February Grapevine

Past GRAPEVINE^{^®}/GEMEINDEBRIEF^{^®}

Check Out The Following
Events!

Feb 3	Ground Hog Day
Feb 3	Seniorenkreis - 11AM
Feb 7	Saxon Club - 3:00PM
Feb 8	Bible Study - 7:00 PM
Feb 14	Transfiguration of our Lord
Feb 14	Happy Valentines Day
Feb 15	Church Council - 7:30 PM
Feb 17	ASH WEDNESDAY
Feb 17	Soup and Bread Supper
Feb 17	Seniorenkreis - 11AM
Feb 22	Bible Study - 7:00 PM
Feb 27	Morgenstraich (Satis Shroff) Switzerland's Holiday

"Working Together"
Public Service Announcement

In this public service announcement produced for radio and television, Davey reassures Goliath that no matter what happens, God is there through the people who help after a disaster.

View this 60-second click on the triangle in the picture

ASH WEDNESDAY?
" Day of Ashes"

Is the first day of Lent. This day, Christians focus intensely on their utter and complete sinfulness and the necessity of Christ's suffering and death to earn their salvation. Also Starts the 40 days of Lent.

SUNDAY VIDEO SYSTEM
TUTORIALS
(We need YOUR help!)

We are looking for individuals who are
interested in learning

Also operating the video system for Sunday services. At the present time we only have a couple of members doing so.

The system is VERY EASY
to learn and operate.

You do not need to have computer
experience to operate the system.

Please contact or call our
church office at 586-979-3850
To set up a on one lesson.

BIBLE STUDY
This Month dates are

February 11 & 25
2^nd & 4^th Mondays

and meet the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at 7 p.m. to learn more about God’s word. Every one is welcome to participate, no prior knowledge necessary. The meetings are conducted in English, if necessary.

For more information please
contact me. See you soon!

Our Church Office at:
(586) 979-3850

Valentine's Day
Is a wonderful way
To make "I love you"
Easy to say.

Happy Valentine’s Day !

THE SAXON
CLUB

Winter Meeting
February 7, 2010
3:00 PM

We are back from summer vacation
See you at our gathering today

Does God Care?^{R. J.
Gotsch}Read: Psalm 8 Psalm 52

What is man that you are mindful of him,
the son of man that you care for him?
(Psalm 8:4)

Somehow the heavens seem much colder and more distant now than they did centuries ago when many thought of them as the protecting tent over a flat earth. To the heart that trembles in doubt and fear, empty words of human reassurance are of little help. A firm answer must come to the one who cries out in despair.

The frontier of space travel has lifted the eyes of people everywhere to the heavens. We look up into its seemingly endless expanse. Our minds travel quickly from one galaxy to another through this awesome beyond. Its vastness and complexity stand in sharp contrast to the small and simple being that each of us is.

That answer has come. God Himself stood in the very midst of our little planet in Jesus Christ. He spoke of the Father’s care for the hairs of our head and for the sparrows. He opened the way to God for us and taught us to say, "Our Father, who art in heaven." His life, death, and resurrection are God’s own great yes to our question, "Does He care?"

We look to the vast heavens and wonder if God is mindful of us at all. We look to the cross, and we know that He is.

Heavenly Father in Christ Jesus, who has never forgotten us, grant that we may be ever mindful of You. Amen.

TABLE BLESSING^{^{©
®}}
^{Author
Believed to be Unknown}May God bless this place and bless this food.
Come God and sit with us.
May our hearts grow with peace & Serenity.
Please come with your love to surround us,
with friendship and love.
May we bloom and grow each day.
Bless our friends, Bless our food!
Please bless us all forever.
Amen

HELPING ALL GOD'S
CHILDREN BY^{^®} ^{^{Paul G}}^{^utmann} Teaching the faith,
Deepening our worship life,
Strengthening one another
in faith and acceptance,
Developing faithful
and effective leadership
for a changing world.

ST. PETER’S,
TO ALL NON-MEMBER FRIENDS . . .

Who receive this newsletter
are kindly asked to make their
2010 minimum donation
of $10.00 now.

FREUNDE UNSER GEMEINDE …

Die nicht Mitglieder sind, aber weiterhin den Gemeindebrief erhalten wollen, werden gebeten eine Mindestspende von $10.00 für 2010 Porto und Unkosten einzuschicken.

THANK YOU / DANKE SCHÖN !

We thank you for your friendship
and continued support !

Come, Worship with Us

February 2010

5th Sunday in Epiphany - Feb 7
Isaiah 6:1-13 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Luke 5:1-11

Rev. Fredrick Gross
Guest Pastor

10:00 AM Sunday School
10:00 AM Bilingual Service Holy Communion

Transfiguration of Our Lord - Feb 14
Exodus 34:29-35 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2
Luke 9:28-43

Rev. Fredrick Gross
Guest Pastor

10:00 AM Sunday School
10:00 AM Bilingual Service Holy Communion

1st Sunday During Lent - Feb 21
Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Romans 10:8b-13
Luke 4:1-13

Rev. Fredrick Gross
Guest Pastor

10:00 AM Sunday School
10:00 AM Bilingual Service Holy Communion

2nd Sunday During Lent - Feb 28
Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 Philippians3:17-4:1
Luke 13:31-35

Rev. Fredrick Gross
Guest Pastor

10:00 AM Sunday School
10:00 AM Bilingual Service Holy Communion

OTHER SPECIAL SERVICES FOR
FEBRUARY

"For God So Loved The World"
Everyone Is Invited To Participate!

February 17^th7:00 PM Service
Rev. Fredrick Gross
Guest Pastor

Soup and Bread Supper
Starts at 6 PM

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Transfiguration
of our Lord
February 14, 2010

The Transfiguration of Christ is one of the central events recorded in the Gospels. Immediately after the Lord was recognized by His disciples as the Christ, the Son of the Living God, he told them that He must go up to Jerusalem and suffer many things... and be killed and on the third day be raised.

Other Important Days in February

Presentation of Our Lord
February 2, 2010

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Used by permission of the same

Origins of
ASH WEDNESDAY^{^®}

In the Western church, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent and the seventh Wednesday before Easter. Its name comes from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of worshipers to symbolize death and sorrow for sin. In the Orthodox church, Lent begins on a Monday rather than on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday marks the onset of the Lent, the 40-day period of fasting and abstinence. It is also known as the 'Day of Ashes'. So called because on that day at church the faithful have their foreheads marked with ashes in the shape of a cross.

The name 'Day of Ashes' comes from "Dies Cinerum" in the Roman Missal and is found in the earliest existing copies of the Gregorian Sacramentary. The concept originated by the Roman Catholics somewhere in the 6th century. Though the exact origin of the day is not clear, the custom of marking the head with ashes on this Day is said to have originated during the papacy of Gregory the Great (590-604).

In the Old Testament ashes were found to have used for two purposes: as a sign of humilityand mortality; and as a sign of sorrow and repentance for sin. The Christian connotation for ashes in the liturgy of Ash Wednesday has also been taken from this Old Testament biblical custom. Receiving ashes on the head as a reminder of mortality and a sign of sorrow for sin was a practice of the Anglo-Saxon church in the 10th century. It was made universal throughout the Western church at the Synod of Benevento in 1091.

Originally the use of ashes to betoken penance was a matter of private devotion. Later it became part of the official rite for reconciling public penitents. In this context, ashes on the penitent served as a motive for fellow Christians to pray for the returning sinner and to feel sympathy for him. Still later, the use of ashes passed into its present rite of beginning the penitential season of Lent on Ash Wednesday.

There can be no doubt that the custom of distributing the ashes to all the faithful arose from a devotional imitation of the practice observed in the case of public penitents. But this devotional usage, the reception of a sacramental which is full of the symbolism of penance is of earlier date than was formerly supposed. It is mentioned as of general observance for both clerics and faithful in the Synod of Beneventum, 1091 (Mansi, XX, 739), but nearly a hundred years earlier than this the Anglo-Saxon homilist Ælfric assumes that it applies to all classes of men.

Reprinted from Words for Worship,
copyright 2010
Used by permission of
Augsburg Fortress.

TRANSFIGURATION
OF OUR LORD^{^{®

(The Underlined
Letter means Son of God)}}

When You were transfigured, 0 Savior, upon a high mountain, having with You the chief disciple, You shone forth in glorious majesty, proving thereby that those who surpass in the height of their virtues shall be counted worthy of the divine glory. Talking with Christ, Moses and Elijah showed that He is the Lord of both the living and the dead, the God who spoke of old through the Law and the Prophets. And the voice of the Father testified to Him from the cloud of light saying, "Hear Him, who through His Cross destroys hell and gives the dead eternal life."

Having uncovered, 0 Savior, a little of the light of Your divinity to those who went up with You into the mountain, You have made them lovers of Your heavenly glory. Therefore they cried in awe: "It is good for us to be here. With them we all we sing unto You…

The Transfiguration of Christ is one of the central events recorded in the Gospels. Immediately after the Lord was recognized by His disciples as the Christ, the Son of the Living God, he told them that He must go up to Jerusalem and suffer many things... and be killed and on the third day be raised. This announcement of Christ's approaching passion and death was met with indignation by the disciples. And then, after rebuking them, the Lord took Peter, James, and John up to a high mountain, by tradition Mount Tabor, and was transfigured before them.

In the Transfiguration, the disciples see the glory of the Kingdom of God present in majesty in the Person of Christ. They see that in Him, all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell. They see this before the crucifixion so that in the resurrection they might know who it is Who has suffered for them, and what it is that this One, who is God, has prepared for those who love Him.

Besides this meaning, the presence of Moses and Elijah is also of great significance for understanding of the feast. These two figures actually stand for the Old Testament itself: MOSES for the LAW, and ELIJAH for the PROPHETS. They also stand for the LIVING and DEAD, for Moses died and his burial place is known, while Elijah was taken alive into heaven in order to appear again to announce the time of God s salvation in Christ the Messiah. Christ is the Lord of both the living and the dead.

Some Things to Do

Before the feast day, discuss the Transfiguration story and the importance it had for the disciples and has for each of us.

This feast has an 'after feast' period of 7 days. Use the Festal Hymns as prayers before and/or after meals and as part of your children's evening prayers during this period.

Have your children prepare a fruit basket to bring to Church. Share the fruit with shut-ins. Explain the significance of this tradition to your children.

Used by permission of Webmaster.
Reprinted from Files and Teaching of Paul,
copyright 2002.

From Our:
Church Council President
February 2010

The Olan Mills Church Partnership

To all Congregation Members,

Hopefully you have read the brochure information about Olan Mills. The Church Council had the opportunity to meet with their representatives on December 20^th and was extremely impressed with what Olan Mills has to offer to St Peters Church. The Council has voted to participate with this offer so let us explain what this means to our Church.

Olan Mills is willing to produce an entire color produced directory for our church that includes:

Portrait pictures of our members

Portrait pictures of our members family’s

Group pictures to include our members
serving such as:

Kirchenchor
Bible Study
Confirmation Class
Bell Choir
Seniorenkreis
Seniorenchor
Church Council
Worship and Music

Activity Pages from pictures we have taken during our events such as:

Bake Sale
Spring and Fall Dinner events
Church Picnic
Carpathia Christmas event
Our Church History, Vision and Mission

And it will include the entire
Church Directory of Addresses
and Phone Numbers.

Each member of the Church that participates will receive FREE, one complete bound Color directory. Each member will also receive a FREE 8x10 color picture from their portrait sitting.

We have arranged two Studio portrait settings for:. March 3^rd and March 4^th from 2 to 9 pm.

What you need to do

Notify your family members to be prepared for this scheduled event

Be prepared to schedule your sitting times and register by February 7^th.

Find pictures that you would like to see in this directory that reveals our Church activities

Find pictures of your family members that are unable to attend, but you would like in the directory.

Prepare with your group to attend for the group pictures.

Find Pictures - Find Pictures - Find Pictures - Find Pictures - Find Pictures!

We are expecting that you will be very satisfied with these results and will be interested in ordering these portraits for members of your family from Olan Mills as well. These arrangements will be made available for you.

We are hoping to have this available to you all by our May 2^nd Anniversary.

I thank you in the name of our Church Council !

St. Peter’s Church Council
Larry Kracker
Congregation President

Birthdays and Anniversaries
At St. Peters

BIRTHDAYS
FOR THE
FEBRUARY
Never To Old

Anneliese O.	4	Lore N.	14
Henry K.	7	Heidi H	16
Kendall K.	7	Lisa G.	188
Rose B.	8	Herta B.	22
Irene B.	9	Elisabeth M.	22
Gretel K.	10	Ingeburg L.	25
James L.	11	Helene S.	28
Heinz B.	13

We apologize if anyone’s birthday or anniversary
has been overlooked. Please notify our church
secretary, Astrid, 586-979-3850,
so that we may update our records.
Thank you!

ANNIVERSARIES
If you would like a visit from our Pastor for your anniversary or a
small devotion during
Sunday Service.

Please contact our office
586-979-3850

Month February
Mr & Mrs Edward B. Mr & Mrs Heinrich B.	16 21

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If you would like to have a prayer said for someone special, please drop a note into our Prayer box in the Narthex. Forms are on the counter next to the box.

Haiti Earthquake
Relief

Dear sisters and brothers in Christ,

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked the island country of Haiti, primarily impacting the capital, Port-au-Prince.

Offices, hotels, houses and shops have collapsed. The presidential palace is in ruins and many churches have been destroyed. Hospitals are overflowing and the search for survivors is intense.

The streets of Haiti are filled with people in shock and searching for loved ones among the rubble.

Your help is needed today to bring immediate relief and continued hope for our brothers and sisters in Haiti. About 3 million lives, one-third of Haiti’s population, are affected by this earthquake.

Already one of the poorest countries in the world (70 percent of Haiti's population lives in extreme poverty),

this catastrophe will exacerbate the suffering felt by many already living with hunger and poverty.

ELCA Disaster Response is already working through long-standing partnerships on the ground to provide emergency food, water, shelter and medical supplies. Financial gifts are urgently needed.

Your gifts to ELCA International Disaster Response, designated for Haiti Earthquake Relief, will be used entirely (100 percent) for immediate relief and ongoing recovery in Haiti.

Your prayers and generous gifts will make a life-saving difference. Please give today at:

http://www.elca.org/haitiearthquake

Or use the enclosed stub and envelope. Thank you for your prayers, your gifts and your partnership.

Sincerely,
The Rev. Daniel Rift
Director, ELCA World Hunger and
Disaster Appeal　

SENIORENKREIS^{^{®

Special German Speaking Gathering}}

Jahresbericht für 2009

Mit Gottes Hilfe und seinem Segen ging das Jahr 2009 dem Ende zu. Es waren freudige und auch traurige Zeiten.

Durch all dieses hat uns der liebe Gott begleitet und gab uns die Kraft, um alles zu überwinden. Wir Senioren sind über 33 Jahre eine Untergruppe von der

St. Petrus Kirche, so ist auch unsere Arbeit für das Wohl und Beste der Gemeinde. Unsere Spende war $4,000 für die St. Petrus Kirche. Davon waren $500 für den Traktor/Schneepflug. Wir danken allen Senioren und Gästen für eure treue und liebe Unterstützung zum Seniorenkreis. Vielen Dank für alle Spenden, auch zum Blumenfund. Ein jeder hat mit Liebe dazu beigetragen, damit unsere Seniorengruppe weiter bestehen soll. Wir treffen uns zwei mal im Monat – den ersten und dritten Mitwoch. Jedermann ist herzlich willkommen.

Unsere größeren Veranstaltungen des Jahres 2009 waren: Osterfeier, Muttertagsfeier, Schluss- Picknick, Thanksgiving und Weihnachtsfeier. Jedes mal ein guter Erfolg. Unsere Gruppe nahm ebenfalls an allen kirchlichen Veranstaltungen teil.

Der Senioren-Chor hat etliche Male zusammen mit dem Kirchen-Chor die Gottesdienste verschönert. Im Juni war eine Tages Busfahrt. Im Frühjahr und Herbst war zwei mal eine Modeschau, im Oktober eine Ansprache über „Hiring a Caregiver“ von Griswold Special Care.

Durch Krankheiten und Todesfälle wird unsere Gruppe kleiner. Wir warten und hoffen auf neue Mitglieder von unserer St. Petrus Gemeinde. In diesem Jahr waren sechs Todesfälle: Erika B., Elizabeth S., Hans K., Paul P., Magdalena Bohn und Lon Yarrington.

Unser erstes Treffen in diesem neuen Jahr 2010 war am 6.Januar das nächste am 20. um 11:00 Uhr.

Die Beamten für 2010 sind:

Präsidentin: Käthe Fedototszkin
Vizepräsidentin/Schatzmeisterin: Adele Reinke
Sekretärin: Feli Kraemer
Verwalterinnen: Renate Rotellini, Gisela Genzer
Blumen-Kommittee: Erika Anger

Wir danken dir Herr, für das neu angefangene Jahr 2010 und bitten dich O Herr verliehe uns die Weisheit, Kraft, deinen Segen und ein verständiges Herz. Das unsere Arbeit sei für Gottes Ehre, Lob und Preis.

Mit Liebe,

Käthe F.
und der Seniorenkreis Vorstand.

Special Collections For Fun Reading

"What Does
Love Mean?"
Author Believed To Be Unknown

A group of professionals posed this question to a group of 4 to 8-year-olds, the answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:

Rebecca - age 8
"When my grandmother got arthritis,
she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love."

Billy - age 4
"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth."

Karl - age 5
"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other."

Chrissie - age 6
"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs."

Terri - age 4
"Love is what makes you smile when
you're tired."

Danny - age 7
"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK."

Bobby - age 5
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."

Nikka - age 6
"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend that you hate."

Jenny - age 4
"There are two kinds of love. Our love. God's love. But God makes both kinds of them."

Noelle - age 7
"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday."

Tommy - age 6
"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well."

Clare - Age 5
"My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."

Elaine - age 5
"Love is when mommy gives daddy the best piece of chicken."

Chris - age 8
"Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."

Mary Ann - age 4
"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day."

Lauren - age 4
"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."

Bethany - age 4
"I let my big sister pick on me because my Mom says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her."

Karen - age 7
"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you."

Jessica - age 8
"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget."

Happy Valentines Day!

Parish Adds and Notices

www.stpeterswarren.org

Since its inception our website has had over 22,100 visitors. Our website is very popular all around the globe, especially in Europe.

Please support our website by spreading the word to family, friends and neighbors.

Our website includes: current sermons (online just minutes after the services!), the newsletter & calendar, pastor’s page, links to different organizations such as the German Consulate in Chicago, ELCA, the Synod Office just to name a few.

Please take a few minutes to browse
our pages and let us know what you think!

Care in Congregations

Engaging Thrivent Financial members and other to multiply the good we do in supporting Lutheran congregations.

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and its members, through the Care in Congregations program, were pleased to be a part of and help fund this activity.

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a not-for-profit Fortune 500 membership organization that helps Lutherans and their families achieve financial security and give back to their local communities and congregations.

Never Too Old For Sunday School

Come on one and all
and learn Gods Love!

Click Photo Above
Introducing Jesus of Nazareth

Every Sunday morning, the children of the parish join in the 9:30 AM Service through the Children's Sermon. They are then excused with their teachers to their respective classrooms for their lesson based on the Sunday Lectionary used in worship. Show your children your faith in God and bring them to Sunday School. It is important that our children learn about their Christian faith, they will have fun in the process and make new friends. Please be supportive of this children's ministry.

Bible Puzzle

Other Stewardship Here at Saint Peter's

The Women of St. Peter’s host the Coffee Hour

The Women of St. Peter’s host the Coffee Hour after each service on Sundays. However, they are in need of volunteers to help bake or purchase baked goods and also clean up afterwards. Volunteers only need to help once in a while. Please sign the sheet on the bulletin board in the Narthex.

You may also make a monetary donation to the group and they will purchase items on your behalf.

Perhaps, you might consider hosting the Coffee Hour yourself for a special occasion such as a birthday, anniversary, etc. If you would like to do this, please contact our church office.

This is an appreciated activity
which is enjoyed by all.

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SUNDAY SERVICES ARE ON CD's MP3 Format
"English or German"
Costs $10 per CD

Our Sunday services are now recorded on cassette tapes. If you are homebound and would like to hear our services, please call our office 586-979-3850 and let Mrs. Campbell, know what Sundays you would like then a tape will be sent your way.

Nursing Homes:
We have  2
reported In Care Facilities:
We have  1
reported

At Their Homes
We have  7
reported

Cheer someone up by giving them
a friendly call!

Call our Church Office
for additional information
586-979-3850
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A Thank to our Webmaster

Our website is very popular all around the world, especially in Europe. A big THANK YOU to our webmaster Paul Gutmann.

Paul, your ministry is very much appreciated! Please support our website by spreading the word to family, friends and neighbors. Our website includes: special selection of sermons are online and our Grapevine newsletter & calendar, links to different organizations such as the German Consulate in Chicago, ELCA, the Synod Office just to name a few.

A Look At Some Activities
Here at Saint Peter's

If you would like to join,
just attend one of our rehearsals
or call the church office
for more information
586-979-3850

Were we pick folks up that cannot make it to Church on there own!

This can be a fun Adventure!

ST. PETER'S BIBLE STUDY

At our recent meeting we studied Colossians,
which is one of the shorter Books of the Bible
with only four chapters. Yet, by reading it one can discover what a blessing Christ truly is to us.

Our " Herta" puts so much thought and effort into
these studies, that it would be nice if more of you
would join us.

Thank you, your support in this ministry.
February 2010
8^th & 22^nd 7 PM
We will welcome you here!

THE PARISH
NURSERY
EVERY SUNDAY

The church nursery is at your disposal every Sunday during both services, during church dinners, and special functions. There are toys for every age group as well as a crib, changing table, and a high chair. Plus you don’t have to miss a single word of the church service for it is piped into the nursery as well. Please feel free to use it whenever you wish!

GREETERS
For Our Church
Services
Welcome Someone
You Will Find Joy

Altar Guild
    Do you like to be on the Altar
    Guild! Do you like picking out
    Church Hymns! Have some new
    Ideas for different Worship
    Services!

          Do you like getting Volunteers
for Flowers Sunday's Church Services!

For additional information
Call our Church Office
586-979-3850

BELL CHOIR

Click on the Bell and Here Us
The sound of a Bell Choir is very unique !

Everyone is invited to join the Bell Choir -no experience necessary, we will teach you! The Bell Choir rehearses every other Sundays, starting 9:00AM, and plays during both services the following Sunday..

KIRCHENCHOR
SUNDAYS 10:30 AM

The choir (Kirchenchor) resumes it's Fall schedule on Sundays refer to above or look at our calendar. The choir meets every other Sunday for rehearsals and sings during that Sunday service. If you have any questions please feel free to contact:

SENIORENKREIS
Are Back Having
a Good Time

The Seniors (Seniorenkreis) will meet again on every other Wednesdays during each Month at 11AM. The group meets the first and third Wednesday of every month for a short meeting followed by festivities and a luncheon. Stop by for a visit and consider joining, everyone is welcome !

6,300 Lutheran
churches
participate and
36 in our area!

“SIMPLY GIVING”
Electronic Transfers

“Simply Giving” is an automated giving program designed to help you conveniently and consistently contribute to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church. Through “Simply Giving”, your offerings are made through a preauthorized withdrawal from your bank account. You determine the frequency of your automatic gift—weekly, semi-monthly or monthly—the option is yours. Your offering is deposited into the church’s bank account on the same day it is withdrawn from your account—at NO cost to you or the church.

Benefits to you and to your
Congregation

“Simply Giving” is a reliable, safe way to move your stewardship plan into action. It allows you to share your offerings through planned giving and activates your generosity into ongoing stewardship. Because your offering is given consistently, you won’t need to play “catch-up” at yearend or worry about forgotten checkbooks or missed Sunday offerings.

But you’re not the only one that benefits. Your congregation benefits from steady, more predictable revenues throughout the year, more efficient bookkeeping and greater confidence in meeting its financial commitments.

Why does Thrivent Financial for Lutheran offer Simply Giving?

Thrivent Financial offers Simply Giving to further its mission of serving Lutheran congregations and institutions.

How do I participate?

Complete the enrollment form included in this newsletter and return it to church. If you have questions about the form please contact our Church Office at:

St. Peter's Lutheran Church
586-979-3850