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; 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 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.
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. (Except for Shayne Wilfer – she is obligated to bring in her almond yumminess). If you can assist, 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.
NEW TIME! NEW DAY! Let’s Gather Adult Bible Study coming soon! The Christian Ed team is excited to share we have a new Adult Bible Study opportunity coming in October. It will be Wednesdays—October 16 and 23 at 5:30 PM. Snacks will be provided! Please bring a beverage of your choice. We’re bringing a variety of facilitators to lead the discussion as we explore scripture together. Mark your calendars! Let’s Gather! Questions? Please reach out to Pastor Grant, Rachel Strong or Shayne Wilfer.
EGG UPDATE – the free eggs in the frig is on hiatus. The chickens at the Carlson/Johnson ranch have stopped laying for the moment.
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!
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.
SNO-PACK – It’s sno joke! Actually it was the SNO-EAGLES who helped out the Weekend Backpack program by packing over TWO HUNDRED bags last week. Many thanks to all of the Sno-Eagles who showed up to help our community.
FUN FACT: History of Hymns: ‘The Canticle of the Turning’ By C. Michael Hawn
I listened to this on YouTube. This song needs to be sung with your energy and Irish on! I highly suggest a tambourine as well.
Rory Cooney (b. 1952) is a Catholic liturgist and church music composer who composed a setting of Mary’s song, a Lucan canticle, that has gained increasing popularity in Protestant hymnals. The son of Patrick F. Cooney, Sr. and Martha Ann Cooney Larsen (née Dunlap), postal service employees, Rory was one of four siblings and three step-siblings. In 1957, the family moved from Delaware, Ohio, to Phoenix, Arizona.
Cooney’s musical journey was largely self-directed. Rory Cooney has composed more than 250 songs for the Mass, many of which are paraphrases of the Psalms. With the exception of “Canticle of the Turning” (1990), a paraphrase of the Magnificat set to the Irish tune, STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN, his songs appear almost exclusively in Catholic hymnals.
Carl P. Daw Jr. correctly notes: “From the very beginning, it is evident that this is no tame paraphrase of the Song of Mary (Luke 1:46-55). . . [This setting of the Magnificat] identifies with, and draws energy from, the deeply revolutionary implications of what it means for the mighty to be put down from their thrones and the lowly to be lifted up” (Daw, 2016, p. 100).
Though usable throughout the church year, Cooney wrote the “Canticle” as an Advent composition for his parish at that time, St. Jerome Catholic Church, Phoenix. The composer was drawn to Irish-American theologian John Dominic Crossan’s idea of the Magnificat as an “overture” to the Gospel of Matthew—a microcosm of themes developed in the rest of the Gospel.
Cooney’s song expresses the energy of a Jewish girl in her teenage years living in a land that had been politically oppressed by numerous cultures for centuries—Rome being the latest. The choice of tune was essential to the song’s eventual popularity. Cooney notes, “I wanted a tune you could sing around the campfire when the [oppressors] were not watching.” Of the music, Cooney says, As a Catholic musician, I wanted to have the music be accessible to assembly singing and ensemble playing. Irish folk music, with its narrative milieu of longing for freedom and a sort of “bloom where you are planted” joie de vivre in the midst of penury and oppression, seemed to me to be a natural fit. STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN, as far as I know, is a quasi-nationalistic song whose lyrics are about a plot to win over a beautiful girl. The tune is rhythmic and well-known and sung by crowds at rugby matches and the like. So it fit the bill for my needs. (quoted in Westermeyer, 2010, p. 581). Despite the song’s success, Cooney noted, “I still felt some hesitation and self-doubt for using a completely secular melody with as beloved and sacred a text as the Magnificat, no matter how well-intentioned I was”.
For the full text of the article:
https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/articles/history-of-hymns-the-canticle-of-the-turning
NOTES – SO many pictures this week. From our new members to the Sno-Eagles to the amount of tabs collected for the Ronald McDonald House. And a food donation from St. Peter the Fisherman! Which I forgot to mention in the bulletin. Big shout to them for being a part of the program. Prince of Peace is blessed to have such a strong partnership with so many community organizations and congregations. And we are truly blessed to have Sandy Bishop managing the Weekend Backpack Program. She keeps the program in the forefront and continues to build a strong network to keep it going and growing!
I may have missed a picture or two sent in because I had the happy problem of printing off pet pictures for this week’s Pet Blessing on Sunday. I though we had an attractive congregation – boy – do we ever have a bunch of cute dogs and cats! I want to ‘boop’ all of their noses. (the pets – not the congregation).
I mentioned in a previous announcement how a miscommunication between Burt and I led to a better solution in our latest project. This week we have started to install our tongue in groove ceiling. We are installing it upside down so it looks like a shiplap ceiling. The ceiling is right around 12 feet high so that is the first challenge. The next challenge is we are installing 13 plus foot boards. This is because we are attaching the boards to the trusses (which – of course – aren’t level) and wanted to have a uniform look. We have been ‘MacGyvering’ our way through the entire installation.
The other day we had a board that would not fit. It was warped to the side – so it wouldn’t lay straight. And since we don’t have an OSHA compliant set up – we were having difficulties getting the board set before we nailed it in. [All ladder work – no scaffolding]
Burt had the idea of using a rachet strap to get it into place. I wasn’t a believer of the concept – but definitely became a believer seeing it in motion. He was able to get the board to fit and nail it in. Since then – it has been smooth sailing with installing the boards. I know we will encounter more obstacles during this project – but it was a huge confidence boost to get past this hurdle. AND we are only 1/18th of an inch off from one side to the other. Pretty darn good for a couple of amateurs.
If you haven’t seen the tie-in to our relationship with God yet – I’m going to pull it out of the story. There are times we aren’t believers of the concept – and then something happens in our life – during our journey with God – and BAM – it hits you right between the eyes when you see it in motion. Whether it be faith or hope or a sign. Seeing God in motion is a powerful thing and strengthens our ability to move forward.
Hoping God hits you between the eyes this week. And would love to hear your story.
