POP Monthly Newsletter Wednesday, December 5, 2018

SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT

(9 December 2018)

Malachi 3:1–7b Philippians 1:2–11 Luke 3:1–14 (15–20)

The Preaching of Repentance Prepares Us for the Coming of the Lord

The preaching and Baptism “of repentance for the forgiveness of sins” (Luke 3:3) prepare us for the coming of the Lord, Jesus Christ. The historic work of John the Baptist was completed with the first advent of our Lord Jesus in the flesh, but the ministry of the forerunner continues in the preaching of Law and Gospel and in Holy Baptism. Through His messengers, the Lord calls people of all nations to “see the salvation of God” (Luke 3:6). Our haughtiness is removed and our mountains of pride are brought low, but the Lord humbles us in order to exalt us in His mercy. As the Lord has begun this good work of repentance in us, so also does He perfect it by His Word and Holy Spirit, and He “will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ” (Phil. 1:6). He purifies us to be His priestly people, precious in His sight and abounding in faith and love, so that we offer our very lives in righteousness to the Lord (Mal. 3:3–4). (Taken from the lectionary summaries on the LCMS website)

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Church Budget Update

Please contact the bookkeeper, Sue Jacobson or the treasurer, Judith Headdress for this information

Remembering in our Prayers Today: Ursula Farash who is recovering. Anita Clancy, John Shad, Art Jestice. Tim Marshall, friend of Juli Josi, who is awaiting results of cancer removal surgery. Charles Jones, Joan Berwick friends of Karla Bohn. Earl Russell, brother of Jean Russell, he had open heart surgery and is home recovering. Melissa Shaw, who has a mild concussion.

Making a Prayer Request: Home-bound members, those hospitalized, members of the armed forces, and others are frequently remembered in both personal and public prayers. We weep with those who weep; we rejoice with those who rejoice. Are there specific prayer requests to note in this Newsletter, the Sunday Bulletin, or for Sunday's public prayers during the Liturgy? For this Newsletter and the Sunday Bulletin the effort is made to update these weekly. Please contact the church office by phone (253-584-2565) or email: office@poplakewood.org.

Prayer requests will be kept on the list for two weeks unless otherwise requested. Please help us keep the prayer requests up-to-date with any additions or updates, thank you.

First Mid-week service in Advent – December 5^th, 2018

                                                7:00 pm
Acolyte:                                  TBA
Ushers:                                   Tom Cabe
Greeters:                                TBA
Elder:                                      none
Lector:                                    Pastor Paul Zeigler
Trustee:                                  Dave Carlson
Offertory:                              none
Altar Guild:                           LaVonne Johnson
Coffee/ Fellowship:               none
Flowers:                                 Advent – no flowers

Second Sunday in Advent – December 9^th, 2018
Communion:              Common Cup
                                                8:00 am                                   11:00 am
Acolyte:                                  TBA                                        TBA
Ushers:                                   Dick Winterstein                     Jess Gilbert
                                                Steve Thomas                          Tom Cabe
Greeters:                                TBA                                        TBA
Elder:                                      Isaac Kamau                           Zafar Das
Lector:                                    Sherri Thomas                         Zafar Das
Trustee:                                  Gus Kuehne                            Reagan Voges
Offertory:                              Neal & Dorothy Rogers          Marjorie Green
                                                                                                Jeanie Reiber
Altar Guild:                           LaVonne Johnson                   LaVonne Johnson
Coffee/ Fellowship:               Jan Averkamp                         Sherri Thomas
Flowers:                                 Advent – no flowers
Readings:    Malachi 3:1-7b     Psalm 66:1-12     Philippians 1:2-11     Luke 3:1-20

CALENDAR UPCOMING EVENTS
This week at POP: December 5^th – 12^th, 2018

Wed. – Dec. 5^th
6:00 pm Advent Supper
7:00 pm Advent Service

Thu. – Dec. 6^th

Fri. – Dec. 7^th
11:00 Christmas Basket meeting @ First Baptist
6:30 pm Theology on Tap topic: When is war just?

Sat. – Dec. 8^th – Pastor’s Day Off
9:00 am Trustees meeting
4:00 pm LWML Advent Dinner

Sun. – Dec. 9^th
8:00am - Divine Service with Holy Communion
9:15am - Fellowship time
9:45am - Sunday School and Adult Education
11:00am - Divine Service with Holy Communion
12:15 pm Fellowship time

Mon. – Dec. 10^th – Pastor’s Day Off
6:00 pm Christmas Caroling at St Clair Hospital
Meet at the church at 5:15 pm.

Tue. – Dec. 11^th– Pastor’s Circuit Meeting
12:00 pm Food Closet

Wed. – Dec. 12^th
6:00 pm Advent Supper
7:00 pm Advent Service

Coming Events:

Sat. – Dec. 15^th
12:30 pm Habitat for Humanity Home dedication @ 14711 W Thorne Ln SW in Tillicum, WA
Mon. – Dec. 17^th
6:00 pm Christmas Caroling at St Joseph Medical Center. Meet at the church at 5:15 pm.
Tue. – Dec. 18^th
3:30 pm Christmas Caroling at Madigan Army Medical Center. Meet at the church at 2:45 pm.
Thu. – Dec. 20^th
11:00 am tree decorating
7:00 pm Church Council Meeting
Mon. – Dec. 24^th
9:00 pm Christmas Eve Service
Tue. – Dec. 25^th
11:00 am Christmas Day Service
Fri. – Dec. 28^th
6:00 pm Family Movie Night showing: Mom’s Night Out

Sharing values – Shaping Lives”: Committed to Christian Education, Prince of Peace is supporter of Concordia Christian Academy which educates students from pre-school through 12^th grade. It is located at 202 East 56th Street (just east of Pacific Avenue) in Tacoma. Visit the website https://www.concordiachristianacademy.org or call 253-475-9513 for more information.

Our Ministries

Poinsettias for Christmas! If you would like to purchase a poinsettia to decorate the sanctuary for our Christmas services, please use the following procedure:

From the narthex bulletin board, by the south door, take an envelope that is marked "Poinsettia"
Write your name on the envelope
Insert $12.00 for each poinsettia you would like to purchase.
Place the envelope in the collection plate or give to Dick Winterstein or to Dorothy in the church office.

Please have your donation in by December 19. You may take your poinsettia home after the service Christmas Day. Thank you for helping make the sanctuary festive. Altar Guild

Last Friday of Every Month at 6PM
Upcoming: Movie Schedule

December 28^th– Mom’s Night Out
January 25^th– The Blind Side
February 22^nd – Enchanted
March 29^th – Incredibles 2

Strategic Thinking and mindless fun for all who come to our game night. There’s always room for more. Game Night is hosted on the 2^nd Friday of every month at 6PM.
Our next Family Game Night will be
Friday, December 14^th, 2018

CHRISTMAS CAROLING

Caroling at St. Clair Hospital December 10 6:00 pm
Caroling at St. Joseph Hospital December 17 6:00 pm
Caroling at JBLM Madigan Hospital December 18 3:30 pm
We will meet 45 minutes prior at the church before heading out.
We will be passing out the Christmas ornaments we made to patients that desire them.
Hope to see you there! - Pastor

THEOLOGY ON TAP
WE WILL BE MEETING AGAIN
ON
FRIDAY December 7^th
@ 6:30PM
AND THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH AFTER THAT!

This December we will be looking at:
When is a war just?

2018 CHRISTMAS BASKETS DONATIONS.

If you are interested in helping with the Christmas baskets, we will be meeting Nov 30th at 11:00 am at First Baptist Church of Lakewood in the conference room across from the office. First Baptist is located at: 5400 112th St SW, Lakewood, WA 98499. For those of you who helped with the Thanksgiving Baskets, please be sure to bring your opinion as to where we can improve our preparation and distribution of the Christmas Baskets. All comments will be discussed as we try to improve on the process. Think about one thing that you feel you can be responsible for this time around. We look forward to seeing all of you and hearing the stories of delivering the boxes.

We are still collecting for Holiday Baskets! This Thanksgiving we were able to partner with First Baptist Lakewood and gave out 29 baskets each for a total of 58 baskets!!! We will be sending out baskets again for Christmas. Please consider sponsoring a complete holiday basket for $25!!! Or better yet, apply for a Thrivent Action Team to purchase supplies! If you are looking to make a Cash Donations (Please list Holiday Basket Fund in the memo line on checks). Note: Turkeys and Hams will be purchased from cash donations.

One $25 Basket Contains
1 - Package of instant potatoes
1 - Package of turkey gravy mix
1 - Large box of stuffing mix
1 - 12 oz can corn
1 - 12 oz can of green beans
1 - Can chicken broth
1 - Package of brown and serve dinner rolls
1 - Can of jellied cranberry sauce
1 - Can sweet potatoes
1 - Small tub of butter flavor spread*
*refrigerated item

Collecting for Tyee Park
Here is the list of school supplies they are in need of:

Index cards
Individual bottles of white glue
Pencil boxes
1-inch binders
Markers
Highlighters
Dry erase markers (both regular and fine tip)
Mini white boards
Electric pencil sharpeners (a few of the classrooms need new ones)
3-hole punch

In terms of food for the Back-Pack Program

Tuna
Vienna sausages
Canned chicken
Fruit cups
Mac & cheese
Spaghetti
Spaghetti sauce
Canned spaghetti
Chili
Peanut butter
Jelly (in plastic jars or squeezable bottles)
Pasta sides
Instant mashed potatoes

Northwest Sound Barbershop Chorus
Christmas Concert
At First Baptist Church of Lakewood
Sunday, December 16^th at 6PM

Northwest Sound Barbershop Chorus is a cappella men’s chorus in the Northwest, return to perform a number of their Christmas pieces at this special show! Based in Bellevue, Washington, this musical group has competed at some of the highest levels of A cappella & Barbershop chorus levels—even finishing 17th internationally at the most recent International Barbershop competition this summer!
If you like Christmas music, you’ll enjoy this festive concert by Northwest Sound Director: Ken Potter “We received such a warm reception in the past years that we are happy to get this opportunity to return to share this time of year with you.”

Associated Ministries'
Community Quarterly Meeting

Thursday, December 13, 2018
5:00-7:00 pm

Hosted by:
Shiloh Baptist Church
1211 South "I" Street
Tacoma, WA 98405

TOGETHER, we can impact the crisis of homelessness in our community. Make your presence count! Please join us for the next Community Quarterly Meeting.

Attendees will walk away with at least one specific step they can take to help end homelessness, inspired by people who are actively involved in the journey.