Peace Presbyterian Church

Keep our Session (our elected Elders and Pastor) covered in prayer as they seek to be faithful to discerning and following God’s will for our church family. Session meets regularly and lead the committees of Peace.

Please share your ideas, suggestions, joys, concerns & questions with any Session member by email, or by their listed email address/phone number in our church directory.

ELDERS ON SESSION

Class of 2007: Keith F.- Congregational Life; and James E.- Administration.
Class of 2008: Mark A.- Administration Team; and Liz I.- Mission & Evangelism Team.
Class of 2009: Chuck A.- Mission & Evangelism Team; and Cindy M.- Congregational Life.
Tim C.- Clerk

Administration Team oversees

• Facilities
• Finance
• Fundraising
• Property Usage
• Policies
• Stewardship

Congregational Life Team oversees

• Christian Education: children, youth, adults
• Worship
• LOGOS
• Fellowship Events

Mission & Evangelism Team oversees

• Mission
• Evangelism
• Preschool
• Service Projects
• Peace Website
• Alpha

DEACONS

Kate O. and Liz F. class of 2007
Analiza A. and Phyllis M. class of 2008

Deacon responsibilities

• Hospitality - coordinating volunteers to provide and serve snacks and beverages after worship on Sundays.
• Greeters - coordinating volunteers to greet people as they arrive, and hand out bulletins to worshippers.
• Flowers - coordinating volunteers to bring or provide fresh flowers for the Sunday Worship service.
• Prayer Chain - coordinating and establishing a communication tool for individuals in crisis or need to receive intercessory prayer.
• Pastoral Care - assisting Pastor Brian. Each individual or family will be assigned to a Deacon. As needs or concerns arise, please contact us. We are here to help you. 1 Peter 4:7-11.

Notes from Session Meeting

At our November Big Picture meeting, the Session dealt with a variety of church issues, including:

• Making Plans for our Annual meeting in January of 2008;
• discussing goals for 2008; processed feedback from our last town hall meeting;
• discussed a proposal to enter into a contract for a cell tower to be built on church property;
• discussed plans and strategy to finish the modular project by the New Year.

• the Session met with a representative of a wireless company to discuss having a tower built on church property;
• received financial reports for the church and preschool;
• elected James Eslabon as our new Clerk of Session;
• approved vacation for the pastor;
• approved minutes of previous meetings.

SPONSOR A PLANT
after church Sunday 09 and check out the plants we have for the flower beds. You may buy a plant to sponsor in our garden. Come on Saturday, Sept. 15 in the morning if you would like to help plant: Work Day 9/15/07 9:30 am. We need volunteers to help spread out bark, plant new flowers/plants, and clean out the shed. Should be able to finish in about 4 hours. Please contact Elder Mark A. at home. If you are unavailable that day but have a wheel barrow or garden tools we can use, please let Mark know. If interested in flower planting or donating some plants please contact Rachel S.

UPCOMING TOWN HALL MEETING
On Sunday September 16, the Session has set aside time to have a town hall meeting with the congregation to discuss and field questions arising from our previous congregational meeting (where we discussed by law changes). We will begin our time at 5pm with a potluck dinner and then discussion from 6-8pm. Talk to Pastor Brian if you have any questions about this upcoming meeting.
A Call To Fast by Pastor Brian.
more info.

NEXT CONGREGATIONAL MEETING HAS BEEN POSTPONED. The Congregational Meeting on June 10 regarding our proposed By-laws was so productive that Session feels it needs to postpone our next meeting to give them sufficient time to meet and address some the issues raised. The new date has not yet been set, but will be announced soon. Please talk to any of the Elders if you have questions.

CONGREGATIONAL MEETINGS
The Session has called for two special Congregational Meetings in June. The first will be on Sunday June 10, with a potluck dinner at 5pm, discussion of proposed church by-laws at 6pm. On Sunday, June 24, we’ll meet to vote on approving the proposed by-laws: a potluck dinner at 5pm and then our congregational business at 6pm. Child care will be provided. Copies of the new proposed by-laws will be made available one week before the first congregational meeting. Please talk to any of the Elders if you have questions.

REPORT ON SPECIAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING:
Sunday, December 17, our Congregation met in a special meeting to hear a report from the Nominating Committee and to elect new Elders. The Nominating Committee presented their report and, after hearing no nominations from the floor, the congregation voted to approve Chuck A. and Cindy M. as Elders for the Class of 2009. Upon examination from the Session, Chuck and Cindy will be ordained and installed as Elders during our worship service Sunday February 4. Please pray for them and give them your support as they lead in our midst.

TACO NIGHT!
The Deacons are holding a Taco Night fundraiser on Sun. Jan. 21 from 5pm-7. Please join us for a delicious authentic Mexican Taco Dinner and Fellowship! We will be serving a variety of tacos: chicken, beef, vegetarian and shrimp (courtesy of the Spanglers!) and all the trimmings. In addition to the tacos, we will be serving homemade rice and beans, fruit, dessert and beverages. This delicious dinner is $8.00 for adults, and $6.50 for children (with free seconds as long as they last!). Any profit made from the dinner will go to the Deacon Fund and will be used to provide for the Congregation, visitors and others in need in our community. If you have any questions, please call a Deacon!
Mark your calendars now for this yummy night and watch the bulletin and weekly e-mail for more info!

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
The Session has called for a Congregational Meeting Sun. Dec. 17 immediately following worship in order to receive a report from the Nomination Committee and in order to elect new church officers for the Class of 2009.

STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY
Sunday, Nov. 12.
During the service we dedicated our pledges of time, money, and talent for 2007 to our God. Stewardship letters and Commitment Sheets were mailed out and are available on the table in the Social Hall and on our website (see link above). Pray about how you can give back to God in faithfulness and in thankfulness for what He has done and is doing for you and your family. You may turn in your Commitment Sheet in the offering plate or to the church office. Even if you have submitted one in the past, please fill out a 2007 Commitment Sheet for time and talents so we may have an updated awareness of how God is calling you to serve. Thank you for your faithfulness in giving to our church of your money, time, talents and hearts!
Download a copy of the Stewardship Commitment Form PDF to print, fill-in, and return to the Peace office (even by email).

OFFERING AND ATTENDANCE REPORT: Sun. Nov. 12, 2006: Attendance: 75; General Offering: $288.16; Pledges: $2,228.00; Debt Reduction: $25.00.

COMMITMENT SHEETS may still be turned in.

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
The Session has set aside time for an informational meeting for our congregation on Sunday, November 19 after church to share some of the recent developments within our denomination and our Presbytery. In our June newsletter, the Session shared some concerns with the upcoming General Assembly and in particular with the proposed Peace, Unity and Purity (PUP) Report, which was passed and approved by this Assembly. The Sacramento Presbytery met in September to respond to the General Assembly’s actions and to clarify what ordination standards will be required and expected within our Presbytery. It is the Session’s intent to share this information with you and to answer any questions you might have about these issues. No congregational action will be taken or considered surrounding these issues at this informational meeting. Information about the PUP Report, the denominational ordination standards and the Sacramento Presbytery’s actions will be made available. Please talk to any of the Elders if you have any further questions about this informational meeting.

PER CAPITA
Each year Peace makes Per Capita payments to the General Assembly and the Synod of the Pacific based on how many active members we have. This is a voluntary payment which congregations make to help support the larger church. In order to help defray the costs of these payments, we are asking each active member to pay for their Per Capita fees above and beyond their annual pledge. Designated envelopes (blue) are available on the table in the Social Hall and in the friendship folder. Checks can be made to the church in the amount of $17.00 per member. Thank you for helping.

ATTENTION WILLING HEARTS AND HANDS!
Our church is in need of your organizational skills, ideas and help! The Deacons would like to form a “Kerchief Crew” to clean, organize and beautify the churchWe will be meeting at the church every third Saturday morning for a cleaning day. We invite you to come and be a part, especially if the Lord has blessed you with the gift of organization! Bring your cleaning supplies, and we’ll provide the coffee cake! Watch the weekly bulletin and e-mails for details!

COMMUNION BREAD
If you have a gift for baking and would be interested in volunteering to make the bread for Communion, please see one of the Deacons.

CHURCH WORK DAYS
Saturdays, August 19, & 26 at 9am. Projects included replacing the modular ramps, clearing out the inside store room, fixing water lines and sprinklers, clearing out the kitchen, clearing out the outer storage unit and more. Thank you to those who came to be a part of our faithful stewardship of the beautiful property with which God has blessed us. We had lunch together, so, thanks to Elder Mark A. for the fellowship and hard work!

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
the Session called for a special Congregational Meeting Sun. Jun. 25 immediately following the worship service. The purpose of this meeting was to: elect one (1) new Elder and a Board of Deacons; to hear and receive the new Mission Statement for our church that the Session has approved. All active members are encouraged to attend and participate in this important meeting.

PROPERTY UPDATE
Download to read the March 2006 PDF from our Elder Mark A.