Peace Evangelical and Reformed Church

Announcements

• Women's Secret Pals - Meeting January 30th @ 10:00 a.m.

  There are no further details for this announcement.

• Women’s Bible Study Group - Tuesday's at 6:30 p.m. - Starting January 18th

  

  Ladies join us on Tuesday's at 6:30 p.m. for a relaxing evening of fellowship as we view and discuss the series "The Chosen". 

  This Christian TV Series is an exploration of the life of Jesus Christ through the perspective of those that interacted with him.

• Voices of Peace Singing ~ Sunday, February 20, 2022

  There are no further details for this announcement.

• Election of New Consistory Member in January

  Thank you, Dennis Schwalbe, for serving our church as a Deacon on the Consistory for the past six years. 

  We will elect a new member to the consistory at the annual meeting on January 23, 2022.   If you are interested in serving on our church Consistory, please contact a current Consistory Member or Pastor Marc.

  Additionally, Whitney Ziegler is up for reelection to a second term as a church Elder.  Whitney currently holds the office of Secretary on the Consistory.

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  By Laws – Section XIII. Elections, Article 1.

  A majority vote cast at the annual congregational meeting shall elect members of the consistory.  They shall be elected for a term of office of three years.  One Elder and one Deacon are to be elected each year.  All elections shall be by ballot.  To be eligible for any office in the congregation, the candidate shall have been a member of the congregation for at least 1 year and must be 21 years of age or over.

• Annual Meeting - January 23, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

  

  The Church Annual Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, January 23, 2022, immediately following the morning worship service.

  We encourage all members of the church to attend the meeting. There are important items on the agenda that require a vote.  There must be at least 40 members of the congregation present to hold a vote. Attendance at give you as members the opportunity to participate in important decisions for our church.

• Youth Group 5th - 8th Grade - January 23rd, 5:30 to 7:45 p.m.

  

  Youth Group meetings are held twice a month at the home of Bob & Brenda Van Daalwyk. Meetings are normally the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.  Check the calendar to confirm meeting dates.  Address:  N6939 Irish Road – Hilbert.  Brenda will have supper prepared for all those in attendance.

  We invite our youth and their friends to join us at these youth group meetings.  Our Youth Groups are open to all area youth.  It is not necessary to be a member of Peace E & R Church to join the Youth Group.

• Operation Christmas Child - A project of Samaritan's Purse®

  Please bring your empty shoeboxes to church for our 2022 shoebox gifts.

  We are collecting items for the gifts already! 

  Please consider purchasing clothing items for the shoebox gifts at the after Christmas sales. We need clothes for boys and girls, ages 2 to 14. 

  For more information about this wonderful program, go to the following link:   https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/endsoftheearth/

  Thank you!

• The Voices of Peace Music Ministry - CD & Cookbook

  

  Help support the Voices of Peace music ministry and mission work by purchasing their newly released CD "Gospel Favorites".  You may also purchase their CD “All is Well” and cookbook “The Good News and Good Food”.  Cost is $15 each. 

  We have them available for sale in the church office.

  You may order CD’s and cookbooks from Bud & Carolyn McAtee at 920-756-3830 or email:  bud.mcatee@gmail.com

   

• Confirmation Classes - Wednesdays @ 6:15 pm

  Confirmation Classes for youth in 7th and 8th grade are held on Wednesday evenings 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 

  Information about our Confirmation II classes is available on this website under the Bible Lessons tab.

  • Confirmation Class Syllabus 
  • Weekly Class Study Lessons
  • Bible Application Lessons
  • Sermon Study Questions

• Devotion Lessons in Joshua - Monday thru Friday @ 9:00 a.m.

  We invite you to join Pastor Marc in a study of the Book of Joshua. Pastor Marc addresses a new chapter each day on his Facebook page at 9:00 a.m. Monday thru Friday.

  You may view these posts anytime at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/potterpastor

  Past lessons for Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy may be viewed on Pastor Marc's YouTube Page: Marc The Bible Teacher   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYTY1swc_aYQUwGm6TJ-b6A/videos

   

• The Book of Signs Study - Thursday's @ 7:00 p.m.

  

  Join us in our study of - "The Book of Signs: 31 Undeniable Prophecies of the Apocalypse"

  This study is conducted via Zoom and led by Sheri Walber. Each week we will cover a chapter from the book.

  For a link to join this group, please contact the Sheri Walber or Jeanne Axelrod thru Facebook messenger.

  A Link to order the Book is below.

  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/078522954X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1&fbclid=IwAR1ChsQcwtbuNUgAg8XmalmDStaoglR8vpksrqKXVCaurasrz_mEI6w8rQU

• Philippians Bible Study - Friday's @ 3:30 p.m. - Resumes January 14, 2022

  Join us for Bible study on Friday afternoons at 3:30 p.m. as we examine the book of Philippians.

  This study is conducted in person at church and via Zoom link.  For a link to join via Zoom, contact Pastor "Marc Axelrod" through Facebook messenger.
  
  Printed copies of the Philippians Bible Study questions will be available at church and on this website under "Bible Lessons"

• Saturday Breakfast & Bible Study Group - 7:00 a.m. on select Saturdays

  Join us for breakfast, fellowship and Bible study.  We meet at 7 Angels in Chilton on select Saturdays.

       Dates:  September 25th - October 9th and 23rd - November 13th

  Pastor Marc will bring printed copies of the study questions with him to the breakfast.

• Sound/Video Booth Volunteers

  Additional volunteers are needed for the sound/video booth during services. We would like to have two people in the booth at each service. Training and written instructions are provided.

   

  Duties include login to our service live stream programs, display PowerPoint presentations of the announcements and service on the computer, adjust video camera from the preset panel. Play music video that is uploaded if requested.

  Contact Jeanne Axelrod to help.