In Our Prayers: We are praying for our St. Peter alumni. The week of April 6, we will be praying for the St. Peter Lutheran School Class of 2004: Sean Burdo, Michael Chernow, Nicholas Garchow, Jenna Giltrop, Jarrod Heitkamp, Kyle Kedzierski, Erik Kube, Jessica Latty, Gregory McNish, Jacob Milan, Jacob Rohde, Curtis Strzyinski, Samuel Wardin, Ashley Wendling and Samantha Yackel.

Thank You Musicians: We are very thankful for the extra work of our St. Peter Adult Choir members, our instrumentalists, soloists, and Mr. Brian Heinlein during our Lenten services, Holy Week, and Easter services. We are very blessed to have their talents and abilities.

Devotion of the Week: He is risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia! Happy Easter! What a celebration we had in church last Sunday. It was a little extra special due to the fact that last Easter we were unable to be in worship together. We can be so thankful that St. Peter Lutheran Church & School professes and teaches that Jesus is the Savior from sin, death, and the devil because of the perfect life that He lived, the punishment He endured on the cross, and His glorious resurrection that we can celebrate every day. This is what gives us hope, joy, peace, and comfort living in this sinful world. Even during the celebration of our Easter, the devil was at work spreading false doctrine. A pastor at a Christian church happened to tweet this on Easter Sunday, "The meaning of Easter is more transcendent than the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Whether you are Christian or not, through a commitment to helping others we are able to save ourselves." WHAT?!?! That statement negates everything that Christ did for us. That is FALSE DOCTRINE! The forces of evil are constantly at work in our lives and throughout the world, and that is why it is so important to continue to be in God's Word, to worship regularly, to pray constantly, and to easily find false teachings (like the statement above). We know that we are helpless in our sin. There is absolutely nothing we can do to save ourselves. If not for Christ's redemptive work, we would be eternally separated from God. We are blessed at St. Peter to be preached the TRUTH weekly in our worship services. We are blessed that our students are taught the TRUTH daily in our Lutheran school. We are blessed to understand that Christ is our Cornerstone and through Him we are given forgiveness of sins and life eternal! As the hymnist declares in LSB 466:

May the peace of God which surpasses all understanding keep our hearts and minds on Jesus, our crucified, resurrected, ascended, and returning Savior. He is risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia!

PTL Auction Saturday, April 17 from 6-10pm: We are just one week away from our PTL Auction! The links at the bottom of this article will provide you with access to auction items and also how to register and bid. Here are some reminders:

Take a Look at These: Below are a couple of examples of some auction items from our students. Each class has been creating their own auction item/basket!

4th Grade: The fourth-graders painted wooden states that were attached to a 24x30 inch canvas. The signature of each student beside the color that he or she painted is included on cardstock for reference. Thank you to Ms. Parsell for sharing her expertise, as well as giving guidance and assistance on this project. It looks terrific! (see below)

Young 5's & Kindergarten: This class collected items and created a family game night basket

5th-6th Grades: Be the "Coolest" parent around and bid on the "Coolest Shaved Ice Truck Around". Purchase Kona Ice for the entire grade of your choice. Highest bidder gets the "Coolest Parent Around" Award! (Enough for every grade!)

Red Everywhere: Everyone had red on today in support of Aaron, a student at Zion Lutheran Bay City, who just had a heart transplant. We pray God's blessings for him in his recovery!

"Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.” So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.” - Matthew 28:1-10 The Resurrection

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Young 5's/Kindergarten Open House: Our Young 5's/Kindergarten Open House will take place on Monday, April 19 from 6:00-7:30pm by appointment only. Click anywhere in this article to sign up for an appointment.

Spirit Day: Next Friday, April 16, is the 2nd grade Spirit Day. For our Spirit Day, the 2nd Graders have chosen Zoom Day as the theme! For Zoom Day, the goal is to dress professionally up top with a nice shirt where the camera can see you. However, since the camera only shows your upper half on a zoom call, pajama bottoms or casual pants are more than appropriate to wear. Business up top with casual dress or pajama bottoms down low, like you are ready for a Zoom call. For lunch, we will be having homemade spaghetti, smiley fries, fresh oranges and brookies.

Received from Joyce Linville on behalf of God’s Helping Hands at Zion Lutheran Church, Hemlock: Our community is located in what is known as a food desert. A food desert is basically defined as an area where there is little access to healthy, affordable food. There is food, but often times it is not affordable to some. Rosati’s and Meijer are the closest healthy options, but being able to purchase may be the problem. Food takes a very large portion of all of our budgets—not clothing or anything else—and especially when there are children to feed. Food pantries, like God’s Helping Hands, can address and aid in some of those issues, but we can only supplement. Therefore, we want to thank the following who have been a tremendous help in keeping our food pantry stocked:

Congratulations Mr. Neumeyer: Mr. Neumeyer is the Girls Varsity Basketball Coach for Hemlock. This season, he had a successful season with his team and won the District and Regional Championships. His team was also victorious in the Quarterfinals. Unfortunately, his team was unable to play in the Semi-Finals game at the Breslin Center due to COVID. Congratulations on a great season, Mr. Neumeyer.

Fastest Organist in Michigan: Our track team was able to start their practices this week, and they had a special guest. Mr. Heinlein competed with the track team in some sprints!

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