Hello friends of Peace,

I was blessed to be able to visit one of our people this week with some others from Peace. This was such an encouragement to me. I can’t tell you how important it is for us to be a group of God-followers who together, love each other and drive out sin. And friends, this is how we do it.

Our next Team and Task Time is November 7th at 6:30 p.m., with dinner together beforehand. Come and join me, let’s join together to bring people the gospel of Jesus.

Congregational Business Meetings

Our October meetings to conduct congregation business are coming up. These business meetings are a great chance for us to publicly praise, thank, honor, and glorify God for the work he has done this past year, and to ask him to do more than we could ask for in 2024.

  • October 15th 10:45 Congregational Forum -

  • October 22nd 10:44 Voters’ Meeting

Pastor will present the 2024 ministry plan and budget. Highlights include:

  1. We’ll approve the ministry plan and budget with an income of about $155K and expenses about $160K.

  2. The council wants ratification of a special hail damage expense of about $8K.

  3. We'd like the congregation to accept the purchase of a second stove by the Ladies Guild and to pay for the necessary electrical from memorial funds.

  4. Review Bible removal

  5. Review furniture

  6. Introduce a new room arrangement

Find all the reports, notes, and agenda at https://peaceotsego.org/peacenews/202310voters

Hometown Christmas - Cocoa and more

We’re starting to get in the Christmas cheer (I know, it’s still fall)! We've been invited to serve cocoa again at Hometown Christmas on December 2nd starting around 3, as well as anything else we'd like to give away to connect with people that day. This is an awesome chance to meet with hundreds of people.

If you would help pass out cocoa and make new friends December 2nd, we'd love to have you. Please contact Joan Retberg at (269) 743-8090.

Christmas Music at Kauhale

Kauhale Assisted and Memory Care Community is looking for live music this Christmas season to entertain their residents. We've got the chance to get on the schedule early. If might like to provide some musical entertainment for Kauhale, please contact pastor 269-694-6104 to discuss details.

Funeral food

We are looking to update those that help with food for Peace funerals. If interested please put your name with a phone # on the sign up sheet in the narthex. This will make it easier for those coordinating the food to know who to call. Thank you. Ladies Guild

Right to Life Dinner

A few weeks ago we got to meet the Otsego - Plainwell Right to Life group that is getting started. They are hosting their annual benefit dinner and would like to invite you to attend. For more information, please visit https://rtl.org/event/otsego-plainwell-right-to-life-benefit-dinner/ or check out the information sheets at Peace.

Movie Night

Who doesn’t love football? (Okay, some of you I know). Join us for a movie night, Friday November 3rd as we enjoy “Facing the Giants” together!

 

Larry Nitz, leukemia

Nancy Kablitz, recovering from knee surgery and infection

Darlene Syers injured and recovering at home

 
 

October ushers are Jim Winkel and Andy Winter

Service activities - it’s time to get all our winter activities planned! We would like to start forming volunteer teams now for our different Christmas activities like decorating, the Hometown parade, Christmas4Kids, and Christmas services. Please touch base with pastor!

Kids Classrooms - We've updated the kids space temporarily. Check it out if you'd like and let us know what you think! https://peaceotsego.org/peacenews/2023childrenseducation

Screen for service leaders - A quick little thank you to Mike Grimm and Charlie Kling for installing a screen for our service leaders to use as they lead our services. This should be a great help.

Upcoming events (full calendar)

  • October 12th 12:00 p.m. Senior luncheon and bingo

  • October 15th 10:45 a.m. Congregational forum

  • October 20th 11:00 a.m. Ladies Guild

  • October 20th 6:30 p.m. Bunco

  • October 22nd 10:45 a.m. Voters’ meeting

  • November 3rd 6:30 p.m. “Facing the Giants” movie night

  • November 4th 9:00 a.m. Fall work day

  • November 7th 6:30 p.m. (6:00 p.m. dinner) Team and Task Time

 

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Peace Lutheran Church

805 S Wilmott St

Otsego, MI 49078

269-694-6104

https://peaceotsego.org