church shenanigans later this year.]
We want to hear about YOUR joy and what kind of joy have you found in your day?
