“Peace United Church of Christ is a multigenerational community of faith.

We welcome people of all ages, races, and life situations to join us

in our calling to serve as the hands and feet of Christ.”

TIDINGS September 2017

Volume 63, Number 1

Rev. Jon Haack, Pastor

301 North Main Street

PO Box 268

Elkader, Iowa 52043

563-245-2126

Office Hours

Monday—Friday

8a.m.—Noon

Email:

peaceucc@alpinecom.net

Website:

www.peacechurchelkader.org

Facebook:

facebook.com/peacechurchelkader

September is a big month at Peace UCC! We have a special day planned in worship on September 10, when we give our second graders their new Bibles. The Bibles chosen for them are in a translation that will be easy for them to read, and complete with study helps, illustrations, maps and devotionals.

We will also have the Chancel Choir under a new director, Bran-don Douglas. Brandon is a talented musician and teacher of vocal music at Central. The Choir’s music has been selected for the Fall and Spring, and worship will inspire us tremendously.

And our Bell Choir is celebrating 25 years of ministry. A special service is planned for the choir on September 17. Under the direc-tion of Brittany Barnard, the Bell Choir has blessed our worship and the community as a whole. And we look forward to the next 25 years!

The Bell Choir’s 25th anniversary is also the weekend of the Na-tional Back to Church Sunday. The national celebration is also a local one, with area churches participating in it. It is a great Sun-day for those who have been absent from Church for awhile to have a good reason to come back to a warm welcome. It is also a time for those who have never been to Church to make their way through our doors for that same warm, enthusiastic welcome. We can’t expect folks who haven’t been an active part of Church to find us on their own. Let’s invite them. And what better Sunday than when the Bell Choir will be blessing our worship in a pro-found way in music! Don’t miss a single Sunday! See you in Church!

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Worship 9 a.m.

Communion

Council Meeting 10:15 a.m.

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Labor Day Church Office

Closed

Stephen Ministry 7 p.m.

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Bible Study 9 a.m.

Bell Choir Rehearsal 5pm

Choir Rehearsal

6:30pm

7 Worship Committee Meeting 9am

8 Monarch Release Party at Osborne Park - 245-1616

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10 Worship 9 a.m.

Sunday School after Worship

4-H 6 p.m.

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Stephen Ministry Class 7 p.m.

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Girl Scouts 3 p.m.

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Bible Study 9 a.m.

Bell Choir Rehearsal 5pm

Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm

Confirmation 7pm

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Peacemakers 2 p.m.

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16 Bells dinner celebration at

Schera’s 5 p.m. All Welcome!

17 Worship 9 a.m.

Sunday School after Worship

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Seekers Meeting

20 Bible Study 9a.m.

Bell Choir Rehearsal 5pm

Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm

Confirmation 7pm

21 Grace Café Come to Supper Founders Park

5-6:30 p.m.

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Worship 9 a.m.

Sunday School after Worship

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27 Bible Study 9 a.m.

Bell Choir

Rehearsal 5pm

Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm

Confirmation 7pm

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Rebekah Circle 9 a.m.

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Sunday, September 3, 2017 Ushers: Roger & Betty Buchholz Greeters: Betty Marmann, Jane Wilke Reader: Clark Ott Fellowship: Roger & Betty Buchholz Videotaping: Volunteer Needed Opening/Closing: Carol Muyres Food Shelf Delivery: Ken & Sharon Seney Sunday, September 10, 2017 Ushers: Youth Group Greeters: Youth Group Reader: Maddi Buckman Fellowship: Youth Group Videotaping: Jay Moser Opening/Closing: Youth Group Sunday, September 17, 2017 Ushers: Car l Moser , Verna Kuehl Greeters: Marlene Marmann, Berdina Bell Reader: Ruth Grau Fellowship: John & Pat Cantwell Videotaping: Jacobsons Opening/Closing: Gary & Nancy Kuehl Sunday, September 24, 2017 Ushers: Virgil & Viola Dennler Greeters: Duane & Delores Klink Reader: Kristina Miller Fellowship: Gerry & Sandy Kramer Videotaping: Dirk Buckman Opening/Closing: Kris Stark —————————————————————

1 Linda Meyer

3 Ruth Grau and Janet Ott

4 Debbie Crane, Dawn Anderson and Carol Wenger

6 Sandra Kramer

8 Julie Tschirgi

9 Jerry Koons

11 Thomas Paulin

13 Mark Tschirgi

16 John Metcalf and Don Wilke

17 Brian Wilker

18 JoAnn Butikofer

19 Debbie Wilke

21 Penni Leonard

22 Elaine Syverson, and Brenna Buckman

28 Linda Dettbarn

Thank you!

Thank you to all the members who donated to

Relay For Life!

You helped raise $700 for the

American Cancer Society!

Bread for the Journey

Sunday, September 3 “Spirit-Led Living”

Ex 3:1-15

Jer 15:15-21

Rom 12:9-21

Matt 16:21-28

Sunday, Sept 10 “Remember, Restore, Renew”

Ex 12:1-14

Ezek 33:7-11

Rom 13:8-14

Matt 18:15-20

Sunday,Sept17“ “Road to Freedom”

Ex 14:19-31

Gen 50:15-21

Rom 14:1-12

Matt 18:21-35

Sunday, Sept 24 “Tensions in the Wilderness”

Ex 1:8-2:10

Is 51:1-6

Rom 12:1-8

Matt 16:13-20

Worship Attendance/Offerings

July 30, 2017 70 $2888.00

August 6, 2017 106 $2821.00

August 13, 2017 82 $1525.00

August 20, 2017 70 $1934.00

August 27, 2017 68 $1742.00

Special Prayer Requests

Karen Glesne, Janita Doeppke, Harley & Irma Glawe, Harry & Gloria Robbins, Denise King,

Frank Wacker, Harley & Sharon Reichert, Galen Grif-fin, Linda Vitek., Heidi Ailwes, Gretal Heimann, Greg

Anderson

Care Center/Assisted Living Residents

Karen Glesne, Eydie Seeland, Ruby Koehn, Mary Ann Gray, Burnell Wilker, Harley & Irma Glawe, Gretal Heimann, Linda Vitek, Kate Bente, Marion Benson Please contact the church office to add or remove

a name from either list above. ********************

Peace Bells Celebrate

25th Anniversary

The Celebration will be at Schera's Restaurant in Elkader Saturday night September 16 with social hour at 5, dinner at 6 and program at 7p.m. Menu is Roast Pork Loin, Potato, Green Beans, Salad, Dinner Roll and Apple Crisp for $15.50 which in-cludes taxes and tip. Call Carol at the church of-fice before September 9th to make your reserva-tions 563-245-2126 or email her at peaceucc@alpinecom.net.

The current Peace Bell Choir will play four num-bers for the worship service Sunday morning Sep-tember 17 at 9a.m.

The total ringers list is now at 62. Past directors Shirley Lindell and Tiffany Walters are coming. Donna Winke is coming from Colorado. The origi-nal bells were purchased in 1992 as a memorial for Malcolm Stoops. Later, Shirley Lindell added chimes.

God is still Speaking and Ringing!

Come celebrate with us.

September Food Shelf

Needs

Toothpaste Toothbrushes Mouthwash

Soap Deodorant Shampoo Conditioner Bandaids

August 6, 2017

Call to Order – Sue Stott called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m.. Members present were Pastor Haack, Sue Stott, Dave Derhammer,

Melissa Buckman, Carol Muyres, Gus Augustson and Lois Storbeck.

Opening Devotion – Dave Derhammer led us in devotion.

Minutes – Minutes of the June 11, 2017 meeting were reviewed. Gus Augustson motioned to approve the minutes, seconded by Melissa

Buckman, carried.

Financial Report – Gus Augustson reported that the budget is ahead on pledges and doing well despite needing some additional tweak-

ing. Gus is going to meet with Pastor Haack and Carol Muyres to clear up some questions.

Pastor’s Report – The UCC celebrated its 60th anniversary on Sunday June 25. As of July Pastor Haack has also served 30 years in or-

dained ministry.

Three new baptisms also took place recently. Pastor Haack continues to visit the Elkader Care Center, conducting services and offering

communion there. He has attended Stephen’s Ministers meetings, Seekers activities, Wed. morning Bible Studies and Worship

Committee planning.

Our Peace Pole is nearing completion! The eight languages posted on the pole cost $25. Anyone willing to buy one for the pole would

be greatly appreciated.

Committee Reports

Christian Ed. – Melissa Buckman reported that VBS is August 7-11 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Sunday School will resume

September 10, 2017 on a trial basis after church on Sunday. It will be the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays of each month.

Buildings and Grounds – Dave Derhammer thanked Gary Kuehl, Gus Augustson, John Storbeck and Central Plumbing &

Heating for installing the programmable thermostats. Dave mentioned to have the AC and heating systems checked at the

beginning of their seasons to make sure they are running properly.

Worship – Sue Stott reported for Michelle Gifford that there will be a 25th Bell Reunion dinner for the bell players, subs and

retired ringers at Schera’s on Saturday, September 16, 2017. Social hour is at 5:00, dinner at 6:00 and program at 7:00. If

you are attending reservations are needed with a cost of $15.50 paid after the event.

The Worship Comm. also met recently to draw up plans for next Lenten Season.

Missions – Lois Storbeck reported that our church members generously donated a total of $700 to the American Cancer Socie-

ty’s Relay For Life. A big thank you to all who gave.

Finance – Gus Augustson reported that the Finance Committee met after July 4th and they will be taking fund raising to a new

level on Saturday, November 4, 2017. A Chili Cook-Off will be held to raise money for the church along with our Fall

Festival.

We still have left-over Peace cookbooks. They will be offered at the Fall Festival and the Chili Cook-Off.

Old Business

Church Directory. Call the office to set a time for getting your photo taken for the new Church Directory.

New Business

August 13th is the celebration for Pastor Haack’s 30th Anniversary of Ordination. Pastor Haack’s brother Joel and wife will be

performing a piano duet as well as a living eulogy by Joel.

Bell and Choir Director job descriptions were updated.

A grant is being composed for building upgrades for Peace Church.

Carol Muyres’ secretary review will be done on December 31, 2017. Monday August 7, 2017, Carol will be receiving $12.75 an

hour for secretary/custodial positions.

Dave Derhammer motioned to pay Carol $12.75 starting Monday, August 17, 2017, Gus seconded it, motion carried unani-

mously.

Gus Augustson motioned to adjourn the meeting, Dave seconded it. Meeting adjourned at 1:20 p.m..

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Our Fall Festival is just around the corner and plans are underway for another fun filled, profitable day for Peace. The date will be Sunday October 1st, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Our harvest meal will be roast beef, pork loin, mashed potatoes/gravy, sweet potato casserole, veggies, salads, homemade pie and bev-erages. We will be having our Raffle, Silent Auction, and Country Store along with the meal and fellowship.

Put on your thinking caps and come up with some great ideas for our silent action. The country store will be

looking for donations of baked goods, jams, fall produce and crafts. Raffle tickets will be included in your

letter which you will be receiving soon.