Family and Friends of Daryl Schroeder
Family and Friends of David Ferguson
Jon Cook; Millie Mutka, 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 niece Sarah Joda, and their dear friend Denise Hazel; Valeria Hesselberg; Chris Markussen; Anne Verona’s sister/brother-in-law Pat & Woody Woodworth; Pastor Grant’s father-in-law Mark Van Donsel; Bobbie Schmidt’s brother William and her step-daughter Cheryl; Dawn Gonitzke’s brother Scott Premo; Claire Holman; 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 Dwight, Stacy, Sarah, Ben, Staci, Dana, Curt, Jasmine, Troy and Janice; and the people of Israel, Russia, Palestine and Ukraine; the United States of America and our newly elected political leaders.
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 am and posted for later viewing.
GUESTS – if you are visiting us today, please sign our book at the entrance to the sanctuary.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE BULLETIN – if you want to get announcements in the bulletin, please get your information to the Front Office Wednesday before noon.
ROGER JEHNKE’s FUNERAL – will be held here on Saturday, November 16th. Visitation at 10:30 am. Service at 11:00. A luncheon will be served afterwards in the Fellowship Hall.
GOD’S WORK – OUR HANDS – actually needs a hand. They will continue to host the first Sunday of the month coffee hour, but they are asking for assistance. Asking members of the congregation to take turns bringing in homemade or purchased baked goods. Please sign up on the sheet in the Narthex or contact Betty Wright at basslakewrights@gmail.com.
COFFEE FUND – If you ever wondered what happens to the dollars you drop in the basket during fellowship hour – please know you are contributing to much more than only donuts. Your dollars are going towards funeral luncheons and any and all church activities where food is provided. We’ve had a lot of activities this year and could use your assistance in building our fund back up again.
THRIVENT WORKSHOP – Attend Making an Impact: Your Generosity Story to explore generosity far beyond the dollars you give and the volunteer hours you serve. November 13th, 2024 – 1:00 pm. Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 5030 WI-70, Eagle River, WI 54521
No reservation is necessary, but you can help us plan by registering at https://connect.thrivent.com/m….
Based on a study by Thrivent and Barna. No products will be sold.
ENDOWMENT GRANTS – Help the Endowment Team use our Endowment Fund as effectively as possible to enhance the mission outreach of Prince of Peace. As the fund’s custodian, the team is looking for ways to help the church ministry in the community. If you would like to offer a suggestion to the Endowment Team or financially contribute, get a request form from the narthex, the church office or the website. A donation of any amount will help immensely and be much appreciated. Recently our endowment contributed $500 to Worship in the Wild and $250 to Northwoods Share.
FLAT LUTHER – Flat Luther will start making appearances around the church and hopefully with you on your adventures. Find Flat Luther and take him on an adventure with you – snap a picture and return the picture and Flat Luther so he can head out into the world with someone else. Flat Luther’s adventures are documented on the window to the Fellowship Hall.
CHRISTMAS CHOIR – practice begins for the Christmas Choir this Wed, Nov 13th at 4:30 pm in the sanctuary. Come one – come all! Contact Gary Ebert for questions – ebert@udel.edu or 302-766-0109.
DRESS A TURKEY? DRESS A TREE! – there is a tree in the Narthex. It is there to collect hats and gloves for the upcoming winter for people/children in our community. Items collected are currently designated for our local school district.
THANKSGIVING – Vilas Food Pantry is requesting assistance in bringing dinner to those in need. Instead of asking for food, they are asking for a $25 donation to provide a meal for a family. Checks can be made out to the Vilas Food Pantry. They are collecting donations until Nov 15th. Please mail checks to Vilas Food Pantry, PO Box 761, Eagle River, WI 54521 or drop off a check in the Front Office and we will get it to them. Thank you for taking care of our community.
QUILTERS – quilters are still meeting the first and third Wednesdays of the month. 9:30 to 11:30 am. Don’t be shy – come by and give a stitch (or two).
REMINDER – the office is closed on Fridays. Ann does not check her email after hours. No one is checking voice mail. If there is an emergency and you need to get in touch with someone right away – please call or text Pastor Grant at 715-614-4396.
UPCOMING EVENTS: We have a lot of events coming up. A calendar will be included with next week’s bulletin.
FUN FACTS: Veterans Day is a U.S. legal holiday dedicated to American veterans of all wars. In 1918, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in World War I, then known as “the Great War.” Commemorated in many countries as Armistice Day the following year, November 11th became a federal holiday in the United States in 1938. In the aftermath of World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became known as Veterans Day.
United States Marine Corps turns 249 years old today! Here are some fun facts about our beloved Corps. Fewer than 100 people have received the title of honorary Marine, a title that can only be bestowed by the Commandant of the Marine Corps. Some of the few honorary Marines, include: Chuck Norris (rank unknown but also unneeded); Brig. Gen. Bob Hope; Master Sgt. Bugs Bunny; Cpl. Jim Nabors, star of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.; and Gary Sinise.
Navy Corpsmen – who are Fleet Marine Force (FMF) qualified – are allowed to wear the Marine Corps uniform. “Docs” are revered personnel in a Marine unit.
The Marine Corps mascot is an English bulldog named Chesty. This mascot was named after Marine Lt. Gen. Louis B. “Chesty” Puller, the only Marine to earn five Navy Crosses. (Ann used to have an American Bulldog named Chesty. Her Chesty met the Commandant of the Marine Corps!) The official Chesty is currently Chesty XVI is reporting for official Marine Corps mascot duty as Lance Cpl. Chesty XV retires. He is the 16th in the line of English Bulldogs to serve in this capacity since World War I, when Marines became known as “devil dogs.” The Germans called the Marines “Teufel Hunden” during the Battle of Belleau Wood and the name stuck. (There is some debate that this story isn’t entirely true, however, Marines tend to adapt and improvise so this may be one of those times).
During the cake cutting ceremony every Marine Corps birthday, the first three pieces are presented to the guest of honor, the oldest living Marine present, and the third is handed to the youngest Marine present.
Tun Tavern – a bar – was the birthplace of the Marine Corps. The bar burned down in the 1700s and the location is now under a roadway. However, there is a movement to rebuild the Tun Tavern close to its original location.
If you’re wondering how information about the Marines relate to religion – all you have to do is read/sing the last verse of the Marine Corps hymn!
As of Jan. 31, there were close to 1.4 million people serving in the U.S. armed forces, according to the latest numbers from the Defense Manpower Data Center, a body of the Department of Defense. That means that 0.4 percent of the American population is active military personnel. As of Nov 2023, there were more than 18 million living veterans in the United States, representing about 6% of the country’s adult population.
Helps put it into perspective what it means to serve. Bottom line though – none of us could do it without the support of everyone.
NOTES: I was aimlessly scrolling through the internet and stumbled upon this picture. I wish I knew who the artist is so I could give proper credit. The light they captured is reminiscent of the light I sometimes see when I go for walks in the woods. It may be a dreary day, it may be near sundown and suddenly an unexpected bit of light illuminates the forest floor. Its magical and uplifting. I’ll look around and try to find the sun – sometimes I can find it – sometimes I can’t. You would think it would be obvious – yet when you are deep in the woods – it isn’t always easy to see. Knowing the light remains is a great comfort.
“What is pertinent is the calmness of beauty, its sense of restraint. It is as though the land knows of its own beauty, its own greatness, and feels no need to shout it.”
― Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day