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Stewards

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School Kits 4

Women’s

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Birthdays/

Anniversaries 5

Calendar 6

“ W h e r e t h e W o r d o f G o d i s p r e a c h e d a n d p e o p l e c o m e t o k n o w t h e L o r d ”

T H E T I D I N G S O F P E A C E

P e a c e L u t h e r a n C h u r c h

A s h l a n d , O h i o

AUGUST 2018

VOLUME 18 ISSUE 8

It’s hard to believe I’m sitting here typing up a newsletter article for

August… AUGUST. School starts this month (I know, I know, don’t remind

you). My son turns one year old this month. It seriously seems like I was just

anxiously waiting for his arrival and now I’ve blinked and he’s turning one.

Such is the way of things. Time passes all too quickly, and it seems like that

becomes more and more true the older I get. But I digress. As quickly as time

seems to pass, I find myself with whole list of things that I “keep meaning to

do” but never seem to have enough time for. “I meant to” send out that thank

you card. I meant to get over to visit my grandpa. I meant to get all of my

laundry put away. And there’s certainly more. Now, your list of “I meant

to’s” might look different than mine. But we all have them. “I meant to call

my friend,” “I meant to make it to church on Sunday.” J (Just to be clear, I’d

probably be saying that one myself sometimes if it wasn’t my job).

Here’s the thing: if something matters, we need to make time. Part of

our Christian call is stewardship, and while we have a tendency to think of

Stewardship as just a money thing, stewardship is really about balance. Being

good stewards means making good use of everything in our lives, including

time. This is true of our work, of our rest, of our families, and it is very true of

our faith. Making time for God in our lives is so important. Making time to

live out our Christian call to love God and love one another is so important.

We are the hands of God in this world, and in our broken world, there are

needs that can’t wait until we have the time. Faith isn’t something that can be

pushed into the category of something we “meant to” do. It is every moment

of every day of our lives.

May the peace of Christ, which

passes all understanding, guide your

hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Blessings,

Pastor Karen

F r o m P a s t o r K a r e n

Special Points of

Interest:

Pastor Karen’s

Article

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F O O D B A N K

Summer is here (for the kids anyway!) now that school is out. This time of year, families struggle to keep food in their homes while the kids are home all day! Any help you can offer to provide healthy and easily accessible food for the kids to eat would be wonder-ful. We wouldn’t be able to feed these families without the help from our church community.

John 6:35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever

comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst”

Community Corn Roast August 25th

We hope you can join us! Join us for our 9th Annual Community Corn Roast Saturday, August 25

at Eagles Club, 400 Eastlake Drive, Ashland, OH 44805

New venue -- same incredible smoked pork and corn, live music, and fun! Help us raise money to

support our patients, their families, and anyone in our community experiencing grief.

Tickets must be purchased this year -- you may buy tickets online or at the door. $20 adult ticket

includes food, live music, and one raffle chance -- you could win two round-trip flights to

anywhere in the US! Children (ages 4-12) tickets are $10.

Children under the age of four are admitted free.

The traditional pie auction will take place at 5:30pm.

Current Needs:

Peas, carrots and mixed vegetables

Applesauce

Mac & Cheese boxes

Egg Noodles

Juices

Crackers, pop tarts, cookies or granola bars

Jello or pudding snack packs (easy for kids!)

Jelly- Grape and Strawberry both needed

Tea bags and or Coffee

Spaghetti Noodles and Spaghetti Sauce

Ketchup, Mustard and Mayo

Fresh or instant potatoes (Always needed!)

Our 7th Annual “Kid’s Fest”… Was a huge success! All proceeds go to the

purchase of new clothing and shoes for

Ashland County Kids in need! Thank you to

those who attended or contributed! ~

A U G U S T & S E P T E M B E R M I N I S T R Y S T E WA R D S

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USHERS

August

Jim Anderson, Skip Hamler

Dave Kowalka, Dan Bishop

September

Stan Crist, Sheryl Budd,

Sam McCracken, Dan Bishop

LECTORS

08/05—Dan Bishop

08/12—Larry Oberholtzer

08/19—Amy Long

08/26—Cindi Twining

09/02—Freda Cook

09/09—Amy Long

09/16—Linda Swanson

09/23—Dan Williams

09/30—Natalie Anderson

ACOLYTES

08/05—Mason

08/12—Will

08/19—Bethanee

08/26—Elizabeth

09/02—Paige

09/09—Will H.

09/16—Mason

09/23—Luke

09/30—Darby

FLOWER ARRANGER

August

Jill Hamler

September

Kathy Wharton

FLOWER DELIVERER

August

Kathy Wharton

September

Lucille Vaas

GREETERS

08/05—Jim & Natalie Anderson

08/12—Nevanka Fulk & Larry Oberholtzer

08/19—Connie & Dick Armstrong

08/26—Sharon Johnson & Karla Pagano

09/02—Jill & Skip Hamler

09/09—Karen Cook/Frank Harned

09/16—Betty Harper/Lucille Vaas

09/23—Jean Boreman/Barb Dreher

09/30—Chris Swanson/Sheryl Budd CHANCEL FLOWERS

08/05—Nancy Boyd

08/12—Open

08/19—Sharon Johnson

08/26—Open

09/02—West

09/09—Freda Cook

09/16—Skip Hamler

09/23—Open

09/30—Longs

ALTAR CARE

COMMUNION PREPARER

August

Kathy Wharton

Lucille Vaas

September

Freda Cook

Barb Dreher

COMMUNION ASSISTANT

August

Sandi Carpenter

Lillian White

September

Cathy King

Freda Cook

MEN’S BREAKFAST

1st Saturday of every month!

Men of ALL ages are invited to the

monthly fellowship breakfast.

August 4 @ 7am at Buehler’s

Come and enjoy good food, good conver-

sation, and share the Good News for our

lives. We are on our way for our busy lives

by 8:00am

M E N S M I N I S T R Y

PEACE MAKERS

Meet on the 3rd Saturday of the month

August 18th @ 9am

Anyone who is interested in wood working

please contact: Dick Armstrong.

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LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF

SCHOOL KIT ITEMS NEEDED:

Please give new items only. • Please do not donate items with any religious symbols,

messages or your group’s name. • Please do not donate any items decorated with a U.S.

flag, patriotic or military symbols, or references to the armed forces, including camouflage.

EACH KIT CONTAINS:

FOUR 70-sheet notebooks of wide- or college-ruled paper, approximately 8” x 10 ½”; no

loose leaf paper

ONE 30-centimeter ruler, or a ruler with centimeters on one side and inches on the other

ONE pencil sharpener

ONE pair of blunt scissors (safety scissors with embedded steel blades work well)

FIVE unsharpened #2 pencils with erasers; secure together with a rubber band

FIVE black or blue ballpoint pens (no gel ink); secure together with a rubber band

ONE box of 16 or 24 crayons

ONE 2 ½” eraser

Take advantage of “back-to-school” sales for reasonably priced items. If you can’t find

everything, get what you can. Others may find the rest, or we can purchase needed items.

County fairs are a good place to get pencils and pens. We don’t ship until October, but the

time to buy is when things are on sale.

DORCAS CIRCLE

Dorcas Circle will meet each Wednesday of the

month of August at 1 p.m. in the Meeting room

to help meet our goal of 100 quilts for the fall in-

gathering of many kinds of supplies for Lutheran

World Relief distribution.

We are always glad of donations of flat sheets &

material for our quilt project.

We continue to appreciate donations of

fabric & flat sheets to continue our project.

FAITH CIRCLE

No Faith Circle meeting in August

W O M E N ’ S C I R C L E S

AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS 1– Sharon Johnson

2—Bob Bolen

Roseanne Griffith

Brenda Leedy

8—Mark Griffith

9—Ron Blackley

10—Stan Crist

13—Joan Bishop

15—Ron Pagano

18—Jim Anderson

08/01-Ray & Sharon Johnson

08/03-Ron & Nancy Boyd

08/04-Stan & Brenda Crist

08/07 Mike & Pam Huber

08/16—Rev. John Wanamaker &

Doris Wanamaker

08/23-Larry & Lisa Schiemann

08/29-Donny & Marcy Myers

Doris Wanamaker

19—Art Littleton

20—Casey Backus

Shirley Beck

21—Joanne Offhaus

21—Dan Williams

23—Mindy King

24—Luke Blackley

Javier Garcia

25—Natalie Anderson

Theo O’Donnell

26—Dennis Krucinski

Anniversary Highlight:

August 16

Pastor John & Doris Wanamaker 53 Years!

845 Mowry Dr. Ashland

Birthday Highlight:

08/02—Bob Bolen

180 E. Main St.

P.O. Box 237

Hayesville 44838

08/21—Joanne Offhaus

50 Lodge Wood Dr.

Ashland

We are still missing the album of photos of

our quilts from a few years ago from the

Heritage Room. If anyone has any idea

where it may be, see Lucille Vaas.

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Marilyn Halada, George Miller, Bob Kirkpatrick, Howard Honaker,

Bill Morrison, Pat Hamler.

In Our Continued Prayers: Pat Daniels, Miriam Cunningham, Bonnie Wuthrich,

JoAnne Offhaus, Bev Stiner, Nick Pagano, Sandy Moherman,

Herb Heyl, Lyn Sorensen, Jonathan Baltes, Marylyn Kieft, David Winger,

Barb Colbow, Taryn Wolfe, Natalie Anderson, Diana Kowalka, Betty Winger.

I N O U R P R AY E R S

Pastor Karen Liddy 216-559-3545(Cell)

Dennis Krucinski, Council President 419-544-1164

S t a f f P h o n e N u m b e r s

Ron Blackley, Director of Music Cell-419-606-0696

Tabatha Wagner, Office Manager 419-281-1469 (church phone)

Larry Oberholtzer, Property/Grounds 419-289-1715

Yes, I'm a Senior Citizen!

I’m the life of the party…

even if it lasts until 8 p.m.

I’m very good at opening childproof caps…

with a hammer.

I’m awake many hours before

my body allows me to get up.

I’m smiling all the time because

I can’t hear a thing you’re saying.

I’m sure everything I can’t find is in a

safe secure place, somewhere.

I’m wrinkled, saggy, lumpy,

and that just my left leg.

I’m beginning to realize that

aging is not for wimps.

Yes, I’m a senior citizen and

I think I am having the time of my life!

Peace Lutheran Church

1360 Smith Road

Ashland, Ohio 44805

Office 419.281.1469

Email: peace2office@zoominternet.net

Website: www.ashlandpeacelutheran.org

“Where the Word of God is preached and people come to know the Lord”