Worship at POP

In-Person

Saturday at 5:30 pm

Sunday at 8:15 & 10:30 am

Live-stream

Sundays at 10:30 am

The SED Lay Deacon program is a two-year training program designed to equip and empower men and women to walk in the footsteps of generations of Lutherans trained for Kingdom service within their congregation and beyond as everyday missionaries in love and service to their neighborhood and community. Works of mercy, Word and Witness that support our life together are at the heart of the work of SED Lay Deacons. SED Lay Deacons may engage in various types of service, including but not limited to teaching within the congregation; catechesis of youth and adults; caregiving works of mercy like shut-in and hospital visitation, hospitality and integration of members, small group Bible study leadership, and outreach and evangelism. An SED Lay Deacon’s focus of work is in the local congregation and in the surrounding community through that congregation.

We are excited to announce that Jennifer Gross will be Installed as a Lay Deacon this Sunday February 19, at the 10:30am service. Please plan on joining us to celebrate.

info@poplc.org

• Ashes will be at all three worship services.
• His Family Time is a service for families and children but everyone and anyone is invited. Click HERE for details.
• Dr. Wallace Horton will be our guest organist at the Wednesday noon services.

If you would like to help the victims of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria please consider donating through Lutheran World Relief or Lutheran Hour Ministries. We pray God's healing and mercy on this tragedy and these people.

The personnel committee joins with Pastor Michael in acknowledging and praising God for Tiffany’s service to Prince of Peace these past 15 years. Tiffany is the “corporate memory” for the church office operations and she couples this background and knowledge with a welcoming, kind, empathetic and caring spirit. Her sunny disposition and smile shows through even in telephone conversations. She has been a crucial part of our communications efforts with the church Communicator and lead with the very popular POP Puppets as part of the children’s sermons. Her willingness to serve our community is unwavering. We thank God for her continued service to Prince of Peace. Congratulations Tiffany!

Feb 18 - Women's Retreat at Living Savior

Feb 18 - Clubs 123 & 456

Feb 19 - Jennifer Gross Lay Deacon Installation 10:30

Feb 22 - Ash Wednesday

Noon Worship

6:00pm HIS Family Time Worship

6:30pm Pancake & Ham Dinner for ALL

7:00pm Worship

(Ashes will be at all three services. Dinner will be pancakes and ham served by the POP School. Come one, come all!)

Feb 24 - SkyZone Night for POP Students

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

• Mar 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - Lent Worship at 12-Noon & Lunch
• Mar 8 - The Gathering
• Mar 8 & 29 - 6PM His Family Time & Dinner for ALL
• Mar 5 - Meet POP
• Mar 11 - Bethany House Fund Raiser
• Mar 12 - Discover Journey Begins with Pastor Michael
• Mar 12 - Baby Bottles Due
• Mar 19 - Zoom Town Hall Meeting
• Mar 24-26 - SED Jr. High District Youth Gathering
• April 1 - POP Easter Egg Hunt
• April 2 - Palm Sunday
• April 8 - Easter Saturday and Dinner
• April 9 - Easter Worship

8:15 and 10:30am with breakfast

All 4th-6th grade, Club 456 will have a guest leader on February 18th. Don't miss out on who it is! Bring your Bible and a friend.

All 1st-3rd grade, Club 123 will meet as well to enjoy fun, food, and games.

Students grades 6-12 are invited to jump and play at SkyZone on Friday, Feb. 24 from 6:15-8:00 pm. Meet outside of Skyzone at 6:15 pm and jump from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Cost is $22.49 to jump and an additional $2.49 if you need to buy SkyZone socks (required). Bring cash or check made payable to Prince of Peace. To sign up, click HERE . Parents must fill out the SkyZone waiver HERE ahead of time. SkyZone is located at: 5325 Port Royal Road, Springfield. jennifergross@outlook.com

A First Communion class will be offered on March 26 during the Sunday School hour (9:30-10:20) in the back half of the first and second grade Sunday School classroom. Those who attended the last class and did not take their First Communion do not need to take the class again, but may do so if they wish. Pastor Mark Boriack will be teaching the class. The actual First Communion date is to be determined, but should be within a few weeks of the class. Anyone who took the class before, is not taking the class this time, and wishes to take their First Communion should also notify Arla Albers in the office. Arla.Albers@poplc.org

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 $50. (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

For 60 years, God has blessed and directed the ministry and people of Prince of Peace. We all sense that He is leading us into a new and exciting time of ministry. Let's start out each week in prayer, asking for His guidance and blessing as we reach out to our community with the love of Christ. The Sanctuary will be open at 6am each Monday. You can come as you like at any time during the day. Pray for the staff, for the ministries, for the community, for your family, for your friends - pray in the way that God will lead you.

Brad.Womble@poplc.org

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church is participating in a baby bottle campaign to support Sanctity of Life Ministries and the NOVA Pregnancy Help Centers in Fairfax and Alexandria. Sanctity of Life provides free and compassionate care in the form of pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, peer counseling, and parenting classes to women facing unplanned pregnancies. The clear pictures of life on an ultrasound seen in their clinics are a reality check on the life growing in the womb. Their vision is to affirm, "Life in Christ.... Life in the Womb." 

If you would like to participate please sign in and take home a bottle, fill it with a check, coins, or cash, and return it by 12 March. Please make checks payable to Sanctity of Life Ministries. You can also donate online HERE by moving the cursor over the "Donate" tab in the upper right-hand corner and clicking the "Donate Financially" on the drop-down menu. Then click the "Donate" yellow tab that will take you to the Online donation form. Be sure to select "Prince of Peace Lutheran" on the Church drop-down menu. Please contact Jung Choi (POPLC Outreach Ministry Team) at 240-705-3635 for more information.

On April 1st, Prince of Peace is having an Easter Egg Hunt for Pre-K – 4th grade children 9:30 – 11:30am. We are looking for donations of items to put in the eggs for the children to find. Items can be peanut-free candy, stickers, or other small toys that fit in the smaller plastic eggs. Donations should be dropped off in the bucket located in the Narthex by Wednesday, March 15th.

We are also in need of volunteers to run the different activities. The activities are crafts, bubbles, a small bounce house and the actual Easter egg hunts. This is perfect for any students who need service hours for school or scouts! If you are interested in volunteering just respond to this email.

Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) has served as the financial extension of the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod (LCMS) since 1978, offering funding and resources in support of the church. Our investors make it possible for us to provide customized loans and support services to new and growing ministries as well as loans for Rostered Church Workers who dedicate their lives to sharing the Gospel. The LCEF blessed Prince of Peace with a low interest rate loan when we built the School and also gives us a yearly rebate of some of the interest, helping us continue our ministry to the community. This limited time offer of a 4% one-year fixed-rate term note is available for Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod:

• Individuals
• Congregations
• Organizations

The choice is up to you. LCEF offers a variety of term notes from 1 to 5 years. At the end of the term, the funds remain yours to re-invest or redeem. Interest is compounded quarterly (March, June, September, and December).

Call 800-843-5233 or visit LCEF.ORG/TERM-NOTE

Thrivent Members: you still have the opportunity to designate your ‘Thrivent Choice Dollars’ from 2022 up through March 31st of this year. Members who designate their Choice Dollars to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church make a big impact saving thousands for the annual budget. Remember to login and designate by March 31st – please contact your Thrivent representative if you need assistance. Thank you!   

If you are a Thrivent Financial member, you have Action Team mini-grants available to you. Community outreach efforts or church fun activities are all eligible. Support your congregation activities with Action Team funds. Ask your Thrivent representative for more information or assistance. Action Team funds help your dollars go further!  

victoria.neeley@thrivent.com

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.