The Sunday Spirit. St. Peter s Lutheran Church 6175 St. Peter s Church Road Conover, NC 28613

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1 The Sunday Spirit St. Peter s Lutheran Church 6175 St. Peter s Church Road Conover, NC SANCTITY OF LIFE SUNDAY THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY JANUARY 22, 2017 Rev. Kevin Graudin, Pastor Mr. Eric Hauss, Certified Lay Minister Mrs. Judy Eckard, Music Director Mrs. Jeannette Gantt, Secretary

2 Preparation for Worship: Jesus show us what we must leave behind to follow you; show us what talents and tools to use in sharing your good news with others. Amen. Welcome: In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ we welcome you to a place in this sanctuary. Blessed be your coming in, and blessed be your going out. Next Sunday Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Micah 6:1-8, Do justice, love mercy, walk humbly with your God. 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise. Matthew 5:1-12, The Beatitudes. Psalm 1, The Blessed Man. 8:15 AM Contemporary Worship with Kid s Talk 10:45 AM Traditional Worship Setting III with Kid s Talk Children s Sunday School Today 9:30 10:30 AM Sunday School is held on the second floor of the Educational building behind the sanctuary. Opening assembly (Judy Eckard) for preschool through 5 th grade is held in room #1. *Preschool 1 st - Room #1 Brenda Fulbright/Terry Sigmon *2 nd 5 th Grade - Room #8 Amy Griffin/Teresa Graudin *6 th - 8 th Grade - Room #4 Jan Sigmon *9 th 12 th Grade - Room #7 Staci Bumgarner Adult Sunday School Today 9:30 10:30 AM * Women s Group 2 nd Floor Ed Bldg Beth Lail * Adult Class 2 nd Floor Library K Gantt /K Gantt * Steve Sigmon s Adult 2 nd Floor Ed Bldg * Sanctuary Small Groups The Story Sanctuary A Young Adult Sunday School Class is forming. Want to join? Speak to Pastor Kevin for details. Lutherans for Life are offering a pro-life seminar today, January 22 nd, 3:00 to 4:30 pm at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Conover. Rev. Michael Salemink, Executive Director of Lutherans for Life will be the keynote speaker.

3 Haiti Mission Trip: Oz and Brenda Hefner and Doris Lail will be leaving next Saturday, January 28 th to serve with Mission Haiti medical team for one week in Les Cayes, Haiti. This is the area that was devastated in the hurricane last year. Donations of washcloths, cloth diapers, diaper pins, gallon plastic bags, receiving blankets, baby socks or booties and newborn onesies and hats will be received at St. Peters until January 26th. Soup-R-Bowl Sunday: Sunday February 5, 2017, 12 noon, will be our annual Soup-R-Bowl meal. Please make your favorite soup and bring it to share and compare with other soups. We will vote on who has the favorite soup. A free will offering ($5) will be accepted at the door with money raised going to help all our Mission Teams. We are also planning on having a silent auction for cakes. - Wayne Huffman. Youth Snow Tubing at Hawks Nest for all young people and their families will be held next Sunday, January 29, leaving St. Peters at 12 Noon. Cost is $31 per person for an afternoon of joyful tubing. See Brian Caldwell and Erin Sigmon for details. Adult Volleyball for High School and above will be held this Tuesday, 7:00pm in the Spirit Center. We need more players! How about you?!! The Sick: Gary Smith, Carl Matthews, Mary Benfield, Edith Sain, Toots Caldwell, Louise Goble, Jerry Sigmon, Donna Lackey, Tommy Hedrick, Chris Starnes and all who are confined to their homes or nursing homes because of ill health. Birthdays: Johnny Lytton, Emily Graudin, Jackson Pressley, Jr. Gantt, Billy Houston, Landon Griffin, Terry Bolick, Emily Earls, Richard Sigmon, Mark Killian, Gavin Griffin, Shana White, Ashlynn Isenhour, Louise Eckard, Troy Adams, Jayden Smith, Lorie Fox Anniversary: Barry & Carolyn Matthews

4 Death: St. Peter s extends Christian sympathy to the family of John Carver, uncle of Mary Ann Winebarger. May our Lord grant peace and comfort to all who mourn his passing Bible Reading Plans are available in the narthex and back hallway today. Bibles are for sale at reduced rates in the back hallway to help launch your 2017 personal reading of God s Word. Prayer Chain: If you would like to be a part of an prayer chain, please send a text to me ( ) with your address and I will put you on a list to send to you the requests that I receive for prayers. Judy Eckard Passover Seder Meal Committee On Maundy Thursday 2017, we hope to present a Passover meal similar to the one that Jesus experienced the night he was betrayed. The symbolic Passover foods require some preparation. Want to help? Contact Pastor Kevin Offering Statements of Contributions are available to be picked up. They are located in the boxes in the back hallway of the church just outside the church offices. Thank You Very Much: Thanks to all the members of St. Peter s for all the prayers, calls, cards and visits for our mother, Toots. The Caldwell Family I Need a Good Home: The LWML was bequeathed a beautiful full-sized hand-crocheted bedspread several years ago to do with as the group desired. Upon discussion, it was decided to auction it off through a silent bid. Proceeds from the sale of the spread will go to the Spirit Center Fund. If you are interested in placing a bid, the bid must start at $ Research has been done indicating that the value of the spread is worth that amount and more. If you are interested in seeing the spread and placing a written bid, please see Jeannette Gantt in the church office. Bids should be placed by the end of January.

5 Scrip Gift Cards: Purchase or order gift cards from Sherry Kenworthy ( ) or Jeannette in the church office. The LWML thanks you. The profit from these cards is used for the ongoing needs of the Spirit Center. Four Sentences (Matthew 4:20) Immediately they left their nets and followed him. Discipleship cost Peter and Andrew everything they had: they left their trade, their hometown, their families and they followed Jesus. God has called us to the same discipleship the same devotion, though the exact details of how that is lived out will vary. The important thing is this: that we know that all we have is the Lord s, to be used for His purpose, that we are His disciples, ready to follow where He leads. Miriam Circle Mission Project: We are collecting large gallon cans of food for the Hickory Soup Kitchen and the Corner Table. We will be collecting these through the end of March. We invite you to help us make this a success. Just leave the cans in the back hallway. Questions, call Dixie Items needed are: tomato sauce, tomato paste, green beans, fruit, baked beans, corn, lima beans, pudding and yams. Baby Shower for Pregnancy Care Center: The LWML is sponsoring a baby shower for the pregnancy care center. If you would like to participate by donating items for babies, please put your donations in the playpen located in the back hallway of the church. Thank you in advance for your participation. The Crocheters and Loomers are taking donations of socks and gloves (all sizes). We will be handing them out at Sandy Ridge Baptist at the Soup Kitchen of Hickory s lunch for homeless of Catawba County on Saturday, February 4 th. We will have boxes at the front and back of the church for the next 2 Sundays. Thank you so much for your donations and God bless us all. Time Capsule: We have heard that historical items were placed into the church and education building at the time of construction. If you have eye witness knowledge of this and where they were placed, please contact the church office with that information.

6 Voters Meeting next Sunday during the Sunday School hour. Copies of the agenda, minutes and financial report can be picked up at the bulletin stations. Please plan to attend. Lutheran Women in Mission. Church ladies are famous for the bees in their bonnets: they re always engaged on projects to spread the Gospel while delivering comfort and cheer to needy individuals and worthy causes at home and far away. Not just at our church, either: mission projects slosh back and forth among many congregations in our area; we share ideas and combine efforts for maximum impact. An example of just that is coming this month. Mark your calendar and plan to attend. For more details contact Mary Ann Upton at , or Ann Marie Blackmon at Sunday afternoon, February 26, 2017, 2:00 to 4:00 Augustana Lutheran Church (Hickory) fellowship hall Regional and national speakers. Sharing projects and ideas. Get tools for your projects. Learn from others successes. Inspiration fellowship refreshments prizes Offerings & Attendance 1/15/17 General Fund $13, :15am 231 Budget required weekly $8, :45 am 76 Needed to meet budget $24, :30pm 9 Offerings to date $22, Total 316 General Fund Deficit $2, Sunday School $ Sunday School Building Fund $1, Children 19 Budget required weekly $ Adults 81 Needed to meet budget $2, Total 100 Offerings to date $2, Spirit Fund $ Offerings to date $ Spirit Checking Balance $5, Spirit Fund Mortgage $55, Go in Peace! Share, Serve and Grow!

7 ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMING WEEK Today 8:15am Contemporary Worship Service 9:30am Sunday School & Bible Class 10:45am Traditional Worship Service 3:00pm Lutherans for Life Seminar Mon 8:30am Quilting 7:30pm BASIC Band Tues. 7:00pm Boy Scouts 7:00pm Adult Volleyball for all, Spirit Ctr Wed. 6:30pm Cub Scouts 7:00pm Confirmation Classes 7:15pm Crochet & Knitting 7:30pm Adult Choir 8:30pm BASIC Band Thurs. 7:00pm Elders Meeting Sun. 8:15am Contemporary Worship Service 9:30am Sunday School 9:30am Congregational Meeting 10:45am Traditional Worship Service 12:00noon Youth Tubing Trip SERVING THE CONGREGATION Church Office: Fax: Pastor Kevin Graudin (cell) (home) Mr. Eric Hauss, Lay Minister (cell) (home) Mrs. Jeannette Gantt, Secretary Mrs. Judy Eckard, Music Director Sound Crew: Bobby Gantt Acolyte: 8:15 Lindsay Landsdowne 10:45 Kinsey Rothenberger Altar Guild: Debbie Adams Pastor Graudin Eric Hauss Judy Eckard Jeannette Gantt