I n s i d e t h i s

i s s u e :

New ELW’s 2

Upcoming

Dates 3

Ministry

Stewards

4

Committee

News 5

Shut in List 6

Birthdays and

Anniversaries 7

Calendar 8

“ 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

DECEMBER

2015

VOLUME 15 ISSUE 12

“Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and said, “Who am I, O

Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? And yet

this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord God; you have spoken also of

your servant’s house for a great while to come. May this be instruction for

the people, O Lord God! And what more can David say to you? For you know

your servant, O Lord God! Because of your promise, and according to your

own heart, you have wrought all this greatness, so that your servant may

know it. Therefore you are great, O Lord God; for there is no one like you,

and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our

ears. Who is like your people, like Israel? Is there another nation on earth

whose God went to redeem it as a people, and to make a name for himself,

doing great and awesome things for them, by driving out before his people

nations and their gods? And you established your people Israel for yourself

to be your people forever; and you, O Lord, became their God. And now, O

Lord God, as for the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and

concerning his house, confirm it forever; do as you have promised. Thus

your name will be magnified forever in the saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is God

over Israel’; and the house of your servant David will be established before

you. For you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to

your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house’; therefore your servant has

found courage to pray this prayer to you. And now, O Lord God, you are

God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your

servant; now therefore may it please you to bless the house of your servant,

so that it may continue forever before you; for you, O Lord God, have spo-

ken, and with your blessing shall the house of your servant be blessed for-

ever.” -2 Samuel 7:18-29

This passage from 2 Samuel is a prayer of great thanksgiving, which David of-

fers to God. In it, David asks that God’s promise to reside in him and in the

lives of his people. David realizes and has truly come to know that all the posi-

tive things in his life are gifts from God. They are not his own doing.

“Because of your promise and according to your will, you have done all these

great things and made them know to your servant” (7:21). This promise given

by God would also extend beyond David’s own lifetime. It is a promise for the

benefit of all Israel, one to be fulfilled in the person of Jesus the Christ.

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

Special Points of

Interest:

Pastor Karen’s

Article

Visitation List

Advent

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This year at Peace we will be celebrating the season of Advent with

mid-week Advent services. The service will be similar to our mid-week

Lenten services, and we will be using Holden’s Evening Prayer.

It is a brief, beautiful setting of Evening Prayer that lifts up Advent

themes. Service is approximately a half hour.

Please join us for worship on Wednesdays in Advent, December 2nd, 9th,

16th and 23rd at 7pm as we anticipate the coming birth of our Savior,

Jesus Christ.

M i d - We e k A d v e n t S e r v i c e s

This same promise remains among us as we wait, hope, and prepare for Christ’s coming, both as

the baby in the manger and as triumphant Lord of all. So as we Advent, we too offer thanks to

God for all that God has, is, and will accomplish in the world. We offer thanks for the promise

that live in us as we seek to live out our call to be the hands of God in this world. We give thanks

for the opportunity to share God’s grace and love with others, the grace and love that we have so

freely received in Jesus our Messiah. Blessings to you this Advent/Christmas season. Thank you

for your continued ministry in Christ, our Savior and our Lord.

And may the Peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, guide your hearts and your minds

in Christ Jesus.

In Christ,

Pastor Karen

N E W E L W H Y M N A L S

We have purchased Evangelical Lutheran Worship books (ELW, also lovingly

referred to as the cranberry hymnal) for our church. The new hymnals give

us access to new liturgies and hymns as well as containing the hymns in both

the LBW (green book) and With One Voice (blue book). The hymnals were

purchased out of our Memorial Fund, which is a fund that is outside of

budgetary items that we can use to make additions to our worship life.

There is also the opportunity to sponsor and dedicate the ELW’s. If you

would like to sponsor and dedicate one of the new hymnals, the cost is $25.

There are papers available at the church for you to write out your dedication,

which will be placed inside the hymnal. Money and dedications can be re-

turned to Pastor Karen or the church office. This will go on throughout the month of December

before we begin use of the hymnals in January.

If you have any other questions, please see Pastor Karen.

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December 2nd—Mid Advent Service, 7pm

December 9th—Mid Advent Service, 7pm

December 16th—Mid Advent Service, 7pm

December 20th— A Cantata

December 23rd—Mid Advent Service, 7pm

December 24th– Christmas Eve Service,

Pre-service music is at 7:00pm

Worship is at 7:30pm

UPCOMING DATES

FAIR TRADE SALE

The youth in the Jr High and Sr High Sunday school have been learning about Lutheran World Relief. As a result they have started selling fair trade coffee, tea, and chocolate to raise money to give a gift to LWR. These items can be purchased in the narthex before or after Sunday services through December, or until items have been sold out.

Bags of coffee will be $10 each, tea is $4.50 a box and chocolate is $3.75 each, or 3 bars for $10. Checks can be made to Peace Lutheran Church.

Feel good about gift giving this year by purchasing products that will benefit hard working farmers and communities in rural South American, African, and Asia.

You’re invited to join us for the

Christmas Home Tour

on Sunday, December 13, 2015.

We will meet at the church at 4:00

and then carpool to the homes of

Dan & Amy Long, Joe & Bekah Sparr

and Freda Cook.

Come and enjoy good food, fellowship and fun!

There is a sign up sheet in the Narthex

if you would like to attend.

D E C E M B E R & J A N U A R Y M I N I S T R Y S T E WA R D S

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USHERS

December

Robert Forbes, Skip Hamler,

Dave Kowalka, Eric Akers

January list not complete yet.

LECTORS

12/06—Mason Myers

12/13—Elizabeth Warren

12/20—Shelbe Oberholtzer

12/24—Parker & Paige Swanson

12/27—Will Long

01/03—Larry Oberholtzer

01/10—Wendy Wasnich

01/17—Chris Swanson

01/24—Lisa Blackley

01/31—Ron Pagano

ACOLYTES

12/06—Mason Myers

12/13—Elizabeth Warren

12/20—Shelbe Oberholtzer

12/24—Parker & Paige Swanson

12/27—Will Long

01/03—Paige Swanson

01/10—Parker Swanson

01/17—Ty Bolen

01/24—Will Long

01/31—Mason Myers

WORSHIP TAPE

DELIVERER

December

Lucille Vaas

January

Sharon Johnson

FLOWER ARRANGER

December

Diana Kowalka

January

Jill Hamler

FLOWER DELIVERER

December

Lucille Vaas

January

Barb Dreher

GREETERS

12/06—Nevanka Fulk & Betty Harper

12/13—Skip & Jill Hamler

12/20—Jim & Natalie Anderson

12/24—Larry & Ed Oberholtzer

12/27—Tom & Sheryl Budd

January list not complete yet.

CHANCEL FLOWERS

12/07—Cathy King

12/14—Emily Anderson

12/21—Tom & Sheryl Budd

12/24—Bob Bolen

12/28—

Chancel Flower Chart for 2016

will be up soon!

ALTAR CARE

COMMUNION PREPARER

December

Kathy Wharton & Lucille Vaas

January

Freda Cook & Barb Dreher

COMMUNION ASSISTANT

December

Ken Rinehart & Jim Anderson

January list not complete yet.

DORCAS CIRCLE

Dorcas Circle meets the 2nd & 4th

Wednesdays of each month in the

Fellowship Room at 1:00 p.m.

Due to the Christmas holiday we will only

meet on Dec. 9th.

All are welcome to join us as we continue

to make quilts for Lutheran World Relief's

distribution around the world.

FAITH CIRCLE

Faith Circle meets the 3rd Thursday of each

month in The Meeting Room at 2:00 p.m. ex-

cept for January & February.

Our next meeting will be Dec. 17th with

Phyllis Barr as study leader. Her topic will be,

"Imagining, An Advent Lesson", which is per-

fect for this time of year. Please join us for

study and fellowship.

All are welcome to join us for

study and fellowship.

W O R S H I P C O M M I T T E E

W O M E N ’ S C I R C L E S

MEN’S BREAKFAST

1st Saturday of every month!

Men of ALL ages are invited to the

monthly fellowship breakfast.

December 5th @ 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

December 19th @ 9am.

Anyone who is interested in wood working

please contact: Dick Armstrong or Pastor

John Wanamaker

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Worship Committee

Meets on the 2nd Sunday of every

month following Worship

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We give thanks for our Christian community as we gather together for worship each week. There are faithful people in our congregation, however, whose health no longer allows them to join us on Sunday mornings. We think of our shut-ins and keep them in our prayers, but as we continue reflecting how we, at Peace, are gathered in grace and sent in service, I would like us to remember those who are not able to gather with us. Hanni Talpas Kingston of Ashland 20 Amberwood Pkwy Ashland, Ohio 44805 Miriam Cunningham & Bonnie Wuthrich 417 Katherine Ave. Ashland, Ohio 44805 Marjorie Feth 1449 Baney Rd. Ashland, Ohio 44805 Eileen Johnson Lutheran Village 330 David Rd. Apt. #145 Ashland, Ohio 44805 Joanne Offhaus 50 Lodgewood Drive Ashland, Ohio 44805 Nova Skidmore Belmont Towers, At #280 Ashland, Ohio 44805

Betty Smith Brethren Care, Brookwood Room#306 1998 Center Street Ashland, Oh 44805 Mona Kratzer 5241 Sunnybrook Rd C-14 Kent, Ohio 44240 Bob Winters 1970 Woodmount Rd. Mansfield, Ohio 44905 Nick Pagano Hatti Larlham Foundation 9772 Diagonal Rd. Mantua, Ohio 44255 Ruth Anslem C/O Brenda Marker 1515 Edgewood Drive Ashland, Ohio 44805

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As we head into flu season – Reminder to get your Flu Shot,

wash your hands often, and wear a mask especially if you are in a medical facility

What symptoms should you expect if you have the flu?

Sore throat

Body aches

Fever

Headache

Chills

Fatigue

Cough

Possible diarrhea and vomiting

The difference between the flu and the common cold - Once flu symptoms begin, you will feel

very sick quickly – with the common cold symptoms tend to come on gradually.

Generally, the flu lasts 7 to 9 days. You are contagious during this time and should avoid contact

with others.

**There are some new care notes in the tack on the table in the Narthex. Please take a look.

Thanks!

Flu News from your Health Cabinet

DECEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS Birthday Highlight:

12/04-Ed Oberholtzer

Hanni Talpas

12/05-John Cook

12/07-Carter Riley

12/10-Amberlyn Maar

12/12-Connie Armstrong

Tyson Shafer

12/13- Art & Rosemary Littleton

12/14-James & Natalie Anderson

12/20-Tom & Sheryl Budd

12/27-Cindi & Ron Twining

12/15-Frank Strickling

Marcy Myers

12/17-Brenda Marker

12/18-Faith Huffman

Amy Crist

12/21-Rusty Cook

12/22-Judy Strickling

Birthday Highlight:

Dec. 4

Hanni Talpas 92 years!

Kingston of Ashland

20 Amberwood Pkwy

Ashland

12/31-Chris & Linda Swanson

-Al & Marjorie Poorman

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Pastor Karen Liddy 216-559-3545 (Cell) Jim Anderson, Council President 419-281-2909 Ron Blackley, Director of Music 419-289-7792 Cell-419-606-0696

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

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Tabatha Wagner, Office Manager 419-281-1469 (church phone) Skip Hamler, Custodian 419-589-4946 Cell-419-709-7754 Larry Oberholtzer, Property/Grounds 419-289-1715

Miriam Cunningham, Eileen Johnson, Mona Kratzer, Eric Swanson,

Rev. Grotjohn, Linda Pittinger, William Morrison, Pat Daniels, Bev Stiner,

Barb Dreher, Nick Pagano.

The family and friends of Jeff South (Nancy Boyd’s brother) as they mourn his passing.

Staff of Peace Lutheran Church, the Congregational Council and the members of the standing

committees. Those serving in the Military, those who have been

injured, those who have died, and their family and friends.

I N O U R P R AY E R S

Our annual congregation meeting will be held December 6th , following service.

Please attend on attending to vote on council members and the 2016 annual budget.

2 0 1 6 G I V I N G E N V E L O P E S

Giving envelopes for 2016 will be available soon. Please look for them later this month on the

table in the Narthex. If you need someone to bring them to you, please call the church office

and let Tabatha know.

FINAL DATE FOR 2015 GIVING IS DECEMBER 28, 2015.

C O N G R E G AT I O N M E E T I N G

There are Advent calendars available on the table in the Narthex for our families with small

children. Please take one.

A D V E N T C A L E N D A R S

F O O D B A N K

Our needs for this December are:

Complete Pancake Mix and Syrup

Cereals, boxed or oatmeal

Tuna White and Brown Instant Rice

Jelly-Grape or Strawberry

Juices-any!

Sugar and Vegetable Oil

Canned Fruit

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”