ThiS week At st. peTer’s | 9-1-24

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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PENTECOST 15.  Labor Day Sunday. 09-01-2024                                                                                       Friends, what the world has to offer is nothing in comparison to the life that Christ offers. But the only way to this life is following behind Jesus and learning to carry a cross. Instead of chasing after the glistening glitter of fading treasures and the gyrating glamour of fleeting pleasures, may you seek true life in faithful living and fervent loving as you bear the name, the spirit, and the mission of Jesus Christ. Amen to that!

 

TODAY

10:00AM          + PENTECOST SEASON WORSHIP + (in person and online)

The miracle of caring and sharing.

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)

$1,808 received to date in 2024.

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)

$966.50 received to date in 2024.

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.)

$38 last week, $218 received to date, ends December 31. God’s love is on the loose!

Join our family, share God’s love, and grow in discipleship.

 

    ThiS week At st. peTer’s

Monday…       Labor Day. God wants each of us not just to have a job but to have a vocation, a calling, through which we can serve the world and help create a community of faith and love.

Wednesday, 10:30AM        Senior Ministry “Games and Social Activity” in Rhoda Hall.

Thursday, 7:30PM                AL-ANON PROGRAM. Find encouragement to end your own codependence!

Friday, 8:30AM                   Senior Food Box distribution ministry.

Friday, 6:30PM         Girl Scouts return to meet at St. Peter’s.

But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like.  James 1:22-24

 

What’s Happening…

September 8…   PENTECOST 16. 10:00AM worship in person and online.

September 9…  CHURCH COUNCIL meeting in Rhoda Hall, 7:00PM.

September 11…  Whole Foods fresh produce distribution, 10:30AM.

September 12…  Block association meeting, 7:00PM.

September 14…  Women’s Ministry “Gathering” (in person and online). Sisters together in Christian love!

September 14…   Installation of the Rev. Bryan Penman as the next Bishop of our Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America at Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, 2:00PM, 19 S 38th Street, Philadelphia PA 19104.

October 12-13… 39th Annual Women’s Day! “God’s Love Conquers All”

October 24…  Scholarship Committee “Career Day” in Rhoda Hall, 10AM.

November 5…  ELECTION DAY.

LOVE, NOT HATE.            PEACE, NOT VIOLENCE.

  MERCY, NOT GREED.           JUSTICE, NOT ABUSE. 

   HUMILITY, NOT ARROGANCE.      GOD’S TRUTH, NOT LIES.
THE WAY OF JESUS, NOT JUST “MY WAY”.

Students, Teachers, School Staff, and Parents: We love you! Continue this school year with the right attitude, the right discipline, the right behavior, and the right understanding of what you are doing when you are in school. Whether you are studying or teaching, staff or a parent, may each of you be grateful for the opportunity God has given you. Be inspired, grow in God’s grace and in God’s word of life. Never forget that your learning, teaching, or parenting are vital to the future… and go beyond just your individual life.