Peace Lutheran Church & School

PRINTS OF PEACE
PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH
300 Lincoln Street
Antigo, Wisconsin 54409
Office 623-2200 * School 623-2209
www.peaceantigo.org
January 4, 2009

OUR MISSION
As followers of Jesus Christ our purpose is to strengthen each other in Him so that we share His love and Good News with everyone.

TAKE NOTE: PLEASE TAKE THE PRINTS OF PEACE newsletter home with you so that you can refer to the upcoming events that affect you and your family.

PEACE LUTHERAN SCRIP
PEACE LUTHERAN SCRIP
Office Hours:
Monday - 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Wednesday - 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Friday - 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Sunday - 9:00 - 9:20 AM 10:10 - 10:30 AM
If we do not have the Scrip you need on hand, order it Monday AM. We will have it to you by Friday.

DID YOU MISS WORSHIP? - You can listen to the worship service on radio station WACD - 106.1 FM. Tune in Sunday 10:30 AM.

THE LUTHERAN HOUR is the flagship radio program of Lutheran Hour Ministries. You can catch the Lutheran Hour, Sundays at 7:30 AM on 900 WATK (Antigo), 10:00 AM on FM 102.7 (Suring) or on the internet at www.lutheranhour.org.

TABLE TALKS FOR TODAY.
9:20 AM in the Fellowship Hall.

New for 2009 - 2010 Part of our 3  year ministry plan is for Peace Lutheran School to move from half day to full day kindergarten.  As we do this, we then need room and a teacher for the Pre-Kindergarten.  Last week the Peace Voter’s Assembly approved the plan to move from the present 3-day Pre-K to a 4-day 4 K program still in the afternoon.  In order to do this with the present staff and rooms we will be using a format that we had five years ago.  In the morning both 1st grade and 2nd grade will be taught in separate rooms by separate teachers. In the afternoon, the two grades will be housed in one room with one of the teachers. The other teacher  will teach the 4- Kinder program 4 days a week.  That means that the first and second grades will have their language arts and math in the morning.  In the afternoon, when we often combine these grades for music and gym class, they will be combined.  Religion, science and art can easily be taught to both grades together.

2009 LEADERSHIP RETREAT - January 10, 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM, including lunch. All boards, committees, officers, staff and others in leadership are asked to attend. Our theme is “Called To Be Leaders”. Please RSVP to the church office 623-2200 or sign-up at the Information Desk.

PROMISE BUILDERS Men’s Study will meet Wednesday, Jan 14 at 6:30 PM on the carpeted side of the Fellowship Hall following the 5:30 PM Men’s Club meeting on the tile side. Our topic: “The Power of Kindness” based on 2 Samuel 6:24-34. All men invited!

THE TRUTH PROJECT
The Truth Project is a series of 12 lessons which are designed to help believers in Christ develop a deeper commitment to the absolute truth of Christianity. The 12 sessions will be discussing such things as, "What Is Truth?" and "Philosophy & Ethics: Says Who?" This learning opportunity will be facilitated by Pastor Bill Volm and take place on Saturday mornings from 9-11 AM in the Fellowship Hall. This series begins on Saturday, Jan 17, 2009 and runs through April 4, 2009. Please sign-up at the Information Desk so that we may know how many will attend.

GriefShare Support group for those who have lost a loved one will meet monthly on the second Sunday from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the carpeted side of the Fellowship Hall. Our next meeting is on January 11.

The Faith Legacy Series is coming! Leaving a legacy of faith to our children is the most important thing we can do as parents. How do we do that? That's what this series is about. Our first series will be for those parents with new-borns through year and a half old children. This 3-session course will take place February 1, 8, and 15 from 9:15-10:15 a.m. in our Peace School Library.

THANK YOU to the Urban Family for donating the Christmas trees to decorate our Church for the Christmas season.

The Five Love Languages course is coming! This 2 session class will be held Sunday mornings on February 8 and 15 in the North end of the Fellowship Hall from 9:20-10:10 a.m. All couples are encouraged to sign up for this enlightening course at the information Center. Learn how your spouse 'hears' and 'feels' love!

ATTENTION PARENTS OF 7TH & 8TH GRADERS - Pastor Dave will be leading a three week class called “Growing Faith in Your Family.” It will be held over 3 Sundays: January 8, 15, and 22 on the tile side of the Fellowship Hall at 9:20 AM and is a new addition to our Peace Confirmation program. Please plan to attend as we learn tools for faith development that can be used in our home.

RADIO BROADCAST & FLOWER CHARTS FOR 2009 are posted on the bulletin board in the Narthex. Do you have an anniversary, birthday or other significant occasion you would like to recognize? If you would like to sponsor either of the above for a particular Sunday, please sign up on the appropriate chart. The cost for the altar flowers is $70. Dates available for 2009 are: Jan 18 & 25. The radio broadcast is $55. Dates available are: Jan 11 & 25.

2009 ANNIVERSARY YEAR CALENDARS NOW AVAILABLE!
Pictures from our church’s past as well as the special 125th anniversary dates are featured on this beautiful calendar. Pick yours up from the Narthex for $7.00. Don’t miss this anniversary keepsake!

Men’s Bible Breakfast meets on Friday mornings at 6:30 AM at the Farmers Home. They are studying “Daniel.” Join us!

ADULT CHOIR rehearses on Monday nights from 6:45 - 8:00 PM in the Church. All interested from grades 9 and up are welcome to come. Call Mrs Kohler at 623-2048 for more information.

RAFT - (Retired Adults Fellowship Time) will meet on January 8 at 2:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall. This Fellowship Time is for anyone who is retired or just wants to come and enjoy a Bible Study and a fun Activity. Our activity this month is UNO - a card game.

SPOTLIGHT ON CHRISTCARE:
Leader: Sharon Elliott - 623-2629; Sundays at 2:00 PM, bi-weekly. This group is studying Life of Jesus Parables. Call Sharon for more information.

Leader: Linda Strobel - 623-2217; Mondays at 6:30 PM. This group is studying various topics. Call Linda for more information.

Leader: Sandy Nielsen - 623-3324; Sundays at 6:30 PM (1st, 3rd, 5th); This group is studying the Book of James. Call Sandy for more information.

THE PEACE LUTHERAN QUILTERS are making quilts. The sessions are Mondays, from 8 to 11 AM. The quilts made by the group are sent to various missions. New members are always welcome. For more information call 627-0123.

PEACE CHURCH LIBRARY NEWS
LATE-BREAKING NEWS!
About 100 of the new books that were donated to the Church Library are now ready for check-out. Stop by and check them out! They are on a table marked “New Books” in the NE corner of the Narthex. Some of the Christian fiction books are perfect for Christmas reading!

HELP SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!
We will be collecting “travel” sized items such as snacks, toothpaste, and soaps for military care packages. Donations will be collected now through the end of December. We will then box up all of the items collected and mail them off to our military personal. We will also need knitters or crocheters to make caps for the soldiers to wear under their helmets. Patterns for the caps and complete lists of items we can send will be available at the information desk. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Donna Fosterling at 627-7922.

MILITARY UPDATES
The Board of Outreach will be updating the Military display we have for our active military personnel. Please contact Sue Harvey at 623-4779 or Donna Fosterling at 627-7922 with the names, addresses, and pictures, if available, of any active military personnel that you would like for us to include on the new display. This can include family, friends, and/or neighbors.

IRA ROLLOVER PROVISION TO SUPPORT LCMS MINISTRIES
Federal legislation has opened new stewardship opportunities to strengthen ministry. The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 allows an individual over the age of 70 1/2 to make a gift up to $100,000 from an individual retirement account (IRA) to ministry without increasing taxable income. The gift to ministry also counts toward the individual’s minimum required distribution. This provision in the legislation is sometimes called the IRA Charitable Rollover.
If you are interested in taking advantage of this special rule contact your IRA account administrator for the necessary paperwork to complete the transfer.
Act quickly if you would like to take advantage of this special rule in 2008. To ensure that the transfer qualifies, the check from the IRA account administrator should be received by the ministry by December 31, 2008, or at the very least mailed to the ministry with a USPS postmark date of December 31, 2008 or earlier.

NEEDED: Addresses for friends and former members of Peace. In January, the Anniversary Committee will be sending out a mailing that includes the special services and activities that Peace will be hosting to celebrate our 125 years in ministry. We would like to include anyone who might be interested in celebrating with us in the upcoming year in this mailing. If you have addresses of former members, or others who would enjoy celebrating God’s blessing with us, please submit their names and addresses to the church office by January 9, or emial them to peace.info@peaceantigo.org