During the last 6 weeks, Peace's Lenten theme has focused on following Jesus to the cross.  The Lenten season culminates in Holy Week and of course the high point is His resurrection on Easter Sunday.  Holy week gives us time to commemorate our Lord's passion as we again hear the account of how our King rode into Jerusalem on a lowly donkey and was hailed by those there.  Hosanna to the Son of David.  Hosanna in the highest.  Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Then we hear again the account of how He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

Holy week gives us a time to contemplate our sins and what they deserve, but it also gives us an opportunity to reflect on the love that God has for us through His Son Jesus Christ, who took all our bad thoughts, words and actions upon himself and gave us His holy and perfect life in return.  By His suffering and death we are healed.  Please join us for worship this next week as we gather to celebrate Jesus death for us.

Palm Sunday:   8:30 a.m.
Maundy Thursday:   6:00 p.m.
Good Friday:   6:00 p.m.
Easter Sunrise Service:   7:00 a.m.    service will be followed by a potluck breakfast

Peace Lutheran Church will be hosting Lenten services starting on Ash Wednesday, February 22 at 6:00 p.m. and continuing each Wednesday until March 28th.  Then we will have a Maundy Thursday service and a Good Friday service the following week.

Here is the on-line version of the Lutheran Sentinel.  Enjoy

http://www.evangelicallutheransynod.org/our-work/publications/sentinel/2012/feb12.pdf

Peace Lutheran Church began another chapter as they installed a new pastor on January 15, 2012.  Pastor Jeffery Merseth officially took over the duties of his office during a 4:00 p.m. installation service.  The service was well attended and was celebrated with a pot luck meal following the service.

Rev. Merseth's father, Pastor John Merseth preached the message and gave both the newly installed pastor and the congregation items to contemplate as they begin a new relationship together which will serve the spreading of the Gospel.  Both pastor and congregation have manifold responsibilities to each other as they grow in their relationship with Christ and seek to spread the news that Jesus Christ died for sinners.

Pastor Merseth, his wife Megan, and their three children (Judah 4, Andrew 2, and Enoch 3 months) moved here from far northern Minnesota.  They lived approximatly 30 miles from the Canada border.  We welcome Pastor Merseth and his family into our family here at Peace Lutheran Church.  We pray that his presence and work in our midst would be a blessing to us and to those with whom we come into contact.