In Our Prayers: We are praying for our St. Peter boards, committees and organizations. Next week we will be praying for the St. Peter Evangelism Board.

Devotion of the Week: This Sunday is Life Sunday. We thank God for the gift of life that He has given us and the gift of new life that we receive in our baptisms. All life is a precious gift from God, and we can be so thankful that we know that we will live forever because of what Jesus has done for us. We read in God's word from Psalm 139:13-16,

Our January hymn of the month is LSB 594 God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It. Each verse reminds us that we are baptized into Christ and it points us to what He did to save us from sin, death, and the devil. Because of Christ's redemptive work for us, we can state as the hymn states in its concluding verse, "I am baptized into Christ; I'm a child of paradise!" Thank God for the life that he has blessed us with on this earth and the assurance of the new life we will have with Him in eternity.

Lutheran Heritage Foundation: For the next three months, our chapel offerings will go to support Lutheran Heritage Foundation. Pastor Heise from LHF presented the chapel message on Wednesday sharing with our students how LHF helps to spread the Gospel message by translating, publishing, distributing, and introducing Bible-based, Christ-centered, and Reformation driven books around the world. Specifically, our offerings will go to support the "Come and See Jesus!" project, sending Bible books to families in Indonesia, the most Muslim country in the world. Thank you for encouraging your children to faithfully support this ministry and other ministries through their chapel offerings.

Our Condolences: We remember the family of Mrs. Lori Milroy upon the death of her mother, Mrs. Jean Pless (click here for obituary), on January 8, and the Curry family upon the death of Isabella's uncle, Mr. Paul Curry, on January 13. We pray God's comfort and peace for these families.

A Day in the Life of Vice Principal: "On my birthday I was lucky enough to be Vice Principal. I thought this would be a fun way to see if I wanted to become a principal one day. After spending the day as a VP, I realized how much work it really is. Between reading to preschoolers, evaluating teachers, and writing this article, I couldn't choose a favorite task; I very much enjoyed this experience. It also has made me more appreciative of all Mr. Hagenow does." - Ms. Isabella Curry, Vice Principal

Thank You St. Peter Faculty and Staff: As we approach our celebration of NLSW, it is an opportune time to thank all of our workers for the wonderful job they are doing in making it successfully possible to have in-person school. We are very thankful that our students are being taught and cared for daily in a safe and clean environment, and even more importantly, they are learning about Jesus each day. A parent recently commented about our faculty and staff, "The work that you are doing is such a blessing to our kids!" Another parent commented about one teacher which can resonate with all of our teachers, "[A teacher] deftly handled a student's personal issue, communicating caringly to the student and thoughtfully with the parents. We really appreciated her approach, and this once again reinforces our positive impression of staff at St. Peter."

Our Hallways Are Full of Peanuts: "The K-8 artists learned about cartoonist, Charles Schulz. They learned about his life growing up in Minnesota, his pets, family, education and different jobs he had before becoming famous for creating the Peanuts comic strip. Many of you may have fond memories of reading the ‘funnies’ every Sunday...or the conflict about who got to read them first! Schulz choose the name Peanuts after the ‘Peanut Gallery’ on the Howdy Doody Show. Now, THAT goes back a few years! The Kindergarten artists are still working on their Snoopy dog house drawings and are excited to have them displayed in the hallway with the other Peanuts characters. I think they are all fantastic and am so proud of their creative endeavors." -Ms. Parsell

National Lutheran Schools Week: Our celebration of NLSW will take place on January 24-January 29. The theme for this year is Sent to Serve with the Bible verse being Matthew 20:28, “Even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” We have already done several things to get ready for this special week in our school year, and we are looking forward to a fun week in school. 

To go along with the theme, we will be doing a service project to serve our community. We will have a food drive during the week and will collect food donations for God’s Helping Hands. Our school-wide goal is to collect at least 2,000 items! We already have $500 with our Thrivent Action Team cards that we use to purchase food. Thank you for your support of this service project!

Young 5's & Kindergarten Spirit Day: We had some CRAZY hair in school today! The Young 5's and Kindergarten class did a great job picking out a fun spirit day along with a delicious lunch. There were lots of creative hairdos!

America & Me Essay Contest Entry: Our 7th-8th graders were asked to write about someone in their life that has given them strength and encouragement during these ever-changing times in our history.  This week's essay is from Spencer Marlow, 7th grade.

We Want Your Opinion: We are looking for our parents input for school pictures. We asked for your opinion a few months ago, have done some research, and we have three companies who we are looking to work with next year for our school pictures. Please take this one minute survey to give us your opinion. The companies we are deciding between are Geskus (who we have been using), Hicks Studio, and LifeTouch. Thank you for your help!

February 10, 2021: On February 10, final book fee and tuition payments are due for the 2020-2021 school year. Thank you for your timely payments and for maintaining your lunch and child care accounts (BSC, SPLASH, CC, TC) at or above $0.

No School: There is no school on Monday, January 18. The teachers have a professional development day. Child Care is available. The cost is $20/child half day (five hours or less) or $35/child for all day (more than five hours). Children that will be here through the lunch hour will need to bring a lunch from home.

Sunday Morning at 9:30am and

Thursday Evening at 6:30pm