Tag Archives: mercy ministries

Youth from Peace serve the Love Inc meal

Posted on October 28, 2011 by admin

We were blessed to be able to serve a delicious, and amazingly varied, meal of hot dogs, enchiladas,  beef stew with biscuits, chop suey, vegetables, and dessert to over 50 people at Love Inc meal site. That number includes 17 women and children residing at the Transitional Living Center. A … Continue reading →

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Haiti Food Pack Update

Posted on October 11, 2011 by admin

  Dear Friends , We thank all those who signed up for our food pack for Haiti. We still have openings on all pack shifts and we’d like to fill every table so that we can send the maximum amount … Continue reading →

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Please Visit Pastor Ron Bachman’s CaringBridge website

Posted on October 4, 2011 by admin

Pastor Ron Bachman’s wife, Laura, just sent me a link to his CaringBridge website.  As many of you know  Pastor Ron had a large cancerous tumor removed from his colon and has begun a course of chemotherapy. Pastor Ron and … Continue reading →

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Sermon reflection for Sunday March 27: Jesus frees us to be open about our struggles, and to encourage one another.

Posted on March 29, 2011 by admin

At a recent confirmation class I was teaching the students about what it meant for Jesus to be both fully human and fully divine. It’s important for us to remember that in being human, Jesus was vulnerable, or open, to … Continue reading →

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Fight Cold and Hunger with Thrivent and Love, Inc.

Posted on October 11, 2010 by admin

As we have recently experienced the cool nights of fall, it is apparent that WINTER is quickly closing in. With it, colder weather and the need for WARM, WINTER COATS. Last year we distributed over 652 winter coats to children … Continue reading →

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Free Audiobook: Tim Keller’s Ministries of Mercy

Posted on August 5, 2010 by admin

This month’s free audiobook from Christian Audio is Tim Keller’s Ministries of Mercy: The Call of the Jericho Road. I believe this is one of the most thoughtful and practical books available on the subject of how to serve the … Continue reading →

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Fifty People served at the Love, Inc Meal

Posted on July 22, 2010 by admin

The people of Peace were blessed to serve 50 people at the Love, Inc meal site on Thursday July 22. This number includes 15 women and children from the Transitional Living Center. Many thanks to the people who provided food and served the meal!

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July Announcements

Posted on July 5, 2010 by admin

Women of ELCA News & Information Women’s Retreat Weekend at Pine Lake Camp in Waupaca WI will be held August 21-22, 2010.  A second retreat is scheduled for September 17-19, 2010. Twenty-third Annual Southeast Wisconsin WELCA Convention will be held … Continue reading →

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First Sunday-Food Sunday

Posted on July 2, 2010 by admin

Be patriotic for the 4th of July and donate items that are red, white, or blue.  Let’s donate red items like jam (strawberry), jello (cherry, strawberry, raspberry), ketchup, canned tomatoes, spaghetti sauce; white items like mayonnaise, salad dressing, vanilla pudding, … Continue reading →

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Weeping and rejoicing…together…as the body of Christ

Posted on June 5, 2010 by admin

Death and graduation. Lately I’ve been pondering how some families in our congregation grieving the death of loved ones, while at the same time some are celebrating graduations. Weeping and rejoicing…together. This is part of what it means to be … Continue reading →

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Life, In Spite of Me: Extraordinary Hope After a Fatal Choice

Posted on May 8, 2010 by admin

Jenny Voss has recommended the book “Life, In Spite of Me” by the daughter of one of her co-workers. From the books jacket: She wanted to die. God had other plans. Why does my life have to be so painful? … Continue reading →

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Announcements

Posted on May 6, 2010 by admin

First Sunday-Food Sunday We delivered 105 items to the Love Inc. food pantry this past week.  Included were 14 meat products (beef stew, ham, tuna, etc), 12 packages of cake/muffin/biscut mixes and 6 cans of frosting, 11 packages of pasta … Continue reading →

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Announcements for the week of April 11, 2010

Posted on April 15, 2010 by admin

First Sunday-Food Sunday We delivered 145 items to the Love Inc. food pantry this past week.  Included were 19 cans of vegetables (mostly diced tomatoes), 13 boxes of cereal, 12 cans/jars of fruit, 11 packages of spaghetti/pasta noodles, 11 jars … Continue reading →

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Mercy Ministry update from Jeanne Rateike

Posted on February 12, 2010 by admin

First Sunday-Food Sunday We delivered 228 items to the Love Inc. food pantry this past week.  Again, we had a good assortment of breakfast items including 2 boxes of pancake mix, 1 bottle of pancake syrup, 2 boxes of instant … Continue reading →

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Mercy Ministry updates from Jeanne Rateike

Posted on December 10, 2009 by admin

First Sunday-Food Sunday WOW!!  Did you ever make the extra effort to help make Christmas a happy time for people who use the food pantry at Love, Inc.  We delivered 375 items to the food pantry! We took canned meat, … Continue reading →

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