Keeping in Touch: PoP’s Weekly E-news
January 14, 2025
Please see below for events and ministry opportunities
at Prince of Peace and the House Next Door.
This Week at POP
Adult Forum Series: Our Ministry at PoP and the HND
Join Pastor Peter and Con Sweeney this Sunday as they share ministry opportunities in light of the 2025 Spending Plan.
Congregational Meeting
Our annual Congregational Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, January 26th. Worship is at 9:30 am and the meeting will commence immediately after. Please make every effort to join us in person and in prayer.
Upcoming Events
Martin Luther King Service
WHAM, the Windsor Hightstown Area Ministerium, will once again host the Martin Luther King Service. It will be held this Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 7:00pm at Mr. Olivet Baptist Church in Hightstown. Please join us.
Adult Forum Series: Our Ministry at Pop and the HND
Do you ever wonder what takes place in our other building? Join Pastor Dale on February 2 as she reflects on our ministry together at the House Next Door.
Service Opportunities
St. Bart’s Monthly Food Donation
The food for the month of January is breakfast cereal for St. Bart’s. Please place it on the table in the narthex. Thank you.
Valentine Box and Bag Project
As we enjoy the 12 days of Christmas and prepare to celebrate Epiphany, it is time to look forward to February. A “very favorite tradition”, for both the senders and receivers, at POP is the filling and shipping of care boxes to our young adults away at school and bags of treats for our “Senior homebound friends”. We fill and ship boxes with goodies and supplies; and we deliver bags filled with treats. Save the Dates: Boxes and bags will be packed on Sunday Feb 9, 2025 at the church starting around 3 PM. Shipping of boxes via USPS will be on Monday Feb 10, 2025 around 9 AM. Bags for our “older students” will be delivered the week of Feb 10 – 14.
Weekly Opportunities
Prayer Circle - Fridays at 1:30pm-2:30pm -Zoom
As members of the Body of Christ, we are a people of prayer. All are welcome as our Prayer Circle gathers weekly for discussion, reflection, and prayer. The Zoom link for this ministry is sent, along with our prayer list, every Thursday via an email communication titled “Pray With Us”. Come once; come weekly!
Joyful Stitchers - Mondays at 7:00pm – Zoom
Every week Joyful Stitchers, PoP’s stitching arts group, spends an hour knitting, crocheting and socializing. We are currently creating hats and scarves for St. Bart’s to distribute at the holiday season. All are welcome to join us. If you don’t know how to knit or crochet and would like to learn, we can teach you! We have experienced knitters and crocheters who are happy to help anyone learn; and we have a good stash of yarn, needles, and crochet hooks to get you started. If you would like to join us, please contact Kate Chen at kcmchen@comcast.net.
2025 Flower Chart
The 2025 Flower Chart has numerous opportunities to designate altar flowers throughout the year. All are invited to remember a loved one or celebrate a special occasion by placing flowers on the altar. The flower chart is hanging on the bulletin board outside of the Church Office. The cost is $45.00. Thank you for enhancing our worship and adding to the beauty of our sanctuary. (If you prefer to sign-up for flowers online, you can do so at https://popnj.org/sign-up-forms/sponsor-flowers/. )
Church Choir and Nightingale Bells Rehearsals - Thursdays at 7:00pm and 8:00pm
Please join us for Thursday rehearsals for Choir and Bells. The Nightingale Bells meets at 7:00pm and Choir meets at 8:00pm in the Sanctuary. Newcomers are welcome and encouraged to join us! Please contact Doug Helvering at rdh@rdouglashelvering.com for more information.
Worship Assistants Needed
A reminder that we are in need of worship assistants on Sunday mornings: acolytes, lectors, ushers, greeters, and fellowship hosts. Please sign up at: https://bit.ly/pop-sunday-signup. The liturgy is the work of the people. We can’t do it without you! Thank you.