DESIGN Team: What Goes Up Must Come Down

Thanks again to everyone who helped to decorate the church for the season, but alas, we must now plan to undecorate! Please plan to stay after the second service on Sunday, January 5th to help the DESIGN Team.

Financial Peace University at Saint Peter Starts January 13th

When: Mondays 1/13, 1/20 and 1/27 from 6 - 8 pm (refreshments provided)

Where: Saint Peter Lutheran Church

Why: With Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University, you CAN take control of your money.

Prayer Sister Luncheon

Ladies of Saint Peter! Please join the Church Chicks for the Secret Prayer Sister Reveal and Potluck Luncheon on Saturday, January 18th at noon. If you have a Secret Prayer Sister, please plan join so you can let her know you’ve been praying for her this past year. If you would like to participate in the Secret Prayer Sister program for 2020, you are also invited to join as we will be drawing new names. Contact Annie Heath or Jo Kurowski with questions and to RSVP.

2020 Faith Formation Opportunities

Sunday morning 9:40 a.m. Faith Forum is on break until January 5th and will then start a new series using Brian McLaren’s book, The Great Spiritual Migration: How the World’s Largest Religion Is Seeking a Better Way to Be Christian. McLaren is a leading voice in contemporary religion. He rejects the idea that the Christian faith is dying. Instead, he says, it is embarking on a shift with enormous promise for us and our planet.

Saint Peter’s 21-Day Prayer Challenge is beginning again after the New Year. The challenge will be accessed through a password-protected section of the Saint Peter website with five defined daily challenges for you to complete. You will be led through the challenge by an audio guide from start to finish. Are you ready to dedicate 10 to 20 minutes a day to enhance your prayer practice? Sign up on the Narthex door or contact Jeanne Maloney.

A new Contemplative Practice Small Group will begin meeting every third Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. - January 18th, February 8th, February 29th, March 21st, April 11th, May 2nd and May 23rd. This is an opportunity to contemplate deeply on the content of Fr. Richard Rohr’s book The Universal Christ. Participants will engage in group work, pair sharing and solo reflection using several contemplative practices. Sign up on the Narthex door or contact Jeanne Maloney.

Faith Table Talks will resume Wednesday, January 8th, by exploring a new topic: The Refugee Crisis. The group will share a meal beginning at 6:00 p.m., move into a discussion and wrap up by 7:30 p.m. in time for participants to join the Jubilate Choir rehearsal (if need be). The class will once again use the Sparkhouse curriculum, Dialogue On, which includes a short essay reading and video each week to spark the conversation. The group will be limited to 30 participants to ensure easy, comfortable conversation in a judgment-free environment where opinions are heard and respected as we all grow closer in community and in Christ.

There are four powerful Theater & Theology performances scheduled for 2020. All Saint Peter members are invited to join in a fun night out at the theater together. The ticket price of $35 includes the show and a theological talkback with the cast after the show. The shows are as follows:

February 11th @ 6:30 pm - Twenty50 (reservation due 1/14)

February 18th @ 6:30 pm – You Lost Me (reservation due 1/14)

April 21st @ 6:30 pm – Choir Boy (reservation due 3/24)

April 28th @ 6:30 pm - Until the Flood (reservation due 3/24)