September 2025
A message from Pastor Scott:
This is a time for THANKSGIVING!
I don’t mean to confuse our holidays. If Halloween is not a holiday, then Thanksgiving will be next. However, we have much to celebrate together as a congregation. Truly, the power of the Holy Spirit is here as we enter our fall program year.
And, while we are not beginning new programs, we are certainly enhancing the ministries we share together. Please note the Stewardship report as we begin the fall. As the weeks progress, we will also be announcing information and events relating to our ongoing ministry of giving together as we live together in a community of faith.
Please mark September 18 @ 5:00 p.m. on your calendars. With our temperatures dropping, we are hosting a get-together between our preschool families and the church. We will have a S’mores night in our parking lot at that time and all church members are invited! Further, our preschool families are invited too. i This year, our preschool is off to a great start and we are planning events that will draw members of our church together with our preschool families. Plan to attend and tell your friends. It should be a great evening.
Men in the church are also planning a rejuvenation of our men’s group. Please note further announcements for events in the church sponsored by our men.
Also, when you come to church on Sunday, take one of the silver apples in the narthex. Our idea is that loose change placed in one of the silver apples will help to fund our annual Apple Dumpling Festival. Plans are already underway, but we also have some expenses. If you have change around your house, this is one way to use it. So, take a silver apple home and fill it up.
And finally, remember how the early church grew—one person invited another to worship. Without social media, the church grew by 20% per year until it became the religion of the Roman Empire at the time of Constantine. Truly that in itself is a remarkable story.
Today, we are surrounded by opportunities for growth at St. Peter’s. Invite friends to church either personally or through social media. Each Sunday, we share in the great message of salvation and love provided in the Scriptures. As we begin a new year, share the message of God’s love and grace. It is important! Together we give thanks for all the blessings of God’s love at work among us.
Peace in Christ,
Pastor Scott