IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF
APRIL 28TH-MAY 5TH, 2024
You will find the video for the service from this past Sunday at the following YouTube link: https://youtu.be/gNpd25B1utQ
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Announcements: Coming Events (save these dates) bold print - events being held here at St. Peter’s
Apr. 28 Taize Service (see below for further details)
May 04 Menno Singers – My God is a Rock (see below for further details)
May 05 Menno Singers – My God is a Rock (see below for further details)
May 05 Addison Women’s Choir – Voices in Bloom (see below for further details)
May 09 Trillium United Church Women Spring Luncheon (see below for further details)
May 23 Bless This Night - Prayer Encounters Event (see below for further details)
June 02 Prayer in the Park (see below for further details)
June 21 Spirituality and Aging Seminar (see below for further details)
June 22 Taize Service (see below for further details)
Aug. 11-23 Ontario Mennonite Music Camp (see below for further details)
The Life of St. Peter’s for the week of April 28 – May 5, 2024
Monday 6:00 pm TOPS - R.F.F. (Art Room)
Tuesday 7:00 pm Scouts - R.F.F. (Scout Room, Art Room, Fellowship Hall)
Wednesday 10:30 am Weekly Bible Study (Art Room)
7:00 pm Praying the Catechism (via zoom)
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday 10:00 am Worship Service – A passage from 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (“Faith, hope, and love abide, but the greatest of these is love.”)
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Pastoral Visit: Pastor Laura is available for visits by appointment by calling the church office, 519-653-4721. Whether you have a particular pastoral concern or would just like some one-to-one time to get to know Pastor Laura, she would love to meet with you.
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Prayer List: Bill, Don, Tammy, Alice, Don, Lynn, Helen, Sharon, Donald, Shirley, Clara, Jeff, Aaron, MacKenzie, Rhett, Jan Ken, Lee, Maria, Deborah, Fred, Anne, Sherri, Carol, Avery.
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Weekly Bible Study - Wednesdays at 10:30 am in the Art Room. Everyone is welcome!
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“Praying the Catechism” – A season of intentional prayer for Lent & Easter - Wednesdays at 7PM on Zoom from February 21 to May 15. Join Pastor Laura on zoom each Wednesday for prayer, conversation and mutual support as we work our way through “Praying the Catechism” this Lenten and Easter seasons.
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It's Maple Syrup Time at St. Peter's. The Maple Syrup we supply is from a local 5th generation farm, producing Maple Syrup for over 100 years. Since 2018 all of our Maple Syrup is "Certified Organic."
"It's truly the best Maple Syrup I have ever tasted." Pastor Monika 1 litre Mason Jars are $24.00.
Please contact Alex Black or St. Peter's office to order Maple Syrup.
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GREENHORIZONS BIGYELLOWBAG - GIVE & GROW PROGRAM - This fundraiser is open to all and enables each one of us to raise funds for St. Peters. If you don’t have a lawn or garden, not a problem, you can still help by spreading the word to your neighbours, friends and relatives. Each time that an order is placed at Greenhorizons Sod at 855-424-4224 for a BigYellowBag of soil using the code STPETERS24, you will save $5.00, and the church will receive $10.00. Spread the word, and the soil!
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We need you to help feed our neighbourhood! The freedom Centre has joined with Cambridge Community Table to offer a meal to our community twice a month on Tuesday night. We need volunteers: Food Preparation, set up, take down, meet and Greet. Every hour you can give once or twice a month. Call for information 519-591-6518 or email rosemary@freedomcentre.ca.
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Move with Robert (Free Exercise Class Mondays 1 – 2 pm, YMCA Certified Fitness Instructor – Wear exercise shoes/bring water/no registration required/ arrive by 12:45 pm – Trillium United Church, Cambridge)
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Taize Service - Sunday, April 28th, 2024 at Sterling Avenue Mennonite Church (57 Sterling Ave North) at 7 PM.
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Menno Singers – My God is a Rock - Saturday, May 4 at 7:30 pm – Brandon Leis, Artistic Director, Heart Cry Ensemble, Songs to celebrate Gods faithfulness. St. Matthews Lutheran Church, Kitchener. $20 Adults, $5 Children/Students. Tickets at the door or www.menosingers.com
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Menno Singers – My God is a Rock - Sunday, May 5 at 3 pm – Brandon Leis, Artistic Director, Heart Cry Ensemble, Songs to celebrate Gods faithfulness. Wallenstein Bible Chapel, Wallenstein. $20 Adults, $5 Children/Students. Tickets at the door or www.menosingers.com
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Addison Women’s Choir present their annual Spring Concert – Voices in Bloom – Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 3 pm. Preston Mennonite Church, 791 Concession Rd, Cambridge ON. Special Guests: Age of Majority Singers. Advance tickets: Adults $15, at the door $20, Children under 12: FREE www.addison womenschoir.com
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Trillium United Church Women Spring Luncheon – Come and Enjoy Pork Tenderloin with salads, Lemon Dessert with coffee and tea. Thursday, May 9, 2024 11:20 am – 12:30 pm. Cost $20; Limited Tickets available at the church office. Proceeds to UCW Outreach. Trillium United Church, 450 King Street East Cambridge, ON 519-653-6601.
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BLESS THIS NIGHT, vespers `23; AN EVENING PRAYER SERVICE that seeks to honour night and darkness as times of blessing and renewal in our lives. A part of the St. Peter’s “Prayer Encounters” Series. Thursday May 23rd, 2024 at 7 pm here at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. Refreshments and fellowship to follow.
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Sunday, June 2, 2024 - Prayer in the Park at Victoria Park in Kitchener. Prayer in the Park is an opportunity for all Christians in Waterloo Region to gather in one place and pray. We hope it is just one part as we persist in prayer and taking up the shield of faith for Waterloo Region.
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The Annual Spirituality and Aging Seminar will take place on Friday, June 21st in-person and virtually at Conrad Grebel University College. Rev. Dr. Mark Roberts presents “From Problems to Possibilities: Faith Communities enabling those in the third third of life to flourish.” This seminar challenges the narratives about elders in communities, churches, and society at large; exploring the role churches can play in empowering older adults. Visit grebel.ca/spirituality for registration information. Professionals, practitioners, and all interested are welcome.
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Taize Service - Saturday, June 22, 2024 at Lincoln Road Chapel (145 Lincoln Road, Waterloo) at 7 PM.
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