“We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.

We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away….

But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter;

we are all the work of your hand.

Be not so terribly angry, O Lord, and remember not iniquity forever.

Behold, please look, we are all your people.”

(Isaiah 64:6,8-9 ESV)

Dear Christian Friends,

“The cross is a scandal. The cross says, ‘Throw away your best efforts at serving your King. Tear up the IOUs you think He owes you for trying hard to obey. Stop feeling self-righteous when you witness or pray or give time and money into His kingdom. You cannot save yourself. Throw yourself on the mercy of His Majesty.

That message is a scandal because our sinful nature wants to add something, anything, to Jesus’ finished work. Instead, we need only to be still, and let our King serve us. There’s nothing we can do. There’s nothing we need do.” (Quoted from the Today’s Light Bible regarding Matthew 26-27)

May the Lord bless our gathering around the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ during Holy Week.

Jesus, I will ponder now

On Thy holy Passion;

With Thy Spirit me endow

For such meditation.

Coming Up …

Thursday at Prince of Peace…

9:30am Communion Service (Part of the Hamilton Circuit Winkel)

You are welcome to attend this Prince of Peace service.

7:00pm Lenten Service of Evening Prayer

Sermon: “When the Chill Dew Glistens on the Brow” – With talk of legalizing assisted suicide, the Lord says death is not the end of our human problems. It’s the worst problem we have – and He has the answer.

Sunday Morning at Prince of Peace…

9:00 Sunday School for kids, teens and adults

Adult Bible Class: Eavesdropping on Jesus’ Prayer for Us, John 17

10:30 Palm Sunday Service

Sermon: “A Glorious Seed”
Jesus is the Seed – and we are the Fruit of His Passion

Holy Week at Prince of Peace …

Maundy Thursday at 7:00 pm

We observe “the night when He was betrayed,” and receive Christ’s body and blood for the forgiveness of our sins.

Good Friday at 10:30 am

We offer a service in which we recount the Passion and Death of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Easter Sunday Morning

Easter Sunday Potluck Breakfast –  Please join us for a family potluck breakfast at 9:00 am on Easter morning (a sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board).  There will also be an Easter egg hunt for the kids!

Easter Celebration Communion Service – We celebrate in full the Resurrection of our Lord at 10:30am as we sing “This Is the Feast of Victory for Our God” once again.

Senior’s Lunch for April will NOT be held. It will be Holy Week and our activity and focus will be upon the cross of Jesus Christ during the multiple services we will offer.

Join us for a full week of God’s riches in forgiveness, life and salvation!

Other Things Coming Up …

Special Communion Service, Thursday (tomorrow) @ 9:30am: The monthly meeting of the Hamilton Circuit pastors (called Winkel) will be that morning at Prince of Peace. As circuit counsellor I’d like to offer the opportunity for them to commune together. To that end, the elders and altar guild have agreed we host a congregational communion service instead of our usual Winkel devotions. But it is not private to them. All members of Prince of Peace are welcome to attend.

Lutheran Youth March for Life: The annual March for Life in Ottawa will be held on Thursday, May 8th D.v. Arrangements have been made by our District Youth Committee for any of our youth with their parents, counselors and pastors to participate. Those coming from a distance could leave after classes Wednesday, bring sleeping bags, and arrive to overnight at St. Luke Lutheran Church, 326 MacKay St. Ottawa. Breakfast and a sack lunch will be provided by the church. A free will offering will help to cover the costs. Others, coming to church in the morning, could join in the devotion led by the Rev. Dr. Glenn Schaeffer of Lutherans for Life at 10:00 AM. From St. Luke, it’s a 45 minute walk or a 6 minute drive to Parliament Hill where marchers will gather at 12 noon for speeches. We will have a “Lutherans for Life” banner to help us rendezvous in front of the Parliament buildings. The March begins at 1:30 PM, returning by 2:45 for the Silent No More Awareness talks by women who have experienced the after effects of abortions. Then we can leave for home. Lutherans for Life will be holding their annual meeting at St. Luke after the March. If you plan to attend the March, please contact the District Youth Committee Pastoral Advisor at paulpollex@yahoo.com or call 519-631-1924 with the number of participants by May 4 so that arrangements can be made at St. Luke.

GUILD DAY – Saturday April 26, 2014: The Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary Guild invites you to GUILD DAY 2014, our spring gathering on Saturday April 26th, to hear Pastor Alex Knowles speak about being a Chaplin in the Armed Forces. Join us at 8:30 am for coffee fellowship and registration, followed by a hymn sing, a short business meeting and at 10:30 we attend Divine Service in the seminary chapel. The presentation and a catered lunch complete our program. Come support the current seminary students with your membership, food donations, and prayers. Send your registration to Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, attention Bonnie Stephenson, 470 Glenridge Avenue, St. Catharines, ON L2T 4C3. Please include your registration fee of $3.00 and $12.00 for your lunch (you may also wish to pay for a seminary student’s lunch!). For further information please contact Bonnie at the seminary at 905-688-2362, extension 34.

Online …

Holy Week – What is it? Click here.

Convention Workbook now online: The workbook for Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) upcoming convention is now available online. READ MORE

Why I Would Never Force my Kids to go to Church – this is good article on kids and church. Click here.

Week 84 of the Bible Reading Plan: (April 14-19)

You can listen to the day’s reading by clicking the links on our Bible reading webpage. Go to poplc.ca.

In your prayers, please remember:

• The prayerful meetings in Winnipeg where seminary and church leaders decide the placement of vicars and pastoral candidates receiving their first call to a congregation.

• Our loved ones who once worshipped together with us but now have wandered from faith and worship of Jesus

The Lord be with you.

Yours in Christ Jesus,

Pastor Kevin Walrath

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

1299 Brant St.

Burlington, ON

905-332-7671

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