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Prince of Peace Midweek News

for September 1, 2010

Growing as God's Disciples, we are "Sent to Prolaim! Sent to Invite! Sent to Serve"

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Online Town Hall Forum
with ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson

Sunday, September 19, 2010, at 5 p.m. (EDT)

You’re invited to attend a one-hour live webcast with Bishop Hanson and ELCA members from across the country.

Go to www.elca.org/townhall on Sept. 19 at 5 p.m. EDT and join the conversation.

Here’s how you can participate:

1. Watch the online event live from 5-6 p.m. EDT

2. Log in to post a question

3. Post comments about the forum using Facebook Connect

4. Tweet about the event using the hashtags #ELCA and #BishopHanson

5. Gather members of your congregation for a viewing party

6. View open captioning

7. Promote the event in your congregation with our customizable bulletin insert

NOTE: Questions will not be accepted in advance; no questions can be submitted by phone or e-mail. We ask that you identify yourself by name, city and state in order to submit a question.

Because of the potential volume of questions, the presiding bishop may not be able to address every question that is submitted.

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Finance Team will meet this evening at 6:00.

Confirmation Mentors will meet this evening at 6:30 with the teaching team.

Adult Choir rehearsal this evening at 7:00.

TRANSITION TEAM tomorrow evening at 5:30.

Labor Day Holiday the church office will be closed on Monday.

Confirmation classes begin next Wednesday evening at 6:30.

Staff Meeting next week only on Thursday morning at 11:30.

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Sunday, September 12 will be Fall Ministry Kickoff Day at Prince of Peace. Sunday School classes begin that morning. There will be a new Adult Sunday School offering by yours truly entitled: Spiritual Maturity: Preserving Congregational Health and Balance. Part of our worship services will be dedicated to a Confirmation Covenant in support of this year's confirmands and their families. It will be great day in the life of Prince of Peace, don't miss it!

POTLUCK dinner at noon is part of the festivities--and by POTLUCK we mean that we all participate in preparation of the meal. Sign-ups have been light so far--we will be far hungrier than what has been committed! ! There is a signup sheet on the table in the narthex, please put your name in the appropriate column and come, join the party!

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DISCIPLES Classes are also beginning next week. Please sign-up on the appropriate sheet in the narthex so that materials can be on hand for all participants.

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Sunday's readings are Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 1; Philemon 1-21; and Luke 14:25-33. The theme is Following Means Losing.

Most of all I look forward to seeing you in church!

Blessings,

+ William Say +

Intentional Interim Pastor

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

Springfield, Missouri

Shopping List: for Least of These Immediate Needs

• cereal
• pancake mix and syrup
• chicken
• hamburger
• tuna
• spaghetti sauce and pasta
• suger free jelly and Jell-O
• diapers