Information for visitors to Prince of Peace

We offer worship on Sunday mornings at 9:30 AM.  Services follows the regular Lutheran worship setting and include hymns and canticles from the Lutheran Service Book.
Communion is held every Sundays.  Instructions for communing will be given during communion services. Contact will be minimal.   
We ask that you sign the Guest Register just inside the entrance to the building.

Per the official State website - In New Jersey, face masks are no longer required in most outdoor settings and indoor settings, 
however based on CDC guidance, unvaccinated individuals should continue wearing a face covering in public spaces -
especially indoors - to protect yourself and others. 
This means that masks are no longer required to attend service and singing is back.
We respectfully request that those unvaccinated or still at risk continue to wear masks for their safety and the safety of others.

Holy Communion or Eucharist

The Sacrament of the Altar is celebrated so that the baptized people of God may respond to the Holy Spirit at work through the Word. Under the forms of bread and wine we receive the body and blood of Jesus. Our faith is strengthened and we are assured through this gift that our sins are forgiven and that we are members of his holy church. Believers who come forward offer themselves to God, and dedicate themselves to serving him with their words, their worship and their works. From him we receive benefits of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Children and youth who are uninstructed may come with their parents to the altar. They will receive a blessing from the pastor. Visitors who have no commitment to Christ, and have not received the gospel are asked to remain in the seats until this portion of the service is over. We pray for the time when you will be able to join us at "the feast of the lamb."
Empty communion cups are to be placed in the small baskets on the wall to the left and the right side of the sanctuary. The several cups which contain grape juice (dark purple) are to be left for those who need them. Thank You.

Children in Worship

Our children belong in church on Sunday mornings. They learn to sit quietly for a little while and develop their attention spans as they grow. It can be done. Easy? Who said parenting was supposed to be easy? But remember you are among friends, many of whom have fond memories of this time themselves. Activity bags are available with coloring pages,  paper and crayons for our little artists - ask an usher. 

Congregational 'Voters' Meetings

Prince of Peace is a self-governing member congregation of the New Jersey District, LCMS. Quarterly, our members attend congregational Voters Meetings after service.

Every U.S. citizen is entitled to vote in local and national elections, but the ability to do so is not automatic; a citizen must first register with the Board of Elections.

To become a POP voter, a 'communing" POP member must first declare his or her intention to become a Voter at a meeting of the congregation. He/she shall receive the Constitution and By Laws of the congregation at that time. The congregation may receive this member at a subsequent meeting by a vote of the assembly, then he/she shall sign the constitution.