Worship in JuneSunday Morning Worship at 9:30 am
Sunday,June2SeventhSundayofEasterTheTorchBeingPassed
Sunday,June9DayofPentecostTheFireBeingLit
Sunday,June16HolyTrinitySunday
GodasCreator,Redeemer,&Sustainer
Sunday,June23SecondSundaya8erPentecost
Father’sDayHeirstothePromise
Sunday,June30ThirdSundaya8erPentecost
TheFruitsoftheSpirit
June2019
June EventsJune3,10,17,24
S>tchersJune8
SpiritStoneEvent
June13BookGroup
June15LaConvivenciaEvent
OurexecuBveteamandchurchcouncilarereviewingtwoproposalsfortheuseofourspaceandproperty.Bothwillbringincomeintothechurch.
ThefirstproposalistoallowthreecellphonecompaniestobuildatemporarytoweronthebackofourpropertywhilePSE&Gbuildsnewtowersadjacenttoourproperty.ThesecondproposalistograntspaceforaChineselanguagea8er-schoolprogram.Whilenothinghasbeendecided,approvalforbothproposalslooksgood.
TherewasaBmeinmyministrywhenIwouldhavefirmlyopposedbothproposals.Itwouldbeseenasnotgoodstewardship.Thechurchshouldn'trelyonoutsidersfinanciallysupporBngthechurch.
Butmymindhaschanged.Weknowtoowellthatnumbersaredownthroughoutthechurch.
Churchescannolongerdependonofferingsalonetosupportministry.So,forsustainedministry,churchesneedtoseetheirspaceandpropertyasassets.Thisdoesn'tmeanwewillopenapizzaparlortokeepourdoorsopen(thoughthereisachurchinDetroitthathasopenedaSubwayrestaurantintheirchurch,butthere'smoretothestorythanIcangetintohere.)WesBllwantourspaceusetobeinlinewithourmission.TheschoolwillservethecommunityasallstudentswillbefromWestWindsorandPlainsboro.Asforthecelltower,myguessisthatnoneofuswouldbetoohappyifwelostserviceduringthePSE&Gproject.
IreadrecentlyaboutachurchinLosAngelesthattoredowntheirchurchandputupaparkinglot.Yes,‘they'vepavedparadise,andputupaparkinglot.’Butitworksforthischurch.TheysBllworshiponthesiteeverySundaymorning(rememberitisLosAngeles.)Theyareprovidingamuch-neededservicetothecommunity(itisadowntownlocaBonwhereparkingisatapremium).So,insteadofbeingburdenedtryingtokeepanoldbuildinginrepair,theparkinglothasbecomeacashcowallowingthecongregaBon'sgeneroussupportofministryathomeandbeyond.
Itisthis‘outofthebox’thinkingthatneedstohappen.Ifthecelltowerisbuiltandtheschoolopens,itdoesn'tmeanthatwearenolongerexpectedtogivegenerously.Butthisspaceusewillallowustomaintainandsupporttheministrieswevalue.
Indeed,itisanewday. —PastorFroehlke
A New Day
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Tidings,thenewsle^erofPrinceofPeaceLutheranChurch,ispublishedmonthly.ArBcles,storyideas,[email protected].
DeadlinefortheJulyissueisSunday,June23
Staff and Officers of Prince of PeaceRev.PeterFroehlke,Pastor
Rev.DaleSelover,DirectorofTheHouseNextDoorDr.DougHelvering,MinisterofMusicKathyNowak,ParishAdministratorJohnFranek,ChurchMusician
TimUrbanek,TreasurerDorothySafranek,FinancialSecretary
Congregational CouncilElizabethWagner(President)NancyDurie(VicePresident)
RichCarlsonDavidCaseKimConBni
MaryEllenGlicksonDavidJeedi
MarBnRexroadWendySchutzerSabrinaTeekah
DavidNew,Secretary(non-voBng)
Summer Update from the Music Ministry
June Music ScheduleJune2
MeganHelveringandJohnFranek
June9AdultChoir
June16JohnFranek
June23JohnFranekandAbbyJorgensen
June30DougHelvering
Happysummer,everyone!TheMusicMinistryensembleshadafulfilling2018-19season.TheWonderfulWednesdayprogramwasadaptedtoworkwithchanginganddemandingschedules,andourkidspresentedwonderfulprogramsduringAdventandonPalmSunday.TheCelebraBonRingersexcelledwiththeirmusicforsmallerensembles.TheNighBngaleBellshadasplendidyear,ringingverydifficultrepertoire.AndtheAdultChoirsangthepremiereofthreenewpiecesonGoodFriday.TheywillwrapuptheirseasononJune9aswecelebratePentecostandConfirmaBonSunday.
ThismonthisourlastwithChurchMusicianJohnFranek.HehasbroughtsomuchtothisposiBon,andwethankhimforhiswork.Johnisgivingtwopublicconcertsthismonth.OnFriday,June7,heisgivingaconcertfundraiser(featuringaninteracBve
improvisaBon)at8:00pm.OnFriday,June21,heispresenBngthelastofhisfourAnnosoundinstallaBons.Thistwo-hourmeditaBvemusiceventwilllastfrom8:00-10:00pmonthesummersolsBce—apoignantwaytosaygoodbyetothesunonitslongesttrekacrosstheskyoftheyear.PleasecomeandsupportJohnifyouareable.
Iamthankful,also,toreportthatacherishedfriendwillbecomingbacktoPrinceofPeace.VictoriaChowwillbecomeournextChurchMusicianinSeptember.Wearethrilledtowelcomeherbacka8erathree-yearabsence.
LookforinformaBonintheJulyTidingsaboutopportuniBesthatmonthtoparBcipateintheSummerChoirandSummerHandbellChoir!
Peace,Doug
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Book Group Meets June 13In the Lounge at Church
Co-hosts are Berta Schott & Audrey WrightRSVP to [email protected] or 799-1783
APieceoftheWorld by Christina Baker Kline InthisnoveltheauthorgivesusaficBonalizedaccountofChrisBnaOlson,thereallifeinspiraBonforChris>na'sWorld,oneofAndrewWyeth'smosthaunBngpainBngs.
ThearBstsummeredneartheOlsonfarmbetweenthe1930sand1960sando8enusedOlsonandherbrotherasmodelsinhiswork.InthisnovelwefindthatChrisBnaandherbrothersacrificedmuchtokeepthefamilyfarmgoingandcarefortheirailingparents.LifeinruralMainewasharshduringthisBmebutitwasevenmorechallengingforChrisBna,whowascrippledfromthea8er-effectsofpolio.ThebookisabeauBfullyrenderedportraitofabraveanddeterminedwoman.
July 11Location TBA
DinnerwithEdward by Isabel VincentWhenafriendasksIsabeltopleasecheckinonher93-year-oldfather,shehasnoideahowtheelderlyEdwardwillchangeherlife.Edward,itturnsout,isagourmetcookandserveshersomeamazingdinnersalongwithsomewordsofwisdom.TherelaBonshipismutuallybeneficialasEdwardalso
needstofindareasontokeeponliving.Eachchapterbeginswithamenu.Amouthwateringtreat!
The Book Group meets the second Thursdayof the month at 7:30 pm.
New members are always welcome.If interested, please contact Phyllis Church
RSVP to Phyllis at 609-799-0723 or [email protected]
June Events
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Joyful Stitchers in JuneInJune,theJoyfulSBtcherswillconBnueto
workonourongoingprojects,includingbirds’nestsforrescuedbirds,hatsforpreemies,pocketprayerclothes,alongwithanumberofotherkni^edandcrocheteditemstodonate.
We’realwayslookingfornewwaystohelpotherswithoursBtchingskills,soifyouknowofaserviceprojectthattheJoyfulSBtcherscouldhelpoutwith,pleaseletusknow!
Ifyou’dliketojoinus,ourmeeBngsareonMondaysinthelounge,alternaBngbetweena8ernoonmeeBngsat1:00andeveningmeeBngsat6:30.
Ifyou’dliketolearntoknitorcrochet,we'rehappytohelpyoulearn.Ourpocketprayerclothsareagreatfirstproject.CometooneofourmeeBngsandourexperiencedkni^ersandcrocheterscanhelpyouout.
FormoreinformaBon,[email protected].
JoyfulSBtchers'scheduleforMondaysinJune:June3,6:30;June10,1:00;June17,6:30;June24,1:00.
LedbyTeresaAnderson,LabyrinthandSoulCollage®Facilitator,andTeresaKnipper,SoulCollage®Facilitator,thedaywillconnectart,soul,andjourneybycreaBngspiritstonesandwalkingthelabyrinth.ThepracBcesaretoolstobringpeopleclosertothecenterofthemselvesandtotheheartofGod.Allmaterialswillbeprovided.Noartexperienceisnecessary.
Thecostof$70includescoffeeandtea.ParBcipantsshouldbringabaglunch.
SomescholarshipmoneyisavailabletoPrinceofPeacemembersandfriends.
The Stones Themselves Will Sing!Labyrinth Walking with Spirit Stones
Saturday, June 8, 9 am to 3 pmThe House Next Door
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Outdoor Evening ServiceComing July 21st
MembersofthePrinceofPeacecommunityhavebeenseekingmoreoutdoorfamilyevents.
JoinusforsomefunonSunday,July21st(notechangeofdate)at6:30pm.Wewillholdoutdooreveningworship,followedbyanEnd-of-the-Yearcampfire,s’mores,andcookies.
Wecouldreallyusesomeonetoplaycampsongsontheguitar.
TheJuneDona9onRequestedfortheTrentonAreaSoupKitchenis
ShampooPleaseplacedona>onsinthewoodenboxinthebreezeway.
Walk the Interfaith Talk & PicnicA Meetup … with a twistSaturday, June 15, 2 - 4 pm
Mercer County Park
LaConvivenciaissponsoringthisopportunitytomeetsomeoneofadifferentfaithornofaithand,whilewalkingapathinMercerCountyPark,tolearnabouteachother—allwhilegeqngsomegoodexerciseandenjoyingthebeautyofMercerCountyPark’snaturalseqng.Allagesarewelcome.
ParBcipantsareaskedtoregisteronthesitebelowbutwalk-insarewelcome.Allareencouragedtobringwater,walkingshoes,andpicnicsuppliesfora8erthewalk.
ThegroupwillmeetattheflagpoleinfrontoftheMarina/BoathouseparkinglotatMercerCountyPark.
RaindateisJune22.Theeventisco-sponsoredbyTheHouseNext
DoorandFirstPresbyterianChurchofHightstown.h^ps://www.eventbrite.com/e/walk-the-
interfaith-talk-picnic-Bckets-62047553904
Spring Clothing Drive
For the Rescue Mission of TrentonAsinpreviousyears,theSpringClothingDrive
fortheRescueMissionofTrentonwilltakeplaceduringthemonthofJune,beginningonJune5,2019.LookfortheDonaBonBoxintheGatheringAreaa8erthatdate.(TheGatheringAreawillbeusedforvoBngmachinesearlierthatweek.)
Gentlyused,ornew,clothingandshoesforallagesandofanysizeandseasonwillbegratefullyappreciated,aswillbelts,linens,andsmallhouseholditems(nojewelry,though).ThankyouinadvanceforyourdonaBons.Theywillprovidemuch-neededitemsatlow,orno,cost,forpersonswhoareinneedofthem.Andthankyouforyourpartnershipinthisministry.
—TheSocialOutreachMinistryTeam
ConfirmationConfirmaBonSundayisJune9th,Pentecost
Sunday.WecelebratewithEllaShoppeasshemakesherconfirmaBon.
High School GraduationWewillrecognizeourhighschoolgraduateson
Sunday,June16th.
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ThecouncilhasbegunexploringwaystoparBcipateintheGod’sWork.OurHands.Sunday.SavethedateSeptember8onyourcalendar.
Since2013,thousandsofELCAcongregaBonshaveparBcipatedinthisdedicateddayofservice,gatheringtoservecommuniBesinwaysthatsharetheloveofGodwithallofGod’speople.
ThereissomeinterestindevelopingaPrinceofPeaceRummageSale,withproceedstogotolocalneeds.
Ifyouhaveideasforthisday,pleasesharethemwithamemberofthecongregaBonalCouncil.Lookformoreplanningduringthesummermonths.
Peace Garden Open for BusinessVolunteers Welcome
ThePeaceGardenhasbegunharvesBngits2019cropsanddeliveringthemtotheArminArmfoodbankfordistribuBon.
ThegardenisrunbyvolunteersunderthedirecBonofMasterGardenerNancyNicosia.Volunteersareusuallyinthegarden(behindTheHouseNextDoor)onWednesdayandSaturdaymorningsfrom9:30toabout11am.
NewvolunteersofanyageenthusiasBcallywelcomed.Pleasepassonthisvolunteeropportunitytostudentsyouknowwhoare
lookingforvolunteerhours.FormoreinformaBon,[email protected]
This kale is among the early season greens thriving in the Peace Garden. The metal hoops are used to support the white row cover cloth (on the right), which is placed over the kale to keep bugs out. The gardeners are grateful to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Community Gardens program for donating the hoops and cloth along with many other organic gardening supplies and most of the vegetable seeds and seedlings planted in the garden.
Coming Sunday, September 8God’s Work Our Hands
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Ma^hewDiGioia,sonofGerardandJenDiGioiaisgraduaBngfromHightstownHighSchoolonJune21st.Ma^hewisalsograduaBngfromtheMercerCountyVocaBonalSchoolAssunpinkCenter’sHVACprogram,(heaBng,venBlaBon,andaircondiBoning),atthetopofhisclass.HehasearnedhisUSDepartmentofLaborOSHASafetyCerBficaBon,andhisEPAUniversalHVACCerBficaBon.
SinceFebruaryof2019,Ma^hewhasbeenworkingpart-BmethroughthevocaBonalschool’sworkprogramasanapprenBceforAirManagementHeaBngandAirCondiBoningand,oncehegraduates,Ma^hewwillbetakingonafull-BmeposiBonwiththecompany.
MichaelGjenvick,sonofTimandJoAnneGjenvick,justgraduatedfromtheUniversityofUtahinSaltLakeCityonMay2withaMastersDegreeinNutriBon.He,hiswifeElizabeth,andtheirBabyGto-bewillbemovingtoColoradotolive.
Left to right: Jo Anne, Michael, and Tim Gjenvick
Congratulations, Graduates!
Congratulations toTasneem & Milal Sultan
TasneemSultanandhersonMilal,cofoundersofLaConvivencia,whichisafrequentpartnerofPrinceofPeace’sHouseNextDoor,havebeenhonoredandrecognizedasNewJersey2019StateGovernor’sJeffersonHonoreesfortheDr.MarBnLutherKingJrChampionforJusBceaward.
LaConvivencia,whichmeansco-existence,isanon-profitorganizaBonwhosemissionistohonorandcelebratethedifferencesandsharedvaluesofapluralisBccommunitybasedontheprinciplesofacceptance,trustandmutualrespect.
DonaBonscanbemadeto
https://www.laconvivencia.org/donate.html
Matthew DiGioia
Left to right: Tasneem & Bilal Sultan
Parish Care NotesJune 2019
GraduatesSpringishereandhighschoolgraduaBons
arenear.WearegatheringinformaBonaboutour
2019graduates.WhereyouaregraduaBngfromandwhatyourplansareforthesummerandfall.PleaseleaveyourdetailswiththechurchofficeortheParishCareTeam.
GatheringNon-ChristmasGree9ngCardsWearegatheringgreeBngcardstoshare
withourlocalseniorresidences.Thisisagreatwaytoshareallthe‘free’cardswereceiveinthemail.Theseniorresidencesusethecardsforprojectsandfortheresidents’personaluse.Wealsoneedfolkstohelpsortanddistributethecards.Ifyouwouldliketohelppleaseletmeknow.
OngoingProjects&MailingsSPLASH,ourmonthlymailingstofamilies
withnewborns-3yearolds.Ifyouknowofsomeonetoincludeplease
providenamesandaddresses.HopethroughHealing,ourquarterly
mailingstofamilieswhohavelostlovedones.Ifyouknowofsomeonetoincludeplease
providenamesandaddresses.CareNotesarespiritualbookletsdealingwith
lifeevents.Pleasetake,read,useandsharewithall.PrayerCardsandPocketPrayerSquaresare
available.
Transporta9onSundayridestoandfromchurchareneeded
andgreatlyappreciated.TuesdayRides(12:30pm)tothePrinceton
Airportareatomedicalappointments.Ridewishlist:toWholeFoods,Wegmans,
Target,TraderJoe’s,McCaffrey’s,GNC,BlackForestAcresinEastWindsor—justtomenBonafewplaces
Ifyoumakeregulartripstolocalstoresandcanshareali^leextraBmeonthetrip—topickupafriend,allowali^leextraBmetoshop,andreturnthemhome—pleaseletmeknow.Hopefullywecancoordinateafewtrips.AnenjoyablewaytospendsomeBmewithanewfriend.
ManyThankstoallwtohavealreadyprovidedmanyrides.Theyaregreatlyappreciated.
FuneralsAspecialthankyoutoallwhohelpedwiththe
BlackwellandBerghfuneralsinApril.Bothfamiliesfeltverycaredforbecauseofall
thatyouprovided.
Manythanksforallyourcareandsupportofourministry.
Anyoneinterestedinhelpingwithanyofourefforts,pleaseletusknow.
MarthaWinder609-799-7280
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177Princeton-HightstownRoadPrincetonJuncBonNJ08550
ChurchOffice: 609-799-1753E-Mail : [email protected]: popnj.orgWorship: Sunday,9:30am
SundayScheduleWorshipat9:30am
EducaBonHourat10:45am
SummerOfficeHoursMonday-Thursday9amto2pm
