Peace Lutheran Church

Peace Council
Jeff Dreier, Chair
26899 Oak Point Road
Elbow Lake, MN 56531

November 2010
218-685-6116
jeff@wpiagency.com
Kim Lang
PO Box 223
Barrett, MN 56311 SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS
320-528-2290 Our October Community Service project was making
lang_tk@runestone.net
cards to send to veterans and servicemen to honor them on
Tom Perry
Veterans Day. On Sunday, November 7th at 10:00am we will
PO Box 159
Barrett, MN 56311
be serving coffee and cake to the members of Sandberg-
320-528-2342 Carlson Legion Post 351 to thank them for their service.
T.RP@Live.com Please join us!
Nancy Waugh We finished our rotation of the Good Samaritan and
805 Spruce Ave presented the skit ―The Man Who Got Ditched‖ in church
Barrett, MN 56311 on October 17th. The students did such a wonderful job
320-528-2396
and we hope you enjoyed the skit.
HNWaugh@runestone.net
Derek Getz
Our next rotation is the Apostles’ Creed.
PO Box 214
On November 21st, our Community Service project
Barrett, MN 56311 will be to make Thanksgiving trees for centerpieces on the
320-528-2445 tables at church.
getzderek@yahoo.com There is no Sunday School on November 28th—a
Patricia Schack blessed Thanksgiving to all!
20815 180th Ave In December we will begin practicing for our Christ-
Barrett, MN 56311
mas program which will be held during church service on
218-685-5478
schack@runestone.net
Sunday, December 19th. Dress rehearsal will be held at the
Glenn Hjelle
Barrett Care Center on Saturday, December 18th at 2:00pm,
24613 140th Ave followed by a party at the church for the students and any-
Elbow Lake, MN 56531 one who wishes to attend. We welcome any help for prac-
320-528-2412 tice and the party.
glennhjelle@gmail.com A GREAT BIG THANK YOU to the Barrett Fire Re-
Maureen Volker
lief for their very, very generous donation to Peace Sunday
17239 US Hwy 59
School. Part of the donation will be used to fix up our new
Barrett, MN 56311
320-528-2424
preschool classroom. You terrific gift is so appreciated!
Youth Representative
Alayna McLaughlin
Peace Sunday School Staff
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Youth News
November Youth Event Wednesday Release Time
―Souper Bowl‖ Vikings/Packers Volunteers for November
Game @ Church—we will be
serving soup for the congregation 11/3 Phyllis Lerhke
and all proceeds will be donated to
local food shelves. We will also be
showing the Vikings/Packers game 11/10 Betty Declercq
on the Big Screen. Joan Roe
(Friends welcome)

Check us out on the web!

www.peacebarrett.org

Peace Men's Choir will be singing every third Sunday of each month
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Peace Council Minutes—September 8, 2010 WELCA

Christmas Luncheon
Members present: Jeff, Derek, Pastor Matthew, Tom, Sandy, Maureen,
Nancy, Kim Dec 4th
Absent: Glenn, Alayna ,Tricia Ever Blessed Quilters
Devotional time given by Pastor Matthew Will be raffling off a quilt
Secretary report: Motion to approve by Kim, 2nd by Nancy MCU
Drawing at the Luncheon
Treasurer report: Motion to approve by Kim 2nd by Derek MCU
Pastor’s report: Visits to congregation members, shut – ins and BCC &
Rolling Hills.
He has been working on Release Time curriculum, Sunday School cur-
riculum and confirmation. There will be a meeting for congregation
after church on Sunday. Picture directory will be here on September 16,
17 & 18 and extra day possibly in October. Preview of a website for
our church with a direct connection to church calendar and recorded
sermons in the future. Pastor will be on vacation Oct 18-24th. We will
have a supply pastor. He will be doing continuing ed. On Nov. 15-19th.
Old Business: Roof repair – Derek will get Terry & crew up here and
get it done ASAP. Lights – fuse flew out in box – talk to electrician.
Custodian review – Zack likes to hear how he is doing. There are no
attachments for the vacuum; use the Dust buster in Altar Guild room.
Administrators hours Mondays 8-12 and Thursdays 1-4. Will put on
outgoing message and post hours on her door. Release time – volun-
teers have been met.
Adjourn – Motion to adjourn by Derek, 2nd by Nancy, MCU
Closing Prayer

Kim Lang, Secretary

Dayle Ray Judy Olson

Don Gerhardt Chuck Puchalski
Collene Kloos
Cheri Lang

*If you know of anyone else who has prayer requests please call the church office.
 November 2010
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6
ELECTION Release Time 2:20 pm Men’s Breakfast
DAY Confirmation 3:30 pm 6:30 am
Faithful Folders
10:00 am

7 Daylight Savings Ends 8 9 10 11 12 13

Sunday School 9:15 am 2:00 –9:00 pm WELCA 12:00 pm Men’s Breakfast
Worship 10:30 am Pictures for (THANK- 6:30 am
SS SERVING Church 0FFERING) Faithful Folders
VETERANS Directory - Release Time 2:20 pm 10:00 am
last Confirmation 3:30 pm
opportunity Council 6 pm

14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Sunday School 9:15 am EVER EVER BLESSED Men’s Breakfast
Worship 10:30 am BLESSED QUILTERS 9:00 am 6:30 am
QUILTERS NO Release Time Faithful Folders
9:00 am NO Confirmation 10:00 am

21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Sunday School 9:15am NO SCHOOL THANKS- No Men’s
Worship 10:30 am No Release Time GIVING Breakfast
Men’s Choir Sings No Confirmation Faithful Folders
10:00 am

28 29 30
ADVENT
NO Sunday School
Worship 10:30 am
 Serving in November

Servers Ushers
11/7 Derek & Sara Getz 11/7 Derek & Sara Getz
Susie Sieben Susie Sieben

11/14 Mike & Jennifer McLaughlin 11/14 Mike & Jennifer McLaughlin
Ron & Trish Schack Ron & Trish Schack

11/21 Chad & Gwen Rollofson 11/21 Chad & Gwen Rollofson
Eugene & Kathleen Anderson Eugene & Kathleen Anderson

11/28 Tom & Audrey Hjelle 11/28 Tom & Audrey Hjelle
Jim & Sharolyn Johnson Jim & Sharolyn Johnson

Readers Work Group # 2 Leaders Altar Guild

Jim & Sharolyn Johnson Diane Puchalski
Marlene Dreier

11/7 KAREN ALVSTAD

Youth Worship Leadership
11/14 JENNIFER 11/7 Dakotah Kashmark
MCLAUGHLIN

11/14 Koel Seifert

11/21 KATHY DAHL

11/28 ALVEDA RHUDE

11/21 Daniel Schack

11/28 Koel Seifert

If you are unable to be a helper on your Musicians
Sunday, please call one of your work group 11/7 Karen Block

leaders and he or she will help you find a 11/14 Karen Block 11/21 Karen Block
11/28 Karen Block
replacement.
PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH
PO Box 206
Barrett MN 56311

November
2010

Stewardship of the Good News

I was telling our confirmation class this week about how several of my friends and I read a book of the bi-
ble each week together. I could tell from their bewildered looks they had only one thing that ran through their col-
lective minds, WHY?!?! Well my answer to them, and the reason I encourage everyone to just pick up the bible and
read, is simply: Because it’s important.
It’s important to know how God has worked in and directed people’s lives throughout time. It’s important
to hear Christ’s words of forgiveness and wholeness. It’s important to be filled with life-giving words when the rest
of the world only seeks to drain that life out of us.
It’s important because through those simple words written thousands and thousands of years ago, God is
made known. In some holy mysterious way, God uses these simple writings to stir up faith in us, to strengthen us
when we’re weak, and to direct and guide our lives in ways that honor him.
I understand that sometimes (a lot of times) the Bible can be confusing, jumping back and forth between
stories. It can be full of battles and wars. It can be wordy and repetitive. My advice: don’t get hung up on what you
don’t understand. Skip it for now, ask me or your fellow church members, or look at www.enterthebible.org (a
helpful resource for big picture or detail oriented people alike!) for some help.
The point is: there’s no excuse for not reading God’s Word sometime other than Sunday morning. You
can do it! And I’m here to ask and maybe even answer some questions!
~Matthew Rose, Pastor