“For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the Lord our God is to us, whenever we call upon him? … Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children’s children.” (Deuteronomy 4:7,9 ESV)
Dear Christian Friends,
A week from this coming Sunday we begin a new season of Sunday School, Bible studies and confirmation. On that day, September 9, we will also pray over our beginning of the Through-The-Bible reading programme. If you read the verses above and think about our work together at Prince of Peace, I think, “What more is there to say?” Let us go to the Lord’s house to hear His Word. Let us ponder what God says – together, alone, and with our families! Then we shall pray,
Almighty God, Your Word is cast Like seed into the ground;
Now let the dew of heav’n descend And righteous fruits abound.So when the precious seed is sown, Life-giving grace bestow
That all whose souls the truth receive Its saving pow’r may know. (LSB 577, verses 1, 4)
This Sunday, September 2, will be last Sunday of the summer worship schedule at 10:00am.
The Fall Schedule begins September 9:
9:00 a.m. Sunday School & Adult Bible Class
10:30 a.m. Worship
Preaching this fall will be based on themes selected from the Through-the-Bible readings for the week to come. They will be sermons on topics/stories about which you don’t usually hear. It all begins September 9.
Seniors Lunch & Laughs! This is a call to our senior members (and friends) of PoP. Bring a dish to share for lunch on Monday, September 10th at noon. Pastor will bring some jokes. You bring cards or board games and maybe some ideas for a PoP seniors group involving activities and outings – whatever you’d like to do in the future.
You are invited to the following special events happening in our East District in the next few weeks:
- Sunday, September 16 – Grace Lutheran Church, Strathroy (a mission of Faith-London which receives some assistance from our District) invites you to a Service of Dedication of their building at 3:30 p.m. Rev. David Bode (founding pastor, now serving in Calgary) will be the guest preacher. Refreshments will be provided. If you plan to attend, please contact Pastor Jim Scholz at pastorjsflc@rogers.com .
- Sunday, September 9 – Installation of the Rev. Mark Koehler as pastor of Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 1054 Upper Sherman Ave., Hamilton, at 3 p.m. (Please disregard the time posted on the PoP printed calendar.) A reception will follow the service.
- Sunday, September 30 – Installation of the Rev. Dr. Thomas Winger as president of Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary-St. Catharines, 4 p.m. in the Martin Luther Chapel. Dr. Winger has served as professor and Acting President.
- Saturday, October 6 – Lutheran Laymen’s League, East District Celebration Rally at Peace Lutheran Church, Tillsonburg starting at 3:30 featuring the Rev. Greg Seltz, Speaker of the Lutheran Hour. A free will offering will be taken to support the evangelism efforts of Lutheran Hour Ministries in Nicaragua (FaithLife Financial will donate up to $500 in matching funds to support the project). To register for the LLL District Convention and/or for a banquet at 5:30 p.m. please see the LLL website (www.lll.ca) or contact Jerry Klages, 109 Anderson St., Woodstock, Ontario. N4S 8X5 (519-537-7212). Registration due by 17 September 2012.
University time is almost here! Do you have student children at home or off at school? I would like their email addresses so that I can encourage them during the school year. Please ask them for permission to have their address and include them in my student email.
Need a sermon today? Listen and watch the opening sermon to the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League – Canada Convention by our LCC president Rev. Robert Bugbee by clicking here .
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
People of Haiti following Tropical Storm Isaac . . .
We thank God that the damage caused by high winds and drenching rains was not terribly severe in very vulnerable Haiti, with the exception of much damage in the capital, Port-au-Prince. Thankfully, most of the congregations of the Lutheran Church of Haiti were spared, except for two of them in the Port-au-Prince area of La Saline which were flooded, as reported by President Revenel Benoit:
“Most of our church members’ houses were flooded, and now they are all living in water and mud. There is no place nearby to go to, because the whole area is very poor and the government does not care for them. We have 450 members in these two churches. But, in Gonaives everything is fine. There were only rains and winds. And the other places where we have our Lutheran churches have reported no damage. Not much information about hurricanes are being given in Haiti. That’s why we have so many victims each time we have a hurricane. Thanks! God bless you! Yours in Christ, Rev. Benoit”
The Haiti Lutheran Mission Society has wired to the Lutheran Church of Haiti CDN $5,185.00, of which $2,185 is designated for tropical storm relief and medical supplies, and $3,000 for salaries for lay pastors and school teachers, which the LCH had just recently requested due to a shortfall in their income this summer.
The HLMS greatly appreciates from congregations of LCC, prayers of thanks and of blessings for our Lutheran brothers and sisters in Haiti who are suffering from the storm’s damage, that they may quickly receive aid and be protected from the diseases that easily follow flooding and contaminated water.”
Kindest Regards, R.G.(Ron) Wills, HLMS, Director/Communications
