Hello friends of Peace,

Why me?

He listed one act of grace after another. I won’t even tell them. They’re his. Suffice it to say, I was struck by them. They seemed real.

Why me? That was his response.

The doctrine of election humbles us. Out of everything and everyone in the universe, God chose some. He chose his people.

Imagine what it feels like to be part of the row of animals at the shelter. A family walks in and walks down the row. They see a dog. He is happy, playful, delightful, and alive. The family jumps at him. But on the other side is a somber, sullen, and restrained pup. He lies there without moving. Mom says, “that’s the one”. Over the protests, the “but nos”, and the sighs, he slowly comes to life. “He’s the one.”

They choose for life. That’s what selection does. It gives life.

Friends, we don’t know why. He simply choose us.

So we learn to say, “I am his.”

See you Sunday, so that we, in this moment, can learn to say, “I am his.”

Service at 9:30, study at 8:00 and 10:45

Kids class space

Check out our fresh space for kids!

For the fall, we have decided to try giving the kids better class space. We’ve moved them into the rooms off the family center. We’ve got a lot that we’d like to do to those rooms, if we can keep them there.

Some benefits include

  • Right sized - it’s a better size space for the number of people, so it is easier to hear, talk, see etc

  • Improved safety - it’s further from the front door with more limited access as well as easy exit; it also has fewer items that could be problems

  • Dedicated space - it’s a space just for our kids; it can stay clean just for them.

We’re trying this for the fall; come check it out and let us know what you think!

CarePortal

Have you heard of CarePortal? CarePortal is an organization and tools to connect local congregations with community needs. It’s something we’ve been invited to participate in.

There are no obligations. We’re simply presented with needs and allowed to step in if we’d like. Here is a recent example:

“A single mother and her four children are experiencing homelessness. She is currently getting them back and forth to school and to doctor's appointments; however, her car tags expired and she already has received a ticket for not having updated tags. The cost of renewing her tags for one year, the time she needs to get out of homelessness. This will directly impact the children's ability to go to school and get to other places without it. If a donor is found, arrangements for direct payment to Secretary of State”

Check out the video if you’d like (https://youtu.be/pKopTMAN8M0?si=_XMIUjBfgEnbbjyB) and feel free to respond to this note if you’ve got questions.

 

Larry Nitz, leukemia

Darlene Syers

 
 

September ushers are Gary Combs and Marc Nelson

Stove meeting October 3rd 5:00 p.m. - there is interest in purchasing a second electric stove and there are a number of questions about it. There will be a public meeting on this issue on October 3rd, 5:00 p.m. A final decision will be made at the voters’ meeting, October 22nd.

Congregational meetings October 15th at 10:45 at our congregational forum, pastor and the council will present the 2024 ministry plan and budget.

At this point, we are looking at income of about $155K and expenses about $160K. We’ll approve the ministry plan and budget on October 22nd at 10:45. We’ll also approve a special hail damage expense, approve Bible removal, approve furniture removal, decide a second stove, and introduce a new room arrangement.

October Team and Task Time Pick up chairs and tables, mount projector

Upcoming events (full calendar)

  • September 28th 6:30 pm Christianity Explored

  • September 30th 8:00 am Creative Arts Festival

  • October 3rd 5:00 p.m. Stove discussion

  • October 3rd 6:30 p.m. Team and Task Time

  • October 15th 10:45 Congregational forum

  • October 22nd 10:45 Voters’ meeting

 

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Peace Lutheran Church

805 S Wilmott St

Otsego, MI 49078

269-694-6104

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