This Week at Prince of Peace...

Holy Trinity Sunday May 22, 2016

This Sunday's Readings

Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-3; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5

GOSPEL: John 16:12-15

Jesus said to the disciples, I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

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

Please remember in your prayers this week...

Recently Added

Grace Onyambu
Amanda Pickard (friend of Kathryn Riley)

Alexandrea Valentine (fiancee of Matt Berninger)

Carol Buck (friend of Sherry Schiebel)

Stephen R. Farrar (brother of Richard Farrar)

Roberta Stover (aunt of Tracy Solomon)

Thanksgiving

Baptism of Paige Fitzpatrick (daughter of Suzanna & Glenn Fitzpatrick)

Birth of Aaron Miles Flores (son of Marie & Ari Flores)

Our Sunday School 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, May 21 - Worship will be held at 5:00 pm

Habitat for Humanity Work Day

Sunday, May 22 - Worship will be held at 8:30 & 11:00 am

Sunday School will be held at 9:45 am

Adult Study "Divine Drama" at 9:45 am

Paige Fitzpatrick will be baptized at the 11:00 am service

Sunday School Leader Recognition will be held at both Sunday services

Bake Sale fundraiser for Youth Summer Packets after each Sunday service!

Pastor Christine's Baby Shower will be held at 1:30 pm

Confirmation Theme Event will be held at 6:00 pm

Next Weekend...

Memorial Day Weekend

Saturday, May 28 - Worship will be held at 5:00 pm

Sunday, May 29 - One Sunday Worship service will be held at 9:30 am

Yard Sale prep begins at 10:30 am!

Yard Sale drop off begins at 12:00 pm

Looking Ahead...

Thursday, May 19 6:00 PM Faith-Full Families

6:30 PM Body & Soul Group Exercise

7:30 PM Books & Beer Men's Book Club

7:30 PM Grace Notes

Saturday, May 21 Habitat for Humanity Work Day

7:45 AM Men's Group

5:00 PM Worship

Sunday, May 22 Bake Sale & Recognition of SS Leaders

8:30 AM Worship

9:45 AM Sunday School & "Divine Drama"

11:00 AM Worship

1:30 PM Pr. Christine's Baby Shower

6:00 PM Confirmation Theme Event

Tuesday, May 24 10:00 AM Quilters

12:30 PM Women's Bible Study

Thursday, May 26 6:30 PM Body & Soul Group Exercise

7:30 PM Grace Notes

Saturday, May 28 7:45 AM Men's Group

5:00 PM Worship

Sunday, May 29 9:30 AM Worship (only 1 Sunday Service)

Memorial Day 10:30 AM Yard Sale Prep

Weekend 12:00 PM Yard Sale Drop Off Begins

Monday, May 30 9:00 AM Yard Sale Drop Off Continues

Tuesday, May 30-6/3 10AM-9PM Yard Sale Prep

Saturday, June 4 7AM-2PM Yard Sale

Thursday, June 9 7:30 PM Women's Book Group

Saturday, June 11 8:40 AM Derek Sheely Lead the Way Race

Saturday, June 11 6:15 PM Saturday Dinner Out at Yoyogi Sushi

Sunday, June 12 Recognition of Graduates

Sunday, June 12 10:45 AM Confirmation Family Potluck

Saturday, June 25 7:00 PM PoP Game Night

Click here for a complete calendar

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COMING SOON -- Debt Reduction Campaign: Foundations for Our Future (read more here!)

Our next Habitat for Humanity Work Day is Saturday, May 21 8:30-3:30. To volunteer, sign up online and let our coordinator Chris Michel know. Location is 7110 East Cedar St, Landover, MD. Skilled labor is not required, but you need to be 18 years old to volunteer.

Faith-Full Families' Pentecost event will be held Thursday, May 19 from 6-7:30pm in the Fellowship Hall. Families with pre-school - elementary age children, and their siblings, are invited for dinner, crafts, a Bible story and fellowship. Sign up in the narthex, email Judy Bruening or just come! We will provide a main dish. If you would like to bring a side dish/salad or a dessert sign up in the narthex or let Judy know. If you just have younger children, you are welcome to join us for fellowship, too. Questions? Contact Judy Bruening.

Coming This Sunday (5/22): A Bake Sale to raise money for Summer Packets!

Enjoy our special treats while helping our youth purchase supplies for needy children. (Gluten-free & vegan snacks available too!) The 4th-6th graders are putting together Summer Packets for the same children we support with the Giving Tree. The Packet includes at least one book, a composition book and a pencil. The kids are collecting gently used children's books (preschool - middle school). You can also help by donating composition books. Collection boxes are in the narthex. Questions? Contact Bertha Carreras (bgcarreras@gmail.com).

Sunday School wraps up this Sunday with our Sunday School Leader Recognition ~ Thanks to our dedicated Sunday School leaders for their loving commitment to our children!

Opening Leaders - Danielle Drobny, Eardie Baka, Jean Bernstein, Rebecca Claycamp, Adriana Larios

with tech support by Jon Conary, Chris Michel, Jason Mills

Preschool-Kindergarten - Jamie Pflasterer, Stephanie Mills

Elementary Workshop Leaders - Lisa Conary, Janet Levine, Anne Witten

Shepherds - Sanna Sander, Bill & Sally Acheson

Middle School Leaders - Samuel Bornhorst, Tom Panning

High School Leader - Judy Bruening with AJ Oddo

Sunday School Superintendent - Janet Levine

The leaders appreciate the participation of our learners. We look forward to seeing you this summer at worship and VBS, and on September 11th when Sunday school resumes!

The Women's Book Group and Fellowship committee are hosting a Baby Shower for Pastor Christine on Sunday, May 22 from 1:30-3:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Please contact Deborah Dixon ASAP if you are interested in attending.

The PoP Yard Sale will be held on Saturday, June 4^th from 7am - 2pm! We will be accepting donations for our Yard Sale starting Sunday, May 29^th from Noon - 9pm thru Thursday, June 2^nd. If you haven't already volunteered to help, please sign up in the narthex! We also need sign ups for donations of food and drinks! We look forward to everyone in the congregation being able to assist in some way in making the Yard Sale a success! This is our opportunity to provide low cost goods to people in our community who are in need; to recycle and re-use as part of our commitment to good environmental stewardship; and to give proceeds and donated items to organizations in our community that help those who are struggling.

Books and Beer, aka The Men's Book Club, continues with a lively discussion of There Is a God by Antony Flew. On Thursday, May 19 at 7:30 pm, we will meet at the home of Mike DeGeorge. Please RSVP to Mike. All men of PoP and male friends are cordially invited.

Take Note: Our Summer Worship schedule begins Next Sunday! From Memorial Day Weekend (5/29) through Labor Day Weekend (9/4), we'll have ONE SUNDAY SERVICE at 9:30 am, followed by fellowship! The Saturday 5 pm service will also continue each weekend.

Celebrating a Graduation this year? We are having a special Recognition of Graduates on Sunday, June 12th. If you or someone in your household is graduating, please email a brief bio to the Office by Wednesday, June 1 including: Name, School, Degree (include any honors), and Post-graduation plans. Thanks!

Registration is now open for Vacation Bible School! VBS is scheduled for July 25th - 29th (9am-12pm). This year's theme is "Cave Quest - Following Jesus the Light of the World". VBS is for children ages 3 (potty trained) through entering 5th grade. Registration forms are available in the narthex and on the PoP website. Registration fee is $50 per participant with a max of $150 per family. Each family will receive a CD of the VBS music and a T-shirt for each child. Need based scholarships are available. Invite your friends and neighbors to join us for an over-the-top underground adventure! Questions? Contact Lori Kohne.

During the month of May we are hosting a drive for Gaithersburg HELP, collecting what they need most: canned fruit and tuna! Please be sure to pick up a can or two when you go to the store to help keep the pantry in constant supply this summer. Donations can be dropped off in the foyer.

Join Body and Soul for group exercise on Thursday, May 19 & 26 from 6:30-7:30 pm in the Youth Center. After that, the program will move outdoors for the summer months and will meet on a limited schedule.

Weather permitting, we will meet to exercise at various locations (Quince Orchard HS, Soccerplex, C&O Canal). Pick up a schedule from the narthex or contact Marybeth Stockman for more info.

Our Worship Services require the efforts of many dedicated volunteers. Please help by serving as usher, greeter and/or snack helper. Signup through VolunteerSpot or contact the Office. You will be scheduled approximately once every two months (with the ability to reschedule). Thank you for contributing your time and talents! Many hands make light work!

The Women's Book Group moves in a new direction in June, discussing Still Missing by Chevy Stevens, a novel about a woman's abduction, survival, and the aftermath. Nancy Morton hosts the gathering Thursday, June 9 at 7:30 pm at her home in Germantown. Please bring your ideas for future book discussions as we will select books for September and beyond at the meeting. Members must read the book before recommending it. RSVP to Nancy.

Join us for our next Saturday Dinner Out on June 11 around 6:15 pm at Yoyogi Sushi in Kentlands (328 Main St). All are welcome!

There will be a POP Game Night on Saturday, June 25 from 7-10pm in the Fellowship Hall. Bring out your favorite board game or try someone else's. This event is open to all and recommended for ages 13+. Contact Christian Michel if you have any questions.

Fruitful Fields, the Prince of Peace Community Garden, has fenced-in plots for your favorite herbs, vegetables and flowers. The garden areas are located behind the Besecker Center, individual plots surround the three central plots in which food is grown for Gaithersburg HELP. We also need help watering, weeding and harvesting produce for donation. For more info or to help, contact Marybeth Stockman or sign up in the narthex.

Women's Bible Study continues their study of the book Accidental Saints by Nadia Bolz-Weber on Tuesdays at 12:30 pm. You do not need to attend every week. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Christine.

The Flower Chart for 2016 has been posted and May 29^th and most dates in June are still open! Sign up on the bulletin board or email the Office.

The Serving in Worship schedule for May & June has been posted on our website and the bulletin board in the narthex. Please review it and make arrangements for any conflicts. Thanks!

Lutheran Disaster Response ~ The last few months have been a somber season. We have seen one of the highest concentrations of significant disasters in decades. As a church we are called to respond. Through Lutheran Disaster Response, your gifts will provide help and hope in the face of devastation. Thanks to a generous donor, your gifts now will be matched - dollar for dollar - until we reach $100,000. Visit the ELCA Disaster Response webpage to donate or learn more about how you can help.

Registration is open for the final Derek Sheely LEAD THE WAY 4.0-Mile Run and 1-Mile Walk on Saturday, June 11 at 8:40 am at Northwest High School in Germantown. Help increase awareness of concussions and support advancements in education, prevention, and treatment of traumatic brain injuries. Visit www.thedereksheelyfoundation.org for more info, to register, or to donate. We also need volunteers; please email Kristen Sheely for info.

Mar-Lu-Ridge Summer Camp Registration is now open!

Send a child or grandchild to week-long camps like Adventure, Arts, Sports, Service, Cooking, Horseback, Pioneer, and Swimming Camp - something for everyone; located in nearby Jefferson, MD. Brochures are available on the bulletin board; or visit www.mar-lu-ridge.org to view the Summer 2016 Brochure, register online, and download forms for camp. Attend an Open House on Sunday, May 22 (2-4:30pm). Summer Camp is a great adventure; join the fun!

We are experiencing phone problems in the Office. If you do not get through, please wait a few minutes and try again. Email is a great way to reach us: Office, Pastor Steve, Pastor Christine.

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Debt Reduction Campaign: Foundations for Our Future

Where we are now...

Our mortgage is paid every month out of our Debt Reduction Fund. We have a little more than ten years left on our mortgage, with our monthly payment just under $3,000. Right now we are not bringing in enough monthly donations designated to the Debt Reduction Fund to cover our monthly payment. We are luckily not operating in a deficit because we have some money in the fund that we can use to cover the difference. Every month we are using about $1,000 from the pool of money in the fund, along with our monthly donations to the fund, in order to make our mortgage payment. Although we are able to make our mortgage payments right now, our excess funds will eventually run out.

Where we need to be...

In order to make our monthly mortgage payments, we need to increase our donations to the Debt Reduction Fund. Any donations received above the mortgage amount can be applied to the principal, at the treasurer's discretion.

Where we want to be...

Ideally, we would like to try to get to a place where we can double our mortgage payments, which would result in paying off our mortgage early. An early payoff would result in Prince of Peace having more options, financially, for ministries and/or building improvements.

What can we start to do now?

We would like to ask the congregation to prayerfully consider making additional donations to the Debt Reduction fund in order to 1) make the mortgage payments, and 2) hopefully begin to make additional payments to pay off the mortgage early. Please be sure that any additional donations you are providing are designated to the Debt Reduction Fund.

Who can answer questions I may have?

A Debt Reduction Campaign team is being formed to head these efforts. If you have any questions about the campaign or the Debt Reduction Fund, please contact Sarah Yonder, the council liaison on the team.

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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
Worship Volunteers (Ushers, Snack volunteers, Greeters)

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 - PoP Members

Eardie Baka, Carol Barotti, Elizabeth Langum Chung, David family, Goodwin family, Laura Hampe, Steven Hill, Jessica Jeffery, Roy Johnson, Pat Juhrs, Greta Kunkle, Mike Langum, Remi Langum, Kaitlyn McGurgan & her family, Sandy Moore, Heather Robinson, David Rogers, James Rogers, Martha Rogers, Julie Stokes, Nancy Swanson, Laura Wilson.

Continuing Prayers - Family & Friends

Rohanie Bacchus (friend of Sherry Schiebel), Scott Baka (son of Eardie Baka), Shea Baldwin (daughter of Becca & Jeremy Baldwin), Margaux Bereston (friend of Cherie DeGeorge), Fred Chamblin (father of Tracy Solomon), The Rev. Jeong & Nam Cho (parents of Claire Cho), Sydney Clark (friend of Cathy Berninger), Joanne Claycamp (mother of Gregg Claycamp), Keith Cobb (father of Allan Cobb), Pete Corbin (father of Laura Hurst), Gilda & Khaleesi Damiani (friends of Tonya Meyer & Amy Ceralde), Victor DeGeorge (uncle of Mike DeGeorge), Kathy Drake (friend of Dave & Nancy Swanson), Paula Everitt (relative of Amy Rossmeisl), Nathan Farrar (nephew of Richard Farrar), Ruth Garretson (grandmother of Kelly Garretson), Torie Gensch (friend of Sherry Schiebel), Kelly Gibson (sister of Dan Gibson), Karen Griese (mother of Kari Oakes), Joni Hanley (friend of Jean Bernstein), Haris (friend of Greg Von Wald), Ralph Heckel, Mary Christine Hevner (sister of Judy Wooldridge), Janet Howard (friend of Nettie Horne), Mario Ierardi and family (friend of Debra Aplan), Christopher Johnson (son of Roy Johnson), Kim (friend of Donna Von Wald), Bill Kratz (father of Laura Garretson), Lisa Law (friend of Lisa Adams' friend), Tim Leiss, Margaret Mahan (mother of Julie Boyce), Mark Miller (friend of Butler family), Debbie Mulhern (friend of Martha Rogers), Jayson Musser (friend of the Butler family), Ray Nopper (friend of Andrea Goble), Jo Ann Oddo (grandmother of AJ Oddo), Louise Pascal (aunt of David Rogers), Bill Prueter, Linda Prueter, Ted Prueter (father of Bill Prueter), Greg Rayman (uncle of Julie Stokes), Prema Ramanathan, Richard Sawyer (father of Sarah Bolek), Cindy Shaw (cousin of Lisa Adams), John Shay (friend of Mike & Cherie DeGeorge), Richard Sherman (cousin of Gordon Gipe), Pauline Shumaker (mother of Lisa Conary), Kathy Tezla (relative of Sofi Yanevskyy), Howard Weidemoyer, Jerry & Carol Weisdock (parents of Jean Bernstein), Dianne Werley (friend of Ann Callahan), Kathy Williams (stepdaughter of Ann Callahan), Katina Williams (friend of Steven Hill), Matthew Wolejsza (son of Nancy & Chet Wolejsza).

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

Attendance Last Weekend

Saturday 5:00 PM 29

Sunday 8:30 AM 52

11:00 AM 72

Total: 153

Serving in Worship Sunday

8:30 AM 11:00 AM

Team Leader Elizabeth Cockerham Gordon Gipe

Altar Guild Melanie Zobel Ann Callahan

Communion Asst. John Zimmermann Ann Callahan

Lector Jon Conary Chuck Dixon