Annual Crawfish Boil 6/8

Posted on 2025-05-24 in General, Newsletter |

THE ANNUAL PENTECOST CRAWFISH BOIL!
JUNE 8 – Following Worship
 
Come celebrate Pentecost Sunday, June 8…and the Annual Peace Crawfish Boil! We’ll have a boil of crawfish (hopefully…if the season allows), shrimp, sausage, corn, potatoes, onions and mushrooms served with baguette bread. There will also be hotdogs, chips, and macaroni and cheese, as well as tea and lemonade to drink. There is a suggested donation of $25 per adult or $50 per family, or $5 for children or non-crawfish eaters. If you wish to donate online, you can do so through the Give button and drop-down menu on the Peace website (though please also RSVP).

Celebrate Graduates 6/8

Posted on 2025-05-24 in General, Newsletter |

Celebrating Graduates Pentecost Sunday – June 8


On this Pentecost Sunday, we will celebrate graduates and offer a blessing for them in worship (whether in person or from a distance). Please plan to attend if you or someone you know and love is graduating from school or a training program. And, please let us know the names of those who we can bless and celebrate by emailing office@peaceaustin.org

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Potluck 5/25-6/1

Posted on 2025-05-24 in Community Connections, General, Newsletter |

These last two regular weeks of potluck…before the Crawfish Boil on June 8 and a summer pause on post-worship meal fellowship…the topics will be Pastor/Vicar’s Choice (or…if you’re daring…Stump the Pastor/Vicar :-). Come bring some food, your appetite, and your curiosity…and see what Pastor Carolyn and Vicar Brady have to share about recent reading, studies, or conversation topics based on current events.

Potluck Topics 3/9 – 4/13

Posted on 2025-03-07 in Community Connections, General, Newsletter |

Sundays – March 9 & 16

We are Dust – Reflecting & Planning for Life’s End

On Ash Wednesday, we receive a sign of ashes and are told, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” We don’t often stop to reflect on returning to dust…or our wishes for the end of our earthly lives. And if ever there is a time to do so, perhaps it is now. 

After Sunday worship, in the first two weeks of Lent, we will reflect on funerals and purpose they serve in our faith life. We will also have the opportunity to reflect and record some of our own wishes for our funerals…or to prepare to discuss the wishes of our loved ones.

If you cannot attend these sessions in person, we are hoping to also have an online version of this same series. Please let us know if you are interested, and we will work on scheduling those gatherings once we know who wishes to participate.

Sundays – March 23 & 30 & April 13

Water from the Well Discipleship Series

As Lent comes to an end, we will turn our focus to our life of discipleship. These sessions are especially designed for those who are discerning whether Peace might be their official church home…and for those who want to get to know those who are newest to our community.

We will begin each session with a story from Scripture for all ages. After the story, young children may choose art materials to work with while adults continue in conversation about our sacred stories and our lives as we deepen our relationships and our faith together.


Lent and Holy Week

Posted on 2025-02-28 in General, Newsletter |

 

Potluck Topic 3/2/2025

Posted on 2025-02-28 in Community Connections, General, Newsletter |

Post Worship Potluck  – Lutheran Rosary

As we prepare to enter the Lenten season and try to come closer to God in the mystery of the 40 days, I would like to introduce the discipline of praying the Lutheran Rosary. As mentioned in last week’s sermon, prayer is not something that comes naturally to me but I want to practice. Doing so with an object is one way that I imagine helping. The Lutheran Rosary, or the Wreath of Christ, was developed by a Swedish bishop emeritus in the 90s and is a now beloved practice for many christians of any number of denominations. We will spend our potluck time making our own Wreaths, learning the prayers, and discussing other Lenten practices that help us to get close to God. The material will be provided for you. Please bring yourself and a dish to share or just bring yourself!

Potluck Topic 2/23/2025

Posted on 2025-02-22 in Community Connections, General, Newsletter |

Post Worship Potluck – Game Day!
 
After worship this Sunday, we’ll share lunch and play some games. The congregation council had fun playing the game Wavelength at their recent retreat…so we’ll bring that and a few other games to share in some fun fellowship time. Feel free to bring a dish to share if you can…or just bring yourself!

Potluck Topic 2/16/25

Posted on 2025-02-15 in Community Connections, General, Newsletter |

Sermon Stammtisch with Vicar Brady
 
This week in the gospel, we encounter Luke’s unique telling of the Beatitudes, with both “blessings” and “woes.” Come reflect on the sermon and what Luke’s telling of the gospel means for our lives today.

Potluck Topic 2/9/25

Posted on 2025-02-15 in Community Connections, General, Newsletter |

Bible Study – Overview of Luke
 
We are in Year C of our three year lectionary cycle for worship (where we read primarily from Matthew, Mark, and Luke in different years…with a bit of John sprinkled throughout). This is the year of Luke. At potluck this week, we will do an overview of how the different gospels fit together, and we will discuss what makes Luke unique among them. Bring a dish to share if you can, and plan to join in!

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