Peace Lutheran
Church and Preschool
And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.
Matthew 28:20
Warmest welcome to this multigenerational congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America!
Please join us this Sunday!
Holy Communion
for all ages at 9:30 AM
Everyone is welcome to receive
Holy Communion at Peace.
Sunday School and activities
for all ages at 10:45 AM
Our second hour of Sunday programming
will resume this fall!
Our Monthly Focus Verses
For September: "If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free" (John 8:31-32, from the Gospel reading for Reformation Sunday).
For October: "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" (Matthew 5:9, from the Gospel reading for All Saints Sunday).
For November: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life" (we will read John 3:14-21 on the fourth Sunday in Lent).
For December: "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news" (we will read Mark 1:15 on the third Sunday after Epiphany).
For January: "Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven" (we proclaim Matthew 5:16 in the sacrament of Holy Baptism).
For February: "I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another" (we read John 13:34-35 on Maundy Thursday).
For March: "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe" (John 20:29 comes from the Gospel reading for the second Sunday of Easter).
For April: "You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last... (John 15:16 comes from the Gospel reading for the sixth Sunday of Easter).
For May: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age (Matthew 28:19-20 is called the Great Commission).
Peace follows the Complementary Series of readings.
Coming up at Peace!
Intern Update
This July, our congregation will be receiving a pastoral intern, Vicar Kylee Bestenlehner. Vicar Kylee is from Henderson, Nevada, where she was an active member in Christ the Servant Lutheran Church. She has completed her academic work at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, and has just returned from a tour of Greece and Turkiye.
On June 25, movers will load Vicar Kylee’s furniture and belongings from her one-bedroom apartment into a U-Haul U-Box, which will arrive in Peoria on July 16. The Vicar herself will arrive in the Valley on July 15 to get the keys to her apartment. In consultation with Pastor Ryan, Vicar Kylee chose a one-bedroom apartment in the Cortland at P83 Apartments complex, located at 75th Avenue and Paradise Lane. Movers are also scheduled to unload the U-Box.
In preparation for the Vicar’s arrival, Pastor Ryan has been recruiting for the Intern Committee. The members of that committee are Gina Aspaas, Oliver Cimbal, Courtney Evans, Joanne Iamiceli, Vanessa Jones, Rev. Julie O’Brien, Matthew Ringdahl, Paul Stithem, and Rev. Carl Zimmermann. Working with a group of this size is good practice for when the Vicar is ordained as a pastor and begins to work with a Council.
The Vicar will be with us in worship for the first time on July 21. On July 28, which is our annual Blessing of the Backpacks, the sermon will be a “get-to-know-the-Vicar” dialogue between Pastor Ryan and Vicar Kylee. A celebratory lunch will follow worship that day in the fellowship hall.
Please pray for Vicar Kylee as she packs, travels, and prepares for this next exciting season in her journey to ordination!
