Peace Presbyterian Church

The Reverse Advent was fun for us, but most importantly, it was a blessing to us and our community, to serve in this way.

We had a great time buying turkeys and the fixings for many families and were able to donate those in additon to a check. Grateful to God for our blessings and the EGFBS.

Too cold for outdoor Church Yard services... Please join us for worship of the King during the season of Advent via Zoom as we broadcast from the Sanctuary Live 10 am. 29 November 1st Sunday of Advent we light the candle of Hope. Zoom ID & password in email.

We have been blessed again by the congregation at Peace Presbyterian Church! Thank you so much! Pastor Brian Spangler is shown here presenting the donation to E...xecutive Director Marie Jachino! Pastor Brian has been a supporter and friend of the Elk Grove Food Bank for many years and we are forever grateful! #grateful #community

https://elkgrovegobblewobble.itsyourrace.com//te/Transform Join team Transform or donate to a member to help us support Chicks in Crisis, a non-profit 501(c)3, that offers pregnancy, parenting, adoption, and educational services --saving babies & helping parents. Inez Whitlow's garden adds fresh produce to the food pantry. Clothing and blankets are always needed.

Zoom Meetings-Sunday Worship for the next few weeks. Login & password in your email.

Volunteer for our booth (https://signup.com/go/VhCWNRP) today! 4 Days 4 the 4th Only! July 1-4.

We return to Sunday morning worship in the Sanctuary & broadcast Live at 10 through Zoom, so you can worship with us while self-isolating. See your email for the link and bulletin. Send your praise & prayer requests through the Particpant Chat after logging in.

As we prepare to resume having church worship services in person, the Session has approved the following to guide us in our preparation, using the federal and state guidelines for health. Our plan is to resume Sunday in person worship on Sunday June 14, with Zoom access so people may choose to worship in person or from home. We will continue with Bible studies on Zoom until approved by Sacramento county to meet in person and then all studies will have a combination of liv...e and Zoom aspects. As of this email, the county has approved worship services with particular limitations, but our county has not yet approved in person social gatherings of any kind, such as Bible Studies or meetings. Preparation before the service Sundays will begin at 9:30 with prayer and preparation. As needed, we will wipe down furniture and used areas, such as bathrooms and doors before and after church (these same areas will be cleaned after the service as well). All outer doors will be opened and remain open to allow for fresh air flow. Entering church Everyone will be asked to use either the provided or their own hand sanitizer before entering the building. We will maintain Social Distance during the service, with a six feet distancefour chairs to side or sit in second row back from others. We strongly encourage you to bring and wear masks as a means of caring for others. Changes in our service For now, our Sunday schedule will be distinctly different. We will only have worship service on Sundays, with a streamlined service as we have been doing on Zoom. We will not have Bible Study Hour or Kids’ Church and will reevaluate after September 1. Some changes to our normal service details include: no bulletins; no passing of offering plates (offering plates will be left out for you to put offerings in), friendship pads or prayer sheets. There will not be shaking of hands or hugs during the welcome time. Details on celebrating Communion together in this season will be sent out later on. Fellowship The tables in the Fellowship Hall will be put away and only small water bottles will be available. We invite you to bring your own water bottles too as this summer will be warm. The playground and classrooms will not be open for use or play. After church, we will not have fellowship time inside, but you are welcome to socialize at a distance outside. All of these changes are to meant to express Christ’s love to each other and to our community as the loving Peace family that we are. The Session will be reevaluating any and all of these changes after September 1 and as needed based on any changes in state and county guidelines. May each of us choose to be flexible and gracious with one another in this season. Robin Daniels, Elder Sally Eversole, Elder Allen Griffin, Elder Josephat Kathuka, Elder Jennifer Mederos, Elder Julie Reager, Elder Brian Spangler, Pastor

2 Chronicles 7-- A Call to Prayer https://youtu.be/lDuxuRlYV6Q

View Pastor Brian’s devotional, 1 Corinthians 10--Life is not About You. https://youtu.be/eDkbIVbtRnA

Pastor Brian: weekly devotional. https://youtu.be/bGBBrW8edK8

https://youtu.be/Htr4b7dESkk

Pastor Brian’s devotional from Psalm 15 and Colossians 3. & See you Sunday 10 am on Zoom for worship together! Get the Zoom link & the bulletin in your email. https://youtu.be/zYSBhxHMHPQ

WORSHIP UPDATE: The Session has been praying over how to respond with faith and hope to recent events in California and Elk Grove. We believe, we too, must be part of the community mitigation being called for by our leaders. We will not meet in person for church for at least a few more weeks. We are using Zoom conferencing to meet for Sunday worship. Instructions are sent via email, but do call if you need help setting up your computer, a tablet, or cell phone to pray and ...worship with us, the body of Jesus. All Bible studies are through Zoom conferencing for now and we are considering how to continue using Zoom for those who will need to remain at home when the building is reopened. Our preschool will also remain closed until further notice. We continue to reevaluate how to proceed as we prepare the building and ourselves for worship in the Sanctuary. +I am sending out regular emails to keep in touch with all of you, with the goal of sharing devotions to encourage and uplift you spiritually. ... +I am sending out attachments of Digging Deeper studies and my weekly sermons to everyone via email. If you need any help with errands, Deacon Izzy S. or Alan E. are available to help. Please call me, email me or text me if you would like to pray or talk for any reason. As believers, we celebrate that Jesus, as Emmanuel, is God with us. God will be with each of us in every moment, to bring us a peace that surpasses all understanding, to reassure us and to remind us that He is with us and that He loves us. I miss seeing each of you and I look forward to the time when we can resume being the church together in person. Jesus loves you and I do too! Let us pray for healing and wholeness. Pastor Brian

Join us for Soups & bread then worship as we start Lent (the season of preparation & restoration) which culminates in the Resurrection. Come deepen your relationship with GodHe gives you grace to extend to others. Pass it on. Need prayer? www.PeaceChurch.net.

Caravan from Peace, wear warm clothes! Pick Saturday or Sunday night. After responses come in we’ll pick a time to meet. Reply to sherryk @ peacechurch.net

At the Boy Scouts of America Troop 118, Elk Grove, CA Christmas Tree Lot to get one of our trees. Stop by today. The rain is done until Friday. 9145 Franklin Blvd Elk Grove 95758