Worship at POP

In-Person

Saturday at 5:30 pm

Sunday at 8:15 & 10:30 am

Live-stream

Sunday at 10:30 am

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!  

Congratulations to our 2023 Confirmands who will be sharing their faith stories and creations today, May 6, after the 5:30 worship service and then will celebrate the Rite of Confirmation at the 10:30 worship service on Sunday, May 7. Please consider attending to help encourage and support our students in celebrating this exciting faith milestone. 

The Board of Servant Leaders (BoSL) Nominating Committee is seeking nominations to fill two upcoming vacancies on the BoSL. Nominations will be accepted through May 12, with election of BoSL members to take place at the June Voters’ Assembly.

Fill out the nomination form HERE. You must fill in each section and you will receive a confirmation page if you submit it successfully.

BoSL nomination forms are also available in the church office, in the POPLC Governance Policy Manual or via email from ralph.gillmann@poplc.org. Self nomination is acceptable.

May 10 - The Gathering

May 12 - Deadline for BoSL Nominations

May 13 - Bethany House Spring Faire

May 14 - Mother's Day

May 18 - Scott Kohnke Memorial Service

May 19 - Club 456 Lock-In

May 20 - Spring Women's Brunch

May 20 - POP Students Mini Golf

May 20 - Club 123

May 21 - New Member Celebration

May 25 & 26th - Rainbow Chapels for Preschool

May 28 - Pentecost Celebration

June 5 - Three Week POP School Summer Camp Begins

June 13 - Kindergarten Authors and Artists Day

June 14 - Butterfly Chapel for Kindergarten

June 18 - Father's Day

June 26 - 4 Week Creativity Camp Begins

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

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

Sept 6 - Divorce Care for Adults & Children

Nov 11 - Sight and Sound Theater - Lancaster PA

On Sunday, May 14th, the Sunday Women’s Bible Study will be starting a new book, “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. and is led by M.E. Sorenson.

Scott Kohnke, son of the late Bob Kohnke, past member of Prince of Peace, passed away in Canada last week. His memorial service will be a small service held in the PoP Sanctuary on May 18, 2023 at 10:30 A.M. Condolences may be sent to his brother and sister, David and Kay, at Kohnked@gmail.com. Arla.Albers@Poplc.org

All students in Grades 6-12 are invited to join us for a fun afternoon of mini golf! We will meet at Lucky Duck Miniature Golf Course in Lake Accotink Park on Saturday, May 20th from 2pm to 4pm. Cost is $5 per person. Friends are welcome! Alex.Lillis@poplc.org

Club 123 (all 1st, 2nd & 3rd graders) will meet on Saturday, May 20th, 6:45pm -8:15pm in room 26. A light pizza dinner will be served. Friends welcome. 

Alex.Lillis@poplc.org

Club 456 (all 4th, 5th & 6th graders) is having a lock-in at church! Join us from Friday, May 19th at 6:30pm to Saturday, May 20th at 9:30am. We will be playing games, watching a movie, learning a bible lesson, and having lots of fun. Dinner and breakfast will be provided. Bring a sleeping bag, pillow, bible, toiletries, and flashlight. Friends are welcome. Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

Alex.Lillis@poplc.org 

• The four weeks of Creativity Camp begins June 26th from 9AM-12:30PM each day and are taught by Arla Albers.
• The fee is $275 per child, per week and includes all materials. 
• No refunds after May 31. 
• Register for all 4 classes at once and receive a $50 discount. 
• Classes will include quality items that can be put on your wall or desk and kept forever. 
• No classes will be held the week of July 4th. 
• There will be no make-up classes offered for missed classes.
• Weeks one, two , and four is limited to 20 children. Week three is limited to 17 children.
• Registration is coming the last week in April.

Click HERE to register. Arla.Albers@poplc.org.

Come and enjoy The Miracle of Christmas in Lancaster, PA. We will leave PoP at 8am sharp on Saturday, November 11. The price of the trip is $165 and that includes your bus fair, lunch at Miller's Smorgasbord and the ticket to see The Miracle of Christmas at the Sight & Sound Theater. Please bring your check made out to Prince of Peace to reserve your place. There are only 7 spots left so don’t delay!

Brad.Womble@poplc.org

New Critical Targets (Goals)

The BoSL has reviewed and updated Prince of Peace’s Critical Targets, defined as “milestones we must pass to accomplish our vision” in the Strategic Focus section of the PoPLC Governance Policy Manual. The last time the Critical Targets were updated was December 2020. The BoSL plans to re-visit the Critical Targets yearly to assess and update them. The BoSL voted on March 21, 2023, to approve the following Critical Targets:

1. As a team, the BoSL and lead staff will re-visit and reformulate the Prince of Peace vision statement that defines a discipleship pathway and bring it to the congregation for approval. 
2. Implement the discipleship pathway as defined above, to include opportunities for lay people to live out the vision. 
3. Maintain and enhance a high-quality, full-day option for students at the PoP preschool/kindergarten. Research the feasibility of extending the day to more hours, offering summer enrichment programs, and increasing enrollment in the future. 
4. More fully assimilate the school ministry with Prince of Peace as a whole—financially, organizationally, and through continued communication and opportunities to connect with school families and staff.  
5. Assess current weekend worship and Sunday School experiences and determine/implement the changes needed to steward current resources appropriately and to better serve new and continuing worship attenders.  

Vision Team Formed

As Critical Target 1 indicates, the BoSL also determined that the time has come to formulate a new vision for Prince of Peace. To that end, the BoSL voted to authorize BoSL Chair Jennifer Gross and Pastor Michael Hayes to form a Vision Team made up of selected BoSL members, staff, and lay leaders. The Vision Team members represent a cross-section of ages, length of time at PoP, and attenders of the different worship services. The goal of the Team is to formulate a new vision statement for the congregation to discuss and vote on at the upcoming Voter’s Meeting in June. A key resource that the Vision Team is using to guide their discernment and discussions is the book Simple Church by Thom S. Rainer and Eric Geiger. The church office has a few extra copies of the book available to members who may be interested in more detail on what the Vision Team is aiming for as they work on the new vision. The Vision Team members are: Aivars Baumanis, Abigail Wolfgram, Sara Wilson, Gary Miller, Brad Womble, Alex Lillis, Jennifer Gross, and Pastor Michael Hayes. Please pray for the Vision Team over the next month as they seek to discern God’s leading for Prince of Peace.  

Jennifer.Gross@outlook.com

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.