This Week at Prince of Peace...

The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost August 2, 2015

This Sunday's Readings

Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15; Psalm 78:23-29; Ephesians 4:1-16

GOSPEL: John 6:24-35

So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus.

When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?" Jesus answered them, "Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal." Then they said to him, "What must we do to perform the works of God?" Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent." So they said to him, "What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may see it and believe you? What work are you performing? Our

ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" Then Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." They said to him, "Sir, give us this bread always."

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

Missed last week? Check out last Sunday's sermons, music and more by clicking here!

Please remember in your prayers this week...

Recently Added

Stephen Farrar (brother of Richard Farrar)

Laurie (friend of Lisa Adams)

Mary Chamblin (grandmother of Cassidy Solomon)

Steven Hill

Pastor Les Stano

Sympathy

Family of Bruce Hempel (friends of Sherry Schiebel)

Family of Sandy Smith (mother of Nettie Horne's sister-in-law)

Family of Dennis Dobie (friend of Pam Malmgren)

Family of Marylou Jones (daughter of Pastor Ross Forcey)

Thanksgiving

VBS Volunteers

Continuing Prayers

Click here for Continuing Prayer List located below.

*Please notify the church office of anyone else needing prayers, or if the concern is resolved.

Coming Up at Prince of Peace

This Weekend...

Saturday, August 1 - Worship will be held at 5:00 pm

Sunday, August 2 - Worship will be held at 8:30 & 10:00 am

Next Weekend...

Saturday, August 8 - Worship will be held at 5:00 pm

PoP Playgroup will meet at the Quince Orchard Library at 2:00 pm

Join Us for Dinner at Panera (Kentlands) after the Saturday service!

Sunday, August 9 - Worship will be held at 8:30 & 10:00 am

Looking Ahead...

Thursday, July 30 7:00 PM VBS Program

Saturday, Aug 1 7:45 AM Men's Group

5:00 PM Worship

Sunday, Aug 2 8:30 AM Worship

10:00 AM Worship

Tuesday, Aug 4 10:00 AM Quilters

Thursday, Aug 6 7:30 PM Grace Notes

Saturday, Aug 8 7:45 AM Men's Group

2:00 PM PoP Playgroup at QO Library

5:00 PM Worship

6:15 PM Saturday Dinner Out at Panera

Sunday, Aug 9 8:30 AM Worship

10:00 AM Worship

Tuesday, Aug 11 7:30 PM Social Ministry meeting

7:30 PM Church Council meeting

Wednesday, Aug 12 6:30 PM Sandwich Supper/

7:00 PM Exploring Faith - Racism

Thursday, Aug 13 7:30 PM Women's Book Group

Monday, Aug 17 7:00 PM Summer Bible Study

Click here for a complete calendar

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Join PoP Playgroup on Saturday, August 8, at the Quince Orchard Library (15831 Quince Orchard Rd) from 2-3pm for their "Reptiles Alive!" presentation, as part of the free summer reading program. It will be a wildly exciting and educational reptile show that introduces awesome reptiles from all over the world and is geared towards children of all ages. PoP Playgroup is a great way for families and their babies/toddlers/preschoolers to connect with each other. Please contact Jamie or Lauren with any questions!

Our Saturday Dinners Out after the Saturday service have been great fun! Mark your calendar for the next meet-up Saturday, August 8 around 6:15 pm at Panera in the Kentlands. All are welcome!

The Social Ministry Committee will meet on Tuesday, August 11 at 7:30 pm

rather than the usual first Tuesday of the month.

Many thanks to all those who helped in any way with VBS: volunteering, making decorations, and donating food/supplies. Special thanks to Judy & Megan Bruening and Lori Kohne for coordinating the event. Check out our Facebook page for pictures of all the fun. We had a wonderful week and it would not have been possible without support from the congregation!

Big Payment Made! Because of those who have authorized their Capital Campaign contributions to be transferred to the Debt Reduction Fund, on July 12 we were able to make an additional $200,000 principal payment on our mortgage! Because of this and new contributions to the Debt Reduction Fund, so far this year we've retired $228,581 in mortgage debt. Our current balance now stands at $369,674. (To give you an idea of the impact principal reduction makes, the decrease in principal so far this year means that with each new regular payment more than $800 that used to pay interest is now paying principal.) We encourage folks to continue to make contributions to the Debt Reduction Fund, as every gift helps. Thank you to all who have contributed in any way!

Join us on Wednesday, August 12 for our next Exploring Faith gathering. Racism has been an especially difficult issue to talk about both in our society and the church. Yet, as Presiding Bishop Eaton pointed out in a pastoral letter last month, it's important for us as people of faith to struggle against racism in our lives and in our society. We'll focus our discussion in August specifically around how people of faith look at and address racism. To get our conversation started, we're asking folks to read a recent book by Sandhya Rani Jha, "Pre-Post-Racial America: Spiritual Stories from the Front Lines" (available through Amazon in both hard copy and Kindle versions). Come at 6:30 pm for dinner and fellowship (sandwich bar and fixings provided); discussion at 7:00 pm.

Join ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton and William B. Horne II, an ELCA member from Clearwater, FL, for a live webcast conversation on the complexity and implications of racism Thursday, August 6 at 9:00 pm (EDT). A recording of the webcast will also be made available. See more at: http://www.elca.org/webcast#sthash.7E5mhjjW.dpuf.

We are experiencing phone problems in the Office and voicemail is not working.

If possible, please send an email instead of calling.

Tuesday Women's Bible Study will not meet for the remainder of the summer.

Join us when we resume in September.

Women's Book Group will meet Thursday, August 13 at 7:30 pm at the home of Deborah Dixon. The group will discuss Defending Jacob: A Novel by William Landay. RSVP to Deborah.

The Serving in Worship schedule for August & September has been posted

on our website and the bulletin board in the narthex. Please review it and make arrangements for any conflicts. Thanks!

Annual School Supply Drive is July 1 - August 9! PoP is collecting NEW school supplies again this year to help equip Montgomery County's neediest public school children with backpacks and other school supplies to begin the school year. Please leave donations in the collection box in the narthex. We are collecting the following new supplies. TOP 5 Items Needed: Sturdy Backpacks (grades K-12), Lined Filler Paper, Tab Dividers, 2-Pocket Folders, Pencil Pouches. Other Items Needed: 1-Subject Notebooks, Composition Books, Large Pink Erasers, Red & Black Pens, Packages of Big Markers, Scissors (Blunt Tip and Pointed Tip), Rulers, Boxes of Colored Pencils. Any items on the list will be greatly appreciated! If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Woodard.

Join us on Monday, August 17 at 7:00 pm for the last session of our 3-session Summer Bible Study! We will meet in the sanctuary to study the Bible and how we can put His Word into practice in our everyday lives. (You do not need to attend all 3 sessions - come as you are able!) Our next topic will focus on being led by the Holy Spirit. Bring a Bible and beverage if you wish, light refreshments will be provided. Questions can be directed to Sherry Kienzle.

Would you like to have the excellent opportunity to praise the Lord in song and have fun learning some great music? Then come out and join the Prince of Peace Hand Bell Choir!

The Hand Bell Choir will begin rehearsals for the Fall 2015 season and we are looking for new members!! The Hand Bell Choir is for children in 3rd-7th grade and we will rehearse each Sunday afternoon from 1-1:45pm beginning Sunday, September 13. We need a minimum of 6 children to form the choir. Please signup in the narthex or contact Danielle Drobny for more info.

Pastor Steve will be leading a trip to the Holy Land in September of 2016!

Brochures are available online and in the narthex. Contact Pastor Steve for more info.

The July/August Glad Tidings is available on our website!

Fruitful Fields, the Prince of Peace Community Garden, has fenced-in plots ready for your favorite herbs, vegetables and flowers. It is, also, in need of Lowe's or Home Depot Gift Cards to buy lumber and hardware for fence and gate repairs, tools and equipment to make the gardens more successful. If you can support the garden in this way, please leave your donation in the church office labeled "Fruitful Fields." For more info or to help, contact Marybeth Stockman.

VolunteerSpot is our new way to stay informed and sign up for volunteer opportunities at Prince of Peace. An email is sent for each need, as it is identified. The message contains a link that makes it easy to add your name as a helper. Here are our current volunteer requests:

Volunteer Need

Social Ministry Volunteers

Worship Volunteers (Ushers, Snack volunteers, Prayer Writers, Acolytes, etc.)

There is a button with a link to current volunteer opportunities on our church web page; you can also click on the specific Volunteer Need above or here to see the complete list. Thank you for sharing your time and talents!!

Please remember in your prayers this week...

Continuing Prayers

Carol Barotti (former PoP Administrator), Margaux Bereston (friend of Cherie DeGeorge),

Allen Bernstein (father-in-law of Jean Bernstein), Micah Biello (grandson of Vickie & Brad Smith), Becky & Nick Biello (daughter & son-in-law of Vickie & Brad Smith), Marjorie Blackburn (sister-in-law of Nettie Horne), John Bokor (grandfather of Michelle Cockerham), Joanne Catteltt (friend of Sherry Schiebel), The Rev. Jeong & Nam Cho (parents of Claire Cho), Elizabeth Langum Chung, Sydney Clark (friend of Cathy Berninger), Joanne Claycamp (mother of Gregg Claycamp), Leon Crookshank (father of Steve Crookshank), David family, Donica (friend of Sherry Schiebel), Kathy Drake (friend of Dave & Nancy Swanson), Terry & Carol Edgar, Nathan Farrar (nephew of Richard Farrar), Terry Forish, Ruth Garretson (grandmother of Kelly Garretson), Torie Gensch (friend of Sherry Schiebel), Kelly Gibson (sister of Dan Gibson), Andrea Goble, Goodwin family, Joni Hanley (friend of Jean Bernstein), Rob, Lucy, & Luke Harbert (friends of Megan Bruening), Ralph Heckel, Leonard Hepner (father of Donna Von Wald), Lisa Holmes (friend of Lisa McGurgan), Wes Horne (brother of Nettie Horne), Janet Howard (friend of Nettie Horne), Mario Ierardi and family (friend of Debra Aplan), Jessica Jeffery, Christopher Johnson (son of Roy Johnson), Doris Johnson (mother of Donna Nelson), Roy Johnson, Pat Juhrs, Brenda Kapp (friend of Cynthia Watter), Kim (friend of Donna Von Wald), Dan Kohler and family (friends of Valerie Corbin), Bill Kratz (father of Laura Garretson), Greta Kunkle, Mike Langum, Remi Langum, Carole Mattis (friend of Donna Von Wald), Sandy Moore, Ray Nopper (friend of Andrea Goble), Jim Oliver (husband of Sherry Schiebel's friend), Bridget Pavlak, Bill Prueter, Linda Prueter, Ted Prueter (father of Bill Prueter), Greg Rayman (uncle of Julie Stokes), Ed Rebisz (relative of Dick Weis), Diane Rench (friend of Richard Farrar), Heather Robinson, Jessica Rogers (friend of Pamela Cook), Martha, David and James Rogers, Zach Rogers (friend of Pamela Cook), Kathy Rossmeisl, Sally & Richard Sawyer (parents of Sarah Bolek), Trina Sexton (friend of Dick Moore), John Shay (friend of Mike & Cherie DeGeorge), Pauline Shumaker (mother of Lisa Conary), Matt Stokes, Nancy Swanson, Lindsay, Chris, & Carson Vidler (niece of Madelyn Berkeley), Liz Wagner (aunt of Lisa McGurgan), Howard Weidemoyer, David Weis (son of Dick Weis), Joy Weis (daughter-in-law of Dick Weis), Dianne Werley (friend of Ann Callahan), Dan Whithaus (friend of Joan Beeler), Harold Wilkey (husband of Cynthia Watter's aunt), Kathy Williams (stepdaughter of Ann Callahan), Laura Wilson, Matthew Wolejsza (son of Nancy & Chet Wolejsza), Marlene Zaborsky

*Please notify the church office of anyone else needing continuing prayers, or if the concern is resolved.

Attendance Last Weekend

Saturday 5:00 PM 25

Sunday 8:30 AM 36

10:00 AM 52

Total: 113

Serving in Worship Sunday

8:30 AM 10:00 AM

Team Leader Elizabeth Cockerham Chuck Dixon

Altar Guild Laura Hurst Ann Callahan

Communion Assts. Laura Hurst Ann Callahan

Lector Elizabeth Cockerham Chris Michel