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The Peace Press AUGUST 2012
Prayer and
Preparation
8:30-9:00 AM
Bible Study Hour
9:00-10:00 AM
Sunday Worship
10:00-11:15 AM
August 5: † Communion Sunday August 9: † 4 F’s Luncheon August 18: † Iron Men’s Breakfast and Study August 20: † Deacon Meeting August 22: † Session Meeting
THE BLESSING OF WORDS
I have been thinking a lot recently about the power of words. There is nothing like long car drives on summer vacations to remind me of how much help I need from God in this area. Words are powerful. Words can build up or tear down. Words can encourage or discourage. Words can bless or curse. We are reminded of the power of words in these texts from the Pauline letters. In Ephesians 4:29, 32, Paul tells us, "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen...Be kind and compassionate to one another; forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." Later, in Philippians 2:14-15, Paul says, "Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked an depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life..." Finally, in Colossians 3:17, Paul says, "And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him." Every word we utter, every interaction we have with others, provides us an opportunity to give glory to God and to bless Him or another person. Too often, instead, we tear others down or complain or murmur about life, God or others. Let us grow in taking moments to think before we speak, to choose to bless rather than curse. Let us prayerfully discern how and why we may get aggravated or impatient, choosing to trust and honor God with each moment and each of our words. Jesus loves you and so do I!
Pastor Brian
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Worship News THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD'S SUPPER
For 2012, the Session has approved normally celebrating the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper on the first Sunday of each month. During August, we will celebrate this Sacrament on Sunday, August 5
th. Please pray and prepare
yourselves to receive and to celebrate this Sacrament together.
SPECIAL TIMES OF PRAYER Everyone is invited to join Pastor Brian and Pastor Jerry each Sunday as we meet at 8:30 AM in the sanctuary to pray: to pray for the Sunday service and to pray for all of those involved in serving that day; to pray for God's Spirit to be poured out in our midst; to pray that we will become the church family God wants and wills us to be. The Deacons also invite you to join them in weekly prayer for our church and for our church leaders each Saturday at 8:30 AM in your homes (or wherever else you may be). Please join with your church family in setting aside time weekly to pray.
BECOMING PART OF THE FAMILY We are always blessed when God leads someone "new" to become a part of our church family. We affirm that it is God who leads us and calls us to join the church, to be a part of His body and family here at Peace. If you are new to the life of our church, or have not officially joined the church yet, we invite you to do so. If you are interested in attending and then joining, please let Pastor Brian know, so that we can coordinate everyone's schedules. Come and learn more about how God wants to bless you and use you to be a blessing at Peace.
HOME COMMUNION It is important to the Session that homebound members receive home communion as they are interested in and able to do so. If you know you will be unable to and would like to have home communion brought to you, please call Pastor Brian at the church office in order to make arrangements.
AUGUST SERMONS
August 5 Pastor Vigen guest preaches “What is Your Story” Communion Sunday August 12 Guest Preacher, Eric K. Peace is being a neutral pulpit TBA August 19 John 7:37-39 "Streams of Living Water" August 26 John 8:1-11 "Leaving Behind our Lives of Sin"
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SMALL GROUP OPPORTUNITIES AT PEACE!
Who When Opportunity Plus For More Info
Adults & Youth
Jr. high—College/Career Sun. 9am
“I Am” Sayings of Jesus Sunday school classes for all
kids run concurrently
Pastor Brian
Know Him to Make Him Known
Confirmation Reformed Theology Sherry Kirton
4Fs (all retirees) 2nd Thur. 11:30 Fellowship & Serving Lunch: Sizzler Restaurant Marie Galustian
Women Fri. 9:30-11am “A Lineage of Grace” Childcare available Rachel Spangler
Youth Fri. 6-8pm Know Him to Make Him Known
Confirmation Reformed Theology Dinner, activities, worship Sherry Kirton
Men Sat. 8:30am The Book of Romans On break until August Mark Angeja
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
Who When Opportunity For More Info
Preschool—Early
Elementary Sun. 9am
Bible stories, art, songs Jasmine Davis & Samantha Bland
Older
Elementary Bible Study: Romans Pastor Jerry
Kids’ Church During Sun. Worship
10am Complete worship service
Pastor Jerry, Chuck Anders, Sarah
Annan, James & Maila Eslabon
AUGUST ADULT BIBLE STUDY HOUR CLASS "THE ‘I AM’ SAYINGS OF JESUS"
DIGGING DEEPER INTO WHO JESUS SAYS HE IS August 5 John 10:1-18, 11 Jesus: I am the Good Shepherd Jesus: I am the death and the Resurrection August 12 John 14:5-14 Jesus: I am the Way and the Truth and the Life August 19 John 15:1-17 Jesus: I am the Vine August 26 John 13:31-35 A Command to Love: To Be Like Jesus
PASTOR VIGEN WILL BE ON CALL AND GUEST PREACH While Pastor Brian is on vacation from August 1-7, Pastor Vigen will be on call for him. Pastor Vigen will Guest Preach and Officiate the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper on Sunday August 5. Pastor Vigen can be reached at: Home-683-0426 and cell-- 217-3026. Thanks Pastor Vigen for being a blessing to us!
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ARE YOU UP FOR A CHALLENGE? Pastor Brian is challenging you and the entire church to read through the Bible this upcoming year. A reading schedule will be provided to guide you in this. The goals of this challenge are: to encourage each of us to read more Scripture, including at home with our families; to help us develop a greater sense of the scope of Scripture and to help us develop a Biblical world view; to learn more about God and to enjoy the new life He offers us more fully. Be challenged and be blessed as we read through the Bible together next year!
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SUMMER WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY The Women of Peace are beginning a study of A Lineage of Grace: Five stories of unlikely women who changed eternity by Francine Rivers. We meet every other Friday at 9:30 a.m. in the modular at the church. August 3 Discuss “Unshaken” (Ruth) August 17 Discuss “Unspoken” (Bathsheba) August 31 Discuss “Unafraid” (Mary) Contact Rachel Spangler [email protected] for more info. All women are welcome. Childcare is provided. No prior Bible knowledge required. Make 2012 the year to know God better.
IRON MEN STUDY On Saturday mornings, our men's group has been studying Paul's Letter to the Romans. We are on break for the month of July and will resume our study in August. Look for more details to come. All men are welcome to join us for this study, as we seek to learn more of what it means for us to be Iron Men, to be men of God.
FRIENDS IN FAITH, FELLOWSHIP, FUN & SERVICE This month we will hold our Picnic in the Park, at Elk Grove Regional Park, on Thursday, August 9
th, at 11:30 a.m. Please bring a bag lunch
and drink. Call Lorna Uno at 691-0566 or Marie Galustian at 683-0426. Hope to see you there!
PEACE WOMEN’S RETREAT SEPTEMBER 28-30, 2012 @ PISMO BEACH
Cost: $25 for food, $10 gas, free accommodations for first 9 who sign up (Scholarships available). Travel: We will be caravanning to Pismo. One group will be leaving on Thursday, others on Friday. Please indicate on the sign-up sheet in the Fellowship Hall when you’d like to leave. Accommodations: We will be staying in trailers in an RV park on the beach. If you prefer, nearby hotels are available. Food: Plan on two meals on the road (Friday dinner, Sunday lunch). We will have a simple breakfast on Sat. & Sun. morning and BBQ Saturday evening. (We’ll ask for each person to contribute $25 total for those meals). We plan on going out to lunch on Saturday. What to bring: clothes (plan to dress in layers, it’ll be chilly at night and early a.m.), Bible, journal, bottled water (coast water tastes funny).
For more info, contact Rachel Spangler 427-3820 or [email protected].
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PARENTING WITH LOVE AND LOGIC 8 WEEK COURSE
SEPTEMBER 14 TO NOVEMBER 2 FRIDAYS 6:00-8:00 P.M.*
@ PEACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 9145 FRANKLIN BLVD.
*Dinner: 6:00-6:30 p.m. Classes & Programs for Kids Youth and Adults: 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Child Care for ages one day-3 years Do you have kids? This course is for parents of children ages 0-18.
What is Love & Logic? Love and Logic is a philosophy of raising and teaching children which allows adults to be happier, empowered, and more skilled in the interactions with children. Love allows children to grow through their mistakes.
Logic allows children to live with the consequences of their choices. Cost is $10 for course workbook.
*Married couples are encouraged to attend together. Peace Presbyterian Church so strongly believes in our children and families that scholarships are available.
Please RSVP to Peace Church 684-8100 or [email protected] by
September 7. "I want you to have respectful, responsible kids who come to visit you when
they’re adults and you enjoy each other. That’s what it’s all about." Dr. Charles Fay
President, Love and Logic Institute www.loveandlogic.com
PEACE CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE! SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH7:00 A.M.-NOON * Bring items to the church after September 2. * Please pre-price your items! (Some price stickers will be available at church, but tape or other tagging is fine). One rule of thumb is to sell a used item for 25-30% of its original cost * Many items will have a set price so you won’t need to price the following: books, CDs, DVDs, clothing and stuffed animals. * If possible, have clothing on hangers as we will have racks. * If you can’t pre-price your items, you can still bring them to the church and we can price them for you. We will need volunteers: On Friday, September 7th to price, sort, & organize; On Saturday morning to set up, monitor the sale & tear down. Please see sign-up sheet in fellowship hall or contact
Sally Eversole [email protected].
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KID'S CHURCH
Our vision is to teach and disciple our children in being life long worshippers and servants of Jesus Christ and prepare them to worship with their parents in big church. Our goals are: to actively involve the children in each aspect, such as worship, prayer and study; to be different than the Study Hour; to teach the kids to worship; to be an actual worship service for the kids; to encourage them to memorize scripture; to have visual for prayer request; to provide weekly bulletin for kids.
Our Monthly Rotation is: First Sunday-- Pastor Jerry; Second Sunday-- Sarah Annan; Third Sunday-- Chuck Anders Fourth Sunday-- James and Maila Eslabon Fifth Sunday Pastor Jerry
MEMORY VERSE: PSALM 103:1-5 1
Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. 2
Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— 3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from
the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, 5 who satisfies your desires with
good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
EMERITUS LIVING CENTER
Peace Kids’ Choir
Rehearsal Sunday mornings & Friday nights. We’ll sing in Big Church the 2
nd Sunday of each month. See Miss Rachel to
get the CD to practice at home and in the car.
PEACE KIDS SERVE OTHERS Come bless the elderly at Emeritus Senior Living (on Laguna Park Drive). Our next visit is on September 9th at 2:00 pm. See Pastor Jerry for more info. You know your sword? Yeah, the Bible? We’re starting a new scripture memory program with prizes--appropriate for all ages!
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AUGUST PRESCHOOL NEWS
The preschool office is closed for summer break during the weeks of July 23-August 5
th. The office will be open again on August 6
th. Please leave a message
and we’ll return calls as soon as possible. The 2012 school year starts August 13th!
We still have space available in all classes, and packets can be picked up at the church office during normal business hours as well. August 9
th will be an orientation day for the Three year old Tues/Thurs class.
Please join us between 9-11am to meet the teachers and get acquainted with the program. We will be having a parent orientation meeting from 7-8:30 pm that evening as well and will be giving parent hours to all who attend. The first day of school for this class is August 14
th, from 8:45-11:45.
August 10
th will be the orientation day for the Four year old MWF class.
Please join us between 9-11 am to meet the teachers. We would like to invite the MWF parents to attend the parent orientation on Thursday, August 9
th between 7-
8:30pm. The first day of school for this class is August 13th from 8:45-11:45.
Wishing you His blessings for the rest of your summer! Miss Shannon
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SESSION AND DEACON NOTES The Session and Deacons took a break from meeting during July but will resume meeting in August.
BREAD The Deacons will be resuming delivering bread to church visitors. If you would like to help bake or deliver bread, please talk to Victoria Tam. Bread can be prepared ahead of time and then stored in the church freezer for delivery.
RIDES TO CHURCH The Deacons would like to make sure that everyone has rides to church for ongoing church activities or for Sunday mornings. If you would like a ride, please contact any of the Deacons or Jan at the church office.
SPRUCING UP THE CHURCH During the summer, it can be a challenge to get people together all at once for a work day. If you have some free time this summer and would like to help us spruce up the church, here are a few ideas. Please let Cindy Martin, Allen Griffin, or Pastor Brian know if you can and will take on one of these tasks:
Trim Bushes Weed Beds Clean Up Parking Lot Trim Tree off Roof Clean out Outside Shed Weed eat wall around Shed Paint baseboards Fix southwest corner roof Fill in crack in walk way Paint inside of back door Please let us know too if you see any other projects to do.
MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR IRYS COTTMAN On Saturday July 21, we held a memorial service for Irys Juanita Cottman, daughter of Alice Moses. Please continue to pray for Alice during her season of grief.
BRYCE On Wednesday, August 1, we held a memorial service for Bryce Waiyaki Amiga, infant son of Damaris Waiyaki and grandson of Mary Waiyaki. A sign up sheet to bring them meals will be available in the church office or fel-lowship hall. Please pray for their family in this time of grief.
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SPECIAL CHURCH WIDE COMMITMENT TO ELK GROVE FOOD BANK One of the commitments that each of the churches that are part of “The Church at Elk Grove” has made is to financially pledge money to pay the lease for the Elk Grove Food Bank’s facility for 3 years. The Session has pledged a minimum of $2,000.00/year for this, or $166/month, and encourages each family to commit a minimum of $1.00 per person in your family per month to give to the Food Bank (including youth, kids and babies). We estimate that we have around 160 people in our church family, which multiplied by $1.00 a month for 12 months equals $1980.00, which we then rounded up to $2,000.00. This year we have paid out $1,162.00 so far and have received $1,022.00 in donations toward this from you, for a deficit of $140.00. Also our monthly food collection for the Elk Grove Food Closet will be on Sunday, August 5th and on the first Sunday of each month. Please contact the Elders if you have any questions about this special commitment we are making as a church family.
GENERAL OFFERING As of July 30th, we have received Year to Date General Offerings of $57,864.51. Our Year to Date Budget is $59,500.00. There is a current deficit of $1,635.49. Please continue to pray over your giving, to give as the Lord leads you and to give with joy and with trust.
GIVING FOR THE BOYD’S MISSIONARY We held a special missionary offering on Sunday, July 29
th during our services
for Jeff & Christi Boyd. As you may know, Jeff and Christi Boyd visited our church recently to enlighten us about their most recent missionary travels. The offerings col-lected that day totaled $347.00. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. For more information, you can visit the mission worker website at www.pcusa.org/missionconnections.
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FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES Did you know that there are several ways you can help Peace raise funds with-out spending any additional money yourself? Recycle: The Joy Singers collect recyclable beverage containers to help offset the costs of piano tuning and annual fees for music license for the use of songs that we sing and play. We collect beverage containers only; the container must have the CA redemption symbol on it to be eligible. The symbol is generally on the side of the container: CA CRV is what to look for. Please remove the caps from all bottles, because the caps break the machine. Eligible examples are aluminum soda cans; beer cans; plastic water bottles; some hard liquor bottles; & bottles that are not 100% juice or milk, like ice tea and Snapple. Not eligible are milk cartons; many 100% juices that do not have the CA symbol on them; & wine bottles.
You can either bring your bottles and cans to church, or bring them to the recycling center yourself and turn in the money to the church marked “music recycling”. The closest center to the church is behind Bel-Air. This location is closed Sun and Mon. After you turn in your items, the attendant give you a slip and then proceed to a Bel-Air cashier where they will give you cash. If you prefer for us to pick up your items, please contact Liz Irons at: 916-393-1310. The Joy singers thank you. eScrip: We are enrolled in the eScrip program, where participating business partners contribute a percentage of your grocery loyalty card and credit card purchases to the organization of your choice. For example, you can register your Safeway Club card with eScrip, and they will automatically donate a percentage of your grocery purchas-es to our church. You can also register a credit card so that any purchases you make with that card at Macy’s or any other participating business will trigger contributions to Peace. All you need to do is go to www.escrip.com, sign up to support our church, and then enter any club card and/or credit card numbers that you want to use. It costs you nothing; the merchants make the contributions. The web site lists all the businesses that participate in the program. If you have any questions or would like help signing up, contact Cindy Martin. eWaste: Not sure what to do with all those old cell phones, computers, televisions, or other electronics? All you have to do is go to www.eWaste4good.com and fill in your
information. Be sure to designate our church as the organization you want to support. Your old items will be picked up for free and the proceeds will be sent to us. See the flyer posted in the fellowship hall for more info or contact Cindy Martin.
FUNDRAISERS IN THE FALL The Session has approved two fundraisers for the fall: a rummage sale on Saturday September 8 and a tamale fundraiser for early October to raise funds to pay off our heater and ac improvements.
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VISION, MISSION AND CORE VALUES
VISION
Peace Presbyterian Church will be a unified body of believers where all are trans-formed by the Holy Spirit into people of joyful worship, students of the Holy Bible and bold disciples of Jesus Christ, proclaiming the Gospel while serving our community.
MISSION
Our mission as disciples of Jesus the Christ at Peace Presbyterian Church is to reach out to our community by sharing the message of God's love and grace, by inviting each person we meet to follow Jesus.
CORE VALUES
We will prioritize our relationships with God and with one another by being faithful stewards, by loving God and loving one another through prayer and fellowship, by lovingly serving our church family creatively and compassionately.
We will seek to inspire each person to actively encounter God's presence through the power of the Holy Spirit.
We will encourage one another to worship and learn about the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit through the study of the Holy Bible and education opportunities that teach us how to be disciples of Jesus the Christ.
We will provide an encouraging and challenging environment that empowers and equips each of us to go out into the world rejoicing and serving Jesus as our Lord and Savior.
We will seek to create mutually uplifting relationships with fellow believers, near and far, to further the work of God's kingdom.
BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARY UPDATE We are in the process of updating our current listing of Birthdays and Anniversaries for each of our families. Please feel free to send an e-mail to the church office listing your family’s birthdays and anniversaries, or update the wall calendar in the Fellowship Hall. We want to make sure we acknowledge everyone’s special day.
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August
Birthdays &
Anniversaries
06 - Doug Spangler 09 - Noah Daniels 10 - Annaliza Angeja 11 - Samantha Bland 14 - Susan & Johnny Wade’s Anniv. 21 - Frank Kyumba Denise & Allen Griffin’s Anniv. 28 - Kimberly Kirton 30 - Ryan Herrera
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WHO TO CONTACT IN THE CHURCH
If Pastor Brian Spangler is not in the church office, he can be reached at: Home: 5626 Anchor Bay Way, EG 95758 916-427-3820
E-mail: [email protected] (Church) [email protected] (Home)
Elders on Session Share your ideas, suggestions, joys, concerns, questions…
Edward Annan Congregational Life / Mission & Evangelism 670-1163 Sally Eversole Study/Worship 667-8128 Rebecca Smith Discipleship/Proclamation 479-1002 Colleen Truden Worship/Study 684-6622 Johnny Wade Discipleship/Proclamation 549-3102 James Eslabon 683-6822
Clerk of Session Cindy Martin Finance 691-6423
Deacons Scott Gansereit 585-2575 Diane Janssen 995-4866 Josephat Kathuka 509-0042 Don & Jea Sako 897-6935 Victoria Tam 691-6989 Susan Wade 549-3103
The last day for submissions for the September Peace Press is: August 17th. Items received after that date may not be included. All items need to be “print ready” which means written in a format that can simply be cut and pasted into the newsletter as is. Please use Arial 14. Please do not submit just facts or dates; write a little something. Items may be edited for space. Thank you!
WEB-SITE, NEWSLETTER OR BULLETIN ADDITIONS Wanted to give a flyer to a friend but didn't have one handy? You can download, print and email invitations for upcoming events, or church forms from our own church web-site. You can even get a copy of the just the monthly calendar or the church brochure to print or send by email someone who has asked about your favorite studies. These are made for you to use as God leads you in sharing with others the reason for the hope you have. Do you have information to include in the Church Newsletter, Sunday bulletin, or an update for a ministry here at Peace? Please email the church office at [email protected] and CC a copy to [email protected]
COMMUNICATION REMINDERS An updated Church members and friends phone directory is now available in the fellowship hall. Also, if your name tag has gone missing, please let the church office know. Are you receiving our emails? If not, it is because we don't have your email. Please email the church office to have us add your email address to our list.
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AUGUST 2012
