Peace Blessing Service June 26, 2011
Welcome to Peace Lutheran Church and Early Learning Center. This is a special day in the life of our congregation, and we are grateful for our many brothers and sisters in Christ who have sacrificially given of their time, talents, and treasures that we may be at the point of moving into our new facility.
For those of you who are visiting, we thank you for your presence and encouragement. May your worship with us be a blessing to you, just as your presence is a blessing to us!
The Passing of the Key and the Ribbon Cutting
God in His wisdom chooses to employ the talents and abilities He graciously bestows upon mankind for the building of His house of worship. The passing of the church key will symbolize the use of such gifts in the construction of this edifice, as follows:
The key will be passed from our Architect (Mr. Ted Sottong and Mr. Christopher Ressler of Architecture Inc.) who with their creative talents and powers have conceived and designed the facility,
To our Engineers and Builders (Mr. Ray Piacente from WilsonMiller Stantec, our Civil Engineer; Mr. Brian McKenzie, Mr. Norman Gentry, and Mr. Neil Simon from DeAngelis Diamond our General Contractor; Mr. Richard Barrow from Liebl and Barrow, our Structural Engineer; and Mr. Joe Broughton from Burgess Engineering, our MEP Engineer) under whose careful supervision and engineering skills this building has been constructed,
To the Building Committee (Fred Grundeman, Chairman; Jane Aller, Gary Bowles, Jim Hanley,Gary Hazelett, Carl Scheuman, andBob Schmeckpeper) who have worked many hours in over seeing this project on behalf of our congregation,
To the Florida / Georgia District staff (Reverend Gregory Walton, President, Reverend Doug Kallesen, Executive Director of Mission – Outreach, and Mr. Mark Brink, Executive Director – School Ministries) whose vision began this new mission start and has given their support and encouragement throughout the years,
To the Lutheran Church Extension Fund (Mr. Daniel Reichart, Vice President – LCEF, and Mrs. Kathy Keene, Administrative Assistant) whose financial support and commitment has made this mission outreach a reality,
To the Church Council (Mr. Bill Peplinski President; Mrs. Renee Dunn, Vice President; Mrs. Kelly Ducham, Secretary; Mrs.Maria Pate, Treasurer; Mr.Carl Shepard, Elder; Mr. Rich Slama, Missions; Mr. Rick Paganes, Stewardship; Mr. Jim Fleming, Education; and Mr. Bod Romine, Properties) who ensures the essential mission of the Congregation is being fulfilled:
To view pictures from the service click on the link below.
PowerPoint Peace Blessing Service You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJKXhsouLaU
