WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 3RD SUNDAY OF EASTER 05-04-2025

WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 3RD SUNDAY OF EASTER 05-04-2025
Welcome. Just like he did with Peter… just like he did with Paul… the Risen Christ meets us in unexpected places in our lives. He meets us in our failure and our fear. He meets us in our
sin and our suffering. He meets us in our hurt and in our hate. He meets us in spoken Word and shared Meal. He meets us and offers us the peace, power, and promise of his love. But it
is not enough to simply encounter and receive Christ’s resurrection as a personal “pick me up”. Jesus is calling you to follow, that is, to show your friendship and love for him by becoming humble, vulnerable, and willing to give true and faithful witness to the difference that his life, death, and resurrection make to our lives and to this world.

TODAY
9:00AM All Saints Choir warm-up for worship.
10:00AM + EASTER SUNDAY WORSHIP + (in person and online)

Giving in 2025

Beyond support of our 2025 Budget (we anticipate spending $186,576.82) are special opportunities to give on behalf of others. They include:
ELCA World Hunger Appeal (meeting international, national, and local hunger and poverty needs). We have received $550 to date.
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). We have received $495 to date.
Mission Offering (For January 1 – June 30 it is Steven’s Wings Global Youth Adventures, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering underserved youth to discover the joys and learn the how of travel. We have received $416 to date.
Lutheran World Relief (responding to various disasters and tragedies all over the face of this earth). We have received $50 to date.

Let the Church embody Christ’s Spirit!
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”.

Wear your church around town. We are receiving orders and deposits for the “95th Anniversary” t-shirts, $20 total… some say they are blue, some say purple… but the church building photo is definitely us!

THIS WEEK AT ST. PETER’S

Wednesday, 9:30AM Senior Ministry “Sister Talk” Study and Discussion. Men are also invited.
Wednesday, 10:30AM Whole Foods fresh produce distribution in Rhoda Hall.
Thursday, 7:00PM All Saints Choir rehearsal. Add your voice to the praise and the encouragement!
Thursday, 7:30PM AL-ANON STEP GROUP. Find and share support to overcome codependence!
Friday, 6:30PM Girl Scouts troops.
Saturday, 12 noon – 4PM “Everybody’s Birthday Party” event, sponsored by Women’s Ministry.
For many years we celebrated all our birthdays with an annual event of
12 decorated tables, 12 cakes (or more), a little healthy lunch, a lot of sweet dessert, and good fellowship. Join the party!

What’s Happening…

May 11… 4TH SUNDAY OF EASTER. MOTHER’S DAY. Several members of St.
Peter’s (Janice Henderson, Mariah Morris, and Mary Ann Evans) will help deliver the Sermon. Hybrid
Worship in person and online at 10:00AM.
May 12… CHURCH COUNCIL meeting, 7:00PM. We hope to have a quorum in Rhoda Hall!
May 17… Rental event.
May 20… Primary Election Day in Pennsylvania.
May 30-31… Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod (ELCA) Assembly at Trinity Lutheran Church, Lansdale.
May 31… 95th Birthday Party for Queen Sutton at Marriot Philadelphia West (Conshohocken), 2PM, $50.
June 8… DAY OF PENTECOST. Here comes Spirit-breath and
Spirit-power!
Hybrid worship at 10AM (in person in the Sanctuary and online). Picnic and fellowship in Rhoda Hall.
Bear Creek Camp representatives will visit with us as our children get ready for summer 2025!
Wear red, yellow, orange, or even hot pink as we celebrate the flames and the spirit of that day!
June 15 – August 8… BEAR CREEK CAMP. Register now for a wonderful week of camp!
The “Philly Connect” base fee will again be $75. Additional items (Camp Store, photo or video) will cost
extra. You can register online or on paper. See the Pastors if you have any questions.
June 22… PENTECOST 2 / SCHOLARSHIP SUNDAY.
June 29… “95th Anniversary” WORSHIP & PICNIC at Fort Washington State Park. Details to come.

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“The first time, I had two things to do – run the country and survive. And the second time, I run the country and
the world.” (DJT reflecting on his second “first 100 days”)
“Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of thirty, and maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks
more.” and “I’m doing what you asked me to do.” (DJT reflecting on his tariff antics)
“The current economy is all Biden’s fault. I had nothing to do with it!” DJT reflecting on his reality)
“He who has the gold makes the rules”. (DJT reflecting on his unchecked personality and sense of power)
“I am the Lizard King, I can do anything”, a line from a poem and a song by the late Jim Morrison of the
American rock band of the 60’s and 70’s, The Doors.