St. Peter eNEWS for You! December 21, 2010

Following Christ in the power of the Cross!

December 21, 2010

Greetings!

St. Peter's newsletter is always full of details about all kinds of things going on around our church. If time is an issue for you, here are the highlights. When you have more time, scroll down and read it all to be "in the know" on everything!

- CHRISTMAS EVE SCHEDULE More in Church Life

- CONGREGATIONAL MEETING - SUNDAY, JAN. 2nd More in Church Life

- NEW MINISTRY BEGINNING! More in Vocational Resource Ministry

- SUPER BOWL BRISKET COOK ON JAN. 14th More in Gatekeepers

- YES, VIRGINIA, YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR INFO More in Member Connect

- NEED SNACK SACK FOOD BY DEC. 30th More in Partnership with Roanoke Elementary

- FAMILY CENTERED - CHURCH SUPPORTED MINISTRY More in Family Life

For submissions to be considered for publication in next week's eNEWS for You!, please send them to kwiechman@stpeterfw.org by Monday at noon.

WEEK AT A GLANCE

TUESDAY, DEC 21
8:45 am - 4 pm   COMMUNITY LIFE
            8:45- 9:30 am    Yoga
9:30-10:45 am    NO Bible Class
          11:00-11:45 am    Flexercise
             1:00- 4:00 pm    Bridge Playing
6:30 - 9:00 pm    BOY SCOUTS

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 22
NO WEDNESDAY DINNER OR WORSHIP!!!

No Pebbles Choir rehearsal

7:00 pm CHOIR

8:15 pm BAND

THURSDAY, DEC. 23
NO COMMUNITY LIFE

FRIDAY, DEC. 24 - CHRISTMAS EVE (Church office closed)

5:00 pm CANDLELIGHT ROCKS! WORSHIP SERVICE

6:30 pm CANDLELIGHT CLASSIC WORSHIP SERVICE

SATURDAY, DEC. 25 - Happy Birthday, Jesus!!

SUNDAY, DEC. 26

8:15 am             CLASSIC WORSHIP
9:30 am             EDUCATION FOR ALL AGES
10:45 am             ROCKS! WORSHIP

MONDAY, DEC. 27
7:00 am MEN'S DOVE CREEK CAFE BIBLE STUDY (Note later start time due to holiday)

8:00 pm GATEKEEPERS GATHERING - PIZZA HUT IN ROANOKE

CHURCH LIFE

Christmas Eve Candlelight Services
5:00 PM ROCKS!
Home-made Christmas Cookie Reception between services
6:30 PM CLASSIC

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING ON SUNDAY, JAN. 2nd DURING EDUCATION ... Come to the Worship Center for a time for discussion of several significant actions our church is looking forward to in 2011. Covenant members of our church should have received a letter about this meeting. You can also click here to see the letter.

WELCOME TO ST. PETER CLASS DATES CHANGED! Please note that our next Welcome Class will be held Friday, Feb. 4th through Sunday, Feb. 6th, instead of in January. If you are interested in attending this class, please contact Maxine Kamp at mkamp@stpeterfw.org or 817-491-2010.

CHRISTMAS CARDS/THANK YOU NOTES RECEIVED - From Charley Jolley, the maintenance man at the Roanoke Recreation Center where we worshiped before we moved into our own facility:

"I miss you all at the Rec. Center. Thank you for inviting me to come and worship and meet happy people at your church. God bless you all, Charley"

From Paul Krentz, our Mission & Ministry Facilitator with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod's Texas District office:

"Your faithful support of God's mission through your gifts to the Texas District LCMS in 2010 enabled the district to send 66% of all funds received to missions with 33% of all dollars directly supporting 120 missionaries and church planters right here in Texas. Thanks for faithfully carrying out the mission of Jesus in your own community and through your mission offerings. In Christ, Paul"

VOCATIONAL RESOURCE MINISTRY

NEW MINISTRY BEGINNING! St. Peter is forming a new ministry to support those who are currently unemployed or under-employed, but is also designed to be useful to anyone considering a career change. The meetings of this ministry will be partially focused on practical aspects of job hunting (resume writing, job hunting, networking, etc.), and partially focused on developing and maintaining a Christ-centered attitude in pursuing a vocation, or calling. Stay tuned for more information and meetings to begin in January.

We would also like to draw on the expertise of our members for this ministry, especially those in human resources or management who can lend advice to our members who are in need. For those interested in contributing to this ministry, please contact Scott Stamm (elkhorn95@gmail.com) or Michael Ness (michaelness@att.net).

PARTNERSHIP WITH ROANOKE ELEMENTARY

THANK YOU NOTE RECEIVED ... One family who receives Snack Sacks wrote the following:

Thank you to your selfless church family for giving so generously all through the year! My boys so look forward to their weekly snack sacks! You have truly blessed our lives ... weekly!

PLEASE REMEMBER SNACK SACKS AS YOU SHOP!!! The Wilson Rock Group will be putting the Snack Sacks together soon ... and we still need lots of food!!! So, please remember Snack Sacks while you are out shopping and bring your donations no later than Thursday, December 30th!! Pick up one of the lists on the table in the entry way (the one that has the big blue bin on it) ... or just pull one of the slips out of the lunch box! Another option - if you don't have time to go shopping, just drop a financial donation in the offering plate or bring it to the church office so that WE can go purchase the needed items. Please make your check payable to St. Peter and put "Snack Sacks" on the memo line.

For more details, contact Karen Wiechman at the church office (817-491-2010) or by email at kwiechman@stpeterfw.org.

CONCORDIA ACADEMY

Christmas Break is December 18 - January 2.

School will resume on Tuesday, January 4.

For information about Concordia Academy, contact Dr. Rebecca Burton at rburton@concordiafw.org or 817-491-2015.

STUDENT LIFE (5th - 12th grades)

Youth Dinner Theater - Save the date! February 12th will be our Youth Dinner Theater. Stay tuned for information. If you would like to be involved, please contact Aaron Wallace.

High School Rock Group - Our next Rock Group will be sometime in January so enjoy your time off from school and have a great Christmas!

Confirmation - Parents and Confirmands, keep your schedule open for our upcoming Epiphany Progressive Dinner Party in January. Details to follow!

For more information about anything in Student Life, contact Aaron Wallace at awallace@stpeterfw.org.

FAMILY LIFE (Birth - 4th grade)

KINGDOM QUEST ON SUNDAY MORNINGS!!! This high impact discipleship Sunday morning curriculum will get your kids' spiritual engines tuned up and humming!! Children who are 3 years old by Sept. 1, 2010 through 8th graders, CHECK IN AT THE PITSTOP IN THE ATRIUM!!!

The Family Life staff and volunteers wish all the children of St. Peter a blessed and merry Christmas!!

Pre-K through 4th grade - Parents are encouraged to be a presence in education supporting the teachers, through the Gatekeeper ministry, participating in Kingdom Quest and using the materials supplied at home and Rock Group.
5th and 6th - Parents are encouraged to be a presence in education supporting the teachers and to coordinate social and fellowship events.
Confirmation [Grades 7 and 8] - Parents will begin attending Sunday morning education along side their confirmands. Time spent in class with their kids will prepare them for discussions over the week about Confirmation and faith issue.

For more information contact Tammy Fragano tfragano@stpeterfw.org or Aaron Wallace awallace@stpeterfw.org or the church office at 817-491-2010.

DISCOVERY RESUMES ON JANUARY 5th - AND IS ADDING DISCOVERY PREK! Now enrolling 3 and 4 year olds at the PitStop. This free program is scaled just right to introduce 3 and 4 year olds to mid-week programming at St. Peter. The time and schedule will match the elementary age Discovery program - 6:45 to 7:45 each Wednesday.

SAVE THESE DATES - Discovery Puppet Shows on Wednesday, January 12th
Discovery Awards on Wednesday, January 19th

For more information about anything in Family Life, contact Tammy Fragano at 817-491-2010 or by email at tfragano@stpeterfw.org .

COMMUNITY LIFE

St. Peter's Community Life program offers leisure, health and spiritual activities for community and member adults. Class brochures are available at the Welcome Table. The schedule for the next two weeks is abbreviated, due to the holidays - please check the "Week at a Glance" area above. Then, beginning on January 4th, the regular schedule shown below will resume. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Tuesday

Schedule
8:45-9:30 a.m.      Yoga
9:30-10:45 a.m.   Bible Class
11:00-11:45 a.m.   Flexercise
12:00-1:00 p.m.      Lunch on your own
12:00-1:00 p.m.      Current Events Discussion (only 4th Tues)
1:00- 4:00 p.m.   Bridge Playing

Thursday Schedule
8:45-9:30 a.m.      Yoga
9:35-10:05 a.m.    Restorative Yoga
                                                    10:15-10:50 a.m.    Weight Class
                                                    11:00-11:45 a.m.    Flexercise
2:00- 4:00 p.m.    Mexican Train Dominoes

For more details on anything in Community Life, contact Maxine Kamp at 817-491-2010 or mkamp@stpeterfw.org.

MEMBER CONNECT

YES, VIRGINIA, YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR OWN INFO IN MEMBER CONNECT If you don't know what Member Connect is, or you're not sure how to use it, you are missing out on a great tool that we have here at St. Peter!! Contact Karen Wiechman in the church office (kwiechman@stpeterfw.org or 817-491-2010) to set up a login name and password. Then, go to www.stpeterfw-family.org to login.

Now, to change your own info, click on the down arrow next to the "I want to:" box near the top on the right hand side of the page. Scroll all the way down to the last entry, "view/edit my personal information". You can now change your login name and password, if you wish. You can add information such as birthday, anniversary, even a picture! YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR OWN INFO (email address, phone numbers, etc.) ANY TIME YOU WANT! YOU DON'T NEED TO CALL THE CHURCH OFFICE! But, we are glad to help if you need it. Just give Karen a call - even after work hours, if she's at home, she'd be glad to help you learn your way around this valuable site! Call her cell number. You can look it up in Member Connect, you know!!!

LADIES IN FAITH TOGETHER - LIFT

Ladies in Faith Together (LIFT) is the Women's Ministry at St. Peter Lutheran Church. We gather to encourage, inspire and serve our church, our families and our community. We believe that God has brought us together to grow in faith and to explore opportunities for fellowship and service in the world around us. We seek to nurture and lift up all those whom God puts in our path. We are also affiliated with the national organization, Lutheran Women's Missionary League (LWML).

MAKING COOKIES FOR THE RECEPTION BETWEEN SERVICES ON CHRISTMAS EVE - Join us in this fun tradition!! Please bring your favorite home-made cookies to church on Christmas Eve between 4:45 and 5:45 pm so that they will be ready to serve when the 5 pm service is over.

For more information about about LIFT, contact Eileen Kahlfeldt at ekahlfeldt@yahool.com or 817-431-3524.

GATEKEEPERS

GATEKEEPERS ... STANDING GUARD!!! We believe that each of us has the Power to change a life forever. We believe that the men of the church are the Gatekeepers, the guardians of the church, the community and their families.

GATEKEEPERS GATHERING - EVERY 4TH MONDAY Join us at 8 pm at the Pizza Hut in Roanoke, in front of the Home Depot Store. Pizzas are $5 for any medium - what a deal!! Come share food, friendship, and information about the St. Peter's ministry to men. Our next time will be THIS COMING Monday, December 27th.

SUPER BOWL BRISKET COOK - FRIDAY, JAN.14th Come to the church anytime after 1 pm on that day to hang out with the guys, have MEAT AT MIDNIGHT with the Roanoke and Fort Worth police, participate in various card and game tournaments, and, of course, prepare briskets for sale, just in time for the Super Bowl!! This is a great time to get to know other men of our church. Contact Mike Permenter for more details - pwstime@flash.net or 817-996-1018.

MEN, MEET ... AND MEAT!!! All St. Peter men are invited to the men's ministry Steak Dinner on Jan 28th at 6:00 pm at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 4000 Midway Road, Carrollton. Guest speaker will be former Texas A&M and Alabama head coach Gene Stallings. Let's go see how the "pretty boys" of North Dallas do theirs as we begin to plan a similar event for fall 2011! (This is the church where Pastor Balduc first saw the "Holy Smokers" concept.) Purchase your $20 ticket ahead of time as we plan to be sitting together and carpooling. Contact Mike Permenter at pwstime@flash.net or look for the table in the atrium on Sunday.

GATEKEEPERS ANNUAL BREAKFAST - February 19th - Mark your calendars NOW! Peter Kahle, Christian counselor and member of our "Mother Church" Peace Lutheran in Hurst, will be our guest speaker.

Leadership contact information:

Gatekeepers: Chad Heiser, 214-734-9291 heisercl@gmail.com

Swordsmen: Paul Wesebaum, 817-713-9905 paul.a.wesebaum@lmco.com
John Jennings 817-491-2263 john.jennings@josephsshop.com

ADULT EDUCATION

SUNDAY MORNING CLASSES

RUN THE RACE! Great runners know they must train for the race through proper nutrition, building endurance through exercise, and mental preparation. Through the "Run the Race" adult ed curriculum, you will train with other Christ-Followers as together we all "run with endurance the race that is set before us." Hebrews 12:1

TODAY'S LIGHT MEETS IN THE WORSHIP CENTER THIS SUNDAY Pastor Balduc leads this class based on the devotional book by the same name, focusing on the daily scriptures you receive by email. This is a great way to read through the entire Bible in two years. Remember - if you want to subscribe to the Today's Light devotional, you can either sign up at the class on Sunday mornings or click here to go to the Concordia Publishing House website.

INTRODUCTION TO NEW BIBLE CLASS - SUNDAY, JANUARY 2nd!
Meet in the worship center on Sunday, Jan. 2nd, where we will preview a new Adult Bible class that will begin on Sunday, Jan. 16th, MARRIAGE BY GOD'S DESIGN. Building on the seminar that many St. Peter couples attended at Peace Lutheran Church in November, Dennis and Karen Wiechman will lead this class on marriage. They will use some information presented at that semiar, some new materials from Concordia Publishing House - and of course put their own interesting "twist" on it! Workbooks are available in the Resource Center for $6.

WEEKDAY BIBLE CLASSES

Men's Monday Morning Bible Study - 6:00 am at the Dove Creek Cafe, 204 S. Highway 377 in Roanoke. Gather with other men to start the week off right - in HIS Word! Contact John Jennings at 817-243-4727 or email him at john.jennings@josephsshop.com for more information.

Tuesday Morning Bible Study - 9:30 - 10:45 am in the Conference Room. We are studying Proverbs - led by Bill Stamm.

Women's Circle of Friends - Mark your calendar for the 2nd Monday of each month for a time of Bible study, friendship and more! We encourage all ladies to join us at 6:30 for fellowship and treats. Then we begin the study at 7 pm. Come to the home of Holly Wesebaum, 402 Sheffield Drive, in Southlake 76092. We are taking a break during December for the holidays, so our next time to get together will be Monday, January 10th. Contact Holly for more details - hollywesebaum@yahoo.com or (817) 442-1033.

MINISTRY DASHBOARD

LAST SUNDAY BE BOLD ... BUILT! CEF INVESTMENT UPDATE

Worship 253 Last Sunday $ 2,090 Goal: $875,000

Education 120 Total to date $ 165,423 Invested to date: $340,318

Offerings $7,755

PRAYER REQUESTS

Thanksgiving

Dottie Reeves gives thanks for our church.

Michelle Gibson offers thanks to God for all the wonderful musicians and volunteers who worked so hard to make Lessons & Carols possible!

Dennis & Karen Wiechman give thanks to God for Michelle Gibson, for the gifts that God has given her and her leadership of our music ministry here at St. Peter.

Health & Healing
Aaron & Tami Wallace request prayer for Tami's mother who will have a tonsillectomy on Tuesday.

David & Lori Fojtasek request prayer for Jan McIntyre as she recovers from surgery and battles cancer.

Kaye Riley requests prayer of strength and healing for her friend, Claire who will have surgery on Tuesday.

Dottie Reeves requests prayer for Karen & Helen are both battling bad colds/flu.

Steve & EJ Montgomery request prayer for their former brother-in-law, Gary Schoenike who is undergoing treatment for inoperable brain cancer.

Bob & Mildred Christie request prayer for Keith's health and spiritual guidance for all and for Paul & Jaimie's health and relationship guidance.

CJ Fox request prayer for the Fox's family friend, Mike Esteviz, who was recently diagnosed with leukemia.

Ray & Deb Carlson request prayer for successful knee replacement surgery for Ray on December 29th.

Mike & Pat Ness request prayer for Pat's 90 year old step-father who is hospitalized with pneumonia and dehydration and for Pat's co-worker Ronni who is recovering from surgery to remove a kidney.

Kristy Reeves requests prayers for friend, Heidi Rossy, who is pregnant and hospitalized on bed rest until March and that her family may surround her with love and support through the Christmas season and beyond.

Deaths
Amanda Wilson requests prayer for the friends and family of Marjorie Heitman, who passed away this week.

Other
April Fish requests prayer for guidance with job and financial issues.

Sal & Donna Morello request prayer for their son, Salvatore, who has lost his way in school, that he may find his way again.

Georgean Jones requests prayer for a blessed Christmas for all.

Long Term Prayers
Patricia Graumann asks that we pray for her grandson & granddaughter Austin & Heather Hershaw - for safety for Austin as he is deployed in Afghanistan, and for Heather for strength and peace while he is there.

Mike and Pat Ness request continuing prayers for their son David and son-in-law Eric as they serve overseas, and their daughter and daughter-in-law while their husbands are gone.

Scott Stamm asks for prayers for fruitful job searches for all unemployed.

FRONTLINE SERVANTS

QUICK NOTE

The scripture readings for next Sunday are Isaiah 63:7-14 and Matthew 2:13-23. The message titles is Chess Match.

Join us to learn more about Christianity, the Lutheran church and the mission and vision of St. Peter at the Welcome to St. Peter Class! Our next Welcome class will take place February 4-6, 2011. This course also serves as a way to become a member of St. Peter. For more information, check the box on your worship card on Sunday morning.

If you need a name tag, contact Karen Wiechman in the church office at kwiechman@stpeterfw.org or 817.491.2010. If you have recently ordered a name tag, look at the Welcome Table this Sunday to see if yours has arrived.

Want some St. Peter gear? Go to www.ashcity.com or www.sanmar.com to see all kinds of clothing and other items you can purchase with the St. Peter logo. Then contact Trish Miller in the church office to place your order. tmiller@stpeterfw.org or 817.491.2010.

QUICK LINKS

www.stpeterfw.org

www.stpeterfw-family.org

www.concordiafw.org

www.lcms.org

www.txdistlcms.org

www.lhm.org

www.lutheransforlife.org

www.biblegateway.com

ST. PETER STAFF