Peace Lutheran Church 8240 Blue Ridge Kansas City, MO 64138

January Newsletter

Sunday Worship Services

Traditional 8:30 a.m. Adult and Children Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Contemporary 11:00 a.m.

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January 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

TIME TO UNDECORATE!!!! Any time after 2nd service on

Sunday, January 5th.

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New Year’s Day (No Service)

2 10:00 am John Knox Bible Study

3 Pastor’s Day with family

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5 8:30 am Traditional Service 9:45 am Education Hour 11:00 am Contemporary Service

Mite Box Sunday

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Epiphany

7 9:30 am Topic Leaders 10:00 am Knit/Crochet 10:30 am OWLS 6:30 GIP Board Meeting.

8 9:00 am GIP Chapel 1:30 pm Lydia Circle 6:30 pm Adult Bible Study 7:30 pm Church Council

9 10:00 am John Knox Bible Study 5:30 pm Praise Team

10 Pastor’s Day with family

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12 8:30 am Traditional Service 9:45 am Education Hour 11:00 am Contemporary Service 12:00 pm Confirmation Class

REAP Sunday

13 9:30 am Sewing Bee

14 10:00 am Knit/Crochet 1:00 pm Alpha Circle

15 9:00 am GIP Chapel 6:30 pm Adult Bible Study NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

16 Pastor’s Conference 5:30 Praise Team 6:30 pm Adult Choir

17 Pastor’s Day with family

18 LWML Mtg. – NEW TIME 10:00 am

19 8:30 am Traditional Service 9:45 am Education Hour 11:00 am Contemporary Service 12:00 pm Youth Group

20 Martin Luther King Day 9:30 am Sewing Bee

21 10:00 am Knit/Crochet

22 9:00 am GIP Chapel 9:30 am Book Club 6:30 pm Adult Bible Study

23 10:00 am John Knox Bible Study 5:30 pm Praise Team 6:30 pm Adult Choir

24 Pastor’s Day with family

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26 8:30 am Traditional Service 9:45 am Sunday School

VOTER’S MEETING between services 11:00 am Contemporary Service 6:00 pm Men & Women’s Club

27 9:30 am Sewing Bee

28 10:00 am Knit/Crochet 7:00 pm Elders Meeting

29 9:00 am GIP Chapel 6:30 pm Adult Bible Study

30 10:00 am John Knox Bible Study 5:30 pm Praise Team 6:30 pm Adult Choir

31 Pastor’s Day with family

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Peace Lutheran Church 8240 Blue Ridge Kansas City, MO 64138 peacelutheranlcms.org Phone: 816-353-3813 Pastor: Rev. David Rolf Secretary: Debbie Baldwin Director of Grow in Peace Child Care Center: Carla Hamilton Custodian Dave Ferber 816-803-9714 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Bulletin and Newsletter Items: Send bulletin items

by Wednesday to the

Church Office at peacelutheranlcms@att.net

Send Newsletter items

by the 15th of the preceding

month to Cheryl Enke at

cenke1053@comcast.net

Prayer Chain Requests: You can contact the Church office at: peacelutheranlcms@att.net or contact Pastor Rolf at 816-730-8923

SUNDAY BIBLE STUDY – 9:45 AM

STUDY OF THE BOOK OF 1, 2, & 3 JOHN JOHN CALLS FOLLOWERS OF JESUS TO SHARE IN GOD’S OWN LIFE AND LOVE BY DEVOTING THEMSELVES TO LOVING ONE ANOTHER. WRITTEN BY JOHN, THE ELDER TO HOUSE CHURCH BELIEVERS, 1 JOHN, 2 JOHN, AND 3 JOHN ECHO THE GOSPEL OF JOHN. THEY EMPHASIZE THAT GOD IS LIGHT AND LOVE AND EVERY TRUE BELIEVER WILL DEMONSTRATE GOD’S LIGHT AND LOVE. EACH BOOK ALSO ADDRESSES DECEIVERS, TEACHERS WHO NO LONGER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT JESUS IS THE MESSIAH OR SON OF GOD BUT SPREAD FEAR AND DIVISION AMONG BELIEVERS. ALL LEGITIMATE TEACHERS WILL SHARE THE TRUTH ABOUT JESUS AND THE CROSS, LOVE OTHERS SACRIFICIALLY AND SPREAD LOVE AND LIGHT RATHER THAN FEAR. HE ALSO REMINDS BELIEVERS TO WELCOME TRUE MISSIONARIES WHO TEACH THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS AND LOVE OTHERS. THEY SHOULD NOT WELCOME DECEIVERS OR MAKE IDOLS OF ANYTHING THAT EXALTS ITSELF IN GOD’S PLACE.

WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY – 6:30 PM STUDY OF THE BOOK OF 1 & 2 SAMUEL

GOD’S GRACE IN 1 SAMUEL IS EXEMPLIFIED BY SAMUEL AS A TYPE OF JESUS, SINCE HE IS A PROPHET, PRIEST AND KING. HIS IMPORTANCE AS GOD’S REPRESENTATIVE IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF MOSES, FOR HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE CONTINUITY OF THE COVENANT DURING THE TRANSITION FROM THE RULE OF JUDGES TO THE REIGN OF KINGS. IN THIS STUDY WE SEE HOW GOD CONTINUES TO REMAIN FAITHFUL, EVEN WHEN THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL DO NOT. THEIR KING, SAUL, MAKES SEVERAL MISTAKES AND ANGERS THE LORD, BUT THE LORD RAISES UP FOR ISRAEL A NEW KING, DAVID. THIS STUDY WILL SHOW HOW GOD’S KINGDOM WAS ESTABLISHED AND DESIGNED, GIVING US A CLEARER PICTURE OF HOW WE SHOULD LIVE AS GOD’S SUBJECTS UNDER HIS REIGN.

THURSDAY JOHN KNOX BIBLE STUDY – 10:00 AM

STUDY OF THE BOOK OF MATTHEW MATTHEW PRESENTS HIS THEME IN THE FIRST VERSE: JESUS AS THE FULFILLMENT OF PROPHECY AND OF ISRAEL’S EXPECTATION. MATTHEW’S MAIN PURPOSE IS TO PROVE TO HIS JEWISH READERS THAT JESUS IS THEIR MESSIAH. HE DOES THIS PRIMARILY BY SHOWING HOW JESUS IN HIS LIFE AND MINISTRY FULFILLED THE O T SCRIPTURES. AS A FORMER TAX COLLECTOR (ALSO CALLED “LEVI”), MATTHEW WAS QUALIFIED TO WRITE AN ACCOUNT OF JESUS LIFE AND TEACHINGS. A TAX COLLECTOR OF THAT DAY MUST KNOW GREEK, AND BE A LITERATE, WELL-ORGANIZED MAN. SOME THINK THAT MATTHEW WAS THE “RECORDER” AMONG THE DISCIPLES AND TOOK NOTES OF JESUS’ TEACHING. WE MIGHT SAY THAT WHEN MATTHEW FOLLOWED JESUS, HE LEFT EVERYTHING BEHIND-EXCEPT HIS PEN AND PAPER. ”MATTHEW NOBLY USED HIS LITERARY SKILL TO BECOME THE FIRST MAN EVER TO COMPILE AN ACCOUNT OF THE TEACHING OF JESUS.” THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW ALSO TRIUMPHANTLY ENDS WITH JESUS COMMANDING HIS FOLLOWERS TO MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL THE NATIONS (MATTHEW 28:19-20)

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LWML (Lutheran Women’s Missionary League)

God’s Blessings in the New Year!!!

As we start this New Year untouched and unmarred, may we try to do better than the year just past. May we be more caring, more understanding, more compassionate, more wise and kinder. How will we use the days of the New Year? How will we use the time God places in our hands? Let us seek the

Lord in prayer and place our future plans in God’s care. The topic for the January, 2020, Circle meeting is found in the Winder 2019 Quarterly on page 16, entitled “Beautiful Savior”, authored by Shari Miller, Montana District LWML President. Roll call word “Scars” (physical or of the heart) Alpha Circle will meet Tuesday, January 14th, at 1:00 p.m. at the home of Darsa Clay with Jana Harms as her co-hostess. Topic will be led by Ruth Brackman. Cindy McCubbin will check the acolyte robes for laundering or mending needs. For more information, please call the President of Alpha Circle, Wanda Thurnau at 816-524-8099. Lydia Circle will meet Wednesday, January 15th, at 1:30 p.m. in the Church Fellowship Hall. Lisa Thornton and Lois Gilham will host the meeting. Kathleen Jarvis will lead the topic. For more information, please call Kathleen Jarvis, Vice-President of Lydia Circle, at 816-763-2894. “Thank you and Thank you.” What a tremendous year we had at Peace. All because our wonderful congregation stepped up, rolled up their sleeves and showed what they are really made of. School supplies were provided for our childcare, cushions in the hall windows were replaced, and renovations in the Fellowship Hall included new chairs. The kitchen was rearranged to help those preparing meals—65th Anniversary dinner was served to over 200 people and Thanksgiving dinner was served to more than 250 people. LWML bake sale raised funds for Beautiful Savior Home and Lutheran High School. Quilts made by the Sewing Bee ladies were distributed to agencies around the area. May God bless each and everyone in our congregation for the tremendous support given, be it funds or muscle in sprucing up our church, but also providing assistance needed in our community. “Prayer Service” – “Living in Love, Bearing Fruit” - We are chosen and called to bear fruit for Jesus. We do this as we live in His love, not only in our home or church, but also in the world, where it is often more difficult to lose others. The author of this Prayer Service is Rev. Dr. Gregory S Walton, a native New Yorker. He is a graduate of Concordia College in Bronxville, New York and Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. NEW TIME – Starting in January, the LWML Unit Meeting will start at 10:00 a.m. and will be hosted by Alpha Circle. “Whoever loves God must also love his brother”, (1 John 4:21) Ruth Oexman, Communications Chairperson

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Altar Flowers

There is a new flower calendar for members to sign-up for remembrance of

special occasions, such as birthdays, anniversaries, etc. This calendar will be

located by the entrance to the coat room. If you would like to purchase altar

flowers for 2020, please sign the calendar to reserve your date.

Contact Peggy Noah for options and pricing. Cell: 816-627-9129

Religious Display Case

The Religious Display Case has individual cards for most every occasion

available for fifty cents ($0.50). Get Well, Birthday, Praying for You,

Sympathy, Thinking of You, Wedding, Anniversary and Thank You cards

are available. All boxed cards are five dollars ($5.00).

This is a service provided for the congregation by the LWML. LWML Ladies

are available to help every Sunday.

BOOK CLUB

The Book Club meets on the 4th Wednesday of each

month at 9:30 a.m. At the time of this writing, the

book information for the meeting on January 22nd

had not been received.

Contact Peggy Noah or Cathy Kuhn for details.

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Raytown Emergency Assistance Program (R.E.A.P.)

Reap Sunday is Sunday, January 6th. There is a special place in the entryway to receive your donations.

This month’s suggestion is 2 lbs flour and/or 2 lb sugar

Small Crisco Individual salt & pepper

Thank you for helping our Raytown Neighbor!

TIME TO UNDECORATE!

The Christmas decorations were beautiful, but now it is time to take

them down and put them away until November 28, 2020, when we

do it again.

Decorations may be taken down after the second service on January

5th. If you purchased a poinsettia, please make arrangements to

pick them up after second service or on Monday, January 6th.

Any extra hands would be welcomed!

LADIES’ CLUB The Ladies’ Club will meet on Sunday, January 26th, at 6:00 pm in the

Fellowship Hall. After a devotion, we will play white elephant

BINGO and enjoy a HOT CHOCOLATE BAR! Our get together is

usually over by 7:30 pm.

We usually meet the 4th Sunday of each month.

Contact Barbara Nave for more information at 816-835-7228 or bnave12@gmail.com.

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Sewing Bee

Yes! We did it! We completed 142 quilts and 72 lap robes and baby quilts during 2019. They were given away to the following places: Lutheran Urban Mission Agency Ozanam Home Raytown Emergency Assistance Program House of Hope St. Louis Seminary Students Beautiful Savior Home Mother’s Refuge

This year 12 quilts were purchased by congregation members and the donations were put in our fund for purchasing batting and other supplies for making quilts in 2020. We appreciate it very much. This has been an ongoing project since 2002. Many, many quilts, lap robes and baby quilts have been made and given away.

The following ladies attended in 2019: Dorily Miller Sue Bollman Julia Kleschulte Judy Bray Norma Whitaker Ruth Oexman Cara Ewart Helen Sunderland Ruth Cooper Wanda Thurnau Jana Harms Darla Wolters Theresa Mitchell Mae Walter

Contact one of these ladies if you would like more information.

If your excuse for not coming is “I don’t sew”, there are many other ways to help – such as sorting, pressing, marking, cutting, designing and tacking. We accomplish a lot and have fun and fellowship, too. If you can’t come every Monday, come whenever you can. We meet in the Fellowship Hall about 9:30 a.m., bring a sack lunch and stay into the afternoon. We plan to resume meeting January 13th.

SAVE, SAVE, SAVE

Please save your Best Choice UPC’s: 1,000 were sent in during December to receive a check for $60.00 which goes into our Mission Fund to buy supplies for making quilts. Also save “Box Tops for Education”, but not Campbell soup labels. Save cancelled postage stamps (but no Christmas or Flag Forever stamps). Containers for these are on the shelf in the Narthex.

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Weather Closings:

As we prepare for possible inclement weather, we want to

remind you of our closing procedures. Any time we close the

church, we send an email announcement through the Prayer

Chain. Please call the church office to ensure we have your

current information. We will also post closings on the Local

Stations: WDAF Fox 4, KCTV5, KMBC 9, KSHB 41.

VOTER’S MEETING

Sunday, January 26, 2020

between services in the Fellowship Hall

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Peace Lutheran Church Sunday Worship Schedule

January 2020

January 5 January 12 January 19 January 26

Celebrating the Epiphany of

Our Lord (Jan 6)

First Sunday

after Epiphany

Second Sunday after Epiphany

Third Sunday after Epiphany

Liturgy 8:30

Divine Service One Page 151

with Communion

Divine Service Two Page 167

Divine Service Three Page 184

with Communion

Divine Service Four Page 203

11:00 Contemporary

with Communion Contemporary

Contemporary with Communion

Contemporary

Ushers John Brackman, Carl Repper, Linda Curtis, Elaine Nolen

Elders 8:30 Gary Thurnau, Bruce Johnson, Reed McCubbin, Joe Rice

11:00 Dave Loesch, Jeff Gardner

Greeters 8:30 Cindy McCubbin Jim/Cara Ewart Wanda/Gary Thurnau Dennis/Carol Head

11:00 Jeff/Linda Gardner Homer/Ruth

Oexman Punky McDaniel Jeff/Linda Gardner

Altar Guild

8:30 Reed/Cindy McCubbin

11:00 Punky McDaniel/Benavides Family Altar Care Cindy/Reed McCubbin

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1 Iris Racy-McClinton 1 Hannah Turos 3 Bruce Cooper 4 Ina Huth 5 Barbara Nave 7 Wanda Thurnau 8 Jean Roberts 10 Brian Jenkins 10 Alaina Schroeter 11 George Bollman 11 Elijah Truelove, Jr. 15 Hugo Morales 15 Homer Oexman 16 Shanon Cody 18 Sia Moshi 18 Heather Worthington 19 Yvonne Mills 19 Kent Scott 20 Jermaine Love 21 Corean Racy-McClinton 22 Bonnie Haney 23 Drew Thurnau 24 Cleta Marks 24 Olivia Pittard 26 James Stansbury 28 Shonta Shelby

1 Shannon Collins 1 Mary Flesher 1 Bruce Johnson 1 Marsha Johnson 1 Sara Kirchhoff 1 Sandy Olson 1 Mary Turos 2 Matt Clemons 3 Laurence Bellach 3 Juli Seutter 5 Ryan Gaulding 8 Dee Rice 10 Dean Huth 10 Dave Loesch 11 George Bollman 11 Christine Grace 14 Daniel Seutter 15 Jenny Schultz 17 Mae Walter 18 Jake Gish 18 Steve Slater 19 Elisabeth Kluepfel 22 Amera Bauroth 22 Darby Raines 22 Jamison Raines 23 James Autrey 24 Bruce Cooper 26 Taityana Haislip 26 Deanna Staehling 27 Homer Oexman 28 Shonta Shelby 31 Taylor Goodman

1 Reed/Cindy McCubbin 1967 1 Michael/Iva Pickler 1988 19 Richard/Connie Shepard 1990 24 Jay/Marla Copeland 1970

January 2020

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Grow in Peace Child Care

Center News

LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD

www.gipchildcare.org

director@gipchildcare.org

“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within

me.” Psalm 51:10

“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed

away; behold, the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17

Welcome to Grow in Peace – New Enrollments

Isabella Hunter – Infant

Maya Loredo - Infant

Ace Bailey - Toddler

May God bless the early learning you will receive

while with us!

WANT TO DONATE to Grow in Peace? Here is how you can –

Directly to GIP – with cash, checks, ACH and card swipe.

Through GIP’s Facebook “Donate” button, Through Amazon Smile charities amazon.com,

Through “Cash App” - $growinpeacedirector, and also designate your Thrivent Choice Funds to come to Grow

in Peace. We are a not-for-profit facility so you can use the donation as a deduction on your taxes!

GIP Philosophy Statement

Grow in Peace Child Care Center shall provide a safe Christian

environment with loving, experienced, and professional staff that

recognize parents have the primary responsibility in skill development

and Christian training for their children. As an outreach ministry of

Peace Lutheran Church, we strive to set an example of Christ's Love

through God's Word and assist in the spiritual, intellectual, emotional,

social and physical development of the children entrusted to our care.

“Helping children grow in wisdom and in grace.”

January, 2020 816-353-3910 main (353-7826)2nd line

Upcoming Dates to Remember January 1, 2020 – New Years Day Grow in Peace CLOSED January 20, 2020 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Happy New Year 2020 from all of us at Grow in Peace!

Future Dates

February 14th – Valentine’s Day February 17th – Presidents Day February 26th – Ash Wednesday March 8th – Daylight Savings TIme GIP is asking for donations of items for classroom usage: Money donations to purchase new playground equipment and help

to fix it up for the children to play safely. Thank you.

Open Invitation to Attend Church Services >> We invite you to come and explore Peace Lutheran Church and the ministries it serves. If you would like more info,

please ask Ms. Carla or call the Church office at 353-3813 to speak with Pastor David Rolf

Opportunities for worship and Bible Study include:

Traditional Service at 8:30am on Sunday's

Contemporary Service at 11:00am on Sunday's

Sunday Bible Study 9:45 to 10:45am on Sunday’s

Midweek Bible Study 6:30 to 7:45pm on Wednesday’s

Look for the Church on the web at www.peacelutheranlcms.org

and on Facebook at

http://www.facebook.com/#!/PeaceLutheranChurchKansasCity or

visit in person during one of the service times or Bible Study times.

Peace Lutheran exists to encourage and equip Christ followers to

grow their faith, live their faith and to share their faith.