Shepherd of Peace Lutheran Church
Changing Lives by Proclaiming Christ’s Love, Life, and Forgiveness...
Members & Visitors - When attending worship services
please remember to fill out an attendance card located in
the church pews. Accurate attendance and communion participation is tracked using these cards. Thank You!
Baptisms, Birthdays & Anniversaries
Baptisms
Those celebrating baptism remembrances this month are:
Karla Kluver, Beau Streck, Cole Bockelmann, Michael Olson, Michelle Streck, Larry Nelson, Brittany Kritzer, Shawn Yockey, Cole Brenden, Jordan Rozeboom, Stephanie Boon, Elizabeth Borkowski, James Colvert, Travis Colvert, Dustin Jorgenssen, Jillian Olson, Christopher Boon, Ted Hickson, Samantha Olson, Nanie Peterson, Colin Tague, Troy Kluver, Linda Erickson, Jacob Fleckenstein, Caleb Maupin-Shannon, John Aguirre,
and Marcus Hilden.
Birthdays
Happy Birthday this month to: Troy Kluver, Thomas Parrett, Ben Borkowski, Diane Gibson, Gayle Mathieson, Sam Seward, Julie Plueger, Bethany Opheim, Nicholas Book, Matthew Boon, Al Borkowski, Christopher Schiller, Pastor Tim Schiller, Terry Kool, Kylie Kerr, Ted Hickson, Andrew Spreng, Marshall Tague,
and Judy Reinders.
Anniversaries
Happy Anniversary wishes to Michelle & Beau Streckwho are celebrating this month.
Congregational News & Announcements
Women's Night Out Book Club
The book club met again Mon. Feb. 22nd at 6:30pm to discuss The Blind Side by Michael Lewis, the story of Michael Oher. We meet the last Monday of each month at 6:30pm in the library to discuss the book we've read for that month. Great discussion, fun, and fellowship are had, all are welcome, please join us!!
Upcoming Meeting Dates & Books are:
March 29th-Growing Up Bin Laden by Jean Sasson-Written with Osama Bin Laden's first wife and third son, it is an unfathomable story of what they endured in life having him as a husband and father. This one is not miss! We may have a special guest for this meeting!!
April 26th-Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin-A wonderful and inspiring book about a man's mission to bring schools and peace to Pakistan and Afghanistan.
May 24th-Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom-And old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson.
-If you have any questions about the book club, please talk to Michelle Callahan or Lisa Marksbury.
NYG New Orleans 2010
We now have 15 youth registered to attend the National Youth Gathering in New Orleans this summer. The kids are very excited about going. Be on the lookout for some upcoming fundraising activities!
Youth Sunday & SOP Fellowship
Join us for a Youth Sunday & Congegrational Fellowship Event and see the Sioux City Muskateers in action!!! Sunday Feb. 28th we'd love for you to come and bring your family as we cheer on the Muskies!! Vouchers can be purchased in the Fellowship Hall after church services on Sun. Feb. 21st & Wed. Feb. 24th for only $8.00 each. The couchers can be exchanged for a ticket at the Tyson Events Center Box Office Entrance/Lobby on Sun. Feb. 28th before 3:30pm from Michael & Ruth Aguirre. Tickets are only $8.00 per person and there will be a public skate after the game with the players. The puck drops at 4:00pm and we hope to see you there!!
Easter SonRise Service @ Eppley Auditoruim
Mark your calendar on April 4, 2010 to worship with your brothers and sisters in Christ at Morningside College's Eppley Auditorium 3625 Garretson Ave., Sioux City, IA at 6:00am. Easter SonRise service will be celebrated with Dr. James Lamb as our special guest preacher.
2009 Offering Statements & 2010 Offering Envelopes
The 2009 Offering Statements & 2010 Offering Envelopes are available in the Fellowship Hall. If you have any questions call Lisa at 712-943-4502 or email soplm@longlines.com.
We Need Your HyVee Receipts
The HyVee School Bucks Program has begun again! The 2009-2010 program includes receipts dated Aug. 1st, 2009 to May 1st, 2010. Please save your HyVee receipts and place in the drop box in the Fellowship Hall. For every $100 in receipts, Little Lambs Preschool will receive $1.00. This has been a successful program for years for our preschool and we hope for it to continue.
Please be sure to not include gas receipts, as these are not accepted. If a gas receipt is found in a batch of receipts they will not accept any of them in that batch.
Thank you To Cindy & Bret Schwier for doing this for us each year!
Rules are posted on the bulletin board in the Office wing, as well as contact info for any questions.
St. Paul's Rollerskating Fun
Volunteers Needed
St. Paul's Lutheran School will soon be celebrating Lutheran School Week. We invite all Sunday School children to join us for an evening of fun and fellowship. We will be at Rollerama, Tuesday, March 9, from 6:30-8:30pm. The cost is $5.00/person. Come join the fun!
We need two people to volunteer to assist others in coordinating a circuit wide picnic sometime in June for the Sioux City area. Please contact Pastor Tim if you are interested.
Volunteers Needed & Requested for Treats at Embassy
Anyone who would like to help out or furnish treats at
Embassy please contact Kay Cota at 712-943-4414.
Thank you to everyone that has furnished treats thus far.
The residents really appreciate it! -Kay
--Kay visits the residents two Saturdays each month, keep an eye out for upcoming dates which are posted in the Parish News as they come up, as well as in the newsletter, and join her in these visits!
Quotes
"To gather with God's people in united adoration of the Father is as necessary to the Christian life as prayer." -Martin Luther
Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us. -Martin Luther
Be a Mary, not a Martha, remember the real reason for the season. -Twyla Lindsey (yes, really! :) )
SOP Church Council Plan
On Sunday, May 4th, a meeting was held in the church sanctuary.
All members of the congregation were invited to attend. A copy
of the leadership plan presented, entitled Project Re-Membering is
available via the link below, it's also available upon request at the
church office. In His Service, Pastor Tim Schiller and Joel Weyand
VIDEO OF PROJECT RE-MEMBERING SERMON 5/18/08:
Click Here to view PDF of the SOP Church Council Plan
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If you have announcements that you would like added
call or send an email to SOPLM@longlines.com or 712-943-4502
@ 2010 Shepherd of Peace Lutheran Church
Office Address:
203 Port Neal Rd
Sergeant Bluff
Iowa
51054