Announcements (5-5-24)
Welcome
Whether you are here in person or online - or are just interested in what is happening at St. Peter’s - we want you to know there is a place for you here! If you arrived here by a YouTube feed, we hope you were encouraged by Pastor Mark’s message. Check out St. Peter’s - Edina YouTube page for more messages.
If you are on campus, stop at the welcome center for a “Welcome Home” book with more details about St. Peter’s. We’d love for you to call us your church home.
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Jesus in His Own Words
John’s Gospel records 7 “I AM” statements of Jesus. Those bold claims of Jesus where He tells people “I AM…” are somewhat familiar. You have heard several, if not all of them. What exactly did Jesus say? What did He mean? We are going to look at who Jesus was speaking to and what was happening in the story line when He made those bold statements.
The Chosen
The Chosen is a Christian historical drama series. It is the first multi-season series about the life and ministry of Jesus and the different people who met and followed or interacted with Him. If you want to experience Jesus in a whole new personable way, you will want to watch! Watch preview.
Those who responded to the survey overwhelmingly desired to experience it together beginning with Season 1. St. Peter’s is going to present season 1 on the big screen in our theater downstairs. We will view 2 episodes each week and will serve fresh popcorn and a light meal. There will be no charge to watch but will ask that you sign up to share some food / drinks for future weeks.
Choose between two identical showings (we watched the first 2 episodes last week):
Sunday Mornings at 11:00am
Wednesday Evenings at 6:00pm
Please let us know if you plan to attend:
Giving
See what God will do in your life as you share with others. Invest in our community and our ministries that serve beyond our walls. Together we meet families at the intersection of faith and real life.
St. Peter’s Facility Fund
A Facility Fund was started to cover the cost of special projects around the building without straining the ministry budget. The types of projects are ongoing. The first projects were urgent/emergency needed work that the Board authorized utilizing cash reserves since the work needed to be done. There are more projects that will be tackled as funds enable us to do so. Time for an update!
Donations to the Facility Fund through the 2023-2024 ministry year: $15,895
Spent in 2024 on projects: $73,200
HVAC Controls: $61,600 (completed)
Building Electric Supply from the power pole: $11,600 (completed)
During this time of tax refunds, would you consider making a generous gift to the Facility Fund?
Prayer & Care
Please join us in praying for the Gutierrez family. Steven has been undergoing testing with no firm diagnosis for his pain and jaundice. He continues to have testing for further answers. We pray that the doctors working on his behalf can come to some conclusions and help with his healing.
Would you send a greeting for encouragement:
Steven Gutierrez
1117 Marquette Avenue Apt. 2406
Minneapolis, MN 55403
St. Peter’s Voters’ Assembly
The May Voters’ meeting is an opportunity to affirm our annual ministry plan and budget. We will also have financial updates as well as information on upcoming facility projects. Did you know St. Peter’s has an endowment? Members will consider using endowment net income to support some member mission outreach (Jamie Grimm and Stefan Mockovciak) & newly ordained local 2nd career pastors (Pastor Todd Bentz - Emanuel, Hamburg and Pastor Matthew Cephus - Gloria Dei, Mpls)
The meeting will take place Sunday, May 19 at 11am following worship. (The Chosen will begin immediately following the meeting with the showing of a single episode).
Upcoming Member Birthdays
5/8 - Jeffrey Huth
5/13 - Elizabeth Gaudineer
5/19 - Carolyn Johnson
Right Now Media
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Unlabeled Theatre Company
After a successful performance of Shrek, the Unlabeled Theatre Company has announced auditions for the July musical: Rock of Ages. They are looking for actors who are age 18+ with cognitive and/or physical disabilities or who are neurodivergent to audition for the performance. They are also seeking and neurotypical actors to serve as shadow partners for the artists. Partnerships are the key to how UTC is able to create these incredible performances.
Unlabeled Theatre Company is a nonprofit dedicated to increasing opportunities and outcomes for adults with disabilities and/or who are neurodivergent through the arts.
Camp Omega
Your mission dollarssupport Camp Omega about an hour south of the cities. A % of our general offerings support the work of our church body in MN & the LCMS.
Each year, Camp Omega provides ministry services to nearly 6,000 adults, youth and children. Events like family camps, children’s summer camps, men’s and women’s retreats, family reunions, servant events, older adult ministries, high school and volunteer services provide people from all walks of life, backgrounds and geographic locations a chance to learn more about Jesus in a beautiful, outdoor environment.
Over the years, camp has made available to approximately 1,500 college-age men and women an opportunity to prepare themselves for a life of service, a large percentage of whom choose to do so as professional church workers.
Kids & Youth: Summer Camp registration is now open!