NEWS BLOG
16
Feb '24
Lenten Study
16
Feb '24
Lenten Study – Manna & Mercy
This Lent during at our Sunday post-worship potlucks, we’ll be using the book Manna and Mercy by Lutheran pastor theologian Daniel Erlander. We’ll also use the book on Wednesday evening worship following the Wednesday potluck. Study Guide for Manna and Mercy.
10
Feb '24
Ash Wednesday & Lent
10
Feb '24
We enter the sacred season of Lent on Ash Wednesday, February 14 at 7:00 PM. On a day when the wider world is awash in pink hearts and chocolates and flowers, we will reflect on love and life, too, but in a different way.
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27
Jan '24
Guest Pastor
27
Jan '24
Welcome Rev. Michael Coffey
Sunday, January 28, Rev. Michael Coffey will be our guest preacher and presider.
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27
Jan '24
Potluck 1/28
27
Jan '24
Sunday, January 28 is potluck and a class on BIAS. It is about the biases humans typically bring to new situations and ways to change thinking to escape the boxes the biases create. This class has lots of discussion so more people will make the class more interesting.
16
Dec '23
Potluck 12/17
16
Dec '23
Food and… The Texas Ramp Project
After the service, this Sunday, plan to stay for the potluck and learn about the Texas Ramp Project. The mission statement for The Texas Ramp Project is “Building Freedom for the Homebound”.
After the service, this Sunday, plan to stay for the potluck and learn about the Texas Ramp Project. The mission statement for The Texas Ramp Project is “Building Freedom for the Homebound”.
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09
Dec '23
Welcome Ruben
09
Dec '23
Welcome to Music Director Ruben Rincon, Jr.
After time of transition and discernment, the Music Director Search Team, with input from members of the congregation, were overjoyed to offer the position to Ruben Rincon, Jr….and were even more overjoyed when he accepted and was ready to hit the ground running to prepare for the Christmas season.
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09
Dec '23
Carol Sing Along 12/10
09
Dec '23
Celebrate the joy of the season at Peace Lutheran Church’s event, “The Loveliest Christmas Songs.”
Join us on December 10 from 5-6 pm for an evening filled with the warmth of community and the beauty of timeless melodies. No service, no sermon, in the Finnish tradition, we experience the joy of singing together.
The event will be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person.
09
Dec '23
Deck the Halls 12/10
09
Dec '23
Deck the Halls of Peace on December 10, after the morning service. Join other volunteers in hanging garlands and wreaths and in placing ornaments on the tall sanctuary tree. Also enjoy refreshments and bring your donation for the “Cookie Crumble.”
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09
Dec '23
Cookie Crumble 12/10
09
Dec '23
Each December for the past few years Peace has held a fund-raiser that is utterly sweet: our Cookie Crumble. This year we will hold the event after worship on December 10. You are invited to take a box (which will be provided) and fill it with goodies — and to make a donation to Hill Country Community Ministry’s Food Pantry.
29
Nov '23
Advent Potluck 12/3
29
Nov '23
Food And…Advent!
Post-Worship Potluck for December 3
After fellowship time on Sunday, December 3, you are invited to stay for a potluck and discussion of traditions and spiritual practices for the season of Advent.
Post-Worship Potluck for December 3
After fellowship time on Sunday, December 3, you are invited to stay for a potluck and discussion of traditions and spiritual practices for the season of Advent.
18
Nov '23
Ecumenical Thanksgiving
18
Nov '23
Annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service
Tuesday, November 21 – 7:30 pm
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
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18
Nov '23
Potluck 11/19
18
Nov '23
Potluck and Learning Resumes
“Food and…The End of the World!”
Sunday, November 19, after worship at 11:30 am
“Food and…The End of the World!”
Sunday, November 19, after worship at 11:30 am
Our potluck and learning routine has been a bit irregular in recent weeks…but this week potluck is back! We’ll gather for food and discussion on the topic “Waiting at the End of the World.”
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28
Oct '23
All Saints Sunday 2023
28
Oct '23
All Saints Sunday Worship & Potluck – November 5
On All Saints Sunday, we worship and remember the saints who have gone before us. You are invited to add names of those we can remember and honor to the Book of Life in the Sanctuary
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25
Oct '23
Reformation Sunday 2023
25
Oct '23
Reformation is Coming!
This Sunday, October 29, you are invited to wear red or other fire colors…and to join in worship at 10 am in person or online, where Peace welcomes new members and blesses Bibles for the coming year of study.
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25
Oct '23
Reformation Movie Event
25
Oct '23
Sunday, October 22 at 1:00 pm
All are invited to our Reformation Movie Event screening of Luther (2003). In the style of one of our favorite local movie house, this will be an interactive movie event with props provided (and snacks, too). You can throw crumpled indulgences at Johann Tetzel…ring wedding bells for Martin and Katie…boo the villains…cheer the heroes…and maybe even join Squire George and put on a disguise to hide from danger…
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25
Oct '23
Holiday Meal Drive 2023
25
Oct '23
Hill Country Community Ministries (HCCM) for 2023 has seen a 30% increase of clients. Sunday, October 1, kicked off the Holiday Meal Drive. The drive is similar to last year’s; each church is contributing a piece of the meal. Peace is responsible for 500 cans of green beans and 250 cans of corn. The deadline for this drive is Sunday, October 22.
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30
Sep '23
Reformation Ready Potlucks
30
Sep '23
Post-worship potluck gatherings in October!
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15
Sep '23
Welcome Vicar Brady
15
Sep '23
Vicar Brady is beginning at two-year, part-time internship with Peace, and we welcome him in worship this Sunday, September 17. Please plan to stay after worship for some extra getting-to-know-you time!
15
Sep '23
Sept 24 Pastor Katy Visit
15
Sep '23
Pastor Katy Miles-Wallace Visiting September 24
While Vicar Brady Wayne and Pastor Carolyn are at Ebert Ranch on retreat with our confirmation students learning about the Lord’s Prayer, Pastor Katy Miles-Wallace, synod staff member and pastor of Technicolor Ministries will be leading worship at Peace.
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05
Sep '23
50th Anniversary
05
Sep '23
You are invited to join us for a celebration of 50 years of worship, service, and community on Sunday September 10 at 3:00 pm.
28
Aug '23
Faith Formation for All Ages
28
Aug '23
The new program year is here! This year, the children’s circle will meet weekly at 9:30 AM, before worship. Middle school students are invited to join our confirmation cohort (email Pastor Carolyn for information). We also anticipate having at least 2 post-worship learning and fellowship events for adults each month. The schedule will be announced soon, as we gather feedback. Feel free to share your input using the Spiritual Development Survey here.
19
Aug '23
Rally Day 8/27
19
Aug '23
Tables with food, beverages, friends and enlightenment await you in the narthex at Peace Lutheran Church on August 27, 2023, following our 10:00 AM service.
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15
Aug '23
Welcome Vicar Brady Fox
15
Aug '23
As we look to the beginning of the new program year, we are excited to welcome a new seminary intern to the Peace staff this September. Vicar Brady Fox is a student at Wartburg Seminary and will be with us for about 20 hours a week for 2 years. Here is a bit of an introduction:
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