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Women's Group Spring Project Along With Sharing Connections

by: Gail Hengels

03/07/2025

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Join Us in Making a Difference 

As the warm breeze of spring ushers in a season of renewal and growth, our Women’s Group is launching a heartfelt project aimed at supporting a family needing assistance.  We are reaching out to our community for donations to provide safe and comfortable sleeping environments for infants. This is where our spring project comes in, with the goal of ensuring that every baby has a secure place to rest.

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Indoor Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 5th

by: Gail Hengels

02/27/2025

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Come and enjoy a fun time on Saturday, April 5th! Bring your own basket to collect eggs. The hunt is open to children in two age groups:  Pre-K - 3rd grade from 9am to 11am and 4th grade to 7th grade from 12pm - 2pm.  Easter Bunny will be there to hop into photos with everyone!  Plus snacks and prizes.  

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Life Line Screening Event Tuesday, April 29th

by: Gail Hengels

02/27/2025

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Have You Taken Control of Your Health Today?

Life Line Screening will be here at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 offering safe, painless, non-invasive preventive health screenings that are typically not a part of a routine physical. To be more proactive about your health for yourself, your family, and your community, please register today for these health screenings today. Please refer to the flyer for more more info about how you can sign up. The

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Midweek Lenten Worship Wednesday, March 12th

by: Gail Hengels

02/27/2025

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Take a break in your midweek schedule and join us at Lord of Life Lutheran Church for a Lenten worship, utilizing Holden Evening Prayer on March 12th at 7:00 pm. 

 It’s a beautiful and meaningful mid-week Lenten Service.

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Soup Dinner 6:00 pm Worship at 7:00 pm Wednesday, March 5th

by: Gail Hengels

02/27/2025

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On Ash Wednesday we begin our forty-day journey toward Easter.  Ash Wednesday Service on March 5th at 7:00 pm with communion.

Please join us for a delicious soup/supper from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall prior to service for a great meal. We look forward to seeing you.

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Community Blood Drive Saturday, March 22

by: Gail Hengels

02/27/2025

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Prince of Peace Lutheran Church will be hosting a Blood Drive on Saturday, March 22nd from 7:30 am to 12:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals to come together and make a positive impact on the lives of others by donating blood.

Please refer to the flyer for more info about how you can sign up. Together we save lives!

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Volunteers Needed - Easter Egg Hunt

by: Gail Hengels

02/14/2025

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POP is excited to be sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 5th for the families of the community.  The egg hunt is a fun opportunity for POP to welcome the community.

It takes many volunteers to make this event a success. Most serving opportunities will have 2 shifts: 1st shift 8am - 11am; 2nd shift 12pm - 3pm. Help us set-up, egg hunt helpers, serve snacks, give out prizes and more.

To sign up to volunteer for this event, please contact Gail Hengels at the church

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Another Great Chili Cook-Off

by: Gail Hengels

02/04/2025

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           Our 20th Chili Cook-Off 6:00 p.m. Saturday evening, Feb. 1, 2025 was a huge success! Between 75-80 members, relatives and friends attended this great event. We all were happy to again have Curt Reisenbichler as our Emcee for the evening, who made a special trip from Florida to be with us.

 

            There were 10 chili contestants competing in the 5 separate categories of the POP Chili Cook-Off. Prizes were awarded to the following:  Colin Newey, guest, won the

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Stop & Share the Love!

by: Gail Hengels

01/24/2025

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Where can you buy Terri Lynn's signature nuts, snacks, and sweets for yourself? Right here! Support a worthy cause with every purchase and enjoy our delicious, gourmet snacks.

You can help support the ongoing Missions & Ministry of the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church by purchasing these delicious nuts, snacks, and chocolates. Terri Lynn’s nuts and treats are perfect for your entertaining of friends and family – they make wonderful gifts, too. Please help us with a purchase

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Defer Property Taxes

by: Gail Hengels

01/16/2025

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Qualified senior citizens, aged 65 years and older are invited to apply for the Senior Citizen Real Estate Tax Deferral Program. The program allows participants to defer property tax payment until the property is sold. To qualify, the applicant's household income cannot exceed $65,000. Additionaly, the property must be used exclusively for residential purposes.

The application period closes March 1, 2025. For more information, contact the DuPage County's Treasurer's Office

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Scout Sunday! February 23, 2025

by: Gail Hengels

01/10/2025

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Calling all scouts: young, old, and in-between! If you are now - or have ever been - a Scout of any kind, we invite you to join us on Sunday, February 23rd at 10:00 am for Scout Sunday!

This Sunday in February is set aside as a day to lift up and celebrate scouting in our midst.

We have invited the scout troop who meet in our church to join us for worship at 10:00 am and we will recognize them and offer a blessing. 

Wear your uniform to the worship service and join other scou

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POP Mini-Pantry

by: Gail Hengels

01/04/2025

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     In the New Year, with hard-freeze  weather conditions  approaching, the pantry has been reset to remove items that do not do well under extremely cold conditions, such as canned goods.

     Often it is asked, what are the donations you could best use for the pantry now?  

     Answer:  Food items that are "instant" or "dry" - for    example, instant ("just add water") soups and ramen, as well as dried pasta.  

     Also, snack items such as granola bars, and individual s

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20th Annual Chili Cook-Off

by: Gail Hengels

01/04/2025

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Calling all chili heads! Start looking in your cook books, haul out your big crock pots, spoons, and aprons and start planning your favorite chili.

Five categories:

Best chili, hottest chili, mildest chili, most unusual chili, best presentation

A beautiful chili trophy will be awarded to the maker of the best chili!

Questions: Contact Judy McClure (630) 964-9611

or juddex59@gmail.com 

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Adopt-A-Family Thank you to all who supported the families this year!

by: Gail Hengels

12/28/2024

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We would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who helped provide for several families in our community for Christmas; everyone who picked a tag and shopped, made a monetary donation, and volunteered to sort presents. This could not have been possible without your generosity and help!

Thank you for all you've done to make it a success once again.

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Giving Tree

by: Gail Hengels

12/28/2024

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Our Giving Tree is filled with hats, scarves, mittens, and gloves, just in time for the cold weather.  The following amounts were collected:

54 pairs of socks, 19 pairs of gloves 1 pair of mittens, 16 stocking caps 1 stocking cap and mittens 1 warmer, 1 scarf and hat 3 hats, 1bucket hat 4 ear muffs

 Thank you to all who donated to keep others a little bit warmer.

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