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“ W h e r e t h e W o r d o f G o d i s p r e a c h e d a n d p e o p l e c o m e t o k n o w t h e L o r d ”

T H E T I D I N G S O F P E A C E

P e a c e L u t h e r a n C h u r c h

A s h l a n d , O h i o

MARCH

2020

VOLUME 20 ISSUE 3

Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, a day when we remember our sinfulness

and our mortality, receiving ashes with the words, “Remember that you are

dust and to dust you shall return.” But those words hold a promise as well.

We do not end in death. Death has been overcome through the life, death,

and resurrection of Christ. Through God’s unfailing love and grace we have

been gifted the promise of eternal life. Our end is in God who loves us. The

season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, and ends with Resurrection. It

begins with dust and ends with life.

As we journey through Lent, then, we seek to reorient ourselves with

God who has done so much for us. We set aside our own will for God’s will.

We set our hearts and our minds on the call we have in Christ to love our God

and our neighbor as ourselves. We try to deepen our relationship with God

and to work for God’s justice and mercy in the world God loves and calls

good. One of the traditional practices is to give up something for Lent. This

Lenten season, think about giving up resentment, anger, and judgement. Give

up feelings that alienate us from one another and keep us from being the one

Body of Christ. Another Lenten practice is to take up something, to add

something new to our daily routine. This Lenten season, think about taking

up random acts of kindness. Take up forgiveness. Take up love and compas-

sion for those who are different from us and with whom we disagree. Our

Lenten journey is all about moving closer to God, and I can think of no better

way to do that that becoming closer one another.

Happy Lenting, people of God!

May Christ continue to draw you ever closer to himself and to one another.

In Christ,

Pastor Karen

F r o m P a s t o r K a r e n

Special Points of

Interest:

Pastor Karen’s

Article

Lent Schedule

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During the 40 days of Lent, we will be collecting the following personal items.

These are items that are in high need and often overlooked. This gives us the

opportunity to support our community through donations to Associated Charities.

Lenten Service Project

Personal Products:

Laundry soap

Dish soap

Toilet paper

Paper towel rolls

Kleenex

Handsoap

Shampoo for adult or child

Hair conditioner for adult or child

Razors male or female

Toothbrush adult or child

Toothpaste adult or child

Deodorant male or female

Body wash/soap for adult or child

LENTEN SEASON 2020

March 4, 11, 18, 25/April 1 Soup & Bread at 6:00pm

Lenten Service at 7pm

Holy Week

April 5th Palm Sunday, Service at 10am

April 9th Maundy Thursday, Service at 7pm

April 10th Good Friday, Service at 7pm

April 12th Easter , Easter Service at 10am

Item Colors Price Quantity

Ordered

DAFFODILS Yellow $9.00

HYACINTHS Blue $9.00

Pink $9.00

White $9.00

LILIES White $9.00

TULIPS Red $9.00

Pink $9.00

Yellow $9.00

Easter Flowers

*****Deadline for ordering is March 15th****

Payment is to be made with order –

Please send cash/check (made out to Peace Lutheran Church) with your order to

Tabatha’s office.

Richardson’s Greenhouse will do their best to meet color

specifications but do reserve the right to substitute.

In Memory of __________________________________________

In Honor of ____________________________________________

Your Name ____________________________________________

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Peace Endowment grant request forms are now available in the

church Narthex. Please return to the church office or give to Dan

Long by April 19, 2020.

The grant money will be available in August.

Contact Dan Long if any questions.

P E A C E E N D O W M E N T

W O M E N ’ S & M E N S M I N I S T R Y

MEN’S BREAKFAST

1st Saturday of every month!

Men of ALL ages are invited to the monthly

fellowship breakfast.

March 7th @ 7am at Buehler’s

Come and enjoy good food, good

conversation, and share the Good News for

our lives. We are on our way for our busy

lives by 8:00am

DORCAS CIRCLE

Dorcas Circle meets the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays

of each month in the Fellowship Hall at 1 p.m.

In March, our meeting dates are the 11th & the

25th.

We are glad to accept flat sheets and

material to make our 64" by 80" quilts for

those in need from disasters around the world.

MARCH ANNIVERSARIES

MARCH BIRTHDAYS Birthdays:

03/03—Parker Swanson

03/08– Wendy Wasnich

03/10—Bekah Sparr

03/12—Molly Kramer

03/15—Rick Breault

03/04—Dennis & Diane Cook

03/19—Dick & Connie Armstrong

03/23—Bob & Norma McClaran

03/28—Joe & Bekah Sparr

03/30—Dan & Joan Bishop

03/18—Cassian Filbrun

03/16—Larry Schiemann

03/17—Pat Harding

03/20—Joanne Wrasse

03/21—Jody Bolen

ANNIVERSARY HIGHLIGHTS

Bob & Norma McClaran 69 Years! 1045 Twp. Rd. 713 Ashland

Dick & Connie Armstrong 59 yrs! 1007 Hillcrest Dr. Ashland

03/22—Ken Rinehart

03/24—Susan Fulmer

03/29—Adam Crist

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USHERS

March

Dan Long, Chris Swanson,

Jim Anderson, Ron Twining

April

Stan Crist, Skip Hamler,

Ken Rinehart, Dan Bishop

LECTORS

03/01—Karen Kaufmann

03/08—Dave Kowalka

03/15—Freda Cook

03/22—Ron Pagano

03/29—Chris Swanson

04/05—Donna Breault

04/09—Rachel McKinniss

04/10—Cindi Twining

04/12—Craig Hovey

04/19—Linda Swanson

04/26—Natalie Anderson

ACOLYTES

03/01—Elizabeth Warren

03/08—Paige Swanson

03/15—Bethanee Bishop

03/22—Luke Blackley

03/29—Cameron Arbaugh

04/05—Will Hovey

04/12—Charlie Hovey

04/19—Cassian Filbrun

04/26—Niamh Breault

FLOWER ARRANGER

March

No Flowers, Lent

April

Diana Kowalka

GREETERS

03/01—Nancy Boyd & Dave Kowalka

03/08—Jill & Skip Hamler

03/15—Betty Harper/Lucille Vaas

03/22—Jim & Natalie Anderson

03/29—Brenda Marker & Kitty Honaker

04/05—Chris Swanson & Sheryl Budd

04/12—Al & Marjorie Poorman

04/19—Kern Cook & Shirley Beck

04/26—Nancy Boyd & Dave Kowalka

CHANCEL FLOWERS

03/01—No Flowers, Lent

03/08—No Flowers, Lent

03/15—No Flowers, Lent

03/22—No Flowers, Lent

03/29—No Flowers, Lent

04/05—No Flowers, Lent

04/12—open

04/19—Open

04/26—Sheryl Budd

ALTAR CARE

COMMUNION PREPARER

March

Wendy Wasnich & Javier Garcia

April

Freda Cook & Barb Dreher

COMMUNION ASSISTANT

March

Jim Anderson

Amy Long

April

Wendy Wasnich

Linda Swanson

Nursery Attendant

03/01—Freda Cook

03/08—Pippa Johnson

03/15—Casey Backus

03/22—Susan Fulmer

03/29—Lillian White

04/05—Wendy &

Javier

04/12—No Nursery

04/19—Kim Hovey

04/26—Emma Schaefer

FLOWER DELIVERER

March

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April

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To all of you lovely fellow members who have continued to support our personal

mission to collect bags for the Hattie Larlham Foundation, you need do so no more.

Unfortunately, the Foundation had a bed bug scare associated with donated bags so they are,

for oblivious reasons, no longer accepting them. At least we can all be comfortable that the

scare occurred between our visits with donations so none of us was responsible! From the

bottom of our hearts, thank you for our support over the past many years.

Karla and Ron Pagano

Our Northeastern Ohio Synod will be electing a new bishop at our Synod Assembly in June.

S a v e t h e d a t e !

J u n e 1 2 - 1 3 , 2 0 2 0

J o h n S . K n i g h t C e n t e r

7 7 E M i l l S t r e e t

Pastor Karen Liddy

216-559-3545(Cell)

Craig Hovey, Council President

909-915-5343

S t a f f P h o n e N u m b e r s

Ron Blackley, Director of Music

Cell-419-606-0696

Tabatha Wagner, Office Manager

419-281-1469 (church phone)

IN OUR PRAYERS:

Andrew, Louise Winger, Diana Kowalka, John Wolfe, Mike Austen, Harold Fowler, Skip

Hamler, Ron Twining.

In Our Continued Prayers: Bonnie Wuthrich, JoAnne Offhaus, Sandy Moherman, Herb Heyl,

Lyn Sorensen, Jonathan Baltes, David Winger, Barb Colbow,

Taryn Wolfe, Natalie Anderson, Pat Hamler, George Miller, Curt Hall.

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Peace Lutheran Church

1360 Smith Road

Ashland, Ohio 44805

Office 419.281.1469

Email: peace2office@zoominternet.net

Website: www.ashlandpeacelutheran.org

“Where the Word of God is preached and people come to know the Lord”