For the best viewing experience, please read this email on a computer. If you're on a phone or tablet, turn your device to landscape. | | Prince of Peace builds disciples of Jesus who know God, grow together, and serve the world. | | Congratulations, Lay Deacon Jessica Landon! | | | |
Join us this Sunday, November 1st at the 10:30AM worship service where we will install Jessica Landon as a Prince of Peace Lay Deacon. | | |
Pastor Michael and Brad Womble leave this Monday to travel to Guatemala. They will be gone from November 2–7 for a vision trip with Children’s Hope Chest. During their time there, they’ll learn more about the needs of the local community and explore ways Prince of Peace may be able to come alongside this ministry and make a meaningful difference.
We invite you to watch the video to learn more about Children’s Hope Chest and join us in praying for Pastor Michael and Brad—for safe travels, meaningful connections, and God’s guidance as we seek new opportunities to Serve the World.
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Help Us Livestream Our
8:00 AM Worship Service!
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We're looking for volunteers to help livestream our 8:00 AM Sunday worship service! It's easier than you might think—simply turn on the system, start the livestream and recording, monitor the feed, and shut everything down when the service ends.
No experience necessary! Training will be provided, and we're only asking for a commitment of one Sunday a month.
Help us share our 8:00 AM worship service with those who can't join us in person!
POC: Jon Gross
| | It's not too late to join the Discover Experience! | | |
The Discover Experience begins this Sunday, November 1, at 9:15 AM in Room 21, and there's still time to join us! Come explore the Christian faith, ask questions, and discover how God's story connects with your own. Pastor Michael will lead us through engaging discussions and fun object lessons as we dig deeper into what we believe and how we live out our faith at Prince of Peace. You don't need to have attended Meet Prince of Peace to participate. We'd love to have you join us!
POC: Tiffany Sears
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KNOW GOD THROUGH WORSHIP
Sunday Worship
8:00AM
10:30AM
Sunday School 9:15AM
Spanish Worship
9:00 AM
Amharic Worship
3:00 PM
| | | Holy Communion is served at the 8:00 on the 1st & 3rd Sundays and at the 10:30 on the 2nd & 4th Sundays. 5th Sundays and celebration Sundays have communion at both the 8:00 & 10:30 services. | | |
Our Angel Tree goes up this Sunday, November 1! Through Prison Fellowship Angel Tree, Prince of Peace has the opportunity to share the love and hope of Jesus with children and families impacted by incarceration this Christmas.
Beginning Sunday, you'll be able to select an Angel Tree card and purchase a gift for a child. Each card represents a specific gift, and together we can help make Christmas special for these children and their families.
Visit poplc.org/angeltree2026 for detailed information, volunteer opportunities, and updates throughout the season. This page will be our Angel Tree home base, so bookmark it and check back often as we add more details!
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Youth Group Silent Basket Auction
Sunday, November 15th, 9 am-12 pm
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On Sunday, November 15th, from 9 am to Noon, we are hosting a Silent Basket Auction to raise funds for our Summer Youth Mission Trip to Elizabeth City, NC. We are asking grow groups and individuals to donate themed baskets of at least a $50 value. Please submit the form to sign up to bring a basket. All basket donations must be dropped off by Monday, November 9th.
POC: Alex Lillis
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Holiday Giving Opportunities
As the holidays approach, ECHO is also collecting donations to help local families celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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Thanksgiving – Donations due November 21: Gift baskets or grocery gift cards to help families enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner.
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Christmas Toys – Donations due December 5: New toys are needed for ECHO's holiday toy distribution, where parents can select gifts for their children.
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Christmas Dinner – Donations due December 19: Grocery gift cards to help families purchase a Christmas meal.
Where to Drop Off Donations
All donations may be dropped off at Prince of Peace. Non-perishable food and other donated items can be placed in the white donation bin in the hallway near the church office. Please bring all gift cards directly to the church office and give them to Brad or Tiffany.
Thank you for helping ECHO care for families in our community this holiday season!
| | Our Search Is Underway — We Need Your Help! | | |
Our School Ministry Search Team is looking for the next leader of our school ministries, and we need your help spreading the word!
If you know someone with a heart for children, strong leadership skills, and a passion for Christian education, please take a moment to nominate them! We also encourage everyone to share this opportunity with friends, family, teachers, school administrators, and others in your community. You never know who might help us connect with the right person!
The job description and nomination form are available at poplc.org/jobs, and interested candidates can send their resumes to searchteam@poplc.org.
As many of you know, after 28 years of faithful service as a teacher and principal, our beloved Mrs. Lisa Wentzel will be retiring at the end of the 2027 school year. We are incredibly grateful for her dedication, leadership, and love for the children and families of Prince of Peace. We look forward to celebrating Lisa and her wonderful ministry in the months ahead!
Please keep Lisa, our school families and staff, and the Search Team in your prayers as we prepare for this transition.
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Updated October 31, 2026
Bill asked his friend, Mike, “Do you have an estate plan in place?” Mike answered, “I really am not very motivated to get after that task. Our children are far better off financially than we are, and they really don’t need the small inheritance we will give them. So why bother?” Bill responded, “What a blessing that your children are so financially secure. But have you ever thought that you have something far more valuable to share with them? All their life, you have pointed them to Jesus. What would you think about summarizing that focus in one final statement that you include in your estate documents?” Mike replied, “I haven’t thought about it before. I should have. But that does sound like something I should be doing. I don’t want to put that off.”
Your LCMS Foundation Gift Planning Counselor has some examples of Christian Preambles/Family Blessings. Even a simple worksheet, to get you started on the task of creating your concise statement of faith, as you exhort future generations coming after you to continue walking in the faith, just as you have.
For help getting started, contactPastor John Denninger, our Southeastern District Gift Planning Counselor - John.Denninger@LFND.org.
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