WORSHIP AND WITNESS MISSION NEWS
Worship in the Sanctuary (through September 5th)
8:30am on Sunday mornings. No sign up necessary, but please wear your mask and distance in the building. We ask that everyone please enter and exit the parking lot via the Geele Ave. driveway, being mindful of the preparations that are happening for parking lot worship at 9:30am. This service will be recorded for online worship.
Parking Lot Worship (through September 5th)
9:30am on Sunday mornings in the church parking lot for worship! No sign up is necessary and masks are optional. We ask that people maintain safe distance between households (per Wisconsin Council of Churches 2 out of 3 approach). Remember to bring your own chair and dress appropriately for the weather. If it is raining, we will move worship into the fellowship hall. Masks are required indoors. Please still bring your own chair! We ask that you enter and exit via the Geele Ave. driveway.
BEGINNING SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th!
8:00am – Worship in the sanctuary. We will wear masks and distance.
9:15am-9:45am – Sunday School in the parking lot if the weather is nice and in the fellowship hall if the weather is not nice. A grown-up must stay with each household of children. See details in ‘Lifelong Learning Mission News’ below for more details.
10:00am – Worship in the parking lot. We do not require masks outdoors. We plan to worship outdoors on Sunday mornings for as long as the weather allows us. We will move into the sanctuary (with masks) if the weather does not cooperate.
If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Kristin, or respond to this email. We continue to move forward with care for our neighbor being our primary concern.
Online Worship
A recording of the early worship service will be posted as soon as possible on Sunday mornings on the St. Peter Facebook page https://m.facebook.com/stpetersheboygan/ and website https://stpetersheboygan.com and St. Peter Lutheran Church – Sheboygan YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkvPIB8agxVhS72C5822etA
SOCIAL OUTREACH MISSION NEWS
School Kits for Lutheran World Relief
During our time at home, we and our ladies worked and managed to sew 300 school bags waiting to be filled with LWR (Lutheran World Relief) school supplies. We are collecting school supplies for LWR and will fill as many as we have supplies for. So please, if you are out shopping pick up an extra blunt scissors, 24 box of crayons, unsharpened pencils, pens, rulers, erasers, pencil sharpeners, and notebooks. Drop them off in the bin outside the church doors and we will collect them.
Our world is facing many challenges and disruptions but with the gift of school supplies children can continue to learn no matter what their classroom or school setting looks like. Thank you for your generous gifts of items and prayers for children all over the world. – Kathy and Micah H.
Community Resources
The United Way of Sheboygan County has a list that you can find here of local resources for abuse, child care, mental health, unemployment, financial assistance, and more. The National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) has a helpline 800-950-6264 that is available M-F 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This helpline provides the one-on-one help and information necessary to tackle tough challenges that you, your family or friends are facing. They also have 24/7 crisis support. Call 800-273-8255 or text NAMI to 741-741 to receive free support via text message. Please reach out and ask for help if you feel like it is something you or someone you know might need. Pastor Kristin is also a resource. Send her a message at kberglund@stpetersheboygan.com.
LIFELONG LEARNING MISSION NEWS
Sunday School
Sunday School for children ages 3 years through 5th grade will start on Sunday, September 12th from 9:15-9:45am. At least one caregiver/parent must accompany each household of children. We need adults to stay because we will not be having a sign-in/sign-out procedure and hope to do many activities outdoors if the weather allows. Caregivers/parents are encouraged to participate with their children! Masks are not required outdoors but are still required in the building. More information will be emailed to Sunday School households before September 12th.
Confirmation
All students entering 6th-9th grade are invited to join confirmation classes beginning Wednesday, September 15th at 6:30-7:30pm. The first class is for students and parents/guardians/caretakers. More information and a detailed schedule will be emailed to confirmation families soon.
Bible Study
Join us for Bible Study, led by Myra, on Wednesday mornings from 10:00am to 11:00am in the Fireside Room. Please reply to this email or call the church office at 920.452.4771 to sign up to attend.
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT MISSION NEWS
Building Use
We continue to follow the recommendations of The Wisconsin Council of Churches. They currently recommend taking a 2 out of 3 standard approach: meet outdoors, continue to distance, wear masks. When we apply 2 of the 3 mitigations, we will be doing much to mitigate risk.
Masks will be optional for outdoor worship and outdoor activities for those who are fully vaccinated. Those who are not vaccinated are encouraged to wear a mask particularly to protect those under 12 years old who are not yet able to be vaccinated. Parental choice regarding masks should be applied for those who are 3-11 years old as children of this age cannot be vaccinated at this time. Everyone will still wear a mask inside the building.
As always, we ask that people make arrangements with Carrie in advance to use the building. Building use requirements are still in place for anyone using the building.
Building Use Requirements
We continue to follow building use requirements because we continue to love and care for each other. Building use requirements for individuals and groups are: staff member must be present in the building (Carrie or Pastor Kristin); masks must be worn; distance of six feet between households; we will wait to eat together for the time being so there will be no shared meals; one person in a bathroom at a time and people are expected to clean after each use on their own using Clorox wipes provided; individuals and groups are expected to remain in planned locations; people should follow the signs regarding entering and exiting the building; if you are feeling ill or have been exposed to anyone who is sick, please do not come into the building. Staff members do not need to attend meetings, but will be present in the building to track people present and clean after.
PRAYER REQUESTS
Please keep the following people in your prayers: Hattie, Lillian, John T., Brenda’s family, Paul’s family, Tess, Quoc, the family of Shaun, Jim, John, Carmen and her children, Pastor Cruz, Kelly, and Apostles of Christ.