Peace Lutheran Church: Friendly People — Growing in Christ Peace Lutheran Church Called to: Praise and Proclaim, Learn and Love, Care and Celebrate WELCOMES YOU FAMILY PROMISE — is collecting supplies the first two Sundays in April. Items to bring are: Announcements– April 2-3, 2016 paper towels, toilet tissue and hand lotion. The box will be in the Narthex until April 11th. The Children of all ages are invited to worship with us. However, if you have the need an usher can next week of transportation is April 10-17. Call Susan Fisher, 517-238-5302, to sign up. direct you to the CRY ROOM located off the Narthex or to the NURSERY located in the Fellowship Hall. HEARING IMPAIRED? Special devices are available that will allow you to hear LECTORS, USHERS, & GREETERS — are needed! Sign-up sheets are at the from any location in the sanctuary, please see an usher if you would like to use one. LARGE Information Desk. Please contact Dave Phillips with any questions. PRINT BULLETINS and HYMNALS are also available. WEBSITE — www.plcms.org THE LUTHERAN HOUR — “Breakfast with Jesus” (John 21:1-14) Jesus shows up and shows EDGE CARDS — Orders are submitted every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month. We us that God is close and God cares. Listen next week. WOWO (1190 AM) 11 AM ; WFCV (1090 have a wide variety of restaurants, gas, Meijer and Walmart cards available for AM) 3:30 PM; WLAB (88.3 FM) 5:30 AM. Also o n the Web at http://www.lutheranhour.org/. immediate purchase. Serving In God’s House This Weekend COUNT IT ALL PEACE — 8th Annual Women’s Retreat will be Saturday April 23rd, 9:00 AM— 5:00 PM 8:00 AM 10:30 AM 1:00 PM. Out guest speaker is Lynne Ford of WBCL Radio. Tickets — $10 MUSICIAN: Mark Summers Miriam Cook Miriam Cook (includes brunch). There will be a special ingathering of Women’s Toiletries GREETER: Ellen Luepke for Turning Point Shelter. For more information or to volunteer, please contact ACOLYTES: Brandon Baas Dyer Ball Judy Scharpenberg, 260-833-3651. Tickets are available beginning this LECTORS: Donna Lagemann Bert Schulz weekend. USHERS: John Bruick * *Rick Kirkton HOSPITALITY: Inge Hermann NURSERY: (available, but unstaffed) LET’S GET GROWING — The Gardens of Peace are entering their 2016 ALTAR GUILD: Ann Clark, JoAnn Rowe fourth season. It is time once again to sign up if you would like a 10’ x 18’ CHURCH SECRETARY: Jodie Church plot. Please sign up by Sunday, April 10th at the Information Desk or email ALTAR FLOWERS : in honor of their anniversary by Dan & Jeanie Frasier. [email protected] with questions.  THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE CLASS — Our topic is “Ministering to One Another,” meeting This week at Peace — April 3-10 needs, using our gifts in service to others, comforting and encouraging, edifying and teaching, SUNDAY 4/3 8:00 AM Worship worshiping. See you at 9:30 AM. 9:15 AM Sunday School/Bible Class MEN’S BIBLE STUDY/BREAKFAST — Saturday, April 16th, 8-9:15 AM. All men welcome! 10:30 AM Worship/HC 5:30 PM Youth Small Groups WINGS OUTREACH — for Concordia Seminary-Fort Wayne during April: canned fruit and MONDAY 9:00 AM WCM Chapel canned vegetables. Please place in the basket under the mailboxes. 1:00 PM Knitting 5:00 PM Cub Scouts PRAYER CHAIN — If you would like to be a part of this ministry or have a special WEDNESDAY 9:30 AM Sewing prayer request, for email contact Linda Miller, 260-833-9006 (home), or email THURSDAY 9:30 AM Bible Class [email protected]. Blessings! FRIDAY-SUNDAY Confirmation Retreat SATURDAY 5:00 PM Worship SUNDAY 4/10 8:00 AM Worship/HC When you start thinking about WEBSITE—www.plcms.org 9:15 AM Sunday School/Bible Class Spring cleaning — please remember 10:30 AM Worship Wee Creations Annual Rummage Sale! EMAIL ADDRESSES — +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ [email protected] STEWARDSHIP OF THE GOSPEL — March 27, 2016 Attendance: 389 NEEDED FOR BUDGET- $9827.00 Thursday–Saturday Receipts for General Fund =$8475.00 (-$1352.00) Building Fund =$205.00 WCM =$275.00 Youth =$40.00 [email protected] Garden =$10.00. A memorial contribution was given by Fred Toenges in memory of Walt & Rowene Helmke. April 28 - 30 [email protected]  Donations may be dropped off in the Gym [email protected] “The greatest gift we can give back to our great God is to let His love make us glad.” April 24-27th [email protected] — Ann Voskamp, The Greatest Gift