Worship in AprilSunday Morning Worship at 9:30 am

Sunday,April7Fi#hSundayinLentTheAnoin2ngofJesus

Sunday,April14PalmSunday/SundayofthePassion

Thursday,April18MaundyThursday

Friday,April19GoodFriday

Saturday,April20VigilofEaster

Sunday,April21TheResurrec2onofOurLord

Sunday,April28SecondSundayofEaster

ThomasSundayBap2smofLoganJamesLicci

April2019

April EventsApril1,8,15,22,29

S2tchersApril3,10

MidweekWorship&SoupSupper

April5CatherineBlackwellMemorial

April6PropertyWorkDay

April7PrincetonArtMuseumTrip

April11BookGroup

April27MarnyBerghMemorial

Ourdog,PongYo(Chineseforgoodfriend)isbreakingmyheart.ThePong,asIliketocallhim,is13,aliElepasttheexpectedlifespanforaLabrador.PonghasactedlikeapuppyunHllastyear.Asherampagedthroughthehouse,IwouldchasHsehimandtellhimto‘acthisage.’Well,nowhehas.

ThevettellsusthatPongislosingmusclemassinhishindlegs.AboutamonthagohehadtroublenavigaHngourHledfloors.TwoweeksagoPongcouldnolongergetupthetwostepstoourbedroom.YesterdaymorningPongcollapsedoutside,unabletostepupthecurbfromthestreet.Thekillerinallthisisthathisspiritisintact.He'ssHllhimself.HesHllinteracts.HesHlllikestoeat.WhileI'mdistressedasheliesonthefloor,helooksupatmeandwagshistail.

Iknowhisdaysarenumbered.InthehardestmomentsItellmyself,‘let'sjustgetthisoverwith.’Buthere'sthedeal:Ineedtolivethroughthis.

Wedon'tliketolivethroughlife'sdifficulHes.We'dratheravoid,deny,orjustplainsay‘let'sgetthisoverwith.’

IthinkofJesusintheGardenofGethsemane.TheGardenislocatedintheKidronValley,downfromtheTempleMount.OnthenightofhisbetrayalJesuscouldeasilyhaveclimbeduptheMountofOlivesontheoppositesideandescapedintotheJudeanwilderness.ButJesushadtolivethroughthepassion.ThereisnoresurrecHonwithoutthecross.

The23rdPsalmsays,‘EventhoughIwalkthroughthevalleyoftheshadowofdeath,Ishallfearnoevil.’O\en,atfunerals,Ispeakthesewordsofcomfort.Wewalkthroughthevalleyoftheshadowofdeath,wedon'tstayinit.

Jesusdidn'tstayinthetomb.TheparadoxoftheChrisHanfaithisthatlifeisgrantedthroughdeath.Butyoucan'tgetthereifyou'renotwillingtowalkthroughit.

TheothernightHannah'sfriendsfromhighschoolvisitedwhilehomeforspringbreak.TheywantedtosaygoodbyetoPongYo.Foroveranhourtheysatonthefloorpe^ngthisolddog.IntrueLabradorfashionPongsoakeditallin;asmallblessingI'dhaven'thadhadifIdidn'tchoosetowalkthroughthesedays.

—PastorFroehlke

Walking Through It

See page 7 for Holy Week Schedule

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Tidings,thenewsleEerofPrinceofPeaceLutheranChurch,ispublishedmonthly.ArHcles,storyideas,andcommentscanbeemailedtoloismcase@gmail.com.

DeadlinefortheMayissueisSunday,April28

Staff and Officers of Prince of PeaceRev.PeterFroehlke,Pastor

Rev.DaleSelover,DirectorofTheHouseNextDoorDr.DougHelvering,MinisterofMusicKathyNowak,ParishAdministratorJohnFranek,ChurchMusician

TimUrbanek,TreasurerDorothySafranek,FinancialSecretary

Congregational CouncilElizabethWagner(President)NancyDurie(VicePresident)

RichCarlsonDavidCaseKimConHni

MaryEllenGlicksonDavidJeedi

MarHnRexroadWendySchutzerSabrinaTeekah

DavidNew,Secretary(non-voHng)

New Music for Good Friday

andIhaveeachwriEenachoralworktobepremieredduringourGoodFridayTenebraeworshiponApril19.EachofthethreechoralworksincludesapoemwriEenbyafemalepoet.John’spiececentersonthesharedlookbetweenPeterandJesusasPeterdeniesJesus(Luke22:61)—wonderingwhatwasinJesus’thoughtsatthatHme.ChrisHne’spiececentersonJesus’crownofthorns—how,throughhisownsufferingourpainandsufferingismiHgated.MypiecefocusesonourreacHontothePassionstoryitself—howthewomenatthecross,Peterandtheapostles,natureitself,and(finally)wearemovedinbody/mind/soulatthestoryofJesus’sacrificeandcrucifixion.Thechoirisalreadyworkingonthismusic,andwe’reexcitedtoshareitasaporHonofourGoodFridayservice.

OurenHreHolyWeekwillbespecial.OnPalmSunday,ourKidsoftheKingdomandChimesofWorshipwillprovidespecialmusic.OnMaundyThurdsay,withthewashingofthefeetandstrippingofthealtar,we’llhearmusicbytheAdultChoirandCelebraHonRingers.OurGoodFridayserviceincludesthisnewmusicaswellasaninteracHvereadingofthePassionstoryfromJohn’sGospel.EasterVigilonHolySaturdaywillstartoutside(weatherpermi^ng)andculminateinsidewiththe‘light’returningtooursanctuaryasweconclude.AndEastermorningwillincludetheNighHngaleBells,theAdultChoir,andbrasstocelebratetheResurrecHon.—Peace,Doug

April Music ScheduleApril7

AdultChoir&NighHngaleBellsApril14

KidsoftheKingdom&ChimesofWorship

April18,MaundyThursdayAdultChoir&CelebraHonRingers

April19,GoodFridayAdultChoir&WorldPremiereMusic

April20,EasterVigilNoEnsembles

April21,EasterAdultChoir&NighHngaleBells

April28NoEnsembles

Mostyears,themusicministryworkstoprovidesomethingextraspecialduringHolyWeekand/orEaster.ThesemonumentaldaysintheworshiplifeofthechurchdemandspecialaEenHonandmusicalcommentary.Twoyearsago,theAdultChoirofferedtheRequiemofGabrielFaurewithchamberorchestraduringtheGoodFridayservice.Lastyear,wewelcomedabrassquintetfromRutgersUniversitytoprovidespecialmusiconEastermorning.Thisyear,IdecidedtolookagaintoGoodFriday.Ihadhappeneduponafewmovingpiecesofpoetrylastfallthatcenterontheeventof(andleadingupto)Jesus’crucifixion.AndIthoughtthatitwouldbeanicethingtohavesomeofourPoP-connectedcomposerswritenewpiecesonthesetexts.

Whathascomeasaresultissomethingwe’recallingALentenTriptych.InageneralsenseatriptychisasetofthreeassociatedarHsHc,literary,ormusicalworksintendedtobeappreciatedtogether.Specifically,JohnFranek(ourChurchMusician),ChrisHneChen(daughtertoKateandReggieandalongHmecongregant),

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Book Group Meets April 11At the home of Diane Urbanek

14 Monterey Drive, Princeton JunctionRSVP to diurb@comcast.net or 799-8925

TheGirlwhoWroteinSilk by Kelli EstesTheGirlWhoWroteinSilkisthestoryoftwoyoungwomenwholivedintheSeaEleareaacenturyapart.Inthelate1800'sMeiLein,ayoungChinesewomanisrippedfromherhomeandplacedonashipheadedforChina.Facingadismalfate,shejumpsoverboardtoswimforshoreandisrescuedbyakindlyman.AsherstoryconHnues,however,shefacesterribleprejudiceandscorn.InaraEricksonishermoderncounterpart,bornintoanoldSeaElefamilysurroundedbywealthandprivilege.SheconnectstoMeiLeinwhenshefindsanoldsilksleevehiddeninpackageunderastairrunner.

May 9Location TBA

BeforeWeWereYours by Lisa WingateThisbookuncoversashockingscandalcenteredaroundtheTennesseeChildren'sRoomduringthe1930's.Thechildreninthestorywerestolenfromtheirparentsbyasocialwelfareworker,scrubbedup,andsoldtotherichpeoplewho

adoptedthem.Theilltreatmentandabusethechildrensufferedisheartbreaking,yetthestoryalsofocusesontheeffortsofsiblingstoloveandprotecteachother.

The Book Group meets the second Thursdayof the month at 7:30 pm.

New members are always welcome.If interested, please contact Phyllis Church

RSVP to Phyllis at 609-799-0723 or p.church@mindspring.com 

April Events

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Joyful Stitchers in AprilWeconHnuetolookfornewwaystohelp

otherswithoursHtchingskills,soifyouknowofaserviceprojectthattheJoyfulSHtcherscouldhelpoutwith,pleaseletusknow!

Thismonth,wewillbeexploringkni^ngorcrocheHngbirds’nestsforbabybirdsthathavelosttheirparents.AgroupinNorthCarolinahasfoundthatyarnnestsworkwellforrescuedbirdsandhasputoutarequestforthesenests.WehavethepaEernsandwillhopefullybeabletocontributetothisworthwhilecause.

WewillalsoconHnuetoworkonourongoingprojects.Ifyou’dliketojoinus,ourmeeHngsareonMondaysinthelounge,alternaHngbetweena\ernoonmeeHngsat1:00andeveningmeeHngsat6:30.

Ifyou’dliketolearntoknitorcrochet,we'rehappytohelpyoulearn!Ourpocketprayerclothsareagreatfirstproject!CometooneofourmeeHngsandourexperiencedkniEersandcrocheterscanhelpyouout.FormoreinformaHon,pleasecontactKateChen,kcmchen@comcast.net.

JoyfulSHtchers'scheduleforMondaysinApril:April.1,6:30;April8,1:00;April15,6:30;April22,1:00;April29,6:30.

Midweek Worship ContinuesApril 3 & 10

OurmidweekservicesconHnueonApril3rd,and10that7:30pm.HoldenEveningPrayerissung.Soupsupperbeginsat6:30.

Property Workday ComingSaturday, April 6, 9 am

InpreparaHonforEasterSunday,volunteerswillbesprucingupthebuildingandtakingcareofsomemaintenanceitems.AllPrinceofPeacersarewelcometosuggestprojectsandpitchin.

FormoreinformaHonortosuggesttasks,contactJoeGallagher,WendySchutzer,orLoisCase.

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Coming April 7Princeton Art Museum Trip

OnSundayApril7,ourFieldEdStudentfromPrincetonSeminary,RossEnglish,willleadatourofthePrincetonArtMuseumwithanemphasisonthemuseum'sreligiousartcollecHon.Wewillmeetatthemuseumat2.

Wewillbedoneby4.

Easter Groceries for Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey

LutheranSocialMinistriesofNJ(LSM/NJ)hasaskedustopartnerwiththeminprovidingbagsofgroceriesforEasterdinnertoresidentsinoneoftheirhousingfaciliHes.ThisLent,wearecollecHngbagsofgroceriesandindividualgroceryitemsforresidentsofSterlingVillageinPiscataway

SterlingVillageisanindependentlivingresidencewith150unitsavailableforincome-eligibleseniorciHzenswhoare62orolder.OwnedbyPiscatawayTownship,thepropertyisprofessionallymanagedbyLSM/NJ.

ThecollecHontableandbagstouseareintheGatheringArea,andthedeadlineforreceiptofthesegroceriesisPalmSunday,April14.Theywillbedeliveredearlythatweek.

Thisyear,thebagsaretocontainthefollowingitems:

Boxedpotatoes(augra2n,scalloped,ormashed)2cansofvegetables

2cansoffruitMacandcheese

Applesauceinnon-breakablecontainersCornbread/muffinmixCakemixandfros2ng

Otheritems,includingEaster‘goodies’(candy,napkins,etc)mayalsobeadded.InaddiHontothebasicslistedabove,eachofthebagsmayhavedifferentitems.Notallofthebagsneedtobeexactlythesame.

Thankyouforyourpartnershipinthisministrytofeedthehungry,especiallyoursistersandbrotherswhoareseniorciHzens.

WithappreciaHon,TheSocialOutreachMissionTeam

TheAprilDonaEonRequestedfortheTrentonAreaSoupKitchenis

64-ounce Canned JuicePleaseplacedona2onsinthewoodenboxinthebreezeway.

Interesting Online PublicationIfyou’reinterestedinfindingoutmoreabout

theancientNearEast,youmightbeinterestedinthiswebsite:hEp://www.asor.org/anetoday

RecentarHclesincludeWhereDoesYhwhComeFrom?;NewDiscoveriesatSela,theMountainStrongholdofEdom;andSaltinMesopotamia:ABlessingandaCurse.

Pastor Froehlke Presented withLa Convivencia Community Award

AtitsannualleadershipconferenceonMarch24,localcommunityorganizaHonLaConvivenciapresentedPastorFroehlkewithits2019CommunityAward.

TheinscripHonreadsInrecogni2onofhismanycontribu2onstothecommunity.Withhear\eltcongratula2onsandasincerethankyou!

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EternalSpirit,

Earth-maker,Pain-bearer,Life-giver,

Sourceofallthatisandthatshallbe,

FatherandMotherofusall,

LovingGod,inwhomisheaven:

Thehallowingofyournameechothroughtheuniverse!

Thewayofyourjusticebefollowedbythepeoplesoftheworld!

Yourheavenlywillbedonebyallcreatedbeings!

Yourcommonwealthofpeaceandfreedom

Sustainourhopeandcomeonearth.

Withthebreadweneedfortoday,feedus.

Inthehurtsweabsorbfromoneaother,forgiveus.

Intimesandtemptationandtesting,strengthenus.

Foryoureigninthegloryofthepowerthatislove,nowandforever.

Amen.

—TheNewZealandPrayerBook

The labyrinth lit by candlelight as it looked on the 2019 spring equinox. Before the group walk, Pastor Selover read a version of the Lord’s Prayer from the Prayer Book of the Anglican Church of New Zealand. It integrates the traditional Anglican prayer with Maori texts and is used often in the world-wide Anglican communion.

Parish Care NotesOurCareNeedsasWeConKnueOurLentenJourney

ThismonthwewillbehosHngtwomemorialservices.

OnApril5thwewillrememberCatherineBlackwell,motherofCathyZucarello,andonApril27thwewillrememberMarnyBergh.

Providingafriendlyspaceandnourishmentforfamilyandfriendstogatherastheyremembertheirlovedonesletsthemfeelcaredforandsupported.

Ifyouwouldliketohelpwitheitherluncheon—providingsomefood/dessertorbeingatchurchtohelp—pleaseletmeknowassoonaspossible

Valentine Care Box ProjectAgainmanythanksforallthedonaHonsto

makeourCareboxprojectsosuccessful.ThankyounotesaresHllarriving.

WearegatheringinformaHonaboutourgraduaHngseniors.TherewillbeagraduaHonblessinginJuneduringourchurchservice.PleaseletusknowofanystudentsgraduaHngandwhattheirplansareforthefuture.

Greeting CardsLocalseniorlivingfaciliHescouldusegreeHng

cardsfortheirresidents.WearegatheringgreeHngcardsthatyoumayreceiveinthemail—forbirthdays,getwell,thinkingofyou.LookforacollecHonboxinthegatheringarea.

TransportaEonOncetheweatherbreaks,wewillbelooking

forsometransportaHontoandfromchurchonSundaymornings.

Wealsohaveaneedforridestosomeweekdayappointments.

Ifyoucanhelpwithdrivingpleaseletusknow.

PhoneCallsWeareinneedofafewfolkstohelpwith

makingphonecalls.Thiswouldbetwoorthreecallsonceevery4to6weeks.Thesearesimplecallsjusttoseehowthingsaregoingandifthereisanythingthechurchcando.

OngoingWeconHnueourmonthlymailingstoour

familieswhohavelostlovedonesandtofamilieswithnewbabies.

CareNotes,pocketprayercards,andkniEedprayersquaresareavailableinthebreezeway.

Wewouldliketoupdateourlistoffolkswhocanhelpwithprovidingmealsasneeded,transportaHon,andtohelpwithsomerecepHons/eventsheldatthechurch.Ifyoucanhelppleaseletusknow.

Anyoneinterestedinhelpingwithanyofourefforts,pleaseletusknow.

MarthaWinder609-799-7280

maw14jpw@aol.com

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Hello,ThankyousomuchforyourValenHne'sDaybox!Ithoughtitwasdelicious,andtheschoolsupplieshavereallyhelpedmeincollege.Ihopetocometoyourchurchatsomepointwithmydeargrandmother,BenteOE.

Sincerely,ErikJones

Thank You

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Holy Week Schedule

Sunday,April149:30am

ProcessionofthePalmsMusicbyKidsoftheKingdomandChimesofWorship

Thursday,April187:30pm

MaundyThursdayFootWashing,HolyCommunion,StrippingoftheAltar

GoodFriday,April197:30pm

TennebraeServicePremiereofChoralSe`ngsfromDougHelvering,Chris2neChen,andJohnFranek

EasterVigil,April207:30pm

TheFirstProclamaHonofEaster

EasterSunday,April219:30am

EasterFesHvalWorship

177Princeton-HightstownRoadPrincetonJuncHonNJ08550

ChurchOffice: 609-799-1753E-Mail : email@popnj.orgWebsite: popnj.orgWorship: Sunday,9:30am

SundayScheduleWorshipat9:30am

EducaHonHourat10:45am

OfficeHoursMonday-Thursday9amto2pm

Friday9amtonoon