“I keep the LORD always before me; because God is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.”

-Psalm 16:8

“We are conditioned to be consumers, so it is natural for us to ask, ‘What do I get out of this?’ But what if our first quest ion was ‘What is God doing here? What did God get out of this?’”

-Bishop Mark S. Hanson

How often do we stop to ask ourselves why we do what we do as a church? We do plenty. Just look through the following pages and see for yourself. But, are we clear as to why? We’ve always done it this way. It’s only proper. We enjoy it. It’s good to get people together. Answers like these aren’t necessarily wrong, but they have a tendency to obscure the primary purpose of our being together.

“When they are being faithful to their vocation, pastors orient the church toward God,” write Stanley Hauerwas and Will Willimon. God in Christ is, of course, the centerpiece of our life together – the source of all goodness and the motivation for all ministry. Yet, God in Christ can get lost in our busy-ness. So, what if we took a mo-ment at every occasion in the life of the congregation to focus our attention where it belongs, asking:

How does this activity orient people toward God?

A second question is more threatening: If this doesn’t orient people toward God, is it a worthwhile activity for a Christian congregation? This is where the rubber meets the road. The church is not simply a social club, com-munity center, or service provider. We are first a gathering of the people of God, called to bear witness to a crucified and risen Lord, and invigorated by God’s Spirit for works of sacrificial love.

In light of this reminder, I encourage you to do something. The next time you gather with other parishioners at Peace, work up the courage to ask out loud: How does what we do orient people toward God? Then have an earnest conversation, and tell me how it goes!

Peace,

[Image: “Martin Luther Preaching,” by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1547]

“Ministry as More Than a Helping Profession.”

Faithful Yet Changing, 21. 1

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2nd Quarter Congregational Meeting

Sunday, June 4th

Reserved Seat Ticket

Ballpark Meal: Hot Dog, Chips & Bottled Water

Group Recognition on Video Board

Peace LutheranPeace Lutheran

Night at the BallparkNight at the Ballpark

Please sign up on the clipboard in the

Gathering Space. For more information,

contact Jenny Moore at (253) 848.4522 or

moorejennysue@gmail.com

On May 21st, the congregation celebrated the 119th

anniversary of Peace Lutheran Church, sharing me-

mentos of our history, special refreshments and

good conversation. Thank you to the children, Jill

and Dennis for sharing their songs with such enthu-

siasm and joy.

The WELCA sponsored bake sale was a big suc-

cess! Thanks to all who brought the many wonder-

ful goodies! And a big thank you to all who pur-

chased everything! You were more than generous!

A total of $233 was raised. As planned, Peace

WELCA will match that amount (plus a little more) to

send $500 to Katie’s Fund celebrating the 500th year

of the reformation.

What a great family we have at Peace!

Sunday, July 3

7:05 PM

vs Albuquerque

$13.50 per person

Congratulations Graduates!!!

Edward Andrews Lynden High School Grand Canyon University

Kaitylnn Cheek Rogers High School Western Washington University

Ryan Culpepper Puyallup High School Apprenticeship Program

Ben Woodbury Emerald Ridge High School Pacific Lutheran University

Hannah Thompson Emerald Ridge High School Seattle Pacific University

Graduation Sunday

June 11th

Moving Toward A Dementia Friendly Community

What kind of a community do you want to live in? How do you want to feel when you walk down the street, enter a business, go to a restaurant or attend an event? What kind of leisure activities do you want to en-joy? Now, put on the shoes of someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia and their caregiver.

That’s what a “Dementia Friendly Community” is all about. Too often, memory loss results in isolation, loneli-ness and depression, not only of the person experiencing memory loss but also their spouse, adult child, care-giver or others intimately involved in their day-to-day care.

We invite you to participate in a community conversation and brainstorming session around what it will mean to make Pierce County (and the towns and neighborhoods we call home) truly “dementia friendly.” This is an invitation we hope you will not only accept but also share with others you work with or families who are facing the challenges brought along by Alzheimer’s or other dementias. All are welcome.

Please join us:

Wednesday, June 7

9 to 11 a.m.

Pierce County Library Administrative Center

3005 112th Street East, Tacoma

(Served by Pierce Transit bus #4.)

Please complete the simple, online RSVP at:

https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/FormCenter/Community-Connections-18/Dementia-Friendly-Community-RSVP-June-7-505. Once you submit you will have a chance to read more information provided by the Dementia Ac-tion Collaborative of Washington State.

Western States Youth

Gathering

June 26th - July 2nd California Lutheran University - Thousand Oaks, California

Youth & Confirmation Students

Custom Design Camp At Camp Lutherhaven (Idaho)

July 16th - July 21st.

Elementary Youth

(youth entering 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grades)

Week at Camp

July 16th - July 21st

Mount Rainier Day Hike

Wednesday, August 16th

Leave Peace at 9:00 a.m.

Return at 7:15 p.m.

Bring a sack lunch, hiking boots or good tennis

shoes, water bottle, protective hat and sunscreen.

We will stop for dinner on the way home.

Jerry Lange Arlen Storm Zack Halstead Khm’ron Meas

Dee Marino Jill Burch Jim Storm Linnea Aronson

Glenn Wilson Karla Steinberg Heidi Denton Bianca Bucher

Steve Smith Janie Dymond Gary Pierson Janet Baurichter

Hazel Kluwe Keith Henson Mark Burch Liz Haworth

Curt Filkins Amanda Egeland Brendan Unruh Brayden Richie

Denise Alvord Patrick Dymond Beth Siltala Charles Downs

Jennifer Alfano 2 Katie Smith 16 Dave Hamry 21

Jenn Doerr 3 Beverley Zook 16 Jonathan Dymond 23

Lionel Haywood 4 Nelly Alvord 17 Dave Mahaffie 24

Jill West 5 Ana Casillas 17 Lynn Coleman 27

Martha Gerstmann 6 Thomas Faria 17 Bary Gaboury 28

Amanda Long 6 Mike Larson 17 Sue Casillas 29

Betty Downs 7 Jacob Woodbury 17 Jenny Grimm 29

Layne Runkel 7 Russ Hafterson 18 Dolly Kropelnicki 29

Jane Smith 15 Andy Burch 20 Joyce Ryden 30

Saturday, June 3rd - 8:30 a.m.

Small or travel size:

Kleenex

Hand Sanitizer

Lotion

Sunscreen

Nasal spray

Saline Eye drops

Other:

Reading Glasses

Deodorant

Wet Wipes

Band-Aids

Chap stick

If you are able to help out with any of these items,

please bring them to Sara in the office during

business hours of 9:00am - 3:00 p.m.

Monday – Friday

Thank you!

Items needed:

Peace Lutheran Church opened the sanctuary on

May 20th as part of the National Historic Preserva-

tion Month. A family of four stopped in so the par-

ents could show their two little girls where they had

been married 13 years ago. Some would remember

that wedding because we had hundreds of Japa-

nese paper cranes hanging in the sanctuary.

Thanks to Sally, Leo, Nancy and Barb for “hosting”

the visitors.

Sunday, June 4

Please bring red flowers and wear red clothing in

celebration of this Holy day!

Day of Pentecost

Sunday, June 18th

Sara will be out of the office on vacation the

week of July 10-14. If you are able to help out in

the office between the hours of 9:00 am - 3:00

pm greeting guests and answering phones,

please contact Sara at

office@peacepuyallup.org or 253.845.8819.

Thank you!

Pop top cans of soup

Individual serve pasta: pop top or just add water

Individual Serving Size Cold Cereal

Instant Oatmeal

Peanut Butter: individual serving size

Individual serve Tuna Fish

Crackers and/or “short sleeve” Ritz Crackers

Fruit Cup, applesauce, raisins, and/or craisins

Granola bars

Juice boxes (100% juice)

Alternatively, if you would prefer to make a monetary donation we can do the shopping for you! Just indicate in the memo line of your offering “Communities in Schools”.

(other-wise known as Outreach Ministry!)

“He has told you O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?” Micah 6:8

Communities in School Food Packaging Project

Thanks again to our youngest servants! Once again they did an amazing job sorting and packaging! They packaged 96 bags of weekend food for Communities in Schools and 44 bags of toiletries to donate to the Puyallup Food Bank. We would also like to thank the parents for helping their children participate in this service event and all the members of Peace for donating food items!

We plan to continue involving our young servants in outreach to our community. Parents be on the lookout next fall for family service project opportunities!

Supplemental Weekend Food Packaging and Distribution

Continues over the Summer!

We will continue this great ministry over the summer. Since the food packages are sent home from school with kids, this ministry has not been available during summer months. But we can help with that! Peace Lutheran will continue collecting and packaging food over the summer and serve as a pick up site for weekend food each Friday beginning June 30th.

Great items to donate to the weekend food packaging project!

Free Summer Lunch Program for Elementary Age Kids

Another amazing ministry opportunity for serving kids in our neighborhood has come to our attention! Currently there is not an accessible downtown free lunch program offered through the Puyallup School district. The free lunch sites are up on South Hill, yet the highest number of kids qualifying for free and reduced price lunches reside in the valley.

Peace Lutheran will serve as a host site for a free lunch program for elementary age kids! We will support and offer free lunch on Wednesdays beginning June 28th for 9 weeks, ending at the end of August. We are opening up this opportunity to other churches and community organizations. With help from our neighbors and the community we hope to offer additional days of our free lunch offering this summer.

Sign-Up Sheets to serve as a volunteer with the free lunch program and the supplemental food distributing pro-gram will be out starting on June 4th at the congregational meeting!

Family Housing Network Rapid Rehousing Ministry

Family Housing Network is a ministry of Catholic Community Services. This ministry addresses rapid rehousing in the rental market. It is a referral program for families. Clients are qualified for the program, screened, background checked, and are currently working with a social worker to accomplish the necessary steps to re-enter the rental market.

So where do we, God’s servants at Peace Lutheran fit into this ministry? Family Housing Network relies on churches to provide temporary shelter to families while they complete the rapid rehousing process and are placed in a more permanent housing situation. The Outreach Ministry Team has been working with Family Housing Net-work on setting up Peace Lutheran as a host site for this ministry!

Family Housing Network is offering a training session for volunteers in the Puyallup area on June 8th at the Peace Lutheran Church site. Charlene Cook and Karen Ekse of the Outreach Ministry team will be attending, but all who are interested in this ministry are invited to come learn more!

Family Housing Network Training Session

When: June 8th from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Where: Peace Lutheran Church

Come hear more about this program at the congregational meeting and be on the look-out for more information on how to get involved! If you are planning on attending the training session please let Charlene or Karen know or RSVP directly to Debbie Cato from Family Housing Network at debraca@ccsww.org

Habitat for Humanity Building on Faith

Outreach Ministry is working on plans for contributing to the Building on Faith House 2017! Our hope is to raise some funds and a volunteer group to do some building!

Check out the information on this year’s Building on Faith House at www.tpc-habitat.org!

Keep an eye out for more information on this ministry opportunity!

Just a reminder that during the three day festival, the

street in front of the church office (Pioneer)

is closed to traffic.

Also, the parking lot across from the church is

utilized during Meeker Days as well, so plan

accordingly when coming to church on the 18th!

The Puyallup Kiwanis Kids Spray Park at Pioneer Park is now open everyday from 10 AM to 8 PM

State Parks Discover Pass Free Days

Washington State Parks offers several “free days” when a Discover Pass is not required to visit a state park.

Following are 2017 free days:

June 3 — National Trails Day

June 10 — National Get Outdoors Day

Aug. 25 — National Park Service 101st Birthday

Sept. 30 — National Public Lands Day

Nov. 11 — Veterans Day

Nov. 24 — Autumn day

The Market is open Saturdays from 9 am until 2 pm and is located in Pioneer Park and Pavilion.

PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH

214 East Pioneer

Puyallup, WA 98372

WELCA –for arranging visits to all our shut-ins during

Lent.

Charlene Cook – 108 baby hats were given to the

synod for their Namibia project

Donna Richardson and Charlene Cook for setting up a new hat program for adults who are in cancer treatment. They are working with the local oncology clinics.