Peace Notes Summer 2021 - Word of Peace Lutheran Church
Word of Peace Lutheran Church, Rogers, MN
Word of Peace Lutheran Church, Rogers, MN
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Late Night Check-In<br />
Children, Youth & Family<br />
It was essential to the Children, Youth, and<br />
Family team to connect with high school<br />
students during COVID-19 challenges. Once<br />
a month, we invited students to join Pastor<br />
Kristin Skare and <strong>Word</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peace</strong> member,<br />
Pam Johnston, via Zoom to Late Night<br />
Check-In. Late Night Check-In provided a<br />
place for students to play online games,<br />
share their highs and lows, and <strong>of</strong>fer up their<br />
prayer concerns.<br />
This group was able to gather for the first<br />
time on May 12 in-person around a campfire.<br />
Late-Night bonfires will continue throughout<br />
the summer; watch for details in upcoming<br />
communications.<br />
Morning Glory<br />
<strong>Word</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peace</strong> began a new ministry during the pandemic to<br />
reach out to high school students; to start their day with<br />
good food in their stomachs and a reminder <strong>of</strong> God’s presence.<br />
Morning Glory began from a brainstorming session<br />
with high school seniors, Paige Cowan and Gracine Sime,<br />
was coordinated by Pastor Kristin, <strong>Word</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peace</strong> member,<br />
Pam Johnston. culinary expert Jill Smith, and several members<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Children, Youth & Family staff.<br />
Once a month, Morning Glory leaders would arrive at church<br />
before 6 AM each month to make a delicious breakfast for<br />
the students and remind them that they are not alone, that<br />
God is always with them. When it wasn’t possible to meet in<br />
person, a blessing and breakfast to-go were delivered to<br />
their cars in the parking lot. High school seniors were honored<br />
on May 4 with a blessing and a prayer shawl, created by<br />
the Prayer Shawl Ministry. Morning Glory leaders spent time<br />
throughout the month praying for these young people.<br />
God has done amazing things with this ministry. The highlight<br />
every month was seeing high school student faces and being<br />
reminded that they are a gift to this congregation.<br />
Youth Plant Sale <strong>2021</strong><br />
Another successful plant sale with Bromans Greenhouse is in the books! Kids and youth sold gardenready<br />
plants and flowers to earn money for <strong>Word</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peace</strong>-sponsored camps, trips, ministry programs<br />
and events.<br />
Thanks to our wonderful volunteers, the plant sale pick-up day ran smoothly and was held outside the<br />
church on May 7. There were 905 plants sold and the proceeds are deposited into the youth fundraising<br />
account for future use.<br />
We thank those <strong>of</strong> you who purchased plants this year and we hope you will enjoy them all summer!<br />
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