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“ W h e r e t h e W o r d o f G o d i s p r e a c h e d a n d p e o p l e c o m e t o k n o w t h e L o r d ”
T H E T I D I N G S O F P E A C E
P e a c e L u t h e r a n C h u r c h
A s h l a n d , O h i o
AUGUST 2018
VOLUME 18 ISSUE 8
It’s hard to believe I’m sitting here typing up a newsletter article for
August… AUGUST. School starts this month (I know, I know, don’t remind
you). My son turns one year old this month. It seriously seems like I was just
anxiously waiting for his arrival and now I’ve blinked and he’s turning one.
Such is the way of things. Time passes all too quickly, and it seems like that
becomes more and more true the older I get. But I digress. As quickly as time
seems to pass, I find myself with whole list of things that I “keep meaning to
do” but never seem to have enough time for. “I meant to” send out that thank
you card. I meant to get over to visit my grandpa. I meant to get all of my
laundry put away. And there’s certainly more. Now, your list of “I meant
to’s” might look different than mine. But we all have them. “I meant to call
my friend,” “I meant to make it to church on Sunday.” J (Just to be clear, I’d
probably be saying that one myself sometimes if it wasn’t my job).
Here’s the thing: if something matters, we need to make time. Part of
our Christian call is stewardship, and while we have a tendency to think of
Stewardship as just a money thing, stewardship is really about balance. Being
good stewards means making good use of everything in our lives, including
time. This is true of our work, of our rest, of our families, and it is very true of
our faith. Making time for God in our lives is so important. Making time to
live out our Christian call to love God and love one another is so important.
We are the hands of God in this world, and in our broken world, there are
needs that can’t wait until we have the time. Faith isn’t something that can be
pushed into the category of something we “meant to” do. It is every moment
of every day of our lives.
May the peace of Christ, which
passes all understanding, guide your
hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Blessings,
Pastor Karen
F r o m P a s t o r K a r e n
Special Points of
Interest:
Pastor Karen’s
Article
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F O O D B A N K
Summer is here (for the kids anyway!) now that school is out. This time of year, families struggle to keep food in their homes while the kids are home all day! Any help you can offer to provide healthy and easily accessible food for the kids to eat would be wonder-ful. We wouldn’t be able to feed these families without the help from our church community.
John 6:35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever
comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst”
Community Corn Roast August 25th
We hope you can join us! Join us for our 9th Annual Community Corn Roast Saturday, August 25
at Eagles Club, 400 Eastlake Drive, Ashland, OH 44805
New venue -- same incredible smoked pork and corn, live music, and fun! Help us raise money to
support our patients, their families, and anyone in our community experiencing grief.
Tickets must be purchased this year -- you may buy tickets online or at the door. $20 adult ticket
includes food, live music, and one raffle chance -- you could win two round-trip flights to
anywhere in the US! Children (ages 4-12) tickets are $10.
Children under the age of four are admitted free.
The traditional pie auction will take place at 5:30pm.
Current Needs:
Peas, carrots and mixed vegetables
Applesauce
Mac & Cheese boxes
Egg Noodles
Juices
Crackers, pop tarts, cookies or granola bars
Jello or pudding snack packs (easy for kids!)
Jelly- Grape and Strawberry both needed
Tea bags and or Coffee
Spaghetti Noodles and Spaghetti Sauce
Ketchup, Mustard and Mayo
Fresh or instant potatoes (Always needed!)
Our 7th Annual “Kid’s Fest”… Was a huge success! All proceeds go to the
purchase of new clothing and shoes for
Ashland County Kids in need! Thank you to
those who attended or contributed! ~
A U G U S T & S E P T E M B E R M I N I S T R Y S T E WA R D S
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USHERS
August
Jim Anderson, Skip Hamler
Dave Kowalka, Dan Bishop
September
Stan Crist, Sheryl Budd,
Sam McCracken, Dan Bishop
LECTORS
08/05—Dan Bishop
08/12—Larry Oberholtzer
08/19—Amy Long
08/26—Cindi Twining
09/02—Freda Cook
09/09—Amy Long
09/16—Linda Swanson
09/23—Dan Williams
09/30—Natalie Anderson
ACOLYTES
08/05—Mason
08/12—Will
08/19—Bethanee
08/26—Elizabeth
09/02—Paige
09/09—Will H.
09/16—Mason
09/23—Luke
09/30—Darby
FLOWER ARRANGER
August
Jill Hamler
September
Kathy Wharton
FLOWER DELIVERER
August
Kathy Wharton
September
Lucille Vaas
GREETERS
08/05—Jim & Natalie Anderson
08/12—Nevanka Fulk & Larry Oberholtzer
08/19—Connie & Dick Armstrong
08/26—Sharon Johnson & Karla Pagano
09/02—Jill & Skip Hamler
09/09—Karen Cook/Frank Harned
09/16—Betty Harper/Lucille Vaas
09/23—Jean Boreman/Barb Dreher
09/30—Chris Swanson/Sheryl Budd CHANCEL FLOWERS
08/05—Nancy Boyd
08/12—Open
08/19—Sharon Johnson
08/26—Open
09/02—West
09/09—Freda Cook
09/16—Skip Hamler
09/23—Open
09/30—Longs
ALTAR CARE
COMMUNION PREPARER
August
Kathy Wharton
Lucille Vaas
September
Freda Cook
Barb Dreher
COMMUNION ASSISTANT
August
Sandi Carpenter
Lillian White
September
Cathy King
Freda Cook
MEN’S BREAKFAST
1st Saturday of every month!
Men of ALL ages are invited to the
monthly fellowship breakfast.
August 4 @ 7am at Buehler’s
Come and enjoy good food, good conver-
sation, and share the Good News for our
lives. We are on our way for our busy lives
by 8:00am
M E N S M I N I S T R Y
PEACE MAKERS
Meet on the 3rd Saturday of the month
August 18th @ 9am
Anyone who is interested in wood working
please contact: Dick Armstrong.
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LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF
SCHOOL KIT ITEMS NEEDED:
Please give new items only. • Please do not donate items with any religious symbols,
messages or your group’s name. • Please do not donate any items decorated with a U.S.
flag, patriotic or military symbols, or references to the armed forces, including camouflage.
EACH KIT CONTAINS:
FOUR 70-sheet notebooks of wide- or college-ruled paper, approximately 8” x 10 ½”; no
loose leaf paper
ONE 30-centimeter ruler, or a ruler with centimeters on one side and inches on the other
ONE pencil sharpener
ONE pair of blunt scissors (safety scissors with embedded steel blades work well)
FIVE unsharpened #2 pencils with erasers; secure together with a rubber band
FIVE black or blue ballpoint pens (no gel ink); secure together with a rubber band
ONE box of 16 or 24 crayons
ONE 2 ½” eraser
Take advantage of “back-to-school” sales for reasonably priced items. If you can’t find
everything, get what you can. Others may find the rest, or we can purchase needed items.
County fairs are a good place to get pencils and pens. We don’t ship until October, but the
time to buy is when things are on sale.
DORCAS CIRCLE
Dorcas Circle will meet each Wednesday of the
month of August at 1 p.m. in the Meeting room
to help meet our goal of 100 quilts for the fall in-
gathering of many kinds of supplies for Lutheran
World Relief distribution.
We are always glad of donations of flat sheets &
material for our quilt project.
We continue to appreciate donations of
fabric & flat sheets to continue our project.
FAITH CIRCLE
No Faith Circle meeting in August
W O M E N ’ S C I R C L E S
AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS 1– Sharon Johnson
2—Bob Bolen
Roseanne Griffith
Brenda Leedy
8—Mark Griffith
9—Ron Blackley
10—Stan Crist
13—Joan Bishop
15—Ron Pagano
18—Jim Anderson
08/01-Ray & Sharon Johnson
08/03-Ron & Nancy Boyd
08/04-Stan & Brenda Crist
08/07 Mike & Pam Huber
08/16—Rev. John Wanamaker &
Doris Wanamaker
08/23-Larry & Lisa Schiemann
08/29-Donny & Marcy Myers
Doris Wanamaker
19—Art Littleton
20—Casey Backus
Shirley Beck
21—Joanne Offhaus
21—Dan Williams
23—Mindy King
24—Luke Blackley
Javier Garcia
25—Natalie Anderson
Theo O’Donnell
26—Dennis Krucinski
Anniversary Highlight:
August 16
Pastor John & Doris Wanamaker 53 Years!
845 Mowry Dr. Ashland
Birthday Highlight:
08/02—Bob Bolen
180 E. Main St.
P.O. Box 237
Hayesville 44838
08/21—Joanne Offhaus
50 Lodge Wood Dr.
Ashland
We are still missing the album of photos of
our quilts from a few years ago from the
Heritage Room. If anyone has any idea
where it may be, see Lucille Vaas.
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Marilyn Halada, George Miller, Bob Kirkpatrick, Howard Honaker,
Bill Morrison, Pat Hamler.
In Our Continued Prayers: Pat Daniels, Miriam Cunningham, Bonnie Wuthrich,
JoAnne Offhaus, Bev Stiner, Nick Pagano, Sandy Moherman,
Herb Heyl, Lyn Sorensen, Jonathan Baltes, Marylyn Kieft, David Winger,
Barb Colbow, Taryn Wolfe, Natalie Anderson, Diana Kowalka, Betty Winger.
I N O U R P R AY E R S
Pastor Karen Liddy 216-559-3545(Cell)
Dennis Krucinski, Council President 419-544-1164
S t a f f P h o n e N u m b e r s
Ron Blackley, Director of Music Cell-419-606-0696
Tabatha Wagner, Office Manager 419-281-1469 (church phone)
Larry Oberholtzer, Property/Grounds 419-289-1715
Yes, I'm a Senior Citizen!
I’m the life of the party…
even if it lasts until 8 p.m.
I’m very good at opening childproof caps…
with a hammer.
I’m awake many hours before
my body allows me to get up.
I’m smiling all the time because
I can’t hear a thing you’re saying.
I’m sure everything I can’t find is in a
safe secure place, somewhere.
I’m wrinkled, saggy, lumpy,
and that just my left leg.
I’m beginning to realize that
aging is not for wimps.
Yes, I’m a senior citizen and
I think I am having the time of my life!
Peace Lutheran Church
1360 Smith Road
Ashland, Ohio 44805
Office 419.281.1469
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ashlandpeacelutheran.org
“Where the Word of God is preached and people come to know the Lord”