Peace Offerings The Newsletter of Peace Lutheran Church March-April 2019 Peace Lutheran Church Rev. Terry L. McKee, Pastor Office: 352.489.5881 7201 South Highway 41 Pastor’s cell: 352.817.8161 Dunnellon, Florida 34432 Email: [email protected] www.peacelutheranonline.com Our Mission: We are a family of Christians called, equipped and empowered by the Holy Spirit to proclaim the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed through God’s holy Word and Sacraments. each Wednesday following April 10th. The Wednesday prior to Holy Week. Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday and the Maundy Thursday service is a To my Peace family special service in which we remember It seems like we just put away and celebrate the gift of Holy Com- the Christmas decorations and took munion given to us on the last night down the Christmas tree but here we before our Savior was crucified, this go! March 3rd is the last Sunday be- service followed by the Service of fore Lent begins. March 3rd is also the Stripping the Altar preparing us and Transfiguration of Our Lord, a special our Chancel for Good Friday. The Sunday to get us ready to go into Lent. Tenebrae Service (Good Friday) is a Ash Wednesday is March 6th so that combination of special hymns and means on March 5th we will have our readings. If you haven’t made these 27th Shrove Tuesday Potato Pancake special services a part of your Lenten Super. We can use your help as this is preparation in the past let me encour- probably the biggest undertaking, we age you too this year, you won’t regret have all year. So, please, volunteer it. I promise! If you don’t or can’t your time, you won’t regret it, we have drive at night, we have volunteers who a wonderful time getting ready and will give you a ride. then welcoming the community. So, as we will begin our Lenten This year our Lenten theme is a season with our Shrove Tuesday Po- “Lent to Remember.” Our mid-week tato Pancake Supper, and we will services begin on Ash Wednesday and begin our Easter season with our 1 annual Easter breakfast. We have a lot President’s Message going on here at Peace so if you are bored come on out and if you are will- Dear Peace Family, ing, we can always use more hands to help. We are in to the New Year and things seem to be rolling right along. Our God bless! Community meals are a great success Pastor and I would like to thank all the mem- bers that are involved. It takes a great ******************** deal of planning and time to prepare these meals. I can see how much the community appreciates the extra food and fellowship. Just a quick reminder, the Lenten season starts on Ash Wednesday March 6th. I want to challenge our congregation to try to make these ser- vices. There is a lot of preparation that goes into these services each week. They are just as important as coming on Sundays. Try to come and worship with us. Thank you, council members, for your continued dedication to Peace. And thank you members for your dedica- tion as well. We have several events coming up, thankfully members have stepped up to host and work these events. Shrove Tuesday, rummage sale, spaghetti din- ner, and our continuing community meals. Let’s keep up the good work. Garry Kurth President, Peace Lutheran Church 2 PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH with her first entry and had to redo it, COUNCIL MEETING however she feels it will go smoothly January 14, 2019 now. Present: Garry Kurth, Linda Ryun, Treasurer: Reports were provided David Sokolowski, Jackie Hucker, and discussed. The Council Secretary Yvonne Conner, Linda Williams and will type a letter to change the Signa- Pastor Terry McKee. tures of our accounts for our new Treasurer. President Garry Kurth called the meet- ing to order and Pastor McKee opened Trustees: Linda Williams is still the meeting with prayer. looking into the cost of a shade/banner for our cross window. Correspondence: Letter from Duke David Sokolowski reported the chlo- Energy stating they reviewed our elec- rinator for our well must be working tric usage over the past 12 months, now since we have the correct chlo- and feel we are on the best available rine count in our water sample. electric rate. They will again review our electric usage in 12 months. Elders: None. Minutes: The December minutes Pastor: Reported he has received re- were accepted. quests for change in our Peace mem- bership. President’s Comments: Garry Kurth thanked David Sokolowski (Treasurer & Trustee) and Jackie Hucker (Finan- Jackie Hucker made the motion to cial Secretary) for accepting the call to have Pastor process the appropriate fill our positions on the Council. He paperwork to change the status of the also thanked the other members of the following: Council, and looks forward as we all continue God’s work in our church Transfer of Jerry and Rita Cook to and community. Bethel Lutheran, DuQuin, Illinois. REPORTS: Release for Barbara Sadler to non- LCMS congregation. Financial Secretary: The report the Financial Secretary did last year will now be included in the Treasurer’s Report. Jackie had a little problem 3 Receive Randy and Linda Priem from St. John’s Lutheran. NEW BUSINESS: Seconded by Yvonne Conner. Motion Passed. Quote to Repair Church Sign, $430.52: Pastor also stated he received a phone call asking Peace to host the Financial Motion by Jackie Hucker to order the Peace University Program again this part required to repair our sign. year on Wednesday evenings. Since it Seconded by Yvonne Conner. is a nine-week course, the timing may Motion Passed. cause problems with our Lenten ser- vices. Pastor will contact the pre- Officially Appoint David senter before committing. Sokolowski to Fill the Remaining Term of Outgoing Treasurer. David A member reminded Pastor about the stated he would also remain on the Council’s plan to have cabinets made Board of Trustees. in the large Sunday school room so our supplies can be stored behind Office Chairs: Pastor’s chair is falling closed doors. President Garry will apart. contact Chet Rochette or Gene Lutz to Motion by Yvonne Conner to have see if one of them would be willing Pastor purchase a new office chair for and able to make these cabinets for us. his office, and possibly a new chair for the church office. OLD BUSINESS: Seconded by Linda Williams. Motion Passed. LCEF/Cadence Bank Account: The motion from last month’s meeting Church Events/Advertising: Becky cannot be done. The LCEF CD with Williams is willing to continue mak- the 4% interest cannot use existing ing the flyers and keep track of the LCEF funds. The Cadence Bank Ac- Church Event Calendar. Sharon Cas- count goes dormant with no activity. san will contact the newspapers re- garding advertising, but we need to re- Motion by Linda Ryun to take the member to get the information to her money from the Cadence Bank and at least 30 days prior to the event. close the account. Transfer that We also need to make sure Sheryl money ($30,859.84) to LCEF and in- Lutz (Web site) and Jae Anne vest it in the CD at 4%. Witzgall (Facebook) also have this in- Seconded by David Sokolowski. formation. Motion Passed. 4 Dates Chosen for Our 2019 Events: ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made, seconded and Need a coordinator for each event. approved to adjourn. Pastor closed the meeting with prayer, Council mem- Tuesday, March 5 – Shrove Tuesday bers joined in singing the Doxology. Potato Pancake Supper Respectfully Submitted, Saturday, April 27 – Rummage Sale Linda Ryun, Council Secretary Saturday, May 18 – Spaghetti Supper ******************** Saturday, September 28 – Oktoberfest PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Sunday, October 27 – Pastor Appreci- COUNCIL MEETING ation Sunday February 11, 2019 Also, continue the 3rd Monday Com- Present: Garry Kurth, Hope Kurth, munity Meal Linda Ryun, David Sokolowski, Jackie Hucker, Doug O’Hara, Donald Hangers for Storing our Christmas Conner, Yvonne Conner, Linda Wil- Wreaths Inside: Request to place liams and Pastor Terry McKee. hangers in the storage area inside so the wreaths can be reused. President Garry Kurth called the meet- ing to order and Pastor McKee opened Change in Monthly Reporting and the meeting with prayer. Some Accounts: Some minor changes were made to facilitate the Correspondence: None flow between our financial secretary and treasurer reports. Minutes: The January minutes were accepted. Mission Gift to Circuit Outreach Fund: President’s Comments: Garry Kurth said things are going smoothly, and Motion by Linda Ryun to send $500 to members are beginning to step up and the Circuit Outreach Fund. Seconded do more things here at church. by Linda Williams. Motion passed. 5 REPORTS: OLD BUSINESS: Treasurer/Financial Secretary: Re- LCEF/Cadence Bank Account: The ports were provided and discussed. money from the Cadence Bank Ac- Things are going well. count has been moved into an LCEF CD, and the Cadence Bank Account Trustees: The Christmas Wreaths has been closed. have been hung on the wall in the stor- age room, and the church sign has Office Chairs: Pastor has not been repaired. Yvonne Conner men- shopped for the chairs, but plans to do tioned she noticed some of the divid- that soon. ers on the hymnal/Bible holders on the pews are in need of repair. The trus- NEW BUSINESS: tees will check all of them to access how to fix them. The well chlorine Shrove Tuesday Potato Pancake level is okay now.