Prayer Shawl Ministry is more than Shawls!

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY

Look at all the talent from our congregation! More handmade gifts from our members for Hope Lodge’s holiday dinner. Chad Mothard donated these beautiful clouds/sky paintings. A mother and daughter quickly snagged these and were most appreciative! Then, our Prayer Shawl member had students in her class color winter scenes and include tea bags to chase the cold away! So many compliments as guests chose which ones they wanted. A HUGE thank you to Prayer Shawl members who were able to participate as well as members of our congregation who donated their talents!!

Souper Bowl Sunday! February 8th

SOUPER BOWL SUNDAY! FEBRUARY 8th!!!

We will once again be having our annual Hoagie & Soup Sale on Super Bowl Sunday, February 8th with all proceeds going to support our Social Ministry and Children, Youth & Family efforts at St. Peter's!

If you are interested in participating or plan on making soup or chili for the sale please contact Sue Speers and if you would like to help with the Hoagie Sale please contact Pastor Suloff.

Soup cups are available if you would like to make soup - you can contact either Pastor Suloff or Lisa at the church office to arrange a time to pick up soup cups (PLEASE WAIT TILL AFTER THE BOARS HEAD FESTIVAL).

Soups will be available for $5 each or 5 for $20.

 Hoagies will be available for $8 each or 4 for $25.

Epiphany Sunday Worship! January 11th!

Sunday Morning Worship!

Join us this Sunday at 10am in person or on Facebook Live for the EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD!

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 one of our services 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!

OH YEAH! IT IS BOAR’S HEAD WEEKEND TOO SO JOIN US FOR ONE OF THE SHOWS ON SATURDAY at 1pm, 4pm, or 7pm or ON SUNDAY at 1pm or 4pm!!!

Boar's Head Festival Food Donations

Boar's Head Food Donations

On Sunday the Pastor mentioned a Sign-Up Genius link for Food Donations for the Festival to feed our hard working cast, crew, and musicians and it's finally here! If you'd like to pick up an item or two for the Festival please use the button below and if you would like to arrange dropping your items off at the church please contact Pastor Suloff directly.

PRAYER SHAWL AND HOPE LODGE! THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!

THANK YOU!!!

THANK YOU TO OUR PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY AND OUR WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS!!!

Holy Moly do our Prayer Shawl folks do amazing work!!! Check out the pictures below!!!

If you’re interested in joining the Prayer Shawl Ministry please contact Joanne Kirschenmann or the Church Office.

And to everyone who made gifts for the Hope Lodge dinner! Prayer Shawl Ministry gifted many handmade items to the guests at Hope Lodge last night. We received a great many thanks from everyone! They were most appreciative. The picture doesn’t even show all the gifts that were on the table. Big thanks to everyone who contributed with their talent!

A tremendous word of thanks to everyone who made food, who got gift cards, and who was able to attend our most recent Hope Lodge dinner the Thursday before Christmas! It was a wonderful evening of sharing life, love, and joy!

AND, AND, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21st TO HELP US CATER A DINNER FOR HOPE LODGE LAST WEEK!

Women's Bible Study

New Women's Bible Study on Zoom!

What a great way to start the New Year!!

Our Women's Bible Study will be starting a new book for the new year! We will start The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen on Monday, January 12th at 7:30 pm on zoom. "A chance encounter with a reproduction of Rembrandt’s The Return of the Prodigal Son catapulted Henri Nouwen on an unforgettable spiritual adventure. Here he shares the deeply personal and resonant meditation that led him to discover the place within where God has chosen to dwell." If you are interested in joining us for this book, please email Stephanie Freidly or contact the Church Office for more information. 

Sunday Morning Worship! Service of Lessons and Carols - December 28

Sunday Morning Worship!

10am - Service of Lessons and Carols!

Join us this Sunday at 10am in person or on Facebook Live for the First Sunday of Christmas and our annual service of Lessons and Carols.

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 one of our services 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!

CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP!

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES

3pm - Family Service (with glowsticks!)

8pm - Traditional Service

Join us for our Christmas Eve services! Our 3pm service is a more kid friendly service with a goofy sermon and glowsticks instead of candles for Silent Night and our 8pm service is a traditional Christmas Eve candlelight service.

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 one of our services 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!

Sunday Morning Worship! December 21!!

Sunday Morning Worship - December 21!

It's the Fourth Sunday of Advent and it's going to be a beautiful day in the neighborhood (NO S, so join us for worship, fun, and fellowship and to share the life, love and joy of Jesus Christ with all! 

This Sunday is the Holiday Pot-Luck RE-DO!!!

SANTA, CRAFTS, BRUNCH, FRIENDS & FELLOWSHIP!!!

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 RE-DO!!!

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 21st

FOLLOWING WORSHIP!!!

Crafts, Cookie Drive for Hope Lodge, Fun, Fellowship, all the good stuff!

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!