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Prince of Peace News

An article by Jonathan Heuhn, The Lutheran Witness, September 2017

We are all saved from our sins by the good deeds of Jesus. These deeds are revealed in the Bible and confessed in the Ecumenical Creeds and The Lutheran Confessions. Many churches today, however, don’t confess any of the historic Ecumenical (Apostles’, Nicene, and Athanasian) Creeds. Why? Because various church bodies after the Reformation, seeking to emphasize God’s Word over all, became vehemently anti-creedal, inspiring popular mottos like “No creed but the Bible!” and “Deeds, not creeds!” that endure to this day. Creeds are as old as the Bible The Ecumenical creeds are confessions of faith from the teaching of Holy Scripture alone that point us to Christ and His redemption. They are not man-made teachings as some people think. Martin Luther said, “To state it quite briefly, the (Apostles’) Creed teaches us to know (Christ) fully (Ephesians 3:19)” (LCII, I). Jesus asked Peter to confess a creed. Peter confessed, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matt.

16:16). Jesus said to His disciples prior to their mission work, “So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven” (Matt. 10:32).

No creed but the Bible. But why do we need any other creeds beyond the Bible? Because the Bible doesn’t actually answer the question of what a particular person or church body exactly believes about the Bible. When many Christian churches confessing sola Scriptura disagree on what the Bible teaches, the slogan “no creed but the Bible “ is too vague and not helpful. If churches held to this slogan and had no creeds or confessions of faith, it would leave us wondering what they really believe. That would make true unity and fellowship difficult, if not impossible. We live in a day and age in which many churches have exchanged the historic Ecumenical Creeds for “What We Believe”

pages on their websites. Every church today has creeds and confessions of faith, even if they deny it. Despite how unpopular the formal creeds of Christianity have become, many have formulated their own contemporary mottos, slogans, catch phrases and “about” statements that have in essence become their creeds. In this hashtag, Instagram and tweet-filled social media world, it’s not uncommon for Christians to confess their slogan-based creeds on their status updates—#thiswebelieve. Deeds, not creeds People today who confess “deeds not creeds” are also known to confess the anti-creedal creed “doctrine divides.” They believe their church must focus more on what unifies them, namely the deeds or works of doing more good, loving one another and reaching out with the love of Christ. How can we reach out with the love of Christ, though, if we have no creeds or confessions of faith to share with them? We can’t forsake the creeds and confessions of the Christian faith for the sake of doing good deeds. The Bible, creeds and deeds We are all saved from our sins by the good deeds of Jesus. These deeds are revealed in the Bible and confessed in the Ecumenical Creeds and the Lutheran Confessions. The Lord’s righteous deeds to save sinners led Christians to confess the creeds, which further leads them to do good deeds toward others. Faith first receives what God gives by grace alone in Christ and then acts as the Holy Spirit leads. “Let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth” (1 John 3:18). Our deeds always follow the clear teaching of the Bible and the Church’s creeds. They are always fruits of our faith in Christ. Our faith will always lead us to serve and love our neighbor. Creedal misconceptions lead to slogans and mottos that, despite their good intentions by many Christians, only confuse people. All Christians believe, teach and confess some type of creed. Although creeds don’t have the authority of the Bible, we confess what the Church has always believed and confessed from Holy Scripture and the Creeds.

Inside this issue:

Meet our staff:

Pastor: Rev. Nathan Janssen

Secretaries: Sharon Raney & Beth Wallis

Director of Youth Ministries: Sharon Raney

Teacher: Denise Lester

Aide: Maggie Dewey

Daycare Director: Brenda Frederick

Asst. Daycare Director: Cindy Rogers

Volume LVII, Issue ix OCTOBER 2017 Anno Domini

2 Those Serving

Church Attendance

Fall Foliage Parade

Women’s Retreat

Dinner Auction

3 College Care Campaign

Advertise w/POP

Reformation concert

Directory updates

Altar Flowers

4 Daily Bible Reading

Youth Group Notes

Bethlehem Walk

LWML Fall Rally

5 Beth. Walk Fundraiser

October Celebrations

Trunk or Treat

6 Sunday school news

Reformation book

Portals of Prayer

7 Reformation Events

8 POP Goals/Priorities

October Calendar

Creedal Misconceptions

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Thanksgiving Dinner

Be sure to save the date for our annual Prince of Peace Thanksgiving din-ner on Sunday, November 19 following worship. Watch for de-tails coming soon and prepare for awesome food and fellowship with your church family!

Church Attendance at Prince of Peace for

Sept 2017

2016 2017 Sept. 2/3 141 128 Sept. 9/10 133 130 Sept. 16/17 144 136 Sept. 23/24 127 Average for month 136 131

Those Serving at

Prince

of Peace

Elders and Ushers

Saturday Sunday 9/30 Mark Uebel 10/1 Kevin Raney John Taylor Cavan Montgomery

10/7 David Hutton 10/8 Chris Roth Larry Polster Brady Mann 10/14 Sam Rinehart 10/15 Bob Yocum Joe Mann Tom Jackson 10/21 Mark Uebel 10/22 Bob Mariner Donnie Sheldon

Richard Rivard 10/28 David Hutton 10/29 Greg McKelfresh

Larry Polster Cavan Montgomery

Acolytes 10/1 Emily Mann; Nathan Mann 10/8 Amaya Montgomery; Maryn Willoughby

10/15 Reece Satter; Adam Satter 10/22 Levi Johnson; Logan Johnson 10/29 Emily Mann; Nathan Mann

Altar Guild Rita Chambers & Lucy Rike

Greeters 9/30 Gray, 10/1 Bruhn, Tom & Barb Bob & Sharon 10/7 Hutton, 10/8 DeBaets, David & Rose Robert & Angie 10/14 Knuteson, 10/15 Eickhoff. Dale & Becky Dennis & Janice 10/21 Lois Lambert 10/22 Abel, Don & Linda 10/28 Rinehart, 10/29 Harrison, Sam & Lyna Bob & Linda

Nursery

10/1 Katherine Satter & Marty Rivard

10/8 Patty Polster & Emily Mann

10/15 Lyna Rinehart & Angela Mann

10/22 Annabelle Cleary & Hannah Raney

10/29 Cathy & Christina McKowen

Sound Technicians

10/21 - 10/22 John Taylor

Fall Foliage Festival Parade Oct. 15; candy needed

On Sunday, October 15, our Prince of Peace Sunday school (and anyone!) is invited to participate in the Fall Foliage Festival Parade. Watch for details on how to be a part; in the meantime, we are collecting wrapped can-dy to pass out to parade spectators. There is a tub in the narthex for your candy donations. Thank you!

Lakeview Ministries Women’s Retreat For only $95, spend an incredible fall weekend from September 29 – October 2 at camp where you can relax and recharge. Go on an adventure, make awe-some crafts, eat delicious food, sing around a fire,

enjoy a massage, or simply take a nap and relax. Hear from speaker Phyllis Wallace as we examine God’s word to learn more of who He is, who we are, and what it looks like to live the Pause Advantage. Leave encouraged by new friendships, laughter, rest, and words of truth and love. Come by yourself or with friends and know that you will finish the weekend with a new-found sense of joy and encouragement! For more details and to sign up for a great weekend, go to lakeviewministries.com/women. Informational brochures with details are available on the wel-come center.

Lakeview Dinner Auction November 18 “Legacy of Faith” – That is the theme for the 13th Annual Lakeview Din-ner Auction. Join us on Saturday, November 18th at the Primo Ban-quet Hall & Conf. Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Tickets are $50 per person or a table of 8 for $400. Contact the camp office to find out how you can get half price tickets!!! All proceeds benefit God’s work being done at Lakeview Ministries. For more information contact Lakeview Ministries at 812-342-4815 or by email at office@lakeviewministries.com.

Donations sought for auction

Lakeview Ministries will hold its 13th Annual Dinner Auction on Satur-day, November 18th at the Primo Banquet Hall in Indianapolis. In order to make this a success, we need your help! If you have new items, col-lectables, antiques, goods or services, handicraft items, monetary dona-tions, or even a week at your time-share that you would like to donate to the auction, please contact the camp office with any questions at 812-342-4815 or by email at office@lakeviewministries.com All donations are tax-deductible and all proceeds benefit the work of God at Lakeview Ministries.

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Advertise with Prince of Peace! Roger Chambers, Carpentry Etc., LLC,

765-352-1915

Angie DeBaets, Sewing & Alterations/Hats Created, 765-349-0174

Terry & Brenda Frederick, Martinsville Driving Academy, 765-342-8900

Mike Hickey, Hickeys Painting,

hickeyspainting@aol.com

Neill Hully,

Hully Electrical & Handyman Services, 765-516-3518; 765-341-0351

Dr. Shana Hunt, Crosstown Eyecare,

765-342-5497

Andrew Janssen, Enterprise Rent-A-Car,

765-346-0502

Dan & Karel Lamberson, Aquatic Design,

317-996-3106

Chris Mariner, House Cleaning, 765-352-1778

Stan & Beth Mattila, ACE Hardware

Whitney Mattila, Illustrator/Artist,

wbmattila@gmail.com

Wendy McKelfresh-Jensen, Carpenter Realtors,

realtorwendyj@yahoo.com, 765-349-0549 or 765-346-1463

Catherine McKowen, Photography by Catherine,

317-716-2236

Catherine McKowen, Cakes by Catherine,

317-716-2236, Sheet cakes, cupcakes and simple layered cakes at a reasonable price

Mike McKowen, Domino Security Technologies,

765-342-4570

Cavan Montgomery, Odd Jobs, 765-318-1801

Hannah Raney, Babysitting, 765-349-9844

Jessica Roth, Designer Nails,

Jamberry Consultant,812-374-9828; www.jessicaroth.jamberrynails.net

Aldona Rusenas-Reid, Thrivent, 812-822-0259

Lyna Rinehart, Home Based Child Care,

765-349-9137 Prince of Peace has its own “Occupation/Business Directory”. Please inform the church office at 765-342-2004 if you would like your listing added OR removed.

Altar flowers: Members donate $25 to the church when they have signed up for flowers for the altar. Thank you

to: Sept. 30/Oct. 1 Larry & Patty Polster in honor of daughter Kim’s birthday Oct. 7/8 Laurie Johnson in honor of Logan’s birthday on Oct. 12 Oct. 14/15 Don & Linda Abel in honor of son Jack Baldwin’s birthday Oct. 21/22 Pastor & Donna Janssen in honor of Thomas’s birthday on Oct. 23 Oct. 28/29 (Reformation) - open We wish each of you God’s blessings on your special day!

Trunk or Treat OCTOBER 29 @ 5:00 P.M.

College care campaign

this month Prince of Peace LOVES our college stu-dents, and each October and April, we try to show our support and prayers by providing a care mailing. During the month of October, we will again collect “Scholar Dollars.” Scholar Dollars will be used to purchase gift cards for each of our 12 students. Look for the Scholar Dollar col-lection jar on the counter in the narthex for the first three weekends in October. If each person puts one dollar in the jar each of the three weekends, we could potentially have $400 to purchase gift cards by the end of the campaign. This would allow us to give each student 3 $10 gift cards to his/her favorite eatery, store, and/or coffee shop. Most importantly, please take a moment to sign each card that will also be on the counter. The kids appreciate and love your notes of en-couragement as much as the “stuff.”

“Celebrating the Reformation” concert

with the Columbus Philharmonic

Saturday, October 28 at 7:30 p.m.

The Reformation had a profound impact on many things in life, including music. The Columbus Philharmonic Orchestra will celebrate the 500th Anniversary of this historic event with a massive festival chorus singing of JS Bach and Vaughan Williams. A dramatic choral-orchestral setting by Dan Forrest of A Mighty Fortress and Mendelssohn’s great masterpiece, his Reformation Symphony, completes the experience. Mem-bers of our own Prince of Peace choir will take part as well as other congregations of the Columbus Circuit. The concert will take place at Erne Auditorium at Columbus North High School, 1400 25th St., Columbus, 47201. Tickets range in price from $5 to $50 and may be obtained by calling the box office at 812-376-2638. For info, visit www.thecip.org.

Directory Changes Mary Backofen Kyle & Chelsea Frederick 5826 Applegate Ct. 115 Cramer Pl. Carmel, IN 46033 Martinsville, IN 46151

Katie Brown 2115 Willowbrook Dr., Apt. 143 West Lafayette, IN 47906

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In 2017 we suggest reading the Bible in chronological order again, sequencing events and books as they occurred in real time.

October 1 Luke 1; John 1:1-14 2 Matthew 1; Luke 2:1-38 3 Matthew 2; Luke 2:39-52 4 Matthew 3; Mark1; Luke 3 5 Matt. 4; Luke 4-5; John 1:15-51 6 John 2-4 7 Mark 2 8 John 5 9 Matthew 12:1-21 Mark 3; Luke 6

10 Matthew 5-7 11 Matthew 8:1-13 Luke 7 12 Matthew 11 13 Matthew 12:22-50 Luke 11 14 Matt. 13; Luke 8 15 Matt. 8:14-34 Mark 4-5 16 Matthew 9-10 17 Matt. 14; Mark 6;

Luke 9:1-17 18 John 6 19 Matt. 15; Mark 7

20 Matt. 16; Mark 8; Luke 9:18-27 21 Matt. 17; Mark 9; Luke 9:28-62 22 Matthew 18 23 John 7-8 24 John 9:1 - 10:21 25 Luke 10-11; John 10:22-42 26 Luke 12-13 27 Luke 14-15 28 Luke 16 - 17:10 29 John 11 30 Luke 17:11 - 18:14 31 Matt. 19; Mark 10

Youth Group Notes The POP Youth Group is open to all youth in Grades 7-12. We usually meet the first Sunday of each month. If you are interested in further details about the activities listed below, please contact Sharon Raney (765-516-4108).

Youth Group Activities - MARK YOUR CALENDARS

The next Youth Group meeting will be Sunday, October 1, immediately following Sunday school. We’ll have pizza and drink and discuss what’s coming for YG this fall!

Open Youth Group Room, Every Wednesday, 4:00-6:00 pm

Come hang in the YG room with us. Get your homework done, play some video games, a round of ping pong...there’s always something to eat, tunes to listen to… Friends are always welcome!!

Youth Volunteer Opportunities The month of October is full of service opportunities for our youth! Filling out applications for college scholarships? Service work is an important aspect of this process, and our good and gracious Lord asks us to help our fellow man— “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another”. (1 Peter 4:10) You are invited and encouraged to be a part of Trunk or Treat on October 29 and the Bethlehem Walk on December 9. Be checking your emails for all the details on these opportunities.

Christian Survivor Party THANK YOU to Mrs. Lamberson and the Christ the King Youth Group for inviting us to their Christian Survivor Party on Saturday, September 30 from 5:30—8:30 p.m. at Aquatic Design in Monrovia! You will not want to miss this fun event! Please sign up at the welcome center so we can plan for transpor-tation!

High School Students: Opportunity to visit Concordia

University in Chicago! Spend the last days of your fall break with a fun weekend in the windy city! From Oct. 20—22, we will travel north to attend Careers for Christ weekend at Concordia University Chicago. In addition to great food and a tour of the city, we will get the unique opportunity to view an exhibit of rare treasures from the Reformation. You must let Mrs. Raney know by Sunday, October 1 if you would like to go. The cost is only $75 per person and in-cludes transportation, lodging, and meals.

5th annual Bethlehem Walk SATURDAY, December 9 It’s hard to believe, but 2017 marks the 5

th anniversary of the Bethlehem

Walk at Prince of Peace! This year, we are moving the Walk from a Fri-day night to Saturday in the hopes of making it easier for set-up and vol-unteers. The date has been set for Saturday, December 9 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. (There will be NO Saturday worship on this date, but a ser-vice will be offered Friday, December 8 at 7:00 p.m.) The sign-up sheet is available on the counter in the narthex. Please look it over carefully and prayerfully consider how you will help this year! The next Bethlehem Walk planning meeting will be on Thursday, October 19 at 7:00 p.m. Ticket distribution for our event will begin November 1, so start spreading the word now to your friends and family. Yard signs will be available for display later in October.

LWML Fall Rally this month The Columbus Zone LWML Fall Rally will be Saturday, October 21 at 1:00 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 3201 Central Ave., Columbus. There is a $5.00 registration donation. The theme of the rally is “Showing Mercy Near and Far” and will include guest speaker Gene Ernst from the Orphan Grain Train. You are invited to bring any of the following items to assemble cleaning buckets for the Orphan Grain Train: large sponge, roll paper towels, 2 gallons liquid cleaner, 1 powder cleanser, 1 pair kitchen latex gloves, 1 broom, 1 mop.

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October

Celebrations

Happy Birthday

2 Sandy Hayes Arlynda Lessard 4 Karel Lamberson 5 Naomi Brown David Elkins T.C. Frederick 6 Jill Guinn Jo Hall 7 Ryan Hickey 9 Patricia Halas 12 John Taylor Donnie Sheldon Logan Johnson Hayli Mattila 13 Theresa Hawkins Tonya Fulford 15 Bob Abel 17 Donnett Roth 19 Kyle Frederick 22 Anna Lanam 23 Thomas Janssen 24 Dean Sisson Nicole Riffel Mike Myntti 25 Emily Mann 26 Lucy Rike 27 Arthur DeBaets 28 Charlie Long Sharon McPike Chelsea Frederick 29 Wendy McKelfresh-Jensen 30 Jon Travers

Happy Anniversary

1 Stan & Beth Mattila 4 Keith & Donna Rhoades 7 Glen & Jennifer Davis 8 Mike & Cathy McKowen 12 Fred & Diane Ruf 14 Patrick & Lisa Pratt 16 Dwight & Lueallin Pate 18 Les & Sheila Denney

BETHLEHAM WALK . . . THEY FOLLOWED the STAR . . . The Wise Men have begun their trek to Bethlehem and they are in need of supplies. A “Go Fund Me” account has been established to assist them on their way; approximately $1,650.00 will cov-er the cost of the trip. Money will be needed to pay the Oa-sis water tax, food and snacks to eat on the long journey, and a “GPS” for cloudy days and nights when the star is not visible. Beginning September 30th envelopes can be found attached to a banner in the narthex indicating various amounts and how the monies will be used. The amount col-lected will assure our Christmas Gift to the community will be well staffed and beautifully presented. Be a part of this journey as the Wise Men make their way to Bethlehem.

TRUNK OR TREAT OCTOBER 29 Join us on Sunday, October 29 at 5:00 p.m. for our annual Trunk or Treat event! How can you help? You can host a trunk that evening by deco-rating the trunk of your car and handing out treats. You can assist with greeting guests, parking “host” vehicles, and/or running games, crafts, or snacks. This is a community outreach event, so we hope to have many of our members present! (Thank

you to the many people who signed up to help at the recent Mission & Minis-try Fair!) If you would like to donate candy or other Christ-centered prizes for our event, there will be a tub in the narthex. Trunk or Treat is a great way to teach those attending about the significance of the Reformation. Invite your family, friends, and neighbors. Dress in a friendly costume, decorate your vehicle in a friendly way, bring something to hand out, and we will see you there! Thank you to Thrivent Financial for sponsoring our event.

Sunday school offerings to benefit Lutheran Heritage Foundation Our Sunday school offerings will be sent to the Lutheran Heritage Foundation. Each $5 that we donate gives a child his or her own Bible storybook or catechism. To date, LHF has translated Lu-ther’s Small Catechism into more than 80 languages and A Child’s Garden of Bible Stories into dozens more. Thank you for supporting this important ministry!

Thank you! Sincere thanks goes to Janet Kath, Debbie Crist, Barb Gray, Paula Yocum, Doris Petersen, and Chris DeVincent for helping out in the office during Beth Wallis’s recovery. Your help is greatly appreciated!

October sermon themes and texts October 1 Philippians 2:1-18 “Joy in Living” October 8 Philippians 3:4-14 “Joy in Losing” October 15 Philippians 4:4-13 “Joy in Ownership” October 22 1Thes. 1:1-10 “What Are People Saying About You?” October 29 John 8:31-39 “The 500th Anniversary”

Adult Sunday school class Pastor Janssen’s Sunday school class will be utilizing a video se-ries entitled A Man Named Mar-tin, highlighting the life of Martin

Luther and produced by Lutheran Hour Minis-tries in October and the first two weeks in No-vember. Plan now to attend!

Military Care

During the month of November we will prepare military care cards for those serving. Please provide addresses of your military family to the office. Forms are on the welcome center.

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First Tuesday Coffee, Tuesday, October 3rd; 6-9am The daycare parents look forward to October, when they are treated to a warm and aromatic cup of coffee as they drop their children off for the day. Thanks to Rita Cham-bers, Brenda Frederick, Dawn Uebel, and Brenda Pol-ster, our daycare families are met with an early-morning smile in addition to that cup of steaming hot coffee, along with a treat which includes an invite to participate in a Prince of Peace activ-ity. Would you like to meet our daycare and school parents and extend a friendly wel-come? If you’re an early-bird, please contact the church office, 765-342-2004.

Portals of Prayer The Ladies Guild is collecting used Portals of Prayer from last quarter. The Portals of Prayer will be used in a Women’s Prison ministry. There is a box in the narthex for donating your used Portals of Prayer. Thank you!

Quilting The quilters will meet on Saturday, October 14th in Lu-ther Hall, 9-11 am. Everyone is cordially invited to attend. The finished quilts measure 80” x 60”.

Thank You The Youth Group would like to thank all those who donated items for and attended the Sweet Tooth Auction on September 24. Watch upcoming bulletins and the November newsletter to see how much we raised toward the 2019 National Youth Gathering and LCMS Disaster Relief.

SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS What a beautiful day God gave us for Sunday school kick-off event on September 10! We can’t wait to see how far our balloons traveled! Stay tuned to see if we have any postcards returned. Special thanks to our Fellowship Committee for serving ice cream and all who helped organized this tradition-al event! Below are some highlights from our Sunday school classes.

During the month of September we met and talked with two missionaries to learn more of how God’s word is spread to other places in the world. Deaconess Kim Bueltmann visited us on September 24 and our younger clas-ses were able to Skype with missionary Michael Ersland serving in Ghana.

We have a Facebook page! Please find Prince of Peace LCMS Sunday School and like our page!

Our children in grades preschool through grade five will be singing during Reformation worship on Sunday, Octo-

ber 29.

Our grades 6-12 class is immersed in an in-depth study of the life of Martin Luther. Additionally, we will examine the impact the Reformation had in 1517 and continues to have in 2017.

Please keep our Sunday school teachers in your prayers as we continue in the study of God’s Word!

Bible transcribe challenge continues In 1521, Martin Luther began translating the New Testa-ment from Greek into German while living incognito at Wartburg. It took him only eleven weeks to complete this task. On October 29, we will celebrate the 500

th anniver-

sary of the Reformation. In honor of Martin Luther’s ac-complishment, our adult Sunday school class will attempt to transcribe the Gospel of John and our children’s and youth classes will attempt to transcribe the Book of Ro-mans by Reformation Sunday. Watch the November news-letter to see if we accomplished our task!

Special Reformation book available You have the opportunity to pre-order The Reformation, a beautifully designed coffee-table style book in which you will learn about those who took part in the complex chain of events that shook church and state to their very foun-dations. There is a sample copy for you to examine and an order form on the counter in the narthex. The book, regularly priced at $29.99, will be offered for only $22.49 if ordered before October 16.

500th

ANNIVERSAY of the REFORMATION – CURRENT EVENTS 2017

Presidents’ Circle, Fall Meeting, Reformation Theme Oct 20 – Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, 8:30-5:00PM

500 Years Later, The Reformation: A Roman Catholic Perspective Fr. Brennan, Professor, Kenrick Seminary, St. Louis (Roman Catholic) Rev. Dr. Roland Ziegler, Assoc. Professor, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, (Lutheran) Oct 21 – Zion Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, 1:30PM

Festival Reformation Service with Communion Rev. Dr. Dean O. Wenthe, President, Concordia University System, Preacher Oct 28 – St Paul (Clifty) Lutheran Church, Columbus, 2:30PM

Celebrating the Reformation (Concert) – POP Co-Sponsor** Columbus Philharmonic Orchestra & Joint Lutheran Choir Oct 28 – Columbus North High School, 7:30PM

Reformation Worship Service with Communion Oct 28 – Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 7:00PM

Oct 29 – Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 9:00AM

Commemorating the 500th

Anniversary of the Reformation Interdenominational Conversation Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, President, LCMS (Lutheran) Rev. Dr. Philip Ryken, President, Wheaton College (Reformed) Cardinal Blasé J. Cupich, Archdiocese of Chicago (Roman Catholic)

Oct 30 – Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, IL, 7:30PM

500th

Anniversary of the Reformation Celebration Service Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, President, LCMS, Preacher Oct 31 – Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, 7:30PM

Luther Hostel: Christ for Us, Celebrating the 500th

Anniversary of the Reformation** Nov 1–3 – Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne (3 days, 8:30-5:00)

Echoes Over Five Centuries: The Reformation (Concert)** The Indiana Wind Symphony Nov 12 – The Palladium, Carmel, 7:00PM

(**) –There is a cost to attend these events.

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“Unless I am convinced by the testimony of the Scriptures or by clear reason (for I do not trust either in the pope or in councils alone, since it is well known they have often erred and contradicted themselves), I am bound by the Scriptures I have quoted and my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not retract anything, since it is neither safe nor right to go against conscience. I cannot do otherwise, here I stand, may God help me. Amen.” - Martin Luther

The Prince of Peace Church Council concurred with the following goals and priorities for our congregation during the next fiscal year.

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Martinsville, IN

Goals / Priorities

Fiscal Year: 2017-2018+

Pastoral Care: -Evaluate Church Staffing vis-à-vis Membership/ Activities/ Events

Alternative structures and/or staffing -Continue evaluation of prior vicarage experiences and congregational impressions and desires -Move forward on 2018-2019 Vicar application

Evangelism:

-Focus Evangelism / Outreach Establish a structure, process and staffing for social media marketing Develop evangelism strategies and suggestions for all Boards and POP functions and activities

Congregational Stewardship:

-Achieve and maintain a tithing goal of 10% of general fund revenues for the budgeted and actual amounts spent by POP toward missions (e.g.: LCMS, Indiana District, Lutheran Hour, Seminaries, India Mission, disaster support, etc.)

-Recount this goal and current results periodically in the POP Newsletter

Endowment Fund: -Establish a Foundation / Endowment / Legacy Fund (to provide for control and security of individual giving

and for long term POP financial security)

Internal Properties: -Encourage participation and completion of two capital (non-operating) budget projects:

Narthex improvement Elevator

External Properties:

-Evaluate options for the POP north five acre parcel in light of the I-69 road construction impact on POP and the Martinsville Golf Club

Continue Lutheranism Educational Efforts:

-History, development and depth of doctrine of the Lutheran Church -USA Lutheranism status -World Lutheranism developments -LCMS, seminaries, and roles in world developments

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Reformation Worship with Communion

October 28 (7:00 p.m.) and October 29 (9:00 a.m.)

Prince of Peace Church e-mail:

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"Come Grow With Us"

1 - YG Meeting

3 - 1st Tuesday Coffee

14 - Quilting

15 - Fall Foliage Parade

16-20 Fall Break (No School for Students

19 – Beth. Walk planning meeting

28– Reformation concert

28 & 29 - Reformation Service

29 - Trunk or Treat

1– Bethlehem Walk tickets available

5 - Daylight savings time ends

11 & 12 - Veterans recognition

16– Beth. Walk planning meeting

19 – Voters’ assembly

19 – POP Thanksgiving dinner

22-24 - Thanksgiving Vacation

23 - Thanksgiving

Nov 20-Dec 24 Kettle Drive

26 - Last Sunday of Church Year

Coming Events to Note on Your Church Calendar

“You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth.” Psalm 104:14

2-3 - Choir Cantata

3 – 1st Sunday of Advent

5 - School Christmas Program

7 – Daycare Christmas Program

9 – Bethlehem Walk, 5-8p

17 - SS Christmas Program

22 - Jan 5 No School

24 - Christmas Eve

25 - Christmas

31 - New Year’s Eve