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YOUR EASTER INVITATION Maybe you were already planning to join us. Maybe you had other plans (i.e. travel to be with family). Maybe you’ve never thought of Easter in that way (“Invitation?”).

But, your Easter invitation has arrived.

It is an invitation from God to hear, taste, and see the greatest triumph this world will ever know: Jesus is alive! Death has no power over Him! Jesus gives new life to us, life filled with reconciliation, peace, and hope! Jesus reigns supreme over every challenge, frailty, disease, and disaster, for He is the Champion, the Resurrected One! THE. BEST. NEWS. EVER!

If you hear this as good news, if it makes your heart beat and long to see Jesus, if you read that and feel any excitement…then share that invitation with someone this Easter. Invite someone to join you at Prince of Peace to hear the best news ever. Invite a family member (“my pastor told me to…but let’s make it a family day!”). Invite a neighbor. Invite a friend. Invite someone you just met. Just invite someone.

Think about it. You may be an instrument for God to change a life, for all eternity, with just a simple invitation.

See page 9 for Holy Week service times.

Prince of Peace Crossroads 2 April 2017

FOR THE YOUTH “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.”

— 1 Timothy 4:12

Sonny’s Spirit Night Tuesday, April 11th is Spirit Night at Sonny’s BBQ. Come and enjoy a delicious meal and support our Youth Ministry. Our Youth will receive 25% of your bill! Don’t forget to bring the flyer.

Youth Group Schedule – 6:00 to 7:30 pm April 2, 2017 No Meeting April 9, 2017 No Meeting April 16, 2017 No Meeting April 23, 2017 Family Life Center April 30, 2017 No Meeting

Annual Easter Egg Hunt Prince of Peace will host the annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 15 from 9:30 to 11:00 am. There will be lots of candy, games, a bounce house, firetrucks, and more! Help spread the word about this wonderful community event!

Easter Breakfast The Youth will once again be serving a hot breakfast on Easter (Sunday, April 16) from 7:00 to 10:00 am in the Family Life Center. Free-will donations are encouraged

Confirmation Schedule Confirmation Classes will be held on Sundays April 2*, 9, 23, and 30 from 4:30 to 6:00 pm. No class on Sunday April 16 due to Easter! *Class on Sunday, April 2, will be from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.

Upcoming Youth Activities Maundy Thursday Worship – Thursday, April 13 at 4:30, 5:30, and 7:00 pm Good Friday Worship – Friday, April 14 at 4:30, 5:30, and 7:00 pm Easter Day Worship – Sunday, April 16 at 6:30, 8:00, 9:00, and 11:00 am Food Pantry & Clothing Drive – Saturday, April 22 at 9:00 am

YOUTH & FAMILY MINISTRY SEARCH TEAM FORMING

The Board of Directors has authorized creation of a Search Team for a full-time servant-leader for the Youth and Family Ministry at Prince of Peace/ Príncipe de Paz. This action follows the recommendation given by the Exploratory Team for Youth and Family Ministry as they concluded their work in late 2016. The Search Team will be tasked with prayerfully seeking a qualified individual who will further develop and implement our ministry to families and youth, serving not only those who are already a part of the PoP/PdeP family, but also reaching those that God desires to draw to be a part of His people here. The Exploratory Team recom-mendations emphasized the need to engage a leader who is: • wired for “out of the box” thinking • culturally sensitive and bilingual • able to lead and equip others • possesses a “contagious faith” It is hoped that many of those who participated in the first Exploratory Team will also feel led to be a part of this search committee.


Important Dates

Preschool Staff Meeting – Monday, April 10 at 6:00 pm Preschool Oversight Committee – Tuesday, April 18 at 5:00 pm School Closures – Friday, April 14 (Good Friday)

Did You Know…

Prince of Peace Lutheran Preschool will be celebrating its 60th Anniversary in 2019?

Save the Date

Friday, June 2nd will be the Closing Program and VPK Graduation. Please join us to help celebrate the tremendous children and families we are so blessed to serve!

Help Fund Our Playground Renovations!

We need your help to make our next playground update a reality for our students! Funds raised through our FlipGive fundraiser will support the Playground Renovation and the Scholarship Fund. Do your everyday shopping with hundreds of brands and PoP Preschool will earn cash back on each of your purchases. Visit www.flipgive.com/f/191246 to start shopping now!

Have a Heart

The Preschool staff would like to thank everyone who participated in “Have a Heart” and thereby provided donations of wish-list items to the school. Thank you for your generous support.

STAFF SPOTLIGHT Mrs. Alicia Stafford Bookkeeper & Preschool

Administrative Assistant

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York

Birthday: July 2nd

Family: Two children and three grandchildren

Favorite Bible Verse: Psalm 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?

What do you like to do in your spare time? Go to movies, bowling, spend time with my grandchildren.

What is your favorite thing about Prince of Peace? There are so many things to list! But it’s my home away from home. The people are my family. I love my job.

FINANCIAL UPDATE As of the end of February 2017, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church and Preschool continues to operate “in the black!”

Church Received $ 105,097 Preschool Received $ 56,797

Total Received $ 161,894

Total Expenses $ 156,498

Net Income $ 5,396

Classroom of the Month

VPK B

Celebrating Literacy Week with Pastor Ken!


MUSIC NOTES PARISH CHOIR Rehearsal Schedule Thursday, April 6 – 7:00 to 9:00 pm – Music Room Thursday, April 13 – 8:00 to 9:30 pm – Choir Loft Saturday, April 15 – 1:00 to 3:00 pm – Choir Loft Thursday, April 20 – No Rehearsal Thursday, April 27 – 7:00 to 9:00 pm – Music Room

WORSHIP TEAM Rehearsal Schedule Wednesday, April 5 – 8:00 to 10:00 pm Tuesday, April 11 – 7:00 to 9:00 pm Saturday, April 15 – 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Tuesday, April 18 – 7:00 to 9:00 pm Tuesday, April 25 – 7:00 to 9:00 pm

SPECIAL MUSIC FOR HOLY WEEK & EASTER

Joining us for Good Friday worship services (4:30 and 7:00 pm) are Ashton Knowles (violin/viola) and Katie Capp (cello).

Easter morning, we are blessed to have a Brass ensemble helping to lead much of the music at the 8:00 and 9:30 am services. Thank you to Julie Lushetsky (trumpet), Jim Romand (trumpet), Joel Green (trumpet), Michelle Swenson (French horn), Bill Snook (tuba), and John Holysz (percussion) for offering your talents to the Lord!

MÖLLER PIPE ORGAN RESTORATION

The restoration of our Möller Pipe Organ is complete as of Friday, March 24, 2017! Swem Pipe Organ has finished installing new electrical shade engines, balancing the blower, and fine tuning other facets of the instrument. Thank you to all who have supported this project! Watch for details regarding a dedication service and concert, likely to be held early this Fall.

SUPPORT MUSIC AT PRINCE OF PEACE

If you wish to monetarily support the various music ministries of Prince of Peace above and beyond your regular giving, a dedicated account has been created for just this. Please designate “Music @ PoP” on the memo line of your check or in the comments field if donating online.

Many people do intentional planning in order to accomplish personal priorities. Examples of this include education, recreation, career, housing, vacations and worship. It rings true, when something is a priority, we usually plan for desired outcomes.

Economic outcomes require planning as well. Elements of such planning include working to produce income, budgeting, saving, debt reduction, insurance, education, and long-term concerns such as retirement or healthcare.

All these concerns require planning if goals are to be reached. Without planning, the future is left to circum-stances that may miss the benefits that most people desire.

Planning shouldn’t be limited to finances or future. People often spend endless hours planning to improve their quality of life or planning vacations. We plan for recreation, entertainment, sporting events, weekends at the lake or walks in the woods. All this planning is done because these activities are important priorities for emotional, physical and social well-being.

Generosity is also an important element of life that requires good planning. People who give their first-fruits do so with planning and discipline. Those who practice such planning in response to the Lord’s kindness, confirm their priorities for the Lord’s work and for other people.

Planning for the end-of-life transfer of a person’s material property is a component of life that has significant ramifications for others. A sad reality is that the average person spends little time planning for the responsible stewardship of their estate when they go to heaven.

Estate plans often fail to explore charitable benefits. Charitable estate planning can avoid unintended gifts to Uncle Sam, designating them instead for family and ministry.

Robin Paris – Gift Planning Counselor (937) 477-9713 | [email protected]

Marleen Schmidt – Congregational Gift Planner (321) 246-1156 | [email protected]


Winter is over and Spring has sprung! Our clocks have been set ahead and we've been enjoying the additional hour or so of daylight in the evening. Have you taken this opportunity to reconnect with your family? Take advantage of the daylight savings and the beautiful Spring weather to ride bikes with the kids, or go on a walk and observe the nature around you. How about playing outdoor games like basketball, tossing a football, or something as simple as catching a ball? Did you have a tough day and are not so energetic? Then find a local park with playground equipment and let the kids have fun! You and the family can even take Fido on a nice evening walk!

Everyone is so busy these days—constantly running someone here or dropping someone off there. It makes it all the more important for us to find quality time to be together, and to make the most of that time. All too quickly, the kids are grown, no longer living at home, and that special bonding time will be lost forever!

Don't let the time get away from you! Invest in your children, and when the time comes, they will have learned how to be quality parents by observing you!

In His Name, Kathy Hudson

Sunday School Superintendent

Saturday, April 15 – 9:30 to 11:00 am

Volunteers Needed – Assist with the egg hunts and chaperone the bounce house. Sign up online at www.poporlando.com/EggHunt

Candy Donations Needed – Individually-wrapped candy of any kind (chocolate or other). Please drop off donations in the church office, Narthex, or Family Life Center by Monday, April 10.

HEARTS FOR JESUS This year our Hearts for Jesus project, ministering to the LLC comfort dogs, will be held on Sunday, April 2, 2017, during the Sunday School hour (9:30 - 10:30 am). We will hold the event in our upstairs classrooms near the FLC. Each child will have the opportunity to participate in fun game challenges with random prizes. Refreshments will be served at the completion of our event.

As in the past, all Crosstrainers from 2 years thru 5th grade will receive a letter and pledge form. Our Crosstrainers are asked to show their support for the Hearts for Jesus project. Each Crosstrainer will receive a pledge sheet to use in gathering pledges from sponsors (family members, friends, PoP church family). The pledge is a flat-fee amount designated by each sponsor and will be collected after our Hearts for Jesus event.

This year we have invited the PoP Preschool to join us in gathering donations and partici-pating in our Hearts for Jesus event!

We always have a lot of fun at our Hearts for Jesus events and are pleased to support such a worthwhile organization. Please remember to show our younger PoP members your support when they ask!

CLOTHING DRIVE Our semi-annual Clothing Drive is upon us once again! We are collecting gently used clothing and small household items to distribute to those in need during the April 22nd Food Pantry. Please sort items into men’s, women’s, and children’s bags and bring to the church office beginning April 2nd.


ANGEL MINISTRY The Prince of Peace Care Bear is a hand-crafted symbol of hope, love and comfort given to a toddler going through cancer treatments at Arnold Palmer Hospital Orlando. Each bear is gently stuffed with soft, cuddly fill which gives the child something to cuddle with and sleep with when they need the secure feeling that they are being cared for. A crocheted heart is sewn onto the bear as a symbol of love and prayers are being said while the bear is stitched together. Sonia Tellez has resurrected the bear from 10 years ago when 40 bears were given as Christmas presents to the children having to spend time in the hospital. Thank you, Sonia, for taking on this fun project!

We are beginning to offer a few bears to toddlers at the time of their baptism showing them that God’s love is abundant through the love of Prince of Peace and the Angels.

We continue to work on the many items we donate to Winnie & Arnold Palmer Hospitals and the Hubbard House. Many skeins of yarn have been donated to our group and we are so thankful. We meet the first and third Thursday of each month in the Board Room. Come join us if you are looking for a huggable experience!

Left: The new 2017 Care Bear!

Right: The 40 bears given in 2007

YOUNG AT HEART April 12 – 11:00 am

“Love the LORD your God, walk in all his ways, hold fast to him.” – Deuteronomy 11:22

Please join us on Wednesday, April 12th at 11:00 am as we gather together for some food and fellowship! Plan to bring a brown bag lunch and, of course, a friend. After a brief meeting, we will assemble goodie bags for the April 15th Easter Egg Hunt.

EGYPTIAN DINNER Fundraiser for Persecuted Christians

Saturday, April 22 – 6:00 pm

On Saturday, April 22 at 6:00 pm there will be an Egyptian dinner here at Prince of Peace in the Family Life Center. The meal, sponsored by LCMS Burning Bush Ministries, will be prepared by members of the local Egyptian Christian community and will feature authentic Egyptian food. This event is a fundraiser for Lift Your Eyes Ministries which assists Christians in Egypt who suffer persecution and discrimination. The featured speaker will be Pastor Ashraf Ibrahim. Others will also be on hand to tell their stories about life as a Christian in Egypt.

Why focus on Egypt? Egypt plays a major role in the Biblical narrative. The Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt by God on the occasion of the first Passover. The Holy Family found refuge in Egypt when King Herod wanted to kill the baby Jesus. And today there are over 10-million Christians in this country of 92 million people. These are our brothers and sisters in Christ who suffer persecution for their faith. God tells us: “Remember… those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering” (Hebrews 13:3).

The program will reveal what it is like for a Christian to live in a Muslim-dominated land. While not required to attend this event, a suggested donation of $20 ($10 for students) is requested to support Lift Your Eyes. Tickets are available at www.poporlando.com/Egypt. You may also contact Bruce or Barbara Lieske directly at [email protected] or (407) 359-0449.

Sponsored by LCMS Burning Bush Ministries.


New Member Reception Sunday, April 2 Be sure to give a warm welcome to the newest members of Prince of Peace on Sunday, April 2nd! New Members will be celebrated in both 8:15 and 10:45 services, and during a Courtyard Reception between services (weather permitting).

MOPS Clean Up Day Saturday, April 8 // 8:00 am Help is needed as we clean up the campus in preparation for Easter Sunday! Come early to get some coffee and donuts! Work includes laying mulch, trimming bushes and trees, polishing the wood in the Sanctuary and FLC, and more. This is a Thrivent Action Team sponsored event.

Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 15 // 9:30 to 11 am All are invited to this exciting com-munity event as we celebrate our Lord’s resurrection! Continuous egg hunts, lots of candy, a bounce house, firetruck, and more! This event is free and fun for all ages! For more information, visit www.poporlando.com/EggHunt.

FOOD FOR FAMILIES EASTER OUTREACH

Southeastern Food Bank/Bread of Life Fellowship has been delivering boxes of food to over 3,600 families at Easter, Thanks-giving, and Christmas through the Food for Families program for 25 years!

Volunteers are needed for this year’s Easter Outreach!

Easter Food for Families will be held on Saturday, April 15, from at 7:00 pm to midnight, and Easter Sunday (April 16) beginning at 8:00 am. The outreach is based out of Ocoee High School. No need to register in advance, just show up and sign in!

Questions? Call (407) 654-7777

DIRECTORY UPDATE Material Submitted to LifeTouch;

Proof Due Before Easter

Our long-awaited directory now has all necessary information submitted to our publisher, LifeTouch. We anticipate the proof copy to be back to us in early April so that we can give final approval to print.

The directory that is being produced is a part of LifeTouch’s “Community Connect” program. This program enables us to add or update pictures (new members, life-events) anytime we have 15 families to schedule a sitting. The program also includes a mobile app to access the latest directory information.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Easter Breakfast Sunday, April 16 // 7 to 10 am

The Youth will be serving up a hot, delicious breakfast in the Family Life Center on Easter morning! Free-will donations are encouraged, these will support ongoing youth activities.

Clothing Drive Saturday, April 22 // 9:00 am

We are collecting gently used clothing and small household items to distribute to those in need during the April 22nd Food Pantry. Please sort items into men’s, women’s, and children’s bags and bring to the church office beginning April 2nd.

Egyptian Dinner Saturday, April 22 // 6:00 pm

Enjoy an authentic Egyptian dinner while learning what it is like being a Christian in modern day Egypt. See page 6 for more details.

VBS 2017!

June 5 - 9, 2017 www.poporlando.com/VBS Registration opens April 14


LWML AT PRINCE OF PEACE Wednesday, April 19 // 10:30 am

We are invited to an LWML Zone Rally at St. Luke's Lutheran Church on Saturday, April 22. If you would like to join us, please contact Carlene Lemcke.

We want to send a care package to DCE Kenny Green for his birthday in June. We know what to send but realize the postage to Uruguay is very expensive (i.e. $60.00 for a 5-1/2 lb. box). If anyone would like to contribute to the postage fund, please see Donna Browne.

Our next meeting is Wednesday, April 19th. Keep filling your mite boxes and bringing them to church the 3rd Sunday of each month. Last month we collected $45.50, down from over $100 the previous month. All mites are sent to the National and District LWML offices for mission grants chosen at their conventions. One that the national LWML has chosen is called Lutheran Youth Corps ($25,000). The LCMS is developing this Youth Corp to equip and support young Lutheran adults with service opportunities in the urban and underserved communities. As always, we ask you to pray for this grant and the ones we are supporting here at PoP.

BOD NOMINATIONS

Beginning in April, a Nominating Committee will be seeking nominations for members of Prince of Peace/ Príncipe de Paz to serve on the Board of Directors. Six members will be elected to serve a two-year term on the BoD, the governing board of our congregation.

Watch for more information about the nominations process and the semi-annual congregational meeting to come in early April.

MONEY FOR MISSIONS The Lutheran Women in Mission have selected the missions that will receive money from them this year. We have been working since September and currently have $1500.00 to donate to mission projects. Thanks to all who helped us with these projects!

$190 – Lutheran World Relief Emergency Water (surviving a natural disaster)

$100 – Mission of the Good Shepherd in Belize (helping orphaned children)

$210 – Wycliffe (audio scriptures for Tembo people in Democratic Republic of the Congo)

$100 – LiveUCF (campus ministry)

$200 – Global Lutheran Outreach (mission work of Kenny Green in Uruguay)

$200 – Shara Cunningham (LCMS Missionary in Africa)

$200 – Pastor's Discretionary Fund (helps PoP assist with individuals’ acute needs)

$100 – Lift Your Eyes Ministries (persecuted Christians in Egypt)

$200 – Lutheran Counseling Service (provides counseling for someone who can't afford it).

THANK YOU…

The family of Peggy Kreps would like to thank so many people who helped make the celebration of her life so special.

Pastor Grandpa (Ludwig), Pastor Ken, Pastor Borges, Pam, Austin, Parish Choir, Russell, Bill and Royanne, Otto and Joan, and the Sunday School children. Also, all who were in attendance and even those who were not able to be there but were there in your thoughts.

Thank you for your continued thoughts and prayers as we grieve the loss of our mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.

Our Lord, family, and friends have been a great source of strength through this process.

In Christ’s love,

The Kreps, Adkins, and Rothell families

2 Abigail Seyfert Avery Wilson 3 Pam Ingersoll Danilda Feliz 4 Leonel Ramirez Luis Febres 5 Vicente Benjamín Richard Summers Roger Vokovich Sandra Lopez 6 Shelley Veal 7 Dave Wilson Rosario Corrow Deisy Mejia Zachary Jones Chloe Wiltse 8 Lisa Brooks 9 Mary Ellen Branneky 10 Beatriz Paris Elizabeth King Linda Becker Donald Melick Lawrence Monroe Haleigh Lewis

11 Mikayla Munson 12 Donna Browne 14 Bob Eldredge Raul Rubio Angelique Alamo Kylee Driver 15 Moranda Ramey Asher Weeks 16 Andrea Keliher 17 Mariana Vasquez Sharleen Jespersen James Finnie Amanda Summers 18 David Wilson Wendy Churchville Jenna Crouch 19 Peg Henderson Wiledwin Maldonado 21 Carmen Rivera Linda I’Anson Harry Montalvo 22 Claudia Lopez 23 Daryl Flynn

24 Steve Hudson Rebecca Boogher 25 Janet Rodriguez Annabella Montalvo 26 Joel Green 27 Eliza Vega Israel Lopez Connie Murillo Melissa Vance Krista Koenig Yalexa De Jesus 28 Marleen Schmidt Anatilde Staley Tyler Klingbiel 29 Samuel Borges Ellie Saylor 30 Donna Keylon

We wish many birthday blessings to those who celebrate their

special day this month!

If we have missed you, please contact the church office.


APRIL BIRTHDAYS


ONGOING PRAYER CONCERNS Chuck Boogher, Janet Bothast, Bonnie Custer, Grace Dapper, Al Dicks, Linda Dicks, Dottie Dreves, Ellie Dreves, Sandy Driver, Steve Hardesty, Barbara Hill, Linda House, Bill Jordan, Kathie King, Carlene Lemcke, Kathy McCrary, Joanne Monroe, Milagros Rosa, Annette Royal, Don Schwartzburg, Marilyn Scott, Cindy Sibly, Nancy Spohn, Peggy Stafford, Linda Stevens, Michael Vokovich, Noelle Vokovich, Joyce White

HOSPITALIZED/OUTPATIENT DURING MARCH Henry Buchanan, Ed Estes, Jan Fry, Joseph Heinz, Barbara Hill, Brooks Ingersoll, Don Mathews, Sara Morales, Jeff Powell

SYMPATHY TO… • Dwight Foote on the death of his wife, Betsy Foote

GIFTS & MEMORIALS In loving memory of Geraldine Long:

Linda I’Anson

In loving memory of Donnie Reynolds: Mr. & Mrs. Donald Reynolds

EASTER LILIES Our Easter celebrations will include having our worship spaces decorated with beautiful white lilies. Please consider placing a lily in memory of a loved one or to commemorate a special occasion.

If you receive envelopes, you will find a special envelope contained in your packet. You may also use the form below or visit www.poporlando.com/lilies.

The suggested donation is $15 per plant. Please place your donation in the offering plate or drop it off at the church office by Sunday, April 9, 2017.

Name: _____________________________________________________________

Envelope #: _______________________ Donation: _______________________

In Memory of: _______________________________________________________

In Celebration of: ____________________________________________________

S P O N S O R S H I P

We invite you to prayerfully consider sponsoring an issue of the Crossroads newsletter. If you are interested, please fill out the form below then return it to the church office. Name: _______________________

q In loving memory of:

_____________________________

q In celebration of:

_____________________________

q In thanksgiving for:

_____________________________

q To the glory of God.

April – May June – July

$100 ________ $50 ________

$35 ________ $25 ________

Other amount: _______________

Envelope #: __________________

FOOD DROP Wednesday, May 10

Volunteers needed until 1 pm

For more info or to RSVP, email Sharleen Jespersen at

[email protected]


This newsletter is published monthly as a service to members and friends of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church & Preschool 1515 S Semoran Blvd, Orlando, Florida 32807 Church (407) 277-3945 • School (407) 275-6703 • Fax (407) 380-1802

Worship on Sundays: 8:15 am – Traditional 10:45 am – Contemporary 11:00 am – Servicio en español Sunday School & Adult Education – 9:30 am

Submitting Material to the PoP Crossroads... Submissions need to be sent via email no later than the 20th of each month (early submission is encouraged). [email protected]

Ministry Staff Rev. Kenneth D. Green II

Senior Pastor Cell: (703) 338-4387

[email protected]

Rev. Adolfo Borges Associate Pastor

Cell: (407) 437-8057 [email protected]

Rev. David G. Ludwig Pastor Emeritus

Cell: (407) 341-0814 [email protected]

Ligia Morales-Borges Deaconess

[email protected]

Gerry Noss, R.N. Parish Nurse

[email protected]

Mika Thompson Associate Worship Team Leader [email protected]

Austin Wessel Director of Worship & Media

[email protected]

Julianne Wiegand Director of Preschool & Childcare [email protected]

Preschool Staff Alicia Stafford Robin Sukut Admin. Assistant 2-Year Olds Viviana Garcia Nicole Harding Toddlers 2-Year Olds

Maria Bolanos Gladys Tejada 3-Year Olds 3-Year Olds

Ellen Boogher Maria Lacen VPK VPK

Mary Kelly Jennifer Montalvo VPK Food Program

Support Staff Ely Cirino

Administrative Assistant [email protected]

Russell Becker Maintenance & Custodian

[email protected]

Alicia Stafford Bookkeeper

[email protected]

Here at Prince of Peace, we believe that personal spiritual development and community are important parts of living out the Christian faith. Life Groups are small groups in which

people can connect and do life together, build friendships, and study God’s Word. All members are encouraged to find a Life Group they are interested in, or even to start their own! Some of our ongoing Life Groups include:

LIVING A LIFE OF RECONCILIATION Group study of “Go and be Reconciled” 1st & 3rd Sundays at 6:00 pm | Church Library Katie & Andy Abercrombie | (407) 902-8414 | [email protected]

MEN IN THE MORNING A casual study of God’s Word for men, using resources by Pat Morley Mondays at 6:20 am | Family Life Center Pete Greenfield | (407) 929-0596 | [email protected] STARTING STRONG Biblical foundations for newly-weds and nearly-weds 1st & 3rd Sundays at 7:00 pm | Baldwin Park Austin and Alyssa Wessel | (573) 803-7040 | [email protected] WHY PRAY? 40-day group-read and study of “Why Pray?” by John DeVries Fridays at 5:30 pm | East Orlando Judy Finnie | (321) 287-1084 | [email protected]

START A LIFE GROUP If you are interested in starting a Life Group of your own, we have loads of resources available to help you launch successfully! Email [email protected] to find out more.


BoD Present: Don Matthews, Bob Zamsky, Rick Ackerman, Jason Seyfert, Jim Ingersoll, Daryl Flynn, Jennifer Hoge, Tom Zehnder, Kurt Bickel, Kathy Hudson, Rev Ken Green (ex-officio)

BoD Absent (excused): Jim Nocks, Amaury Suarez

Staff Present: Julianne Wiegand

WELCOME Don M Approval of Today’s Agenda M/S/C to approve Approval of Minutes: January 2017 M/S/C to approve

DEVOTION Jen H

BOD DISCUSSSION

Senior Pastor Report Pastor Ken

• M/S/C to appoint Jim Ingersoll as Treasurer; replacing Amaury Suarez who has resigned as Treasurer but remains on the BOD; due to health reasons. PK has approached Linda I’Anson & Sheila Roberts to act as co-Financial Committee Team Leads. PK is approaching church members to be Financial Secretary taking over for Don Lauher who wishes to step down at the end of the first quarter. PK is also looking at volunteers for the Count Team; as there are people who are transitioning off the team.

• M/S/C to appoint Cathy Weidner as Chair of the Personnel Committee. Rick Ackerman will continue as a committee member. Guidance needed for next steps for Youth & Family Ministry. Decision to charge the Pastor & President to form a committee to search for a candidate among members of the exploratory committee, personnel committee, parent of children & youth, etc. M/S/C to approve.

• PK is following up to see what funds Trinity Downtown may have to distribute to help us with a research study to develop organization to better serve the Hispanic community. Board affirmed PK to work with Trinity to determine outreach ministry they may wish to support.

Committee Reports

• Preschool Julianne W Presentation yesterday at all three service was well received

• Budget Review Jim I Preschool was favorable YTD Jan about $6,500 of total $6,900 favorable. Revenue received is almost right on budget, as are expenses. So far, off to a good start.

• Property proposal for cleaning Don M Discussed. No action taken today.

• Future Strategic Focus and Book: Kurt B Discussed difference between Board responsibilities as described in our Constitution v By-laws v Policies

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

Next Meeting – March 27, 2017 led by Bob Zamsky

ADJOURN – PRAYER M/S/C to Adjourn 8:38 pm

Respectfully submitted by Rick Ackerman, BoD Secretary

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 20, 2017

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