Psalm 80:3 - Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved!

God delights in the prayers of his people. He loves for us to call upon his name. If we are honest, it seems like we usually pray only when we are in desperate need. When our backs are against the wall and we are at the end of our rope, we finally find ourselves crying out to God for help. And you know what? God delights in the prayers of his people. 

Praying to God is faith in action, and the Lord longs for us to put our trust in him. That’s exactly what prayer does; it is faith looking to and talking to God. If you think about it, it’s all gift. Faith given, faith in action praying – all given by God. The Psalms too are a gift from God, for they are a collection of prayers driven by faith calling upon the Lord. When our prayers are joined to the psalms, God delights in hearing his Word prayed back to him.

“Restore us, O God.” The Hebrew word behind “restore” is the idea of returning or coming back; it is a prayer of repentance. “Repent me, O God” is the cry of faith. We often think of repentance as something that begins with us, something we must finally decide to do. Repentance begins with God; it is a work he begins in us. In other words, repentance is God’s gift to you. 

We are prone to wander, aren’t we? We often find ourselves on the wrong road either by choice or by deception, we can’t help it. But our loving and gracious Father will not let us wander off to be lost forever. He seeks us out, he finds us, he returns us to himself through his Word and Spirit and thank God he does. 

“Let your face shine, that we may be saved.” This is where repentance leads us, to Christ, the light of the world. The light of Christ’s life shined in the darkness when he hung on a Roman Cross that you may be saved. Even when it seemed like his life was extinguished, three days later he radiated in resurrection glory. Remember Jesus’ words, “The Christ must suffer and on the third day be raised that repentance and forgiveness of sins be preached in his name” (Luke 24:46). 

God delights in your prayers. He repents you, he forgives you, he saves you, all for the sake of Jesus. Amen.

-Pastor Darrin Sheek

RASING MONEY FOR SOUND SYSTEM

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SEEDS: On-Campus Student Counseling

Parenting Class and Information Night - October 19th

IT"S TIME FOR OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD!

Grab your boxes from the Church Narthex or School Office to help us reach this year's goal of 120 boxes!

Lutheran Women's Missionary League

Are you able to help our LWML Fall Celebration?

Prince of Peace has the privilege of hosting the LWML fall Celebration for our District this year but could use some help from our congregation. if anyone is able to assist with bringing fruit, refreshments or deserts, for the ladies to enjoy Please contact Shavonia Wilson @ shavoniadp@yahoo.com.

(We are expecting about 40 women to attend.)

Also Don't Forget its Socktober! LWML Sock Drive

REFORMATION SUNDAY BBQ CELEBRATION!

Please Join us October 29th (after 2nd Service) for Bratwurst, German Beer, Music and Fellowship! Bounce house for the kids and Trivia Games for everyone.

POTLUCK DESSERT: Bring a favorite family recipe to share!

REMODEL COMMITEE:

PRESENTATION TO THE CONGREGATION

NOVEMBER 5th @ 9:15am

(in place of Bible Study)

Please join us between services for a special presentation to the congregation from our Remodel Committee. Breakfast is included. We will be discussing and deciding on paint colors among other things

.

Please attend if you are able. Thank you!

-Remodel Committee

New Books/Devotions Available in the Narthex!

Add to your daily routine with some inspirational spiritual reading! The church has many different devotional and prayer books to choose from at our free literature table, located in the Narthex. We receive new editions every few months so be sure to check back frequently.

Elders

8:00am: John Henderson

10:30am: Randy Cade & Steven Sarandis

Readers

8:00am:Matt Cooper  10:30am: Ron Jones

Altar Guild

(1st, 3rd, & 5th Sunday)

8:00am: Judy Vega   10:30am: Linda Henderson

Ways you Can Serve:

We are thankful for those who support our Divine Service every Sunday by filling much these needed positions. If you are interested in learning more about these roles, or how you can help during service,

Please Contact Pastor Sheek:

(949) 370-7198

Sunday Morning

Bible Study

Please join us Sunday,

October 15th at 9:15am 

for coffee and discussion.

Led By: Pastor Sheek

Topic: Christ in the Psalms

NO Saturday Morning

Bible Study

POSTPONED

We will resume next week Saturday, October 21st @ 9:30am

Led By: Kim Violette

For more information please contact Kim @ violettefamily5@gmail.com

Children's Sunday School

Children's Sunday School is held Every Sunday at 9:15am in the school building and is open to all children age 4-12. Sunday school students enjoy a Snack, Craft and Bible lesson.

Please encourage your children to try out Sunday School and maybe even bring a friend from the neighborhood!

Youth Group - Wednesdays 3:30-6pm

Our Youth Group meets every Wednesday after school in our brand-new Youth Room! (located upstairs next to the 7/8 grade classroom)



Youth Group is open to students and friends in 7-9th grade.

Last Week's Pizza Cook-Off! :

Please check out our church bulletin board for some items needed by our teachers and church staff. Our giving tree is an opportunity for our congregation to support our church, school and preschool. Please choose a blossom and turn it into either the church or school office with a donation towards your selected item, or feel free to donate the item outright if it's something you already have!

Here are some items we are in need of so far:

AMAZON WISH LISTS:

YOUTH GROUP

Click here for the Youth Group Amazon Wish list

KINDERGARTEN

Click here for the Kindergarten Amazon Wish List

1st/2nd GRADE

Click Here for 1st/2nd Grade Amazon Wish List

3rd/4th GRADE

Click Here for 3rd/4th Grade Amazon Wish List

ALL GRADES

~SEEDS MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING FOR OUR STUDENTS~

$40 provides 1 hour counseling session for one student

Donations toward tuition assistance

Donations toward Field Trips

Church:

Single-serving crystal light packets

Small water bottles

We thank God that our congregation remains healthy and so far, free from the Covid-19 Virus! We pray for everyone’s continued health and strength as we move forward!

•We pray for our school staff and all of our students and families that God has placed in our care here at Prince of Peace Lutheran School, this year. We pray for continued good health for our staff to continue their dedication, commitment and love for the families and students that God has placed in our school. We are so thankful for their loving service each and every day. We keep our school & staff in our prayers daily.

•We give thanks to God for the love and financial support from the congregation as we continue to see His blessings each day in our ministries here at Prince of Peace.

•We thank God for all the new and returning families at our school this year. We continue to pray for and welcome new families & students throughout the school year.

•We pray that members at Prince of Peace grow in faith and love for one another, willing to give of our gifts and talents within the congregation, serving and sharing Christ with our neighbors, family, and friends.

•For Cynthia Cade for healing and strength.

•For Brian Zeilenga, we give thanks for his new job and continue pray for his family.

•For Warren Carr, for strength and healing.

•For Robin Biringer for continued care and healing.

•For Steve Champeau for finding employment.

•For Bob Sheppard for care and healing from prostate cancer.

•Don and Glenda Bevans for strength and continued care for Don

•For Cheri and Bobby, dear friends of Joanne Harrold for strength, healing, and

improvement of various illnesses

•For Phyllis Hart, recovering from surgery



•For Benjamin for housing

• For Randy Cade for improvement of back and hip pain

• For John Henderson for recovering from back surgery.

If you would like to add a prayer request to this list, feel free to reply to this email or contact the church.

Our Board of Elders have been reaching out and are hard at work to keep our flock in contact during these challenging times.

• We have been working hard to update our member contact information. if you would like a Church Directory, please stop by the church office so we can get you one.

• Our goal is to send out a new “News and Updates” email to all of our members every week. This email highlights important upcoming events for both the church and school. You can even check out the scripture readings for upcoming Sunday Services ahead of time! Please be sure to check your emails every week.