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LINKS TO INSTALLATION AND FAREWELL WORSHIP SERVICES
There are many great photos from the Saturday Installation Service and Sunday co-led Worship with Pastor Mike and Pastor Michael on Facebook here (and a few below, too). Thank you to all who helped coordinate and lead last weekend’s events. And, welcome to StPLC, Pastor Mike!
If you were unable to attend any of the recent Worship Services or you would like to watch again, follow these links to find the YouTube recordings.
April 13 Pastor Mortvedt Holden Evening Farewell
APRIL 22 IS PROPERTY DAY AT STPLC
The StPLC Property Team has scheduled a cleanup day for April 22 from 9-noon. We would appreciate the congregation's help with numerous projects including mulch to spread, rabbit brush to trim, needles to rake, flower beds to weed and litter to pick up. Our biggest priority is cleaning the entrance doors and windows throughout the building.
Everyone is welcome. If you would like to help, please bring rags, paper towels and window cleaner. If you have a special project you would like to do, please let us know and how we could help. Please contact Dave Prichard with questions.
FAMILY MINISTRIES NEWS
LIFT This Sunday…On April 23, we will enjoy a "Wisdom of the Ages" theme. Let's see what we already know and also will learn about the lives of Saint Peter people who have been a part of our community for many years. We'll celebrate them with a birthday cake and so much more - including an accordion!
JELLY BEANS...On Easter Sunday, we began a “30 Days of Prayer” challenge featuring jelly beans! If you have not received your packet of jelly beans and prayer prompts, swing by the church and grab a packet from the outside bin or Narthex info board or let Ms. Mary know and she’ll find a way to get you one.
Remember, whatever we practice becomes a habit, and prayer is one of the best habits there is! Like for the Lent prayer challenge, there is a small prize for anyone who participates, children and adults alike! All you have to do is write your name on the paper in the packet and put it in Ms. Mary’s mailbox.
100+ PEOPLE GATHERED AT SAINT PETER ON APRIL 1…Two weeks ago at Saint Peter, folks from seven area churches joined together to share a meal, sing, play games, visit and serve others. We decorated bags for Project Angel Heart (www.projectangelheart.org), sorted, cut and wove plastic bags to make sleeping mats for the unhoused, which will be distributed by Christ in the City (www.christinthecity.org). We also filled Blessing Bags with items we collected, to be given to those needing survival items.
Visit https://www.stplc.org/our-life-together/2023/4/5/plarn-sleeping-mats for the full story and lots of photos. If you’d like to help create a mat, stop by the Narthex and weave a few rows on one of the three looms made by Bruce Guthals. Or you can see Ms. Mary or Cathy Bunch about taking bags home and cutting them. (Cathy has cut thousands of bags so far!)
BLESSING BAGS…All this month of April, Ms. Mary is continuing to focus on those Blessing Bags. There are a couple of ways to help.
Drop off soft energy bars, water bottles, travel-size sunscreen, and deodorant, toothpaste and toothbrushes, chapstick in the box in the Narthex
Take a Blessing Bag or two with you as you leave the church to give to someone you think could use one.
MONDAY MORNING MEDITATION SCHEDULE UPDATE
Contemplative Ministries has canceled the upcoming meditation on Monday, April 24. The group will continue to meet on Zoom every Monday at 7:30 a.m. through the spring thereafter.
HOLY HAMMERS 5K + BUILD DATES
On Saturday, May 6, get out and HUSTLE with the Holy Hammers community at Cottonwood Park in Parker (8830 Apache Plume Drive). This 5k is a fundraiser by Holy Hammers in support of Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver. There will be drinks, snacks, t-shirts and studs to sign that will be included in a Habitat home.
Signup online at: https://runsignup.com/Race/CO/Parker/HolyHammersHustleforHumanity
Additionally, there are several upcoming volunteer dates including May 26, June 9, June 24, July 15 and August 19. Contact Brittany Hass if you are interested.
2023 RON LEIGHTON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
The Saint Peter Scholarship program is open to members who are – or will be – continuing their education in formal and accredited educational programs. Find the downloadable application online at www.stplc.org/member-resources or by clicking here. Submit the online application no later than May 14, 2023, to scholarship@stplc.org or by putting it in Lori Williams or Ken Gerhart’s mailboxes.
RAINBOW TRAIL DAY CAMP
Calling all 3-year-olds through 5th graders! Come join your friends and make new ones at Saint Peter's Rainbow Trail Day Camp 2023. We are already thinking about the fun we'll have right here at Saint Peter July 10-13! Sign up online by following this link here!
HELPERS NEEDED FOR RAINBOW TRAIL REPAIRS
Help get the camp ready for summer campers by spending a weekend, a day, or a night in Hillside at Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp. From Friday, May 26, through Monday, May 29, you are invited to help make small repairs to the deck building in the community of fellow RTLC fans. Call Mike DiLisa for details at 303-908-8600.