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Luke 2: 1-7, "In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.” |
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Dec. 20: 9:30am Service
Dec. 21-Jan. 1: Christmas Break/No School/No Child Care Available
Dec. 24: 4:00pm & 8:00pm Christmas Eve Communion Services
Dec. 25: 10:00am Christmas Day Communion Service
Dec. 27: 9:30am Communion Service
Dec. 31: 5:00pm New Year's Eve Communion Service
Jan. 3: 9:30am Service
Jan. 4: School and Child Care Resume (no bussing Jan. 4, 5, 8)
Jan. 6: 8:05am Chapel: Mr. Eric Smith from VLHS
Jan. 7: 6:30pm Communion Service
Jan. 8: SCRIP Orders Due
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Christ Is Our Cornerstone |
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In Our Prayers: We are praying for our St. Peter boards, committees and organizations. The week we return to school, we will be praying for our Church Council. |
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Devotion of the Week: In the past couple of weeks it has been a wonderful blessing to watch the generous gifts that have been given for several different purposes:
- The collections for the CAN Council and the families that they serve
- The reverse Advent calendar collection for God's Helping Hands
- $1,500 was donated for book fees and tuition for several families in our school
- An alumnus of St. Peter purchased hundreds of dollars worth of gifts for a family in our congregation
- $5,000 was donated from the John R. Burt & Mildred B. Burt Charitable Foundation for our Family School Aid Fund
- Four $100 gift cards were purchased at Rosati's and donated to families in our congregation
- $5,000 was donated by a congregational member for our Family School Aid and for technology
These were a few of the special gifts and donations that were given during the month of December. These were some nice surprises for many different families. As we again prepare our hearts during this Advent season for another celebration of Christmas, we can be thankful for the most important gift that we will ever receive and that is the precious gift of Jesus our Savior. Because of His holy birth, His perfect life, His horrible death, and His glorious resurrection, we have been given a gift that surpasses all human understanding. Through Him, we are saved from sin, death and the devil. What a gift! What a perfect gift! During this school year, we have focused on Jesus as our Cornerstone, and we are so thankful to have our school full of children learning about Him every day. We pray that God will continue to be with us in our school year in 2021 as we focus on Christ our Cornerstone. Merry Christmas!
O holy Child of Bethlehem, Descend to us, we pray;
Cast out our sin, and enter in, Be born in us today.
We hear the Christmas angels The great glad tidings tell;
O come to us, abide with us, Our Lord Immanuel! -LSB 361
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Chapel Project: Thank you for all of your donations to our CAN Council family and all of the personal supplies. Our contact from the CAN Council who picked up these items this week was overjoyed with the amount of donations that our school families generously collected. She was extremely thankful and wanted to make sure that we communicated this with all of our St. Pete families, "Thank You again for such an amazing donation. You and the children definitely made my holiday more magical!"
Reverse Advent Calendar Collections: Wow! Thanks for all of the food. We had enough for three car loads to take to God's Helping Hands!
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Artist of the Month: Congratulations to Josie Wolgast, 5th grader, for being our December Artist of the Month. She is pictured (in her holiday sweater) surrounded by her works of art on display in the school. Nice work, Josie! |
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NLSW Help: Our celebration of National Lutheran Schools Week will be January 24-29. All of the week's activities that are planned will be shared with you in January. In order to prepare for the week, we are asking all parents to email or text a digital picture of their child to Mr. Hagenow ( eric.hagenow@stpeterhemlock.org/989-475-2808) by January 5 so that we can make classroom collages of each grade. Thanks for your help!
Christmas Spirit Week: It was a wonderful week of school, and there was a lot of participation with our Christmas Spirit Week! Best of all, our students were able to learn about our Savior, Jesus Christ every day in school this week. It made for a wonderful last week of school in 2020.
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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 Kendelle Klemish, 7th grade.
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Lunch Menu for January 4-8:
- Monday, Jan. 4: Chicken nuggets, crinkle cut French fries and mandarin oranges.
- Tuesday, Jan. 5: Homemade stromboli, broccoli, and applesauce.
- Wednesday, Jan. 6: Chicken patty on a whole grain bun, tater tots and diced pears.
- Thursday, Jan. 7: Chicken quesadilla, refried beans and pineapple tidbits.
- Friday, Jan. 8: Ham and cheese sandwich, fresh fruit, fresh carrots & celery and assorted chips.
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Hemlock Bussing: If you have a child who uses Hemlock Public School bussing, please note that there will be no bussing on January 4, 5, and no Fridays in January.
No School or Child Care: During our Christmas break there will be no school or child care December 21-January 1. Both school and child care will resume on Monday, January 4.
Class Picture Composites: Your child's class composite from Geskus Photography is being sent home today.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, along with God’s Helping Hands of Hemlock, will be delivering a whole semi full of food for families in need at Zion Lutheran Church, Hemlock, on Monday, December 28. Volunteers are needed and should arrive at Zion by 8:30am to help unload the boxes of food from the semi. As the cars begin to arrive, volunteers will help to load boxes into the cars. The food distribution will begin at 11:00am and should be finished by 2:00pm. Each person who arrives for food will receive a large box of groceries—milk, cheese, sour cream, meat, plus produce, canned goods, bread and pastries. Tell your friends of this opportunity so no one goes hungry this holiday season. If you are able to volunteer or have any questions, please call Joyce Linville, 642.2047.
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St. Peter Lutheran School
(989) 642-5659
2440 N. Raucholz Rd.
Hemlock, MI 48626
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WORSHIP TIMES:
Dec. 20 at 9:30am
Dec. 24 at 4pm & 8pm
Dec. 25 at 10:00am
Dec. 27 at 9:30am
Dec. 31 at 5:00pm
Jan. 3 at 9:30am
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