St. Peter Lutheran Church is a faith community where: We glorify God by building healthy relationships with God, with one another, and with our community following the example of Jesus Christ.
St. Peter Lutheran Church
2104 Geele Avenue
Sheboygan, WI 53083
Phone: 920.452.4771
Website: stpetersheboygan.com
This Week’s Calendar
8:00am Worship (Sanctuary)
9:15am Cookie Sing Along (Fellowship Hall)
10:00am Worship (Sanctuary)
11:00am Love Fellowship (Sanctuary)
Wednesday, December 24th
4:00pm Worship (Sanctuary)
7:00pm Worship (Sanctuary)
Thursday, December 25th
Office Closed
Saturday, December 27th
10:00am Love Fellowship Rehearsal (Sanctuary)
Sunday, December 28th
9:00am Worship (Sanctuary)
11:00am Love Fellowship (Sanctuary)
Christmas Worship Schedule
Wednesday, December 24th
4:00pm Candlelight service
7:00pm Candlelight service
Both services will be livestreamed online.
Sunday December 28th
9:00am Lessons and Carols worship in the sanctuary and livestreamed online. No Sunday School.
Annual Meeting Information
Sunday, February 1st, 2026 at 10:15am in the Fellowship Hall. We will have one 9:00am service that day.
WORSHIP AND WITNESS MISSION NEWS
St. Peter Live
The 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 can be accessed using the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XbNa_pjoWDbhR9UqPEEiE7juFiw73KL-/view?usp=sharing
Please consider helping out by reading, ushering, serving communion, altar guild, or running tech. Please take a look at your availability and sign up using the link below or call Carrie to sign up. The schedule is up through January. Thank you! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084aaaac2eaaf58-worship
Weather Cancellations
When it is necessary to cancel services due to weather, the information will be posted on our Facebook page: St Peter Lutheran Church – Sheboygan, WI as early as possible after the decision is made by Pastor Kristin and the Executive Team. The information will also be communicated through local TV and radio stations such as WTMJ-4, WHBL, and WISN. When possible, we will let you know on the St. Peter website and in a mass email (to people we have email addresses for.)
An anonymous donor has pledged to match weekly giving during the season of Advent (November 30 through December 21) of $1,250.00 each week. We hope this matching gift will encourage us to think about our own giving and maybe even give a little more. What a wonderful gift for our church during the holiday season! UPDATE: Giving was over $1,250 each of the first three weeks, so we have maxed out our match so far. Today is our last chance to double this week’s giving! Please consider giving a few extra dollars if you can! Thank you!!
From the Nominating Team
At the February 1st annual meeting we will vote on several leadership roles. If you know of someone (including yourself!) who would be great in one of these roles, please reach out to Carrie in the office by email stpeter@stpetersheboygan.com or call 920-452-4771 no later than Sunday, January 18th. The Nominating Team will reach out to nominees to ensure that the responsibilities and expectations are clear, and that the nominees wish to be on the ballot.
Positions available:
~ Council Member (2-year term)
– Attend monthly meetings, promote a congregational climate of peace and goodwill, endeavor to foster mutual understanding, support the mission of the church.
– Must be a voting member. A voting member is someone who has communed in this congregation and has made a contribution of record to this congregation during the current or preceding calendar year.
~ Synod Assembly Representatives (one male and one female)
– Assembly to be held in Brookfield on May 29 & 30
~ Nominating Team Member (2-year term)
– Obtain qualified nominees for vacant elected position
The Nominating Team plays a critical role in the selection of candidates for leadership positions within our congregation. It is their responsibility to carefully screen and recommend individuals for these roles. This process involves allowing sufficient time to thoroughly consider each potential nominee and making personal contact with them. During these conversations, the Nominating Team ensures that nominees fully understand the responsibilities of the office and confirms their willingness to accept election if chosen.
Because this process is designed to be thoughtful and comprehensive, nominations from the floor will not be accepted during the annual meeting. Accepting nominations at that time would not provide the Nominating Team with the necessary opportunity to fulfill their duties as outlined in our constitution, including the important step of verifying each candidate’s understanding of expectations and the commitment involved.
Lifelong Learning Mission
Kids ages 3 yrs old-5th grade are invited to join us on Sunday mornings from 9:00-9:45am for Bible stories, music, activities and fun! Grownups of Sunday School age youth are invited to stay. Kids younger than 3 years old are also invited, as long as they are accompanied by a grownup. If you are interested in helping, please talk to Pastor Kristin. No Sunday School on December 21st or 28th.
Confirmation
Join us for Confirmation on Wednesday nights from 6:30-7:30pm. Youth in confirmation are typically in grades 6-8. Talk to Pastor Kristin if you have any questions. No confirmation on Wednesday, December 24th or 31st.
Bible Study
Join us for Bible Study, led by Myra, on Wednesday mornings from 10:00am-11:00am in the Fireside Room. Bible Study will resume on January 7th.
Join us in the fellowship hall on Sunday, December 21st for cookies and coffee/ hot chocolate from 9-9:15am and then we will sing our favorite Christmas songs from 9:15-9:45. Please bring a few of your favorite cookies to share. We could also use a couple of people to help us decorate the Fellowship Hall. Stop in on Saturday, December 20th at 10am to help setup if you can. Thank you!
Join us for quilting on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month from 9:00am to noon, in the Quadrooms. Quilting will resume on January 6th.
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month in the Quadrooms from 9:00am to noon. If you have the desire to serve, sew, create, wrap, write…then this is a day for you!! You could bundle Layette Kits or Personal Care Kits for LWR, address envelopes for WELCA – the list of needs is long. You need a project? We can help!
Please join us each Thursday from 10am till noon. We would love to have you join us to continue being the serving hands of God! Fidgets will resume on January 8th.
Quilt Sale Hosted by the WELCA Quilters
$75 per quilt
The air is crisp, and the leaves are falling but soon the crisp air will be replaced with freezing temperatures, and the falling leaves will become falling snow. It will be winter. It will be cold. It will be longer than needed. But it could be much warmer and cozier wrapped up in a quilt lovingly made by the quilting ladies of St Peter.
We are offering for sale quilts that we have made. The sale of some of our quilts will help defray the cost of batting, thread, sewing machine maintenance, and shipping costs of quilts to where they are needed most.
How this works is ….
Choose a quilt that is displayed in the Narthex. Or contact the quilting ladies with specific colors and they will custom make one for you. Make check payable to WELCA. Take it with you and enjoy its warmth as you read a good book or binge watch movies on the Hallmark channel. Or maybe put a bow on it and you have the perfect gift for a special person on your Christmas gift list.
This fundraiser is a win/win for you and our quilting ministry. You keep warm this winter and we fund the ministry that sends warmth across the globe. Thank you for everyone who supports the quilting ministry. You are greatly appreciated.
Any questions contact Kelly J or Joan W
North Side Christian Food Pantry
More individuals and families in Sheboygan are turning to the food pantry for support. Thanks to your generosity, we are able to meet this growing need. Your donations truly make a difference. NSCFP has also been blessed with many volunteers who spend endless hours preparing, setting up, and assisting guests.
This month’s most needed food items are: Pasta and Rice Sides, Cereal (a variety), Canned Chicken & Tuna, Canned Fruit, Canned Meals such as Beef Stew, Macaroni and Cheese, Soup and Toilet Paper. Please bring your food donations to St. Peter and place them in the Food Cart under the coat rack. We will see that they are brought over to NSCFP.
NSCFP is located in St. Dominic’s Parish, 2133 N 22nd St. Sheboygan WI. and is opened on Thursdays from 12:30-2pm. Please note that the Pantry will NOT be opened between Christmas and New Years Day but WILL be opened on Friday January 2nd. Everyone involved with the Pantry is grateful for your continuing support. Pat L.
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: Dollie’s family, Ed, Billy, John, Susie, Wally, Ryan, Ann, Tom, Sandy, Joe, Nancy and family, Arlyn, Betty, Dave, Frank, Stephanie, Jean, Brian’s Family, Anne, Jim, Karen, Jess, Gayle, Kaye, JoAnne, Sarah, Heidi, Leah, Sandy 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.