“. . . in mission to extend God’s kingdom”
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
 
10333 Bridgeport Way SW • Lakewood, WA 98499
POP’s E-Newsletter
January Newsletter
Wednesday, January 2, 2019 — Vol. 46 No. 01
Website: www.POPLakewood.org  • Phone: 253-584-2565
 

Worship & Bible Study Times
8:00am – Divine Service with Holy Communion
9:45am - Sunday School and Adult Education
11:00am - Divine Service with Holy Communion
 

Temple Servant listings can be found at the bottom of our new website www.poplakewood.org
Password: doulos
 
Temple Servant listings can also be found in the weekly update and below in this newsletter

THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD
(6 January 2019)
 
Isaiah 60:1–6          Ephesians 3:1–12          Matthew 2:1–12
 
The Lord God Is Manifested in the Incarnate Son
 
The Feast of the Epiphany centers in the visit of the Magi from the East. In that respect, it is a “Thirteenth Day” of Christmas; yet, it also marks the beginning of a new liturgical season. While Christmas has focused on the incarnation of our Lord — that is, on God becoming flesh — the season of Epiphany emphasizes the manifestation or self-revelation of God in that same flesh of Christ. The Lord Himself has entered our darkness and rises upon us with the brightness of His true light (Is. 60:1–2). He does so chiefly by His Word of the Gospel, which He causes to be preached within His Church on earth — not only to the Jews but also to Gentiles (Eph. 3:8–10). As the Magi were guided by the promises of Holy Scripture to find and worship the Christ Child with His mother in the house (Matt. 2:5–11), so does He call disciples from all nations by the preaching of His Word to find and worship Him within His Church (Is. 60:3–6). With gold, they confess His royalty; with incense, His deity; and with myrrh, His priestly sacrifice (Matt. 2:11).   (Taken from the lectionary summaries on the LCMS website)
 
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Church Budget Update

Income           $185,120
Expense          $197,952
Net Income     $ -12,832
 
Please contact the bookkeeper, Sue Jacobson or the treasurer, Judith Headdress for additional information
 

 
 Remembering in our Prayers Today: Remembering in our Prayers Today: Jonathan Josi, taken to hospital with acute pancreatitis.  Geary Novak, Judi Berthiaume’s nephew, who is in Spokane Hospice for terminal cancer.  Ursula Farash who is recovering.  Anita Clancy, John Shad, Art Jestice. Tim Marshall, friend of Juli Josi, who is recovering well from cancer surgery & glad to announce he’s cancer free.  Charles Jones, Joan Berwick friends of Karla Bohn. Earl Russell, brother of Jean Russell, he had open heart surgery and is home recovering. Jensen Killian Bussen born early on Dec 13 in Denver, CO to the Bussen family (friends of Jennifer Zeigler), is being held in the hospital for two months. Brent Mackie & family for diabetic complications. Doris Hall and Lanette Biggs who is home recovering.
 
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.
 
Epiphany of Our Lord – January 6, 2019
Communion:             Common Cup
                                                8:00 am                                   11:00 am
Acolyte:                                  Needed                                   Karl O’Neill
Ushers:                                   Ron Bohn                                Tom Cabe
                                                Rob Nobile                              James Fisher
Greeters:                                Steve & Sherri Thomas           Dean & Inge Pace
Elder:                                     Dick Winterstein                     Jesse Gilbert
Lector:                                    Bob Estrada                            Reagan Voges
Trustee:                                  Gus Kuehne                            Jim Averkamp
Offertory:                              Steve & Sherri Thomas           Carol Cabe
                                                                                                Inge Pace
Altar Guild:                           Connie Brining                        Jean Wright
Coffee/ Fellowship:               TBA                                        TBA
Flowers:                                 Neal & Dorothy Rogers
Readings: 1 Kings 3:4-15     Psalm 119:97-104     Ephesians 1:3-14     Luke 2:40-52
 
 
CALENDAR UPCOMING EVENTS
This week at POP: January 2^th – 9^th, 2019 
 

 

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
 

 

 
My POP Family, Thank you so much for your generous gift! I have been so blessed to be here and to serve you, and it continues to be an honor and privilege to serve you as your pastor! At the same time, I cannot believe that we are going on 4 years together and soon to be starting on 5 this February! Where has the time gone? I pray the Lord continues to bless our time together and allow us to continue to do great things here at POP and in our community!  Blessings,  Pastor Paul
 
Thank you, fellow POP members, for your generous gift at Christmas.  I am grateful for your appreciation of my contribution to the worship service.   LaVonne Johnson, organist

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Adult Forum Study
 
We will be continuing our Old Testament Bible Study working through Genesis-Exodus for the upcoming weeks. We are using Peter Bender and Karl F. Fabrizius’s Lutheran Catechesis material: Year I Creation to the Giving of the Law on Mt Sinai http://lutherancatechesis.org/files/2017/08/BSDP-OT-Yr1-TC.pdf
 
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Movie Night Last Friday of Every Month at 6PM
Upcoming: Movie Schedule
 
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, January 11^th, 2019

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THEOLOGY ON TAP
WE WILL BE MEETING AGAIN
ON
FRIDAY JANUARY 4^th
@ 6:30PM
AND THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH AFTER THAT!
 
This January we will be looking at:
Tolkien’s Euchatarophe
Please read the Essay ahead of time on our web page.
www.poplakewood.org

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Collecting for Tyee Park



Here is the list of school supplies they are in need of: