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  Social Action News - By Evelyn PassanteWith the poor economy, there is a need for food in our area. The Old Tappan Food Pantry is in need of the following items: Hand cream for sensitive skin, deodorant, tissues, toilet paper, paper towels, laundry detergent, cleaning products, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, pullus size 6, medium boys diapers, Poise undergarments (not Depends), rice, instant oatmeal, cookies, crackers, orange Oodles of Noodles, Campbell’s chicken noodle soup, cereal, coffee, juices all flavors, large and box, canned fruit, tea, small microwave meals but not frozen. Gift cards to supermarkets are always welcome. Have a blessed summer!  
SummerSon Film Feature Event for July 2010Our annual summer film series will continue this year on Wednesday, July 28th at 7:30pm in the Upper Meeting room. Refreshments will be served and a free will offering will be taken. This year's feature movie will be James Cameron's Blockbuster, Avatar. All Prince of Peace members and friends are invited and encouraged to attend!  Council HighlightsJune 2010
Pastor's VacationPlease note that Pastor Holliday will be on vacation from July 12th through July 26th, 2010. He will also be away from August 16th through August 30th. In the event of a pastoral emergency from July 14th through July 26th, please contact the Rev. Peter Naschke of Christ Lutheran Church in Woodcliff Lake at 201-391-4224. Pastor Beate Stork of Trinity Lutheran Church in Tenafly will be available for urgent pastoral needs on July 12th and 13th. She will also be providing coverage from August 16th through August 30th. Pastor Stork can be reached at 201-568-8821. Deaconess Hertha Fischer will be preaching at worship on July 18th, 25th and August 22nd & 29th. 
Summer Office HoursPlease note: the church office will be open Wednesday through Friday from 9:00am to 1:00pm, from July 6th through September 6th.  Thank You on the Kunya Clean Water Project!The Clean Water for Kunya project has reached its initial goal of raising $50,000 and is now in the engineering phase in Kenya for the water treatment plant that has to be built (wells don't work here). The Kenyan engineering and building process is much more difficult (and unclear!) 
than it is here, so we have several volunteer engineers (mainly through the Nairobi Rotary Club)
helping to check the designs, the costs (there were many different conflicting items) and coordinating
with the government water control board. The village has also met and has the support of
the members of parliament for Kunya Village to give his strong support. Most importantly, the local
chiefs seem on-board with the project, as long as we keep everyone informed and involved. The
process is very complicated, with many people needing to be involved. We hope that within a month
or so we will have some confirmation that the designs are workable and sustainable and that the
costing errors will have been resolved.
While some additional funding is still needed, we are
thankful for the help we are getting there and hope it will lead to construction by summer. Thank
you Prince of Peace for all your wonderful help in helping this project to succeed!Our next project at Kunya will be to raise money to send girls to high school. School is very expensive there ($2,000 for 4 years) and girls almost never get to go. Education of the women is what will do the most to save this village. So far we have sent two really smart girls to school and their families are thrilled. Thank You, Joanie Baumann Pieces of Peace Congratulations are extended to the following members of Prince of Peace:
Do you have news to share? Please don't keep it a secret! Contact the church office (201-768-8691) or email secretary@princeofpeacenj.org Pictures of Peace Confirmation    Church Picnic    Preschool Graduation   1st Annual Family Retreat    Attention POP Musicians!  Mix It Up With Moses, Jam With Jesus, Or Just Play While You Play... Prince of Peace is still looking for a few folks to share there musical talents. Perhaps we could start a POP band! If you are interested, please contact Pastor Holliday or Barbara Fitzgerald.
The Messenger has gone Electronic!As of September 2009, Prince of Peace has stopped sending paper copies of the monthly Messenger. Instead, we've been emailing Adobe PDF versions of the Messenger! If you aren't already receiving this digital copy of the Messenger please contact the church office on 201-768-8691 or via email at: secretary@princeofpeacenj.org or princeofpeacesecretary@yahoo.com to give us your email address. If you do not have email, please contact the church office so we can make other arrangements for you to receive your copy.  Want To Learn To Knit, Or Renew Your Love Of Knitting?Prayer Shawl Ministry is open to anyone interested in this art --youngsters, teenagers, adults of all ages. Prayer Shawl Ministry will continue to meet over the summer on Mondays at 10:00 am. You are most welcome to join us for an hour and a half of handwork and fellowship! For more information contact Doris Baumann at (845)359-5311. Keeping Your Bills Down 
The State of New Jersey has several programs to help homeowners with their electric and home heating bills. If you have an income of $18,000 or less you may receive up to $1,800 in aid. For moderate income individuals and even middle income folks aid of up to $1,000 per year is available if you qualify. This program is designed for the winter season. To learn more and determine your eligibility call 1-888-337-3339.In addition, the State offers a Senior's Property Tax Freeze for those seniors with incomes of $53,000 or less. In a year this amount will increase to $60,000 and in two years to $70,000 and in three years to $80,000. The Senior Freeze has nothing to do with the property tax rebate you receive annually which you will continue to get. To learn more about the Senior Freeze call 1-800-882-6957. 
A Message from Prince of Peace's PresidentStewardship is a tough concept to understand and live. To me, stewardship at Prince of Peace is a "leap of faith". Remember in the "Indiana Jones" movie when Harrison Ford walked into thin air with no visible support? That was his leap of faith. POP is my support in these crazy economic and political times. Where else do I have an extended family that cares about me, is there to help me through the tough times and has total faith in me? My leap of faith is my support for POP in time, talent and treasure. I know that the blessings that have been given me are essential for my growth in faith; I need to send back to God my thanks. I ask each of you to look deep inside yourself and decide how you can best give of your time and treasure to your family here at POP. Your POP family is here for you, how can you best support your missions? Stewardship is not about money; stewardship is your giving thanks and supporting those missions that deliver that message. During this stewardship time we have an opportunity to examine these issues and give a commitment to POP. Yes, we need your treasure but we really need your thanksgiving. - John Hulbrock Please Help! Christ Church CDC will be moving their offices to the new county shelter in Hackensack. They need new men's and women's sweatshirts, sweatpants, athletic socks, t-shirts, and underwear. New and gently used clean sweaters, hats, scarves, gloves, mittens, coats, sneakers, comfortable walking shoes, boots, and work boots are gladly accepted for men and women. Travel size toiletries and feminine hygiene products are also needed. At this time, general donations of clothing are not wanted. Thanksgiving and Memorial Fund We give thanks to God for the following people who have generously contributed to the Prince of Peace Thanksgiving and Memorial Fund since February 2010: Ralph & Hilda Silva The Rev. Nicholas Brie John & Filomena Novak  Local Heroes Of The Christian FaithWe are looking for leaders in the congregation who would be willing to share stories of their vocations and God's presence in life with our confirmation class and other youth of the congregation. If you are interested, please contact the church office or Pastor Holliday. Questionnaire
 Help Our Soldiers Overseas!Let's not forget to HELP OUR SOLDIERS. It's hot, dangerous and lonely overseas! I especially need donations of: instant packets of hot chocolate; individually wrapped pieces of hard candy; beef jerky; packs of gum; chap stick; small snacks, e.g. cookies, crackers, pretzels; moist toilettes (water is at a premium in the desert!) Please leave items in the labeled box in the narthex. One of the soldiers you have been helping me support with your generous donations and cards asked me to pass this message to our congregation: "I received all the boxes that you had sent, and of course I shared with my fellow troops. Will you please do me a big favor and thank all the nice people that sent me the encouraging cards, I can't possibly address all of them, but I do appreciate it very much. Tell them that I post everyone of them on my wall in my little tiny room. We do make a difference and I thank all of you, too. Contact Andi DeCapua if you have any questions: 201-263-9552 or adecapua@optonline.net  Tie Binder UpdatesIf you have any changes for the Tie Binder please submit them to the church office as soon as possible: secretary@princeofpeacenj.org. We Have New Email Addresses!Many thanks to Sherwood King for all of his help in getting our new email service up and running! Our old email addresses will eventually be phased out, so please start using our new addresses immediately: Pastor Holliday: pastorholliday@princeofpeacenj.org Karen Wolf: secretary@princeofpeacenj.org JoAnn Kitlas: preschool@princeofpeacenj.org  Curbing the exodus of Christians from Jerusalem is vital for peace and stability in the Holy Land Christians represent a natural and stabilizing presence in the Holy Land and with their churches, schools and healthcare facilities provide vital humanitarian services to all the residence. In addition, they often play an unexpected peace keeping role between the Israelis and Palestinians. Unfortunately, do in large part to a lack of affordable housing, the Christian population has dwindled down to approximately 10,000 people or 2% of the population in Jerusalem. Completion of the separation wall will likely further reduce this figure to less than half that. Enabling Christians to continue to live in Jerusalem is crucial to the larger goal of realizing the vision of Jerusalem as a city of peace shared by Jews, Christians, and Muslims and an example of reconciliation for the world. The Mount of Olives Housing Project (MOHP) will provide 84 affordable housing units for Palestinian Christians in Jerusalem with a spirit of ecumenical and inter-religious openness. While serving only 500 or so Christians, this project is symbolic of a larger international effort committed to peace and stability in the greater Middle East. The major cost of purchasing land for the project is avoided because the Kaiserin Augusta Victoria Foundation and the Lutheran World Federation agreed to dedicate 15 dunums (3.75 acres) of land for it. The total financial requirements for this project will be $8M broken down as follows: US Donations $2M, European Partners $4M and $2M in Financing. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Lutheran World Federation and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land are sponsoring a Holy Land Summit on the MOHP in October of 2008. The purpose of this summit is to provide participants with an understanding of the issues and challenges faced by Palestinian Christians in Jerusalem and the urgent need for affordable housing. The group will meet with the leaders of the project in Jerusalem and key figures from the Israeli, Palestinian and Muslim communities in Jerusalem and Palestine to talk about the historical and modern day role of Christians in the Holy Land and to gain broad cooperation and support for the MOHP. Participants will experience day trips around the Old City of Jerusalem, around the Mount of Olives and to some of the historic and biblical sites nearby including the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square. They may also add on elements to extend their visit to include travel to Galilee, if their time permits. If you would like more information about the Mount of Olives Housing Project, and/or the Holy Land Summit, please contact Jim Hooker at jhooker@mtofoliveshousing.org or Susan Hooker at shooker@mtofoliveshousing.org. You may also reach the Hookers by phone at 815.353.5032. You may also support the project by raising awareness of Christians in the Holy Land, by praying for them, or by making a financial gift to the Mount of Olives Housing Project. Website: www.mtofoliveshousing.org ELCA Mount of Olives Housing Project P.O. Box 71764 Chicago, IL 60694-1764 Phone: 1.800.638.3522 x 2970 Worship, Music & Art Ministry Focus What the aims and/or goals of this ministry? How will it accomplish these in the coming year? What opportunities are there for volunteers?
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