OFFICE NEWS – Ann will not be in the office tomorrow, Thursday, Oct 24th.
Jon Cook; Millie Mutka, Zima family friends Cary Gramsch, 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; Jim Moravec’s sister Gladys Owens; Anne Verona’s sister/brother-in-law Pat & Woody Woodworth; Pastor Grant’s father-in-law Mark Von 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; those dealing with the devastation from Hurricanes Helene and Milton as well as the first responders and the clean-up crews who are helping them; and the people of Israel, Russia, Palestine and Ukraine.
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. You may also submit a prayer request for events. For example – a family gathering and seeking prayers for safe travels to/from. We have a prayer request form – that works – on our webpage.
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.
REFORMATION SUNDAY – Today is Reformation Sunday. Hopefully you remembered to wear red – if not – that is absolutely okay. God’s Work Our Hand’s is hosting a brunch after worship. Please stay for fellowship and food. Sounds like there will be several egg bake dishes – with and without meat. [Plus – I heard on the down low that Chris Ebert may be bringing her cranberry pumpkin loafs.]
ROGER JEHNKE’s FUNERAL – will be held here on Saturday, November 16th. Visitation at 10:30 am. Service at 11:00. Luncheon details to follow.
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 an assist in building our fund back up again.
TRUNK OR TREAT – Do you miss the days when little goblins and ghouls came knocking on your door? Have we got the opportunity for you! We will be hosting a trunk or treat at Prince of Peace on Halloween from 4-6PM on October 31. Come spread Halloween fun to community children. You can host your own car or combine with other members. Decorate your car (or not) and dress in costume (or not) but bring about 200 treats to give out to community children. Sign up in the Narthex! Contact Rachel Strong with any questions. It is going to be SPOOK-tacular! Also on hand – hot apple cider and a campfire! If you cannot make it and want to make a monetary or candy donation, please drop off by Wed, Oct 30 in the front office.
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 made a contribution of $500 to Worship in the Wild and $250 to Northwoods Share.
WEBSITE REFRESH – we also had a website refresh. Take a tour of it and let us know if you see anything that needs fixing and/or if you would like to see more of something.
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.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE BULLETIN – if you want to get announcements in the bulletin, please get your information to the Front Office Wednesday before noon.
ALL SAINTS SUNDAY – will be November 3rd.
THANKSGIVING – can you even believe it – that we are starting to think about it now? 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.
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.
FUN FACTS: Totally random fact due to limited space. In England, pigeon poop is the property of the Crown. This is because pigeon poop could be used to make gunpowder. Because of this, King George I declared all pigeon poop to be the property of the Crown in the 18th Century. [Hmm – we have a powder keg in our barn!] (I know it doesn’t tie into the Lutheran theology – but I can say pigeons have a Diet of Worms. (and other things))
NOTES: I couldn’t help myself with the Martin Luther meme. It made me laugh. After reading some things about Martin Luther, I’m pretty sure he would laugh too.
I’ve only gone to one Bible study here at Prince of Peace, I really need to go to more. The one I went to – Rachel Strong – posed a question about the ways God has worked in our lives. She told her own story of how the universe (God) pushed her in the direction of teaching. I shared my story of how Burt and I ended up in the Northwoods. What I didn’t share is – how since then – any time I have thought about going back to work full-time (because I feel like I need to do more) or I “should”* take on another part-time job – the universe has clearly said “NO”.
I had my review yesterday and mentioned to Pastor Grant and Bob how I think I am exactly where I need to be. I know more is going to come from being here. And I am looking forward to it. Are you where you need to be? What has been your ‘aha’ moment?
*the awful word “should”. I dislike using the word. One of these days I will get a shirt that says “Should happens”. Makes me cringe anytime someone uses the word. I have no idea why I dislike the word so much. It is an innocent enough word that ends up with loads of judgement when used. Random thought from Ann.
Remaining pictures – a lovely picture of a tree in Three Lakes. And – our very first Flat Luther submission!! Thanks Pastor Grant. In this picture – Flat Luther went to swim practice in Minocqua. Today Flat Luther is heading out on a road trip.
