Words of Peace - Peace Lutheran Church

Words of Peace 

The Words Inside 

A Word from the Pastors 1-6 

A Word from the Council 7 

Notes From Pastor Nana 8-9 

Ministry Reports 10, 12-14 

A Letter from the Call Committee 11 

New Bible Study 15 

The Lazarus Project 16-17 

Notes from our members 18-20 

Calendar 21 

For the Month 22 

Easter Flowers Order Form 23 

Holy Week Worship Service 14 

The Rev. Mark 

Blice-Baum 

Interim Pastor 

prmark@sharingpeace.org 

The Rev. Abebe Tafesse 

Assistant Pastor 

pastorabebe@sharingpeace.org 

The Rev. Nana Opoku 

Assistant Pastor 

pastornana@sharingpeace.org 

Sue Clark 

Council President 

Amy M. Acland 

Parish Secretary 

info@sharingpeace.org 

A Word from Pastor Mark 

Dear Friends at Peace, 

Our 40 day journey is fast coming 

to an end. Our Lenten tithe is 

about to culminate in the greatest 

story of personal sacrifice that redefines 

giving. Those of us who 

have been taking the road less traveled 

by have been challenged and 

uplifted by words of our Lord that 

are, at times, contrary to our expectations 

from a human point of 

view. We have entered the valleys 

of Lent during our mid-week gatherings 

as God’s people. Perhaps it 

is fitting that we enter Holy Week 

this year on April 1. What an apt 

reminder of St. Paul’s words that 

the cross is foolishness to Gentiles 

and a stumbling block to Jews, but 

to those who are being saved, it is 

the power of God. I invite you to 

join me now in following our Lord 

to Jerusalem, where the divine 

drama will truly unfold in disturbing 

yet life-changing ways. The road 

leading to Jerusalem is one of glory. 

The road leading to Golgotha is 

one of sorrow. 

Many of you have seen the Mel 

APRIL 2007 

Gibson film, “The Passion of the 

Christ.” If you haven’t actually witnessed 

it, you have certainly heard 

about the violence it portrays. 

Those that haven’t seen the movie 

can always “read the book.” It 

does not take too much imagination 

to conclude that our Lord Jesus 

suffered a painful death (thus 

the word, “passion,” from the 

Greek, “pathos” which means, 

“suffering.”) God’s son suffered on 

our behalf so that we might be 

spared the pain of eternal separation 

from God. Even though it appears 

“bad,” that’s why this day is 

called, “Good Friday.” 

"It is finished," Jesus says from 

the cross, according to St. John’s 

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“...Martin Luther would remind us, 

that the power of Easter is not only 

that God raised Jesus from the dead, 

but that he raised him from the 

dead for you and for a world broken 

by sin and in need of healing.” 

account. Think of this not as a cry of despair, but 

one of triumph. In some way all of the words from 

the cross relate to this statement, this pronouncement. 

Of all the ways in which the four evangelists 

portray Jesus on the cross, John in particular presents 

him as reigning from the tree. Again, the apparent 

foolishness of God’s son yielding to the 

forces of injustice is really the power of God putting 

all things under his feet, even death itself. 

Like all the events of his life, the death of Jesus 

stands as our judgment and salvation. We can respond 

to it like curious tourists, who are satisfied 

by a mere peek now and then, perhaps looking for 

a souvenir. Or we can recognize the dying one as 

someone we love. His arms, stretched wide on the 

cross, still embrace us, his loved ones. In that embrace 

we find our own pain surrounded by God's 

love; united with the world's pain and healed because 

Christ first loved us and embraced our pain. 

And, of course, the road ends at the tomb. But 

the message on Sunday morning at early dawn, that 

was as understated as it was profound, continues 

to pulse throughout the world to this day, “The 

one whom you seek is not here. He has been 

raised from the dead.” How does one portray 

emptiness as a symbol From the earliest days of 

the church on, there has been really only one re- 

sponse that even begins to convey the magnitude 

of Easter, and that is, “Alleluia!” Yes, the word we 

have been denying ourselves for 40 days is the only 

word that now makes sense, “Christ is risen. He is 

risen indeed. Alleluia!” 

Lent was a fast of 40 days, but Easter is a feast 

lasting 50 days. Nearly 1/7 of our year will be 

spent in rejoicing in the good news that God raised 

Jesus from the dead for us and our broken world. 

We will hear and incorporate into our lives, individually 

and as a congregation, the many responses 

to the resurrection during these full 50 days. We 

remember, as Martin Luther would remind us, that 

the power of Easter is not only that God raised 

Jesus from the dead, but that he raised him from 

the dead for you and for a world broken by sin and 

in need of healing. Alleluia! 

Thank you, all of you, who have been sharing 

your gifts with and through the work of the 

church. We thank God for our stewardship program 

where we allowed God’s spirit to help us discern 

our gifts and God’s call for us to use them. 

We are so grateful for our many new members 

who affirmed their baptism on March 25, and committed 

themselves to identify with the family of 

faith known as Peace Lutheran Church. The Holy 

Spirit has been at work through our leaders, and 

has been directing the call process through the diligent 

efforts of the call committee and our Metropolitan 

DC Synod. During the Easter season we 

still have much work to do. We will be gathering 

as a congregation to decide some very important 

issues regarding the shape of our ministry both 

within the congregation and through the synod assembly 

this summer. Let us pray that we approach 

all our tasks with transformed hearts and resur- 

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Claimed by God’s grace and led by the Holy Spirit, we share the love and peace of Jesus 

Christ with each other, our community and the world. Be at Peace.



rected lives, that we reflect the love and will of our 

Father who raised our Lord from the dead to live 

for us, in us, and through us. 

On a personal note, thank you so much for 

your kind words and support that you have shown 

for my family during Christine’s deployment to 

Iraq. Your outpouring of concern for her, those 

whom she serves inside “the wire,” as well as the 

Iraqi children outside the installation perimeter, is 

overwhelming. I brag about you all to the folks 

that I work with at my “day job.” I think of Paul’s 

words, “Outdo one another in love.” Peace Lutheran 

is a unique congregation and I have truly 

been blessed by you. Thank you for your love as I 

await the return of my favorite person in the 

world. 

Join in the passion drama. I invite you to walk 

each step, to Jerusalem, the upper room, Golgotha, 

to the empty tomb. Having participated in the 

drama, we will truly be ready to celebrate the 

great joy of the paschal feast for a week of weeks. 

In Christ’s joy and peace, 

Mark D. Blice-Baum 

Interim Senior Pastor 

There will be a meeting of the Peace Family 

of Faith on Sunday April 22nd following the 

10:30 a.m. worship service. 

The minutes and agenda from our previous 

meeting will be mailed to you in the coming 

weeks. 

Please contact the church office if your 

mailing address has changed. 

Thank you. 




A Word from Pastor Abebe 

Word of God 

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, 

Christianity is a religion (if it is a religion) of Words. 

We believe that God had spoken and is still speaking 

and we have to listen to His words; to live by His 

words. “Open your mouth wide and I will fill it” says 

God (Psalms 81:106) Open your mouth Is it food 

YES! 

Christianity depends on the word of God. It is impossible 

to communicate Christianity without explaining 

such words as sin, crucifixion, justified, holy, etc. In 

the Christian faith words and belief are closely associated. 

Jesus said to His disciples: “The Words I have spoken 

to you are spirit and they are life.” (John 6:63) which 

“Have you not known Have you not 

heard The everlasting God, the Lord, 

the Creator of the Ends of the Earth… 

He gives power to the weak… but 

those who wait on the Lord shall renew 

their strength… they shall walk and 

not faint.” (Isaiah 40:28-31) 

implies that Jesus had been sent not to renovate the life 

we have but to give us a new life, different kind of life, 

a force in the world. This is one of the reasons why 

Christians are expected to memorize scriptures, speak 

(what they have memorized to themselves and others) 

meditate, pray scriptures and remind each other of 

scriptures. 

When I first went to an evangelical church (SIM) the 

missionaries asked me to memorize scriptures and 

promised me that for each ten versus I memorized they 

would reward me with something. I had to memorize 

one hundred verses of scripture to win a Bible. I had 

received an mirror, pencil and pencil sharpener (which 

I had never seen before) and many good gifts. Before I 

memorized the hundred verses of scripture and received 

my first Bible, I received Jesus as my Savior and 

Lord. But when I was in tenth grade I won a scripture 

contest and received my first Bible. 

Jesus said to the Sadducees: “is not this the reason you 

are Wrong, that you know neither the scripture not the 

power of God.” (Mark 12:24a) 

Paul said: “We speak of these things (what no eye had 

seen, nor ear heard, nor the human heart conceived, 

what God has prepared for those who love him) in 

Words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the 

Spirit interpreting spiritual things to those who are 

spiritual.” 

A long time ago I heard an old preacher say: “Aim 

high, draw nigh.” One meaning of draw is to breathe 

in. To read scripture and meditate the word of God is 

to draw upon that higher power. This power is constantly 

available for those who open their mouths. It is 

there for anybody under any circumstances or conditions. 

I believe that the word of God casts out fear, 

hate, sickness, weakness, moral defeat, etc. People who 

do not read scripture and use scripture verse for their 

problems do not know what they are missing. 





A Word from Pastor Nana 

Sisters and brothers! 

Grace, love and peace from God our Father and our 

Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! 

Lent is a season when we should remind ourselves of 

God’s provisions of escape that we will be able to 

stand the challenges of our time. 

What does God’s provision of escape teach us about 

his character God opens escape routes to show us his 

love. The greatest escape route God has given to mankind 

is the provision to avoid going to hell. John 3:16 

says: “…for God so loved the world, that he gave his 

only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him 

should not perish but have everlasting life. He that believeth 

on him is not condemned, but he that believeth 

not is condemned already because he has not believed 

in the name of the only begotten son of God.” 

Trust the Lord and remember that other 

Christians all around the world are going 

through these sufferings too. 

This is a time to search our heart to find out whether 

we have accepted God’s free offer of salvation through 

Jesus Christ. John 1:12 says: “...but as many as received 

him (Jesus) to them he gave power to become the children 

of God, even to them that believe on his name. It 

is by grace we are saved through faith not of work lest 

any one should boast.” 

God opens escape routes to show us he cares. Paul 

states in 1 Corinthians. 10:13 “..there hath no temptation 

taken you but such as is common to all, but God 

is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above 

that ye are able, but will with the temptation also make 

a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” 

Paul, living in a culture filled with moral depravity and 

pressures, gave strong encouragement to the Corinthians 

and us about temptation. He said the wrong 

desires and temptations happen to everyone so we 

should not feel we have been singled out. Peter also 

said in 1 Peter 5:9 “Stand firm when he (Satan) attacks. 

Trust the Lord and remember that other Christians 

all around the world are going through these sufferings 

too. Others have resisted temptation and so we 

can, with God, have help. God helps us resist temptation 

by making us recognize those people and situations 

that give us trouble. We are also to run away 

from anything we know is wrong and choose to do 

only what is right. 2 Timothy 2:22 say “run from anything 

that gives you the evil thoughts that young people 

often have, but stay close to anything that makes 

you want to do right. Have faith and love, and enjoy 

the companionship of those who love the Lord and 

have pure hearts”. Yes we are to seek friends who love 

God and offer help when we are tempted. The greatest 

friend we can have is the Lord Jesus. When we call on 

him in our time of trouble he will neither fail nor forsake 

us. 

God opens escape routes to show us his power. The 

people of Israel have left Egypt by the demonstration 







“Have you not known Have you not heard The everlasting 

God, the Lord, the Creator of the Ends of the 

Earth… He gives power to the weak… but those who 

wait on the Lord shall renew their strength… they 

shall walk and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:28-31) 

If we have a God who cares about us (we do believe 

don’t we) it would be wise to take a look at what He 

says about the connection between a healthy spirit and 

a health living. 

God’s word builds faith: “According to your faith be it 

unto you” is a basic law of successful living. 

of the power of God. They were at the shore of the 

Red Sea. The Egyptians chased them. There were 

mountains on their left and right, it looked as if they 

were trapped. They were fearful and despairing. But 

Moses encouraged them to watch the wonderful way 

God would rescue them. Exodus 14:13 says, but 

Moses told the people “don’t be afraid just stand 

where you are and watch the Lord rescue you”. The 

Egyptians that were there that day would never be seen 

again. Moses had a positive attitude and called on God 

to intervene. We may not be chased by an army, but 

we may still feel trapped. Instead of giving into despair 

we should adopt Moses’ attitude to stand firm and 

watch the incredible rescue of God. 

The greatest friend we can have is the Lord 

Jesus. When we call on him in our time of 

trouble he will neither fail nor forsake us. 

As long as I live I do not stop reading my Bible, I will 

not also stop nagging every believer to read, read, and 

read. 

May God bless you! 

Be at Peace, 

Pastor Abebe 

There was no apparent way of escape, but the Lord 

opened up a dry path through the sea. Sometimes we 

may find ourselves caught in a problem and may see no 

way out. But we should not panic. God can open up a 

way. 2 Chronicles 16:9 says “for the eyes of the Lord 

search back and forth across the whole earth, looking 

for people whose hearts are perfect toward him so that 

he can show his great power in helping them. 





A Word from Sue Clark, Council President 

News of this and that from Sue Clark 

As most of you know, Linda Pipper has moved from her 

condo to an assisted living facility. She had quite a number 

of items that now need to be sold to help her financial 

situation. While Peace’s Facilities Use Policy does 

not permit members to hold yard sales on Peace property 

for personal gain, the Council reviewed the situation 

and decided there is a difference between a sale 

for personal gain and one held on the basis of need, and 

Council approved the application. The Yard Sale is 

scheduled for April14, 2007. 

While there are many items from Linda’s condo to be 

sold, contributions from Peace members are most welcome. 

If you wish to make a donation, the sale will include 

the usual items: clothing, household appliances 

and cookware, linens, Christmas decorations, etc. In 

addition, there will be some valuable pieces: good china, 

silver coffee set, candle holders. Because of these 

items, we will set aside a special boutique section. Only 

children’s books, please, the sorting and pricing of 

books is too time consuming. 

Items may be dropped of beginning Thurs., April 12, 

noon until 5 p.m. and 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. and also on 

Friday, from 10:00 until 5 and from 6:30 until 9:00. 

Kay Dameron, Peace’s yard sale guru, will be coordinating 

the volunteers. Please call Kay to offer your help. 

703-256-3178. If you have any questions, contact me, 

Sue Clark, 703-573-2719. 

Continue reading, 

April 14th 

will also be an Outdoor Work Day! 

Yes, it is that time of year, time to make our grounds 

look beautiful. Much has been accomplished during the 

past several years. Did you know that more than 35 

trees have been planted on our property Some planting 

is a response to Fairfax County requirements; all 

planting is a response to God’s call for good stewardship 

of the earth. 

On April 14, beginning at 8:30 a.m. tasks will be assigned 

to all who come to help. Bring work gloves, 

pruners, weeding tools, trowels, etc. Please label your 

tools. 

Remember what Paul said: There are varieties of gifts, 

but the same Spirit, and there are varieties of services, 

but the same Lord, and there are varieties of activities, 

but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. 

To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit 

for the common good. I Corinthians 12:4-7. Surely 

many of us will be inspired to come and share out talents 

for the common good on April 14 th . 

Sue Clark 




From Pastor Nana’s Adult Forum 

Ghana celebrated her Golden Independence 

Anniversary the 6 th of March, 2007. 

Facts about Ghana: 

⇒ Ghana is ruled by a democratic government. 

⇒ Ghana is the first west African nation to have 

her Independence from the British. It was 

colonized by the British for 100 years. 

⇒ Ghana is blessed to have never had a Civil 

War since her Independence. 

⇒ The population is 16 million. 

⇒ Ghana is boarded on the north by Burkina 

Faso, on the west by Cote d’Ivorie, on the 

east by Togo, and on the south by the Atlantic 

Ocean. 

⇒ Ghana was formerly known as the Gold 

Coast due to her Gold. 

⇒ The English language is the official language. 

We use seven languages on the National radio 

and TV. They are English on Radio 2 and 

TV, Akan, Ga, Hausa, Ewe, Nzema, and Dagbani 

on Radio One. 

⇒ All subjects are taught in schools in English. 

The main local languages are taught in some 

schools. French and German are also taught. 

A few schools teach Latin and Greek. There 

are about 30 local languages. 

⇒ There are teacher training, secondary, medical, 

nursing, and technical schools, and universities 

in the country. 

⇒ Christianity was brought to Ghana by sailors 

like Marco Polo, David Livingston, Mango 

Park, merchants and missionaries. The 

Catholics, Presbyterians, Baptists, Anglicans, 

⇒ 

Lutherans, and Methodists brought many 

changes. They built schools, hospitals, and 

churches 

The Catholics were many at first, but since 

most of the churches started worshipping in a 

contemporary manor, the Catholics began 

losing their youthful members. 

The Impact of Christianity in Ghana 

Christianity introduced many and varied 

changes into the lives of many Ghanaians. The 

changes were felt in the economic, social, and political 

aspects of their lives. Among other things, it 





From Pastor Nana’s Adult Forum—continued 


led to the alienation of many Christians from their 

traditional beliefs in Ghanaian traditional religion. 

However, this brought other changes since traditional 

religions are very closely related to the kinship 

systems, the authority structure, and the political 

organization of societies. Beliefs in the ancestors 

no more found favor with the converts. 

To accelerate the pace of spreading the Christian 

gospel, the missionaries helped in the study of 

Ghanaian culture and the local languages. The ultimate 

aim was to communicate with a wider population 

on the tenants of Christian religion. Hence, 

apart from translating the Bible into the local languages, 

the literature, and encouraged the use of 

local languages as medium of instruction in schools, 

commerce, and in churches. The missionaries also 

involved themselves in other beneficial activities 

such as functional literacy, welfare work, and social 

services. 

Among the economic activities introduced 

by the missionaries were commercial importing 

and the exporting of cash crops and other raw materials 

such as cocoa, coffee, timber, and minerals. 

In addition, large-scale businesses like the Volta 

Aluminum Company were established in Ghana, 

manned by Americans. Formal and Western styles 

of conducting business and white collar jobs were 

required of the local people who worked in these 

establishments. For a majority of the time, those 

indigenous people who had received formal education 

found themselves in the working environment 

of the Western style. 

Tourist Attraction 

There are lakes, National zoos, botanical gardens, 

castles built by the British for slave trades. 

More information on Ghana can be found by going 

to: https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ 

geos/gh.html 

Ghana and Peace are both celebrating 50th anniversaries this year. 

Watch for news of a special event coming in September. 


A song says: 

God will make a way 

Where there seems to be no way 

He works in ways, we cannot see 

He will make a way for me 

Be at Peace, 

Pastor Nana 

He will be my guide 

Hold me closely to his side 

With love and strength for each day 

He will make a way 

He will make a way 




Adult Education Ministry 

Adult Education Ministry Leader, 

Karen Shilling 

Children’s Ministry 

Children’s Ministry Leaders, 

Margarete Heber and Donna Thiessen 

Adult Forum 

We will be discussing a variety of topics in April 

during the Adult Forum. On April 1 st , Pastor Nancy 

Lund will present the on the dynamics of culture and 

how it impacts our relationships with others as Christians. 

We will take off April 8 th to celebrate Easter. 

Tom Porter will share on April 15 th about his experiences 

volunteering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. 

On April 22 nd we will help the Children’s Sunday 

School classes with a project to celebrate Earth Day. A 

member of the Columbarium Committee will explain 

the Columbarium on April 29 th . 

If you have any ideas or suggestions for Adult 

Forum or if you would like to lead on a Sunday, please 

contact Karen Shilling at 703-370-3416 or shillingkaren@hotmail.com. 

Schedule 

April 1st - The Dynamics of Culture and How it Impacts 

our Relationships with Others as Christians 

Easter Egg Hunt 

Liz Hernandez has been organizing the 

Easter Egg Hunt after church on Easter 

Sunday for a number of years and, as 

her children are now older, is ready to hand it on to 

another individual or family. We thank Liz and her family 

for their years of work organizing this. The kids love 

it! 

As a result we are looking for someone to organize the 

Easter Egg Hunt following the 10:30 am service on 

Easter Sunday. Liz is willing to help the new volunteer 

this year. Any volunteers should contact Margarete 

Heber at heber.margarete@epa.gov or call her cell at 

202-549-5308. 

Thank You 


April 8th - Easter, no Adult Forum 

April 15th - Tom Porter will discuss his experiences at 

Walter Reed 

April 22nd - Intergenerational Earth Day Activity 

April 29th - The Columbarium 

First Friday 

We will be starting a new book 

entitled, On Being a Theologian of 

the Cross: Reflections on Luther's 

Heidelberg Disputation, 1518, by 

Gerhard O. Forde on Friday, April 

13 th (postponed from March). Dinner 

is at 6:30 pm with discussion on 

the Preface and Introductory Matters 

to follow. The book is available 

through www.Amazon.com 

and Barnes & Noble.com 

(www.bn.com). 




Peace Lutheran Church 

6362 Lincolnia Road 

Alexandria, VA 22312 

Phone: 703-354-5233 

Fax: 703-750-6773 The Rev. Mark Blice-Baum, Interim Senior Pastor 

Email: info@sharingpeace.org The Rev. Abebe Tafesse, Assistant Pastor 

Web: www.sharingpeace.org The Rev. Nana Opoku, Assistant Pastor 

March 12, 2007 

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, 

The Call Committee would like to take this opportunity to update everyone on our progress as we continue our search for a new senior 

pastor for Peace Church. Our committee first met in the fall of 2006. One of our first steps was to schedule an appointment with 

Bishop Schneider and a representative of the synod office. This meeting took place on November 14, 2006, with the bishop providing 

guidance for us to follow as we go through the process of selecting our new pastor. He noted there are three major steps in selecting 

our new pastor: first, the preparation of a comprehensive packet of information describing Peace Church; next, the interview process; 

and finally, the decision-making process. 

Step one has been completed. The comprehensive packet of information describing Peace Church and its members includes our 

church history, financials, a description of our ministries, photographs and a profile of our church members. Our completed packet was 

presented to and accepted by Bishop Schneider’s office in February 2007, along with a list of several candidate names suggested by 

Peace members. This information serves as a guideline for the bishop’s office in recommending candidates, and in addition, is provided 

by the Bishop’s office to potential candidates to ascertain their interest in being considered for our senior pastor position. The 

membership profile was developed by conducting two written surveys which were distributed to members in November and December 

2006. The first survey was distributed by mail and made available in the church narthex and Fellowship Hall. The second was a snapshot 

survey conducted at our four worship services on the weekend of December 9 and 10, 2006. The surveys were instrumental in 

acquiring data to reflect a profile of our membership. We express our gratitude to everyone who participated in completing the surveys. 

The Call Committee’s next step will be interviewing candidates which will begin soon. We share your desire to keep the process moving 

in a timely and meaningful manner. The process may not move as quickly as we would like, however, we are confident that our 

search will identify strong candidates resulting in the selection of our new senior pastor. 

This is a challenging and exciting year for our church family as Peace celebrates its 50 th anniversary! Thank you for your support, encouragement 

and prayers. 

In Christ, 

Habtewold Mesfen 

Chair, Call Committee 




Children’s Ministry 

Continued 

Others Ministry 

Others Ministry Leader, 

Pat Henkel 

Special Monthly Offerings 


Sunday School 

The Sunday School will 

complete its study of Lent 

with a special intergenerational 

session on April 1 st 

where we will weave crosses out of palms for Palm 

Sunday. 

Please note that there will be no Sunday School on 

Easter Sunday, April 8 th . Please join us after the 10:30 

service on Easter for the annual Easter egg hunt. If 

your child will be participating in the egg hunt, please 

bring a minimum of six plastic eggs per child (no real 

eggs, please!) filled with candy. Eggs should be brought 

to the kitchen before the 10:30 service. 

On April 15 th , the Sunday School will study Easter. 

Each class will make a stepping stone for the butterfly 

garden. On April 22 nd , children should come to Sunday 

School in clothes that they can get dirty in, as they will 

place their stepping stones in the butterfly garden and 

plant zinnias. 

The Sunday School will return to its parables study on 

April 29. The theme for this unit will be “One Coin 

and Two Sons.” Special cooking and science projects, 

crafts, and games will be planned to convey the meaning 

of the parable to the kids. 

As a reminder, Sunday School for children age 3 years 

through 6 th grade is from 9:00 – 10:15 a.m., starting 

with music in the fellowship hall. Come join us! It’s 

never too late to register children, or to get involved in 

sharing God’s word. 

April’s special offering is for the Lutheran 

Camps in our Synod, Mar-Lu-Ridge and Camp 

Caroline Furnace. Many of us remember the fun of 

camping when we were children. This experience can 

be an important aid in grounding children in their faith 

and raising faithful adults. Camping can also be a time 

to hear God’s call, perhaps to the ordained ministry! 

This year Camp Caroline Furnace is celebrating its 50 th 

year. Please help support this important ministry. 

March’s special offering was for Rebuilding Together. 

There is a sign-up sheet in Fellowship Hall to volunteer 

your time on April 28 to help renovate a home in our 

area. Join us in helping a family to maintain and keep its 

house. 

The February special offering for ACCA raised $920. 

Thank you for your generosity! 

Other News 

Emily Yahr would be happy to add parishioners to a list 

called "Ereserve" that’s sponsored by Volunteer Fairfax. 

Volunteer Fairfax contacts volunteers should they be 

needed to assist with an emergency relief effort. No 

junk, spam, or other information is sent your email address, 

they ONLY contact you if they need your help. 

If you would like to find out more about Emergency 

Response volunteer opportunities, please visit their 

website at: www.volunteerfairfax.org. 

~Pat Snyder 

Gifts we Give to Others 

Dear Peace, 

Thank you for your contributions to: 

ACCA $920 

In Christ’s Service, 

The Others Ministry 




Witness Ministry 

Witness Ministry Leader, 

Vicki Haugen 

Jesus said, ”You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, 

in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends 

of the earth” Acts 1:8 

1. How might you invite and encourage others to 

share the good news of Jesus 

2. What training would be helpful as you witness to 

Jesus Christ 

3. How can you support others to offer their gifts to 

bear witness to the Good News of Jesus 

Christ 

The Witness Ministry will meet next April 29, 12 noon 

to 2pm in Fellowship Hall. 

Vicki Haugen, Witness Ministry Leader 

703-914-3993, vicki.haugen2@gmail.com 

New Member Update: Early March Pastor Mark 

taught a new member class to review what Lutherans 

believe. If you want to review the curriculum that our 

confirmation students and new members are presented 

with, please contact Vicki Haugen or Amy Acland in the 

church office as to purchasing The Lutheran Handbook 

for $12. 

A Friday evening reception March 23 and March 25 

Sunday New Member ceremony took place to welcome 

our eight new member families. New member pictures 

and fun facts are posted on the “Family” board in 

Fellowship hall. We encourage you to welcome all into 

our congregation life. 

Vijay Alan and Elgiba Christo 

Alan M. Byroade 

Eddie Estrada 

Bill and Terry Fraser 

Nancy and Rick Lund 

Allian Pratt 

Daniel and Harumi Reilly 

Milo and Julie Shank 

Bunko - On Friday March 30 we hosted Bunko, a silly 

little dice game in Peace Fellowship Hall. Thank you 

to our hosts Kay Dameron, Vicki and Elliott Haugen. 

WRAP Women’s Renewal at Peace 

will be meeting Thursday April 19 at 7pm 

in Fellowship Hall. We will be making 

beaded bookmarks, led by Chris Jensen 

and Sue Sticha, and studying the April 

bible lesson from LWT (Lutheran 

Women Today). Childcare provided. 

Thank you to Anne Whitten who has 

been teaching us to knit. We are improving 

and hope to do small projects in 

the future. New ideas and participants 

welcome. 

Project Boomerang March Update – 220, yes, 

220 cards were delivered to Walter Reed in March by 

Tom Porter. How awesome! We thank the Scrappy 

Ladies from Peace and Lake Barcroft as well as the Sunday 

school participants who helped us in Feb with designing 

cards. Much appreciation as well to Thrivent 

Financial for Lutherans for awarding $100 to support 

Project Boomerang for supplies and shipping costs for 

2007. 

How is your ESP Check up on Your Emotional, 

Spiritual and Physical Health. May 5, 8am-3:45pm at 

Bethlehem Lutheran. Check for sign up and details on 

the Signup Board in Fellowship Hall. Sponsored by the 

Metro D.C. Synodical Women’s Organization (2007 

Spring Convention). A registration fee of $20 is due by 

April 1 or $25 after. Contact Vicki Haugen to carpool. 

“T 

THE 

NEXT DEADLINE FOR “THE 

WORDS 

OF PEACE” IS APRIL 

15TH. 

(Comments, suggestions, articles, etc should be emailed to: 

parishsecretary@sharingpeace.org or placed in the secretary’s mailbox.) 

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Project Boomerang - Have 

you heard the Buzz Blank 

greeting cards are created and 

delivered to the deployed on Air 

Force bases in Iraq and the healing 

at Walter Reed Medical Center. Our troops can then 

add their own messages and send these cards to their 

loved ones. 

The beautiful greeting cards are designed using stamps 

and recycled materials. New and used cards, magazines 

and stickers are transformed into works of love. 

The more we can use recycled products the better. 

Project Boomerang is a homegrown Peace Lutheran 

Church project from WRAP (Women's Renewal at 

Peace). Chaplain Christine Blice-Baum USAF, Executive 

Officer, Office of the Chief of Chaplains is our advocate 

and contact to the bases and Tom Porter is our contact 

to Walter Reed Medical Center. 

Fellowship Ministry 

Fellowship Ministry Leader, 

Vacant 

To participate contact Vicki Haugen, 

vicki.haugen2@gmail.com, 703.914.3993 

Helen and Mariah Walker, 

hjmwalker@gmail.com, 703.750.9126 

The Lunch Bunch will meet at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday. April 

17, 2007 at Kilroys Restaurant, 5250A Port Royal Rd., Springfield, 

Va. in the Ravensworth Shopping Center. Lunch Bunch 

is as group of individuals who want to gather for lunch once a 

month for food and fellowship. A sign-up sheet and map are in 

Fellowship Hall. If you need more information, please call Bob 

and Elaine Peoples at 703-751-8937. 

Palm/Passion Sunday 

Worship Services 

Sunday, April 1st 

8:00 a.m. Informal Worship 

10:30 p.m. Traditional Worship 

Maundy Thursday 

Worship Service 

Thursday, April 5th 

7:30 p.m. 

Good Friday 

Worship Service 

Friday, April 6th 

7:30 p.m. 

Easter Sunday 

Worship Services 

Sunday, April 8th 

8:00 a.m. Informal Worship 

10:30 p.m. Traditional Worship 

Childcare is provided. 




Several small multicultural Bible study groups will be organized during the next few months. This is your chance to join! You will meet with 

the same group of teens and adults for five sessions to share and listen to each other's thoughts on Bible texts. What will you get out of it 

ο Your friendship with persons in your group will grow 

ο You will learn more from the Bible and apply what you learn 

ο You will help Peace Lutheran increase understanding between members with different backgrounds 

ο You will pray for others and they will pray for you 

ο You will help the leader, Pastor Nancy Lund, learn how to use Bible study to help diverse churches and successfully complete her Doctor of 

Ministry degree 

Bible study groups will meet at times that work well for diverse groups of 6 to 8 persons. Each meeting may last as long as two hours. Groups 

may occasionally skip a week but for the most part will meet weekly for 5 weeks. If you have questions, please talk to Nancy Lund or call her at 

703-466-0823. 

Please fill out this form if you would like to take part. Return it to Nancy Lund or the church office or place it in the offering plate at worship. If you 

want to attend the same group with your spouse, child, partner or friend, include details on both persons. 

Name(s) _______________________________________ 

Phone Number __________________________________ 

Email ______________________________________ 

Nation of Birth ___________________________________ 

Gender: Male Female 

Year of Birth: before 1945 1945-1954 1955-1964 1965-1982 1983-1994 

The language I speak best is: ___________________________ 

Check any items that describe your racial or ethnic identity: 

African American / Black Latino / Hispanic qAsian / Pacific Islander Arab / Middle Eastern American Indian / Alaska Native 

Multiethnic White Other___________________________ 

Please circle all the meeting times that would probably work for you. 

You will be contacted before your group starts to find out whether the time you circled is still good for you. 

10a.m.-12 p.m. ---- Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat 

1-3 p.m. ----- Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat 

3-5 p.m. ---- Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat 

5-7 p.m. --- Sun Wed Sat 

7-9 p.m. ----- Sun Mon Tues Thurs Fri 

8-10 p.m. ----- Mon Tues Thurs 

Please check any items that apply. 

To take part, I will need: 

Child care Transportation Translation of English language written materials 

Interpretation during Bible study meetings 




Lazarus Project Needs 

The Lazarus Project and The Village of Hope School children 

are in need of: Over the Counter children’s cold meds, children’s 

vitamins, jars of peanut butter and other items TBD. 

Please bring your donations to church and place 

them in the box in the Fellowship Hall marked “Haiti Donations” 

(beginning in March). Monetary donations in any 

amount are also accepted. Please place your donation (made 

out to Peace Lutheran Church with “The Lazarus Project” in 

the memo line) in the offering plate, or mail it to the church 

office. Thank you. 

The Lazarus Project 

Mission Trip to 

“Serve on Holy Ground” 

May17 - 22, 2007 

Members of Peace Lutheran Church and others will be 

visiting the children of Village of Hope School, Grace 

Mission Church, School and Orphanage and Food for 

the Poor Headquarters to see how God is working in 

amazing ways in Haiti! We will also work on anything 

that needs to be done according to the team’s skill and 

talents. 

Cost: approximately $700 (includes airfare, room, 

board and transportation) If you are considering going 

on this trip, please let me know ASAP so we can decide 

on dates that work for everyone. 

We are also planning a 

July Enrichment Program 

for the Village of Hope School. 

Do you have a skill that you would be willing to teach 

You can teach for one week or the whole month! 

Some of the classes we are planning are: woodcarving, 

sewing, art, basic computer skills, gardening, cooking. 

Do you have another skill Let me know if you are interested. 

You will bless the children with your experience 

but not as much as YOU will be blessed by the 

experience! 

Amy Acland 703-354-5233 

parishsecretary@sharingpeace.org 

or 

Marni Maree 703-569-5731 

mmaree@cox.net 

The Lazarus Project 

What: “SUMMER ENRICHMENT MONTH” at our 

Village of Hope School in Haiti. 

Our students there have little or no opportunity 

to experience many of the life-enriching things 

we take for granted for our children here in 

the USA – e.g., art classes, dancing, music lessons, 

craft skills, etc. “Summer enrichment 

month” is designed to help fill this void. But 

help is needed!! 

Who: 

Anyone who has something special to share 

with the children – art, music, drama, woodworking, 

first aid, dance, weaving, drafting, 

English teaching, or whatever! – to serve as 

volunteers in this effort. Language is no barrier; 

interpreters will be provided. 

When: The month of July. (Volunteering for the 

whole month is ideal, but any 

reasonable amount of time will be accepted. 

The exact dates are the four weeks beginning 

July 2 and ending July 30, with travel before 

and after those dates. 

Costs We would hope that congregations would 

sponsor volunteers who cannot pay their own 

way -- $30 a day for room, board, local travel 

and insurance (about $800 for 4 weeks) plus 

travel to and from Haiti. Housing is at Hope 

House – air conditioned sleeping rooms, hot 

water, electricity. 

A unique service opportunity for retired persons, school 

teachers with summer time available, young 

people looking for a meaningful summer activity. 

Passport needed. No shots or immunizations required; tetanus 

advisable. 

Consult personal physician for advice. 

Sharing God-given skills and abilities. 

Rich rewards that more than off-set any sacrifices 

being made. 

To volunteer, or for more information, contact – 

Pastor Larry Bollinger at villageofhope@hughes.net, OR 

Marni Maree at 704-569-5731 or 703-867-5598, or 

mmaree@cox.net 

Deadline for Volunteering is May 31 st . 




JOIN US for 

JOIN HANDS DAY 

SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2007 

10:00 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON at 

PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 

6362 LINCOLNIA ROAD 

ALEXANDRIA, VA 22312 

Alexandria Chapter of Thrivent Financial for 

Lutherans asks for your participation in 

“O P E R A T I O N: S O C K S” 

for the children of the LAZARUS PROJECT IN 

HAITI 

We want to provide 600 students at the Village of 

Hope School, Gantier, Haiti from Pre-School to Grade 

13, with a new pair of socks and a few other goodies. 

Such basic needs can be fulfilled by the involvement 

of youth and adults in carrying out this worthwhile project. 

Come and help us prepare the packing of socks, pencils 

and bracelets to be sent to Haiti through the Lutheran 

(ELCA/LMS) Supported LAZARUS PROJECT. 

The Lazarus Project provides education and meals to 

almost 600 children who would never have the chance 

for an education. 

Visit www.LazarusProjectHaiti.org to see more. 

A sign-up sheet will be posted for volunteers. 

THIS NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE WILL IMPROVE 

OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH VOLUNTEERING. 

(refreshments – parking - handicapped accessible) 

May, 12th, 2007 

W I S H L I S T 

for the children of the Lazarus Project 

Cash or Checks 

made out to: Messiah Lutheran Church and write 

Thrivent Operation: SOCKS 

on the Memo line 

Cups with lids 

(yogurt or other) 

Paint brushes 

(various sizes/shapes from small art brushes up 

to 3 in) 

Jars of Peanut Butter 

(any size) 

Chalk 

(white ONLY) 

Coping Saws 

standard size 

Sandpaper 

Medium and fine 

Notebook Paper 

Spiral Binders with 

Dividers 




Hello Everyone! 

Remember you are dust…. 

Just a few weeks ago on Ash Wednesday, we spoke the 

words, “Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return” 

as the ashes cross was made upon our foreheads to remind 

us of the frailty of our lives and our dependence upon God as 

we began our Lenten journey. 

Who would have guessed how literal those words would become 

for us here in Iraq A week ago we experienced one of 

the worst dust storms in recent years. This was confirmed by 

two soldiers who attend my Liturgical Service on Sunday who 

have been here in Iraq over a year! 

I don’t know if I can convey just how bad it was…. It began as 

a clear, sunny Thursday and then the winds began in the afternoon. 

By evening, Ch Torres and I were doing some night 

visitation to our PowerPro (Power Production – the guys that 

run the power 

generators) shop and we noticed the dust stirring up. 

By the time we ended our visits, the winds were so strong, we 

were practically getting blown off our feet and visibility was 

about 12 feet. Before I retired for the night, the visibility was 

about 4 feet in front of my face as I raced back to my quarters 

from the “Cadillac” with my bath towel firmly around my head 

like a middle-eastern abiyah (woman’s head covering). 

When I reached my quarters, I was covered in dirt! To my 

utter dismay, I saw a film of dirt on my bedcovers that had 

come in through the crevices of my connex box! With every 

breath, I could feel the dirt coating the insides of my nose, 

mouth, and airways. Yuk! I hunkered down for the night with 

my sheet as far over my head as I could and awoke the next 

morning with dirt crusted around my eyes and nose! 

When I walked outside, all I saw was that everything in sight 

was covered in dirt and dust – not just a film, but at least ½ 

inch of the stuff. I remember thinking, “This truly is a Godforsaken 

place! God left when Abraham did!” That was my 

frustrating talking! And so our team and the rest of the base 

set about digging and sweeping ourselves out from the layers 

of dirt under which we were buried. “Remember you are dust, 

and to dust you shall return…” 

We have come close to being at the mid-point of our fourmonth 

deployment together. Mid-point is when reality hits. 

Personality conflicts start to show, the urgency of getting settled 

in has subsided, patience begins to wear thin – in other 

words, reality descends and it takes great effort to stay focused 

on the mission and keep one’s spirits up. 

I am reminded of the words of our Ash Wednesday 

confession: “We confess to you, Lord, the pride, hypocrisy, 

and impatience in our lives…our anger at our own frustration, 

and our envy of those more fortunate than ourselves…our 

intemperate love of worldly goods and comforts… our negligence 

in prayer and worship, and our failure to commend the 

faith that is in us…” Like the people of Israel murmuring in the 

desert, it is so easy to complain about what we do not have 

and the inconveniences of daily life and not see what God has 

given us. Lord, forgive us… 

Yet, in the midst of our complaining, the dirt, the daily struggle 

to find ways to praise God, there comes a spring in the desert. 

The word “Lent” literally means springtime – the promise of 

resurrection and new life. In this place of dirt, sand, and brown 

– I have been delighted to see patches of green growing in the 

most unlikely places – like springs in a desert (see picture). I 

celebrated my promotion to Major with brave Americans who 

have also raised their right hand to “defend the Constitution 

against all enemies foreign and domestic” (see picture). God 

has a way of bringing green into our brown and dusty lives 

when we least expect it – the kind word from a friend, a letter 

or package arriving just at that moment of loneliness, pictures 

of Bedouin children who have received the generosity of 

Americans who truly care through the efforts of our own 

“Operation Iraqi Child.” 

“Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return….” We 

remember that God will make all things new in Christ’s resurrection. 

God bless you on this Lenten journey. 

Blessings, 

Christine 




God's peace everyone! 

Well, we are four weeks into the new semester, and 

things are going okay. I am taking four course this 

spring (hah! It isn't really spring yet here in Chicago!): 

Lutheran Confessions, Worship, Church History II 

(Reformation to Now), and Jesus and the Gospels. The 

scripture and history courses are fairly easy, the confessions 

course is a little bit more difficult (though not terribly 

hard, since Mark Olsen was kind enough to catechize 

me with the Book of Concord, so I know it better 

than most everyone else in class) but the worship course 

is particularly difficult, mostly because it involves things 

I have little to no knowledge about coming in and uses a 

lot of very specific terminology for things. It doesn't 

help that the class is full of worship geeks who, having 

the benefit of having been raised some kind of Lutheran, 

get what stuff is about. It's new to me, but I'm managing. 

There's a lot of reading -- we have this big fat Fortress 

Press book on Christian liturgy that simply leaves me 

wondering exactly which bus it was that just hit me (bad 

joke, I'm sorry). Jennifer, of course, disputes that description. 

But she would. 

I have been working, this month, at a temp job at the 

church-wide office, in the global missions office, processing 

expense account reports from missionaries. Most 

do a reasonable job of sums, but a few couldn't add 

numbers and multiply enough to do currency conversions 

to save their souls. (And because we are Lutheran, 

we know they don't have to ... more bad humor.) It's a 

temp job, until they hire someone new to fill the post. 

Which will be, oh, who knows. I work three days a 

week, usually, except I have been so good at doing the 

work they give me that they don't need me Tuesday and 

Wednesday this week because there simply isn't enough 

for me to do. At least, that's what I was just told. Anyway, 

that will give me more time to contemplate the 

thick and verbose book on Christian liturgy, which is 

good. And less money to buy groceries and pay bills, 

which is bad. 

Jennifer is still recovering from her accident last January, 

and some days her right foot hurts more than others, 

but she's doing okay. She still has not found a job, but 

not for lack of trying. Last week she had an interview, at 

a day care operated by a women's drug treatment clinic 

not far from downtown, which was the first (and so far 

only) interview she got after submitting more than a 

dozen resumes. She works one night a week at the seminary, 

cleaning floors and bathrooms, and that helps, but 

It’s a 

FEATHERLETTER! 

it's tough in the midst of winter when all that salt crud 

covers the floors and makes that cleaning difficult. So to 

keep herself busy, she goes to class with me. (I ought to 

make her write a few papers...) We're managing, with 

God's grace and help. Prayers -- especially that Jennifer 

find work -- would be very, very helpful. 

However, it looks like I'm likely going to need more 

than four years to finish this. I am not going to be doing 

Clinical Pastoral Education this summer, as I am likely 

not ready for it, and that will likely put my entire program 

out of whack. I won't say this is typical, but it happens 

often enough, so I'm not too worried. Because of 

that, I will probably go to part-time next fall, and take 

only three classes rather than four per semester, and see 

how that goes. I'd actually like to work in a bike shop 

this summer (believe it or not), even though it wouldn't 

pay as well as something else. I'm not a great fan of sitting 

at desks for long periods of time and I don't find 

pushing paper around terribly rewarding as work. I like 

to sweat when I work, and not just because the room is 

hot. I've already had one offer from a local bike shop, 

and so we shall see just how serious they are once we 

can rely on an end to the snow/slush/icy rain (we had all 

three this last weekend). An interesting thing here is that 

twice now, when bike shop workers have looked my 

bike over, they ask me if I'm looking for work when I 

tell them I built it. A good sign But also this summer 

I'm planning on doing a course of independent study 

with my academic advisor, Mark Swanson, and we're 

going to work out a reading/discussion plan, probably 

focusing on Alexandrian church fathers from the 3rd, 

4th and 5th centuries. 

Well, I need to start dealing with liturgy. I hope you all 

are doing well, and thank you all for everything you 

have done. Keep us in your prayers, and may God bless 

you and keep you. 

~Charles & Jennifer Featherstone 




USED BOOK SALE 

Dear Peace, 

George Mason Regional Library 

7001 Little River Turnpike 

Annandale, VA 22003 

703-256-3800 

We want to thank you, and all of the people that exhibited 

Christian love and kindness to Cheryl. 

Sincerely, 

Thousands of books 

Also books on tape, 

Music and video 

Thu. Apr. 26th 5 pm—9 pm 

Fri. Apr. 27th 10 am—6 pm 

Sat. Apr. 28th 10 am—5 pm 

Sun. Apr. 29th 12 noon—5 pm 

Sponsored by 

The Friends of George Mason Library 

Donations are tax deductible and are accepted during 

regular business hours. If possible, please wait to donate 

books until after this sale. Thank you. 

Jim and Marian Craig 

Dear Friends at Peace, 

Because of you, an Annandale/Baileys Crossroads/Culmore 

family will have enough to eat tonight. 

Or, maybe your donation helped them pay their rent to 

utilities bill. every dollar counts as we struggle to avoid 

reducing services to the most vulnerable in our community. 

On behalf of the Board of Directors of ACCA, I thank 

you for your donation of $600. Your support has 

helped us meet our Washington Forrest Foundation/Anonymous 

Donor Challenge Grant of $20,000. 

ACCA is grateful that you have been a part of its success. 

We applaud and appreciate your generosity and 

community spirit. 

Sincerely yours, 

Nancy D. Hall, President 

Dear Peace Family: 

I want to thank all the volunteers who helped 

me to move: including, sorting out clothing; emptying 

cabinets, drawers and closets (finding “treasures” I 

haven’t seen in years); and buying me things I needed 

for my new home. 

I also appreciate all the hours spent sorting 

the things for “yard sale”, “keep” or “throw out”. 

Thank you, Everybody. 

Dear Friends, 

I deeply appreciated your prayers, visits, calls, 

and cards during my recent illness. Thank you so 

much. 

I will be moving to Goodwin House West on 

March 26th, 2007. My new address will be: 

2440 S. Jefferson St. #520 

Falls Church, VA 22041-3124 

703-578-5453 

Sincerely, 

Linda Pipper 

Thank you, 

Gladys Reed 




Worship Schedule 

March 2007 

Every Friday 

9:00 p.m. African Ministry Prayer Meeting 

Every Saturday 

7:00 p.m. African Ministry Worship Service 

in Amharic 

Every Sunday 

8:00 a.m. Informal Worship Service 

9:00 a.m. Sunday School and Youth Classes 

9:15 a.m. Confirmation Class 

10:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service 

12 noon African Ministry Worship Service 

in English 

Schedule of Events 

Genesis Ringers 

every Sun. at 9:00 a.m. 

Children’s Choir 

every Sun. at 9:00 a.m. 

Brass of Peace 

every Sun. at 7 p.m. 

Adult Choir 

every Mon. at 7:00 p.m. 

Bells of Peace 

every Mon. at 8:00 p.m. 

Bells con Brio 

Every Tue. at 7:00 p.m. 

Messengers of Peace 

every Tue. at 8:15 p.m. 

Child Care Provided 

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 

1 2 3 

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 

Tue., Apr. 3rd 

10:00 a.m. Bishop’s Holy Week 

Eucharist at Christ the King (Great 

Falls, VA) 

Sun., Apr. 8th 

9:00 a.m. Easter Breakfast hosted 

by The Youth of Peace (PLY) 

12 noon Easter Egg Hunt 

Fri., Apr 13th 

6:30 p.m. First Friday Dinner and 

Book Discussion 

Sat., Apr. 14th 

8:30 a.m. Outdoor Work Day and 

Yard Sale 

Special Events 

Wed., Apr. 17th 

11:30 a.m. Lunch Bunch at Kilroy’s 

Thu., Apr. 18th 

7:00 p.m. WRAP 

7:30 p.m. Mutual Ministry 

Committee Meeting 


11:30 a.m. Congregational Meeting 


12 noon Witness Ministry Meeting 

Ghanaian Bible Study 

every Wed. at 7:00 p.m. 

See the Lenten Schedule on page 14. 

See all of the Special Events at: 

www.sharingpeace.org 

and click on the Calendar page. 

Other Goings-on 

Every Tue. 

7 p.m. Toughlove 

Parent Support Group 

7 p.m. AA 

Every Thu. 

8:30 p.m. AA 

Every Sat. 

7 p.m. AA 




For the Month... 

Date 

Assisting 

Minister 

Acolyte 

Reader 

Communion 

Assistants 

Greeters 

Ushers 

Apr 1 

PASSION 

SUNDAY 

TBA 

Nelson Downs, 

Garrison Hernandez, 

Meghan Lynn, 

Ready Behre 

Judy 

Gallagher 

Bob and Veronica 

Boyles, Walt Matthey 

Jacque Hill, 

Linda Pipper, 

Liesa Kirste 

5 

MAUNDY 

THU 

Pastor Mark 

The Youth 

of Peace 

TBD N/A TBD 

6 

GOOD 

FRI 

8 

EASTER 

Christine 

Howlett 

Pastor Guss 

The Youth 

of Peace 

Connor Hernandez, 

Megan Maiers, Kelly Wallace, 

Thomas Gutema 

TBD N/A TBD 

Mike 

Nicholas 

TBA 

Pam, Gene, and 

Kristina Ponitllo 

Karen Shilling, Elliott 

Haugen, Randy Hernandez, 

Peter Lynn, 

Abena Oopku 

15 

Judy 

Gallagher 

Amanuel Behere, Elise 

Covas, Niels Running, 

Julia Solem 

Jacque 

Hill 

Phyllis Carson, Tammy 

Heppner, Mary Manby 

TBD 

22 

Christine 

Howlett 

Betty Amoah, Kristina 

Pontillo, Mia Salch, Ryan 

West 

Katie 

Prybil 

Ray and Debbie 

Marquardt, Donna 

Thiessen 

TBD 

29 Paul Sticha 

Emily Person, Hayley 

Sullivan, Cameron Sullivan, 

Sarah Gutema 

Susan 

DeHaven 

JoAnn O’Loughlin, Nadine 

K-M, TBA 

TBD 

Date Altar Care Doves 

Apr 1 

PASSION 

SUNDAY 

5 

MAUNDY 

THU 

6 

GOOD 

FRI 

8 

EASTER 

15 

22 

29 

Phyllis Carson 

Susan DeHaven 

Sandy Covas 

Carrie Billy 

Communion 

Set-up 

Cookies 

Phyllis Carson 

SOS 

Elaine 

Peoples 

n/a n/a n/a n/a 

n/a n/a n/a n/a 

Howard 

Sue Buchanan Piepenbrink & Diane and Ramsey 

Woodworth 

Susan 

Liesa Kirste 

Jenn Matthey JoAnn O’Loughlin 

Duerre 

Amy Acland 

Nadine K-M 

Jacque Hill 

Christine Howlett 

Pam Pontillo 

Tammy Heppner 

Donna Thiessen 

Christa Maiers 

Meheret Asfaw 

Betty Amoah 

Robyn Seifart 

Abena Opoku 

Dan and Mary 

Dose 

Terry 

Wallace 

Dan and Mary 

Dose 

Carrie 

Billy 

Jacque 

Hill 

Debbie 

Marquardt 

The special offering at Easter will go to Lutheran World Relief and ELCA World 

Hunger. We see the desperate need all around us. Please be generous. 

April’s special offering is for 

the Lutheran Camps in our 

Synod, Mar-Lu-Ridge and 

Camp Caroline Furnace. 

Many of us remember the 

fun of camping when we 

were children. This experience 

can be an important 

aid in grounding children in 

their faith and raising faithful 

adults. Camping can 

also be a time to hear God’s 

call, perhaps to the ordained 

ministry! 

This year Camp Caroline 

Furnace is celebrating its 

50 th year. Please help support 

this important ministry. 




Easter Lily and Hydrangea Order Form 

Description 

Lilies—6 to 8 blooms, 

double stem 

Color 

Pure White 

Price 

$18.00 each 

Please enter your 

dedication below. 

The dedications will appear 

in the Easter Bulletin. 

Name 

Phone 

Email 

Please enter the 

Qty next to the 

box of the flower 

of your choice. 

Lily 

Qty: 

Hydrangea 

Qty: 

Pink 

Order total: 

Method of Payment 

Cash 

Check 

The order deadline is 

Sunday, April 1, 2007 

Lilies and hydrangeas will be 

delivered on the 6th of April and will 

be available to take home following 



Peace Lutheran Church 

6362 Lincolnia Road 

Alexandria, VA 22312 

Place 

Stamp 

Here 

Address Correction Requested 

Phone: 703-354-5233 

Fax: 703-750-6773 

Emails 

info@sharingpeace.org 

prmark@sharingpeace.org 

pastorabebe@sharingpeace.org 

pastornana@sharingpeace.org 

parishsecretary@sharingpeace.org 

Sunday Services: 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. 

12 noon (African Ministry—English) 

nursery & preschool care provided 

9:00 a.m. Sunday School (for ages 3—Adult) 

(September—May) 

Saturday Service: 7 p.m. (African Ministry—Amharic) 

www.sharingpeace.org

Words of Peace - Peace Lutheran Church

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