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The Peace Press

"Following Jesus together, Building Faith"

AUGUST 2014

Prayer and

Preparation

8:30-9:00 AM

Bible Study Hour

9:00-10:00 AM

Sunday Worship

10:00-11:15 AM August 3: † Communion Sunday † Elk Grove Food Bank Collection August 8: †4F’s Luncheon August 11: † Deacon Meeting August 18: † Session Meeting

BEING RENEWED IN HEART AND SOUL In August, we continue our Sunday morning Bible Study on the Letter to the Hebrews. As we do so, we are reminded of how Jesus can renew us in our heart and soul. In Hebrews 12:1-3, the author tells us, "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." Summer is a time for vacation, for rest and for renewal. We are reminded that if we want to enjoy spiritual renewal, we need to refocus on Jesus. We can enjoy rest and renewal by letting go of the heavy loads and burdens we are carrying, the sins that hinder and entangle us. We do this by confessing our sins, by repenting of how we have tried to live in our own strength and ability. We can enjoy renewal and rest if we fix our eyes on Him, choosing to persevere in following Him, in listening to Him and in being led by Him. If we return to staying close to Jesus, we will be renewed and be encouraged to hope and to trust in Him. During this month of August, let us enjoy renewal and rest in Jesus by fixing our eyes and lives on being like Jesus. Jesus loves you and I do too!

God bless you!

Pastor Brian

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Worship News

CONTINUING OUR SERMON SERIES We continue with our sermon series on Paul's Letter to the Romans on "Belonging to Jesus." In Romans, Paul shares with us the Gospel, that it is Jesus alone who saves and that it is Jesus alone who can reconcile us to God. In Romans, Paul reminds us that all of us have sinned and all of us need Jesus to save us. We are saved only as we come to Jesus in faith. As we move more deeply into a relationship with Jesus and as we are filled with the Holy Spirit, we can enter into the new life He has for us and discover what it means for us to truly belong to Jesus.

ADULT BIBLE STUDY ON HEBREWS CONTINUES We will continue our adult Bible Study during the Study Hour on the Letter to the Hebrews. As we study Hebrews, we will be reminded of the complete supremacy and sufficiency of Jesus as the revealer and mediator of God's grace. We are to persevere in our faith, knowing that it is Jesus alone who can save us and reconcile us to God. Sunday, July 27 Hebrews 12:1-6 "Surrounded by a Cloud of Witnesses" Sunday, August 3 Hebrews 12:7-13 "Sharing in His Holiness" Sunday, August 10 Hebrews 12:14-24 "Living in Peace" Sunday August 17 Hebrews 12:24-29 "Being Thankful" Sunday, August 24 Hebrews 13:1-10 "Keep on Loving Each Other" Sunday, August 31 Hebrews 13:11-22 "Offering Sacrifices of Praise"

AUGUST 2014 WORSHIP PLANS Sunday, August 3 Communion Sunday Romans 10:1-21 "Trusting in Jesus as Lord" Sunday, August 10 Guest Preacher, Pastor Rick Hull Pastor Brian on Vacation Sunday, August 17 Romans 11:1-24 "The Kindness of God" Sunday, August 24 Romans 11:25-36 "The Mercy of God" Sunday, August 31 Romans 12:1-8 "Being Living Sacrifices"

PASTOR JERRY ON CALL / GUEST PREACHERS Pastor Jerry will be on call for Pastor Brian while he is on vacation from Monday August 4th through the 10th. Pastor Jerry can be reached at; Home: 682-7563 and cell: 752-2305. Guest Preachers will be; August 10-- Rev. Rick Hull

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THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD'S SUPPER

For 2014, the Session has approved normally celebrating the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper on the first Sunday of each month. During August we will celebrate this Sacrament on Sunday, August 3rd. Please pray and prepare yourselves to receive and to celebrate this Sacrament together.

SPECIAL TIMES OF PRAYER Everyone is invited to join Pastor Brian and Pastor Jerry each Sunday as we meet at 8:30 AM in the sanctuary to pray: to pray for the Sunday service and to pray for all of those involved in serving that day; to pray for God's Spirit to be poured out in our midst; to pray that we will become the church family God wants and wills us to be. The Deacons also invite you to join them in weekly prayer for our church and for our church leaders each Saturday at 8:30 AM in your homes (or wherever else you may be). Please join with your church family in setting aside time weekly to pray.

OFFICERS ON CALL Each Sunday, we have two (or more if a couple) church officers who have signed up to be on call, to be present early to assist with set up and to assist with whatever needs or questions may arise. The August schedule is: Sunday, August 3 Phyllis Mendenhall and Colleen Truden Sunday, August 10 Josephat Kathuka and James Eslabon Sunday, August 17 Don & Jea Sako and Sally Eversole Sunday, August 24 Annaliza and Mark Angeja Sunday, August 31 Cindy Gansereit and Kaleb Kirton

FOOD BANK SUNDAYS TO BE ON COMMUNION SUNDAY

The Session has approved designating Communion Sundays as Food Bank Sundays. We encourage you to bring food to donate and to make cash donations as well. We do not keep a discretionary fund to help those in need and instead refer all requests for assistance directly to the Food Bank. Please give generously to bless those in need in our community.

BECOMING PART OF THE FAMILY We are always blessed when God leads someone "new" to become a part of our church family. We affirm that it is God who leads us and calls us to join the church, to be a part of His body and family here at Peace. Come and learn more about how God wants to bless you and use you to be a blessing at Peace. Contact Pastor Brian for more details.

IRON MAN NEWS We will continue Men of Bible through summer and then begin the Courageous study August 23 by watching a movie and then beginning an 8 week study. Host in different homes. Upcoming Calendar includes: Saturday, August 2 Pastor Brian to lead on Mephibosheth Saturday August 9 Alan Eversole to lead on Matthew Saturday, August 16 Tim Gorsulowsky to lead on Judah Saturday, August 23 Courageous Movie Saturday, August 30 Courageous Study Begins

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FRIENDS IN FAITH, FELLOWSHIP, FUN & SERVICE This month we will meet on FRIDAY, August 8th, at 11:30 a.m.

at The Old Spaghetti Factory, Call Wanda Juneau at 685-2421 or the Church Office at 684-8100. Hope to see you there!

SESSION AND DEACON NOTES The Session and Deacon Boards did not meet in July due to vacations. They will resume meeting in August, so look for updates in the September newsletter about what they are up to

WOMEN OF PEACE Join us as we continue our study, June 13-August 15th, "The Power of

a Praying Wife", a study by Stormie Omartian, on Friday mornings at 10:00a.m. @ Peace Church. All women are welcome. No Bible knowledge required. Childcare provided. Contact [email protected] for more information.

FRIDAY NIGHTS, SUMMER 2014 6:00-8:00 PM

Bring a potluck dish to share. Bring swimsuit & towel to events with a *. August 1 Prayer & Praise Night @ Church August 8 Swim & Arcade Night* @ the Blands 9796 Mountain Vista Circle August 15 Back to School Scavenger Hunt @ Fanega Court (off of Laguna Quail) August 22 Movie Night @ the Eslabons 6837 Harvest Oak Court August 29 Lego Night @ the Daniels 8663 Summer Sun Way Friday Fun Nights resume at church starting September 5!

Tuesday Night Study 7:00-8:30 pm Location: the Melilli’s, 3013 Granite Park Lane, Gate #3219

Contact: 916-549-4915 Bible Life Series - Productive— by Ronnie and Nick Floyd

It usually happens before we know it. One day's actions become the next day's habits and suddenly, it seems, the scale is tipping. We find ourselves in serious need of some balance; and in serious need of more joy. And that's what this study will help you find— balance and joy. We all know that there are biblical mandates for both work and rest. But there's also the instruction to find joy in both. And in that joy you can discover how to move from living and earning for yourself to discovering that your job and paycheck are resources you can invest for the kingdom of God. Tuesday, August 5

th Work Your Plan - 2 Corinthians 9:6-13

Tuesday, August 12th

Give Work a Rest - Exodus 31:12-17

FALL CHURCH PICNIC The Iron Man are hosting our church family on a congregational picnic after church on Sunday ,September 7. More detail s to come. Talk to Mark Angeja or Tim Gorsulowsky with any questions.

mailto:[email protected]

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KID'S CHURCH Our vision is to teach and disciple our children in being life long worshippers and servants of Jesus Christ and prepare them to worship with their parents in big church. Our goals are: to actively involve the children in each aspect, such as worship, prayer and study; to be different than the Study Hour; to teach the kids to worship; to be an actual worship service for the kids; to encourage them to memorize scripture; to have visual for prayer request; to provide weekly bulletin for kids.

PEACE KIDS’ CHOIR Rehearsals are Sunday mornings and Friday nights. We will sing in the Big Church on the 2

nd Sunday of

each month. See Miss Rachel to get the CD to practice at home and in the car.

PEACE KIDS SERVE OTHERS

Come bless the elderly at Emeritus Senior Living (on Laguna Park Drive). Our next visit is on September 14, 2014. See Pastor Jerry for more info. You know your sword? Yeah, the Bible? We’re starting a new scripture memory program with prizes--appropriate for all ages!

MEMORY VERSE—JOHN 14:1-2 1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.

2 My

Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?

CERTIFICATE RECIPIENTS—CHILDREN’S CHURCH

GIVING THE MESSAGE Jo Acts 8:1-18 Kelley Mark 7:24-30 Emma D. Mark 10:41-45 Krystien Mark 6:45-56 Caterina Jeremiah 12:1-6 Addie Joshua 6:1-8 Kimberly Galatians 5:22-23

COMPLETING THE BOOK OF JOSHUA Krystien Jo Addie Emma D. Caterina Annalisa Kelley Maryland Landon Noah

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We were blessed to have Pastor Jerry as our "Guest Preacher" on July 13. Pastor Jerry preached on how we can recommit ourselves to being people and a church devoted prayer. He had several requests for a written copy of his notes, which are below. Both Pastor Jerry and I look forward to seeing how God will move in our midst as we grow in being a church devoted to prayer.

BEING AND BECOMING A CHURCH DEVOTED TO PRAYER

If you are wondering why you don’t sense the power of God in your life, it can probably be traced to your prayer life (or lack of it). The power to live a Christian life and do anything of any significance comes as a result of the time spend with God. Prayer really is the power source for every effective person, and every effective church. For example, there’s a marked difference between a church there merely “prays” and a church that is DEVOTED to prayer! A church that prays, prays when there are problems. A church devoted to prayer, prays when there are opportunities. A church that prays, announces a prayer meeting and some show up. A church devoted to prayer announces a prayer meeting and the church shows up! A church that prays, asks God to bless what it’s doing. A church devoted to prayer asks God to help them do what He is blessing. A church that prays thinks it’s too busy to pray. A church devoted to prayer knows it’s too busy NOT to pray! A church that prays, frustrated by a lack of funds, cuts back on ministry. A church devoted to prayer prays through a financial shortage and receives funds miraculously. A church that prays uses God. A church devoted to prayer, is used by God! See the difference? The bible tells us in Colossians 4:2 to “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” Why are we told to be watchful and thankful? Because when we DEVOTE ourselves to prayer, watch out, because God is going to move in a powerful way in our lives!

NEW ADULT STUDY TO BEGIN DURING BIBLE STUDY HOUR On Sunday, September 7, our adults will begin a new Bible Study during our Bible Study Hour. We will be focusing on prayer, on how we can be a church of prayers and a church that prays together, on how we can pray as the Lord invites us to in the Lord's Prayer. Sunday, September 7 Matthew 6:5-8 "Praying Sincerely" Sunday, September 14 Matthew 6:9 "Praising God in Prayer" Sunday, September 21 Matthew 6:10 "Praying for God's Will" Sunday, September 28 Matthew 6:11 "Praying for His Provision" Sunday, October 5 Matthew 6:12,14-15 "Praying for Forgiveness" Sunday ,October 12 Matthew 6:13 "Praying for Him to Protect us"

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ARE YOU UP FOR A CHALLENGE? Pastor Brian is challenging you and the entire church to read through the Bible this upcoming year. A reading schedule will be provided to guide you in this. The goals of this challenge are: - to encourage each of us to read more Scripture, including at home with our families; - to help us develop a greater sense of the scope of Scripture and to help us develop a Biblical world view; - to learn more about God and to enjoy the new life He offers us more fully. Be challenged and be blessed as we read through the Bible together next year!

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ELK GROVE FOOD BANK In 2014, the Session has approved handling our giving to the Food Bank a little differently. Instead of making a pledge for a given amount, we will treat it like a special offering, sending along each month what you have given designated to the Food Bank. We encourage each family to pray over their special giving to the Food Bank, as the Food Bank continues to process and help more and more families and people each year. The church does not provide or maintain a discretionary fund to help those in need who come by the church in person, so we refer people directly to the Food Bank. Also our monthly food collection for the Elk Grove Food Closet will be on Sunday, August 3

rd and on

the first Sunday of each month. Please contact the Elders if you have any questions about this special commitment we are making as a church family.

LOAN UPDATES Our current loan amounts are: Synod Muzzy Loan: $25,532.15 as of 07-01-14 with a monthly payment of $1,458.88 plus an additional $1,500.00 applied to the principle. At the beginning of 2012, our loan amount was $91,942.059. Our current heater loan amount is $3,084.33 with a monthly payment of $187.19. You may give extra amounts to help us pay off our loans more quickly by designating loan reduction on your check. We are committed to paying off these loans as soon as we can.

UPDATE ON FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS Our church depends on the faithful Christian stewardship of each of our members in order to be who God is calling us to be. The Session seeks to prayerfully discern each year what we need our members to give in order to meet this call from God. It is normal to fall behind in our giving during the summer, as we travel or have vacations. Our overall year to date, through July, financial giving of our members is approximately 87% of this budgeted amount. Thus far, we have been able to keep our expenses down, but, we will need to increase our giving the rest of the year to meet the ongoing needs of the church. Please pray for our faithful giving as a church family and that God will lead us in boldly meeting this financial gap together. Please pray over God is calling you to increase your giving in gratitude to what God has done for you. Please continue to give self-sacrificially to God, as He has done for us in Jesus.

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INCOME UPDATE

These figures include the finance report information through June 30, 2014.

Income:

General Offering $45,344.22 Fundraising $ 1,624.30 Space Use $24,475.92 Other $ .80 Total $71,445.24

Expense: Property $23,014.52 Office $ 3,811.93 Personnel Expense $11,744.03 Programs; Celebration $ 187.90 Christian Ed $ 210.77 Worship $ 234.20 Payroll Expenses $30,007.50 Total $69,209.85 Net Ordinary Income $ 2,235.39

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MANY, MANY THANKS TO ALL! We would like to extend a big resounding thank you, and God's blessing to all those who helped make this years fireworks sale a great success. A special portion of blessings goes out to Allen Griffin for making it all possible and, of course, to our Administrative assistant, Jan, for going beyond the call of duty and insuring all the paperwork and logistics were in order. We graciously thank the following people for all your support: Sally Eversole, Cindy M. Gansereit The Kirton family Alan Eversole, Vicky Villarreal Fred & Kresten Mansen Dillon Griffin Maila & James Eslabon Josephat Kathuka Liz Irons Tim Gorsulowsky Scott Bland Scott Gansereit Victoria Tam Julie & Will Reager Robin Daniels Robert Tarango Becky & Ralph Clement Big Bob Caporale Daniel Bonilla Mirna & George Bonilla Tracy Freeman Al Cochran Mark & Annaliza Angeja Janet Self, Glennah Self, Glennah's boyfriend Richie and friend Karina And of course the Spanglers for proving the "Appreciation BBQ lunch/dinner" for all the workers. Thanks and blessings to all.

FIREWORKS REPORT Our Fireworks Sale was a great success thanks to all of the help and support from you. We sold $24,975.00 of fireworks. After expenses for TNT of $12,968.29, container rental of $291.00; taxes of $1,850.00, start up cash of $100.00 we currently have a net profit of $9,785.40. From this amount we will need to pay the credit card merchant fees (of approximately $250.00—we will be notified of this amount in the next week or two from the bank), and then send the Elk Grove Food Bank 10%, our net profit will be approximately $8,581.86. WOW!!! Thanks again to all of you.

RUMMAGE SALE Many thanks to all of those that donated items and worked so hard to make our annual Rummage a success. Our figures show we made $1,508.79! Annaliza and Mark Angeja Pastor Jerry Bieker Scott and Zach Bland Mirna Bonilla Becky Clement Robin and Joshua Daniels Shyanne Edadiz Katrina, Isabel, and Katrina Eslabon Sally and Alan Eversole Tracy Freeman Margaret Janssen Sherry, Kelley, Kimber, and Krystien Kirton Fred Mansen Jennifer, Alexia and Aveline Mederos Mark and Phyllis Mendenhall Emma Morse Sally Omdahl Julie Reager Janet and Glennah Self Rachel, Adelaide and Josephine Spangler Victoria Tam Robert Tarango Vicki and Jonny Villarreal Allen Griffin Maila Eslabon

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FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES

Did you know that there are several ways you can help Peace raise funds without spending any additional money yourself? Recycle: The Joy Singers collect recyclable beverage containers to help offset the costs of piano tuning and annual fees for music license for the use of songs that we sing and play. We collect beverage containers only; the container must have the CA redemption symbol on it to be eligible. The symbol is generally on the side of the container: CA CRV is what to look for. Please remove the caps from all bottles, because the caps break the machine. Eligible examples are aluminum soda cans; beer cans; plastic water bottles; some hard liquor bottles; & bottles that are not 100% juice or milk, like ice tea and Snapple. Not eligible are milk cartons; many 100% juices that do not have the CA symbol on them; & wine bottles.

You can either bring your bottles and cans to church, or bring them to the recycling center yourself and turn in the money to the church marked “music recycling”. The closest center to the church is behind Bel-Air. This location is closed Sun and Mon. After you turn in your items, the attendant give you a slip and then proceed to a Bel-Air cashier where they will give you cash. If you prefer for us to pick up your items, please contact Liz Irons at: 916-393-1310. The Joy singers thank you.

eScrip: We are enrolled in the eScrip program, where participating business partners contribute a percentage of your grocery loyalty card and credit card purchases to the organization of your choice. For example, you can register your Safeway Club card with eScrip, and they will automatically donate a percentage of your grocery purchases to our church. You can also register a credit card so that any purchases you make with that card at Macy’s or any other participating business will trigger contributions to Peace. All you need to do is go to www.escrip.com, sign up to support our church, and then enter any club card and/or credit card numbers that you want to use. It costs you nothing; the merchants make the contributions. The web site lists all the businesses that participate in the program. If you have any questions or would like help signing up, contact Cindy Martin. eWaste: Not sure what to do with all those old cell phones, computers, televisions, or other electronics? All you have to do is go to www.eWaste4good.com and fill in your information. Be sure to designate our church as the organization you want to support. Your old items will be picked up for free and the proceeds will be sent to us. See the flyer posted in the fellowship hall for more info or contact Cindy Martin.

http://www.escrip.com

http://www.ewaste4good.com/

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VISION, MISSION AND CORE VALUES

OUR CALL

At Peace Presbyterian Church, we are called to be Following Jesus Together, Building Faith.

VISION

Peace Presbyterian Church will be a unified body of believers where all are transformed by the Holy Spirit into people of joyful worship, students of the Holy Bible and bold disciples of Jesus Christ, proclaiming the Gospel while serving our community.

MISSION

Our mission as disciples of Jesus the Christ at Peace Presbyterian Church is to reach out to our community by sharing the message of God's love and grace, by inviting each person we meet to follow Jesus.

CORE VALUES

We will prioritize our relationships with God and with one another by being faithful stewards, by loving God and loving one another through prayer and fellowship, by lovingly serving our church family creatively and compassionately.

We will seek to inspire each person to actively encounter God's presence through the power of the Holy Spirit.

We will encourage one another to worship and learn about the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit through the study of the Holy Bible and education opportunities that teach us how to be disciples of Jesus the Christ.

We will provide an encouraging and challenging environment that empowers and equips each of us to go out into the world rejoicing and serving Jesus as our Lord and Savior.

We will seek to create mutually uplifting relationships with fellow believers, near and far, to further the work of God's kingdom.

BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARY UPDATE We are constantly updating our current listing of Birthdays and Anniversaries for each of our families. Please feel free to send an e-mail to the church office listing your family’s birthdays and anniversaries, or update the wall calendar in the Fellowship Hall. We want to make sure we acknowledge everyone’s special day.

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August

Birthdays &

Anniversaries 05 - David Griego, Jr. 06 - Doug Spangler 09 - Noah Daniels 10 - Annaliza Angeja 11 - Samantha Bland 16 - Fred & Kresten Mansen’s Anniv. 21 - Frank Kyumba Denise & Allen Griffin’s Anniv. 28 - Kimberly Kirton 30 - Ryan Herrera

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WHO TO CONTACT IN THE CHURCH

If Pastor Brian Spangler is not in the church office, he can be reached at: Home: 5626 Anchor Bay Way, EG 95758 916-427-3820

E-mail: [email protected] (Church) [email protected] (Home)

Elders on Session Share your ideas, suggestions, joys, concerns, questions…

Mark Angeja Iron Men and Property 684-3023 Sally Eversole Mission 667-8128 Colleen Truden Worship 684-6622 James Eslabon Education and Study 683-6822

Clerk of Session Cindy Gansereit Financial and Administration 691-6423

Deacons Scott Gansereit 585-2575 Phyllis Mendenhall 685-1608 Josephat Kathuka 509-0042 Don & Jea Sako 897-6935 Victoria Tam 691-6989 Annaliza Angeja 684-3023

The last day for submissions for the September Peace Press is: August 22

th. Items received after that date may not be

included. All items need to be “print ready” which means written in a format that can simply be cut and pasted into the newsletter as is. Please use Arial 14. Please do not submit just facts or dates; write a little something. Items may be edited for space. Article submission forms are located in the Fellowship Hall. Thank you!

WEB-SITE, NEWSLETTER OR BULLETIN ADDITIONS Wanted to give a flyer to a friend but didn't have one handy? You can download, print and email invitations for upcoming events, or church forms from our own church web-site. You can even get a copy of the just the monthly calendar or the church brochure to print or send by email someone who has asked about your favorite studies. These are made for you to use as God leads you in sharing with others the reason for the hope you have. Do you have information to include in the Church Newsletter, Sunday bulletin, or an update for a ministry here at Peace? Please email the church office at [email protected] and CC a copy to [email protected].

COMMUNICATION REMINDERS An updated Church members and friends phone directory is now available in the fellowship hall. Also, if your name tag has gone missing, please let the church office know. Are you receiving our emails? If not, it is because we don't have your email. Please email the church office to have us add your email address to our list.



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