Our Christian sympathy is extended to Terry Holland and Randy Howser on the death of their father, Larry Howser, on Tuesday, March 25, and their stepmother, Sherri Howser, on Thursday, March 20. Both were dealing with illness. No funerals were held. Please keep in prayer Terry, Randy, and the rest of Larry's and Sherri's families.
The first Agape Summer Lunch Program meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 31, at the Sardinia Church of the Nazarene. Five churches -- Peace, the Sardinia Church of the Nazarene, the Sardinia Church of Christ, Sardinia Hope Church, and St. Mary's Catholic Church of Arnheim -- take part in making sure at-risk children in the Sardinia area have lunches from Monday through Friday while on summer vacation. Pastor Laura, Linda Sue Stephan, Elizabeth Waits, and Amy Beyer represent Peace, but anyone is invited to attend the meeting. Bring calendars.
The Lenten Bible Study, "Savior*Servant*Friend," will continue at 2:00 p.m. and again at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1. This week, we will study Jesus as "Encourager," recognizing that Jesus encourages us in our faith to live our life for him.
We will hold our Midweek Lenten service at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 2. Through Scripture, hymns, Word, and prayer, we will see Jesus, our Savior, Servant, and Friend, as our Protector. We acknowledge that Jesus protects us from the devil and from danger and keeps us safe from harm.
The Scholarship Committee will meet with all college students and high school seniors at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, March 30, in the sanctuary. The committee will explain the scholarship application process. Peace offers scholarships to college students and post-grad students, as well post-high school training programs. Please make sure you are at this meeting. If you cannot come, please make sure a parent or other family member is here to pick up your packet.
The Lenten season is flying by, and we will observe Sunday of the Passion/Palm Sunday in three weeks. We need readers for both morning and evening services. We need readers for the Passion according to St. Luke -- someone to read the part of Jesus for each service, and someone to read the part of Speaker (which covers all the other speakers) for each service. This is for Sunday morning, April 13. That evening, at 7:00 p.m., we will host the Agape Community Palm Sunday Stations of the Cross. We need several readers. We do have some volunteers from the other Agape churches. On Sunday, Pastor Laura will put the scripts and sign-up sheets on the Access Hall table. Please pick up a script and sign up.
The clock is ticking. The deadline for Early Bird registration for the Southern Ohio Synod Assembly is Tuesday, April 15. We are still in need of two lay voting members to attend the assembly, which is to be held Friday and Saturday, June 6 and 7, at the Africa Event Center at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. All you have to do is let Pastor Laura know you are interested, give her your email address, your home address, and your telephone or cell number, and she will register you. If you want more information, she can make sure you have it. This assembly will include the election of bishop for the next six years and the novelty of seeing giraffes wander around outside! Parking passes will be sent. You can request discounted zoo and aquarium tickets.
The Evangelism Committee has a sign-up sheet available on the Access Hall Table to see what interest there is in helping with the Absolutely Free Yard Sale. This is a LOT of work, and we need to see a lot of interest. Please also let us know when in the summer would be best for you and when you might be on vacation and on what dates you cannot help. If you want to see us continue this outreach to the community, please sign up!
Are you interested in providing a dish for tasting? Do you have a family favorite, specialty dish, or grandmother's favorite recipe that you would like to share? Did you submit a favorite recipe to the most recent cookbook that you would like to offer as a sample? The Evangelism Committee will host the Taste of Arnheim Spring Fling on Saturday, April 26. Set-up is at 4:30 p.m., and we will serve the "tastes" from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Plates, bowls, cups, and plasticware are provided. Please fill out the forms on the Access Hall table and submit them to Elizabeth Waits. They are due by Easter Sunday, April 20. For questions, call 937-483-7228.
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