PRAYERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Friends and family of Pastor Arthur Bergren
Friends and family of Don Schiesl – (Celebration of Life, Jun 21 at the Veteran’s Resource Center, Eagle River from 3:00 – 7:00 pm)
Friends and family of William Charaf – (Memorial Service, Jun 21 at the UCC Church in Eagle River at 11:00 am)
PRAYERS – Jon Cook; Millie Mutka; Kathy Mayo; Barb Zima’s friends Dave Butschli, Mick, Steven and Marilyn Hummel; Gregory Bowens; Laurie Nelson; Amber Ross’s daughter Linda; Sandy Bishop’s brother Larry Barber and friend Kelly Newman*; Eric Brunner’s friend Beth Geiseman*; Randy & Diane Niemczyk’s daughter Julia VanAvery, niece Sarah Joda, and their dear friends, Denise Runde* and Denise Hazel; Dick Volland; Valeria Hesselberg; Chris Markussen; Anne Verona’s sister/brother-in-law Pat & Woody Woodworth and friends Dennis Peterson and Natalie Madine; Strong’s friend Erin Molle and Kevin Miller*; Debbie Cyrtmus’ mother, Rose Wicker and sister, Corrie Trittin; the Ebert’s friend Patricia Kulzick; Joyce Leander’s cousin Laurie Nelson; Ashley Clark’s friends Keith & Becky Hernandez; the Waggoner’s sister-in-law Cheryl Busse; and her niece Lisa and friends Bob and Dawn; Ann Carlson’s people Enid, Dana, Julie, Denny, 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.
GUESTS – if you are visiting us today, please sign our book at the entrance to the sanctuary.
WORSHIP LIVESTREAM – Sunday service is posted weekly on YouTube and Facebook.
Starting Sun, Aug 3, you’ll be able to watch our worship services on YouTube instead of Facebook. Why are we switching? You don’t need a Facebook account to watch on YouTube.·It’s easier to watch on smart TVs and tablets. ·The sound and video will be clearer.
·You can go back and watch past services more easily. ·To find us, go to Youtube.com and search for Prince of Peace Eagle River. ·Don’t forget to hit subscribe!
FORK NEEDS OUR HELP – the Weekend Backpack Program Grant Challenge has fallen short of its goal. Because of this funding shortfall going into the 2025 -26 school year, FORK has decided to extend the 20K match through Jun 22. you can donate, and your check is dated Jun 22, Feed Our Rural Kids will match your donation to our area backpack programs. Mail checks to Weekend Backpack Challenge 4887 Echo Ridge Dr. Eagle River WI 54521
PIE SUNDAY – Next Sunday, Jun 29, is Pie Sunday! Bring your favorite pie to share, at fellowship, following the service. There will be ice cream. Home-made, store-bought – doesn’t matter.
QUILTERS –Tie one on with the quilting group as they assemble quilts. Next gathering is Jul 3 from 9:30 to 11:30 am.
PRINCE OF PEACE CHOIR – Make a joyful noise unto the Lord! [side note – it cracks me up this verse is on a banner in the ladies bathroom] If you are interested in joining the choir – next practices are Wed, Jul 23 & 30 at 4:30 pm.
PRAISE IN THE PINES – The second annual Praise in the Pines Music festival will take place at Northland Pines High School on Sat, Jul 19, 2025. This full-day event features a free Worship Experience, food trucks, a Christian ministry faire, inspiration from Taylor Hughes and a headline concert by the Newsboys. Visit www.praiseinthepines.org. For ticket information contact Pastor Grant.
GODS WORK – OUR HANDS – SUMMER FUN – Mark your calendars:
Jun 29 – PIE SUNDAY
Jul 27 – POTLUCK PICNIC Bring your favorite dish to pass, including desserts! Ham & Buns will be provided. Picnic here after worship.
Aug 24 – MINI GOLF Tee-time will be at 11am, following fellowship hour.
Sep 7 – GWOHs DAY We will be blessing the quilts.
Sep 21 – GWOHs DAY- (continued) Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Our Backpack Program. We will be collecting items for the program (TBD) and need a hand “double bagging” the bags donated from Trigs (we’ll explain it when you help out)
MOVIE NIGHT – our first Movie Night will be Jun 24 at 6:00 pm. Doors open at 5:30 pm. If you would like to sponsor a movie night – please contact Ann Carlson in the Front Office. The movie will be Peanut Butter Falcon – PG13. Open to all at no cost. Popcorn, water & candy available.
T-SHIRTS: We have: 2-small; 1-medium; 2-large and 2-2XL Hearts on Fire t-shirts @ $20.
We have: 2-small; 4-medium and 4-XL God’s Work -Our Hands t-shirts @ $15.
SAVE THE DATE – two more fun events are coming up.
Worship in the Wild – Kayak Style – Jul 9 at 10:00 am. Right here at PoP! If you don’t have a kayak, contact Pastor Grant before Jul 14 and he will hook you up! See you on the water.
Vacation Bible School – Aug 6 from 5:00 – 8:00 pm. Details to follow
FUN FACTS – When I started here I didn’t know a lot about the ins and outs of being a Lutheran. I was one of those people who showed up to church, listened to a sermon, thought “neat” and went home. Always thinking each week the pastor had to come up with an idea on what to talk about.
I quickly learned there is a church calendar and seasons of the church. What I didn’t know is that the Catholic Church and the Lutheran Church are mostly in sync with the lessons being taught. I found that out when we had Catholic friends visit – we both went to church and compared notes afterwards, realizing the same lesson was being taught. Anyway, Jun 22 is Lectionary 12 (Pent2)* so I decided to share the following:
Lec·tion·ar·y /ˈlekSHəˌnerē/ noun .a list or book of portions of the Bible appointed to be read at a church service:”the Deacon was given the task of preparing a new lectionary”
Word Origin: late 18th century: from medieval Latin lectionarium, from Latin lect- ‘chosen, read’, from the verb legere.
If you look up “lectionary” it refers to the Consultation on Common texts (CCT). Which is an ecumenical consultation of liturgical scholars and denominational representatives from the United States and Canada who produce liturgical texts and curate a three-year lectionary (Church year A, B, C – we are currently in Year C) for common use by Christian churches worldwide.
This lectionary provides a three-year series of readings for Sunday starting with the season of Advent, four weeks before Christmas Day. For each Sunday and festival, three readings and a psalm are suggested and include: a Gospel reading, an Old Testament reading, and a New Testament reading. The lectionary is a work of The Consultation on Common Texts, an ecumenical consultation of liturgical scholars and denominational representatives from the United States and Canada, who produce liturgical texts for use in common by North American Christian Churches. Each year of the Revised Common Lectionary centers on one of the synoptic Gospels — Matthew, Mark and Luke. The Gospel of John is read periodically in all three years and is especially frequent in Year B.
Year C (2024/2025, 2027/2028, 2030/2031) focuses on the Gospel of Luke. The semi-continuous Old Testament readings are of prophetic proclamation chosen in chronological order and highlighting Jeremiah. The second, New Testament, readings are chosen mainly from Galatians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Timothy and 2 Thessalonians. To read more about the history of the CCT – https://www.commontexts.org/history/.
*FYI – there is no Lectionary 1-11 on the 2025 Church calendar. After reviewing with Pastor Grant – the possible answer is the Lectionary part is the Catholic part and the Pentecostal is the Lutheran part – and no idea where the Catholics put 1-11.
The “behind the scenes” workings of the church office isn’t as bad as what happens in the sausage factory and it certainly is more interesting.
There are a couple of copies of the church calendar in the Narthex if you would like to see it.
NOTES FROM ANN: Flat Luther has been on the move this summer – there are more pictures on the window of the Fellowship Hall. The last 14 days for me has been an absolute whirlwind. A high school friend came for a visit near the beginning of the month – we did all things Wisconsin: fish fry, cheese curds, hiking and card playing. Then I was able to go to Cincinnati to see the Savannah Bananas play. I’ve been trying to get tickets to their game for ~5 years now. A friend was able to get tickets via their lottery and invited me! It was a spectacular adventure. We went to Claiborne Farms where Secretariat stood at stud. We met a $80 million horse. We were allowed to pet him, but were told – “if you break him, you buy him”. We went to the Lexington Horse Park for some more equine education. On Saturday – it was our Banana Day. We met up with another Navy buddy who we had deployed with. I didn’t get home until Monday evening. There also was a 80th birthday celebration in the mix, some much needed catch-up time with a different set of friends, and a pistol qualification. I was beat. And when I am tired. I talk. A lot. Poor Burt was able to hang in there for about a 30 minute non-stop replay of the past five days before his eyes started to close. I’m still tired today and Pastor Grant got to experience the ‘talk a lot’ situation.
Earlier this week – once again – I saw more of the generosity of spirit and time of this congregation. It wasn’t anything spectacular – it was actions in the minutia of keeping the church intact and on track. This ties into the fun fact regarding Lectionary. The goings-on that happen behind the scenes to make a church function is interesting and rather inspiring. To be able to see so many people come together to make things work – it makes me feel good and proud to be a part of it. Here’s hoping you feel the same way.
I took a lot of pictures while I was gone. I will only share a few. Mr. Banana Ball himself – Jessie Cole. (The Bananas organization is something else – their charity is Bananas Foster (focusing on foster families). And their head coach is a deeply religious man who has initiated a prayer group with 40% participation from the members of the organization) A picture of the $80 million dollar horse, Blame, (sticking out his tongue). And Secretariat pictures (my first horse crush) Also – while I was hanging up more Flat Luther pictures – I noticed one of the ‘hope’ rocks from the Lenten services. It had been placed on the window ledge after apparently falling and breaking. I thought it was rather telling that even tho the rock was broken – ‘hope’ remained. Hokey – but also very true.
Oh – and if anyone wants to sponsor a movie night -please let me know. You get to pick the movie, date and time. We would like to be able to have a movie night in July and August – depending on how it goes this coming Jun 24.
