Prince of Peace E-Newsletter: June 2024

Welcome to the Prince of Peace Monthly Newsletter. This newsletter is designed to keep you up to date on all that is going on here at Prince of Peace. If you ever have something you would like included in our next E-News, please contact Karina Higareda

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JUNE CALENDAR Sunday, June 2ndGrad Sunday @ 9:30am Wednesday, June 5thPark Brook Graduation Ceremony(Volunteers Needed) Monday, June 10thSummer Day Camp Kicks Off

PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY 5th GRADE GRADUATION: Volunteers needed for Wednesday, June 5th For the past several years POP volunteers have helped to make graduation day extra special for Park Brook 5th graders. You can join us by either helping serve breakfast to the graduates & their teachers from 8:15-10am or by serving cake & lemonade to the graduates & their families at the graduation ceremony from 1:30-3:30pm. Please look for the sign up sheet on the kiosk, we need you!

QUILTERS UPDATE The POP Quilters have wrapped up another very productive season of quilting. e suspend meeting as a group over the busy summer months, but some of our members continue to work on quilt tops individually until we meet again as a group in the Fall.During the past quilting season, we have donated a total of 186 quilts & 22 polar fleece throws to various worthy organizations, including the Mission Free, Sharing & Caring Hands, Veteran’s Hospital, Salvation Army Harbor Light Center, Lutheran Social Services for Refugees and NEAR Food Shelf.Many thanks to the parishioners who donated sheets and materials this past year! We always appreciate donations of cotton/poly fabrics or sheets (no knits, silky, microfiber or heavy fabrics please, as they are difficult to work with). These can be dropped off at the church office.Feel free to contact Jo Anderle or Carolyn Parker with any questions.

Women’s Bible Study Women’s Bible Study is taking a summer break until fall. They will resume meeting on the first Wednesday of the month (at 2pm) starting back up September 2024. If you have questions or are interested in joining the group contact Alys Nelson at (612) 599-5457. Men’s Bible StudyMeet via ZOOM every two weeks, with their next meeting on:Monday, June 10th at 6:30pmMonday, June 24th at 6:30pmThe meeting ID is: 696 581 968 & the passcode is: 491897, please contact Eric Rahmig for more information at: erahmig@comcast.net Prince of Peace Book ClubMeets monthly in members homes. For more information on the book being discussed, and meeting place, please call Dianne Malewicki at (763) 242-3821.

Children, Youth and Family Ministry Updates Join us on Sunday, June 2nd as we celebrate our Graduating SeniorsSummer Day Camp kicks off on June 10th! We are open Monday-Friday from 7:00 am – 5:30 pmChildren’s Ministry will meet IN person on Sunday, June 9th & 23rdMiddle School Ministry will have day long events, alternating between service & fellowship, on Wednesdays starting June 12thHigh School Ministry will meet periodically throughout the Summer for various events. To see our June Newsletter, click here. To see our full Summer Catalog click here.

Extra News and Information FINANCIAL UPDATEIf you ever have any questions regarding our financial status, you can reach out to Rachel Henderson, our Council Treasurer. We currently are in need of counters to volunteer just 30 minutes of their time on one Sunday per month, contact Rachel for more information. See HERE for Treasurers Report. A HUGE THANK YOU! To all that helped POP reach over 716 lbs of clothing for our recent clothing drive, we could not have done this without you! Reminder – CEAP needs reusable totes or brown paper bags AND also is in need of diapers size 4 & UP/Pullups too, drop off in the CEAP box during Sundays or open office hours. THANK YOU AGAIN! Visit mateosmessage.com for more info or scan QR code to donate:If you would like to purchase supplies to partner with Mateo’s family in keeping the Harm Reduction Box stocked, you can find both test strips and Narcan at these links: Narcan Link: https://a.co/d/8nFv9HCTest Strip Link: https://a.co/d/1ZnEFVOFeel free to skip a step and ship them straight to POP!

A PLACE FOR YOUWe need you in order to help others! Here at POP we have a variety of ways where folks can “lend a hand”. See a list of volunteer opportunities, or please consider joining one of many volunteer teams below. For a couple hours on Sunday mornings:Usher and/or GreetServe CommunionRead ScriptureLibrary TeamServe coffee/cookiesMoney CountersJoin a Music Team (Choir/Bells/Band) Other Opportunities:Funeral TeamQuilter TeamGarden Team (Seasonal)Outreach Team No experience necessary, we will teach you everything you need to know! Contact the office or click HERE to email the POP staff.