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DESCRIPTION:Dear friends of Peace\,\nNews Edition For Sunday of July\, 26th
  2026\nLessons this week:  1 Kings 3\; 5-12\,  1 Timothy 6:17-12\, Matth
 ew 13: 44-52\nSongs this week: "God of Grace and God of Glory”\, What is
  the World to Me”\, “O\, Lord\, My Rock and My Redeemer”\nService Su
 nday 11:30 am\nWhat Makes Christians Different?\nThe Bible says Christians
  are different. Christians are people who believe in Jesus as their Savior
 . But they often look the same as those who do not believe in Jesus. How a
 re Christians different? The answer is often something internal\, attitude
 s or perspectives that come only from the work of the Holy Spirit in Word 
 and sacrament. Ultimately\, Christians are people who run to Christ for fo
 rgiveness because they have failed to live perfect lives. As we receive th
 e mercy of Christ\, it moves us to strive with all our being to do all the
  things\nthat Jesus says Christians do\, things that make Christians diffe
 rent.\n \nCall Meeting August 2nd :  As of July 5th\, 2026 Pastor Paul F
 ritz has returned our call. He was grateful to hear from the congregation 
 of Peace. At this time Pastor Fritz feels his gifts can best be used where
  he is currently serving at Immanuel Lutheran Church. We will have another
  call meeting August 2nd\, after service 12:45 pm. In the meantime please 
 continue to pray for the future Pastor of Peace Lutheran Church Otsego\, G
 od already knows who gifts will best suit Peace’s ministry. \n\n\n\nCon
 necting with People of Peace and the Community  :  \nChristian Neighbors
 :\nFood Pantry needs for July is Ramen Noodles\nThank you again for contin
 uing to show God’s love to others.\nBenevolent Fund: What is the benevol
 ent fund is a dedicated pool of money set aside by the church to help prov
 ide short term emergency financial assistance to people experiencing hards
 hips. If you would like to give a financial gift please put it in an envel
 ope marked benevolence fund in the offering basket.\n \nYouth Rally Highl
 ights: By Ellise Wedge\nThe youth rally was July 14th-17th at Bowling Gree
 n State University’s campus in Ohio. We spent 4 days participating in se
 ssions taught by pastors and professors. My favorite session was a study i
 n Ruth. Our nights consisted of worship services with keynote speakers. He
 aring over 2000 teens worship together was a very moving experience. We al
 so got to take the Lord’s Supper as a group. There was also plenty of ti
 me for fellowship\; I met up with the Timmermann girls and made new friend
 s at the various concerts. The rally theme was about being Christ’s Amba
 ssadors. 2 Corinthians 5:14 For Christ’s love compels us\, because we ar
 e convinced that one died for all\, and therefore all died. No matter your
  age\, vocational calling\, or experience you’re called to tell people t
 he good news of Jesus Christ! That fact landed heavily on my heart and was
  a very beneficial message to be surrounded by. Thank you for your prayers
  and financial gifts that made this trip possible!\n\n\n\nVolunteers sign 
 ups:\nTo sign up for volunteer opportunities please let Shelly Wedge know 
 what you would like to sign up for and I will send you an emailed invitati
 on. Open the link and it will take you directly to the calendar to sign up
 . You can select more than one date at a time. \nClick the date on the ca
 lendar you deire and then click the submit at the bottom of the page.\nHer
 e is a list of volunteer opportunities\; \nMowing and string timing ( mak
 e sure to scroll all the way down the calendar until you get to the string
  timing section if you would only to sign up for just timmer)\, \nGeeters
 : Hold doors open before service (commitment level 15 minutes before servi
 ce) \nChurch Cleaning: (commitment level 20-30 minutes\, done anytime dur
 ing the week before sunday service.) Only need 2 people a month as we have
  a cleaning service come in every other week.\nSlides: Ellise and Shelly 
  would be happy to show you how to do the slides\, and set with you as you
  learn if you are interested. (commitment level 20 mins before and after s
 ervice.)\n \n \nA look ahead:     \nJuly 26th 11:20am Sunday Service
                     Aug 2nd 11:30 am Sunday Service \nAug 2nd 1
 2:45pm Call Meeting                         Aug 4th 10-11am 
 Coffee and Crafts \nAug 9th 11:30am Sunday Service\nPastor Rau will be on
  vacation the 1st week of August if there is a pastoral emergency you can 
 still reach out to him\, and he will make arrangements for someone to visi
 t with you. \nMay God be at work among the people of Peace and our gospel
  ministry as we listen to him and follow him!  Assistant Administrator at
  Peace Lutheran Church\,  Shelly Wedge\n       Got this from a fri
 end? Sign up here: https://peace.breezechms.com/form/news\nUnsubscribe? Em
 ail church@peaceotsego.org\nWant to visit with pastor? Schedule a visit/me
 eting reach out to our interim Pastor David Rau (ST.James Portage) at past
 or@stjamesportage.org or 262-325-9355\nHave a suggestion or comment you’
 d like to share? Let us know!\nWould you like to donate to Peace? Please u
 se the link for online giving\nPeace Lutheran Church 805 S Wilmott St Otse
 go\, MI 49078\n269-694-6104 https://peaceotsego.org\n 
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