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3 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children ofGod! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did notknow him. 2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yetbeen made known. But we know that when Christ appears, [a] we shall be like him, for weshall see him as he is. 3All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he ispure.
Are We There Yet?Thoughts along the Way by PJ.
February 2013
Volume 2 , Issue 2
Peace Lutheran Church
Passin the
I recently received birthday well-wishes from my parents! Normally my mother makesa card on the computer and prints it out, says something quirky, and my folks give me acheck to help with the birthday celebration! This year, however, my mother and fatheradded a tad bit of a twist to the whole mix. Mom and dad included some pictures of meas a baby, elementary school, early high school, and even a graduation picture from high
school.At dinner, on the day of my birthday, Abby and Sydney and even Jennifer were treat-ed to a veritable smorgus-board of laughs as we looked through all of the pictures myfolks had sent to us. Oh, what cute cheeks! Daddy, did you really wear a coat likethat? The coat Abby is referring to is my khaki colored sport coat my folks made mewear to have pictures taken when Tim, my younger brother was born. Nathan, my olderbrother, and I were pictured. My kids found it funny what I worelike I had a choice inthe matter. Everyone was enthralled with the pirate costume I wore one Halloween toa party! I am not sure I have been this embarrassed for a long timeand that is sayingsomething since I am pretty good at embarrassing myself on an almost daily basis!
As I looked at those pictures, though, I couldnt help but see that the pictures I saw of
myself as a baby resembled me, but they didnt quite capture the fullness of me. Said ina different way, my baby pictures, and the pictures of my youth captured, in that momentin time, who I was and they pointed towards who I was becoming. For example: when Ilooked at my baby pictures my smile and my eyes shown with the yepthat is Jon butmy hair and other features are still in development. My elementary school pictures shinewith energy and platinum blonde hair, and that smile was still there.
Today, however, if you were to look at me and look at these pictures you would beable to see that I have evolved, grown, changed, taken shape. All of this is to say, as welive, the God who loves us, who forms us, is continuing to love and form and shape usthrough our families, our schools, our work, our play. Each day we live, God is helping
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Special Ash Wednesday Family Worship Event and Tradi-tional Ash Wednesday Worship Service on
February 13, 2013.
2(Are We There Yet continued)
us to be more and more like the one God sent, Jesus the Christ. Each of us bears thename of Christ, as Christian, which literally means: Little Christ! We are each LittleChrists in the world, being shaped by a God who loves and cares for us, grants us i n-sight and knowledge as we learn from our experiences, helps us to grow, feeds andprovides for us so that we can feed and provide for others! God, our God, knows thegift of life and the challenges life presents and it is such a gift to know and be known byGod!which is why I love the verses above so very much.
Who we are is not fully known to the world because, just maybe, we dont fully knowwho we are just yet. Each day is an opportunity to learn more and more about who weare as children of God! Each day is a gift as we serve God! Each day a little bit moreof our identity is unwound in Christ for us to know, and for the world to see! And in thatday when we return to our heavenly home, or Christ returns, whichever comes first, wesee our full selves just as God knows us now!
I also love these verses because no matter what happens in our lives: our joys andsuccesses, our failures and losses, our ups and downs, our lefts and rightsall of themare, in some way, shape, or form caught up in who we are as children of God! And,therefore, whether we want to believe it or not, they are caught up in Christ and re-deemable! To me, as I fathom the promise we have that God is still working on us,molding us and making us to be more like the Little Christs we are made to be, I find ita delight and pure joy to look back and see, yepI am different now than I wasthenand it is a good thing! I also find it pure joy to know, deep in the depths of mysoul, through everything, God has a hand on me and is using me and changing me tochange the world. I am excited to one day know what my true self will look like, butuntil then, I am pumped up in the Spirit and joy of knowing God is working on me, inme, and through me! I hope you are too!
Peace,Pr. Jon
The congregation is in-
vited, especially families
with children, to come to
dinner and worship at 5:30
pm, Dinner will be pizza
and veggies and drinks,and immediately following
our dinner together we will
have a worship service de-
signed to help the children
to come to a little bit better
understanding of Ash
Wednesday and the imposi-
tion of the Ashes.
There is a sign-up sheet
on the bulletin board or
please RSVP topeacepas-
[email protected] that we
know how much pizza to
order.There will be a worship
service at 7:30 pm with
communion and the imposi-
tion of the ashes for all of
us folks who are not able to
make it to the 5:30 pm wor-
ship with the children,
Please mark your calen-
dars and plan on attending
these beautiful opportuni-
ties to worship our God!
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Wednesday Evening Worship by Pastor Jon
Moving the Furniture by Pastor Jon
This is going to be a very
special Lent as we follow Je-
sus to Jerusalem. And I am
excited to tell you that we will
be partnering with BorderServant Corps for our
Wednesday Evening Worship
Services. We will be having
dinner at 6:30pm, sign up in
the narthex to help with
those, and then worship at
7:30pm!
We will be working our
way through the Sermon
on the Plain this Lent. 4
members of the Border
Servant Corps and 4members of Peace will be
offering reflections on the
4 Blessings and the 4
Woes of the Sermon on
the Plain. The service will
be absolutely beautiful and
something that you will not
want to miss. Kari Le-
nander and I have been
working to put this service
together and are very ex-
cited for us as a communi-ty to participate and expe-
rience the presence of
God in worship! Please
make it a point to come
and spend time with God
on Wednesday nights this
Lent. Dinner at 6:30 and
worship at 7:30pm!
We continue to experience
through our worship, service,
fellowship, and study the life
of Jesus. We have celebrated
his birth, rejoiced at his bap-
tism, have been in awe of
Gods revelation to the world,
and are now approaching and
living in his public ministry. As
Jesus continues to teach and
preach, heal, feed, touch, and
dine with all of the folks con-
sidered unworthy of being in
Gods presence; opposition to
Jesus grows almost in propor-
tion to his popularity! And, as
a result, we will be entering
into the season of Lent as Je-
sus approaches Jerusalem
and his impending death.To help us to enter into
this sacred time of Lent we
will be once again rearranging
the furniture in a special way.
We will turn the seating to-
wards our right from the di-
rection it is currently facingwhich would mean we would
be facing east or looking to-
wards Jerusalem as Jesus
and the disciples make their
way towards the city. We will
also be doing something spe-
cial with our prayer time and
prayers. As usual, we will
have a member of the con-
gregation compose prayers on
behalf of us all. We will also
have prayer cards in the sanc-
tuary, probably in the seats,
for us to write our prayers or
concerns on, and we will all
be invited to bring our prayers
to God and place them on the
prayer wall.
You may have heard of
the Wailing Wall. The Wailing
Wall, also referred to as the
Kotel, is located in the Old
Quarter of East Jerusalem inIsrael. It is 57 meterstall, or187 feet, built of thick, corrod-
ed limestone, and is close to
500 meters inlength, thoughmost of it is engulfed in other
structures. The wall is be-
lieved by devout Jews to be
the Western Wall of the Se-
cond Temple. The Wailing
Wall remains a sacred place
for Jews and others, who of-
ten pray, sometimes wail, and
sometimes slip prayers written
on paper through the wall's
welcoming fissures. In July
2009, Alon Nil launched a free
service allowing people
around the world to Twitter
their prayers, which are then
taken in printed form to the
Wailing Wall.
In this way, we all, will be
invited into an experiential
prayer, whereby we literally
will carry our prayers to the
wall, and thus, God, beseech-
ing God to hear and answer
the deepest concerns and de-
sires of our hearts, our com-
munitys needs, and for anyand everything we want to lay
at Gods feet.
I pray the season of Lent
will be a time of deep dis-
cernment and growth for all of
us, and I hope this will help us
enter into that time with rever-
ence and appreciation for the
gift of prayer and the devotion
of Lent!
Peace,
Pr. Jon
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Ministry Giving Campaign by Pastor Jon
directly tied to those priori-
ties for ministry. Please
keep the council members
and myself in prayer as we
deliberate and discern whatGod is asking us to do as a
congregation! Materials
and information will then be
sent out to folks, again, in
early March so that we will
all be ready for the Annual
meeting.
The question came up in
worship during our an-
nouncements, which
prompted me to say some-
thing here. Our annual min-
istry giving campaign will
begin in early March. The
church council and myself
are currently in conversation
to set priorities for ministry
for the year 2013-2014 and
our giving campaign will be
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Ladies Nite OutThursday, February 3, 5:30 pm
El Cuartito Azul
500 Thorn
willingness to be open to
however God is calling
them to make a difference
in the world.
The young people of our
communities are a treasure
and I believe adding this
position to our congrega-
tion, in partnership with 1st
Presbyterian and St. Fran-cis on the Hill, will make a
statement to our youth and
their families that we value
them and believe God to be
using them to make mira-
cles happen!
Please, pray about it,
and pledge generously!
partnership with the con-
gregations of St. Francis on
the Hill and 1st Presbyteri-
an.
This addition to our staff-
ing, for all of these congre-
gations, represents a com-
mitment to our youth and
their families, not just of our
membership, but also to thecity of El Paso. The recent
Lock-In was a success be-
cause our young people
took the initiative to invite
their friends! That took
guts, courage, a willingness
to put themselves on the
line, a willingness to expe-
rience something new, a
Everyone should by now
have received a pledge
card for the Youth Direc-
tors position. I thought I
would write something to
help make sure we all have
the same information and
just to reaffirm what we
have been talking about for
a couple months now.The pledge for the youth
director position is a one-
time gift above and beyond
our normal giving to the
congregation. This money
will be used to fund the
youth director position as
we share the gifts and tal-
ents of this person in a
Youth Director by Pastor Jon
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your Christmas gifts! The ones
for me, the ones for my family
all of them absolutely unneces-
sary and all of them absolutely
touched our hearts! Thank you
for thinking of us at Christmas
time and all year round as youbless us in friendship and minis-
try!
Peace,
Pr. Jon
Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas!
Well, you cant blame me for
wanting to carry the joy of the
Christmas celebration forward
into each and every day I am
alive! The birth of Christ is a
blessing and gets me up andmoving in the morning and at
night beds me down in peace as
I know I am in the Lords hands!
I do want to take the time to
thank you all! Thank you for
We will want to pray for any
and all who will be involved!
I know VBS can be a lot
of work, and at the same
time, it is such a blessing to
us and to the community!Please pray about how God
can use you for this event!
For now, spread the
word!
Registration for the
event will open to the
members of Peace and the
Preschool Families in the
beginning of March, and
then to the Community atLarge in the beginning of
April so that by May we
know who will be our
guests and we can plan ac-
cordingly!
God bless you all as we
prepare for this wonderful
outreach to the community!
come youngsters into our
midst and love, love, love
them as God loves us!
I, me, Pr. Jon, will be
one of the station leaders
for the weekBible Stories!We will also need someone
to help with music, crafts,
service projects, and
games. We will also be in
need of some folks to help
lead the classes from sta-
tion to station in a rotation
model for their activities
during the day.
As we lead up to theevent we will want to work
on decorations for the
school and coordinate that
with Mrs. Barbara! We will
want to collect snacks for
the event. We will want to
pray for the children and
families who will be touched
by this event! We will want
to pray for the volunteers!
I am excited to an-
nounce to all of you that our
theme for this years Vaca-
tion Bible School is Gods
Backyard Bible Camp! Un-
der the Sun: Where Kidshave a blast serving Jesus!
We will sing all new songs
written and performed by
Yancy! We will have crafts!
We will play games! We
will have service projects!
We will learn to love the
Lord Jesus by serving God
in our families, with our
friends, and in the commu-nity! We will have a blast!
We will also need to
have some volunteers so
that we can make this event
as fun and welcoming to
the community as we pos-
sibly can! VBS will be free
of charge and open to the
community and it is a great
opportunity for us to wel-
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Childrens Sermons and Preaching by Pastor Jon
Family Movie Nightrunning for folks who are 13
and older who would like to
come and participate in the
fun, too, but whose taste in
movies, is shall we say, alittle more mature.
Either way, this evening
shall be a great time for all!
Please bring a snack to
share with folks and we will
see you at Peace Lutheran
on February 22nd at 7pm for
Movie Night!
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More often than not, I build the sermon and my preparation for the sermon, up into an
intensely intellectual and fiercely academic procedure. Not to say there is anything wrong
with intelligence or academics, but there is, in a sense much more to the sermon than that.
So I do, as best I can, to sit in prayer with the text for the week beginning almost as soon
as yall leave after Sunday school each Sunday. My hope is that through the exercise of
prayer and meditation the text will become part of me, my life, my lived experience, my
breath and that when I begin my academic preparation the product of both the prayer and
study will be a sermon that touches all yalls heads and hearts. Someone once said of
me, Pr. Jons sermons are very intellectual as well as Chicken Soup for the Soulboth
smart and mushy all at the same time.
To be quite clear, and I want all yall to hear this, we all have a story to tell. The ser-
mon on Sunday morning is quite literally a telling of how Gods story and our lifes story, is
really one story. In other words, how does this Scripture touch my life, our life as a con-
gregation, our life as a community of faith in the city of El Paso? What is it that God wants
us to do or be as a result of this Scripture? And, again, we all have a story to tell.
Which is why I would like for us to learn together to share the God story we all live to-gether! I would like to give up the pulpit one Sunday a month so that a member of the
congregation can share how God is touching their lifeto deliver a sermon for us. I would
also like to have members of the congregation deliver the childrens sermons for our
young people too, at least twice a month.
My hope is that through our prayer, and preparation together, we will all be enriched by
our witness to what God is doing in and through us. My hope is that we can be a people
of story, a people who notice what God is doing, and share what God is doing.
Therefore, dont be surprised if I call you and ask you to bless us with a word from
above! I know you can do it, even if you dont yet!
On February 22n at 7pm,
we will gather for an evening
of fun and fellowship at fami-
ly movie night. The movie
selection will be eitherGnomeo and Juliet or The
Dark Night Rises (or another
appropriate movie for people
13 and older). Gnomeo and
Juliet is a delightful retelling
of Romeo and Juliet and is
fun for the whole family! The
Dark Knight rises will be
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Christianity for the Rest of Us by Diana Butler Bass
I recently took a week of continuing education to read books in the areas of church devel-
opment and mission. I believe in education and reading as important tools to keep myself fresh,
challenged, and thinking critically about who I am, where I am going, how I am leading, and
what is it that God is asking of us as a community? Of me as a pastor? A father? A child of
God?
It was in that vein I approached this week of continuing education and I was thrilled to dis-
cover the aforementioned book by Diana Butler Bass. Here are some of the things other folks
are saying about this book:
Church renewal isnt only about the dramatic and large-scale. Its about transfor-
mations quietly maturing in local communities nourished by profound prayer, pastoral
commitment and imagination, and readiness to learn from a wide spectrum of Christian
wisdom. This excellent and timely book celebrates a vastly important phenomenon that
has been too little noticed.Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
In the spirit of the much exaggerated death of Mark Twain, Diana Butler Bassdemonstrates that the so-called mainline neighborhood church is alive and well, which is
for so many of us very good news indeed, given the alienation of fundamentalism or sec-
ularism: thank God for this good news.Peter Gomes, the Pusey Minister of The Memo-
rial Church at Harvard
What a delightful, encouraging, and informative book! This book not only presents
ten characteristics shared by vital, progressive congregations, it also situates these char-
acteristics in the context of recent American religious historyHighly Recommended!
Brian McLaren, author of The Secret Message of Jesus
I would like for us to read this book as a congregation. In discussions I have had with the
church council, and with members of the congregation, I think the practice of reading this bookand talking about it in light of our faith, our faith tradition, our experience and lived practice here
at Peace, and our calling by God to be in the world creatively and enthusiastically proclaiming
the message of Gods never failing love, would help us to celebrate our individual and collective
life together while at the same time helping us to deepen our understanding of ourselves as
Gods children sharing Gods love with the world. In other words, I think reading and discussing
this book will help us to talk about our faith and help us to find ways to deepen our faith as we
love and serve the Lord.
We will, Cleveland and I, be working to break up the congregation into small groups. The
goal is to have everyone split into groups and reading and gathering for discussion about
Christianity for the Rest of Us byApril 7th. I am letting all yall know about this now so that we
can prepare and anticipate these groups forming and plan accordingly.
More information will be forth coming in the weeks ahead so that we can all be ready and
excited about this opportunity for learning and growth. Till thenplease surround this in prayer!
Peace,
Pr. Jon
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News from Peace Preschool8
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another.
1 John 4:11
From the DirectorValentines Day is a favorite celebration in preschool. The bright red heart symbol
is readily understood by all young children as a sign of love. In fact, the heart is one ofthe first signs or symbols that young children recognize. As adults, we take for grantedthe ability of a symbol-like the red heart-to communicate a deep reality, in this case, Ilove you. The world of young children is concrete. Only gradually, through many experi-ences, do they become aware of the signs and symbols around that communicate mean-ing.
Learning that there are many ways to show we love others is our faith developmentearly learning focus for this celebration. Is there a relative or neighbor who would be de-
lighted to receive a gift of love-a handmade valentine from your child? Along with the loveof God and the following of Jesus Christ, showing others we love them is at the heart ofour moral lives. If you are planning to help your child make some valentines, rememberthat the skill of cutting with blunted scissors is one that develops slowly. You might wantto encourage your child to do the pasting and sprinkling of glitter, bits of paper, ribbon,yarn or cotton. Encourage and affirm your childs delight in the doing rather than in theperfection of the finished product.
Barbara
Dates to Remember
Wednesday, February 13, at 6:30 pm - parents of our current Pre-k classrooms are in-vited for a second informational meeting Getting toknow our Kindergarten Classroom .Please join the kindergarten teachers, current parents and the director as we discusswhat the children are currently working on in the classroom as well as what is to be ex-pected for the 2013-2014 school year. *Here are some of the amazing kindergarten visi-tors the teachers have scheduled to come and visit their class, Sun Metro, C.D.C. andeven Mayor Cook will stop by, way to go kindergarten teachers.*
Monday, February 18 (Presidents Day) - there will be no school but daycare sign up
will be available.
Week of February 19-22nd - Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held. There will be a
sign up sheet with a variety of days and time slots. All classrooms from the infant room to
the Kindergarten room will offer conferences.
February 25-March 1- Peace will be having In House registration for the upcoming 2013-
2014 school year. You will be provided with an updated registration packet which will in-
clude current rates as well as a new parent handbook. If you have any questions, con-
cerns, or if you would like to visit your childs next school years classroom feel free to ask
me.
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Upcoming Events for March and April
March 4-8 - Lutheran Schools Week - This will be a fun filled week of special days; Beach
Day, Stuffed Animal Day, Spirit Day etc. There will be a special chapel, special visitors,
planting activities and much more.
March 11-15 -Peace will have a Scholastic Book Fair - Books for all ages will be available
for purchase.
Week of March 18-22nd - Spring Break There will be no morning classes but daycare will
be available.
Week of March 25-29th - Summer Camp registration will be the, there will be some exciting
things happening for the summer.
Saturday, April 6th- Our second annual rummage sale, 8:00 am 1:00 pm
During the week of April 15 - 19th - Peace will be celebrating the Week of the Young
Child. We will have our first Trike-A-Thon. All proceeds collected will go to help the hospi-tals of St. Judes.
Spanish Class to Be Offered
Our very own Ms.Yolanda (Kindergarten teacher) would like to begin an afternoon
Spanish enrichment class for children who attend our extended care program. During the
first week of February, you will receive a survey by your childs cubby. This will let her
know if there is an interest in this new program.
Peace Lutheran Preschool and Daycare to host PDNAEYC Annual
Leadership & Advocacy Conference
The topic of this forum is A Wealth of Information. I am honored to chair this con-
ference; which will feature three local speakers and a session that will offer community
connections. The speakers will be Linda Wiley MA and Christina Figueroa MA from projectlaunch. They will discuss effective ways to cope with stress and how to be more resilient.
The third speaker will be Saul Villalobos MA. He will discuss safety in our schools. Some
of the community connections on hand will be Julie LaSerre, a dietician for E.P.I.S.D., a
representative from the Department of Family Protective Services, as well as other local
community outreach services. This conference is open to Administrators, Principals, Direc-
tors and Program Directors throughout the city of El Paso. The cost of this training is
$30.00, this conference usually has drawn between 75-80 participants.
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Border Servant Corps
Border Immersions: Border Servant Corps hosts groups interested in first-hand cultural immersions focuseon education about border issues. This program is designed for undergraduate missions, alternative springbreak programs, seminarians, and church and youth groups. January and February visiting groups are fellow
volunteer corps from Denver. Upcoming groups
o January 30 February 2: Urban Servant Corps (Denver, CO)o February 14-17: Colorado Vincentian Volunteers (Denver, CO)
How you can helpo Donate breakfast items (oatmeal, cereal, etc.)o Cook a dinner at Peace Lutheran (Las Cruces) for groups during their stay (groups sleep at the
church)
Honoring 15 Years of Service to the U.S./Mxico Border: Consider donating $15 per month to BSC. Thidonation can be made easy through JustGive.org, which provides options for one-time or automatic, monthlygiving.
Detailso Visithttp://www.borderservant.com/, select the big, red Make a Donation button on the right -hand
side, and Donate Now.o BSC is a ministry of Peace Lutheran Church, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization; gifts are tax-
deductible to the extent allowed by law.o BSC relies heavily on support from individuals and congregations. With your donation, BSC can con-
tinue doing justice, loving kindness, and walking humbly on the U.S. / Mxico border.
Many Thanks: During the month of January, participants in the BSC Servant Stomps in both cities were ableto learn about community resources and updated border issues from current volunteers. Thank you for yoursupport of BSC in a variety of ways!
Border Servant Corps seeks to provide an opportunity for volunteers to work for justice, serve their neighbor
and walk humbly with their God. This month, Ryan Steinmetz (BSC director) shares a few words about BSCBorder Immersions
In 1997, as a college freshman, I took a trip to the border with a contingent from Ohio Wesleyan University.We visited the US/Mexico border near Harlingen, and Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros and Reynosa,Mexico. What happened on that trip changed the direction of my life in ways I had no idea would materializeI had never before seen how divisive the issues of immigration and poverty really were in our world. As afarm kid from Ohio, I had never been exposed to different cultures, much less the injustices and inequalitiesthat are so visible in the border region. It was this trip to the border that made me lead a border trip to thesame place in 2000. It inspired me to study Spanish alongside my education major, and when it came timefor me to graduate, the power of that immersion experience in 97 prompted me to apply to Border ServantCorps in 2001 and serve at La Casa domestic violence shelter.
Border immersion experiences are bridges. They unite this region filled with challenges and beauty and neeand vibrancy with young people who want desperately to make a difference in their world. Immersion experiences bring the voices of immigrants back to home congregations and universities in order to paint a moreaccurate picture of the realities faced by marginalized immigrant populations. They offer opportunities for amore committed relationship between people of different cultures, different realities. They allow for universi-ties hands-on and genuine educational experiences, and for churches, both at the congregational and thelarger church levels, they allow opportunities for living out the Gospel and welcoming the stranger in the midsof being welcomed.
Your support of border immersion experiences in the form of supplying breakfast items or sponsoring dinnershelps to make this experience a reality for more groups interested in understanding more about the border.Thank you for supporting this small piece of our ministry together.
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