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“ 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

NOVEMBER

2017

VOLUME 17 ISSUE 11

“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.’ –

Psalm 118:24

Blessings to you all!

It is so wonderful to be back at Peace after my time at home with Theo.

I very much enjoyed getting to spend those first couple months with my son,

but I’m also excited to return to Peace (with Theo) to resume our ministry to-

gether.

In November the Adult Sunday school class will be doing a series on a

book titled, “Encountering God in Tyrannical Texts.” Each week we will look

at a passage in scripture that is what we might call “difficult” to understand in

light of a God who loves all God’s children unconditionally. The series fo-

cuses on texts that are disparaging of women. We will read and discuss what

these biblical passages mean for us as Christians today. Our mid-week morn-

ing bible study will resume meeting at 11am on Thursdays and we will start a

series looking at the books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles and their tandem

history telling. Beer and Bible will meet on Thursdays at 6pm at O’Bryan’s up

until Thanksgiving during the month of November. We will be discussing cur-

rent events- what it means to be a Christian in our society right now. I have

yet to come up with a jazzy title for that series but it should be some very good

conversation. Differing opinions are expected, but we always keep at the fore-

front that we are brothers and sisters in Christ. Confirmation and youth group

will resume as well. Our youth will be discussing the upcoming trip to Huston

in June for the ELCA’s Youth Gathering as well as fundraising ideas after ser-

vice on November 19th.

It may take me a little bit to fully get back in the swing of things. But

rest assured I’m excited to do so. Happy November everyone! Advent will be

here before you know it!

May the peace of Christ, which passes all understanding guide your

hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

~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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2018 RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE DATES AT PEACE

Saturday, Jan 13

Saturday, Mar 10

Saturday, May 12

Saturday, July 7

Order Your Poinsettias

I would like to order #@$9.00

_______Marble (white with pink center strip),

Red ______ White

Poinsettias are in a 6-1/2” pot with foil.

In Memory of ____________________________________________________

In Honor of ____________________________________________________

Your Name ____________________________________________________

*****Deadline for ordering is November 19th *****

Payment is to be made with order –

Please send check/money with your order,

or put in Tabatha’s Office Door.

THRIVENT FINANCIAL

Thrivent is a member-owned not-for-profit insurance and financial services organization, which is tax exempt,

but must distribute equivalent funds for charitable purposes. Members make choices in the ways that these

funds are spent. All Thrivent policy holders have two kinds of opportunities to make a difference in people’s

lives in and through your congregation and community.

THRIVENT CHOICE lets you give funds directly to your congregation or other church related agencies

such as Bible camps, Lutheran World Relief, Lutheran Social Services, church colleges, etc. Each time you pay

a premium to Thrivent a portion is set aside for you to direct where you choose to have it sent. This should be

done at least once a year.

THRIVENT ACTION TEAMS let you identify a need or concern, put together a team, and receive a

$250 gift card from Thrivent to help accomplish your project. You can do this twice each year.

If you are a Thrivent policy holder, please identify yourself to us, especially if you have not taken ad-

vantage of either or both of these, and you want help doing them. Contact Pastor John or Doris Wanamaker

(419-281-9012) or Dan Bishop (419-589-4481) and we can help walk you through the steps to get started or

suggest ways to take make use of these financial resources.

Saturday, Sept 1

Saturday, Oct 27

Saturday, Dec 22

N O V E M B E R & D E C 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

November

Dan Long, Chris Swanson,

Bob Fulmer, Dan Williams

December

Jim Anderson, Skip Hamler,

Dave Kowalka, Eric Akers

LECTORS

11/05—Natalie Anderson

11/12—Lisa Blackley

11/19—John Byron

11/26—Cindi Twining

12/03—Larry Oberholtzer

12/10—Linda Swanson

12/17—Eric Akers

12/24—Karen Kaufman

12/31—Chris Swanson

ACOLYTES

11/05—Kaylin

11/12—Darby

11/19—Elizabeth

11/26—Luke

12/03—Mikayla

12/10—Kylie

12/17—Bethanee

12/24—Parker & Paige

12/31—Will

FLOWER ARRANGER

November

Jill Hamler

December

Kathy Wharton

FLOWER DELIVERER

November

Kathy Wharton

December

Lucille Vaas

GREETERS

11/05—Skip and Jill Hamler

11/12—Connie & Dick Armstrong

11/19—Chris Swanson/Frank Harned

11/26—Dave & Diana Kowalka

12/03—Nevank Fulk & Betty Harper

12/10—Skip & Jill Hamler

12/17—Jim & Natalie Anderson

12/24—Larry / Ed Oberholtzer

12/31—Shirley Beck & Barb Dreher CHANCEL FLOWERS

11/05—

11/12—

11/19—Sharon Johnson

11/26—Oberholtzer

12/03—

12/10—Anderson

12/17—

12/24—Bolen

12/31—

ALTAR CARE

COMMUNION PREPARER

November

Amy Long

Roseann Griffith

December

Kathy Wharton

Lucille Vaas

COMMUNION ASSISTANT

November

Sheryl Budd

Ken Rhinehart

December

Emily Anderson

Dan Bishop

DORCAS CIRCLE

Dorcas Circle usually meets the 2nd & 4th

Wednesdays of each month in The Fellow-

ship Hall at 1.p.m. but due to Thanksgiving

we will meet on Nov. 8 & 15 to continue

our quilt making project. We were able to

take 102quilts to the gathering spot at Jeru-

salem Lutheran Church , Seville, Ohio for

Lutheran World Relief distribution.

We also took 86 School Kits there which

were assembled by our congregation for this

same distribution and we thank Doris

Wanamaker for providing the School

Shoulder Bags for this annual project.

FAITH CIRCLE

Faith Circle meets the 3rd Thursday of the

month in The Meeting Room at 2 p.m. except

for January & February. We will meet on

Nov. 16 with Shirley Chandler as study leader.

Her topic will be the 3rd article of The Apos-

tles Creed, "I Believe in The Holy Spirit". All

are welcome to join us for study and fellow-

ship.

All are welcome to join us

for study and fellowship.

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.

November 4 @ 7am at Buehler’s

Come and enjoy good food, good conversa-

tion, 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

Next meeting is November 18 @ 9am

FA L L B I S H O P ’ S G AT H E R I N G

FALL BISHOP’S GATHERING, Saturday, Nov. 4, 9:30-noon at Grace Lutheran Church in Wadsworth.

These gatherings are devoted to equipping the saints for the work of ministry. (Ephesians 4:12)

In addition to hearing from Bishop Allende, attendees may participate in 2 of 3 workshops:

Sharing the Word – How we can use social media, technology, and other electronic communication work

in ministry today.

Relationships With the Word – How to talk about Jesus with people who don’t know Jesus or may be

curious.

Seeing and the Word – How do we see the Word and Work of Jesus active in our communities?

See Pastor Wanamaker (419-281-9012) by Oct. 30 if you wish to attend.

COMING, Nov. 12, an ADVENT ADVENTURE funded by Thrivent Financial.

Look for more information in the upcoming November bulletins.

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS 11/04-Ben Bolen

11/05-Nova Skidmore

11/09-Mona Kratzer

11/13-Raymond Warren

11/18-Roger Irvin

11/20-Skip Hamler

12/20-Karla Pagano

11/21-Elizabeth Warren

Darby Warren

11/22-Frank Harned

Jan Harned

11/23-Larry Oberholtzer

11/30-Donny Myers

Birthday Highlights:

9 Mona Kratzer—86!!

Family said she would love cards!

5241 Sunny Brook Rd. C-14

`` Kent, Ohio 44240

A L L S A I N T S S U N D AY

Jesus looked up at his disciples and called them "blessed," these poor, hungry, tear-stained follow-

ers of his. Were they able to hear in these words of blessing the ancient story of God's salvation

among them?

The words of promise spoken by God to Abraham and Sarah, that God would bring them into a

new land and that their descendants would number among the stars. Blessed. Moses, barefoot and

on his knees, sent to lead the people to freedom. Blessed. The angel's announcement to Mary that

she would bear a child named Jesus. Blessed. The voice spoken over Jesus as he rose out of the

River Jordan, "You are my son, the Beloved . . . ." Blessed. Jesus' call to the disciples at the sea-

shore, "Follow me." Blessed. And even today, the promise-laden waters of baptism that wash over

naked skin as gentle hands rest on the crown of the head: "Pour out your Holy Spirit . . . ." Blessed.

The gathered community for which bread is broken and wine is poured, "This cup of the new cove-

nant . . . ." Blessed.

Did those blessed disciples hear this ancient and future story of God's salvation as Jesus looked up

to them and spoke?

The blessed of God are the saints of God. And the saints of God live in this story of blessing. But it

doesn't stop there. This blessing also shakes the world to the foundations. "Love your enemies, do

good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you" (Luke 6:27-

28). These teachings are not just demanding; they call us to become entirely different people from

who we are. Where do we start? We start by rejoicing in God's blessing. And we let the God who

has called us and blessed us lead us in living the life of the children of God. Such is the blessed

journey of all God's saints.

We will celebrate All Saints Sunday on November 5th with remembering all those Saints in

our congregation who have passed away this past year:

Doris Robison, Robert Winters, James Daniels,

Marjorie Feth, Judith Puster, Nova Skidmore, Irene Paull

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Shut ins: Pat Daniels, Nova Skidmore, Miriam Cunningham,

Bonnie Wuthrich, Mona Kratzer, JoAnne Offhaus, Bev Stiner, Tom LaFrance

Nick Pagano, Sandy Moherman, Marie Allen .

Jamie, William Morrison, Herb Heyl, Lyn Sorensen, Lois Benner, Jonathan Baltes, Marylyn

Kieft, Nancy, Taryn, David Winger, Barb Colbow, Diane Tallmadge.

THANK YOU for allowing me the privilege of serving as your Pastor for these

past 10 weeks. It is a joy to be part of this congregation. —Pastor Wanamaker

I N O U R P R AY E R S

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Pastor Karen Liddy 216-559-3545(Cell) Dennis Krucinski,Council President

419-544-1164 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

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

Heavenly Father, on Thanksgiving Day

We bow our hearts to You and pray.

We give You thanks for all You've done

Especially for the gift of Jesus, Your Son.

For beauty in nature, Your glory we see

For joy and health, friends and family,

For daily provision, Your mercy and care

T H A N K S G I V I N G P R AY E R

These are the blessings You graciously share.

So today we offer this response of praise

With a promise to follow You all of our days.

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”