Note: The full Peace Mennonite church building calendar appears at the bottom of this webpage.

Sunday Morning Schedule:

9:30 a.m.: Sunday School (last Sunday of the month)
10:00 a.m. Gathering on Zoom
10:30 a.m. In-person Worship on 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Sundays
Every Second Sunday is Gracious Space: Faith and Food for all Ages at 4:00 p.m.

Just click on this link to get into our Zoom gatherings.

Upcoming events at Peace Mennonite

Tuesday, July 8th
1:30 p.m.: Wise Guys (conversation group)

Thursday, July 10th
9:30 a.m.: Wise Women; contact Judy Johnson
2:00 p.m.: Zoom gathering (informal sharing and prayer)

Sunday, July 12th
NO 10:00 a.m.: Gathering on Zoom
NO 10:30 a.m.: Service @ PMC
4:00 p.m.: Gracious Space service and meal

Tuesday, July 14th
1:30 p.m.: Wise Guys (conversation group)

Thursday, July 16th
9:30 a.m.: Wise Women; contact Judy Johnson
2:00 p.m.: Zoom gathering (informal sharing and prayer)

Sunday, July 19th
10:00 a.m.: Gathering on Zoom
10:30 a.m.: Service @ PMC
After service: Congregational meeting

Tuesday, July 21st
1:30 p.m.: Wise Guys (conversation group)

Thursday, July 23rd
9:30 a.m.: Wise Women; contact Judy Johnson
2:00 p.m.: Zoom gathering (informal sharing and prayer)

Sunday, July 26th
9:30 a.m.: Sunday School
10:00 a.m.: Gathering on Zoom
10:30 a.m.: Service @ PMC

Access worship volunteers schedule here.

*If you are interested in volunteering to help lead worship services (worship leader, sermon, music, or scripture reading), please contact worship committee: Kirsten Bosnak, or Sharon McCulley (sharon.mcculley@gmail.com) directly, or see the sign-up sheet in the hall.

Announcements

The meal for July 12th Gracious Space will be “Potluck.”  Bring your favorite food to share.

Going Beyond the Land Covenant – On this Independence Day weekend, ask yourself what it means to “celebrate” 250 years of America on colonized land. Read Becoming a Good Relative: Calling White Settlers Toward Truth, Healing and Repair, by Hilary Giovale.

The Peace and Justice Committee is helping to organize the creation of 25 MCC school kits! The goal of MCC is for 30,000 kits! There is a sign-up sheet on the back table in the sanctuary for requested items, as well as more information in this week’s email news!
We need these items per bag:
4 spiral or perforated-page notebooks, 8.5 in x 10.5 in; 70 sheets each
8 new unsharpened pencils
1 ruler (flat, good quality; must indicate 30 cm–inch markings optional)
12 colored pencils (in packaging)
1 large eraser
4 new black or blue ballpoint pens

Congregational Meeting
Please plan to stay for our summer congregational meeting on Sunday, July 19, after worship and snacks.  On the agenda will be discussion of the “Ministries Coordinator” and updates of committees and special projects–including an update of the sound issues in the sanctuary.  Please put the date on your calendar!

Please note:
Transition Notes for our time between pastors:
The Administrative Assistant, Jerry, will be working Tuesdays and Thursdays—mostly from home. Please send information you wish to share to peacemennonite@gmail.com. by 8am Tuesdays.
Temporarily pastoral care needs and the pastor’s email will be monitored by Anne. (anne_edwards@sbcglobal.net). In case of emergency call Anne at (785) 766-2762.

Ongoing/Recurring/Past Announcements

Peace Mennonite ODIM Guatemala Service Trip — February 20-28, 2027
The purpose of our trip is to learn about the work of the Organization for the Development of the Indigenous Maya (ODIM) and to experience Guatemalan culture. We will also serve the local communities of San Juan and San Pablo la Laguna by helping to install clean-burning stoves and providing water filters for potable water for local families. Additional cultural activities may include touring the local coffee, weaving, chocolate and honey cooperatives, exploring the historic colonial town of Antigua, and other cultural cooperatives and galleries in the villages around Lake Atitlán.  Activities are subject to change due to weather, schedule, or availability.
You can find written information about this trip in the church foyer.
Please contact Roberta Renz or Vickie Eaton if you are interested.

Peace Mennonite Church archival records at the University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library

Below is the link to our PMC archives. We have a storied history here in Lawrence, and many, many people have impacted who we are today. The collection provides information about the Peace Mennonite Church and its predecessors from its founding in the late 1970s through the late 2020s.

Here’s the online finding aid for the PMC collection

If you expand the links on the right side of the page under “Collection organization,” you’ll see the extent of what was collected previously. Or, you can look at the black/blue tabs near the top of the page to learn more details about the collection.

PMC has a post office box, for its mail. We particularly ask that you use this address for any financial correspondence:
Peace Mennonite Church
P.O. Box 451
Lawrence, KS 66044

Online maps of the PMC gardens can be accessed with this link, and the maps are also in a three-ring notebook in the library if people would like to take the book and walk the gardens sometime.
View mast photos from our wildflower garden.

 Photos related to the Service of Repentance and Restoration can be accessed at this Link.

The second Sunday of every month our in-person service will be our Gracious Space event at 4:00, which will include a shared meal. Our meals together on the second Sunday of each month are an important opportunity for us to connect and build community.

For announcements, contact information updates, and other general questions and information please continue to use the regular office email peacemennonite@gmail.com. Email checked most Tuesdays and Thursdays.

If you would like to receive our weekly email newsletter, please sign up on our home page.

The Peace Mennonite Church library is now searchable online, linked to the church website, and accessible via the library heading on our website.

Your regular financial contributions to Peace Mennonite as well as contributions to the church benevolence fund (to help those with financial difficulties) can be mailed to the church (PO Box 451, Lawrence, KS 66044) or online. (Please indicate if the money is intended for the benevolence fund.)

Broader church resources/links

BETHEL COLLEGE
WESTERN DISTRICT CONFERENCE (WDC)
Mennonite Church USA MC USA
MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMITTEE NEWS (MCC)
Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
Mennonite Creation Care Network
CAMP MENNOSCAH NEWS– website link
Rocky Mountain Mennonite Camp
Mennonite Mission Network website link
Mennonite World Conference
MWC’s Courier magazine here
Mennonites Against Militarism
Mennonite Women USA —website link
Mennonite Men — website link
Mennonite Disaster Service