Potluck Topics 3/9 – 4/13

Posted on 2025-03-07 in Community Connections, General, Newsletter |

Sundays – March 9 & 16

We are Dust – Reflecting & Planning for Life’s End

On Ash Wednesday, we receive a sign of ashes and are told, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” We don’t often stop to reflect on returning to dust…or our wishes for the end of our earthly lives. And if ever there is a time to do so, perhaps it is now. 

After Sunday worship, in the first two weeks of Lent, we will reflect on funerals and purpose they serve in our faith life. We will also have the opportunity to reflect and record some of our own wishes for our funerals…or to prepare to discuss the wishes of our loved ones.

If you cannot attend these sessions in person, we are hoping to also have an online version of this same series. Please let us know if you are interested, and we will work on scheduling those gatherings once we know who wishes to participate.

Sundays – March 23 & 30 & April 13

Water from the Well Discipleship Series

As Lent comes to an end, we will turn our focus to our life of discipleship. These sessions are especially designed for those who are discerning whether Peace might be their official church home…and for those who want to get to know those who are newest to our community.

We will begin each session with a story from Scripture for all ages. After the story, young children may choose art materials to work with while adults continue in conversation about our sacred stories and our lives as we deepen our relationships and our faith together.


Lent and Holy Week

Posted on 2025-02-28 in General, Newsletter |

 

Potluck Topic 3/2/2025

Posted on 2025-02-28 in Community Connections, General, Newsletter |

Post Worship Potluck  – Lutheran Rosary

As we prepare to enter the Lenten season and try to come closer to God in the mystery of the 40 days, I would like to introduce the discipline of praying the Lutheran Rosary. As mentioned in last week’s sermon, prayer is not something that comes naturally to me but I want to practice. Doing so with an object is one way that I imagine helping. The Lutheran Rosary, or the Wreath of Christ, was developed by a Swedish bishop emeritus in the 90s and is a now beloved practice for many christians of any number of denominations. We will spend our potluck time making our own Wreaths, learning the prayers, and discussing other Lenten practices that help us to get close to God. The material will be provided for you. Please bring yourself and a dish to share or just bring yourself!

Potluck Topic 2/23/2025

Posted on 2025-02-22 in Community Connections, General, Newsletter |

Post Worship Potluck – Game Day!
 
After worship this Sunday, we’ll share lunch and play some games. The congregation council had fun playing the game Wavelength at their recent retreat…so we’ll bring that and a few other games to share in some fun fellowship time. Feel free to bring a dish to share if you can…or just bring yourself!

Potluck Topic 2/16/25

Posted on 2025-02-15 in Community Connections, General, Newsletter |

Sermon Stammtisch with Vicar Brady
 
This week in the gospel, we encounter Luke’s unique telling of the Beatitudes, with both “blessings” and “woes.” Come reflect on the sermon and what Luke’s telling of the gospel means for our lives today.

Potluck Topic 2/9/25

Posted on 2025-02-15 in Community Connections, General, Newsletter |

Bible Study – Overview of Luke
 
We are in Year C of our three year lectionary cycle for worship (where we read primarily from Matthew, Mark, and Luke in different years…with a bit of John sprinkled throughout). This is the year of Luke. At potluck this week, we will do an overview of how the different gospels fit together, and we will discuss what makes Luke unique among them. Bring a dish to share if you can, and plan to join in!

Potluck Topic 2/2/25

Posted on 2025-02-15 in Community Connections, General, Newsletter |

Legislative Event Recap
 
This Sunday after worship, you are invited to stay for potluck, where Pastor Carolyn will report on the United Women in Faith Legislative Event that took place this past week. We will review some legislation that has been filed this session so far, and the landscape of various policy areas, including education, healthcare, immigration, and others. We will also discuss various ways to be involved in advocacy efforts during the session.

Potluck Topic 1/19/25

Posted on 2025-02-15 in Community Connections, General, Newsletter |

Pot Luck & Service Project for MLK Jr. Remembrance
 
Our potluck this Sunday will include the assembling of hygiene bags for Mobile Loaves and Fishes, as we honor the legacy of the martyr Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. After bags have been assembled we will read some of Dr. King’s work, discuss his life and martyrdom, and our call to serve God and neighbors in the light of this modern martyr for Christ.

Potluck Topic 1/12/25

Posted on 2025-02-15 in Community Connections, General, Newsletter |

Baptism of Our Lord & Our Own Baptismal Stories
 
As we celebrate the Baptism of Our Lord, we’ll spend our potluck time also discussing our own baptismal stories as well as the baptismal theology of the Lutheran Church and the early Church. You are encouraged to bring a dish that you most associate with baptism, be it a meal that was enjoyed on the day of your baptism or on the baptism of a loved one.

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