Our Ministries

Opportunities for Growth


• Sunday School (age 3 through adult classes)
• First Communion Classes (school age children)
• Confirmation Classes (seventh and eighth grades)
• Youth Camping
• Youth Mission Trips
• Today's Women of Faith
• Book Discussion Group   Click here for more information
• Vacation Bible School
• Adult Vacation Bible School
• Morning or Evening Prayer on feastdays and special occasions
  
  Fellowship Activities
  
  
• Young at Heart Club (Senior Citizens)
• Choir
• Congregational Camping Trips   Click here for more information
• Winter Sports Party
• Fellowship Coffee Hour
• Quilters
• Youth Group
• Family Night (Elementary-school aged children and their families)
• Little Peaces (a play group for toddlers)
  
  Outreach to the Community and World
  
  
• Gaylord Community Food Pantry   Click here for more information
• ELCA World Hunger Appeal
• Gaylord CROP Walk   Click here for more information
• Cub Scout Pack 1 Sponsor
• Lutheran World Relief   Click here for more information
• Otsego County First Call for Help
• Friendship Shelter for the Homeless
• Red Cross Blood Drives   Click here for more information
• Meeting Space for Community Organizations
• Fellowship Arrangement with St. Andrews Episcopal Church of Gaylord, including joint Lenten Worship
  
  

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    MORE INFORMATION ON THE CONGREGATIONAL CAMPING WEEKEND
  
  Peace’s Family Camping Weekend has been scheduled for June 13-15 at Clear Lake State Park north of Atlanta. Reservations can be made online at   www.michigan.gov/dnr or by calling 1-800-447-2757. We will have a worship service and potluck cookout dinner in the center grassy area on Saturday evening. Join us for the Saturday potluck and worship even if you aren’t camping! It was a lot of fun last year—we hope you can join us again this year!
  
  
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    MORE INFORMATION ON THE BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
  
  'This Is Not Oprah’s Reading Group' is continuing its discussion of Cyril of Jerusalem’s lectures on the Creed and Sacraments.
  
  The group meets at the church at 10:00 am on Thursdays, on the following schedule:
  
  5/1        Catecheses X-XII: Jesus, the Son of God, pg. 195-249
  
  5/8       Catecheses XIII-XV: Crucifixion, Resurrection, pg. 4-75
  
  5/15       Catecheses XVI-XVIII: Holy Spirit, Church, Everlasting Life, pg. 76-140
  
  5/22       Mystagogical Lectures: Baptism,Confirmation, pg. 153-180
  
  5/29       Mystagogical Lectures: Eucharist, pg. 181–203
  
  
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    MORE INFORMATION ON THE FOOD PANTRY
  
  Our next turn at the Otsego County Food Pantry has not yet been scheduled.
  
  
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    MORE INFORMATION ON THE GAYLORD CROP WALK
  
  The Otsego County CROP Walk was held on Sunday, September 9th. The walk started from the Congregational Church (two blocks south of Main Street on Otsego Avenue).
  
  Last year Peace Lutheran had 45 walkers and collected $3,167.00. This year we had 26 participants, the third greatest number. United Methodist and First Congregational churches captured the Dusty Shoe Award for having the greatest number of walkers -- 27 each. There were 131 walkers in all, raising a total of $11,856.65.
  
  First United Congregational       27 walkers      $ 1,932.65
  
  First United Methodist                   27 walkers          2,065.00
  
  First Presbyterian                                     3 walkers         203.00
  
  St. Mary’s Cathedral                            21 walkers          1,807.00
  
  Peace Lutheran                                      26 walkers          5,060.00
  
  St. Andrews Episcopal                          4 walkers             245.00
  
  Friendship Church                                  8 walkers            371.00
  
  Gaylord Community Church          15 walkers          173.00
  
  
  25% of all the money raised will come back to our local food pantry and the rest will be used by Church World Service to support hunger programs throughout the world.
  
  Thanks to those who walked and helped out! Click here for Crop Walk Pictures
  
  
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    MORE INFORMATION ON LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF
  
  The Quilters Group packaged and sent 16 school kits, 12 health kits, 8 sewing kits, and 8 quilts to Lutheran World Relief. Without your generous contributions these donations wouldn’t have been possible! Thanks to all who contributed, and especially the ladies of the Quilters Group who sorted and packaged all the kits for delivery!
  
  
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    MORE INFORMATION ON BLOOD DRIVES
  
  Our next Red Cross Blood Drive has not yet been scheduled.
  
  
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  Peace Lutheran Church
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  3703 Old 27 South
  P.O. Box 1153
  Gaylord, MI  49734
  
  Phone: 989-732-1991
  Fax: 989-705-2551
  E-mail: office@peacegaylord.org
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