Timpani is New to Worship
Two recent additions to the Church of Peace worship services are a pair of timpani, also called kettledrums. They were purchased with funds given in Corinne Colclasure’s memory. Kettledrums originated in Asia as part of the military. Germany had become a center of playing timpani as early as 1384. A foot pedal device is used [...]
Christmas Eve Services
Celebrate Jesus! Christmas Eve Services
Saturday, December 24th
4:30 pm • 10:30 pm
Bring gifts to Church
For many years we collect and donate diapers to assist young mothers. Babies always need clean diapers. Most needed sizes are 3’s, 4’s and 5’s. Books are also welcome for the Book Nook. Gifts can be placed under the sanctuary Christmas trees.
Hat and Mitten Tree
A tree is up in the narthex of the church for you to donate winter hats, gloves, mittens, scarves, and coats. These items will be used for the people that visit our church looking for something warm to wear in the cold. Any size item is needed, whether it’s for adults or children.
Christmas Baskets
Donations of $25 for Christmas baskets will be accepted through December 20th. Your check, made payable to Church of Peace, will give someone a turkey with all the trimmings for their Christmas meal. Once again Church of Peace is in partnership with House of Fire, and baskets will be distributed on Thursday, December 22nd.
Poinsettias for Sale
Poinsettias are being offered for purchase at $7.50. Sign up by December 4th for one I memory or in honor of a loved one. Flowers will be delivered to the church in time for Christmas. You are welcome to take your flower home after Dec. 25th if you wish. Talk to Joann Love or call [...]
Church of Peace wins community award
The Church of Peace was pleased to be the 2011 recipient of the Quad City Community Award given by the Community Caring Conference. Nora Steele and Rev. Swartz accepted the award for the Summer Meals program at the CCC’s annual Heroes Award Banquet on Thursday, October 6th at the Milan Community Center. We were nominated [...]
From the RI Argus: Better-than-candy treats given to refugee students
ROCK ISLAND — Refugees at a family literacy program Tuesday at Church of Peace were treated to some pre-Halloween ”goodie” bags.
But instead of candy, ther bags contained personal items, such as shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes and deodorant.
Vicky Bernadette was one of 50 refugees treated by St. Ambrose University occupational therapy students, who have [...]
Intersession Wrap Up
After processing all the daily meal counts during the Rock Island Schools intersession, our total count for meals from October 10-21 was 4298. The sites included in this total were Church of Peace, Rauch Park, and MLK Center.
Once again, it’s all because of our tireless volunteers! Thanks to Bill Atkins, Carol Atkins, Emilie Braughton, Judy [...]
Family Literacy Program Update
The Family Literacy Program was held during Intersession, October 4th - 21st. Classes were held for not only adults, but for children normally attending school, and daycare was provided for infants and toddlers. Teachers were hired from Black Hawk College, and daycare workers were used from the ESL program. This project was run on a [...]