Life of Peace
WELCOME!! If you are a guest with us here at Peace Church, welcome! Our prayer is that you find our family of faith warm and welcoming and that you consider joining us again soon. Below are announcements about the many ways we are involved in our community and how we seek to bless it. If you have any questions or want to get involved in anything you read about below, don’t hesitate to ask me or call or text Pastor Scott’s phone at (936) 520-7711. And if there is ever anything at all we can do for you, please just ask!
Online & In Person Team Meetings: Outreach & Mission Team meeting—Monday, January 6th, 7 p.m. on Zoom.
Sunday School Classes:
App Sunday School Class Curriculum: The Reason For God. This class is starting a new video series by Timothy Keller called, “The Reason for God.” This six-session small group Bible study captures live and unscripted conversations between Tim Keller and a group of people to address their doubts and objections to Christianity. Using literature, philosophy, and Scripture, Keller and the group explore the truth of Christianity. This group meets in the Grappling Zone lobby at 11:15 am on Sundays. Join us and invite a friend!
Adult Acts Class: The Adult Acts class is studying the book “Refresh Your Prayers: Uncommon Devotions to Restore Power and Praise” by Lori Hatcher. Book is available on Amazon or other book retailers. All are welcome to join the class. Vicki Evans is the leader of this class. Adult Acts Class meets every Sunday at 11:15am in the back room at the church.
PeaceKids & PeaceYouth Sunday School: Children (PreK—4th grade) and youth (5th—12th grade) classes meet in-person at the church at 11:15am! We'd love to have your kids join us!
Peace Youth Group Meetings: No more youth events are planned for 2024! We’ll be back together to plan our spring events on Sunday, January 12th, 5-7 p.m. Thanks for all the participation this year!
Current Sermon Series: The Best Christmas Ever! We’ll focus on rediscovering the hope, peace, joy, and love of Christmas to make this the “Best. Christmas. Ever!” Pastor Scott is also challenging the congregation to make 89 invitations (one per covenant partner in the church) to a church event to people outside of Peace during the month of December, so invite someone to join us for this series that runs December 1st—24th!
Next Sermon Series: Prayers of the People! Prayer is the most universal language of faith. Almost all religions have some kind of prayer pattern that connects adherents to a deity. Christian prayers flow out of the Jewish tradition of prayer that is rooted in the Bible. But how exactly did people pray in scripture? Why did they pray & what did they pray for? We’ll explore these questions and more in this new series based on prayers we find in the Bible. Pastor Scott and the Session (board of elders) have decided that 2025 will be a Year of Prayer at Peace Church! The Prayers of the People sermon series will trace the history of prayer in the Old and New Testaments and will help us get more connected to God and one another in the new year! As part of the series, Pastor Scott is challenging the congregation to pray with 89 people who aren’t part of our church over the course of the series, and mark those prayers with stones placed in the cross vase. This series will run January 5th - March 2nd. Join us and start PRAYING about who you will invite to join us in prayer for this series!
Weekday Small Groups!! Joins us for one of our small groups on Wednesdays at 7 p.m.! There are two options. For those who watch the episode ahead of time, Pastor Scott is leading a group at Bighorn BBQ (Smith Ranch Rd and Hughes Ranch Rd) for discussion of The Chosen . For those who prefer to watch the episodes together, Rick and Sherry Conrad are leading a group at their house (818 Forest Oaks Lane). Both groups are done for 2024 but will resume on the 2nd Wednesday of January, January 8th!
INVITE someone to Christmas Eve Worship! Our very special Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship Service will be on Tuesday, December 24th, at 7 p.m. We’ll have special music by our youth and end with the candlelight singing of Silent Night. Be sure to invite friends to ALL of these events! Sign up on the sign up sheets for these events NOW!
Staff Christmas Gifts: The Stewardship Team would like to invite you all to consider donating toward our staff Christmas gifts this year. We are collecting monetary donations for Pastor Scott, Michelle our Bookkeeper & our Sunday Worship leader, - Eric, as well as Sunday worship volunteers Dev & David. Donations will be accepted through Sunday, December 22nd. Make sure to put “Staff Gifts” on your donation. Thanks!
Forgotten Angels Christmas Gifts! Thank you once again, Peace Church, for participating so generously in the Forgotten Angels gift tree. We hope that the recipients of these gifts will open these items with joy and a feeling that they are remembered and cared for.
End of the Year Giving! To allow time for donation processing, the last day to give towards 2024 is Monday, December 30th. Giving statements for tax purposes will be printed and distributed in January. Thank you to everyone who has generously given to Peace Church this year! If you have any questions, email Michelle at office_manager@peacepres.net.
Souperbowl of Caring Food Drive & Drive Through Prayer! We’ll start the new year off right on Saturday, January 11th, from 10am—12pm as we have our first Drive Through Prayer and Food Drive of the year! It will be part of our Souperbowl of Caring Food Drive in January to restock the shelves of Christian Helping Hands after the busy holiday season. Mark your calendar now and sign up on the sheet goes up on the bulletin board! We’ll also be collecting food on Sundays for the Souperbowl of Caring Food Drive that runs January 5th—February 9th!
Peace Prayer Net
Prayers & Praises for Peace Family: Prayers for Scott Nance as he deals with a bowel obstruction. Prayers for Lucie Falgoust after she had several seizures. Prayers for Anita Flis who is recovering from a heart procedure. Prayers for healing and comfort for Sarah Phipps who is working to regain her health, and for Ron and Anita as they travel to and from to supervise her care. Prayers for Cay Cummings whose shoulder is requiring repair again. Prayers for Brenda Hale as she waits for knee replacement surgery on December 31st.
Prayers for Family and Friends: Prayers for Sherry Conrad’s niece Trinity with a splenic artery aneurysm and COVID. Prayers for Carla Riebel, Colleen Wilson’s cousin, and her family after she had a stroke. Prayers for the family of Don McCullough, Colleen Wilson’s cousin, who passed recently.
Communion Server Schedule:
January 5th: Anita Flis & David Wilson
February 2nd: Linda Bell & Stacey Perez
