NEWS AND NOTES FROM

PEACE WITH CHRIST

1412 W. Swallow Road

Fort Collins, CO 80526
970-226-4721
Pastor Ralph Patrick
Deaconess Claire Rueffer
www.pwchrist-fc.org
March 29, 2009
Fifth Sunday in Lent

WELCOME TO PEACE WITH CHRIST

LUTHERAN CHURCH!

We give thanks to God that you are joining us today!

Many of our guests are seeking a home church where they
can be part of the Fellowship of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Peace with Christ is a congregation that is a family not an
“organization”. We are small enough to allow people to
know each other by name, and yet large enough to offer
opportunities for growth and service. What we “specialize”
in is not programs or productions, but simply The Gospel
of Our Lord Jesus. Christ, His Word, and the Cross are
what provide the foundation for faith and ministry. If you
are interested in learning more about Peace With Christ
Lutheran Church, please call the church office at 226-4721.
Pastor Patrick would welcome the opportunity to visit with
you personally.
THE TIME before the service may be used for prayer and preparation.
Read through the worship bulletin and familiarize yourself with the service.
A few moments spent this way will help make the service more meaningful.

NEXT WEEK’S LUTHERAN HOUR MESSAGE:

“God’s Friday” Speaker: Rev. Dr. Ken Klaus. Many
call it Good Friday - but is it, really? (John 19:30)
Listen to The Lutheran Hour Message on KOA,
Denver (AM850) at 6:00 a.m. and KFKA, Greeley
(AM1310) at 9:30 a.m.

Peace With Christ Radio Broadcast: KCOL (600AM), at 9:00

AM Sundays.

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OUR MID-WEEK SERVICES ON THE TOPIC OF PRAYER

CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAYS AT 4:30 AND 7:15pm. WE
WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO MAKE THIS
A PRIORITY IN YOUR LENTEN JOURNEY.

During the Lenten Season--come and prayer at 7am

on Wednesday mornings. Formal prayer will begin at
7:00am with Pastor and then you can stay for individ-
ual prayer as long as you like.

Jesus Wept
A Two Night Lenten Seminar on Grief and Loss from a
Christian Perspective at PWC, tomorrow and Tuesday
from 7:00 to 8:30pm.

Evening Worship Service & Reception

Speaker: Rev. Ken Klaus, Speaker of ‘The Lutheran Hour’
Today at 4:00pm at Our Savior Lutheran, 5101 Dell Range
Blvd., Cheyenne, WY. Information: 307-632-2580
• LWML’s Annual Bazaar netted close to $6k last year. Who de-
cides where that money goes? You do! If you know someone pur-
suing a vocation in mission or church work, please get their name
(and some background info) to Bev Russman (mailbox #151) be-
fore April 15th . The grant recipient(s) will be determined by a vote
at LWML’s May 11th meeting.
• You still have a week to get your Easter cards in the mail! Stop by
the Sunshine room after service and check out our beautiful selec-
tion.
• “The next regular LWML Executive Board meeting is TOMOR-
ROW, March 30th beginning at 6pm in the home of Jodi Allison.
Call Jodi #223-5284 for directions.
• THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the March 11th Soup
Supper! Your outpouring of support for Kevin Rodenbeck, com-
bined with Thrivent’s generous supplemental funding, raised a
grand total of $1,560 to be applied toward Kevin’s medical bills!!

TAG-
TAG-APRIL 7th AT NOON
The meal this month will be a potluck with
everyone bringing a favorite dish. The Bible
study follows at 1:00 p.m. led by Pastor. All older adults are welcome to
attend this Older Adult Ministry group.

Joy Circle will meet at 1:00pm on Thursday, April 2nd in

the Fellowship Hall classroom. Gary Myers of the Poudre Val-
ley REA will present a very interesting & timely program on
“Conserving Energy”. Marcie Walter will have devotions. Pat
Stegner & Dolores Lebeda will be hostesses. All ladies are
welcome to join us!

April 1st Soup Supper is to raise funds for the aunt &
uncle of Matthew Armstrong (one of our college stu-
dents). His uncle, Douglas Reed had a brain aneurism
which left him unable to work. The funds from
Wednesday’s Soup Supper will be to help the family with their ex-
penses.
 Easter Lilies will be available to beautify the chan-
cel on Easter Morning. Lilies will cost $12 per
plant. Please sign-up, and place a check made out
to PWC in Marilyn’s box #131. Orders need to be
placed TODAY Thank you!

EASTER BREAKFAST
The Youth will be serving Easter Breakfast,
Sunday April 12th from 7:00am - 8:30am only. Please plan to join
us during that time to enjoy a meal of pancakes, sausage, fruit and
muffins! Please sign-up!

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
A Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday,
April 5, immediately following second service, and
will be brief. Filling the Deaconess Intern position
for our church will be on the agenda. Please plan to
attend.

ADOPT A SEMINARIAN REPORT

Lenten offerings have been designated to support Stephen
Heimer who is enrolled at Concordia University. Stephen is
the son of Dr. Karl Heimer of Ysleta, El Paso. Please use of-
fering envelopes for Lent or mark a plain envelope for your
contributions.

Musicians and vocalist who would like to help en-

hance the service and to glorify the Lord with
your gift, please sign up. Please sign up ASAP
 YOUTH ACTIVITIES
Easter Breakfast: Sign-up to help with the prep on April 11th, and
sign-up to help Easter morning, April 12th. Check bulletin board by
Youth Room to sign-up for items needed.
Youth Scrip Fundraiser: We have cards available all year long. Stop
by the Youth Table or call me for cards, Marilyn 226-4721 or 391-4946.
Thanks for supporting the Youth!

Do you have a child in PWC Sunday School

classes? Would you like to better prepare yourself to
discuss and reinforce these lessons at home? If so,
plan to join us on April 5th as we preview the lessons & themes
for the upcoming month of Sunday School classes. We look for
the sacraments, uncover Law & Gospel, and talk about how we
teach and lead within our own families. Contact Dan Prevedel
with questions.
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Second Wedding Coordinator Position: PWC would like to have
at least two wedding coordinators to assure that all wedding parties
receive the full attention they need. One of the two positions has been
filled by Emily Fox. There will be training by knowledgeable women
in the congregation in addition to the booklet to guide the coordina-
tor and there is an honorarium appointed for the wedding coordina-
tor. If you are interested in the second position, call the church office.

Our dear brothers and sisters in Christ:

Thank you for all you have done and are doing for our family. Your
prayers, cards, visits, calls, hugs, help, donations to mom’s memorials,
and last, but not least, food, especially the pies. Mom loved her church
family and we love you! God Bless you all! Dave, CJ and family

“Thank You” to all who attended the Open House for Gene
Boortz….your presence was greatly appreciated and very
much enjoyed.
• Please check in the kitchen and take home any dishes that
are yours. We will be donating any items not picked up.
• When you leave the Church please check and make sure
all the lights are turned off and the doors are locked.
Some of our door do not close completely, once you are
outside please double check that they are actually closed
tight and locked.
• There are several coats hanging at the end of the coat rack
that seem to have no home. Please check to see if any of
them need to go home with you. If not they will be do-
nated.
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In Our Prayers: We remember -

The Anderson/Muth Family and all who grieve.

The President and Nation

Those who are ill, hospitalized, or recovering from surgery:

Bill Smith, Marcie Walter, Ann Ireland (mother of Lisa Bernhardt),
Doug Reed (brother of Diane Kettleson), Zoe Jones (Infant daughter of
Josh and Jamie Jones), Brian Schick, Kevin Rodenbeck, Barb Holder,
Marilynn Hudson, Marilyn Craig, James Jeppeson, Danica
Flesner (infant daughter of Jeff and Heather Flesner) and Matt Arm-
strong.

Those who are not able to attend church: Margaret Ziehm,

Carolyn Brown, Viola Monahan, Arline Young, June Schwarck,
Marie Rubel

Strength during Lent

Christians in Haiti - The Kurt Marquart Fund

U.S. Soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan & throughout the world.

 A READING FROM THE BOOK OF CONCORD
FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT
LARGE CATECHISM
PART III, THE LORD'S PRAYER
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

So far we have prayed that God's name be honored by us and that

His kingdom triumph among us. These two points deal with
God's honor and our salvation. We receive God as our own and
all His riches. But now we must firmly keep God's honor and our
salvation, and not allow ourselves to be torn from them. In
God's kingdom, although we have prayed for the greatest need we
must also pray that God's will be done if we are to abide in
God's will. We shall have to suffer many blows from everything
that seeks to oppose the fulfillment of the first two petitions.

No one can believe how the devil opposes these prayers. He

cannot allow anyone to teach or to believe rightly. It hurts
him to have his lies and abominations exposed, which have been
honored under the sham use of the divine name. It hurts him
when he himself is disgraced, is driven out of the heart, and
has to let a breach be made in his kingdom. Therefore, he rages
as a fierce enemy with all his power and might. He marshals all
his subjects and, in addition, enlists the world and our own
flesh as his allies. For our flesh is in itself lazy and inclined to
evil [Rom. 7:18], even though we have believed God's Word. The
world is wicked. So he provokes the world against us, fans and
stirs the fire, so that he may drive us back, cause us to fall, and
again bring us under his power [2 Cor. 2:11; 1 Tim. 3:6-7].
(paragraphs 59-63)

Condensed from CONCORDIA: THE LUTHERAN CONFESSIONS, copy-

right 2005,2006 by Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission. All
rights reserved. To purchase a copy of CONCORDIA, call 800-325-3040.
 ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK

Worship Services 8:00 am &

Today (Communion) 10:45 am
March 29 Education Hour 9:30 am

Monday Sunday School Teachers 6:00 pm

March 30 LWML Executive Board 6:00 pm

Tuesday
March 31

Wednesday Bible Study 8:45 am

April 1 Lent Services 4:30 pm &
7:15 pm
Soup Supper 5:15 pm
FED Classes 6:00 pm
Adult Choir 6:30 pm

Thursday RMHS 11:10 am

April 2 Joy Circle 1:00 pm

Friday
April 3

Saturday
April 4

Sunday PALM SUNDAY

April 5 Worship Services 8:00 am &
(Communion) 10:45 am
Education Hour 9:30 am
New Members
Installation
Congregational Meeting 12:00 pm
 THOSE SERVING TODAY

March 29 8:00 am 10:45 am

Materials: Hoy Family
Greeters: Fox Family Anne Yeldell
Guest Book: Betty Keeney Pat Juchartz
Reader: Tom Lasich Scott Yeldell
Ushers: Gale Russman Bob Cribbs
Vern Carlson Yeldell
Ken Keeney Yeldell
Allen Hendrix Michael Stabnow
Nursery: Marilyn Lasich Stacie Yeldell
Acolytes: Marina Rohlfs Olivia Sampson
Crucifer:
Audio Support: Judy Dahlgren David Nierman
Organist:
Pianist: Ann Caspersen
Youth Choir Director: MacKenzie Stine
FED Choir Director: Deaconess Claire
Elder of the Month: Ray Kaiser

April 1 4:30 pm 7:15 pm

Greeters/Guest Book: Hazel Maiorka Joanne Kohler
Reader:
Ushers: Brian Lacey Ron Thaemert
Marv Grueber Dan Krueckeberg
Acolyte:
Audio Support:
Organist: Sarah Buchleiter

THOSE SERVING NEST SUNDAY

April 5 8:00 am 10:45 am

Materials:
Greeters: Elenore Lund Hazel Maiorka
Guest Book: Evelyn Scheiwe Ann Rodenbeck
Reader: Ted Rodenbeck
Ushers: Richard Lund Chris Maiorka
Brian Lacey Chris Derby
Marv Grueber Larry Siegfried
Chuck Black
Nursery: Jodi & Addi Lacey Jana Black
Acolytes:
Crucifer:
Audio Support:
Organist: Ann Caspersen
Elder of the Month: Dan Prevedel
 Prayer and Study

Date: March 29 – April 4

Luther Quote: “I cannot imagine what must be going on in the

mind of a man who, even though he sees the sun rise, does not
firmly hold that there is a God.”

Bible readings for the week:

Sunday: Psalm 112; Luke 20-21
Monday: Psalm 113; Luke 22
Tuesday: Isaiah 64:1-9; Luke 23-24
Wednesday: Isaiah 25:1-9; Romans 1-3
Thursday: Psalm 114; Romans 4-6
Friday: Psalm 115; Romans 7-9
Saturday: Psalm 116; Romans 10-13

Ablaze! Praise – Mar. 16-31

The Holy Spirit is moving Lutherans to speak the Good News
to unreached and uncommitted people. Read more Ablaze!
faith-sharing experiences at www.lcms.org/ablaze.

Daily Prayers:

Sunday: For the vacuum salesman with whom Anne Gonzalez, of

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Onalaska, Wis., shared her
Christ-centered Lutheran faith. Anne wrote, He couldn't believe that we
did not have to do any good works to get to heaven.” Pray for the Holy
Spirit to use this conversation to create faith in this salesman’s heart.

Monday: With thanks for the loving witness of Max, a fifth-grader

from St. Paul Lutheran Church in Peachtree, Ga., who shared his faith
through a witnessing bracelet with the driver and passenger of a truck
that had struck his mother’s car in an auto accident.
Tuesday: That the Lord would bless the faithful witness of James
Davis, of Faith Lutheran Church in Eldersburg, Md., who stepped out
of his comfort zone to share the true Gospel with a co-worker in need of
comfort.

Uganda – Apr. 1-15

LCMS World Mission began work in Uganda in 1995 as part of
a regional East Africa strategy. In partnership with the Evan-
gelical Lutheran Church of Ghana, LCMS World Mission sup-
ports leadership training to equip evangelists and pastors
throughout East Africa, where the Lutheran church has seen
explosive growth.

Wednesday: For missionaries Jacob and Michelle Gillard, and their

daughters, Amelia and Evangeline. The Gillards help train, disciple, and
walk alongside the leaders in the Lutheran Church Mission Uganda, the
growing Lutheran church body in Uganda.

Thursday: For missionaries Shauen and Krista Trump, who arrived

in Kampala, Uganda in January 2009. Shauen is completing his two-
year vicarage. Shauen works with fellow missionary Jacob Gillard in
training, discipling, and walking alongside the leaders in this church
body. Krista is a labor and delivery nurse and hopes to reach out to the
people of Uganda through health care ministry.

Friday: For Ablaze! Alliance Missionary Solomon Ayagri, sent by the

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana, and his family, as they serve in
Uganda. Since their arrival in 2002, Solomon has planted more than 20
new churches. As the Ayagris prepare to return to Ghana, thank the
Lord for his faithful service!

Saturday: For the Lutheran Church Mission Uganda (LCMU). The

LCMU has one ordained pastor, six evangelists, many dedicated lay
leaders, and six regional Mission Training Centers (MTCs) where lay-
men are trained. Pray for God’s continued blessing and care to this
young church body—that it may continue to grow and glorify Him as
its members proclaim His truths.

www.lcmsworldmission
 March 22 ATTENDANCE

Worship Attendance: Total

128(8:00 am) 111(10:45 am) 239

Education Hour Attendance:

Adult Bible Study: 62 Sunday School: 28

Financial Update
As of February 28, 2009

Budget - 2009 Income Expenses Net Income

$359,000.00 $58,457.18 $61,353.59 $-2,896.41

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION HOUR: 9:30-10:30 a.m.

ADULT BIBLE CLASS. .. Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall

NURSERY & KINDERGARTEN . . . . Preschool Rooms
GRADES 1- 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter
GRADES 3-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abraham
GRADE 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isaac
JR. HIGH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob
SR. HIGH . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . Youth Room

NEXT WEEK'S PRESS DEADLINES

SCRIPTURE READINGS (ESV)
Green sheet articles are due by
First Lesson: Zechariah 9:9-12 3:00 p.m. Wednesday
Second Lesson: Philippians 2:5-11 afternoon.
Gospel: Mark 15:1-47 Broadcast articles are due
April 19