It looked like an ER on Tuesday for Fake an Injury Day.

In Our Prayers: This week we will be praying for these St. Peter alumni who graduated from our school:  Landon Moeller, class of 2015; Lauren Kackmeister, class of 2012; Lauren Prebay, class 2018 and Lawson Brady, class of 2017.

Devotion of the Week: The Keys to the Kingdom Bible verses for this week are Psalm 25:4-5, "Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long." As we conclude our celebration of National Lutheran Schools Week, this is a very fitting verse as our students at St. Peter Lutheran School are able to hear God's Word every day and are able to be lead in God's truth. God's Word is our salvation because it points to Christ, our Savior from sin, death, and the devil. It was a blessing to hear our children sing God's praises last week in church as we began our NLSW celebration. One of the hymns that we sang was 867 Let Children Hear the Mighty Deeds. What a great reminder these words are that we should continually teach our children about Jesus:

Let children hear the mighty deeds Which God performed of old,

Which in our younger days we saw, And which our parents told.

So make to them His glories known, His works of pow'r and grace;

And we'll convey His wonders down Through ev'ry rising race.

Our sons and daughters we shall tell And they again to theirs

That generations yet unborn May teach them to their heirs.

O teach them with all diligence The truths of God's own Word,

To place in Him their confidence, To fear and trust their Lord.

To learn that in our God alone Their hope securely stands,

That they may never doubt His love But walk in His commands.

Our Condolences: Our prayers are with  Eloise Plude and family upon the death of  Eloise's grandfather,  Mr. Garie Greenleaf. May God give comfort and peace to the family.

St. Peter Bulletin:  If you would like to read this weekend's church bulletin, you can now view it digitally by clicking anywhere on this article.

God's Helping Hands: Our students did a great job in our competitive food drive for God's Helping Hands. We had five tables full of food! Our four year old preschool class collected the most with 235 items (Y5's, K and 1st had 232 items). Our school total was 887! Thank you for your generosity.

"This was worth all the work!"

-Comment from Caleb Roberson, 5th grader, about the science fair. All of our students did outstanding work on their projects.

Spelling Bees: Our school Spelling Bees will be Friday, February 14 at 12:15 (3rd-4th grade) and 1:15 (5th-8th grade) in the school gymnasium. Congratulations to all of our spellers: 3rd Grade: Brady Klemish , Gabriella Rodriguez , Kaeden Watson , Sadie Cowling , and alternate Katelyn Hales ; 4th Grade: Cora Love , Aiden Grunow , Landon Sherry , Eva Havens , and alternate Natalie McQueen ; 5th Grade: Naomi Brady, Lydia Faubert, Laci Harry, Laini Wardin; 6th Grade: Adelia Breternitz, Maryn Hyatt, Kendelle Klemish, Anna Starke; 7th Grade: Isabella Curry, Samantha Hales, Josh Roberson , Freddy Wedding ; 8th Grade: Zach Holifield, Nick Rapini, Ana Rodriguez , and Brooke Swanson . Don’t forget that parents are welcome to attend the spelling bee!

Thank You: Thank you to the Hemlock High School Drumline for entertaining us during our NLSW celebration. They came in to play for us on Tuesday and did a great job.

100s Day Celebration: It was our 100th day of school today so there were a lot of 100s Day activities . Third and Fourth Graders participated in the 100s Day Olympics and the Y5s & Kindergartners had fun in their celebration activites.   Here are some of the pictures from this fun day.

A parent shared that her son and son's girlfriend were helping out in the second grade classroom for their Christmas party this past December. The girlfriend was so impressed with the atmosphere of the classroom and the culture of the school that she decided to switch her area of study in college. Instead of continuing in the nursing field, she is going into education, because she wants to be a teacher in a Lutheran school.

We are always looking for additional stories to share. Please click here to send us your story to be published in the Panther Press .

Reminder: Final tuition and book fee payments for the 2019-2020 school year are due by February 10, 2020. Thank you.

2nd-4th Grade Basketball Practice Change: Please note that our 2nd-4th grade practice this week will be on Wednesday, February 5 from 2:45-4:00 instead of February 6.

Girls Game Results: Our Girls A-Team traveled to Faith last Friday night. They gave a good effort but came up short against the Wildcats, losing 10-23. Keirstyn Curnutt and Brooke Swanson had 4 points each and Isabella Curry chipped in 2 points. On Wednesday, the girls faced off against Holy Cross where they had a tough time against the Blue Jays in a 13-33 loss. Ana Rodriguez led the team with 5 points. Other scorers were Isabella (3), Laci Harry (3), and Keirstyn (2). The girls are back in action at home tonight with their game tipping off at 5:00. Go Panthers!

Upcoming Events You Don't Want to Miss:

St. Peter Lutheran School

(989) 642-5659

school@stpeterhemlock.org

2440 N. Raucholz Rd.

Hemlock, MI 48626

WORSHIP TIMES:

Saturday at 5:00pm

Sunday Morning at 8:00am & 10:30am

Sunday School & Bible Class at 9:15am Sunday Mornings