September 12, 2005

For Immediate Release
From: Prince of Peace Lutheran Church ELCA, 930 W. Higgins Road, Schaumburg, 60195
Contact: 847-885-7010 Church Office
City: Schaumburg, IL

COUPLES RETREAT NOVEMBER 11 AND 12

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (ELCA), 930 W Higgins Road in Schaumburg is hosting a Couples Retreat beginning with dinner on November 11th and continuing through early evening November 12th. The retreat will use"The Marriage Course", which is non-denominational for any married couple who wants to build a strong and lasting relationship. On the Couples Retreat we will learn how to build a healthy marriage that can withstand the ebb and flow of time. Join us, the cost is $125. per couple, if registered before September 30th. and includes food and lodging. Financial assistance is available. Contact Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 847-885-7010 to register. Ask for Pastor Karen or Pastor Don.

September 12, 2005

For Immediate Release
From: Prince of Peace Lutheran Church ELCA, 930 W. Higgins Road, Schaumburg, 60195
Contact: 847-885-7010 Church Office
City: Schaumburg, IL

PASSPORTS REQUIRED! CHILDREN HELPING CHILDREN, WORLD HUNGER APPEAL

Schaumburg, IL Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (ELCA) is sponsoring a fund drive to fight World Hunger. The theme for the Fall event is “Passports Required”! The campaign runs from September through October 16th. Each weekly children’s sermon will focus on a different continent to explore the struggles facing children around the world. Children at Prince of Peace will learn about the various countries customs, foods, and music as we collect coins and dollars to give to the ELCA to help our world neighbors. Visit Sunday services at 8:30, 9:45 and 11:00 a.m. to participate in the Appeal. Prince of Peace Lutheran Church is located at 930 W. Higgins Road in Schaumburg. Website www.princeofpeace.net.

September 12, 2005

For Immediate Release
From: Prince of Peace Lutheran Church ELCA, 930 W. Higgins Road, Schaumburg, 60195
Contact: 847-885-7010 Church Office
City: Schaumburg, IL

HANDBELL CHOIR CONCERT

Schaumburg, IL. Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (ELCA) at 930 W Higgins Road is hosting a handbell concert on Sunday, October 2 at 3 p.m. A reception will follow the concert.

July 26, 2005

For Immediate Release
From: Prince of Peace Lutheran Church ELCA, 930 W. Higgins Road, Schaumburg, 60195
Contact: 847-885-7010 Church Office
City: Schaumburg, IL

CHURCH MISSION TRIP DRAWS FROM MANY GENERATIONS TO HELP HURRICANE VICTIMS

SCHAUMBURG -- The youngest will be freshmen in high school. The oldest will be 78. With many other ages in between, they will all be part of a 42-member local church group headed to Asheville, N.C. later this month to help repair homes damaged by hurricanes in 2004.

35 of the participants are affiliated with Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 930 W. Higgins Road, Schaumburg; the other 7 are affiliated with the Lutheran Church of the Master in Carol Stream.

The trip runs from July 30 to Aug. 7. Bringing all those volunteers with tools is a major undertaking. The trip will cost about $14,000. The group will be renting 6 vans to transport people and tools.

Those who are going on the trip have been planning for several months. Pancake breakfasts and car washes have helped to pay for the trip, but participants also contribute some money from their own pocket.

Participants who have gone in the past say the trip is rewarding. "I like to go because we are serving God," said Prince of Peace member Mark Gamb, who has gone on several mission trips in the past. Karen Wagner, Director of Youth and Family Ministries at the church, is leading the trip, with Gamb's help. Gamb said being able to help people whose homes were either fully or partially destroyed can be spiritually uplifting. "Most people go because they want to make a difference for others," Gamb said.

In North Carolina, the group will stay at a Bible camp and travel daily to either Canton or Clyde, two small towns near Asheville that were hit hard by last year's hurricanes. The trip is a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America's Disaster Response effort, which offers help to disaster victims around the world.

Some mission trip participants will offer a report on the trip at a church service at Prince of Peace after they return. This report is tentatively scheduled for Aug. 28.