Thanksgiving
“3 I thank my God every time I remember you.” (Philippians 1:3)
We thanked God for so many people this year at Thanksgiving. If you didn’t get a chance to add your thanksgivings, be sure to grab a card at our Welcome Table/Next Steps Table and add your thanksgiving.
Real Christmas
Christmas is in full swing at Peace, and we’re working with you to live a Real Christmas.
Enjoy the wonder and happiness of Christmas at Otsego’s Hometown Christmas on Saturday December 7th from about 4:00 - 7:00 pm. We’ll be handing out cocoa and riding in the parade and providing security at the parade.
On Sunday December 8th decorate Peace so that we can see Christmas really come to life. Sunday December 8th 11:00 am. Pizza will be served!
Sunday December 15th we'll take a Journey to Bethlehem.
Our students will share the Christmas message on Sunday the 22nd.
For all the Real Christmas, visit https://peaceotsego.org/realchristmas
PS Be sure to grab a Christmas sticker and stick it in your stuff to share the Real Christmas!
Picture updates
Big thanks to Cindy Commissaris for updating the picture board. We've also got a fun wall of pictures in the family center. Feel free to add your own!
Officer elections and appointments
At the end of the year, we typically look for nominations for officers in the coming year.
We're filling a number of positions as we look to 2025.
Congregational President or Vice- President
Maintenance Coordinator
Elder (not on council)
Assistant Financial Secretary
Music Coordinator
Some of these positions are elected positions, others are appointed. If you would like to nominate an individual for any of these positions, please speak with Pastor Timmermann.
Advent
We’ve started Advent, the time Christians call the weeks leading up to Christmas.
Advent is a great time to prayerfully reflect on the coming of Jesus. We consider three comings at the same time:
His birth as a child to save us some 2,000 years ago
His coming to us now in Word and Sacrament to live in us and among us
His future return to restore all things
There are many good resources for your Advent meditation, both personal and family. I’ve included some of them and if you’d like more, please reach out to me. There are different ways to obtain each.
Martin Luther College (the WELS college of ministry) has prepared Advent devotions for us. Check out this link https://mlc-wels.edu/publications/advent-2024/
WELS Daily devotions during Advent draw on Advent themes. Click this link https://wels.net/serving-you/devotions/, you can subscribe on the right side of the page
Advent wreath instructions for setting up your own Advent wreath and starting a devotion https://www.breadforbeggars.com/2019/11/diy-advent/. If you don’t have an Advent wreath, get one this year.
Couples devotion for Advent right here https://breadforbeggars.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Song-of-Songs-Advent-for-Couples.pdf
Advent music playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2M0SnW9zXQ5UCzZbmOhRky
Advent means “coming”; it also means "expectation". It helps us develop a joyful expectation of Christ’s return. This Advent as you meditate on God’s Word, may he match the expectations of your heart to his own so that his return is nothing but the greatest bliss, joy, pleasure, and satisfaction for you.
This Advent as you meditate on God’s Word, may he match the expectations of your heart to his own so that his return is nothing but the greatest bliss, joy, pleasure, and satisfaction for you.
December 7th 4:00 pm Hometown Christmas
December 8th 10:45 am Christmas decorating
December 15th 10:45 am Journey to Bethlehem
December 22nd 9:30 am Children’s Christmas Service
December 24th 5:00 pm Christmas Eve service
December 25th 9:30 am Christmas Day service
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