Posts by Pastor Jeff Engholm (Page 2)

Our Thanksgiving festivities last weekend have paved the way for our Advent activities to begin! Our Wednesday evening Midweek Suppers & Services have started…tomorrow we will be making lefse, krumkake, and decorating gingerbread houses…and our Sunday School kids have begun practicing for their Christmas program to be held after worship on December 14. Lots going on at Peace! This Sunday morning will be the second Sunday in Advent, so we’ll be lighting the second candle of the Advent Wreath during…

Greetings from Peace Lutheran Church! It’s Thanksgiving Weekend and the holiday season is officially upon us! Have you seen the latest edition of our Partners magazine? Take a look to see all the special activities for the whole congregation! Many thanks to everyone who returned their Commitment Cards as we celebrated our annual Stewardship Sunday last week. Thanks, also, to all those who donated pies for our annual PIE FEST! This week marks the beginning of the season of Advent,…

Greetings from Peace Lutheran Church! In spite of this long string of grey, cloudy days, we continue to celebrate the light of Christ in our lives, especially as we head into the coming season of Advent. Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and holiday events will soon be upon us. Please make sure you check our church calendar for special activities for the whole congregation! Last Sunday it was fun to have our Sunday School Singers share a joyful song…

Greetings from Peace Lutheran Church! Were you able to see the Northern Lights on display this past week? I’m sorry to say that I was never in a place to actually see them myself, but the pictures that I saw were gorgeous – one more sign of the power and beauty of God’s stunning creation! Last Sunday we held our annual Harvest Pack in the Fellowship Hall. After worship we gathered together and packed 15,000 meals in just over an…

Greetings from Peace Lutheran Church! The calendar page has turned, our clocks have been set back an hour, and we have landed in November! Last weekend we had a beautiful All Saints Sunday service where we remembered all the saints of our congregation. We lit candles, prayed prayers, and read over 100 names of our beloved departed during worship! Last week at Confirmation we talked about the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives, and then we talked about…

Greetings from Peace Lutheran Church as the last days of October soon turn to cooler days of November! I continue to be grateful to be serving this congregation that has so many fine program opportunities – Bible Studies, Sunday School, Adult Education, music offerings, and so much more! (Didn’t the Sunday School Singers sound great during last week’s Reformation Service? And our Confirmation Students are looking forward to being more visible on Sunday mornings as they welcome people to worship!…

Greetings from Peace! October is winding now, which means that it’s time for our annual celebration of our Lutheran heritage this week on Reformation Sunday! Please join us this Sunday morning at 9:30am when we gather for a festive worship service followed by our “Harvest Fest!” During worship we’ll sing, pray, and hear a message about the life of Martin Luther and the beginning of the Reformation that took place over 500 years ago. And then after worship during the…

Greetings from Peace Lutheran Church! It’s been a cool, drizzly few days outside at Peace, but it’s been nice and dry inside! We’ll just have to wait and see what the rest of these fall days have in store for us! Last Sunday morning we had a great day – our kids blessed the Lutheran World Relief Personal Care Kits during the Children’s Message, we learned about healthy sleep practices during the Adult Education Hour, and the Transition Team held…

Greetings from Peace Lutheran Church! What a great week we’ve just had! On Sunday, we gathered for worship, Sunday School, Personal Care Kit Packing, and another Transition Forum during our Adult Education Hour. On Monday our Transition Team met to take our next steps forward in the Call Process. (Have you signed up for a Listening Session yet?) And on Wednesday night our Confirmation Kids experienced firsthand what it means to “walk by faith and not by sight” by leading…

Welcome to the first weekend of October! Where did the summer go? Where did the beginning of fall go? Temperatures will soon be dropping (I think next week already!) and we’re on our way to those wonderful fall colors! This past week I had the joy of spending a few days up in Alexandria at the annual Bishop’s Theological Retreat with about a hundred other pastors from the Minneapolis Area Synod. We spent time in worship, prayer, and conversation, as…

Greetings to everyone from Peace Lutheran Church! In the past couple of weeks our church leadership has been gathering for a variety of reasons: The Service and Mission Committee met to discuss their upcoming service projects, the Listening Sessions Team gathered to organize the transitional work we’ll be leading in the next couple of months, and the Church Council met to carry on with their ongoing leadership responsibilities. Peace is a vibrant congregation with excellent lay leaders! Coming up this…

Greetings to all! It’s September and we’re just a few days away from the official start of Fall! The temperatures are just beginning to drop, the leaves are just beginning to turn, and pumpkin spice lattes are just beginning to appear in our coffee cups! And speaking of beginnings, many new things are beginning (or beginning again!) here at Peace. Sunday School has started, Confirmation classes have begun, the Choir has returned, and we’re off and running into a new…