CHRIST IS RISEN FROM THE DEAD – ALLELUIA

At the time of writing, the church office has staff coverage from 9:00 am to noon Monday through Friday.  If this situation changes and the office closes, phone messages will be checked regularly

Verse of the Week

 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.
² Give thanks to the God of gods,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.
³ Give thanks to the Lord of lords,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
Psalm 136:1-3

 Lord, we lift up our hearts to You, and give You thanks and praise for all Your great mercies
including Your steadfast love for us. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

To hear sermons preached at Prince of Peace, you may connect to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe8oJzS78LhezWHetoPeePQ

Lutheran Hour Ministries: When you go to www.lhm.org you will find many different Christian resources to feed your desire to bring life in Christ closer to you.  There you will find devotions, sermons and Bible Studies for individual Christian growth, Take advantage of these resources while we do not have the ability to worship together at this time.

Portals of Prayer: If you go to https://www1.cph.org/portals/portals-of-prayer-app.aspx, you can purchase an annual digital version of Portals of Prayer for $10 or $18 for two years. Unfortunately, this digital version does not provide the daily and special day prayers found at the end of the paper version. If you would like to get a hard copy of Portals of Prayer you may call the office and we will arrange to get a copy to you.

The Summer issue of the LWML Tapestry magazine  can be accessed via https://lwmlcnews.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/t_su_20-digital-lr.pdf

Canadian Lutheran Magazine can be accessed via https://issuu.com/thecanadianlutheran/docs/cl3502-web

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Divine Call Information:  This week, during the Seminary Convocation/Call Ceremonies we expect to hear whether a candidate or a vicar has been named to serve at Prince of Peace in Burlington. Each of the two seminaries will hold their own ceremonies which will each be broadcast online:

CLTS St. Catharines
Friday, May 29, 2020 at 7.00pm EDT

• • Ceremony information page: https://concordia-seminary.ca/2020/05/12/call-service-2020-online/
  • Live stream via YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/concordialutherantheologicalseminarystcatharines
  • CLTS St. Catharines has one seminary graduate and one 4th year vicar who will be placed.

CLS Edmonton
Friday, May 29, 2020 at 7:00pm MDT (9:00pm EDT)

• Ceremony information page: http://blog.concordiasem.ab.ca/2020/05/may-29-2020-sacred-convocation.html
• Live stream via YouTube: https://youtu.be/fyo95XOsz54
• CLS Edmonton has seven seminary graduates and two vicars who will be placed

Please mark these times on your calendars to tune in online to watch these ceremonies.  Pray for Prince of Peace, the seminaries, and the men receiving their placements.

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Amid this current crisis which is affecting the lives of everyone, your church council continues to monitor and provide resources that help our Christian members and friends maintain a relationship with Jesus. The council will continue to meet every two weeks via Zoom video conferencing. Some of the issues discussed during this week’s meeting were:

•  Pastor Krestick continues to provide his Sunday morning messages from his home. The Sunday morning service on YouTube continues to be enhanced weekly.  Please check your e-mail for access information to be provided when available. Members without internet access can listen to the sermons via telephone.
• Holy Communion – A special announcement was sent out on May 22^nd outlining a plan to provide Holy Communion to our members on Saturday May 30^th. Please review that announcement and make arrangements accordingly.  A follow up announcement was sent on Monday May 25^th.
• Pastor Schnarr has now indicated that our Confirmand has completed his 2 years of catechism lessons and is ready to be confirmed. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 we are unable to celebrate this wonderful occasion with him in a community worship service. The Rite of Confirmation will take place this coming Sunday, May 31^st, Pentecost Sunday, with Pastor Schnarr presiding and the Confirmand’s mother and father in attendance.
• Bible study on Sunday mornings at 9:00 am continues.  Access is available via telephone to those without internet accessibility.  Please join us:

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/101072564?pwd=dy9hRE9hVEl5SnkzbDZ6ZlZpYkladz09

• Hymnals: With the Sunday service on-line, you may wish to follow along with the Lutheran Service Book (hymnal).  If you wish to borrow a hymnal, we will arrange to get it to you. Call the office 905-332-7671.
• Financial Issues: The church’s expenses continue through this pandemic. The support of congregation members is necessary. There are ways allowing you to continue your support of your congregation. The following options are available to you.
  a. Through the LCC website: “Supporting – my – Home – Congregation – in – Difficult –Times”
  b. By Electronic Fund Transfer Authorization through Lutheran East District
  c. By personal cheque
  If you need assistance with any of these options please call the office.

Heavenly Father, You have richly blessed us through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Accept our offerings and use them to Your glory. Amen.

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Halton Alive Walk for Life 2020, Saturday May 30:  Come join us in this year’s Virtual Walk for Life. Together we can make a difference! Join our Prince of Peace team to help support families and promote a culture that values human life from beginning to end or talk about pro life issues with your children during that time and pray over the issues that threaten life in our country. Please visit https://www.haltonalive.ca/w4l

Men’s Street Ministry Due to the shelters shutting down their kitchens Roger is going to the streets delivering 100 Bag lunches daily.  If anyone is interested in helping make these bagged lunches please contact the church (office@poplc.ca) and we will put you in touch with Roger.

In your prayers, please remember those being treated for cancer, those recovering from surgery, those who have tested positive with COVID-19, our elderly and shut-in friends, those in mourning, and all those separated from family due to the Covid-19 restrictions.

Trivia
Last Week
Who was the first apostle to be martyred? Acts 12:1-2 – Answer – James
Who succeeded Judas Iscariot as an apostle? Acts 1:23-26 – Answer – Matthias
This  Week
Who were the “sons of thunder? Mark 3:17
Who was with Jesus at the Transfiguration? – Mark 9:2

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