February 21, 2018
Greetings to our New Intern!
It has already been an exciting week at Prince of Peace with the beginning of our Undivided Journey. I have led two discussion groups through the curriculum since Sunday. It was fascinating to experience the guide through two different lenses. The first was our high school youth and then a group of adults ranging from their mid 40s to 70s. There so many similarities and some unique differences in the way that they relate to the challenges highlighted in the guide. I hope everyone has an opportunity to read and discuss the guide material. If you haven't heard Pastor Lorne's sermon for last week, I highly recommend it as well. Click here to listen: sermon.
There are more great things coming with the next week of our Journey on Saturday and Sunday and Pastor Lecia's ordination on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. We hope that many of you will come to be with us as we celebrate her ministry with this special service and take time to congratulate her and wish her well in her new congregation during a reception to follow. We will present her with a congregational gift at that time. Thanks to everyone that contributed to the gift to help launch her into this next chapter of her life.
We will also have a special guest at the ordination. Our new pastoral intern Kim Peterson will be here for the service and then will be moving into her apartment the following day. We look forward to welcoming her into her new role on March 1st. I hope that many of you will invite her to dinner or grab coffee with her in the coming weeks and months to get to know her more personally.
As a way of brief introduction here are Kim's own words of greetings to her new internship congregation:
Greetings! My name is Kim Peterson, and I am absolutely delighted to
serve as your pastoral intern for the next year and a half! I am
excited to have a chance to join your community: to get to know you,
to serve alongside you, to care about you, and to learn from you.  I
grew up in Gig Harbor, Washington but consider Jasper, GA my current
home. I earned a B.A. in Classical Studies at Concordia College in
Moorhead, MN, as well as a master’s in Classical Education from
Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, and taught middle school Latin
at Pace Academy in Atlanta, GA for over a decade while also serving as
Middle School Director of Global Education.  I loved teaching and
especially my wonderful, enthusiastic middle school students and
families! However, a call to ministry led me to Trinity Lutheran
Seminary, and here I am! I am a total nerd and love dead languages,
Old Testament studies, Harry Potter, cheesecake, singing loudly in
public, and traveling whenever possible, although not necessarily in
that order. I look forward to meeting you all soon!
As we prepare to welcome Kim there are several furniture items that we need to acquire for her apartment. We are looking for a bed, a sofa, a dresser,a nightstand, a coffee table and several lamps. If you have one of these items that you could donate, please contact Sue McIlvoy as soon as possible so that we can coordinate getting them to the apartment early next week.
Blessing to all of you as we continue our UNdivided Journey this Lent and begin our internship experience with Kim.
In Christ,
Pastor Jonathan

WEEKLY NEWS
THE UNDIVIDED LENTEN JOURNEY HAS BEGUN
WEEK ONE: OUR NEED FOR JESUS

POP hast started our 5-week Lenten journey, exploring an UNdivided life of discipleship. Each week of the journey follows the same 3-part rhythm: go to worship which includes a focused sermon series, meet with your journey group that together explores the same 5 themes, and do your weekly challenge.

Grab a Journey guidebook and an UNdivided bracelet in the Gathering Space and be part of the journey! If you can't be part of a journey group, follow along with the guidebook solo or with your family and friends.

WORSHIP: Missed the first sermon from this week's sermon series of UNdivided? Click here to hear Pastor Lorne's inspiring sermon about why we are all in the need of Jesus.

MEET WITH YOUR GROUP: If you are part of a journey group, those groups begin meeting this week! Bring your journey guide with you to your group. If you need help in connecting with the group you signed up for or are interested in still joining a journey group, please contact Karen Skarda or contact the church office.

DO THE CHALLENGE: Check your Journey guidebook for the Week 1 challenge and to explore the theme of Week 1 with your family!

Join together for this time of reflection and spiritual growth - join us on this journey!  

POP WEDNESDAYS RESUMES TONIGHT

Haven't been to a POP Wednesday meal yet? All are welcome each Wednesday in Lent at POP for a free will community meal at 6 pm. Connect with others! If you are able, be part of a UNdivided Journey Group at 7 pm after the meal.

No meal RSVP needed! There is a journey group on Wednesday nights in Lent for women, one for adults, and one led by Mary Ellen for parents and teenagers at 7 pm if you are still looking for a journey group.

We thank you for your free will offerings to help support these meals ongoing.

Meal this Wednesday: Make your own Tacos or Nachos

Adult Education classes are exploring this month of February a new series: Praying Through the Psalms.

Sundays at 10 am in the Sanctuary

PASTOR LECIA'S ORDINATION

By the grace of God, the people of Risen Lord Lutheran Church in Bargersville, IN have voted to call Pr. Lecia Beck as their pastor. Please join the staff in congratulating her on this call. Pr. Lecia has chosen to be ordained here, at Prince of Peace on Sunday, February 25 at 2 pm. Join us this weekend in blessing her new life of ministry. 
SOUPER BOWL SOUP SALE
Support Habitat for Humanity
March 3 & 4

Cooks are needed to help make the delicious homemade soup that will be for sale the weekend of March 3 and 4 for our annual fundraiser supporting Habitat for Humanity. Please sign up on the bulletin board or contact Jerry Draeger to help cook soup or sell soup that weekend. Soup ingredients are provided. Thank you for your support!
LENTEN PARTNER: NEST

Our featured partner during Lent is a local non-profit organization, NEST Community Learning Center , where volunteers reach out to children and families in the Loveland school district to address breaking the cycle of poverty of 1000 children within a few miles of Prince of Peace. During the school year, NEST offers tutoring, nutritious snacks, and relationships to families in low-income neighborhoods. Over the summer, NEST provides lunches and community.

We are collecting monetary donations to purchase Energy Packs (bags of food to help cover meals and snacks for each weekend).  Our goal is to raise $2,500 for 500 packs! Contribute in the offering plate, mark donations Lenten Mission Project, or online . At the NEST table, sign an encouraging note to send with the Energy Packs to our local youth. Learn more about NEST in the Gathering Space and how you can get involved.