In Our Prayers: We are praying for our St. Peter boards, committees and organizations. This week we will be praying for our church Elders.

Devotion of the Week: This week in the kindergarten room, the students had to finish this sentence, "When I grow up, I want to be..." Once they had time to think about this, they had to write it down and draw a picture. There was an assortment of different occupations that the students wanted to be such as: teachers, a dentist, and a veterinarian. When asked if anyone needed help with spelling any of their words, a little boy asked, "How do you spell Darth Vader? I really want to be Darth Vader when I grow up!" Cute story (and who doesn't want to be a Star Wars character when we grow up?) and maybe it brought a smile to your face. Most of you reading this devotion probably know that Darth Vader is from the movie Star Wars and even though he turned to the dark side, in the end, he was able to save his son by destroying the evil Emperor. Interestingly enough, even if you never wanted to grow up to be Darth Vader, we were all born into sin (the dark side). As the Psalmist declares in Psalm 51:5, "Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me." Thanks be to God that in this new season of the church year (Advent), we can remember once again that God did not leave us in our own sin and despair. He sent Jesus, our one and only Savior from sin, death and the devil (the dark side) to redeem us, to forgive us, and to give us life eternal with him in heaven. That is the message that our students hear every day in school! Even though we all have a dark side (known as sin) that hovers around us all the time, we are assured daily that we have a force much more powerful who is with us at all times and He is Christ our Cornerstone. No matter what profession we have or what profession our children decide to become, we know with certainty that God promised a Savior when Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, and that promise was revealed to us on that first Christmas morning. As Matthew stated in his Gospel, "She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." May God bless you during the Advent season as we fix our eyes on Him!

Our Condolences: Our prayers are with the family of Mr. Erwin Thomas, father of former St. Peter Lutheran School teacher Miss Jean Thomas, who passed away recently. Miss Thomas taught here at St. Peter for over 25 years. May God give comfort and peace to the family.

Chapel Project: This Christmas season we will be working with the CAN Council by collecting basic needs for families.  Below you will find the requested items broken down into class suggestions. Items can be donated between December 1-15.  

Thank you for taking the time to give back to those who need some extra support during this wonderful time of year. We give back because He has blessed us so mightily with the GREATEST gift, His son Jesus. If you have questions, direct them to Mrs. Fehn.

Christmas Family: In addition to our classroom collections, we have adopted a family for the Christmas season. Below is the Sign-Up Genius to claim an item that your family would be interested in purchasing before December 11th for our adopted family. Thank you for your generosity! If you have questions about this project, please contact Mrs. Fehn.

1st Grade Spirit Day December 11: Next Friday is our first graders spirit day: "Class Color Day". Each class will have their own color to wear that day. Colors are as follows:

Their lunch menu for the day is chicken noodle soup with crackers, banana bread, blueberries, and a brownie for dessert. We look forward to this spirit day next Friday, December 11.

Christmas Spirit Week: Our last week of school before our Christmas week will be our Christmas Spirit Week. Below are the dress up days! Thank you to Ms. Kienitz for organizing this week for us.

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 James Marolf, 7th grade.

Reminder: Don't forget that monthly tuition and book fee payments are due by the 10th of each month. All payments need to be finalized by February 10. Thank you for your timely payments.

Reverse Advent Calendar: If you are participating in this, we will be collecting your boxes on December 18. On this day, our last day of school before Christmas break, bring your box to school and we will take all of the collected food to God’s Helping Hands of Hemlock.

SCRIP Christmas Gifts: You may purchase SCRIP certificates through the school if you are looking for a gift idea for your child's teacher. You can purchase a certificate which would allow the teacher to choose the gift card of their choice. Also, SCRIP orders are due next Friday, December 11. An order form is going home with your student today. You can now pay on line if you choose. The gift cards will be here in time for Christmas break.

God’s Helping Hands: Please contribute to God's Helping Hands this Christmas season by making your favorite baked goods. They will be distributed on Saturday, December 12 at the food bank at Zion Lutheran Church. Plate up some cookies, wrap a loaf, bake a Christmas cake or pie to bring a smile to someone who is in need of some cheer. Sheila Bauer (860.3927) will be in the St. Peter Church parking lot on Friday, December 11, from 2:30 to 3:30 to collect and transport items to Zion. Please call her to see if other arrangements can be made if necessary. Thanks to Sheila and all the St. Peter bakers for your loving generosity.

Sunday Morning at 9:30am and

Thursday Evenings at 6:30pm