E-notes (Page 13)

September 23, 2022 Dear Peace members and friends, It’s an exciting Sunday ahead! This Sunday we will welcome to Peace and the Adult Education Hour (10:45am), Dean Phillips, who represents Minnesota’s 3rd congressional district (which includes Bloomington) in the U.S. House of Representatives. I have asked him to speak about gun violence, gun safety, and current gun violence legislation. I’m also hopeful that time allows for a question-and-answer opportunity. Join us for this informative hour with Congressman Phillips! This week in worship (9:30am), we continue in…

September 16, 2022 Dear Peace members and friends, At the end of today’s e-note, I have an important announcement and invitation to our Sunday morning Adult Education Hour a week from this Sunday, September 25,th that I think many of you will be interested in, so be sure to read today’s note to the end.  This Sunday, I’m looking forward to preaching about relationships. Relationships—be they marriage or any kind of partnership or close friendship—often just happen. But after we realize we’re in relationship with another human…

September 9, 2022 Dear Peace members and friends, It’s great to be back from vacation! The time away was refreshing and renewing and I’m excited about the months ahead, seeing all of you, and making the most of the all the opportunities to grow in faith and life this fall season.  It begins this Sunday, “Gathering” Sunday. In worship (9:30am), we’ll begin a new fall sermon series: “Great Stories of the Bible.” Over the next weeks, we’ll look at some familiar Biblical stories and…

September 2, 2022 Dear Peace Members and Friends, I began writing this from under the English Channel! For an old train guy like me, it’s still fun to travel this way (especially on much, much faster trains than those I worked on! 186 mph!). After a whirlwind drive through southern Ireland and a brief time in Paris, Marcie and I are on our way to London. It’s been a wonderful vacation and a fun time away. I do hope that…