Hey friends, 

🎶Water you turned into wine, opened the eyes of the blind, there’s no one like You, none like You!🎵 Last weekend, we sang some fantastic praise music, celebrated communion, and opened our Bibles to dive into the wedding at Cana. Replay worship here!  

This weekend, we'll hear some peaceful worship led by harp and oboe. Pastor Matt will lead us into Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus in John 3. At Sunday's 10:30 service, 3rd through 5th graders who’ve been participating in our First Bible Workshop will be presented with their first Bible. Let’s cheer these students on and celebrate this faith milestone together!  

If Prince of Peace feels like your church home and you want to ask questions, get to know pastors and staff, and learn about living your faith as part of our shared mission, stick around after the 10:30 service for Discover Class lunch, our new member class. Let us know you’re coming!

Next weekend, January 31 & February 1, we're celebrating the blessing of Lutheran schools! If you attended a Lutheran school for elementary school, high school, and/or college, we invite you to wear your school swag to help us celebrate places where your faith has been formed. Representatives from Immanuel, St. Peter, and St. Paul Lutheran Schools will be here to connect and answer questions about Lutheran education for your family.  

Do you have an organization with a Christian mission that you personally support through financial donations, volunteer hours, or prayer? If you are a Prince of Peace Member, you may apply for funding for that organization through our Mission Grants fund. You are welcome to apply for one mission grant per calendar year. The organization can perform local, national, or international mission work. February 1 is the deadline for 1st Quarter Mission Grant applications. Read more and apply here.

Reminder! Year-end giving statements were emailed to you on Friday, January 16. If you haven’t already, click the link in the email to view and download your statement. Any unopened statements will be sent by mail by the end of January, but you can help us save on postage costs by viewing it online. If you need help, contact Susan Klemstein. 

What a response so far for the Diaper Drive for Exodus World Service! You’ve got one more week to bring in diapers and wipes to help show love to our refugee neighbors!  

Thank you for giving generously and proportionally to help keep our mission fully funded! Give a one-time or recurring offering here.  

See you this weekend!

P.S. With tomorrow's forecasted extremely low temperatures, the church building will be closed to foot traffic tomorrow, Friday, January 23. The phone and email lines will remain open from 9am-4pm.

P.P.S. The church office will be closed next Wednesday, January 28 until 1:30pm, so POP Staff can enjoy a morning packing session together at Feed My Starving Children in Schaumburg. As always, if you need to contact us, leave a message at 847-359-3451 or [email protected] and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

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