SUNDAY SCHOOL AND WORSHIP
Sunday School 9am
classes for all ages
Divine Worship 10:15am
The News
Sunday Adult Ed (9am): The Eastern Orthodox Tradition
Continuing our pilgrimage into the wider Body of Christ, we will focus one more week on the Eastern Orthodox tradition, exploring key Orthodox emphases in light of Scripture.
Advent/Christmas Tree Installation
Thank you so much to the many volunteers who helped select, cut down, haul, prep, and install the Jesse tree in the sanctuary to beautify our space for Advent and Christmas worship. Click here to see a time-lapse video of the installation! Seriously. Don’t just keep scrolling. Click to watch the video. It’s a minute and a half. You won’t be disappointed…
Cookie Pantry
Our annual cookie sale will be this Saturday, December 7, from 9am-noon. Plan now to make a batch (or a ton!) of cookies and drop them off in the kitchen no later than afternoon of December 6. See Jill Reedstrom or Paula Ryan with questions. Thank you for your support!
Angel Tree: Emmons Elementary
Once more, we are sponsoring an Angel Tree this year for families at nearby Emmons Elementary who otherwise would not have Christmas gifts. Take a gift tag at the tree in the Narthex (full instructions are included in each envelope) and please return all gifts by Sunday, December 15th.
Our Seminarian
The Women of St. Peter provide financial support for Mr. Ethan Luft, a seminary student in his final year at St. Louis. He and his wife Wren are expecting their first baby in January. Please sign the large card for Mr. Luft on the table behind the pews (you can sign on the gold posterboard or one of the affixed Christmas cards). If you’d like to purchase a small gift card for Mr. and Mrs. Luft, either for Christmas or for the baby, please do so and bring that to Renee in the office no later than Sunday, December 15. Any questions, see Renee. Thank you for helping WoSP support our seminarian!
Poinsettia Fundraiser for NYG – Extended deadline!
The next National Youth Gathering fundraiser sponsored by SPY is upon us. The group is selling poinsettias that will be used to decorate the church altar (deadline for personal plants has already passed).
Fill out a form under the slat wall and place it in the clear box through December 8. Altar donations will be handled by SPY and delivered to the church at the appropriate time.
If you have questions, direct them to Krista Hunt at 6sbhunts@gmail.com or 574-339-5479. Thank you for helping our kids get to next summer’s NYG!
Lector Training Save the Date – Rescheduled for Saturday, Feb 8, 10-11:30am
In an effort to include more folks, we’re moving the lector’s workshop into the New Year. You can reach Mike at: mfonck@comcast.net.
Call for Christmas Trees!
We will be looking to use artificial Christmas trees for our VBS program in the summer of 2025. If you have one that doesn’t make the cut this year and you are ready to get rid of it, please let Krista Hunt know. We’d be happy to collect it now or at the end of this Christmas season if you don’t plan to keep it for next year. Another option would be if you have a tree you would be willing to loan us for the week during VBS, consider packing it up and leaving in an accessible location to make a quick grab from your storage area in June. Green trees in all sizes, styles, and shapes would be welcomed. Thank you for keeping us in mind!
St. Peter Pilgrimages & Renewal
(Lilly Grant)
Considering Traditions, Connecting with the Homebound, Moving toward a Memory Book
Our pilgrimage continues as we consider how to be Confessing Lutherans within the Wider Body of Christ in Adult Ed (see announcement above). Look forward also to hearing more about opportunities to include our homebound members in our pilgrimage and to preserve our journey in a forthcoming “Memory Book.”
Resurrection Lutheran Academy (RLA)
News, Info, and Ministry Opportunities
RLA Teachers’ Gifts
As a way of showing our support for RLA, each year at Christmastime we offer gift cards to each teacher to use to purchase things for their classroom. This year, thanks to a generous gift, we need only $400 more to give every teacher a $100 gift card. Please place donations in the small box by the slat wall, and see Pastor Clark or Krista Hunt if you have any questions. Thank you for your generosity!
RLA Seeking Principal Nominations
After 9 years of double service as a teacher and principal, Mrs. Megyese is asking to move into a purely teaching role. RLA thus has formed a call committee to seek a principal. Candidates should have or be eligible to hold an Indiana Building Administrator license; someone who is rostered or willing to become rostered with the LCMS is preferred, but anyone with the needed skills and licensure, plus a commitment to Christian faith in education, would be a good recommendation. If you know of anyone who fits that bill, please forward their names and contact information to Brian Ruch, MLEA Board President and Call Committee Chair: ruch23@yahoo.com; 574-339-9644 (cell).
Bible Studies & Ministry Updates and Opportunities
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.
Winter Mid-Week Bible Studies
THURSDAY MORNING, 9am at church: we meet in the “library area” of the narthex. Our study beginning Nov. 7 is called “Casting Stones.” We’d love for you to join us! Connect with Paula Ryan or call Renee in the office (574-255-5585).
FRIDAY NIGHT: 1st and 3rd Fridays 6:30pm: we meet 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!
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 1 December 2024
Offerings
General Fund: $3707.96
SPY NYG: $200
MAC Food Pantry: $5
RLA: $55
Maintenance and Capital Improvement: $40
Worship Attendance
Sunday 12/1: 127
M.A.C. Food Pantry
• 427 pounds donated this week
• this week’s shopping list: rice, soup, side dishes, hamburger helper
Contact Cindy Matthews (574) 855-3504 for more information.
Braille Bible Team
• 19 copies of Galatians – Philemon in Spanish this week
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 Adam Clark, Senior Pastor
Pastor Bryan Borger, 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)