Welcoming Mary Pratt To Saint Peter Staff!
Saint Peter member Mary Pratt has joined Saint Peter staff to head up our church's Family Ministries. Mary's role is new, which means it will evolve as she has time to visit with families and learn how this incredibly important ministry can take shape. Plan to attend worship next Sunday, October 18th, for a formal introduction and prayer. Welcome, Mary!
Important Upcoming Events
Sunday, October 11 - Celebrating God’s work. Our hands.
Sunday, October 18 - Special Prayer Service for Mary Pratt and StPLC Family Ministries
Sunday, October 25 - Beginning of Stewardship Season
Thursday, November 10 - Martin Luther's Birthday
Wednesday, November 24 - Metro South ELCA Online Thanksgiving Worship
Sunday, November 29 - First Sunday in Advent
Friday, December 4 - Covenant Cupboard Toy Distribution
Friday, December 11 - Covenant Cupboard Toy Distribution
‘Untamed’ Book Discussion October 17
Bethany Laurie is hosting a group of no more than 10 women Saturday, October 17th at 6:30 p.m. on her patio to discuss the book Untamed by Glennon Doyle. Come prepared for the fire pit and some real talk! Contact Bethany if you’d like to join.
Covenant Cupboard Toy Distribution
The Annual Covenant Cupboard Christmas Toy Distribution will take place on December 4th and 11th at Saint Peter, but due to COVID-19 there are some changes this year. We are following the “adopt-a-family model” where you sign-up to provide gifts for one (or more!) deserving family. The sign-up form will be coming from Covenant Cupboard soon. Contact Steve Werner if you’d like to adopt and/or volunteer.
This year’s Amazon Prime Day is October 13 and 14. If you choose to shop the deals, visit smile.amazon.com and choose Saint Peter Lutheran Church in Greenwood Village, CO as your preferred charity.
Faith Formation Ministry Updates
Faith Forum is aiming to engage your heart and mind to nourish your spiritual longing, as we seek ways to explore and enter into a deeper expression of faith. Please join the conversation about how spirituality points to a path – to choices of belief, value commitments, patterns of life, and practices of faith that allow Christ to be formed in us. Last week, we talked about prayer, and this week we look at prayer as a form of communication. Faith Forum takes place on the same Zoom link as worship.
The fall book study on Lenny Duncan’s Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US is taking place on Wednesday evenings immediately following Saint Peter’s Evening Prayer (about 7:30 p.m.) on the same Zoom link. This past week, the discussion hit on how each of us can only understand the world from the stories that are uniquely are own and acknowledging that Dylan Roof (the shooter at Emanuel AME church in Charleston, SC) was raised in an ELCA church. It made the group wonder how our churches might be a stronger witness and guide to our young people. All are welcomed to join the class at any time.
