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Life Screen

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Ministry

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Book Cart/

Thrivent

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Birthdays/

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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

OCTOBER

2016

VOLUME 16 ISSUE 10

Greetings Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

As we begin the month of October, I’d like to take this opportunity to

talk about an event being held this month at Ashland University. On Wednes-

day, October 19th at 7:30pm, as part of the Don Rinehart Lecture Series, Dr.

Jacqueline Bussie will be speaking on her book, “Outlaw Christian.” The lec-

ture will be held in the Miller Chapel as is completely free and open to the

public. This reason I am specifically telling all of you about this is because

Dr. Bussie is awesome. She has a way of addressing really hard issues with

amazing authenticity. I’ll admit I’m a bit bias, she was my professor at Capital

University and has been a major influence on my life. Her book (and the topic

of the lecture) is all about dealing with the brokenness in this world and in our

own lives. She talks about how important it is to lift our hurt, our pain, and

our suffering to God. Inadvertently or not, all too often the church has made

us feel as if we should never question God, never doubt God, never yell at or

be angry with God. Dr. Bussie confronts this false notion of faith head on.

Faith does not mean doubtless. Indeed, lives of faith are full of doubt and full

of questions. We don’t always understand why such horrible things happen to

us, to our loved ones, and to the world. We don’t always get answers. And so

we take our very real faith, and we cry out to God. And that is absolutely

okay.

We try so hard to come up with explanations for things, to make excuses

for a God who loves us and yet allows evil things to happen, to explain away

or force meaning into painful situations with go to saying and phrases that are

too simplistic and best and faith destroying at worst. “God needed another an-

gel in heaven.” “God never gives you more than you can handle.”

“Everything happens for a reason.” “God gives his hardest battles to his

strongest soldiers.” These are damaging idioms that we as Christians abso-

lutely need to stop saying to one another.

All this is to say, if you find yourself free on Wednesday the 19th, please

come and join us at the Miller Chapel. It’ll do your faith some good.

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

hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

In Christ,

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

Carotid Artery Screening (Plaque)

Ultrasound evaluation of the carotid arteries that screens for buildup of fatty plaque - the

leading cause of strokes

Peripheral Arterial Disease Screening

Uses ultrasound and blood pressure measurements to check for peripheral arterial disease

(plaque build-up) in the lower extremities.

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Ultrasound is used to screen for the existence of an aneurysm (enlargement) in the

abdominal aorta that could lead to a ruptured aortic artery.

Atrial Fibrillation

A quick and easy test using EKG electrodes placed on the arms and legs to identify the

presence of an irregular heartbeat at the time of screening. Atrial fibrillation increases the

risk of stroke by 5 times.

Osteoporosis Risk

An ultrasound measurement of the heel bone to determine abnormal bone mass density.

E v e r y b o d y h a s a m o t i v a t i o n t o s t a y h e a l t h y . W h a t ' s y o u r s ?

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we also know that having a healthy body enables us to enjoy more life experiences that are important

to us. Our screenings allow for patients to be proactive about their health. The preventative health

screenings we conduct go beyond regular checkups to provide you and your doctor with valuable in-

formation about your health. You’ll be able to get information you need to take action to prevent

chronic disease before it’s too late.

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

At

Peace Lutheran Church

O C T O B E R & N O V 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

October

Stan Crist, Tom Budd, Sam

McCracken, Dan Bishop

November

Dan Long, Chris Swanson.

Jim Anderson, Ron Twining

LECTORS

10/02—Amy Long

10/09—Ron Pagano

10/16—Eric Akers

10/23—Dave Kowalka

10/30—Linda Swanson

11/06—Larry Oberholtzer

11/13—Natalie Anderson

11/20—Amy Long

11/27—Freda Cook

ACOLYTES

10/02—Amy Long

10/09—Darby Warren

10/16—Elizabeth Warren

10/23—Kylie Egyedi

10/30—Bethanee Bishop

11/06—Luke Blackley

11/13—Bethanee Bishop

11/20—Ty Bolen

11/27—Mason Myers

WORSHIP TAPE

DELIVERER

October

Sharon Johnson

November

FLOWER ARRANGER

October

Diana Kowalka

November

Jill Hamler

FLOWER DELIVERER

October

Barb Dreher

November

Kathy Wharton

GREETERS

10/02—Larry & Ed Oberholtzer

10/09—Jim & Natalie Anderson

10/16—Lucille Vaas & Jean Boreman

10/23—Marie Allen & Marcia Bauer

10/30—Karla Pagano & Karen Cook

11/06—Lucille Vaas & Jean Boreman

11/13—Connie & Dick Armstrong

11/20—Chris Swanson/Frank Harned

11/27—Dave & Diana Kowalka

CHANCEL FLOWERS

10/02—Karla Pagano

10/09—Boreman

10/16—Akers

10/23—Oberholtzer

10/30—Vaas

11/06—

11/13—Lillian White

11/20—

11/27—

ALTAR CARE

COMMUNION PREPARER

October

Connie Armstrong

Cindy Armstrong

November

Amy Long

Roseanne Griffith

COMMUNION ASSISTANT

October

Dennis Krucinski

Larry Oberholtzer

November

Sheryl Budd

Ken Rinehart

DORCAS CIRCLE

Dorcas Circle meets the 2nd & 4th

Wednesdays of each month in the Fellow-

ship Hall at 1:00 p.m. In October we will

meet on the 12th to pack up the quilts for

sending to Lutheran World Relief. We will

meet again on the 26th to cut material for

squares to make up our quilts.

All are welcome to join us for our

continuing project for making quilts

for those in need.

FAITH CIRCLE

Faith Circle meets the 3rd Thursday of the

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

October we will meet on the 20th with Norma

McClaran as study leader. Her topic will be,

"Jesus and the Evil Eye: When God Blesses

the Undeserving" from the series, "When God

Forgives the Guilty" Individual snacks will be

enjoyed during fellowship time.

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.

October 1st @ 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

October 15 @ 9am

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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION Confirmation/Youth Group Fall Schedule

October 9th- Confirmation 11:30-1

October 16th- Youth Group Corn Maze (following church until ?)

November 6th- Confirmation 11:30-1

November 19th-20th- Youth Group Lock in at Peace (time to be determined)

December 4th- Confirmation 11:30-1

December 18th- Youth Group Christmas Party 11:30-?

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OCTOBER ANNIVERSARIES

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS

10/02—Cindi Twining

10/03—Donna Dreher

10/05—Alex Griffith

10/07—Rob McClaran

10/08—Dick Armstrong

10/09—Kathy Wharton

Connie Mori

Ray Johnson

10/10—Ron Twining

10/14—Will Long

10/19—Nick Pagano

10/08—Ron & Barb Dreher

10/09—Roger & Pat Irvin

10/19—Eric & Deb Akers

10/21—Linda Swanson

Dennis Cook

10/22—Andrew Baker

10/24—Bonnie Oberholtzer

10/25—Sandra Carpenter

10/26—Shane Cook

10/27—Ramona Morrison

Tabatha Wagner

10/29—Sharon Anderson

Kelsey King

10/31—Pam Huber

BOOK CART

Books from the book cart will be donated the second week of October.

(There will no longer be a book cart.)

If you would like a book, help yourself.

STRENGTHEN YOUR COMMUNITY

Make an impact with a Thrivent Action Team If you’re a Thrivent Financial member, you can

lead a Thrivent Action Team to bring people together for a one-time project to help others be wise

with money and live generously. You can: • Coordinate an educational event. • Conduct a service

activity. • Organize a fundraiser. Thrivent will provide: • Resources to help you plan the event. •

Promotional items, including Thrivent T-shirts. • Community Impact Card with $250 of seed

money. Learn more at Thrivent.com/action team and apply online. Not a member of Thrivent?

Share your service idea with me. Together, we can make a difference.

Birthday Highlights!

Oct 3 Donna Dreher 92 yrs

726 Center St. Apt # 207

Ashland

Oct 19 Nick Pagano

Hatti Larlham Foundation

9772 Diagonal Rd,

Mantua, Ohio 44255

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

Bonnie Wuthrich, Nick Pagano, Mona Kratzer, JoAnne Offhaus

Linda Pittinger, Bev Stiner, John Mahl, David Winger, Jamie, William Morrison, Herb Heyl,

Bill Hamler, Barb Dreher, Tom LaFrance, Karen Derby.

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

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

Thank You for all your Prayers and cards. You have given to both of us. They have been so much helpful and

appreciated. Pat and Jim Daniels.

Thank you for your gift of $1,500 to Camp Mowana. It is noted that your gift was designated for 1,000 for mat-

tresses and $500 for archery equipment. Your faithful support is a blessing.

Rod Pearce, Director of Camp Mowana

For Lutherans and many other Protestants, the last Sunday in October is celebrated as Reformation Sunday. Reformation Sunday honors Martin Luther's bold action on October 31st, 1517. On that date Luther posted his statement of faith, known as the 95 Theses, on the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, thus beginning the Protestant Reformation. In some parts of Europe, Refor-mation Day is a civil holiday celebrated on October 31st, a day to commemorate the vast social and political change that resulted from Luther's actions.

Reformation Sunday is celebrated as a day to honor the root beliefs of Protestant Christianity: that faith in Christ is all that's needed for salvation, and the Bible, not any human leader, is the true au-thority in matters of faith. As Luther said when questioned about his views, "Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason -- I do not accept the authority of the popes and councils, for they have contradicted each other -- my conscience is captive to the word of God. I cannot and I will not recant anything for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. God help me. Amen."

R E F O R M AT I O N

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”