5:30 PM

Communion Served Each Week

8:15 AM Service

Communion Served 1st and 3rd Sundays

10:30 AM service

Communion Served 2nd and 4th Sundays

5th Sundays will both serve communion.

Sunday POP Spanish Language Worship 9:45 am

Sunday POP Amharic Language Worship 1:30 pm

Breaking News From the Past "West Springfield - A new Lutheran Church for the greater West Springfield area will hold its initial service at 11:00 am tomorrow at the Keene Mill Elementary School, Bardu Avenue, near Keene Mill Road in the cafeteria. The service will be led by Chaplain Raymond C. Hohenstein U.S.N., Preceding the worship service, Sunday School will be held in the same place at 9:45 am. The new mission has begun under the auspices of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, which works corporately with all Lutheran groups in the locating of new missions. Basically the Lutheran churches in the Washington suburbs serve one and one-half mile radius without overlap. Chaplain Hohenstein, who will preach Sundays is director of special services of the Armed Service Commission of the Lutheran Church, which plans future work in the Burke area."

June 19 - Father's Day

June 25 - Pastor Gary 50th Ordination Anniversary

June 25 - Infant Massage

July 2 & 3 - Armed Forces Weekend at Worship

July 4 - (Office Closed)

July 8 - Nancy Lansing Graveside Service

July 31 - 60th Celebration at 10:30 service

Aug 1-5 - VBS Xtreme/Music Camp

Aug 6 - VBS Xtreme Program at 5:30 PM

Aug 6 - Music Camp Chorus at 6:30 PM

Sept 7 - Divorce Care for Children

For more details read below, visit our website, or email info@poplc.org

Sept 24 - Oktoberfest

Calling all parents with babies from 3 weeks to 1 year old. Prince of Peace is now offering the Sensational Baby classes for church members and families in the community.

Linda Storm will be offering this 5-week class:

Saturdays June 25, July 2, July 9, July 16 and July 23

From 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Location: Church Nursery

Cost: Donation

During the 5-week course you learn skills that will last a lifetime. Each session parents learn new massage techniques and discuss topics of interest to new parents.

For more information or to register call or text Linda Storm at 571-241-1075

A flyer is attached HERE so you can share with others

Prince of Peace is starting a new ministry - Divorce Care for Kids. We will be forming a team and doing our training to get ready for our first session of classes that will begin in September. Please contact Brad Womble if you are willing to be on the teaching team of this much needed ministry. Click the video below for more info.

DCE Beth Agner has at this time declined the call to serve here at Prince of Peace. The Minister to Children, Youth, and Families Search Committee is considering additional candidates and moving forward to identify more. If you know someone you think would be a good candidate, please consider nominating them for the position HERE. You can access the complete job description HERE.

PoP! Kingdom will continue to meet from 9:30-10:20 during the summer. To accommodate the smaller numbers the classes will be combined K-2nd grade and 3rd-6th grades. We’ll have a great time learning new Bible teachings, songs, and doing some crafts about God. Arla.Albers@poplc.org

High School and Middle School students will continue Sundays, 9:30 to 10:20 a.m. in the Youth Room to meet through the summer during the Sunday School hour. Jennifer Gross and Jason Faunce are leading a study on the gospel of Mark using the Lectio Divina method. Rising 7th graders are welcome. Please contact Jason at jbfaunce@hotmail.com.

The ordination celebration and Pastor Gary’s promise to serve Jesus Christ through the church, and share his message throughout the world, was held at Salem Lutheran Church, Black Jack, Missouri on Sunday, June 25, 1972. He had completed 3 years of study, vicarage at Christ Lutheran Church, Washington, DC and received a call to Our Savior Lutheran, Laurel, Maryland.

Pastor Gary served Our Savior, a mission church, from 1972-1981.

Christ Lutheran Church, an established church in Hickory, North Carolina, he served from 1981-1992.

Ascension Lutheran Church and its school in Landover Hills, Maryland, he served from 1992-1995.

The Kansas District of the LCMS provided an opportunity to serve the broader church as he served the state of Kansas as a Mission and Stewardship Executive from 1995-2005.

Living Hope Lutheran Church, Stafford, Virginia, a mission church, he served from 2005-2014.

In retirement Redeemer Lutheran Church, Fredericksburg, Virginia, needed a vacancy pastor. He was able to serve for 8 months in 2016.

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Springfield, Virginia, blessed him with the opportunity to serve form 2017-2021.

Cards may be sent to;

42 Boulder Drive

Stafford, VA 22554