The Key to St. Peter Jun 2017 I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E 1 Parson s Pen St. P et er L u ther an C hu rc h - LCM S, 906 Hwy 59 N P O Box 133, Bowie, TX 76 23 0 www.st p et er tex.co m s tpet er tex@att. ne t 94 0.8 72.188 6 The Parson s Pen By Pastor Larry Knobloch 2 Pastor s Call Greetings in the name of our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! 3 Confirmation/Lutheran Chorale 4-7 Student News 8 Donley Invitation 9 Camp Lone Star Barbeque 10 LWML/Serving in God s House Calendar As we look at June, looming on the horizon, we really don t see a lot going on in the month. The church calendar doesn t have much on it. I did receive a phone call in May that Rev. John Reinke, a minister to the deaf, would be coming through north Texas on Sunday the 11 th and I asked him to be with us for the service that Sunday. He will lead a combined Bible Class in the sanctuary and preach for us that Sunday. We will also have a free will offering to help support deaf ministry in the Missouri Synod. So that is something to look forward too. Some will begin their summer vacations; others will just go about their business. Teenagers will work their summer jobs and others will just continue life as usual, the only difference is that it is hotter than normal, and due to the heat, we really just don t feel like doing much. And if we feel up to it, we might take ourselves and our children to church, if not, everyone understands, it s just the dog days of summer. It s just too hot to do much else. Don t let yourselves fall into that trap of the devil! Aren t you glad that God doesn t take the summer off? God the Father still sustains our earth. Our sins are still forgiven for the sake of Christ our Savior and the Holy Spirit is still active in our lives. Vacations are nice, but there are still those who don t know the name of their Savior, thus they don t call upon His name for the forgiveness of their sins. There is still the matter of our own brothers and sisters in Christ who need prayerful support as they go through family problems and dealing with the loss of a loved one. If you take the rest of the summer off, will you know of their troubles and be available to help them as a Christian should? Something to think about. I look forward to seeing you in church during the rest of the summer and on through the rest of the summer as the next school year starts. Don t allow the devil to use summertime as an excuse to not bring your children and grandchildren into God s house. That is your duty as the spiritual heads of the household. Let s gird our loins and sweat out the rest of the summer not forgetting to follow Christ s Great Commission in the meantime. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. Matthew 28:19-20 (ESV) I do want to thank everyone for allowing me to have the time with my family for Emmie s graduation. We will be taking our regular vacation at the end of July with a family vacation in Galveston. In His hands, Pastor K.
The Key to St. Peter Page 2 Divine Call As of the printing of this newsletter, I have received a Divine Call to serve as the pastor of Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Manheim Texas. I wanted to let everyone know that this call was not solicited by me or anyone in my family. As per standard procedure in The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, after a congregation completes a survey of their needs, names may be submitted by the congregation and also compiled by the Texas District office in Austin. The District President, or his representative, goes over the list before it is sent to the congregation. An individual pastor can ask the District President to keep his name in mind for future calls, but again, I did not do this because I feel that it interferes with the Holy Spirit. A pastor is usually notified when his name enters into consideration and he is asked whether he is open to consider a call. Unless there is a significant reason such as short time in the parish, in the midst of a congregational conflict, or a major building program, pastors are expected to prayerfully consider a Call since the Call comes from the Holy Spirit. In the past, I have been under consideration twice, but in both of those situations, it was deemed that I should be removed from the list. Since I had no significant reasons to deny consideration this time, I replied that I would be able to prayerfully consider the call to Manheim. It is normal to return an answer to the calling congregation within a month of receiving it and I hope to have received the Holy Spirit s guidance within that time. I plan on notifying both congregations of my answer by June 18. If I have not received clear direction from the Holy Spirit by that time, I will further deliberate. The consideration of this Call is not an easy thing for me to do. I love and consider all of you my family and as I said when I announced the call on May 28 th, I have no reason or desire to leave St Peter however, I will do my best to follow the Holy Spirit s guidance and seek to do God s will for the furtherance of His kingdom.. Again, I ask for your prayers during this time as I continue to deliberate and seek the Holy Spirit s direction. It is, as always, in His hands, Pastor Knobloch
The Key to St. Peter Page 3 CONFIRMATION 2017 On May 7 th we welcomed Cooper Hammer and Sarah Horton into full communicant membership. We look forward to watching these two fine young people grow as they remain active in their church
The Key to St. Peter Page 4 Another Ramp Achievement They re still going strong! April 29 th saw the Carpenter s Crew hard at work in Nocona. Thanks to everyone providing outside world access to those who would otherwise be confined to their homes. The next build is possibly June 24. See Pastor if your interested in joining up!
The Key to St. Peter Page 5 STUDENT NEWS Congratulations to all of our graduates. On the College front, Emmie Knobloch had graduated from Smith College in Massachusetts with a B.A. degree in Biochemistry. Emmie is doing an intership this summer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. In August she will start a fellowship with the National Institute of Health; National Cancer Institute. Lily Gill received the Servant Award through the Housing Department at UNT this semester for her work as a residential advisor. She will personally welcome sister Aubrey to the UNT campus! All of our high School class graduated from Bowie High School. Go Jack Rabbits! Aubrey Gill Jesse Roth Tori Lasch Dylan Medley Aubrey Gill graduated 9 th in her class. She will attend UNT this fall studying to be a Physicians Assistant. Aubrey is the recipiant of awards from the Spanish Club, a Walker Stallcup award, Lions Club, A Band Booster Scholarship, a UNT Merit Scholarship and was a Bowie Educational Foundation Runner-up.
The Key to St. Peter Page 6 Jessie Roth is a straight A student who has been involved in several activities. She went to Regional Tennis this year in doubles tennis. She has played basketball, volleyball, and tennis. She has been in different clubs and volunteer organizations throughout the 4 years of high school and traveled to Italy with one group. She is planning to attend UNT and is majoring in Emergency Planning and Administration. Her goal is to work for FEMA or Red Cross and travel helping people in need. Tori Lasch will be going to NCTC in the fall and Will transfer to UNT next year Dylan Medley will be entering the Armed Forces.
The Key to St. Peter Page 7 On other student fronts, Congratulations to Will Jones for making the A-B Honor Roll. Will also received the Star Greenhand Production Award and the Exhibitor of the year award. He also showed heifers Freddie & Mercury at the Premier Affiliate Santa Gertrudis show preparing for nationals. Freddie was 5th in her class and Mercury 10th. Both Will and Katie made the Texas FFA chorus that performs at the summer FFA convention. And we re proud to acknowledge the accomplishments of the St. Peter musicians. Aiden Henry, Reegan Ferguson and Adam Pickett performed in their annual piano recital. We look forward to hearing much more from these three in the future! Congratulations to Aiden Henry for having made the Honor Roll and for receiving the Shining Star Award Don and Donna Unger are proud of their grandchildren. Samatha Patterson is graduating from Flower Mound High School and will be attending the University of Oklahoma majoring in chemical engineering. Zane Unger will graduate from Booker T. Washington HighSchool in Dallas. He will attend The Julliard School of Fine Arts in New York City.
The Key to St. Peter Page 8 News from the Donley s TOGETHER LET S HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE RETIREMENT OF OUR BELOVED PASTOR REVERAND BRUCE CHARLES DONLEY FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2017 6:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. ST. MICHAEL S LUTHERAN CHURCH 6377 WOLCOTTSVILLE ROAD AKRON, NY 14001 RETIREMENT PARTY FOR PASTOR BRUCE DONLEY & A FAREWELL RECEPTION FOR THE DONLEY FAMILY PASTOR BRUCE CHARLES DONLEY SERVED US FROM 2005-2016 HONOR THOSE WHO ARE YOUR LEADERS IN THE LORD S WORK THEY WORK HARD AMONG YOU AND GIVE YOU SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE. SHOW THEM GREAT RESPECT & WHOLEHEARTED LOVE CAUSE OF THEIR WORK ANDLIVE PEACEFULLY WITH EACH OTHER. 1 THESSALONIANS 5.12-13
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The Key to St. Peter Page 10 LWML We will continue to collect donations for the Bowie Mission through the first week in June.. Please consider donating items as the mission needs increase over the summer as children are home from school. There is a list of needed items by the collection point in the Narthex. Join us for our meeting June 12 th at 6:30 p.m. New members are cordially invited to come and meet their St. Peter sisters! SERVING IN GOD S HOUSE IN JUNE Acolytes 6/4 Sarah Horton/Reegan Ferguson 6/11 Sid Mayfield/Monte Mayfield 6/18 Will Jones 6/25 Cooper Hammer/Adam Pickett Elder Chance Gilmore Lay Readers 6/4 Gaylon Rice 6/11- Bob Aune 6/18 Arn Anderson 6/25 William Pickett Nursery Schedule 6/4 Cyndi Knobloch/Rebecca Pickett 6/11 Kelly Roth/Lauren Gill 6/18 Mary Atkinson/Rebecca Horton 6/25 Maci Ferguson/Monica Mayfield Counters Brent Husfeld Gaylon Rice Head Usher Gaylon Rice Altar Guild Sharon Rainwater Nancy Hammer Altar Care Margaret Drager Maci Ferguson Jana Gilmore