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, August 4th, 7 p.m. on Zoom. Stewardship Team Meeting on Zoom— Sunday, August 10th, 12:30 p.m. on Zoom. Discipleship Team Meeting—Tuesday, August 12th, 7 p.m. on Zoom. Session— Sunday, August 17th, 12:30 p.m.
Sunday School Classes:
App Sunday School Class NEW Curriculum: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry. We are all busy. Some of us can't remember the last time we rested or even had free time. Our busyness can feel productive but it is a toxic distraction, sapping our spiritual, physical, and emotional vitality. It may seem like we have no choice but to live at a frantic pace, but God has a better path for us. Join pastor and author John Mark Comer in this five-part video series as he addresses one of the greatest threats to our spiritual lives: hurry. This group meets in the sanctuary at 11:15 am on Sundays. Join us and invite a friend!
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: The next youth event is a lake trip on Saturday, August 16th, 3-9pm. Please send your youth with $5 for dinner, as well as sunscreen, towel, etc. And please let Pastor Scott know if your youth can come or not. Our first regular Sunday evening meeting of the fall to plan our fall events will be Sunday, September 7th, 5-7 p.m.
Current Sermon Series—Prayers for The Anxious: Peace for ALL The last 20 years of parenting have basically been an experiment. Never before has any generation of grownups or any generation of kids faced the challenges and opportunities presented to us through the advent of smartphones and social media. New data reveals how that experiment has gone and it’s NOT GOOD. An entire generation (Generation Z) displays levels of anxiety never before seen, but there is HOPE! This series, which is based on sociologist and researcher Jonathan Haidt’s book, “The Anxious Generation”, will explore the research findings about the effects of these new technologies on kids, discover connections to scripture, and reveal solutions to the struggles so many face related to the issues of tech and social media. Join us to hear more about what Pastor Scott calls the MOST important book for parents and grandparents in the last 30 years! This series runs from August 3—September 7.
Weekday Small Groups!! Small Groups are taking a break for the summer. Both groups plan to resume in September. Thanks for a great year of small groups!
Summer Food Challenge Continues! Join us again this summer as we try and help keep the shelves at Christian Helping Hands Food Bank stocked! We’ll do the challenge against Southminster Presbyterian Church in Missouri City to see which church can collect the most food per capita. The challenge runs June—August. Last Sunday, July 27th, Peace brought in 88 lbs of food with 42 people in attendance, which is 2.10 lbs/person. Southminster collected 75 lbs and 75 people, which is 1.00 lbs/person. The total number of pounds of food donated through July 27th from Peace is 676 lbs, whereas Southminster has contributed 1062 pounds for a combined total of 1738 pounds. Overall, the church with the lead in the lbs/person ultimate battle (as of July 27th) is Peace with 2.22 lbs/person, with Southminster just behind us at 1.92 lbs/person. We have 5 weeks left to donate and try to keep the coveted Soup Can trophy for the next year, so let’s do our best! No matter what, our community wins when we bring much needed food to the food pantry!
Prayer for Schools in 2025 Planned! Peace Church has volunteered to join hundreds of other Christians across Pearland and Alvin to pray for our schools as kids and teachers prepare to resume classes soon. Our great ministry partner, Modern Acts, has organized the prayer walk again this year on Sunday, August 10th, from 3-5 p.m. We will meet with folks from the other churches for a brief rally at Manvel Jr. High (7302 McCoy Rd in Manvel) at 3 and head to our assigned school, Silverlake Elementary, to pray at 4. Please sign up on the bulletin board or let Pastor Scott know you can help with this great way to bless our community in prayer!
12th Annual Susan Jenkins Memorial Peace for Pearland Golf Tournament planned! Mark your calendars now for this great annual outreach, mission, and stewardship event! The tournament will be on Friday, October 3rd, 9 a.m. start at the Pearland Golf Club at Country Place. As always, EVERYONE in the church is needed to help in SOME way. Pastor Scott will be sharing lots of ways to help over the next few months. Right now, however, we need EVERYONE at Peace to choose a business they will frequent that they will ask to be a sponsor of the tournament. And take a sponsor/golfer packet and flyer or two to give them! Packets are in the lobby on the counter. Registration is NOW OPEN! Please go to www.peacepres.net/golf_tournament to register your team TODAY!! Thanks!
Peace Prayer Net
Prayers & Praises for Peace Family and Our Families and Friends: Prayers for everyone who was affected by the flood tragedies in the Texas Hill Country, the Carolinas, New Mexico, and Chicago Prayers of thanksgiving for the response of our community and the larger body of Christ for springing into action to help flood rescue, recovery, and remediation efforts. Prayers for Cheryl Lollar’s cousin Yvonne’s husband, who underwent a badly needed kidney transplant. Prayers for Vicki’s daughter Kathryn who continues to heal at home and prayers for provision as she will have large medical bills and no health insurance. Prayers for Cay Cummings whose shoulder surgery was delayed and now has to wait one more month. Prayers for healing and comfort for Sarah Phipps, who continues to suffer from seizures, and for Ron and Anita as they make decisions about her treatment and living situation. Prayers for comfort and peace for Ed Gomez, who is fighting pancreatic cancer.
