Join the Gospel Choir
We rehearse and sing once a month: Next rehearsal Thurs. Nov. 21 at 6 pm. Sing Sunday Nov. 24 at 11 am. Questions? Ask Music Director Twylla Moore.
Ministry Leaders Meeting
A time to check in where you are in ministry, share supports needed, and hear updates from Brendan Nelson after worship Sunday October 20 at 12:30 pm. Refreshments provided. Contact Brendan for info.
Sunday Tech Persons Needed
We are seeking at least one more person interested and willing to serve in the tech/sound corner live streaming worship on Sundays (10 am worship service during summer, 11 am worship starting September 15). It’s an important ministry connecting folks with worship! Training is provided. Please contact Pastor John. Thanks!
Breakfast Providers Needed
Able to provide a Sunday breakfast at Peace? Sign up at the Welcome Table. Questions? Ask Teresa Jackson or Jeanie Correa.
Peace Cafe
To support our community, we are open on Fridays from 3-7 pm. Community members can grab refreshments and enjoy a movie, games, fellowship, and join us for our community meals from 5:30-6:30 pm. For more information and to volunteer contact Brendan Nelson, brendan@peacetacoma.org or call the office at 253-383-1317.
Peace Lutheran Church Events & Information
Our Calling to Equitable and Inclusive Community
Want to learn more ways to be intentionally inclusive and equitable within our church community and beyond? Join the Anti-Racism Workgroup during the Education Hour (9:45 am) on Oct. 27 and Nov. 3 to explore how!
Loved Ones Commended to the Lord
Sunday November 3 is All Saints Sunday, and we will honor the memory of loved ones who have passed away in the last year and give thanks to God for them. If you would like to submit a name of a departed loved one to be honored, please write their name in the book on the table outside the sanctuary or contact Pastor John.
Holiday Bazaar
Saturday November 16, 9 am–5 pm at Peace, a sale of gently used household items with holiday themes. Donate holiday ornaments, decorations, ornamental Christmas trees, clothing items, gently used or new toys. Benefits the Emergency Assistance Fund. Questions? Ask Teresa Jackson
Community Thanksgiving Dinner & Worship
Saturday, November 23 at 5:30 pm. Come to this community celebration in the multipurpose room at Peace, an opportunity to thank God for all God’s good gifts! You’re invited to bring a potluck item (sign up!) and invite friends, family, and neighbors. All are welcome! Questions? Ask Teresa Jackson
Anti-Racism Book Resource Library
The Anti-Racism Work Group has rolled out a book cart with their recommended anti-racism books to borrow for your personal growth and deeper understanding. Check it out on Sundays in the multipurpose room.
Sunday School (Godly Play) and Children’s Worship
We have Sunday School (Godly Play) for children ages 3 through 4th grade in the basement classroom. We are also offering Nursery for younger children at 9:45 a.m. Children’s Worship is offered in person during 11 a.m. worship. Children are invited to the basement classroom (with air purification) after the scripture readings for a special Godly Play Bible story and response time, and then they will return to the sanctuary to join their family for the time of Holy Communion.
Community Bible Study
Pastor John facilitates a Community Bible Study in the church Conference Room and online on Teams (your choice) Thursdays 1-2 pm on the scripture readings for worship the following Sunday. We read scripture, share conversation, and pray as we listen for God to speak to us & through us. Email Pastor John for Teams link.
Christians Concerned with Homelessness
Peace is partnering with Retreat Home and Trinity Presbyterian as Trinity hosts a monthly prayer gathering for our neighbors experiencing homelessness. We gather to pray for big-picture circumstances of homelessness as well as specific needs of families caught in the housing crisis, those from local encampments and all impacted by neighborhood sweeps. First Thursday of the month, 5:30-6:30 pm at Bryant Neighborhood Center, Trinity Church, 1615 6th Ave. This time brings into focus our prayers alongside our congregation’s action and work for housing. Meeting dates are November 7 and December 5.
Interested in Baptism?
Interested in Baptism for yourself or a family member? Please speak with Pastor John.
Church Directory
Would you like a copy of the updated church directory? Please pick one up at the Welcome Table on Sunday or email the office at plcadmin@peacetacoma.org and we will email one to you.
Peace Community Center Events & Information
Tacoma Housing Authority to Permanently Open Low-Income Housing Waitlists on November 14th
Waitlists will be split by those seeking a Housing Choice Voucher, and those interested in living in one of Tacoma Housing Authority’s subsidized units.
After carefully examining the current processes, response rates, and reviewing over 100 public comments, we are moving forward with these new processes so that families will have the ability to apply to our waitlist the moment they find themselves in need of housing assistance.”
It’s important to note that applying to the waitlist does not guarantee that a household will receive housing assistance. Households must meet all income and eligibility requirements, which will be verified when they are selected from the waitlist.
Though a permanently open waitlist will help to ensure that anyone needing housing assistance can apply at any time, it will also mean significantly more people on the waitlist. THA will conduct random pulls from the waitlist as vouchers and units become available. As a result, it will be impossible to predict how long it will take for households to receive an offer of assistance.
THA encourages anyone in need of affordable housing to continue their housing search and not wait to be selected from the waitlist. For individuals and families currently facing homelessness, please contact Coordinated Entry by dialing 2-1-1. THA has partnered with multiple community organizations to accept direct referrals for families experiencing homelessness in hopes of getting them the housing assistance they need sooner.
Households interested in applying for either the Housing Choice Voucher waitlist, or the THA-subsidized unit waitlist can do so beginning Thursday, November 14th, 2024, at 9 AM. To apply, households must first register as an applicant for the RentCafé online service portal. Detailed instructions on how to register can be found at tacomahousing.org/resources/register-for-the-tha-service-portal.
For more detailed information on THA’s waitlists, please visit tacomahousing.org/waitlist.
Graduate Tacoma
…has created a website (www.tacomalearns.org/programs) where you can search for different types of resources during COVID 19. It includes everything from where Tacoma Public Schools is passing out free meals to financial assistance information to educational resources, etc. You can search by zip code, types of assistance, etc. and find resources for more than just students.
Anti-Racism Book Resource Library
The Anti-Racism Work Group has rolled out a book cart with their recommended anti-racism books to borrow for your personal growth and deeper understanding. Check it out on Sundays in the multipurpose room.