Oh, what a silly week!  Last night I turned a couple green towels into a cape and bandana & did a spoof on Batman and Robin (Holy Parody!).  On Monday night I sported a lovely floral dress (which I have to admit looked AWESOME with the goatee) as I became a shrieking teenage girl!   I've jammed to cardboard guitars...fist bumped three year olds...danced with reckless abandon.  And I'm a pastor?  Shouldn't a person of faith be serious?  Aren't there rules against cross dressing and frivolous activities? 

It's Bible School week here in Eyota!  For people who've never experienced it, Bible School must sound like a pretty somber event.  Think about it!  The Bible is the Word of God...essential stuff.  School is all about learning...and what's more important than learning about God and how God works in the world?  Bible...School...put those two things together and you get teaching bout ultimate things.  It sounds intense...so how dare it be so silly?

As followers of Jesus Christ, we are free to be goofy!  We proclaim a God who seeks us out.  We insist that this God loves us enough to die for us and forgive all our failures.  Living a Christian life isn't just about following God's rules or believing just the right facts about God!  We're called into a relationship with the God who has created us...and who gave us our sense of humor.    Jesus constantly ran up against religious people who thought Jesus should do a better job at following the religious rules.  These were serious men who worked hard to get people to follow God's law!  Jesus refused to buy into their system!  Instead, Jesus constantly demonstrated God's love and grace.

Churches are places where fun, silly things SHOULD happen!  When we don't live in fear of being 'zapped' by God for every little thing we do wrong, we're free to experience life to the full. 

While Bible School is a time to teach some information about the faith, it's a lot more than that.  Bible School week is a time to demonstrate the joy of the Christian faith.  We let people know that being a follower of Jesus can be a wacky experience.  I'm willing to do whatever it takes to demonstrate the joy of the Lord!

What fun, goofy things have you experienced in a church setting?

Special Collection

We know what it's like to not have a building.  We've been doing it for a decade now!  The major tornado that ripped through Joplin, MO destroyed a different Peace Lutheran Church.  This Sunday we will take up a collection to help our brothers and sisters in faith!  The money will be given through ELCA Disaster Response. 

A summer mission trip for the youth of Peace!  

Who: Youth going into 9-12 grades and their friends
What: We will be tripping to Whitewater state park to help with trail grooming.
When: July 7-10^th, 2011
Why: Because we can! - God is good to us; we will give back in his name!
Cost: 25$ per person, this covers food and cost for the campsite.  

We will leave the church office on July 7^th at noon and head down to Whitewater to set up camp and give 2 days of work grooming trails. We return Sunday afternoon after morning worship and some trail hiking. This is organized by Brenda Szuberski 289-6346 & Nguyen Nguyen 545-0118. Call and let them you know if you are interested in going. We need a group of 10; space is limited so sign up today! 

Noisy Collection

Due to the Service Sunday on June 5th, Peace shifted the June Noisy Collection to June 12th.  The collection this month will support Good Earth Village, our local Bible Camp!

Construction Schedule 

The concrete slab will soon be poured!

Very soon the Mission Builders will be on site with construction underway.  Once you see trailers parked on the lot, it's time to start volunteering!   If you plan to help at all this summer, Chad Nelson is coordinating volunteers.  Let him (or the church office) know it you'd like to help build our new building!  You don't have to have any special skills...all are invited!

God Squad Mt. Olympus Trip

On Wednesday, August 10^th the Dover-Eyota God Squad will spend the day at our annual trek to Mt. Olympus in the Dells.  Mark the date!

Building Images

Eyota Days

The Community Choir is back for Eyota Days with a performance  on Wednesday, July 13th at 7 pm at the Legion.  Practices will be at 7 pm at Our Savior's Lutheran church starting Wed June 1st and every Wednesday until the performance. If you have questions call Kathy Gust at 545-2331.