Church News
8th Grade Confirmation Retreat
February 24-25, 2012. Parents, please return the registration form and payment to Pastor Burma by February 1st. As this is a required retreat, if your child is unable to attend, you will need to speak with Pastor Burma to explain the reason. The information sheet with registration form is available on the Peace website (www.aliveinpeace.org).
Enjoying The Journey
Enjoying the Journey - 2/20-2/24
I will try to send out a quick summary or question for each of the passages the rest of the way through Mark. Here are the readings for this week are from Mark 12 and 13. These all happen during Holy Week, the week in which Jesus would be crucified.
- Monday, February 20, 2012: Mark 12:35-40 – This passage is part of Jesus’ confrontation with the religious leaders of the day. He uses it to warn the people about those who say one thing but do another.
- Tuesday, February 21, 2012: Mark 12:41-44 – Stewardship is not about how much you give, but the faith you place in the one who gave it to you!
- Wednesday, February 22, 2012: Mark 13:1-13 – This begins Jesus’ discussion about the end of times. At times He is referring to the destruction of Jerusalem, others to the persecution of the Church, and others to the end times. For the most part, he is speaking in this section about the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 a.d. (about 40 years in the future).
- Thursday, February 23, 2012: Mark 13:14-27 – Jesus begins with the focus on the destruction of Jerusalem, but quickly moves to His second coming, even quoting from the Old Testament to show what it was taking about.
- Friday, February 24, 2012: Mark 13:28-37 – Jesus warns us to be ready, to look for the signs, but not to worry about trying to figure out the hour or the day. Simply treat each day as it might be the day He returns.
Welcome To Peace Lutheran Church
Columbus, Nebraska
We Are a Friendly Church
You'll like the warm atmosphere and the genuine interest shown in you. We try hard to see that "you're a stranger only once."
We Are a Christ Centered Church
We proclaim Jesus Christ as the only Savior of men. Our task is to bring people to Christ and Christ to people. We believe the Bible alone holds the keys to the basic question of life.
We Are a Purposeful Church
We believe that God saved people for a purpose. Through Christ He wants to give people an abundant life. That life is expressed in loving service to God and others.
Traditional and Contemporary Services
- Sunday Worship: 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM
- Saturday Worship: 6:00 PM
- Sunday School and Bible Classes: 9:15 AM
Home: Peace Lutheran Church - Columbus, NE
First Quarter Mission Offering
The Evangelism Board has chosen the Timothy Lutheran Seminary in Papua New Guinea to be the recipient of the January through March Mission offerings. To give, use the Mission envelope in your offering box or one of the blue envelopes in the pew rack, mark it for missions, and make your check payable to Peace Lutheran Church.
High School Youth Calendar
- Every Sunday – 9:15 am – High School Bible Study in Youth Room
- February 22 – Small Groups
- February 29 – Small Groups
Middle School Youth Calendar
- February 19 – 6pm – Boys in Youth Room, Girls at Burma’s, 2564 Pershing Rd
- February 26 – 6pm – Duct Tape Night!!!
All youth grades 6-8 are invited to Duct Tape Night, in the Peace Youth Room on Sunday, February 26, starting at 6pm. Duct Tape is a night dedicated to (what else) Duct Tape. The night will be a Duct Tape Competition (awards given for Most Original, Most Practical, and Most Bizarre), Duct Tape games, and lessons taught by Duct Tape. As usual there will also be food (not made of Duct Tape, although that would be interesting) and time to hang out with friends and meet new ones.
Junior Youth – Youth Quake!!! What's a YouthQuake? It's an amazing weekend (April 13-15, 2012) of fun, spiritual growth especially designed for grades 6th-8th. There will be 500 other youth and adult leaders, two bands, an amazing speaker, games, food, time to hang out with your friends, and time to make new friends. Cost for this event is $132. If you would like your child to go, but money is an issue, please speak to Pastor Burma. For more information and a registration form, check out the Junior Youth space on the Ministry Board in the Fellowship Hall. Early-bird deadline is February 1st!!!