Pastor's Corner

Dear Friends in Christ,

As we ended April, we began the traditional 50-day celebration of Easter. In my experience, after the bunnies and eggs are gone, not many people really consider Easter as a part of their daily experience. Yet that is exactly what happens each year as we worship together during the Easter season.

In the days when the Church was forming, people saw the Easter moment as the defining point in their lives. God acted in history. God had acted in their lives and they sought to share that experience with all the people around them.

During Easter, we begin to hear lessons from the Book of Acts. And, as we hear these stories, we gain a sense of excitement, Telling Christ’s story, healing others and serving people’s needs became the focal point of life for these new believers.

Today, we experience the same sense of excitement. Our 2000-year legacy of faith in service motivates us today at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church. As a congregation, we help families throughout Georgetown County with basic needs through Backpack Buddies. And, each year, the funding for Backpack Buddies comes through Palmetto Giving days (May 6 and 7 this year). If you go online to palmettogivingday.org, you will see how more than 90 non-profit organizations are working together to make life better in Georgetown County. On that site, you will have the opportunity to give to the Backpack Buddies program along with other concerns you might have. God calls us to serve in many ways and we respond.

Also, I want to thank all of you for your response in giving so far this Easter season in our Living Hope Campaign. Thanks to the efforts of many of you, we are experiencing God’s blessing in service together.  As this campaign has unfolded, we now see the light beyond our congregational indebtedness. This is particularly meaningful as the congregation looks toward a bright future in sharing God’s love in this community and in the world.

Resurrection experiences happen throughout our lives. Truly, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church is a part of one of those experiences today. God’s light shines brightly in our world as we live in faith each day!

Peace in Christ’s love,
Pastor Scott