ThiS week At st. peTer’s | 11-24-24
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
2169 74th Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19138
Church Office: 215-424-5122 Fax: 215-424-7841
e-mail address: stpetersinfo@yahoo.com
Revs. Gwendolyn Johnson-Bond & Neil A. Bond, Co-Pastors
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CHRIST THE KING SUNDAY 11-24-2024
(Last Sunday of the Church Year)
Is Christ your king?
In a sometime seemingly chaotic, disordered, and frightening world, we need something or someone with the power to bring a sense of order to our anxious lives. We need something or someone to rule because, in truth, we surely cannot control much around us, or even within us, in our times of cluttered minds, bruised hearts, and longing bodies. It is a great comfort, in both good times and bad, to have Jesus upon the throne, to call upon Jesus as the Lord of our life, and to surrender our lives humbly and completely under his kinship, under his management, his presence and power. Today we celebrate a different kind of king. In turning to Jesus – who humbles himself, suffers, and dies on a cross – we have also found a kingdom “not of this world”, a new community where sacrificial love makes all the difference. On this last Sunday of the Church Year, let us gladly offer who we are, what we hold, and what we seek to become in service to God through Jesus Christ!
TODAY
9:00AM All Saints Choir warm-up for worship.
10:00AM + PENTECOST SEASON WORSHIP + (in person and online)
11:30AM RAFFLE FOR 4 BOX SEATS, 76ers (12/6/2024)
11:30AM All Saints Choir rehearsal.
Faith in action through grateful giving!
Beyond support of our 2024 Budget ($179,787 is what we envision spending this year) are various special opportunities for giving on behalf of others. They include:
ELCA World Hunger Appeal (meeting international, national, and local hunger and poverty needs)
$100 last week $2,633 received to date in 2024. Your spirit of love is on the shine!
Lutheran Charities Appeal (assisting three local social ministry organizations – KenCrest Services, Lutheran
Settlement House, and Gemma Services – that serve thousands of neighbors with various needs)
$0 last week, $1,213.50 received to date in 2024. Your spirit of love is on the shine!
Mission Offering (For July – December we have selected a local ministry, the Sisters of Saint Joseph Refugee Housing Project, introduced to us by our young adult member Andrea Wood. Their work includes transitional housing for refugee resettlement, family support services, and a distribution center with needed household items and furniture. This Mission Offering, other monetary gifts, new and gently used items (they have a “wish list”, see the Pastors) and volunteer opportunities are all ways to respond to refugees in need with genuine love.) $125 last week, $415 received to date. Your spirit of love is on the shine!
ThiS week At st. peTer’s
Thanksgiving Day… Give thanks, live thanks, share love.
Thursday… Rhoda Hall rental by family in our congregation for Thanksgiving meal.
Thursday, 7:30PM AL-ANON STEP GROUP PROGRAM. Holidays can often become challenging!
Saturday, 1 – 6PM Rental event by organization in Rhoda Hall.
What’s Happening…
December 1… First Sunday of Advent. 10:00AM Hybrid Worship (in person and online). A new Church Year begins! But faith continues!
December 4… Whole Foods fresh produce distribution, 11:00AM.
December 6… Senior Food Box distribution ministry, 8:30AM.
December 7… Area Girl Scouts training program in Rhoda Hall.
December 8… Second Sunday of Advent. Deadline for Christmas poinsettia plant orders ($10) is December 9. Give forms and payment to Pastor Neil or Pastor Gwen.
December 9… CHURCH COUNCIL meeting (on Zoom), 7:00PM.
December 14… Women’s Ministry “Christmas Gathering”, 11:00AMl
December 14… Sanctuary and Rhoda Hall rental for memorial service.
December 21… Decorate the sanctuary for Christmas. 9:00AM.
December 22… Fourth Sunday of Advent.
December 24… CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP. Candles, carols, communion, and Christ! Hybrid Worship at 7:00PM.