Dear friends of Jesus connected through Peace,
Thanks for a great carnival! We had a great time and got to meet a few families from the area. Thanks for being friendly and thanks for making it happen!
We want to know the people of Otsego-Plainwell. https://nathanieltimmermann.podbean.com/e/we-want-to-know-you/
I’m excited to get back to our study of vocation. Hope God has been at work through your life these days.
July 20th - Vocation -1 Timothy 1:12-20 https://youtu.be/KYez1s3EQ9o
July 27th - 1st Vocation: faith and prayer 1 Timothy 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHtrjtuIwVI
August 10th - “Vocation is the setting for God’s work in the world” - 1 Timothy 3, 5
August 24th - “Vocation is also the setting for spiritual warfare” 1 Timothy 4th
August 31st - “Vocation is the setting for human flourishing. God provides us with purpose, freedom, security” - 1 Timothy 6:17-19
September 7th - Vocation: Conclusion
I also want to let you know that I have received a divine call to serve at Ascension Lutheran Church in Mitchell SD and Faith Lutheran Church, Huron SD (dual parish). We'll have a short discussion of my current call to serve at Peace and a the call I hold to South Dakota after service on Sunday before the quick voters’ meeting.
Keep prayiong and living that first vocation of faith. God be with you.
In him,
Pastor T
PS See you inside at 9:30!
Prayers
Ron Miller
Marge Gavan
Neveah and family
Prayers for the people of Peace and the neighbors 0- how are your prayers going?
Special Collection for Headstone
Our brother in Christ, Don Knobloch, passed away in 2022. The family has been unable to procure a headstone to mark his burial for financial reasons. We’re going to take up a small collection for this headstone. If you’d like to donate, please give a cash or check marked “Don Knobloch” or give online with “Don Knobloch” in the comments.
Parking Lot Repair
You may have noticed that parts of the parking lot are breaking down. The council recommends the congregation use some special funds (about $5,000 from the Building and Grounds dedicated funds) to repair the lot. There will be a special voters’ meeting soon (announced Sunday) to authorize the use of special funds.
If you want the quotes, you can find them in this document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eNE9BKXGSMpb2mBHWn2LtjrB3JpomGuwsb70zV64Zhg/edit?usp=sharing
Ministry planning and budget
We could use a lot more people to send some input for 2026 ministry. You don’t have to fill out every question on the form. https://peace.breezechms.com/form/bdad40 Or talk with pastor by email, text etc with suggestions, thoughts, questions, and ideas for ministry next year?
Love to talk with you about how God can work among us and through us these days!
The Peace Team
Peace isn’t that big; still it can be hard to know who does what. Check out the list below and for a full list see https://peaceotsego.org/peacenews/team
Council
President/Chairman………..… Josh Gower
Vice-president/Treasurer …… vacant
Recording Secretary ………….. Michael Grimm
Elder ……………………………..... Terry Brower
Called/hired positions
Pastor ………………….. Nathaniel Timmermann
Musicians ……………. Cindy Commissaris, Nathaniel Timmermann, Helga Harris, Ellise Wedge
Pastoral assistants …… Tom Wright
Appointed positions
Financial Secretary …… Ralph Holewa
Maintenance coordinator ………. Roger Commissaris
Bookkeeper …………….… Andy Winter
HR/Taxes ………………..… Jim Walkley
Calendar
August 10th 9:30 Service
August 10th 10:40 fast voter’s meeting regarding parking lot repair
August 10th 10:45 Catechism
August 17th 9:30 service, no catechism
August 22nd 6:30 Family Game Night
August 23rd 9:30 am Christian Theology
August 24th 9:30 service, catechism
September 13th 9:30 am Evangelism workshop
September 21st 9:30 am Fall kick off/Welcome Home
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Peace Lutheran Church 805 S Wilmott St Otsego, MI 49078
269-694-6104 https://peaceotsego.org