Join us for worship this Sunday, October 2nd for Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost at 10am in person and on Facebook Live!
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!
And if you need a little help figuring out Facebook and joining the Facebook Live stream of the worship service we have a tutorial for you RIGHT HERE!
Looking forward to “seeing” you in worship as we share the life, love, and joy of Jesus Christ together!!
Don’t forget join us for one of our many other online groups - all of the meeting information needed to participate in one of our Zoom groups can be found in the “Member Access” section of the website. If you are having trouble joining a group, cannot access the needed information, or simply have questions please contact Pastor Suloff directly.
During this time we have needed to rely on online communication methods and telephone conversations more than ever – do you know someone who is unable to access our online worship services? Do you know someone who doesn’t know how to work Zoom or Facebook but would really like to participate in some of our online ministries? Do you know someone who could just use a phonecall? Please let Pastor Suloff know. We are hoping to be able to help people get connected and do everything we can to connect with everyone as much as possible so if you know of someone please share!
And if you need a little help figuring out Facebook and joining the Facebook Live stream of the worship service we have a tutorial for you RIGHT HERE!
Looking forward to “seeing” you in worship as we share the life, love, and joy of Jesus Christ together!!
Don’t forget join us for one of our many other online groups - all of the meeting information needed to participate in one of our Zoom groups can be found in the “Member Access” section of the website. If you are having trouble joining a group, cannot access the needed information, or simply have questions please contact Pastor Suloff directly.
During this time we have needed to rely on online communication methods and telephone conversations more than ever – do you know someone who is unable to access our online worship services? Do you know someone who doesn’t know how to work Zoom or Facebook but would really like to participate in some of our online ministries? Do you know someone who could just use a phonecall? Please let Pastor Suloff know. We are hoping to be able to help people get connected and do everything we can to connect with everyone as much as possible so if you know of someone please share!
From the Colonial School District:
We wanted to make you aware of several COVID-19 vaccination opportunities within the community:
Plymouth Whitemarsh High School, West Gym
May 3
4 to 8 p.m.
This vaccination event is being offered in partnership with Eric’s RX Shoppe of Horsham and is for PW students 16 and up. Students under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Pfizer vaccine is being supplied. Second dose will be administered May 24. Register here: https://www.ericsrx.com/pw
Walk-Up Vaccination Clinic, St. John’s Episcopal Church, 528 Church St., Norristown
April 30
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
This vaccination event is being offered by the Montgomery County Office of Public Health for anyone 18 or older. No pre-registration is required. J&J vaccine is being supplied.
Small Town Pharmacy, 80 W. Germantown Pike, Norristown
All parents and students ages 16 and up are being given priority to get the Pfizer vaccine at the pharmacy. Contact Small Town to schedule your appointment at 610-279-6575.
And if you need a little help figuring out Facebook and joining the Facebook Live stream of the worship service we have a tutorial for you RIGHT HERE!
Looking forward to “seeing” you in worship as we share the life, love, and joy of Jesus Christ together!!
Don’t forget join us for one of our many other online groups - all of the meeting information needed to participate in one of our Zoom groups can be found in the “Member Access” section of the website. If you are having trouble joining a group, cannot access the needed information, or simply have questions please contact Pastor Suloff directly.
During this time we have needed to rely on online communication methods and telephone conversations more than ever – do you know someone who is unable to access our online worship services? Do you know someone who doesn’t know how to work Zoom or Facebook but would really like to participate in some of our online ministries? Do you know someone who could just use a phonecall? Please let Pastor Suloff know. We are hoping to be able to help people get connected and do everything we can to connect with everyone as much as possible so if you know of someone please share!
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5 (NIV)
The Vine is a Relational Caring Ministry including the following:
1) We utilize the current Prayer List maintained by Celeste Chamberlain. Vine volunteers will contact those individuals on the prayer list (by phone call and/or e-mail) with the following goals in mind: A) To ensure them that they are not forgotten, B) To see how they are doing, C) To see if they need anything that St. Peter’s can assist with, and D) To see if they would like to remain on the Prayer List.
2) Eucharistic Ministry – We would like to visit folks who cannot attend church for any reason; and administer communion if it is desired. This is not limited to those on the Prayer List; but to anyone.
3) We would like to form Prayer Teams made up of anywhere from 1 to several people who will commit to pray for those individuals on the Prayer List (or anyone who needs it). These teams can meet at St. Peter’s, at someone’s home, or anywhere they are comfortable.
4) We are currently looking for new volunteers to help out with all three areas, but our most immediate need is for Vine Volunteers who love to be in contact with others and would be willing to call people who are on the Prayer List.
5) For more information please contact Silvia Rotenbury.
A family friend of our own Sam Tarasenko is in need. In Sam’s own words, “I have begun running a campaign for a friend of our family who came from Ukraine in search of treatment for her son Matthew, who has Crigler-Najjer syndrome. He is only twelve years old. I'm including the link to the GoFundMe that his mother Nina and I put together. In the coming months, I plan to do benefit events for this cause. Please spread the word. Any donations would be greatly appreciated.” You can learn more about Matthew’s story and needs below and you can reach the GoFundMe link RIGHT HERE.
I am a mother of one wonderful and truly special boy. This year, my son turned 12 years old. By this age, Matthew already been through so many difficulties that others do not even begin to encounter during their entire life span. When Matthew was only three months old, he was diagnosed with a genetic disorder named Crigler-Najjar Syndrome, which is a rare inherited disorder affecting the metabolism of bilirubin (a chemical formed from a breakdown of the heme in red blood cells). This is an extremely rare disease estimated 0.6-1.0 per million life births. Therefore, throughout his life, the child has been living on life-essential therapy, sleeping under special lights that help to manage the metabolism of bilirubin and keep the levels of the toxic substance down.
Aside from the obvious life-threatening conditions, Matthew has been through a lot of emotional turmoil because of his unusually yellow skin color, which is one of the symptoms of the disease. His yellow skin color has often attracted negative comments and bullying, even when he was a toddler and a very young boy. In spite of all the negativity of the world going his way, he has been growing up as a very social, joyful, kind, caring, and life loving child.
One night, when Matthew was 7 years old, he was sitting on a floor playing with his favorite Lego puzzles. He just got over a very short cold. He tried to get up. He couldn’t. Next morning he stopped moving and talking completely. At the moment we were still in Ukraine. The doctors couldn’t help us and couldn’t explain his sudden loss of movement and speech. In about 2-3 months his health rapidly deteriorated. This time, after hemosorption (a special blood cleansing process) that was conducted in a hospital, his condition took a turn for the worse. To put it simply, he was dying in front of our eyes.
That’s when one of my close friends found a unique clinic in Strasbourg, Pennsylvania, USA, where they treated children with various genetic disorders. With financial help and invitation from the church in Lancaster, PA, we were able to become patients at “Clinic for Special Children”. I will always be grateful for this unique opportunity.
Now, it’s been four years, and because of variety of reasons as well as some unforeseen complications of the genetic research itself, Matthew's genetic treatment has been postponed. It seems that the most vital goal for the time being, is the rehabilitation of some basic neurological functions.
Fortunately, we found a place - Hope Brain & Body Recovery Center that is willing to work with us. We are asking for funding to take an advantage of their complex program. (The center is private and is not covered by our insurance or Medicaid. However, it is one of the few centers that has the constituents of the therapy that Matthew needs)
We are going to need to attend this center for 6 month if this therapy works for him. The estimate for a month of treatment is about $3520, plus initial analysis and tests are approximately $1500.
I am asking for the funds for 6 months of treatment, which is $22,620 total.
We would be extremely grateful for any contributions that you may be able to provide us with.
I am sure that with your help we can finally see the results, and, hopefully, change one child’s future. Matthew deserves to have a chance and deserves to have a better life.
Thank you for your attention,
Sincerely,
Nina
Ingredients:
4 tbs unsalted butter
½ cup chopped onion
½ cup diced celery
½ cup diced carrot
1 clove minced garlic
1 cup diced potato
¼ cup flour
1-1/2 cups 2% milk
1 tsp chopped fresh thyme
2 cups diced chicken
½ cup frozen peas
½ cup frozen corn
½ cup frozen lima beans
1-1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tbs chopped fresh parsley
Directions:
In a large pot heat butter, onion, celery and carrots on medium heat for about 5 minutes.
Add garlic, potatoes and sprinkle with flour to coat. Mix well to dissolve flour.
Add in chicken broth, milk and fresh thyme. Stir and reduce heat to low – let simmer for 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Stir in chicken, peas, corn and lima beans. Add salt and pepper. Let simmer another 10 minutes or so (if too thick, add more milk).
Stir in parsley and serve.
Pie Crust Crackers:
Pie Crust (can use store bought)
2 tbsp melted butter
Salt (pretzel salt preferable)
Roll out pie crust on wax paper.
Lightly brush with melted butter then sprinkle with salt.
Use a small cookie cutter (Ginny uses a small chicken cutter) or cut into squares or triangles.
Place on parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 deg F for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
Ingredients:
3–4 tbsp Sunflower oil
6 medium potatoes
1 medium cabbage
2 large beets
3 large onions
3 large carrots
2 green peppers
4 garlic cloves
3 bay leaves
Parsley
Dill
Cilantro
Black pepper
Beef, pork, chicken, or turkey with bones
30 oz kidney beans
24 oz pasta sauce
10 oz tomato paste
15 oz refried pinto beans
Preparation time: 2–10 hours
Cooking time: 2 hours
Broth preparation:
1. Put your meat with the bones in a pot of water covering it or in a slow cooker. If using a pot, boil for 2 hours. If using a slow cooker, put it overnight on low heat for 10 or more hours. The juices from the bone will be the broth.
2. Filter out sediment and bone. This step is optional. Some people prefer to leave everything in the soup to enhance flavor.
Vegetable base preparation:
1. Peel potatoes. Let them sit water.
2. Peel & grate beets, chop onions, peel and shred carrots. Sautée with sunflower oil 5–7 minutes on medium heat.
3. Add pasta sauce and tomato paste. Let sit on medium low heat for 5 minutes while stirring.
Building the soup:
1. Chop potatoes. Boil until soft in the broth. Water may be added. The pot should be half full.
2. Shred cabbage and chop green peppers. Add to boiling potatoes. Let water come to a boil. Boil cabbage for 10 minutes. Quick and dirty tip: you can buy pre-made coleslaw mix and pre-cut carrots to save time.
3. Add sautéed beet/onion mixture.
4. Add beans.
5. Add meat if it has been taken out of the broth. Let boil for a bit.
6. Turn off heat and take off burner. Add garlic and spices. Salt to taste.
7. Let cool for about ten minutes. Serve with either sour cream or mayonnaise. This is dollopped into each individual bowl. Eat with rye bread and raw garlic separately or rubbed on toasted bread. Russian mustard* may also be rubbed on the bread.
* Закусон тёщина горчица
Aunt's mustard
With love from Ukraine
P.S. True borscht recipes are rarely written down. They are passed from family to family and changed based on preferences and what's available. Someone else might have a completely different take on borscht. For example, Russians prefer much more beets to cabbage. Their borscht is redder and less dense. And it is unlikely you'll find anyone else using refried pinto beans in their borscht. Raisa Tarasenko came up with that idea when she was missing some ingredients and it became a staple in the Tarasenko borscht unique from any other family's. This is about using what's available and experimenting with your own palate! Enjoy and have fun.
Blood Drive – Saturday, February 27th from 8am to 1pm: The Red Cross will be holding a Blood Drive in Fellowship Hall on Saturday, February 27th. Appointments are strongly encouraged. To make an appointment you can call 1-800-RED-CROSS or go to https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time and look for St. Peter’s on 2/27/2021. For more information and tips for giving blood please look to the end of this email.
Giving blood is an amazing way to help others. I started giving blood after my wife, Amy, was diagnosed with cancer. Cancer patients often need blood during their chemotherapy treatments. Each pint of blood you give can save up to 3 lives.
As the blood drive at St. Peter’s approaches, Pastor asked me to share some tips for those giving blood.
Download the Red Cross App. From here, you can schedule your appointment, complete your Rapid Pass day of your appointment, create your donor card and track your blood’s journey after your donation (you can see what hospital your blood is sent to)
Although not required, I recommend making an appointment rather than just walking into the blood drive. This will save you time and ensure that you will be able to make your donation.
Day of your donation
Complete your Rapid Pass on the App prior to your appointment. This will save you a lot of time at your appointment.
Drink lots of water
Wear something comfortable with sleeves that can be easily raised
Bring a list of medications you are taking
Bring your ID (I have seen them turn people away for not having an ID)
After your donation: Drink lots of water and avoid alcohol for 24 hours
What you can expect at your appointment:
The Red Cross will call you the day before your appointment to confirm that you are coming. They will keep calling you until they get confirmation that you are coming, so don’t ignore numbers you don’t know the day before your appointment, it might be the Red Cross.
Plan to spend about an hour at your donation
They will give you a brief physical where they will ask you your height and weight, take your temperature and pulse and check your iron levels.
Once you are on the table, it will take about 10-15 minutes to give a pint of blood.
After you complete your donation, they will provide you with some snacks and cookies to help get your blood sugar back up before you leave. I normally hang out for 10 – 15 minutes after to make sure I am not light headed and okay to drive.
Thank you to everyone who is planning to give blood. I feel it is so important and such an easy way to help others.
All the best,
Matt Clark
Thank you to Laura Shollenberger for sharing her amazing voice and faith with us as we prepare to welcome our Savior.
Thank you to Stephanie Freidly for sharing her amazing voices and faith with us as we prepare to welcome our Savior.
Thank you to Rob Peglar for sharing his amazing voice and faith with us as we prepare to welcome our Savior.
Thank you to Stephania Fritz and her friend Aida for sharing their amazing voices and faith with us as we prepare to welcome our Savior.
Since 2020 COVID-19 restrictions prohibited our church family from being together in person, it seemed that our annual Children's Christmas Pageant would be missed. However, our Worship & Music and Children, Youth & Family groups were still able to make it happen! This video contains photos and videos from our members at home and from previous years, as well as narration from our St. Peter's Youth Group and singing from our congregation. Special thank you to all of our St. Peter's family who contributed to our 2020 Pageant video! Big thank you to Grace Biddy for putting the video of adorable faces together and to Bob Dungay and Sam Tarasenko for the coordination of the beautiful singing. Please enjoy, from our church family to you.
Merry Christmas,
St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Lafayette Hill PA
Over the next week we will be sharing a verse of “Oh, Come, Oh, Come, Emmanuel” each day as we prepare to welcome our Savior. Thank you to David Littlejohn for sharing his voice, joy, and faith with us as we prepare for God with us.
Over the next week we will be sharing a verse of “Oh, Come, Oh, Come, Emmanuel” each day as we prepare to welcome our Savior. Thank you to Julia Friedgen for sharing her voice, joy, and faith with us as we prepare for God with us.
Over the next week we will be sharing a verse of “Oh, Come, Oh, Come, Emmanuel” each day as we prepare to welcome our Savior. Thank you to our choir for sharing their voices, joy, and faith with us as we prepare for God with us.
Poinsettia and Luminary order forms for Christmas Eve can be found by clicking on the link below and in the December newsletter. Poinsettias will be placed outside of the red church doors following the 7pm online Christmas Eve service.
