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Prince of Peace builds disciples of Jesus who know God, grow together, and serve the world.

KNOW GOD THROUGH WORSHIP

Sunday Worship

8:00 am – Traditional

10:30 am – Contemporary

(9:15 AM Sunday School

for Children and Adults)



Spanish Worship

9:00 AM

Amharic Worship

3:00 PM

 Live-stream 

Sundays at 10:30 AM

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 have communion at both the 8:00 & 10:30.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

As we start a new season of Advent, the BoSL invites you to prayerfully consider donating a special end-of-year gift for our amazing pastors, ministers, and staff. 

God has blessed us richly through these devoted believers, whose work helps us to better Know God, Grow Together, and Serve the World. 

Please share your appreciation with them this Advent season with words of encouragement, prayers for them and their families, and by noting “staff gift” on your donation by December 31, 2025.

We praise God for His abundant blessings, so many of which come through our faithful Prince of Peace leaders and staff.

Happy Advent!

Board of Servant Leaders (BoSL)

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

Each evening we’ll welcome up to 49 neighbors in need here inside Prince of Peace, providing a warm meal, a safe place to sleep, and breakfast in the morning. FACETS staff will be on-site, and we need your help to make this week of care possible.

If you can donate supplies or serve in person, please sign up and help us “Serve the World” this winter!

Thank you to everyone who has already picked up an Angel Tree card—your generosity is truly a blessing. Just a reminder: please return your wrapped gifts with the Angel Tree card attached no later than this Sunday, December 14.

Delivering the gifts to families is completely optional, but we do need volunteers to help. Deliveries will begin this Monday, December 15, so if you’re interested in helping with that meaningful step, please let us know by emailing Tiffany.

You can also virtually sponsor a child directly using the link included below!

Calendar

This Week

Dec 14 - POP Annual Christmas Concert 4:00pm

Dec 17 - Noon Advent Worship & Lunch

Dec 17-18 - Christmas School Chapel 9:10am

Dec 20 - Kingdom Club

Upcoming

Dec 24 - Christmas Eve Services - 3pm, 5pm, 7pm

Dec 25 - Christmas Day Worship - 10am

Dec 28 - Worship at 10am only (No 8:00)

Dec 28 - Jan 4 - Hypothermia Week

Dec 29 - Men's lunch at Milano's 12:30pm

For more details on all events read below, visit our website, or email info@poplc.org.

Holy Comforters is having their annual quilt sale through Dec. 20th. We have quilts for kids, quilts for adults, baby bibs, and more. The funds from the sale of these quilts helps us to purchase batting as well as to ship our quilts for Lutheran World Relief overseas. Please stop by the Narthex to look at our wonderful quilts made by our volunteers and purchase. What a great gift one of these would make for Christmas! Contact Arla Albers for details.

All students in Grades 1-6 are invited to join us for an evening of fellowship, games, and fun! Our December Kingdom Club will meet on Saturday, December 20th, from 5:30pm to 7:00pm, in the Youth Room. We will have pizza and many fun games and activities. Please register your child by December 17th if they plan to attend!

Prince of Peace is replacing the folding chairs used in the Fellowship Hall. If you would like some of the old chairs to use at home, please come and get them during the month of December. Please let Brad know how many you are taking.

Have you started thinking about your New Year’s resolution? Are you hoping to read your Bible more and grow in community? Then 2026 is your year!

Join the Read Your Bible in a Year Grow Group! Christy Brown is leading a virtual accountability group that meets once a week on Monday evenings to dive into the Word and enjoy a casual check-in together. The reading plan also includes built-in catch-up time for when “life happens.”

Be on the lookout for Christy’s testimony about how the Lord worked in her life throughout 2025 as she committed to reading the Bible in a year.

Contact Christy Brown to register or get more information.

More Upcoming Dates

Jan 11 - New Member Celebration

Jan 17 - Kingdom Club

Jan 18 - Meet Prince of Peace

Jan 24 - Chili Cook-Off

Jan 25 - National Lutheran Schools Week 10:30am

Prince of Peace Sermon Podcast

Prince of Peace is now broadcasting our sermons on some podcast apps. Just search "Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Springfield VA" or use this link on your favorite podcast tool. You can also visit https://poplcva.podbean.com or email

streaming@poplc.org for more information.

There's an app for that!

Did you know that Prince of Peace has a directory app! You can even update your own personal information. Click the button for the directions on downloading the app and creating your profile. If you would like to know more please email info@poplc.org.