Dancers from Burundi
Last Thursday evening, April 26, my daughter Rebecca and I attended a fund raising dinner for World Relief, Moline, that took place on the campus of St Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. After the meal World Relief made their case for support and then there were various performances by groups of young adults who are [...]
Delegation, May 1-8, 2012
A delegation of Midwestern church people are off to Southern Mexico to celebrate the 15th anniversary of INESIN, an ecumenical organization whose purpose is to bring together religions and cultures, particularly Mayan people.
The delegation will take place May 1-8 and travel will be to San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. Participants include clergy and [...]
Engagement Party
I was honored to be invited to an engagement party for one of the young women in the Light Mission Pentecostal Church, which shares the building with the Church of Peace. Here is a photo from my phone of the bride-to-be, Violet, pinning something on the lapel of the groom-to-be. There is a little stylized [...]
Closet Rehab
It is always a challenge to occupy a 100 year old building. Our sanctuary was built in 1912, and the lower level of that 1912 structure is getting some rehabilitation. There is a small room that we now use for a closet, but was actually used as the church kitchen when the church began, that [...]
Palm Sunday
Today was Palm Sunday/Passion Sunday at the Church of Peace. The service began with a procession with palms – which included the choir, the children, the confirmands and a few of the rest of us also. Josh read the account of the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from Mark, and the children’s choir sang. [...]
Chapel Wedding
Nan Wischnak and Todd Ewen were married at the Church of Peace this Saturday in the chapel. Nan is the daughter of Brian Wischnak who is the sexton of the church. Nan was also the work camps director for two summers. I was a joy to officiate at the service.
STAND AGAINST CANCER
We had a news conference at the Church of Peace to launch a book in the Stand Against Cancer that was funded by the Susan G. Komen Quad Cities group. The first photo is of Amy Westfall, from Komen. After that is the news release that tells our story in detail.
The StandAgainst Cancer Program (SAC) is [...]
Family Literacy at the Putnam Museum
It is difficult to get photos of 80 or so people enjoying an experience together, but here are a few photos of the last day of the Inter-Session of Family Literacy Program that meets here at the Church of Peace. We took two busses over to the Putnam Museum in Davenport.
This dad has his family [...]