Prince of Peace builds disciples of Jesus who know God, grow together, and serve the world.

Serve the World

Thank you Prince of Peace for your long term support of Bethany House. In the past fiscal year, Bethany House was able to house 46 families including 25 children, 496 emergency helpline callers, and 14 families who participated in the 2 year aftercare program. Your support saved lives. Brad Womble will be joining others to participate in the one night homeless challenge here in the Prince of Peace parking lot.

Worship at POP

Know God

In-Person 

Saturday at 5:30 PM

Sunday at 8:00 & 10:30 AM

(Sunday School for

Children and Adults 9:15 AM)

Spanish at 9:00 AM

Amharic at 3:00 PM

Live-stream 

Sunday at 10:30 AM

Holy Communion is served at the 8:00 on the 1st & 3rd Sundays and at the 10:30 on the 2nd & 4th Sundays. 5th Sundays have communion at both the 8:00 & 10:30. The 5:30 Saturday services have communion each week.

Dear Prince of Peace,

I’m excited to announce that Sara Wilson will be joining us on staff at Prince of Peace as the Grow Together Coordinator working in Adult Ministry. Sara Wilson is pictured here with her husband Josh and sons, Levi, Jonah, and Isaiah. Sara has a great heart for the Lord and for helping people grow deeper in their faith as well deeper in relationships with other believers. Sara has a lot of experience in church work and education and is trained in Lutheran theology and ministry. Sara has called Prince of Peace her church home for most of her life. We are excited to see God work in and through her in this new position. I’m grateful that we will be more intentional about helping our adults move from Knowing God in Worship to Growing Together in Christ-centered community. 

Michael E. Hayes

Lead Pastor

Prince of Peace was grateful for the enriching musical experience bestowed upon us this past Wednesday. We express our deep appreciation for the captivating concert presented by the music groups from Concordia University and Prince of Peace. Our heartfelt gratitude extends to the families who graciously hosted our guests. This event was a culmination of dedicated efforts from numerous individuals who contributed in exceptional ways, and for that, we extend our sincere thanks.

The annual Baby Bottle Campaign to support Sanctity of Life Ministries and the NOVA Pregnancy Help Centers in Fairfax and Alexandria is in full swing! Please help provide 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."  

Sign in at the table in the church lobby and take home a bottle, fill it with a check, coins, or cash, and return it by March 18th. Please make checks payable to "Sanctity of Life Ministries." You can also donate independently online at www.slmgetinvolved.org.

Please help us serve the world through this important life-saving ministry. If you have any questions, please contact Jung Choi (POPLC Outreach Ministry Team) at 240-705-3635.

Thanks to the 60 members who attended the Town Hall meeting on Sunday afternoon, February 25! We had reports from BoSL chair Jennifer Gross, Pastor Michael Hayes, Ministry Administrator Brad Womble, and lay leader of the Worship Education Ministry Action Team Abby Wolfgram.

You can see the slides from the presentations HERE.

Read the report from the Board of Servant Leaders (BoSL) HERE.

Mar 9 - One Night Homeless Challenge

Mar 10 - First Communion Celebration at 10:30 Worship

Mar 13 - Lenten Worship & Meal - 12 Noon

Mar 13 - His Family Time Worship & Meal- 6PM

Mar 16 - Scout Pancake Breakfast & POP Clean-Up Day

Mar 16 - Club 123 & Club 456 - 6:45pm

Mar 18 - Baby Bottle Deadline

Mar 20 - Lenten Worship & Meal - 12 Noon

Mar 23 - Easter Egg Hunt 10-11:30 AM

Mar 23 & 24 - Palm Sunday Worship

Mar 28 - Maundy Thursday Worship - 7 PM

Mar 29 - Tour of Arlington Cemetery - 9:30 AM

Mar 29 - Good Friday Worship - 7 PM

Mar 30 - Easter Saturday Worship & Meal - 5:30 PM

Mar 31 - Easter Sunday and Brunch - 8:00 & 10:30 AM

April 14 - Meet Prince of Peace Luncheon

April 19-21 - Women's Retreat in Massanetta Springs

(Register soon! The deadline to register is April 1st. www.poplc.org/retreat2024)

April 28 - New Member Celebration at 10:30

May 12 -Mother's Day

May 19 - Pentecost Celebration

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

All students in Grades 1-6 are invited to join us for an evening of fellowship, games, and fun! On Saturday, March 16th, Club 123 (for Grades 1-3) will meet in Room 9, and Club 456 (for Grades 4-6) will meet in the Youth Room. Both groups will have pizza and many fun games and activities. Click the picture above to register your child by March 13th if they plan to attend!

LCMS Disaster Response is working to improve its efforts to train and organize its network of Lutheran Early Response Team (LERT) volunteers. We would appreciate input from you and the members of your congregation through a short online survey by no later than March 15. All responses are completely anonymous and confidential. If you have any questions, please reach out to the LCMS Church Information Center at 888-THE LCMS (843-5267) or infocenter@lcms.org. or visit lcms-lert.org.

ECHO Yard Sale Scheduled for April 6

ECHO’s popular Spring Yard Sale is slated for Saturday, April 6, at St. Bernadette’s School Gym, 7602 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield. Proceeds from the sale benefit ECHO which makes shopping a good deed! It is fun to browse through a whole gymnasium filled with electronics, fashion accessories, holiday decorations, toys, games, home accessories, and more, to search for treasures at bargain prices. Mark your calendar now! 

Food Needs Outstrip Food Donations

While ECHO is determined to combat hunger in our community, requests for food assistance continue to be at record levels. Recently, ECHO has been distributing about a thousand pounds of food more per month than the amount donated. ECHO must make up the shortfall by purchasing food. Every donation counts.  Please donate food if you can. There are food drop-off boxes at the West Springfield and Braddock District Government offices as well as in four Giant Food stores in Springfield. Our most-needed items at this time are dried beans, canned fruits, boxed pasta, spaghetti sauce, shampoo, dish detergent and laundry detergent.

Hand towels, blue jeans, and pinched toes

ECHO distributes towels to those we serve by giving sets consisting of washcloth, hand towel and bath towel, tied together for convenience. The ECHO Housewares Program is out of, or very low on, hand towels and washcloths. We don’t require new or matching towels.  We just need donations. We'll take care of the rest. Bathmats, shower curtains and all sizes of comforters are on our list of needs, too. Our Clothing Room needs men’s winter coats, men's sweatpants in any size and, always, men’s jeans in 30- or 32- inch waist sizes. We’re short of boys’ sneakers sizes 1 through 4, and girls’ sneakers sizes 1 through 6. If you have growing young feet at your house and can share their outgrown shoes, ECHO will be happy to find the little feet that have grown into those sizes and pass them along! 

ECHO, 7205 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield, is open from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm on weekdays and from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

Volunteer Positions Open

ECHO has a few volunteer positions open. If you are looking for a great way to use your time and talent, one of these areas might appeal to you: working directly with clients to determine what they need; administrative support; food distribution; clothing assessment; grant writing; housewares assessment. 

If you are interested in finding out more, contact volunteercoordinator@echo-inc.org by email.

With 25 years of working knowledge of Arlington National Cemetery, the Pentagon, Congress and Washington, DC, your guide (Eric Hommel, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF, retired) is the only cemetery tour guide who served as the Officer in Charge of Air Force Ceremonies presiding over high-level events at the Pentagon, National Mall, and Arlington National Cemetery. Eric goes beyond the facts and figures of Arlington National Cemetery and discusses the stories behind the facts and figures. This is a walking tour requiring a 3 mile walk during the 3 hours of the tour. www.vigilancetours.com Tour limited to 12 people - cost is $50 for veterans and $70 for all others.

Brad.Womble@poplc.org

The Visual Faith Ministry has some free Lenten resources that they would like you to know about. Please click the links below to find out more.