SUNDAY SCHOOL AND WORSHIP
Sunday School 9am
classes for all ages
Divine Worship 10:15am
The News
100 YEARS!!!!
With joy, Joyce Frederick reached and celebrated her 100th birthday on Wednesday of this week. We give thanks to God for his blessed servant and her years of living connected with us through St. Peter. Happy birthday, Joyce!!!!!
Fall Adult Education Hour: Spiritual and Ecumenical Pilgrimage
On Sunday Sept 15 and Sunday Sept 22, Adult Ed will feature stories from our various pilgrimages over the summer. Come and share!
Afterward, we will focus on this theme: how do we live as Confessional Lutherans within the wider Body of Christ? What direction do we find in Scripture? What can we learn from others? How can we connect with believers of all stripes and yet be faithful to our key convictions–and bring them as an offering TO the wider Body? Pastor Clark will share from his experiences but also invite you to share from yours.
Office Hours for Fall
Now that Labor Day has brought the official end of summer, the office has new hours:
Tu: 9am-12pm
Wed: 12 noon – 1:30pm
Thu: 10:30am-1pm
Fri: “flex” (call to see)
with grace that sometimes things come up and Renee may not be available at the exact moment indicated in office hours. If you have an urgent need or request, EMAIL is the best way to reach her for church business, or you can call during office hours.
Fall Mid-Week Bible Studies Resume in September
Join the morning bible study group on Thursdays at 9am beginning September 19 in the “library area” of the narthex. If you’d like to participate, sign up on the table under the slat wall so we can order you a book. The title is “Sip, Savor, and Drink Deeply: Receive God’s Overflowing Gifts.” See Paula Ryan with questions.
Join the evening bible study group on 1st and 3rd Fridays beginning September 20 at 6:30pm in the fellowship hall. Hosts offer dinner from 6:30-7, with study beginning at 7 and lasting about an hour, usually. This year begins with a study of 1 Corinthians, followed by Isaiah around the first of the year. If you’ve never been part of this group and would like to join, please see John Schroeder or Mike Fonck. All are welcome!
LWML Zone Rally
Head on down to Calvary Lutheran in Plymouth on Sunday, October 6 at 1:30pm for the Ladies’ Fall Zone Rally! Meal cost is $5 and speaker is Laurie Hayn, who lost her arm and leg in an accident several years ago. Special ingathering for Phil’s Friends – see flyer on table in back of narthex for details. RSVP is not necessary. Just show up and plan to have a great afternoon with the other ladies!
Save the Date: Wine and Word – October 20
The Women of St. Peter Wine and Word event will be on the afternoon of Sunday, October 20, at the home of Jackie Homann. A specific time and more information will be shared in the coming weeks. Mark your calendars now!
Questions: Contact Amy Smessaert at amyhsmessaert@gmail.com or Jackie Homann at Jackie@athoralaw.com
St. Peter Pilgrimages & Renewal
(Lilly Grant)
Fall Adult Education Hour: Spiritual and Ecumenical Pilgrimage
On Sunday Sept 15 and Sunday Sept 22, Adult Ed will feature stories from our various pilgrimages over the summer. Come and share!
Resurrection Lutheran Academy (RLA)
News, Info, and Ministry Opportunities
This summer Resurrection Lutheran Academy was able to refinish our gym floor thanks to the help of some generous donors. This gift has allowed students and student-athletes to play and practice safely, without fear of sliding around. We use our gym daily for play and gatherings. The entire school gathers at the end of the day for dismissal in the gym, weekly in our family groups for chapel, and for big events like our Christmas program. For the bigger events, we need to put out chairs and tables, which is the leading cause of scratches and damage to the floor.
To prevent damage from the chairs and tables and preserve the life of our gym floor, we are starting a funding drive for a cover. The cover is 300 tiles that are 6’x3′. This cover style will give RLA the flexibility to selectively protect portions of the floor and leave other parts usable, such as during basketball and volleyball games. As a school, and with the help of our associated churches, we need to meet our goal by Nov. 1st so that the cover can be ordered and in place in time for the Christmas program. If each family works to collect donations equivalent to 2-3 tiles, which are $50 each, we will reach our goal!
If a donor would like to support in the name of one of our school families we are hosting a raffle for the families at school. There will be several items in the raffle for the school families but the grand prize is a $250 gift card to Generations Venture Plex. Every tile that a family brings back funded, or funded in their name, gets entered into the raffle.
Please reach out to Donald Swift by calling 574-272-2200. Thank you all for all of the support that you show RLA.
Ministry Updates and Opportunities
“SEW” fun!!!
Look how much fun the Tuesday morning sewing group had, kicking off their new year! Notice how many men are part of the sewing group! There are many tasks to be done: you do not need to know how to use a sewing machine, or a needle and thread! If you have hands and a good sense of humor, and you’re free Tuesday mornings, come on out and join us! It really is a great ministry and we’d love to welcome new folks. See Helga Platz or Karen Waldron for more details!
Sunday Servants Gather Before Worship
All who help lead the Divine Service gather promptly at 10:05am to take 3 minutes to prepare their hearts and minds for worship. If you are serving as altar guild, usher, crucifer/acolyte, lector, greeter, tech person, elder, musician/dancer, doorkeeper or other HEART member, etc. on a particular Sunday, please come together for quick introductions and short prayer led by Deaconess Amy Smessaert. Together, we will ask God to bless our service to God’s people as we live connected in spiritual formation in Christ. All confirmands and parents are encouraged to participate, whether or not you are serving on that Sunday.
Pick Your Next Usher Date!
Thanks to everyone who has served as an usher or part of an usher team. It’s time to pick another date to serve! Please sign up on the Sunday Servants sheet on the slat wall. You can see the specific list of duties, with video demos, here. A veteran usher will assist you and teach you one extra duty beyond communion each time you serve.
Week of September 8, 2024
Offerings
General Fund: $12,906.50
RLA: $25
Memorials: $150
Worship Attendance
Sunday 9/8: 124
M.A.C. Food Pantry
• food collected: 392 pounds
• this week’s shopping list: side dishes, soup, pasta, CAN OPENERS
Contact Cindy Matthews (574) 855-3504 for more information.
Braille Bible Team
• start date still to be determined…
Contact Sharon Csaszar (574) 904-1411 or Sandy Ellis (574) 220-3636 for more information.
Sewing Quilt Team
• 5 quilts this week
Through the program year, the sewing group meets Tuesdays to cut squares, size sheets, assemble backs and fronts of quilts, iron sheets, sew and pin quilts. Participants of ANY skill level from the least to the greatest are welcome. If you are interested in this human care ministry, contact Helga Platz (574) 514-3751 for more information.
Links and General Info
Prayer Requests may be submitted by:
- Using the convenient on-line Submit New Prayer Request Here Link
- Adding written prayers to the “Our Gathering Prayers” form on Sunday morning
Announcements may be submitted by:
- Using the online form: https://splcm.org/forms/submit-announcement/
- Filling out an announcement form from the left of the slat wall in the Narthex and placing it on the pastor’s chair to the right of the Cross at the front of the sanctuary.
St. Peter Members Website Page
Did you know that we have a dedicated page just for members of St. Peter? This page contains monthly celebrations for birthdays, baptisms, and wedding anniversaries; annual Kingdom Spending Plan (budget); monthly financial reports; MLT and Voter Assembly minutes and announcements; church Constitution, and more. NOTE: Password is the same as “prayers” password; call the church office with questions, 574-255-5585.
Zoom Videoconferencing
If your group needs to use Zoom, please email the office at office@splcm.org.
Your St. Peter Leadership
- Mission Leadership Team (MLT)
Brian Reedstrom (President)
David Seitz (Vice-President)
Alex Homann (Secretary)
David Luster-Bartz (Treasurer)
Andrew Deliyannides (At-Large member)
Elizabeth McGrath (At-Large member)
Dylan Bergstrom (At-Large member) - Elders
Chuck Ryan (Head Elder), Marty Orlowski, Brian Reedstrom, Mark Waldron, David Gurnee, John Schroeder, Jeff Rockwell - Pastors
Pastor Bryan Borger, Senior Pastor
Pastor Adam Clark, Associate Pastor
Office Hours:
Mon: “flex” (call to see)
Tue: 11:00am-3pm
Wed: 11:00am-3pm
Thu: 10:30am-3pm
Fri: “flex” (call to see)
Pastors’ Day Off: Mondays
*Otherwise, call, text, or email to set an appointment. See contact below.
Sunday Schedule
- Education Hour: 9am
Ages 3-Adult - Divine Worship: 10:15 am
(stream: splcm.org/worship)