This Week at Prince of Peace...

The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost August 16, 2015

This Sunday's Readings

Proverbs 9:1-6; Psalm 34:9-14; Ephesians 5:15-20

GOSPEL: John 6:51-58

Jesus said, I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."

The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" So Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day; for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died. But the one who eats this bread will live forever."

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

Please remember in your prayers this week...

Recently Added

Haris (friend of Greg Von Wald)

Lisa Adams, Emily Adams-Muhler, & Jim McNerney

Rose Marie Galecke (grandniece of Sherry Schiebel)

Robert Gowing (father of Scott Gowing)

Mary Christine Hevner (sister of Judy Wooldridge)

Mark Miller (friend of Butler family)

Suzanne Szaloczi (friend of Sherry Schiebel)

Stephen Farrar (brother of Richard Farrar)

Laurie (friend of Lisa Adams)

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 15 - Worship will be held at 5:00 pm

Sunday, August 16 - Worship will be held at 8:30 & 10:00 am

Next Weekend...

Saturday, August 22 - Worship will be held at 5:00 pm

Sunday, August 23 - Worship will be held at 8:30 & 10:00 am

Looking Ahead...

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

Saturday, Aug 15 7:45 AM Men's Group

5:00 PM Worship

Sunday, Aug 16 8:30 AM Worship

10:00 AM Worship

Monday, Aug 17 7:00 PM Summer Bible Study

Tuesday, Aug 18 10:00 AM Quilters

Saturday, Aug 22 7:45 AM Men's Group

5:00 PM Worship

Sunday, Aug 23 8:30 AM Worship

10:00 AM Worship

August 29&30 Blessing of the Backpacks

Tuesday, Sept 1 12:30 PM Women's Bible Study resumes

Wednesday, Sept 2 7:30 PM Adult Choir Rehearsals Kick-off

Thursday, Sept 3 7:00 PM Confirmation Parent Info Session

Monday, Sept 7 Labor Day - Church Office Closed

Thursday, Sept 10 7:30 PM Women's Book Group

Sunday, Sept 13 Sunday School Rally Day

Saturday, Sept 19 11:00 AM PoP Playgroup at Hadley's Playground

6:15 PM Saturday Dinner Out at Cava Grill

Click here for a complete calendar

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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 September Glad Tidings deadline is Sunday, August 16. Please submit your articles, photos, etc. to Martha Rogers.

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.) 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.

Something different to do this summer with the kids!!! Lutheran World Relief collects quilts to deliver all over the world. They also collect Personal Care Kits, Baby Care Kits, Fabric Kits, Fleece Tied Blankets, and School Kits. If you would like to make one or more of these kits, we can deliver them when we deliver the quilts in late September (exact date TBD). For complete directions, see http://lwr.org/personalcarekits.

Tables for All is a fun adult fellowship program in which potluck meals are shared with other members of Prince of Peace. The meals are hosted at the homes of members; guests provide some of the food. The 2015-16 series will consist of three rounds: Oct-Nov, Jan-Feb, and March-May. The exact dates and times are determined by mutual agreement of the host and guests. The usual host and guest list includes eight people. Sorry, this program is just for adults, but we can help identify potential babysitters. After you sign up, you'll be provided with a schedule letting you know when you are hosting or attending. The food assignment is also specified: main dish (host), side dish, salad and bread, or dessert. Tables for All is a wonderful way to meet others at Prince of Peace and to reconnect with old friends. Sign up in the narthex or email Lisa Woodard.

KIDS: bring your backpack with you to worship on August 29th or 30th! We will bless your backpacks during the children's message as you begin a new school year. If you don't attend school or daycare, please feel free to bring a coloring book or some other item that you do 'work' in at home. BIG kids (middle and high school) - please bring your backpacks too and join the younger kids up front that day. The more the merrier!

Please join the PoP Adult Choir for the Fall 2015 season! Adult choir is for people who want to praise God with great music and fun filled fellowship. We rehearse Wednesdays 7:30-9:00pm starting on Wednesday, September 2. We are preparing for a Christmas Cantata again this year, please join and be part of a musical celebration with us. For more info, please contact the Choir Director, Claire Cho.

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.

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. 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!

On Saturday, September 19 at 11:00 am it's time to bring out the trikes and meet us at Falls Road Park (12600 Falls Rd). We'll be at Hadley's Playground, a unique and fully accessible playground that allows children of all ages and abilities to play together. 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, September 19 around 6:15 pm at Cava Grill in the Kentlands. All are welcome!

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!

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 on September 1st.

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!

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), Mary Chamblin (grandmother of Cassidy Solomon), 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), 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), Steven Hill, 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), Pastor Les Stano, 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 23

Sunday 8:30 AM 34

10:00 AM 71

Total: 128

Serving in Worship Sunday

8:30 AM 10:00 AM

Team Leader Laura Garretson Gordon Gipe

Altar Guild Laura Hurst Susan Tritinger

Communion Assts. Laura Hurst Susan Tritinger

Lector Gregg Claycamp Dan Gibson