Prayers for the friends and family of Gladys Owens.
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; 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; 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.
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.
A FAMILIAR FACE – We welcome Adam Matyska, for leading us in worship. Adam’s willingness to be Pastor Grant’s backup on a regular basis is greatly appreciated.
SPECIAL THANKS – to Gary and Chris Ebert for assisting during today’s service.
ROGER JEHNKE’s FUNERAL – will be held here on Saturday, November 16th. Visitation at 10:30 am. Service at 11:00.
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 – thank you to the Christian Education team and all of the volunteers who assisted during our soggy and cold Halloween! You adapted and overcame the elements.
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/michael-rieck/events. 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 made a contribution of $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.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE BULLETIN – if you want to get announcements in the bulletin, please get your information to the Front Office Wednesday before noon.
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.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
• Nov 10th we will have a Veteran’s Blessing
• Nov 17th is Native American Sunday
• Dec 1st is Congregation (supplied) Pastry Sunday
• Dec 8th – Donut Sunday
• Dec 15th Christmas Cookie Sunday – everyone please bring a dozen of your favorite cookies.
• Dec 22nd – Birthday and Anniversary Sunday
• Dec 29th – bring your leftover cookies so you don’t have to eat them all by yourself!
• Advent events will be updated soon.
FUN FACTS: Halloween can trace its roots back to the ancient Celtic end-of-harvest festival of Samhain. During Samhain, people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off evil spirits. In the eighth century, in an effort to spread Christianity, Pope Gregory III decreed November 1 as All Saints’ Day and incorporated some of the rituals of Samhain. All Saints’ Day was also called All Hallows and the night before, when the traditional Samhain festival used to take place in Celtic regions, was called All Hallows’ Eve.
Jack-o’-lantern comes from the Irish legend of Stingy Jack. Stingy Jack invited the devil to have a drink with him, but Jack didn’t want to pay for the drink, so he convinced the devil to turn himself into a coin. Instead of buying the drink, Jack pocketed the coin and kept it close to a silver cross in his house, preventing the devil from taking shape again. Jack promised to let the devil go as long as he would leave Jack alone for a year — and that if Jack died, the devil wouldn’t claim his soul. After a year, Jack tricked the devil again to leave him alone and not claim his soul. When Jack died, God didn’t want such a conniving person in heaven and the devil, true to his word, would not allow him into hell. Jack was sent off into the night with only a burning coal to light his path. He placed the coal inside a carved-out turnip and has been roaming the earth ever since. The tradition traveled to the United States along with the immigrants and people began to use pumpkins, native to North America, for the lanterns instead.
This information is coming to you late. Last Sunday was Reformation Sunday. There was a bouquet of flowers at the front of the church which symbolized the Luther rose. (This picture does not include the cross that was included).
Also – please note the banner and paraments were stitched by Sandy Smith and Bev Epping in 2011.
Although none of our talented ladies requested such a shout out – we would like to thank Sandy, Bev and Mary Kunau (our unofficial historian) for sharing their talents with our congregation!
The Luther rose or Luther seal is a widely recognized symbol for Lutheranism. It was the seal that was designed for Martin Luther at the behest of John Frederick of Saxony in 1530, while Luther was staying at the Coburg Fortress during the Diet of Augsburg.
In an 8 July 1530 letter to Lazarus Spengler, Luther interprets his seal:
“Grace and peace from the Lord. As you desire to know whether my painted seal, which you sent to me, has hit the mark, I shall answer most amiably and tell you my original thoughts and reason about why my seal is a symbol of my theology.
The first should be a black cross in a heart, which retains its natural color, so that I myself would be reminded that faith in the Crucified saves us. “For one who believes from the heart will be justified” (Romans 10:10). Although it is indeed a black cross, which mortifies and which should also cause pain, it leaves the heart in its natural colour. It does not corrupt nature, that is, it does not kill but keeps alive. “The just shall live by faith” (Romans 1:17) but by faith in the crucified.
Such a heart should stand in the middle of a white rose, to show that faith gives joy, comfort, and peace. In other words, it places the believer into a white, joyous rose, for this faith does not give peace and joy like the world gives (John 14:27). That is why the rose should be white and not red, for white is the color of the spirits and the angels (cf. Matthew 28:3; John 20:12).
Such a rose should stand in a sky-blue field, symbolizing that such joy in spirit and faith is a beginning of the heavenly future joy, which begins already, but is grasped in hope, not yet revealed.
And around this field is a golden ring, symbolizing that such blessedness in Heaven lasts forever and has no end. Such blessedness is exquisite, beyond all joy and goods, just as gold is the most valuable, most precious and best metal.
This is my compendium theologiae [summary of theology]. I have wanted to show it to you in good friendship, hoping for your appreciation. May Christ, our beloved Lord, be with your spirit until the life hereafter. Amen.”
NOTE: The featured image is one I stumbled across awhile ago. Thought it was fitting for All Saints Sunday. None of us are here by chance. There could have been some timing issues, arranged marriages and maybe even a personal whoopsie or two – but you and me – we are here as a result of the love of thousands and by the grace of one.
(And – this also proves my point – of all great memes are based out of scripture). Psalm 46:10. Micah 7:7. Luke 11:28. 1 John 4:7.
It is somewhat of a cold and dreary day in Eagle River as I write this. It doesn’t bother me. These changes in the seasons are always a good re-set. Time to ready ourselves for a new set of opportunities. Blowing leaves. Prepping for snow. Getting ready to enjoy fires in the fireplace. Hot cocoa. Whatever the downs to a season – there are oh so many more ups.
That’s all I have for now. One of the opportunities for today is morphing from Trunk or Treat to having our event inside. So – I’m off to help set up.
