Motivation & Habit When we lived in Neenah, I went to the YMCA almost every morning. The Y was right across the street from the church I served. I would work out and then go to work. I hated January at the Y. There were too many people. It seemed that a whole bunch of people made a New Year’s resolution every year to get in shape. They were motivated to exercise and get healthier. They also got in my way. But by February everything was back to normal. Almost all the new members had lost their moti- vation and gone back to their old routines. “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” I’m not sure who should get the credit for that quote. I’ve seen it attributed to Jim Ryan, Jim Roan and Jim Ryun. I’d like to think it was Jim Ryun the world record breaking runner who said it. No matter who said it, there is a lot of truth in it. There are some things that are so important we should not even have to think about them. Moti- vation is needed when there might be a choice. Habit takes the need for motivation away. Like Nike used to proclaim, we “just do it”. Do you see how that works with exercise? Do you see how that works with buckling your seatbelt or saying thank you? And how about prayer? How about a time for daily devotional and Bible reading? How about weekly church worship? “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” I know who said that. Jesus didn’t just say it. He showed it. He showed us the way to eternal life and the hope it brings. He showed us the way of forgiveness and the ability to forgive it brings. He showed us the way of love and the love it brings. His hope, forgiveness and love moti- vate us to follow him. So how about moving that motiva- tion to habit? Wouldn’t it great if we didn’t even have to think about sharing hope, forgiveness and love . . . we “just did it”? Are you motivated to make 2011 a good year? What changes would you make so that it can be? If you have the motivation, can you find the dedication to make it a habit? May God bless us all with habits that will make our lives and the lives of others better in 2011! Peace & Joy+ January 2011 Peace Lutheran Church ELCA 1954 County Rd U Green Bay, WI 54313 Pastor: Don Behrendt Phone: 920-865-7595 Fax: 920-865-7099 Website: www.peacelc.org Peace Lutheran Church January 30 - 9:15 a.m. The Annual Meeting of the congre- gation of Peace Lutheran Church will take place on Sunday, January 30 at 9:15. It is the time to elect new Council members and approve a church budget for 2011. Commit- tee leaders will be available for questions and comments. The 2011 church budget will in- clude money for the hiring of a second pastor. Congregational acceptance of the budget will give approval to that significant addi- tion to the ministry of Peace. The Annual Report will be appear- ing on the tables in the Gathering area soon. Please take a copy and review it. Special Forums will be held January 16 & 23 at 9:15 to an- swer any questions you may have about the Report and other congre- gational issues. There will no 9:20 Service on January 30. “Tidings” from Peace
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Motivation & Habit
When we lived in Neenah, I
went to the YMCA almost every
morning. The Y was right across
the street from the church I
served. I would work out and
then go to work.
I hated January at the Y. There
were too many people. It seemed
that a whole bunch of people
made a New Year’s resolution
every year to get in shape. They
were motivated to exercise and
get healthier. They also got in my
way.
But by February everything was
back to normal. Almost all the
new members had lost their moti-
vation and gone back to their old
routines.
“Motivation is what gets you
started. Habit is what keeps you
going.”
I’m not sure who should get the
credit for that quote. I’ve seen it
attributed to Jim Ryan, Jim Roan
and Jim Ryun. I’d like to think it
was Jim Ryun the world record
breaking runner who said it. No
matter who said it, there is a lot of
truth in it.
There are some things that are so
important we should not even
have to think about them. Moti-
vation is needed when there might
be a choice. Habit takes the need
for motivation away. Like Nike
used to proclaim, we “just do it”.
Do you see how that works with
exercise? Do you see how that
works with buckling your seatbelt or
saying thank you?
And how about prayer? How about
a time for daily devotional and Bible
reading? How about weekly church
worship?
“I am the way, the truth, and the
life.”
I know who said that. Jesus didn’t
just say it. He showed it. He showed
us the way to eternal life and the
hope it brings. He showed us the
way of forgiveness and the ability to
forgive it brings. He showed us the
way of love and the love it brings.
His hope, forgiveness and love moti-
vate us to follow him.
So how about moving that motiva-
tion to habit? Wouldn’t it great if
we didn’t even have to think about
sharing hope, forgiveness and love .
. . we “just did it”?
Are you motivated to make 2011 a
good year? What changes would
you make so that it can be? If you
have the motivation, can you find
the dedication to make it a habit?
May God bless us all with habits
that will make our lives and the lives
of others better in 2011!
Peace & Joy+
January 2011
Peace Lutheran Church
ELCA
1954 County Rd U
Green Bay, WI 54313
Pastor: Don Behrendt
Phone: 920-865-7595
Fax: 920-865-7099
Website: www.peacelc.org
Peace Lutheran Church
January 30 - 9:15 a.m.
The Annual Meeting of the congre-
gation of Peace Lutheran Church
will take place on Sunday, January
30 at 9:15. It is the time to elect
new Council members and approve
a church budget for 2011. Commit-
tee leaders will be available for
questions and comments.
The 2011 church budget will in-
clude money for the hiring of a
second pastor. Congregational
acceptance of the budget will give
approval to that significant addi-
tion to the ministry of Peace.
The Annual Report will be appear-
ing on the tables in the Gathering
area soon. Please take a copy and
review it. Special Forums will be
held January 16 & 23 at 9:15 to an-
swer any questions you may have
about the Report and other congre-
gational issues.
There will no 9:20 Service
on January 30.
“Tidings” from Peace
New Members Will be Received in January
New Member Orientation Night—January 18th at 6:30 pm.
Contact Pastor Don or the Church Office if you have any
questions about becoming a member of our
Peace Church family.
We will receive New Members on
Thursday, January 20th at 7:00 pm or
Sunday, January 23rd at 8:00, 9:20 and 10:30 am
Thank you from the Behrendts
We’d like to thank all of you who shared
Christmas care and kindness with us! Your
thoughtfulness, during the Christmas season
and throughout the year, is so
deeply appreciated.
Pastor Don & Sandie
Sharing God’s Gifts through
Peace Church and more,
NOW! Thank you all so much for your continued support
of the ministry of Peace Church!!! The gifts of
money, time and talents you share are what makes
the work of God through the church possible.
Please continue to consider how God has blessed
you and how you can respond to his blessing.
And, if you feel you are led to do so, give more so
we can do more….NOW.
(Our offering envelopes are the
real pledge cards which show our
commitment to sharing in the
work Jesus modeled for us.)
Confirmation Schedule January 5— “Learning Session” 6:30—8:00 pm
“Daily Bread”
January 12— “Learning Session” 6:30—8:00 pm
“Forgive”
January 19— “Learning Session” 6:30—8:00 pm
“Trial”
January 26— “Learning Session” 6:30—8:00 pm
“Deliver”
Reminder—The presentation, “Understanding our
Christian Sexuality” will take place on Saturday,
February 12th from 9:00 until Noon.
Parents and Students (who have not yet been through
the class) attend together. Make sure the date is marked
The Church Council, with all of the ongoing, outgoing and incoming
members, will meet from 8:00 until 9:30 am. There will be a time of
devotion in the worship area from 9:30 until 9:45. Committees will
meet from 9:45 until 11:00. Council members will then happily return
to their meeting from 11:00 until Noon.
If you are interested in being on a committee,
this is a great time to get started!
There will be coffee, juice and breakfast things to eat at 7:30 am.
Please contact the Church Office if you will need child care.
Baptized in December:
5—Annabelle Sara Maciejewski, born May 16, 2010 to Michael & Stephanie
Maciejewski.
16—Emma Rose DuBois, born October 14, 2010 to Joshua & Samantha DuBois.
Her sponsors were Lyssa Steiner & Justin Mianecki.
19—Carter Daniel Pach, born October 9, 2010 to Jeremy & Amy Pach. His spon-
sors were Jessica Korpi and Ben Davis.
26—Keegan Cody Lund, born September 22, 2010 to Blake & Nicole Lund. His
sponsors were Erik Williams and Amy Chyle
Married in December:
18—Nicholas James Simons and Alyx Alyssa Winarski.
Transfers in December:
~Andrew Behrendt to Trinity Lutheran, Waupaca, Wisconsin
~Drew & Stephanie Brabant to Hosanna Lutheran, Lakeville, Minnesota
YOUR 2010
CHURCH COUNCIL
Greg Cieslewicz
920-434-0491
Burn Eddy
920-865-7265
Karen Forehand
869-2225
Anne Hansen
920-434-2311
Kevin Johnson
920-822-1542
Kathy Leidig
920-865-4670
Mike Masar
920-865-7289
Scott Nichols
920-434-9959
Janelle Nickerson
920-865-3701
Chris Piso, Secretary
920-327-0016
Dennis Schwenke, V. P.
920-869-1388
Eilene Thormodsgard
920-865-7726
Rosie Wiand
920-822-3380
Mark Wernicke, Pres.
920-822-1065
Alan Williams
920-662-1242
The Olive Branch is a symbol of peace, harmony and healing.Olive trees provide shelter, as well as oil used for ointment and
consecration. The Olive Branch also represents deliverancefrom hardships and anxiety because a dove brought an oliveleaf back to Noah’s ark after the flood ended (Genesis 8:11)
From the desk of Nurse Marsha. . .
HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all!
One of the most popular New Year’s Resolutions is to lose weight.
One way to achieve this goal is to exercise along with healthy foods and portion sizes.
How do you start? How do you continue?
Here’s some tips that may help you: Start with prayer. Ask His guidance as you set your goals and begin exercising and eating healthy foods
and portion sizes.
Check with your Healthcare provider. Find out what he/she suggests and make sure the exercise activi-
ties are healthy for your age and physical ability.
Exercise with a friend. Working out with a friend or even verbally encouraging a friend can help provide
mutual support and may help each other keep exercising! This may help beat the procrastination virus!
Begin slowly. Choose an exercise that you enjoy and start the exercise activity slowly to avoid injury.
Then…keep doing it!!
Write your exercise time down in your calendar/daily planner. Prioritizing and follow-thru are im-
portant keys to healthy weight lose.
Put a sticky note or mini calendar where you are most likely to see it and make a check mark or ―E‖
for exercise on the days that you do it.
Treat yourself. Once you’ve reached a certain weight loss goal or healthy exercising goal, treat yourself
to whatever gives you joy! Then, make a continued lifestyle change a daily habit of consistently exercising,
eating healthy foods and portion sizes for a much healthier body, mind and spirit in 2011!
Romans 15:13- “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may
overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
12/12/10—That may be a date you will probably remember for a long time.
Some may call it “The Great Blizzard of 2010”. I’m sure it changed some of your plans. It did cause us to cancel church.
We’re glad everyone was able to stay safe. We are not happy we could not wor-ship together. We are also not happy that there was no offering on that Sunday.
December was a critical financial time for the church. What members give in
December often helps decide how we end one year and begin another. We hope you did use the December 12th envelope you didn’t get to use because of
“The Great Blizzard…” We truly appreciate the gifts you give, especially the ones you can give right NOW.
WEB Donations Make your donations to Peace Church via our website.
You can use your Debit or Credit Cards, and make one donation, or have your giving taken out each month
on a specific day; or sign up for “Simply Giving” where your donations can be taken out weekly, biweekly or
monthly out of your checking or savings account. Go to www.peacelc.org and go to the link for Safe, Secure
Donations. It is very easy to do. If any questions or you would like assistance, please contact Carla in the
9:20 Scott Sell/Abeus Hayes10:30 Dana Syndergaard/Lea Santy
January 30 8:00 Clara Peterson/Allison Streckenbach9:20 Shane McLester/Travis Anklam
10:30 Samantha Perryman/Gabi Russel
Audio/Visual Operators – sign up in AV area
Altar Committee –Judy Brandemuhl
Coffee Servers – Burn Eddy 865-7265January 2 Mary GansbergJanuary 9 Lee Ann & Dennis PrzybylskiJanuary16 Jeff & Jolene TruckenbrodJanuary 23 Jennifer & Dave SinkulaJanuary 30 Lucy Zeinart
Coat MissingA wool black coat with a “beaded blue pin” was taken bymistake, and a wool black coat with a “C” pin on the lapelwas left in its place.
If you have the wrong coat, or you know of someone whomight, please contact the church office. Thank you.
A prayer for the new year. . .Eternal God, thank you for bringing us once again to the thresholdof a new year. Help us dedicate each day of 2011 to followingyour will for our lives. Guide us, Lord, in all our decisions andactions, day by day and hour by hour. Help us accomplish all thatyou desire for us to do, until our mission on earth is finished. InJesus’ name we pray. AMEN.
