THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR
Sunday, October 1st
8:00am Worship (Sanctuary)
9:00am Sunday School (Fellowship Hall)
9:00am Leah Circle (Conference Room)
9:00am Fellowship Hour (Fireside Room)
10:00am Worship (Sanctuary)
11:00am Love Fellowship Worship (Sanctuary)
Tuesday, October 3rd
9:00am Quilting (Quadrooms)
Wednesday, October 4th
10:00am Bible Study (Fireside Room)
6:30pm Confirmation (Fellowship Hall)
6:30pm Choir (Music Room)
Thursday, October 5th
10:00am Fidget Mats (Quadrooms)
6:00pm Finance Team (Conference Room)
Sunday, October 8th
8:00am Worship (Sanctuary)
9:00am Sunday School (Fellowship Hall)
9:00am Fellowship Hour (Fireside Room)
10:00am Worship (Sanctuary)
11:00am Love Fellowship Worship (Sanctuary)
WORSHIP AND WITNESS MISSION NEWS
St. Peter Live
Our 10:00am service is livestreamed to our Facebook page (https://m.facebook.com/stpetersheboygan/) each Sunday morning. Following worship, the service will be uploaded to YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkvPIB8agxVhS72C5822etA) and our website (https://stpetersheboygan.com). The weekly bulletin is attached to this email if you would like to follow along with the online service.
Fall Worship Assistants
We are back to two services, please consider helping out by reading, ushering, serving communion, running tech or altar guild. Please take a look at your availability and sign up using the link below or call Carrie to sign up. Thank you! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084aaaac2eaaf58-worship
LIFELONG LEARNING MISSION NEWS
Sunday School
Join us for Sunday School each week from 9:00-9:45am! Kids ages 3 years old through 5th grade are invited to join us for a time of bible stories, music, and activities. To register for Sunday School, please visit the website below:
Confirmation
Confirmation for youth in 6th-8th grade has begun, please join us on Wednesday nights from 6:30-7:30pm. To register for Confirmation, please visit the website below:
Bible Study
Join us for Bible Study, led by Myra, on Wednesday mornings from 10:00am-11:00am in the Fireside Room.
SOCIAL OUTREACH MISSION NEWS
Lutheran World Relief School Kit Assembly
Join us for kit assembly on Sunday, October 8th between services in the Fellowship Hall.
ELCA Youth Gathering!
For 8th-12th graders July 15-21, 2024 in New Orleans, LA. Friends are welcome! Talk to Pastor Kristin if you have any questions or are interested in attending. Registration forms will be available and are due, with a $150 deposit, by October 15th. Money is available to help with deposits if needed.
ELCA Young Adult Gathering
This gathering will be alongside the 2024 Youth Gathering in New Orleans! Those who will be 18 to 35 at the time of the Gathering are invited to attend. Most programming will be geared toward those 18 to 25 years old. All young-adult participants will be divided into cohorts based on age. Attendees of the Young Adult Gathering will be housed separately than the Youth Gathering participants, undergo background checks prior to registering, and will have separate programming (aside from the Mass Gathering). More details can be found at https://www.elca.church/gathering/attend/young-adult-gathering. If you are interested in attending, please talk to Pastor Kristin ASAP because the registration process is different.
P-Y-P Day (Pick your Project)
All are welcome! What is it, you ask? Come to the Quadrooms or Fellowship Hall for conversation, camaraderie, and a place to work on your project of choice.
You can use table space for laying projects out, sewing machines or the industrial sewing machine, putting LWR kits together, writing out birthday cards for WELCA, cutting quilt squares, bringing your own knitting, crocheting or embroidery projects. Whatever you would like to work on. We will meet the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month.
Any questions, ask Kelly J.
Fidget Mats PLUS!!!!
New name for fidgeters as we have evolved! Some of our fidgeters and quilters have found a new way to bring comfort and care to the people we serve and have added Pocket Prayer Quilts, Adult Bibs and Foley Bag Covers to those in need.
Join us on Thursdays from 10am to noon in the Quadrooms.
Fellowship Hour
Join us for fellowship hour in the Fireside Room between services. Please come to chat and have a cup of coffee or hot tea.
We need VOLUNTEERS to make, set up and clean up coffee. A sign-up sheet is on the table in the Fireside Room. If no one signs up, there will be no coffee made. If you are interested in helping out, but would like a quick tutorial, please see Kelly J.
Lutheran World Relief Layettes and Health Kits
The Layette and Health Kit donations are coming together, but we are in need of standard size bath towels (not bath sheets) in dark colors, T-shirts for boys and girls (6-24mos), metal nail clippers, white mild 3oz bars of soap, socks, caps, and sweaters or sweatshirts (9-24 mos). Please place all of your donations for Lutheran World Relief on the shelving in the Fellowship Hallway.
Quilting
Is learning to sew on your bucket list? Is quilting one of your passions? Then we can help!
Our mission for quilts for Lutheran World Relief requires: Gently used sheets for quilt backs. (Not silky type fabrics). Flat sheets are preferred, but fitted sheets can be used as well. Twin, Full, Queen, King, and any colors or prints. Then join us for quilting on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon, in the Quadrooms.
We welcome anyone willing to cut quilt squares, layout squares to make tops, sewers to put tops together, or to tie quilts once sewn. Sew! (So) come join us! We would love to have you.
Northside Christian Food Pantry
Every month the pantry provides a list of the most needed items to their supporting churches. The items most needed for October are: Cereal/Breakfast Bars/Oatmeal, Toilet Paper, Canned Tuna/Chicken, Canned Vegetables, Jelly/Peanut Butter, Soup, Juice, and Plastic Bags. Please put your donations in the food Cart in the Narthex.
We have continued to serve more guests and family members this year, adding new guests weekly. It is because of your support & our volunteers that we can fulfill our mission. We value our long-term partnership with St. Peter. Thank you. Pat L
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
This lifeline provides care and support to people experiencing stressful situations. It is free, confidential, and is available 24/7. People of all ages who need help for themselves or a loved one can access the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by: calling 988, sending a text message to 988, or using the chat feature at 988lifeline.org. People who contact 988 will be connected with a trained counselor who takes note of the person’s needs, understands how the person’s problem is affecting them, provides support, and, if needed, gets the person additional help.
PRAYER REQUESTS
Please keep the following people in your prayers: Ed, Jim, Karen, Tim, Joanne, Gary’s Family, Mike’s Family, Wilson, Julian, Mya, Kelly, Dominique’s Family, Richard’s Family, Sharon, Christopher, Mallissa, Vivian, Matt, Tony, Jen, Tracy, Evan, and Apostles of Christ.
BULLETIN AND WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ARTICLE DATES
Announcements for the bulletin and weekly newsletter are due at noon each Wednesday. Please submit information to Carrie, at email address stpeter@stpetersheboygan.com. The staff will review and make final decisions based on clarity, space, content, timing, and needs of the community.