Peace Weekly Newsletter May 26, 2019

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May 26, 2019

Peace Hosts PADS May 29-30
Volunteers Needed!

May 29-30 will be the final chance to volunteer to help the homeless at Peace as our current season ends. Opportunities include:

making beds
setting tables
preparing salads and dessert
serving dinner and washing dishes
monitor the site during the night as the guests sleep
make sack lunches for them to take when they leave for the day after receiving a hearty breakfast made by volunteers
Finally, on May 30, there is the chance to wash tables, clean the kitchen, sort laundry, wash and vacuum floors, clean the bathrooms early in the morning.

Does this sound like something you do every day? Believe me, it is more fun when it's not your house and you have a lot of people doing it together! Come join the fun - No Experience Necessary.

Sign-up sheets are in the Lobby. Any questions, please call
Jan Waichunas 630.469.8154 or email [email protected].

HS Water Night June 2

HS Water Night June 2
June 2 from 6 to 8 pm
Recently graduated 8th graders are invited to join us!
With Summer well on its way, we will have a water- game themed youth night! Water balloon volleyball, with no shortage of water balloons. Bring a friend and your swimming suit!
Questions? Contact Andrew Crist: [email protected].

Register Now for VBS 2019

It's time for PeaceKids! VBS 2019!!! We are excited about our theme this year: Roar! Life is Wild! God is Good! All week long we will have fun as we explore God's goodness and celebrate a ferocious faith that powers them through this wild life.

VBS will be held June 17 - 21 from 9 am to Noon.

The cost is $25 per child.

VBS is filled with incredible faith-learning that is experienced through play, Bible stories/skits, songs and dance, crafts, games, snacks, and mission highlights. All these activities are designed to help kids' faith grow as they learn more about God's love for each of us. Kids who are in grade levels preschool to 7th grade are invited to come and have fun!

Registration has now begun.
For more information or to register, click here now:

Questions? Contact Andrew Crist ([email protected]).

Caring Network Walk For Life
Saturday, June 15

Caring Network's Walk for Life will be held on
Saturday, June 15 from 9-11 am.

Location:
St. John Lutheran Church
410 N Cross St, Wheaton
630.668.0701

Join the Peace Team on Saturday, June 15 as we walk together in Wheaton and show our support for God's gift of Life! The Walk is instrumental in raising funds to cover the cost of the free services that Caring Network provides, such as pregnancy tests, counseling, and ultrasounds. Sign up to walk or help support our Peace Team in the Lobby on June 2!
Questions? Contact Dimitra Cornwell: [email protected].

Save the Date

Voters' Meeting June 23

Please join us for our annual Voters' Meeting on

Sunday, June 23 immediately after the 10:30 am service.

We will seek to approve the 2019-2020 budget.
Also, please pray for the Holy Spirit's guidance to show us God's will for the future plans of Peace.
For more information, please contact Mike Krueger: [email protected] or 630.248.4466.

Car Wash June 23
Peace High School Youth will be offering to wash your car on Sunday, June 23 from 8:00 am to 1 pm.
Proceeds will support their July 11-15 trip to the LCMS National Youth Gathering in Minneapolis, MN.

Upcoming Guide Book and Directory

We are in the process of updating our annual Guide Book and Directory for Peace Church. This book will be the Who,What, Where, When, Why and How of our congregation. The book is being provided at no cost to Peace, including the mailing to each family, and is being subsidized by local businesses that advertise in it. If you own or manage a business and would like to find out about advertising in our book, please call the Church Office: 630.627.1101.