Life of Peace
WELCOME!! If you are a guest with us here at Peace Church, welcome! Our prayer is that you find our family of faith warm and welcoming and that you consider joining us again soon. Below are announcements about the many ways we are involved in our community and how we seek to bless it. If you have any questions or want to get involved in anything you read about below, don’t hesitate to ask me or call or text Pastor Scott’s phone at (936) 520-7711. And if there is ever anything at all we can do for you, please just ask!
Online & In Person Team Meetings: Congregational Meeting Sunday, April 14th, at 11am in the sanctuary. Stewardship team meets Sunday, April 14th, 12:30 p.m. on Zoom. Session meets Sunday, April 21st at 12:30pm.
Sunday School Classes:
App Sunday School Class Curriculum: Love In Chaos. We are currently working through Bob Goff’s “Love In Chaos: Good News for a Divided Culture.” Join our group as we engage in this six-session series as Bob helps us answer these questions. Learn what it looks like to follow Jesus and obey his commands even in a time of chaos. The App Class meets in the Grappling Zone lobby (to the left of the church entrance) on Sundays at 11:15 a.m. All are invited!
Adult Acts Class: The Adult Acts class is studying the book “Refresh Your Prayers: Uncommon Devotions to Restore Power and Praise” by Lori Hatcher. Book is available on Amazon or other book retailers. All are welcome to join the class. Vicki Evans is the leader of this class. Adult Acts Class meets every Sunday at 11:15am In-Person in the back room at the church (No longer meeting on Zoom).
PeaceKids & PeaceYouth Sunday School: Children (PreK—4th grade) and youth (5th—12th grade) classes meet in-person at the church at 11:15am! We'd love to have your kids join us!
Peace Youth Next Meetings: Our youth event for this weekend is the Brazos Bend camping trip on Friday April 12—Saturday April 13. No Sunday meeting on April 14. The next even will be games & discussion on Sunday, April 21st, 5-7 p.m.
New Sermon Series: Leave a Legacy! What will you leave behind when it’s time for you to be called home to heaven? What will your friends and relatives left behind remember most about you? What lasting impact are you making in the world right NOW? We’ll dive into these and many other questions as we look at what it means to leave a legacy of faith when we are gone from this earth. Now is the time to consider what legacy you will leave when you are gone! This sermon series runs from April 14th—May 19th. Join us and invite a friend!
Small Groups! All small groups are taking a break for the rest of the spring and summer. We’ll resume with The Chosen, season 2 small groups in the fall!
Elder Nomination: The 2024 Nominating Committee is nominating Cathryn Cummings to fulfill a vacated elder position through December 2024. Please plan to attend the congregational meeting called for Sunday, April 14th at 11am in the sanctuary to elect her.
College Care Package Donations Needed! We’ll be packing college care packages for our college students on Sunday, April 14th. Please consider donating toward these gifts of love. Here’s the list of items needed: Garden Salsa Sun Chips (small bag), sour cream & onion or veggie flavored Ritz crackers, jerky, Chex mix, granola bars, KitKats, Twix candy bars, apricots, cranberries, chocolate orange flavored Milano cookies, Kellogg nutra grain bars in strawberry or mixed berry, peppermint gum, “Peeps” Easter candy, Ferrero Roche candy, blueberry breakfast bars, highlighters, note cards, pens, pencils, etc. Please donate these items by 12:30 p.m. on April 14th. Thanks!
Drive Through Prayer & Food Drive Scheduled! Mark your calendars now for our next event to bless our community through prayer and collecting food on Saturday, April 27th, 10am—12pm. We need lots of volunteers to hold signs and smile and wave! Please sign up on the bulletin board to help with this great event!
Baby Shower Scheduled for Laura Caudill: On Sunday May 5th at 3:30pm, a baby shower for Laura and their almost-ready baby boy will be held at the Cummings’ House (4830 Cloverfield Drive) and all ladies of the church are invited! Laura and Matt have a baby registry set up at Babylist.com (although they stress that gifts are NOT necessary, but your presence is absolutely requested!). If you are uncomfortable placing any online orders through Babylist, you are welcome to bring diapers, or give Carrie money and she will purchase something online on your behalf (please allow enough time for that order and delivery to happen before May 5 if you choose that option). Cake, punch, and light snacks will be served! Let’s welcome baby boy Caudill with the love of the Peace family.
Mark Your Calendar for Vacation Bible School! Join us as we head DOWN UNDER for Outback Rock VBS 2024! This amazing weekend for kids will be July 26-28 (Friday—Sunday). More information to come!
Mark Your Calendar for the Golf Tournament! Our 11th Annual Susan Jenkins Memorial Peace for Pearland Golf Tournament will be Friday, October 18th at 9 a.m. A leadership team is forming so please let Pastor Scott know if you can join it to help out. EVERYONE in the church will need to help in some way to make this very important fundraising and outreach event happen!
Peace Choir Rehearsals: Peace Choir rehearses on Sunday afternoons at 12:30pm led by Cay Cummings. Join us!!
Peace Prayer Net
Prayers & Praises for Peace Family: Prayers for all Peace Family members. Praise for the safe arrival of Grace Newsom’s nephew Asher. Prayers for Ben Cummings. Continued prayers for healing for Lucie Falgoust, Marcia and Roland’s granddaughter, who is healing from her most recent surgery. Prayers for Cay Cummings’ boyfriend Randy and his children who need prayer after a family emergency in which Cay to need to fly out to Sacramento to help out with last week. Praise for Bo Braddock coming to lead worship for us!
Prayers for Family and Friends: Praise for Amy Peterson, Carrie Cummings’s friend and co-worker, who completed her last chemo treatment for breast cancer.
