Worship at POP

ONE SERVICE ONLY this weekend at 10:00am on Sunday

In the Spirit of Pentecost, and as we confess in the creed, “WE believe in one holy

Christian/catholic and apostolic church!”

On Pentecost Sunday, May 28th, a multitude of congregations connected to us will come together for one great celebration. One worship service at 10am, followed by a potluck. Amharic, Spanish, English, Hindi/Urdu, Korean, Filipino, and Ugandan churches will come together as ONE church! WE will not have our normal Saturday/Sunday services, it will be one big service at 10am, and we are asking all the PoP family to show support for all our congregations and the mission of Jesus for ALL NATIONS!  

Love NOVA is a nonprofit organization that seeks to bring community partners and local churches together to meet the physical, financial, and relational needs of our neighbors. They used all of the $3,000 Difference Maker grant to hold the Generosity Feeds Project on April 16, 2023, at the Key Middle School, Springfield, VA. There were almost 400 volunteers who packed 21,750 meals to feed people in need! Packed meals were distributed to the following programs: Be The Good Project (homeless feeding program); ALIVE Food bank; Blessings in a Backpack (Route 1); Messiah UMC Weekend Backpack Program; and Koinonia Food Bank. The video of the event can be found below. Thank you Prince of Peace for the generous donation to help feed the hungry!

This constitutes the final update from the awardee who received a Difference Maker grant last fall. As a recap, the following organizations received grants: Tech Fluent, $4,000; LoveNova, $3,000; CruMilitary, $2,500; GMU Inter-Varsity, $2,500; Great Commission, $1,500; and Assistance League, $900.

Thank you Prince of Peace for another successful round of the Difference Maker outreach program. Through your generosity, we were able to touch so many lives with the love of Jesus Christ! (The POP Outreach Team)

Save the Date of June 11th for POP's Annual Voters' Assembly. This meeting will be in-person at 4:30pm in the Sanctuary. Voting will take place for the annual budget, two new BoSL members, and a new vision statement. Please read the details below.

Hello Friends, We finished February 2023 with a $83,959 deficit. Your giving reduced the deficit by $46,587 in March and another $10,460 in April. The current deficit is $26,412 and giving has been strong in May.

I am asking that you prayerfully consider your part in helping the Church close out the fiscal year in the positive. Also, please see attached the proposed budget for 23/24. We will be voting on the budget at the June 11th Voters' Assembly meeting. If you have any questions please stop by the office or give me a call. Brad.Womble@poplc.org

Under the BoSL’s direction and pursuant to Appendix 5.1.2 of PoP’s Governance Policy Manual, the BoSL Nominating Committee was formed and included: Ralph Gillmann, David Leege, Bob Coyle, Chris Martin, and Pastor Michael (ex officio).

Three nominations were received from the congregation and others from the BoSL. The Nominating Committee conferred and prayerfully considered all nominations. After consideration the Committee recommends to the Voters Assembly that Patrick Maloney and Christy Brown be nominated as BoSL members at the Voters Assembly.

The BoSL and the Nominating Committee thank all those who considered nomination for their service to PoP. We look forward to continued service together for Christ.

The Vision Team has written and the Board of Servant Leaders (BoSL) has approved a proposed new vision statement for Prince of Peace. Adopting a new vision statement requires approval by PoP members, so members will vote on it at the upcoming Voter’s Meeting on June 11 at 4:30 pm in the Sanctuary.

The proposed vision statement is as follows: Prince of Peace builds disciples of Jesus who know God, grow together, and serve the world. The Vision Team is now working to refine an expanded explanation of the statement to help in creating a “discipleship pathway,” which is a defined, intentional plan to encourage spiritual growth among all members and attenders of Prince of Peace.

The Vision Team members are: Aivars Baumanis, Abigail Wolfgram, Sara Wilson, Gary Miller, Alex Lillis, Brad Womble, Pastor Michael Hayes, and Jennifer Gross. If you have any questions as you think and pray about your vote on the vision statement, please email Jennifer at jennifergross@outlook.com or any of the Vision Team members.

Prince of Peace will be celebrating Our 2023 Graduates

on June 10th & 11th, at all three services. We will be honoring those who are graduating from high school, college, graduate school, trade school, apprenticeship programs, and the like. We will be offering a blessing and a small gift to all those registered. Please submit names by Wednesday, June 7th. 

Everyone is invited to join The Gathering for our beginning of summer BBQ on Wednesday, June 14th in the back parking lot of the church! We will enjoy the beautiful summer weather with an outside BBQ, fun outdoor games and fellowship. Hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad, watermelon and dessert will be provided. Please RSVP by June 11.

A team is forming to raise funds for the new Domestic Violence Shelter at Bethany House of Northern Virginia. Please consider joining the team or giving to support the team reaching their goal. The walk will be on Saturday, June 24, at 10am. Brad.Womble@poplc.org

This is the question some people ask when they look through our church directory. When was the last time you updated your information with the church office? We would love to help! Please send us a photo or we are happy to take one of you when you come to church. We also need updated emails, phone numbers, and addresses if those have changed. Thanks for helping keep our information up to date! info@poplc.org

With Love,

The Church Staff

May 28 - Pentecost Celebration

May 29 - Memorial Day (Church & School Offices Closed)

May 29 - Men's Lunch at Milano's

May 29 - Malek's Pizza Fundraiser

June 1 - Deadline to register for Student Mission Trip

June 5 - Three Week POP School Summer Camp Begins

June 10 - 5:30 Worship Outside

June 11 - Voters' Assembly

June 13 - Kindergarten Authors and Artists Day

June 13 - Butterfly Chapel for Kindergarten

June 14 - Gathering BBQ

June 18 - Father's Day

June 24 - Bethany House Solidarity Walk 2023

June 26 - 4 Week Creativity Camp Begins

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

July 15 - 5:30 Worship Outside

July 9-14 - Student Mission Trip (Sign-up by June 1!)

Aug 7-11 - VBS & Music Camp 2023 Register below!

Sept 6 - Divorce Care for Adults & Children

Nov 11 - Sight and Sound Theater - Lancaster PA

Walking and Talking with Jesus

Sponsored by the Salaam Isa Mission Society

The next session of Walking and Talking with Jesus will be on Wednesday, June 7, at 7 PM on Zoom. The topic will be “God’s People in Society”.  

What does it mean to be people of God in the world that God made? The world remains God's possession and we live in relationship with our Creator and our neighbor. We tend both kin and stranger, sick and starving, with compassion. We are attentive to the welfare of the family while we also serve our community and society. 

This will be the fifth of 5 sessions. If you have not registered already, you need to register, so the Zoom link can be sent to you. Click HERE to register. You only need to register once for all the sessions. Questions? Contact Greer Putnam: 703-684-8949 

The sessions will be led by Pastor Martin (Grace, Woodbridge) or Pastor Triolo (St. Mark’s, Springfield). Each session will be approximately one hour with a 15-minute Biblical framework from Pastor, 15-minute presentation from Yvette Moy, stories from participants and post-meeting fellowship for continued conversation. We will explore Walking and Talking With Jesus through a thematic approach to Christianity compared with Islam and Islamic and Christian practice, culture and theology. 

“The God Who Sings: Set Free By The Sound” by Denise Siemens. “God has been singing over us since before we were born. This Song is perfect as it is, needing no additional notes, verses, or movements. We are going to learn how to live in harmony with the Song – a place where joy is what powers our existence.” Topics that will be covered include unforgiveness, disappointment with God, and unanswered prayer, to name a few. The book is available on Amazon or can be bought in class. The group meets 9:30 – 10:25 a.m. on Sundays in room 21, and is led by M.E. Sorenson.

The Prince of Peace Student Ministry is going on a Mission Trip to Pittsburgh, PA from July 9th-14th. There, we will work to make a lasting difference through community service projects with local ministries and nonprofits. All students entering grades 6-12 this Fall are invited to join us. The cost is $350 per student. Register by June 1st if you would like to attend.

Prince of Peace's Music Department is expanding by adding a strings' specialist to work specifically with strings' players. If your child has played violin, viola, cello or bass for over one year, you are eligible to join our group! Join us in PoP's Summer Music Camp, from 1-4 p.m., August 7-11, 2023. We will take time to develop our strings' ensemble and see where God is leading us. 

• Ages 6-10 come join in on all the creativity! 
• June 26-30, July 10-14, July 17-28, July 24-28
• 9am - 12:30pm
• $275 per week, per child
• All the details can be found here www.poplc.org/creativecamps
• Don't delay! Space is limited!
• Arla.Albers@poplc.org

The Gathering was born from the Envisioning event held last October. Our mission is to provide a meal for all ages to enjoy and a time of fellowship: usually a fun, organized activity. There were many interested in a time of fellowship outside of service and Sunday school. Since January we have held an event the second Wednesday of every month. The Gathering team is asking for your help by completing the attached survey whether you have attended a Gathering event and especially if you have not. The link is below but we also have provided paper copies at the Welcome Center in the church lobby. Thank you for taking a few minutes to complete our survey.

The Gathering Team

Can you arrange flowers? Prince of Peace is in need of flower arrangers for the altar wall. If you have this God-given talent and could donate some time) maybe once a month or so, please contact Linda Ethington at wee2@cox.net. Flowers are paid for otherwise. If you don't know how to arrange flowers and want to learn, contact Arla.Albers@poplc.org and she will be happy to teach you.

Every week we have lovely flowers on our altar wall. Could you be a donator of these for a week or two? Have a special occasion? It would be a great time to give to the Lord. Sign up at the welcome table in the narthex. You are welcome to take the flowers after the 2nd service on Sunday. Please bring your own container to transfer into. Suggested donation is $40. (These flower arrangements would usually run more than $100 if ordered through a florist. Our Prince of Peace volunteers do these for you for so much less and we thank them.) Arla.Albers@poplc.org

1. It's how they meet Jesus. It's how they learn to worship.
2. Busy Bags with quiet activities are located on hooks outside of the nursery (room 22). Please return them.
3. We also provide a staffed nursery during worship for infants and toddlers if they need a place and people just for them.