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Welcome in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Whether we are worshipping, learning, gathering for fellowship, or serving, we do so in Jesus’ name. We would love for you to find out more about the ministries of St. Peter’s.
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The Tanzania Mission Committee of St. Peter’s invites the community back to our 14th Cookie Walk on Saturday, December 11, from 9:00 am until 12:00 noon, or until cookies are sold out.
Safety precautions for the protection of guests and organizers will be taken. This year’s event will be held in the church’s Family Life Center to allow for social distancing. Masks are required for all participants.
Purchase a large container for just $15 or a small container for $8.00 and fill it with a variety of delicious homemade holiday cookies, baked with care by members of the congregation.
Proceeds from the Cookie Walk provide education and care for the orphans of Busoka Lutheran Church, St. Peter’s companion congregation in Tanzania.
We look forward to having you join us for this festive holiday event!
Christmas Eve Worship Services: Outdoor Family Service with communion in the Parking Lot at 2:00 p.m; Family Services of Holy Communion at 3:30 and 5:00 p.m.; and Traditional Services of Holy Communion at 7:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
If you have donations to mail to the church that you’d like credited to 2021, you should mail them no later than December 20th due to anticipated delays in the mail service, especially over the holidays. If the church receives your mailed donation after January 1st, we use the postmark date for guidance as to which year to credit. Also, if you submit any donations via an online Tithely transaction, be aware that there can be a 3–5-day delay from the time of the transaction to the date of the deposit (the church uses the deposit date as the contribution date). You should make any Tithely donations before Christmas if you want to ensure they get credited to 2021 giving.
We offer TWO live-streamed services. At 8:00 a.m. you can participate in our traditional worship service and at 10:45 a.m. you can participate in our New Day service. Check out stpeterslutheran.org/live and our YouTube channel so you don’t miss a chance to praise God.
Pub Theology will meet on December 7th at 6:30 p.m. at Scooters in Lititz. How much do you know about Christmas traditions and what the church celebrates? Come for a combination of trivia and discussion. RSVP to Sister Dottie if you can attend. (dottie.almoney@stpeterslutheran.org)
We invite you to join us for mid-week worship on the Wednesdays in the Advent season, as we gather around the theme “Welcome to the Waiting Room.” We will meet outside, under the portico at the main entrance to the building from 8:00-8:30 a.m. Please bring a lawn chair in which to sit. Communion, a brief homily and a short liturgy will make up each Wednesday’s worship. We will consider the following themes each of the four Wednesday’s in Advent: December 8 – Expectations, December 15 – Scandal, December 22 – Prepare.
Once again, Advent has come and we await the coming of the Christ Child. Nativity displays are such a wonderful way to remember the birth of Jesus and the hopefulness and joy of the season. The curio cabinet in the narthex holds a few sets from my collection. Some are new and some you may have seen before. All are special and tell the Good News of peace on earth, goodwill to all. I hope you enjoy seeing them and may they inspire you to “prepare the way of the Lord”. Jill Pretz
On Thursday, December 16th, St. Peter’s will host an early Sages Christmas Service at 11:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary. The event is open to all members who are 80 years old or older and their guests. Communion will be offered in the pews and the congregation will be seated for the entire service. Following the service, there will be a Narthex reception giving you time to reconnect with members and enjoy some fellowship time. Please contact Christine Smith by Monday, December 13th or call the church office. A sign-up sheet is also available on the Parish Life Bulletin Board, outside the church nursery. If you need a ride, let us know.
Our Christmas Sages Service will be held Thursday, December 16th. If you’re able to give one of our Sages a ride to the service, please sign up on the Parish Life bulletin board outside the church nursery or contact Christine Smith. Thank you! Approximate times, 10:30 a.m. pick up and 1:30 p.m. return drop off.
Join us in the Sanctuary, on Sunday evening, December 19th, at 6:00 p.m., for this year’s Darkest Night service. It is a healing service held on the Sunday closest to the Winter Solstice (thus the name “darkest night”). We remember those we have loved and lost to death, while also naming in our liturgy other losses of job, identity, relationships, hope, stability … anything that brings with it an aspect of sorrow. We read Scripture, pray, hear a story intended to evoke some of our emotional load, light candles, and share anointing with oil. The service lasts about 30 minutes.
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The next concert in the 2021-2022 Musical Arts Concert Series at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Neffsville, will be a handbell concert by the Hershey Handbell Ensemble, on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at 4pm. The Ensemble was formed in 2004 and is based in south-central Pennsylvania. It was formed to fulfill the need for an…
I have never written a blog post before, so bear with me. I had an interesting experience a few weeks ago that I’d like to share. Some background: I grew up attending a Lutheran church outside of Philadelphia. It was my grandmother’s church where she brought her children. Growing up, it was a vibrant, active…
Lancaster Advocacy Action Ministry The first candle of Advent is Hope. As Christians, we talk a lot about Hope. Sometimes, we get so bogged down in the ephemeral that we forget how to bring Hope to others. Currently in Pennsylvania, advocacy groups are working to have our public schools funded fairly. Many do not realize…
Need to shop for Christmas? Join us on Saturday November 27th from 9:00 – 2:00 pm here at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church for our annual Craft Show. We will have approximately 40 vendors in which to shop. Breakfast and lunch foods will be available for purchase. Our youth who are attending the 2022 ELCA National…
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