SUNDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS June 14, 2015 Pastor Bryan Borger revborger@mac.com Cell: 574-386-6401 Gabi Nye, Summer Office Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 a.m. -Noon Office: 574-255-5585 splcsecretary@att.net Emily Ruch, Music Director emmileebeth@hot.com Home: 574-287-8075 St. Peter Congregation Mission Statement The mission of St. Peter is to proclaim a changeless Christ with a changing world by connecting and building a community engaged in Worship, Bible Study and Christian Servanthood. Guest Information A guest packet with information about our Community of Faith is available from the greeters. You are always welcome to worship here. If you are interested in membership or Baptism and would like to know more about St. Peter Lutheran Church, please speak to Pastor Borger or call the Church Office during the week at 574-255-5585. Our Community of Faith are here to share Christ Jesus with you by serving in His name. Please do not hesitate to call on us if we can ever be of assistance in any way. Worship Schedule: 9:00am Divine Service Coffee & Fellowship after worship Life Together in WORSHIP Readings for June 21 Pentecost 4 Job 38:1-11, 2 Cor 6:1-13, Mark 4:35-41 Psalm - Ps 107:1-3, 23-32 Guests to Our Community Before, during and after the service we gladly extend to you the hand of friendship in Jesus name. We are blessed by your presence among us today. Before the service, please prepare for worship by speaking to God in your heart and looking through our worship folder. The service order is printed out and many of the hymns used are indicated in the worship folder. During the service, we invite you to ask an usher or another worshipper for any assistance you may require. After the service, we are here to answer questions and further welcome you. All guests are invited to to sign our Guest Book located on the entryway table. www.stpetermishawaka.org 574-255-5585
Community at Prayer PRAYER requests may be added to the yellow form, Our Gathering Prayers, next to the guest book. Please remember in your personal prayers those who are on our Community at Prayer page located on the slat wall. Lutheran Hour Ministries - June 21, 2015 Place: Channel 46 WHME Time: Sundays @ 11:00 a.m. Topic: Our God is AWESOME! by Rev James Elsner, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church~Stroh, IN Prepare for Sunday lessons all year long! Get your copy of the 2015 Church year lectionary. Copies are on one of the tables in front of the slat wall. Life Together in WORD Sunday Morning Bible Classes for Children and Adults are in Summer Recess until Rally Day, September 13, 2015. All other Bible Classes are in recess unless otherwise noted. FRIDAYS Friday Noon Study WEEKDAY BIBLE STUDIES Place: 105 E Jefferson Blvd #103, South Bend, IN 46601 Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m. Commitment: 1 Hour, every other week Contact: Amy Smessaert amysmessaert@sbcglobal.net We will continue our study of the Book of Nehemiah through the summer, meeting from noon-1 p.m. at the Chicory Café in South Bend. Beginning on June 12 we will meet every other Friday at noon at the Chicory Café in downtown South Bend. Meeting dates: June 12, 26; July 10, 24; Aug. 7, 21; Sept. 4. It's not to late to jump into this study! Just bring your Bible and feel free to bring a friend along. For more information, please contact Amy Smessaert at amysmessaert@sbcglobal.net or 574-255-2609. www.stpetermishawaka.org 574-255-55852
Friday Night Study Place: St. Peter Fellowship Hall Time: 6:30 p.m. (please note time change) Commitment: 2 Hours Contact: Bob Martin, bobmmusic@ameritech.net John Schroeder, jschroeind@aol.com Our next study will be on Friday, June 19 th at the Fellowship Hall. If you are interested in this study, please give Bob Martin or John Schroeder a call for more information. Life Together in SERVANTHOOD CHANGES IN YOUR LIFE? Are there changes going on in your life? Have you moved, changed email address, telephone or cell number? Please let the Church Office know of your changes so the lines of communication stay open. ENDOWMENT FUND: Your vehicle can find new life as a contribution to the Endowment Fund. Drive it on in! Talk to Dave Gurnee (574-315-5747). SCRIP: Scrip has made a big difference in many churches. Let s build our program up. Please consider purchasing just one gift card at the Scrip Table. See Cindy Schroeder for details. SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP HOSTS NEEDED: Place: Fellowship Hall Time: 9:50-10:10 a.m.; & after Worship Commitment: 1 hour Contact: Ila Davis at (574) 291-3754 or edilad2@aol.com. We are in need of summer cafe hosts for June 21 st. Please sign up to host. Most of July and August are available, also. The chart for your sign-up is on the slat board by the kitchen doors. You can bring donuts, coffee cake, fruit or something more special. You could bring something to celebrate a special day, such as a birthday or anniversary. Something for 50 people should do the job. Get a friend to help you! That will make it more fun. It is very welcoming to offer our guests a cup of coffee and a small treat. Thank you for all your help in the past. www.stpetermishawaka.org 574-255-55853
ATTENTION: ST. PETER TRAVELERS If you have frequent flier miles that you would consider donating to help defray the cost of air travel to Dallas, Texas, for Stephen Ministries leader training for Vickie Hess and me in July, please let me know as soon as possible. We expect to make travel arrangements in the first part of June. Thank you. Amy Smessaert LANDSCAPING: Cindy Schroeder may be asking you to help with an area of St. Peter's landscaping. Please see her at the Scrip table if you can spare about one hour or less each month from April through October. INFO ON THE BACK TABLE: There are two forms on the back table under the slat board that need your attention. 1.) Typical Weekly SPLC E-Blasts - this form needs to be signed if you are not receiving the E-Blasts that the office is sending out every Friday, E-Blasts that are sent out as needed or E-Blasts sent out periodically. 2.) Facebook account - St. Peter has a facebook page. Let us know if you have one! STEWARDSHIP MAC FOOD PANTRY GIFTS RECEIVED THRU 05/26/15 Date Items to Bring Running Total 1/25 Jar spaghetti sauce & pasta 224 2/1 Pork 'n' beans or vegetable 222 2/8 1 can of soup 130 2/15 1 box instant potatoes or rice 63 2/22 1 roll toilet paper or bar of soap421 3/1 Can meat, chick, Spam, stew 149 3/8 Cereal 117 3/15 Hamburger or Tuna Helper 81 3/22 1 can/bottle juice or beverage 35 3/29 1 can of fruit 48 4/12 1 can of tuna 81 4/19 Saltine Crackers 73 4/26 1 bottle shampoo or toothpaste 47 5/3 1 jar of peanut butter 30 5/10 1 jar of jelly 8 5/17 Can of any style tomatoes 40 5/24 Mac'n'cheese or Ramen noodles 187 6/7 4 boxes Jello 64 6/14 Box of corn muffin mix 16 Miscellaneous items 87 HELP AS NEEDED: Needed: Individuals who can be available to help out at the church with one-shot tasks. Please sign up on the sheet in back if you re willing to be asked. www.stpetermishawaka.org 574-255-55854
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK Mon. June 15 6 p.m. - MLT meeting at the Homann s house. Sunday, June 21 Pentecost 4 9:00 a.m. Divine Service After Worship Coffee & Fellowship Voter s Assembly after Worship today, June 14 This special Voter s Assembly has been called to consider a Divine Call to Pastor Adam Clark for the position of Associate Pastor of Outreach and Teaching Annual Reports The annual reports are finished and there are copies available on the back table. Please be sure to pick one up. *Communication* To help us stay connected this summer, we ve put together some important info and tips about communications this summer. If you haven t yet received this information, please let Gabi Nye or Pastor Borger know. www.stpetermishawaka.org 574-255-55855