Weekly Announcements for the week of October 25, 2026
Reformation Sunday 10-25-2026
As long as sin remains in this world, we will face challenges to God’s living word of grace and freedom, not only because of those who would keep us enslaved if they could, but also because of our own bondage to various powers, including this “thingdom” of power, prestige, prosperity, and pleasure that our culture preaches and pimps as the good life. Today we celebrate redemption, restoration, renewal, and revival through the gift of God’s grace in Christ Jesus! May each of us rediscover that no other life than LIFE IN CHRIST will save, satisfy, or sustain us. Find your freedom by grabbing on and holding on to Jesus! Welcome to St. Peter’s. Here is a place and a people where you can receive, practice, grow, and go in God’s love.
TODAY
9:00AM All Saints Choir warm-up.
10:00AM + PENTECOST SEASON WORSHIP + (in person and online)
11:45AM All Saints Choir rehearsal?
12:30PM From the Throne Ministries worship in Knapp Chapel (rental).
We are Christ’s help and hope to a world in need and despair.
Beyond support of our 2025 Budget ($187,927.00 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);
$100.00 last week and $2,536.00 received to date in 2026. 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);
$88.00 last week and $1,144.00 received to date in 2026. Your compassion is showing!
Mission Offering (For July – December we have selected Pure Heart Mission, a grassroots neighborhood
charitable organization begun by local resident Lamar Glover; $10 las t week and $295.00 received to
date in 2026. And our January 1 –June 30 Mission Offering was Sisters of St. Joseph’s Refugee Housing Project. We received $512.00. Giving is a blessing both ways!
“God’s Global Barnyard” (an ELCA development project that involves sending chickens, goats, cows, and
Other animals and item somewhere in the world to overcome poverty. $20 to date.
Lutheran Disaster Response and Lutheran World Relief: $225 to date,
BOILER BLUES!
Last Sunday our boiler (which heats our church building, the attached education building, and the also-attached pastors’ house banged and clanged heating pipes all over the buildings as if Trump was reenacting his attack on the U.S. Capitol, spit out lots of hot steam from the boiler room and also from the lower Briar Road entrance area, leaked out about 75 buckets of steaming water on the boiler room floor, gave a final loud belch, and seemingly “died”. We’re so grateful that there were no injuries! By about 8:30AM all was relatively quiet and calm. This past week as been spent gathering information and advice so that we can make a “repair or replace” decision, choose a commercial boiler contractor, and look at the finances required. Please be aware that this process could take a few weeks or more. Depending on the weather temperature, we may be in a chilly sanctuary on a Sunday or worship downstairs in Rhoda Hall (which has some electric heat). You might anticipate that, depending on costs involved, there may be a “Boiler Blues Fund” appeal to help cover the costs. But it takes more than a broken boiler to stop the good news of Jesus!
ThiS week At st. peTer’s
Tuesday, 6:00PM Oak Lane Wildcat cheerleaders in Rhoda Hall.
Wednesday, 10:30AM Senior Ministry “Games and Social Activity”. Celebrate life and friendship!
Thursday, 6:00PM Oak Lane cheerleaders in Rhoda Hall.
Thursday, 7:30PM AL-ANON STEP GROUP. Find and share support to overcome codependence!
Friday, 6:30PM Girl Scouts troops.
Saturday, NOON – 3PM Community and Church HALLOWEEn PaRtY. $1 admission fee.
Costumes, candy treats, music, food, family fun. INVITE!
COMING SOON…
Beginning November 7 and November 21, ALL SAINTS CHOIR will rehearse on 1st and 3rd
Saturdays at 2:00PM. Warm-ups on Sunday mornings at 9AM will continue.
Beginning November 10, the BRIAR ROAD A.A. STEP GROUP will return to meeting in person
every Tuesday evening beginning at 7:30PM.
What’s Happening…
Today, October 25… “Women’s Day” at Grace Lutheran Church, 36th Street and Haverford Avenue, 3PM.
November 1… All Saints Sunday. Worship at 10:00AM. (in person and online)
We will remember with a lighted candle, a chime of bells, and our tears and thanksgiving the
members of our St. Peter’s congregation who have completed their life’s journey since last All
Saints Sunday: Katherine Nelson, Anthony Henson, Bobbie Lee Pollock, Janice Gail Brown.
November 4… Election Day. Pray. Vote. Pray. Pray some more.
November 6… From the Throne Ministries “Women’s Service” in Knapp Chapel at 7:00PM.
November 7… ALL SAINTS CHOIR rehearsal, 2:00PM. New voices are invited to join.
November 8… PENTECOST 24. Worship at 10:00AM (in person and online).
November 9… CHURCH COUNCIL meeting (Zoom) at 7:00PM.
November 10… Briar Road A.A, Step Group returns to in-person meeting here at St. Peter’s, 7:30PM.
November 14… Women’s Ministry “Gathering”, 11:00AM. Continue to be “Clothed in the Word”!
November 14… Rhoda Hall rental event, 4:00PM.
November 24… “Feast Incarnate” meal delivered to University Incarnation in West Philadelphia, 5:00PM.
Senior Food Box distribution, 8:30AM.
November 9… Deadline for “Everything but the Turkey” contributions for Gemma Services (one of our local Lutheran Charities). Check with Pastor Gwen.
November 10…
November 23… CHRIST THE KING SUNDAY. Hybrid Worship at 10:00AM.
We lift up the ultimate victory of Christ over death, sin, the devil, every evil and injustice!
November 27… DAY OF THANKSGIVING. Give thanks, live thanks, share love.
November 30… FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT. A new Church Year begins!
December 7… SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT. Poinsettia plant deadline.