Office staff:

Office Bookkeeper: Caroline Kroll

bookkeeper@lutheranchurchofpeace.org

Administrative Assistant: Hannah Coder

admin@lutheranchurchofpeace.org

Youth Coordinator: Addie Graffin

youth@lutheranchurchofpeace.org

Pastor Jeffrey P. Pedersen

pastor@lutheranchurchofpeace.org

1345 N. Water Street

Platteville, WI 53818

Office Phone: 348-3166

LCOP Website: www.lutheranchurchofpeace.org

Lutheran Church Of Peace

To Know Christ and Make Christ Known

Highlights in this issue

Cookie Sale Church Clean up Schwan’s Cares Confirmation Extravaganza Church Bazaar

The Tower October 2018 Newsletter!

Worship Services: September-May June-August Saturday 6:00pm Saturday 6:00pm Sunday 8:00am -Traditional Sunday 9:00pm Sunday 10:00am -Contemporary

A Message From Pastor Pedersen

“So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days. When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God.” (Nehemiah 6:16-16)

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Nehemiah was a leader who was given the arduous task of rebuilding Jeru-salem’s wall. It was the wall that had been destroyed seventy years prior by the Babylonians, sending God’s people into exile.

Nehemiah was tested everyday, by the nay sayers, “It is too expensive! It is too much work!” There were neighboring nations who did not want to see the rebuild-ing of Jerusalem, so they were fighting against Nehemiah as they were rebuilding the wall. Some of the workers were bearing swords, while the others worked. The amazing thing was the work was completed in fifty-two days. Against all odds this work was accomplished because of God’s help. We always trust in God, lest our labor be in vain. When we labor in the Lord, he blesses our work, and we will al-ways be amazed.

What is your Christian labor? We trust that as we are working to rebuild the walls of our church, that God will bless us with all we need to complete the project. As we labor to build up the living stones (those who gather), God will continue to bless that work as well. We come to church with generous hearts and working hands asking God to bless our labor.

Thank you to all people who come to the Lutheran Church of Peace and give a big labor of love!

Grace and Peace,

Pastor Jeff Pedersen

Dear Lutheran Church of Peace, We want to thank you for your efforts at our church’s flood recovery efforts. Your group showed up as we were fading and provided a much needed boost! God Bless all of you. BMZ-Gays Mills United Methodist Church

A BIG THANK YOU to Mr. Cline for the help with plant-ing the garden and making the salsa this year. His hard work does not go unnoticed.

I would like to thank the Lutheran Church of Peace for the beautiful flowers sent to me. I enjoyed helping with Sunday school. Joan Sheldon

Stewardship Focus:

Budgeted: 2018 Totals

Total Income $153,722.37

Total Expense $168,051.96

Total Difference $-14,329.57

Non Budgeted: Year to Date

Rock of Ages $11,565.85

Anniversary $3,970.33

World Hunger $340.00

Evangelism/Outreach is sponsoring an effort to sup-

port the local food pantry and we are asking for your

help! A collection box will be located in the Narthex

for specific food items that the food pantry has indi-

cated they have a special need.

Food Pantry Items for October:

Boxed Meal (Hamburger Helper, Pasta Kits)

Shampoo & Conditioner

Order forms are available in the Narthex or by calling Lois Radloff at 608-330-3334. The cookies are $15 a batch/pan. Approximately 4 dozen in a batch or 9x13 pan of bars. All Funds raised will be used for the needs of the Church. Some of the options are: Seven Layer Bars, Molasses/Ginger Cookies, Peanut Butter, Charlie Brown Cookies, Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, Orange Slice Cookies, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Chocolate Chip Oatmeal, Brownies, Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies, Choc-olate cookies with white chips,

Bible Studies & Classes

Adult Classes

-Sundays 9 a.m. Bible Study in the Adult Library

-Wednesdays 10 a.m. Grief Share in the Adult Library

-Wednesdays 6 p.m. Women’s life group in a Sunday school classroom

-Thursdays 10 a.m. Bible Study in the Adult Library

-Thursdays 7 p.m. Small Group at Pastor Pedersen’s House

- Fridays 7 a.m. Men’s Prayer Breakfast at Country Kitchen

Youth Classes (September-May)

-Sunday School 9 a.m.-Preschool to 5th grade

-Wednesday 3:30 p.m.-Kids of the Kingdom grades 2-5

-Wednesdays 6:00 p.m.-Youth group-grades 6-12

-Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.-Confirmation-grades 6-8

Reformation Sunday: October 28 is Pastor Pedersen will be showing a documentary on Martin Luther at the Avalon Theater. This is free, and a complimentary soda and popcorn will be given to all who attend! I hope to see you there!

Respite Program: Meets the 3rd Friday of the month from 5:30 – 9:30 p.m. This is a community service, created to provide special needs families an opportunity for fun. Volunteers are always wel-come and appreciated. If you would like to help with this, please contact Geri 608-330-1678.

Sunday School Teachers needed: We are look-ing for more teachers to help with Sunday school or just to fill in when needed.

Woman's life Group: Present Over perfect Wom-an's life Group to be held EVERY Wed. at 6:30 pm contact Emily Fredrickson for details

Facebook: BE SURE TO “LIKE” our page Lutheran Church of Peace on Facebook for “What's going on at LCOP” video I post every Friday!

Schwan’s Cares: Starting Monday, October 1st, LCOP will be part of Schwan’s Cares Fundraising. This is for both, new and existing Schwan's custom-ers. LCOP will earn 20% on food purchases and 40% on eGift Cards until November 15th and 5% on food orders for the next 90 days. You can order online or by phone using our group's campaign ID# 42220. Products are home delivered at a conven-ient time specified at checkout. Please let all of your friends and family that shop with Schwan’s know to use our group ID! Call the office for more infor-mation.

Quilt Raffle: Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5 Tick-ets will be sold between services and at the Fall Ba-zaar. Winner will be drawn on October 21st. Pro-ceeds will go towards camperships for youth. We are looking for volunteers to help sell tickets. Please sign up on Addie’s office door to help!

Youth Coordinator’s Hours: Addie is available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Fri-day for calls, texts, and email. Email is always the best way for contacting her.

*Due to changes in the office, please call or email Hannah with any bookkeeping questions admin@lutheranchurchofpeace.org

Just a few notes

Calling All Crafters: Would you like to learn how to make a craft or bring your own and work on it? There will be group crafting in fellowship hall on Oct 9 at 9-11 a.m.

Guest Speaker: Deb Dawson will be our guest speaker at the worship services on Sunday October 14. Deb is the president of ASAH African Soul Ameri-can Heart. Recently, Deb was in Uganda. It will be good to get a report on how the girls are doing, and the situation in South Sudan.

Church Clean-up Day: Help us with some light painting, weeding, & trimming 10-13 at 9 a.m. Rain date 10-27 at 9 a.m. Harvest Potluck: On October 14th at 4:45-5:45 in the Fellowship Hall. The group that went to the 2018 Youth Gathering, will give a presentation.

Bazaar Information: October 20th, 9am-7pm, coffee and rolls begging at 9-11,Chili/Chicken Soup & Toast-ed Cheese Meal at 11 -7. Many families have sports events on Saturday, so we are extending meal until 7. When and what to donate: Starting October 1st you can leave nonfood donations on the stage. We will take old and new Christmas decorations, nearly new treasures, (no clothes or furniture) handcrafted items, bulbs, produce, baked goods, plants, flowers, small antiques, and canned goods. On Friday, October 19th please bring all items for the bake sale, and food for the meal, Bazaar Volunteers: Sign -up sheets are in the narthex and office where you may sign up to set up, work at Bazaar, clean up, make Jell -O salads, pies and desserts, and to help with the Kid's Fair un-der the Gazebo.

Confirmation: The following 9th grade students will be confirmed on October 21st at the 10:00 a.m. service followed by a cake and punch reception. Rileigh Fansler, Emily Fields, Maddy Sargent, Geor-giana LeGrand, Connor Chase and Drake Lawrence-LeMay.

Looking Ahead…

Pastor Pedersen will be speaking at the Christian Conference in Dubuque at the Best Western Plus 3100 Dodge St., on November 3. The title of the con-ference is Journey to Joy. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m.

The Lutheran Church will be having its second annual Peace Fun Run. There will be the 13.1 half-marathon, and a 5k walk/run. This will be on Saturday, November 10, at 9 a.m.

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As we gather as a community of women, may we honor and respect the transforming

power of our circles, always making room inside them for new women.

-Linda Post Bushkofsky

GATHER BIBLE STUDIES Repentance is one of the most powerful acts of a person or a church, making possible not only forgiveness but also reconciliation. This three-part Bible study by Meghan Johnston Aelabouni will explore how we as Lutheran Christians understand the role of repentance in our faith, especially as we understand God’s grace to be unearned and freely given. The Rev. Meghan Johnston Aelabouni is a graduate of California Lutheran University and the Lu-theran School of Theology at Chicago. Ordained in 2007, Meghan has served congregations in Illinois and Colorado. She is currently a full time Ph.D. student and mom to three.

October: Session two – If I could turn back time: Turning to others When Zacchaeus met Jesus, he was moved to give away half of his wealth to the poor and to make amends with those he had defrauded. Why? In the Gospels, Jesus’ call to repentance is a call to turn back to the ways of God’s reign on earth: justice, peace and mercy for the neighbor and the community. What does repentance look like in our relationships?

WELCA October Calendar

Tuesday, October 2 at 9:00 a.m. Quilting & Activity day in the Fellowship Hall

Wednesday, October 3 at 1:00 p.m. Board & General Meeting at The House of Peace

Wednesday, October 3 at 6:30 p.m. Deborah Circle in the Adult Library

Tuesday, October 9 at 9:00 a.m. Packing Day in the Fellowship Hall

Tuesday, October 23 at 9:00 a.m. Quilting & Activity day in the Fellowship Hall

In Place of Ruth and Hannah Circle-The General Meeting and Bible study with Pastor

Pedersen will be Oct 3rd at 1:30 p.m. At The House of Peace. There will be Each circle is

asked to bring a small pan of bars for the lunch.

Quilting & Activity day has been moved from Oct 16th to Oct 23 due to the Bazaar

Woman’s Board Meeting Notes September 13, 2018

Church Woman United-Hosting November 2, 2018 Meeting for World Community

day at 2 p.m.

Grant County Holiday Project-Gave a donation and will send quilts

Lutheran World Relief-Hannah Circle made 39 health care kits. Deborah Circle sent 8 sew-ing kits

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October Events

Oct 10 @ 6 p.m. Confirmation Extravaganza

Oct 17 @ 5:30 p.m. High School Hay Ride

Oct 21 @ 10 a.m. Confirmation

YOUTH NEWS Confirmation Extravaganza: Wednesday, Oct. 10th 6-8 pm at the church. Youth from ap-

proximately 8 area churches will gather at LCOP for a meal, activities, games and worship!

High School Hay Ride: Peter and Laurie Melby have invited the High School youth to go on a hay ride on Wednesday, October 17. We’ll leave the church at 5:30 p.m.

Confirmation: The following 9th grade students will be confirmed on October 21st at the 10:00 a.m. service followed by a cake and punch reception. Rileigh Fansler, Emily Fields, Maddy Sargent, Georgiana LeGrand, Connor Chase and Drake Lawrence-LeMay.

Please check out the Get to know your Church Family board in the Sunday school hall. IF YOU have not filled out the Get to Know your family Sheet please pick the Yellow sheet up on the table by Addie’s office and return with a photo of your family.

Be sure to “LIKE” our page Lutheran Church of Peace on Facebook for “What's going on at

LCOP” video I post every Friday!

Pastor Pedersen will be in the youth room on Sunday morning to have fellowship time with

all middle school and high school youth. It will be informal time of playing games and having

conversation about faith matters

A program for the youth of our church, grades 2-5. This is an

afternoon program held on Wednesday afternoons from 3:30-5:00 p.m. We have snacks,

play games, sing, and learn a Bible story each time. This course is led by Pastor Pedersen.

Pastor Pedersen is willing to pick-up youth from school.

Youth group: A gathering of worship and food. We have dinner at 6:00 p.m. along with a faith-filled activity to really spark the kid’s interest in Jesus and his word. We hope that all 6th- 12th grade kids will attend this brand new, fun and exciting new way of worship together.

Coming Up:

Pastor would like to meet with the Youth on November 4th at Steve's Pizza to discuss

where we want to go this summer for our Mission Trip. Please contact Addie or The of-fice if you or your child are interested in this trip and would like to join the discussion. We will have more details soon.

Youth Coordinator- Addie Graffin: youth@lutheranchurchofpeace.org

What’s Up with Building & Grounds?

Stonework: The North side is finished. The East side has a good start. We hope to get the West and North side sealed soon.

Stain Glass Windows: We will be putting storms on alter windows in the near future

Offices and Library: Continue to work on on phone issues. There was some leaking in the library and is being addressed.

Painting: Looking for volunteer to paint the benches outside kitchen door. Picnic table outside kitchen has been replaced

Nursery Assessment. Electrical outlets and exit light bid $800.

Whiteboard: Homeschool donated and mounted in large classroom upstairs.

Toilet: One more toilet will be added in upstairs restroom.

Prayer Concerns

Please continue to pray for our home bound and nursing home residents; cards and vis-its are always welcome.

For those with Health Concerns: Laura Kramer, Dorothy Grossnickle, Lavon Bennett, Ar-lene Crawford, Harrison Sheldon, Amy Pohl, Mike Weigel, John Hirsch, Herbert Lohse, Stan Erlandson, Sylvia Goke, Julie Crawford, Kathy Wilcox, Linda Schmieder, Larry Hoff-man and Mary Runde.

For those serving in the Armed Forces: Casey Goffinet, Jeff Kueter, Ryan Nordstrom, Ryan Sheldon, Zak Hands, and Dylan Goke

Continued prayers for all the ASAH girls LCOP supports, specifically Mary Aluel. Pray for their safety and education.

For Grace Lutheran Church in Kaluga, Russia. For their mission in ministry and Pastor

Grigoriy Tropets. Prayers for Daniel and his family. Pray for continued safety, for Danielle‘s work as a

teacher and his children’s education. Please keep all the people that have been affected by the recent flooding in your prayers.

Blessed are the poor in spirit:

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they that mourn:

for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek:

for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are they which do hunger and

thirst after righteousness:

for they shall be filled.

Blessed are the merciful:

for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart:

for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers:

for they shall be called the children of God.

Blessed are they which are persecuted for

righteousness' sake:

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:3-10 - Jesus

Notes from your Church Council

September 9, 2018

Financial Report - Budget review shows that we are $12, 800 behind budget year to date. No expenses ap-

pear to be out of line, giving’s are lagging behind. Trust fund will be giving us approx. $14,000 that was de-

cided at annual meeting. This money will go into the general fund.

Rock of Ages - Work will be starting again this week. Decision made to use moneys that have been donated

and hold back a small portion to pay monthly loan payments. Hoping to raise more funds with spaghetti sup-

per and bazaar. We will also be starting up a campaign with Schwan’s starting Oct 1st for 45 days, any or-

ders placed can place 40% of the cost will be donated back to Lutheran Church of Peace.

Trust Fund Meeting – Attended by Ann and Mike. Great discussion on working together identifying short and

long term needs. This will allow Trust Fund to manage their investments. Will be working on a new form for

Memorial donations, so current projects for each committee will be listed along with $ amounts required to

complete.

Prison Mission – We have received a request from a prison for outreach of Christian books, CD’s and mov-

ies. Pastor will be donating some books and youth and family will be providing a list of items to donate as

well.

Pastor sharing that Deb Dawson, founder of the ASAH girls will be in town Oct. She will speak at both Sun-

day’s services on Oct 14th, to give an update on the girls. Also discussed other missionaries. Schallers back

in the states and Pastor will be meeting with them. Will offer them an opportunity this fall to come and speak

as well.

Organ Repairs- Received notice that organ in need of some repairs and updates. Majority of required money

is in trust fund in a designated fund. Remainder will be covered by a member. Council approving moving

forward with repairs.

Short and Long Terms goals - Pastor discussing possibility of have a short retreat to talk about goal settings.

Then coming back with ideas and having small group discussions with members for their thoughts and sug-

gestions. We need to hear from members!

Respectfully submitted

Ann Bonner

President

2018 Council members

Gary Kramer, Richard Cline, Treasurer Mike LeGrand, President Ann Bonner, Vice President Lisa Kuhls, Jim Beals,

Secretary Lori Melby, Dorothy Pulkrabek, Josephine Kischer, Not pictured: Anna Pennington, Linda Fansler

The 46th annual United Nations Flag Raising will take place outside of the Platteville City Hall on Monday, October 1, 2018 at 7:30 in the morning. Traditionally, the United Nations Flag flies over the city of Platteville during the month of October which is United Nations month. The pub-lic is invited to attend the short flag raising ceremony. Refreshments will be served.

UW-Platteville Homecoming- UW-Platteville will be celebrating Homecoming 2018 “The Fu-ture is Ours” the week of Oct. 1-6. On Saturday, Oct. 6, the Homecoming Hustle 5K Run/3K Walk will take place at 8 a.m. on the west lawn near the Markee Student Center. Then at 10 a.m. is the homecoming parade, 2 p.m. is the home football game, 7 p.m. is the women’s soc-cer game and 9 p.m. is the lighting of the M.

Harvest Festival Parade- The annual Harvest Festival Parade on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 1 p.m. will feature the theme “Witchy Way.” For information about participating in the parade, call the Lancaster Area Chamber of Commerce at 723-2820.

Caring for Creation event: October 6 from 8:30am (program begins at 9am) to noon Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at 5701 Raymond Rd, Madison Open to the public at no cost Keynote Speaker Dane County Executive Joe Parisi Moderated by Chief Meteorologist Bob Lindmeier It’s time for some good news about how we care for God’s creation! Let’s talk about what's working and duplicate smart renewable energy choices at a grassroots level! Via our keynote speaker and panelists, learn about what is working in a county, two cities, a school district, and a church. We'll talk about renewable energy rebates available for your home, church, or busi-ness. Learn about how to lift your voice as an advocate to make a difference in caring for God’s creation. Also, browse display tables of organizations offering training in renewable energy jobs, educational opportunities, or that explore the problem of hunger and how it intersects with the way we treat the environment. We encourage people from within and outside of Dane County to attend! Please register or contact us with any questions at admin@loppw.org or call 608-270-0201(ask for LOPPW). Sponsored by the synod’s Care for God’s Creation Team and Lutheran Office for Public Policy in Wisconsin (LOPPW).

What's going on outside of LCOP?

October 1 Yesterday’s Youth (Senior Day Event) Oct. 5-7 6-8th Grade Retreat Oct. 12-14 Women’s Retreat Oct. 27-28 3rd-5th Grade Retreat Nov. 5-9 BUS TOUR – Branson, MO Christmas Tour Nov. 9-11 High School Retreat Nov. 15 Fireside Dinner Theater “ELF- A Christmas Comedy” Nov. 15-18 SCBC CRAFTERS’ RETREAT (for women) December 3 Yesterday’s Youth (Senior Day Event)

For more info visit http://wp.sugarcreekbiblecamp.org

THE TOWER October 2018

Lutheran Church of Peace 1345 N. Water Street Platteville, WI 53818