NEWS AND NOTES FROM

PEACE WITH CHRIST

1412 W. Swallow Road

Fort Collins, CO 80526
970-226-4721
Pastor Ralph Patrick
www.pwchrist-fc.org
December 6, 2009
Second Sunday in Advent

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.
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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:

“Imagine No Religion!” Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Ken
Klaus. What would the world be like without religion?
We don’t have to imagine. The evidence from history is
clear. (Luke 7:18-19) 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. **Please note that the radio broadcast will not be aired on
the following dates due to Bronco football: December 6, 13 & 27.

Missions & Ministry

Our annual Christmas Party for the Good Shepherd
Home residents will be at the church TODAY at
6:00pm. Everyone is invited to come join the fun
and see the happy faces!

Poinsettia Orders
A sign-up sheet is in the Narthex, $9.00 each,
make check payable to PWC write poinsettia on
memo line and give to Lu Buchholz by Dec. 13th.
Please indicate which color you would like, Red
or White. You may pick up your plant after
Christmas Day service. If you’d like your plant to go to a
shut-in or nursing home resident, please let me know.
Thanks, Lu Buchholz

Musicians/Singers - If you are interested in

preparing a piece for one of the Christmas
services, please bring your ideas to Reena, and she will assist
you in choosing a piece and in scheduling you.
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LWML will celebrate Christmas with a PARTY

on Sunday, December 13th at 2pm at the home
of Norma Thaemert. There is limited parking, so we’ll carpool from
church at 1:30 PM. Remember to bring your Christmas “Dime Stock-
ing” money, your mites, and a plate of cookies. Dime stocking money
will support Crossroads Safehouse. Extra cookies will be used to
make up holiday plates for shut-ins. Food, Fun & Fellowship all in one
place! ALL ladies are welcome.
♦ LWML’s mite box for World Missions will be in the Narthex this
morning. Thank you for your donations!
♦ Yearly pocket size 2010 calendars are available along with an as-
sortment of Christmas cards in the Sunshine room.
♦ Including 2 weeks of late sales from the Sunshine Room, LWML’s
Annual Craft Fair reached $6,300 in net proceeds. Including
Thrivent’s supplement of $1,250, Stephen Heimer will receive sup-
port totaling $7,557! This event came together so beautifully with
support from the entire congregation. Plenty of soup & pies were
donated for the luncheon. Baked goods & pantry items were abun-
dant and quick to sell. Crafts were creative and functional. Thank
you for sharing your gifts with LWML and with Stephen Heimer.
♦ TWENTY TURKEYS were brought to church on November 22nd
and delivered to Open Door Mission. Thank you for your generos-
ity!
♦ The next LWML Executive Board meeting will be Monday, January
4th beginning at 6pm in the home of Bev Russman. All 2009 AND
2010 Board members are encouraged to attend. All ladies are wel-
come.

TAG
(Tuesday Afternoon Group)
It’s a Christmas Party! For a fun and relaxing afternoon
let’s enjoy Christmas music and play Dubs Bridge. It’s
easy and everyone can play. Bring cookies or snacks to
share. All older adults are welcome to attend.
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Advent Devotional Calendars
Calendars are still available if you missed last Sunday. You
can find them on the bulletin board in the Narthex. This is a
great opportunity to read the prophecies of Christ’s birth as
we prepare our hearts and minds for the coming of Christ.

Christmas Caroling
Plan to join the Youth on Saturday, Dec. 19 at
2:00pm for caroling. We will be visiting shut-
ins and other members of the congregation.
Please plan to bring a Christmas snack to
share. It should be a great time - sign-up so we can plan
rides! Drivers are needed! Thanks Marilyn

Youth and Children’s Christmas Service

For the next two weeks we will be rehearsing in Sunday
school for the service. It will be very important for your
student to be in Sunday school. Also, we will have a full
run-through on Saturday, December 12 at 10am. The ser-
vice itself is December 16 at 6:30pm, and we will need the
children to arrive at the church at 5:45pm.

The sign-up sheet is out on the bulletin board if you are

willing and able to help with the Youth and Children’s
Christmas service but haven’t had a chance to put your
name down. We have a few people signed up to bring
cupcakes or hors d’oeuvres, but we could use some more.
Also, if you would like to help the youth make the gift
bags, they would appreciate any donations of apples,
Clementine oranges, and candy canes. Thank You!

The King’s men study group continues to meet on Wed.

evening at 6pm during the FED night study hour. If you are
following along at home, or in case you would like to join
us, we will discuss Chapter 9 of ‘The Measure of a Man’:
living a life of moderation.
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YOUTH ACTIVITIES
Senior High Youth - Christmas Party TODAY at Kaiser’s at 4pm!
Senior High Lock-in - Changed to December 22 beginning at 6pm.
Sign-up! Cost of “Surprise Outing” is $8.00!!
Confirmation Age Christmas Party - Saturday, December 12 after
Children’s Christmas Service Rehearsal. Please sign-up and plan to
bring a snack to share and a gift ($5 limit). Friends are welcome!
Attention - Youth members are welcome to be a part of the Christ-
mas Choir!
Christmas Caroling - December 19th at 2pm! Please sign-up so we
can plan rides!!
Children’s Christmas Service - Plan to sign up to help, sing, read,
or play your instrument at the Children’s Christmas Service December
16th. Rehearsal is Saturday, Dec. 12 at 10 am.

Parents & Twos - A Sunday School class for two - three

year old children and their parents will began last Sunday,
and they had a great time! If you are interested in bringing
your child to the class, please plan to attend the Sunday
School Opening at 9:30 am in the sanctuary, then class will
be held in the Nursery. If you have any questions, see
Chad Hamilton, Robin Hamilton, Reena Linke or Marilyn
Lasich.

The Lutheran Witness Subscriptions are coming

due again. The cost for a one-year subscription,
with the congregational discount, is $20.83. If
you would like to receive the Lutheran Witness, make
your check payable to Peace With Christ and give to
Marcy in the office or to Wes Nierman or Dan Prevedel.

Reminder: If you have not returned your pledge card

please put it into the offering plate by December 20th.
Extra cards are available from the ushers.
Thank you Larry Siegfried, Vice President
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ADOPT A SEMINARIAN REPORT: Advent offerings have been

designated to support Stephen Heimer who is enrolled at Concor-
dia University. Please use offering envelopes for Advent or mark a
plain envelope for your contributions. Thank you for supporting
this ministry with your prayers and generous gifts.

CHRISTMAS CHOIR
As our choir director, Kelley, will be out of town for Christmas, we will
have a “pick-up” choir. If you would like to join in singing with choir for
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, please sign-up on the bulletin board in
the Narthex. Youth are welcome too. The more the merrier!

We have several services between the two days with choral pieces at
each service:
♦ December 24 - 4pm and 7pm. Lessons and carols, 10pm Divine Ser-
vice
♦ December 25 - 9am Divine Service.
Contact Reena if you have any questions or if you would like to have
the music early - reena@pwchrist-fc.org
Rehearsals: Wednesday, December 9 - after
the Advent Service.
Sunday, December 20 - Noon
Wednesday, December 23 - 6:00pm

Our Prayers: We remember-

Those who are ill, hospitalized, or recovering from surgery:
Bernice Nansel, Gene Frank, Mac & Iris Bergen, Helen Leben,
Art Pforr, Louise Tuchenhagen, Emily Irvine (great-niece of Angela
Myers), Linda Groeling, , Zoe Jones (Infant daughter of Josh and Jamie Jones),
Kevin Rodenbeck, Marilyn Craig, Marilyn Hudson, Evelyn Marweg,
Jason Shedd and family

Those who are not able to attend church: Margaret Ziehm, Carolyn
Brown, Arline Young, June Schwarck, Marie Rubel, Jean Upham.

The families of Peace With Christ

U.S. Soldiers throughout the world

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A READING FROM THE BOOK OF CONCORD

SMALCALD ARTICLES
ARTICLE III: REPENTANCE
SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT

But here comes the fiery angel of St. John [Revelation 10], the
true preacher of repentance. With one bolt of lightning, he
hurls together both . He says: "Repent!" [Matthew 3:2].

Now one group imagines, "Why, we have repented!" The other

says, "We need no repentance."

John says, "Repent, both of you. You false penitents and false
saints, both of you need the forgiveness of sins. Neither of you
know what sin really is. Much less your duty to repent of it and
shun it. For no one of you is good. You are full of unbelief, stu-
pidity, and ignorance of God and God's will. But He is present
here, of whose 'fullness we have all received, grace upon
grace' " [John 1:16]. Without Him, no one can be righteous
before God. Therefore, if you want to repent, repent rightly.
Your works of penance will accomplish nothing. As for you
hypocrites, who do not need repentance, you serpents' brood,
who has assured you that you will escape the wrath to come
and other judgments?"

In the same way Paul preaches, "None is righteous, no, not

one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have
turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one
does good, not even one" (Romans 3:10-12). And God now
"commands all people everywhere to repent" (Acts 17:30). "All
people," He says. No one is an exception. (pars. 30-34)

Condensed from CONCORDIA: THE LUTHERAN CONFESSIONS, copyright

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

Today Worship Services 8:00 am &

December 6 (Communion) 10:45 am
Education Hour 9:30 am
Senior High Youth
Christmas Party 4:00 pm
Good Shepherd Christmas
Party 6:00 pm

Monday Missions & Ministry 5:30 pm

December 7 Youth Board 6:00 pm

Tuesday College/Young Adults 5:00 pm

December 8 Bible Study

Wednesday Bible Study 8:45 am

December 9 Advent Services 4:30 - 7:15 pm
Soup Supper 5:15 pm
Confirmation Class 6:00 pm
Adult Choir 8:00 pm
Thursday Morning Doves 9:00 am
December 10 RMHS 10:50 am

Friday
December 11

Saturday Children’s Service 10:00 am

December 12 Rehearsal
Confirmation Age Youth 12:00 pm
Christmas Party

Sunday Worship Services 8:00 am &

December 13 (Communion) 10:45 am
Education Hour 9:30 am
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THOSE SERVING TODAY
December 6 8:00 am 10:45 am
Materials: Millie Miller
Greeters: Bill & Fran Watson Millie Miller
Guest Book: Connie Jurischk Julie Ward
Reader: Ray Kaiser Michael Rohlfs
Ushers: Ed Jurischk Dan Prevedel
Randy Fiscus Chris Prevedel
Sandy Fiscus Chris Dunker
Chris Dunker Paul Carlson
Nursery: Jenna Withee Angela Neuhaus
Acolytes: Krissy Petago Zachary Prevedel
Crucifer:
Audio Support:
Organist: Reena Linke
Youth Choir Director: Reena Linke
Elder of the Month: Art Pforr

December 9 - 4:30pm 7:15pm

Greeters: Millie Miller Connie Jurischk
Guest Book: Nadine Lueker Barb Prenzlow
Ushers: Ken Keeney Chris Dunker
Ed Jurischk
Reader:
Acolytes: Mackenzie Cheuvront
Organist: Shawna Prevedel
Violinist: Marilyn Lasich

THOSE SERVING NEXT SUNDAY

December 13 8:00 am 10:45 am
Materials: Chris Dunker
Greeters: Fred & Pam Kropp Chris Dunker
Guest Book: Connie Jurischk Julie Ward
Reader: Ray Kaiser Dan Prevedel
Ushers: Ed Jurischk Dan Prevedel
John Jesser Chris Prevedel
Austin Jesser Chuck Black
Chris Dunker
Nursery: Adele Ahnstedt Prevedel
Acolytes: Zach Diem Rachael Bernhardt
Crucifer: Keller Foster Julie Roth
Audio Support:
Organist:
Choir Director: Kelley Pichel
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Prayer and Study

Date: December 6 - December 12

Luther Quote: “Although we are moved to suspicion and dis-

pleasure, we should beat these back and remember not to allow
them to sever the bond of love and extinguish its fire; be we
should cling firmly to our friendship in the face of them.”

Bible readings for the week:

Sunday: Psalm 5; Revelation 15-17

Monday: Psalm 6; Revelation 18-20
Tuesday: Psalm 7; Revelation 21-22
Wednesday: Psalm 8; Isaiah 1-3
Thursday: Psalm 9; Isaiah 4-6
Friday: Psalm 10; Isaiah 7-9
Saturday: Psalm 11; Isaiah 10-12

Taiwan – Dec. 1-15

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod began work in Taiwan in
1951. The China Evangelical Lutheran Church Taiwan (CELC)
became an LCMS partner church in 1966.

Daily Prayers:

Sunday: For the witness of the missionary teachers and Taiwan-

ese Christian staff of CMS to the students’ families. Many unbe-
lieving and unreached parents choose to send their children to
CMS for its academic strength, but may God also use this setting
to open their hearts to the Gospel.
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Monday: For the ministry of Concordia English Language

Academy (CELA), which is an after-school English program for
elementary students conducted on Concordia Middle School’s
campus. Pray for the many relationships that are built through this
ministry.

Tuesday: For the ministry of the partner church body in Tai-

wan—the China Evangelical Lutheran Church (CELC). Ask God
to bless the CELC’s leadership and members as they continue to
shine His light in a country where believers are a small minority.

Wednesday: For the president of the CELC, Rev. Richard Yi.

Ask the Lord to grant him continued wisdom and discernment
and that He would mold Richard into a servant for the calling he
has received.

Thursday: For China Lutheran Seminary in Hsinchu, Taiwan—

may the Lord bless those who come from all over Asia to study
theology and ministry. This school year, there are 60 resident full-
time students and 300 part-time students studying by extension.

Friday: Give thanks for the Fan into Flame funds committed to
the total fund that made the expansion of the China Lutheran
Seminary possible, in order to accommodate more students and
continue to provide a high-quality, Christ-centered education.

Saturday: For missionaries Rev. Stephen and Maggie Oliver

and their sons, Isaac and Gary. Stephen provides theological edu-
cation at China Lutheran Seminary in Hinshu, Taiwan, where lay-
people and those training for professional church work are trained
and equipped to serve throughout Asia.

www.lcmsworldmission
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November 29 ATTENDANCE

Worship Attendance: Total

125(8:00) 80(10:45 am) 205

Education Hour Attendance:

Adult Bible Study: 61 Sunday School: 27

Financial Update
As of October 31, 2009

Budget - 2009 Income Expenses Net Income

$359,000.00 $274,469.17 $282,691.23 -$8,222.06

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 3:00 p.m. Wednesday
First Lesson: afternoon.
Zephaniah 3:14-20 Broadcast articles are due
Second Lesson:
December 20
Philippians 4:4-7
Gospel: Luke 7:18-28