Sunday Morning Worship! December 14th

Sunday Morning Worship - December 14!

Due to the projected snow for overnight and the morning we have decided that we our going to push the Holiday PotLuck back one week to Sunday, December 21st. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We will still be holding Sunday morning worship both in person and online.

It's the Third Sunday of Advent and it's going to be a beautiful day in the neighborhood, so join us for worship, fun, and fellowship and to share the life, love and joy of Jesus Christ with all! 

We hope you will join us and invite your friends as we continue to celebrate and gather together to share the life, love, and joy of Jesus Christ with all at 10am in person and on Facebook Live or through the Church Website.

The worship bulletin can be found by clicking below. Don't forget to share with your friends and comment during the service - it is the easiest Evangelism you will ever do!

Holiday Pot-Luck and Cookie Drive

Holiday Pot-Luck and Cookie Drive

Do you like Santa?

Do you like Snacks and Brunch?

Do you like Craft Projects?

Do you like hanging out with your friends from church or want to meet some new people?

Mark your calendars for Sunday, December 14th

FOLLOWING WORSHIP!!!

Crafts, Cookie Drive for Hope Lodge, Fun, Fellowship, Hanging out with the Nursery School again, all the good stuff!

Kiddos singing, food being shared, laughs being had, crafts being made, all while sharing the life, love, and joy of Jesus Christ with all - what more could you ask for!

Think of it as Christmas Trunk or Treat! Join us!!!

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN UP BUT IT'S HELPFUL FOR PLANNING IF WE HAVE A GENERAL IDEA OF WHO MIGHT BE ATTENDING SO PLEASE USE THE LINK BELOW OR CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE IF YOU CAN.

Hope Lodge Dinner and Cookie Exchange - December 18th

Hope Lodge Dinner and Cookie Exchange - December 18th

We are getting very excited for our annual Hope Lodge Christmas Dinner that is coming up on December 18th! The Sign Up Genius is live, and we’d love your help to make this event truly memorable for the guests.

How you can help:

• We still need a few key items: turkeys, hams, roasted vegetables, cutlery, sparkling water—and most importantly, enthusiastic volunteers!

• Next Sunday, we’ll be collecting cookies for the cookie exchange at the Hope Lodge. If you love to bake (or just love cookies), please join in!

• There are steam pans with lids and cookie containers available in the Narthex for your convenience.

Drop-off Details:

• Matt will be in the parking lot on Wednesday, December 17th from 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM and again on Thursday, December 18th from 3 PM – 4 PM to collect food and cookies.

• Need a ride? Matt can drive up to three volunteers and will be leaving at 4 PM on the 18th.

Gifts:

• We are collecting Christmas gifts for the guests. The prayer shawl ministry has been working hard. We also have bracelets, headbands and paintings that were made by members of the church. If you are not into making anything, the guests would also like Uber and Starbucks gift cards. The goal is to have 2 tables of gifts for the guests. If you have your gifts, please give them to Joann 

Thank you all for your generosity and Christmas spirit. Together, we can make this a wonderful evening for everyone at Hope Lodge!

RaiseRight Christmas Wreath Raffle!

RAISERIGHT CHRISTMAS WREATH RAFFLE!

Every time you make a $25.00 RaiseRight Purchase on-line or in-person between November 16, 2025 and December 14, 2025 you will receive one raffle ticket towards winning all of the cards on the St. Peter's RaiseRight Christmas Wreath.

A drawing will be held on Sunday, December 14, 2025 when the winner will be notified. You do not need to be in attendance on December 14, 2015 to win. The more RaiseRight $25.00 purchases you make the more chances you have to win. 

RaiseRight (formerly ShopWithScrip) has been in operation at St. Peter’s since 2007. So far, the RaiseRight program has contributed $43,700.00 to St. Peter’s. This includes $2,000.00 raised in 2024. When someone buys RaiseRight cards, they pay the face value of the card and they get the face value of the card. St. Peter’s receives a percentage of that face value from RaiseRight. The customer doesn’t need to do anything except purchase the cards. The “donation” part of the process is all done behind the scenes.

    Gift card purchases through RaiseRight are available in various increments. $5, $10, $25 and $100 cards are available and all amounts help pay down the church mortgage. Go to www.RaiseRight.com and sign up (our Enrollment Code is 84AE323B15851). If you are placing an on-line order for physical cards (e-cards are available from some retailers), please place the order by Sunday at 8:00 p.m. for pickup the following Sunday at church. Or you can place a paper order with Jane Stettler at the front door of the church before or after the service using cash or check. Please email Jane with any questions.

Sunday Morning Worship! November 23

Sunday Morning Worship - November 23!

It's Christ the King Sunday and it's going to be a beautiful day in the neighborhood, so join us for worship, fun, and fellowship and to share the life, love and joy of Jesus Christ with all! 

Pastor Suloff is away this Sunday but we are very pleased to be welcoming our own Jan Gera to the pulpit to share the Good News!

We hope you will join us and invite your friends as we continue to celebrate and gather together to share the life, love, and joy of Jesus Christ with all at 10am in person and on Facebook Live or through the Church Website.

The worship bulletin can be found by clicking below. Don't forget to share with your friends and comment during the service - it is the easiest Evangelism you will ever do!

ALSO! We will be stuffing letters in the chapel today announcing the 2026 Boar's Head production. If you could stay after church for a bit to help, it would be greatly appreciated.

"Everybody's Choir" Sunday

"Everybody's Choir" Sunday

On November 30th, all are welcome to join Ya-Jhu and the choir for an informal, fun, all-inclusive choir Sunday. We will rehearse two anthems the morning of, and you will be ready to go for the service! This is an open invitation to all who want to make a joyful noise but can't commit to choir regularly. And the best part? There is no string attached— that crazy music director will not go after you for joining the choir (I promise)! Save the date and come enjoy the good vibes of the StP Choir, and reach out to Ya-Jhu if you have any questions or want the music beforehand!

Holiday Pot-Luck and Cookie Drive

Holiday Pot-Luck and Cookie Drive

Do you like Santa?

Do you like Snacks and Brunch?

Do you like Craft Projects?

Do you like hanging out with your friends from church or want to meet some new people?

Mark your calendars for Sunday, December 14th after worship – Crafts, Cookie Drive for Hope Lodge, Fun, Fellowship, Hanging out with the Nursery School again, all the good stuff!

Kiddos singing, food being shared, laughs being had, crafts being made, all while sharing the life, love, and joy of Jesus Christ with all - what more could you ask for!

Think of it as Christmas Trunk or Treat! Join us!!!

Sunday Morning Worship! November 9

Sunday Morning Worship - November 9!

It's the Twenty Second Sunday of Pentecost and it's going to be a beautiful day in the neighborhood, so join us for worship, fun, and fellowship and to share the life, love and joy of Jesus Christ with all! 

This Sunday we welcome Christopher Ernest Olshefsky to St. Peter's in baptism and there is a Coffee Hour too!

We hope you will join us and invite your friends as we continue to celebrate and gather together to share the life, love, and joy of Jesus Christ with all at 10am in person and on Facebook Live or through the Church Website.

The worship bulletin can be found by clicking below. Don't forget to share with your friends and comment during the service - it is the easiest Evangelism you will ever do!

Local Food Bank Assistance

FOOD BANK ASSISTANCE

As it appears a number of food assistance measures will not be available to people we are trying to work with local food ministries to assist them in stockpiling their resources. To begin, we are looking to gather additional donations for grocery store gift cards. We ask that you please use RaiseRight or put your additional offering for food support in a clearly marked envelope. We have been informed that Colonial Neighborhood Council could use the various items listed below. Items can be placed in the narthex on Sunday mornings or dropped off at the church office during the week.

We are also collecting dried onions for Colonial Neighborhood Council’s annual Thanksgiving Drive to help them put together packages for families so next time your at the grocery store grab some dried onions to help out some folks for Thanksgiving!

• Canned goods

• Pop Tarts

• Oatmeal

• Granola bars

• Peanut butter / jelly

• Tomato sauce

• Soup (stews or ravioli)

• Tuna

• Canned fruit

• Apple sauce

• Baby diapers - any size

• Personal items - toothpaste, shampoo, etc.

• NO PASTA

Sunday Morning Worship! Reformation Sunday, October 26!!!

Reformation Sunday Worship - Sunday, October 26!

It's a trifecta this week with it being Reformation Sunday, Nursery School Sunday, and Trunk or Treat plus it's going to be a beautiful day in the neighborhood, so join us for worship, fun, and fellowship and to share the life, love and joy of Jesus Christ with all! 

We hope you will join us and invite your friends as we continue to celebrate and gather together to share the life, love, and joy of Jesus Christ with all at 10am in person and on Facebook Live or through the Church Website.

The worship bulletin can be found by clicking below. Don't forget to share with your friends and comment during the service - it is the easiest Evangelism you will ever do!

Trunk or Treat! Nursery School Sunday! Reformation Sunday! ALL IN ONE DAY!

THIS SUNDAY OCTOBER 26th!!!

TRUNK OR TREAT, NURSERY SCHOOL SUNDAY, REFORMATION SUNDAY!!!

Join us on October 26th for Trunk or Treat in the church parking lot following worship (weather permitting of course, if it's gross we'll be in Fellowship Hall), Nursery School Sunday and giving thanks for our amazing Weekday Nursery School families and staff, and Reformation Sunday!!!

This Sunday we also will be celebrating our Nursery School kids, families, and staff to give thanks for their ministries with some song, some fun, and some sharing of the life, love and joy of Jesus with all!

Get your candy, find your costumes, wear you Reformation red or your costumes, decorate your cars, most importantly be ready to join in a day of celebration and sharing the life, love, and joy of Jesus Christ with all! 

PLUS - THERE'S GONNA BE CANDY!!!

***If you plan on decorating your car or handing out candy we ask that you please use the back of the church parking lot and if you plan on just attending worship and getting candy to please park in the front of the parking lot. Also, if you plan on setting up your car it is perfectly acceptable to walk out during the sermon if you need to (it's a great way of getting out of listening to a boring sermon and the Pastor will even bring you Communion out in the parking lot if you'd like!).***

Sunday School and Confirmation and Trunk or Treat!!!

Sunday School is back!!!

Sunday School is back this week and our kiddos can join Ms. Lisa in the back of the sanctuary following the announcements for Sunday School and Confirmation Class will be starting up as soon as Pastor gets back from vacation. Families will be sent an email with the schedule for the year and there is already a homework assignment! If you don't know what it is then you missed worship last week...

We are looking for volunteers to help teach. Sunday School runs from right after the Children's message until the start of Communion (unless they're doing something super fun). We are hoping to get 3-6 additional volunteers so that we can schedule everyone for leading Sunday School no more than once a month. If you might be interested please or if you have a kiddo to participate in Sunday School but you might have a question or three, please contact Pastor Suloff or Lisa in the Church Office.

Oh yeah, and just for fun, Trunk or Treat is October 26th so mark your calendars!

Sunday Morning Worship! 17th Sunday after Pentecost - October 5th

Seventeenth Sunday of Pentecost Worship - Sunday, October 5!

It's the Seventeenth Sunday of Pentecost and it's going to be a beautiful day in the neighborhood so join us for worship, fun, service, and fellowship and to share the life, love and joy of Jesus Christ with all! The Pastor is away but the people will still gather to pray and praise and we welcome our own John Shiffert to share the Good News with us this Sunday!

We hope you will join us and invite your friends as we continue to celebrate and gather together to share the life, love, and joy of Jesus Christ with all at 10am in person and on Facebook Live or through the Church Website.

The worship bulletin can be found by clicking below. Don't forget to share with your friends and comment during the service - it is the easiest Evangelism you will ever do!

Oktoberfest 2025

Sunday Morning Worship! 15th Sunday after Pentecost

FIFteenth Sunday after Pentecost Worship - Sunday September 21!

It's the Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost and it's going to be a beautiful day in the neighborhood so join us for worship, fun, service, and fellowship and to share the life, love and joy of Jesus Christ with all! 

We hope you will join us and invite your friends as we continue to celebrate and gather together to share the life, love, and joy of Jesus Christ with all at 10am in person and on Facebook Live or through the Church Website.

The worship bulletin can be found by clicking below. Don't forget to share with your friends and comment during the service - it is the easiest Evangelism you will ever do!

Oktoberfest 2025

Sunday School and Confirmation Class

Sunday School and Confirmation Class NEXT SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28!

If you have a little kid (ages 3 through whatever) that is interested in Sunday School just let us know. Older kids tend to become "helpers" with the younger kids. We are hoping to begin in the end of September but to do that we need a little help! We are looking for volunteers to help teach. Sunday School runs from right after the Children's message until the start of Communion (unless they're doing something super fun). We are hoping to get 3-6 additional volunteers so that we can schedule everyone for leading Sunday School no more than once a month. If you might be interested please or if you have a kiddo to participate in Sunday School but you might have a question or three, please contact Pastor Suloff or Lisa in the Church Office.

Also, Confirmation Class will be starting at the end of September! Confirmation Class is really Affirmation of Baptism, ultimately learning about, and considering, our faith and what we think and believe. Confirmation Class is typically done in 7th and 8th grade. If you care interested in having your child participate in Confirmation Class, or have questions, please contact Pastor Suloff.

Oh yeah, and just for fun, Trunk or Treat is October 26th so mark your calendars!

Sunday Morning Worship! 13th Sunday after Pentecost- FLUTEAPALOOZA!

Thirteenth Sunday of Pentecost Worship - Sunday September 7! FLUTEAPALOOZA!!!!!!

It's the Thirteenth Sunday of Pentecost, and it is once again Fluteapalooza, and it's going to be a beautiful day in the neighborhood so join us for snacky treats, worship, fun, service, and fellowship and to share the life, love and joy of Jesus Christ with all! 

AND THERE ARE SNACKY TREATS!!! (This cannot be emphasized enough!)

We hope you will join us and invite your friends as we continue to celebrate and gather together to share the life, love, and joy of Jesus Christ with all at 10am in person and on Facebook Live or through the Church Website.

The worship bulletin can be found by clicking below. Don't forget to share with your friends and comment during the service - it is the easiest Evangelism you will ever do!

BUNCH OF STUFF GOING ON THIS SUNDAY!!!!

SNACKY TREATS!!!

We are having Coffee Hour this Sunday both before and after the service so join us for some snacks, some coffee, some fellowship! (There's also a couple of meetings for different groups if you are interested see below). If you have any questions, contact Silvia Rotenbury.

PRAYER SHAWL MEETING THIS SUNDAY AND MORE!!

Prayer Shawl Ministry will meet this Sunday after service in the chapel.  If you are curious about what we do, please stop by!!

This Christmas season, Prayer Shawl Ministry will once again be gifting our crocheted items at Hope Lodge.   This is a special opportunity to share God's love in a meaningful way.  We would like to bless them with handmade gifts that carry encouragement, comfort, and hope. So, we are inviting you to join us.  If you enjoy creating-whether it's painting, sewing, writing, crafting, crocheting, knitting or any other expression of creativity-we invite you to prayerfully consider making and donating something from your heart.  Your gift, no matter how big or small, can bring light and joy to someone walking a difficult journey.  You are welcome to create as many items as you like—it can be 1 or more.  The deadline to gather all donations will be announced at a later date.  

If you'd like to participate or have any questions, please contact Joann Kirschenmann

NEW PROPERTY TEAM MEETING THIS SUNDAY AFTER CHURCH!

Want to help out around the church? Are you good with fixing stuff up? Got a minute or three to call a contractor who is super good with fixing stuff up? Want to just help make sure the church is solid and doesn't fall down? Then join us after church for our new Property Team meeting! Grab some snacky treats from coffee hour and meet up down in Fellowship Hall for a walkaround and some conversation. Help out however you can!!!

Women's Bible Study! New book starting SEPTEMBER 8!!

WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY!

New book beginning Monday, September 8th at 7:30pm

Potiphar's Wife, Delilah, Sapphira, Rahab, Jezebel and five others, our Women's Bible Study will be learning from the bad girls of the Bible. Join us Monday nights at 7:30 pm on zoom as we discuss Liz Curtis Higgs' Bad Girls of the Bible. Our discussion will start Monday, September 8th. Please email Stephanie Freidly if you are interested in joining!