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Theater in Sonora
Ladies, are you interested in attending a showing of "The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical" at the East Sonora Theater? We had a great time last year seeing the Church Basement Ladies, and this production of Trailer Park is being touted as just as much fun. The show is December 14, at 7:00. We will be leaving St. Peter at 4:00, caravaning up to Sonora for dinner, and then to the theater for the play. Tickets are $34 (not including dinner). If you are interested, get your money to Karen Adams by Sunday, November 24. (If you are paying by check, please make the check out to Karen).
Preschool Christmas Program - Help Needed
On Sunday, December 15 the preschoolers will be telling the good news of Jesus’ birth through words and song. After the program, there will be a lunch and fellowship time to get to know our preschool families. If you are interested in helping, there is a sign up-sheet to help with the food for the lunch.
Christmas Poinsettias
If you would like to purchase a poinsettia to beautify our sanctuary for Christmas please use the order form found on the shelf near the flower chart. The cost is $12.50 per plant and checks should be made out to Carol Coutrakis. The deadline for sign-ups is December 15th. Order forms and payments should be given to Carol Coutrakis or placed in the box near the flower chart. You may take your plant(s) home following the Christmas Day service.
Christmas for Kids – December 14
There is still time to sign up to volunteer for our upcoming Christmas for Kids outreach event! We are looking for anyone who is willing to help with this effort to bring the Word of God to the children and families in our community as well as those in our church body. If you would like to help, please see Jared Johnson or sign up at the table as you are leaving after the service.
Christmas Food “Baskets”
In lieu of baskets this year, we will be giving grocery gift cards to friends and members of St. Peter who might not otherwise get to enjoy a nice meal on Christmas. If you would like to contribute to the gift cards, you may place your donation in the marked box in the entryway. Checks should be made out to St. Peter. Our thought is to allow those families to set their own menu for their
Christmas meal. If you know someone who would appreciate this gift, please speak with Pastor Schroeder.
Christmas meal. If you know someone who would appreciate this gift, please speak with Pastor Schroeder.
Midweek Advent Devotions – Wednesdays Starting December 4
Advent is a time of preparation. Our midweek Advent devotion services help prepare us for Jesus. On December 4 and 11, we will hear how we prepare the way of the Lord with meditation and prayer. Please note that these evening services will be held at 6:30 pm and be about 35-40 minutes long. On Wednesday, December 18, we will have a special service. It will be a candlelight prayer service with the theme “Blue Christmas.”
Advent Suppers
Everyone is welcome to join in the Advent supper fellowship prior to each Wednesday Advent devotion. The supper will begin at 5:30 pm followed by the Advent worship time at 6:30 pm. The three Wednesday dates are December 4, 11, and 18.
Are You Interested in Going on a Tour?
Pastor Schroeder is looking at the possibility of joining another WELS pastor in hosting a tour of Biblical sites. It would be an 11-day tour in which we would be visiting Greece, Egypt, Israel, and Turkey. Seven nights would be on a cruise ship traveling to different ports to see Bible places like Athens, Cairo, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Cyprus, Corinth, and Ephesus. We are looking at going around April 5-16, 2021 (the week after Easter about 1.5 years from now, which would give people time to save for the trip). Flying out of San Francisco, the cost of the tour would be about $4897 per person. This price includes everything but some lunches
that would be on your own. If you want to ask what a tour like this is like, please talk with Kevin & Monica Hejnal or Walt & Darci Luihn, who recently went on an Israel tour with Pastor using this same tour company. Pastor is trying to find out what kind of interest there is in such a tour, so please let him know if this is something you think you’d like to do. If you would like to the proposed itinerary, you can see it at: http://bit.ly/tour2021_SP
that would be on your own. If you want to ask what a tour like this is like, please talk with Kevin & Monica Hejnal or Walt & Darci Luihn, who recently went on an Israel tour with Pastor using this same tour company. Pastor is trying to find out what kind of interest there is in such a tour, so please let him know if this is something you think you’d like to do. If you would like to the proposed itinerary, you can see it at: http://bit.ly/tour2021_SP
