Panther Press May 13, 2022

May 13, 2022

St. Peter Lutheran School Hemlock, MI

It was worth the wait! Plans and fundraising for a new playground began in 2018. On Monday, after a prayer and ribbon cutting ceremony our students were able to enjoy their new playground.

Upcoming Events

May 13: SCRIP Orders Due

May 13: 6:30pm Confirmation Questioning

May 14: Faith Invitational Track Meet @ VLHS

May 14: 5:00pm Communion

May 15: 9:30am Confirmation Communion Service

May 18: 8:05am Chapel: Mr. Hagenow

May 21: Regional Track Meet @ VLHS

May 21: 5:00pm Communion

May 22: 9:30am Communion/Seraphim Choir (grades 5-8) Sings

May 22: 10:45am Special Voter's Meeting

May 23: 4:30pm TCLL Relay Track Meet @ Reese High School

May 24: 6:00pm Youth Group Meeting (7th & 8th Grades)

More Upcoming Events

Jesus said, "I Am the Vine, You Are the Branches."

In Our Prayers: The rest of this school year we are praying for our school students. The students we will be praying for this upcoming week are our Second, Third and Fourth Graders: Bryson, Savannah, Henry E., Abby, Darlene, Noah, Alexis, Kelsey, Trekstyn, Brooks, Owen, Isabella, Nolan, Nathan, Jackson, Ava, Henry M., Lucy, Charlotte, Ryker, Luca, Anna, Lawson, Ellie, Connor, Gavin, Logan, Ethan, Brinley, Violet, Jonny, Loretta and Weston.

Devotion of the Week: "Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it" (Proverbs 22:6). This Sunday is Confirmation Sunday where our 8th grade Confirmands will publicly renew their baptismal vows, confess their faith in the Triune God, and promise to be faithful to God and His Church. These 8th graders have been taught the Christian faith in their homes, in their Catechism classes, and for those that went to school at St. Peter, have been nurtured and educated in a Christ-centered environment for many years. We pray that these Confirmands are strengthened daily by being rooted in God's Word and that they remain connected to Christ throughout their lives. We also pray for all who have been baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith that God's Word may give them strength, comfort, peace, and hope as they too, remain faithful in their vows. The following concluding prayer is from our hymnal (LSB):

Lord God, heavenly Father, in Holy Baptism You began Your good work in our catechumens, and You have blessed their instruction and training in Your Word. We implore You to pour out Your Holy Spirit on their hearts and minds so that they will truly love and revere You, confess the faith with joy and boldness, endeavor to live according to Your commandments, and praise and glorify You as their faithful God and Lord, for the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen

Serving in Worship: Serving in Worship: Sunday, May 22 the Seraphim Choir (grades 5-8) will be singing at the 9:30am service. Choir members should meet in the multipurpose room at 9:10am. Thursday, May 26, both the Cherub (grades 2-4) and the Seraphim (grades 5-8) choirs will be singing at 6:30pm at the Hymn Fest.

Adult Information Class: Our next St. Peter Lutheran Church Adult Information Class will begin May 15 for those who are interested in joining the church through adult instructions or who wish to review the teachings of the church. This class will meet in the multi-purpose room at the church on Sundays from 10:30-11:30am. For more information contact the church office at 642-8188.

Fourth Quarter Chapel Offerings: Our fourth quarter chapel offerings are going to support the Lutherans in Africa Ministry. Here is what they do: "By training pastors, evangelists, and church workers, we are teaching not merely this generation, but the ones to come. The Lutheran Church in Tanzania alone has over 5 million members, but many struggle to understand what Lutherans believe and why. The average pastor serves 12 parishes but only visits one each Sunday. The other eleven are served by evangelists who have had little or no training. Even those who are trained have few books and limited opportunity for further formal study in the Living Word and doctrinal theology." Thank you for your support of this ministry!

St. Peter Hymn Festival: Our Ascension Hymn Festival service will be on Thursday, May 26 at 6:30 p.m. A number of combined choir songs celebrating our risen and ascended Lord will be featured at the service. We hope to see you there!

Vice Principal Maryn Hyatt

VP to Take Office on Wednesday, May 18: Ms. Maryn Hyatt will begin her duties as the vice-principal on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Her term will last for one day. Maryn's family had the highest bid at this year's auction for her to be "Vice-Principal for the Day". Vice-Principal Hyatt's first official act for her one-day term was to declare Wednesday, May 18, to be Maryn's Red Carpet Day as her spirit day choice. For this day, Maryn has three teams of her classmates making iMovies which will be viewed in the morning by the school, and then an iMovie Awards ceremony in the afternoon for the winning iMovie and best actors awards. Students are encouraged to wear their "red carpet" attire for the day and enjoy her special lunch of grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup, fresh cucumbers, frozen slushies and a special dessert. Ms. Hyatt will be working with Mr. Hagenow throughout the day doing an administrator's job. We look forward to having Ms. Maryn Hyatt as our VP. Roll out the red carpet!

Building on the Cornerstone

Noah's Treat Sale: One of our second graders, Noah Jungnitsch, wanted to participate in the Building on the Cornerstone campaign by having a treat sale on a couple of Thursdays in May (his next sale will be May 26). Noah will donate all money to the campaign, where it will also be matched dollar for dollar. We also had another donor who matched more than Noah's sales this week! Noah collected $241 yesterday in his treat sale, plus the match by a donor, plus all of that will be matched in our campaign which means his first treat sale will total $1,082! Thank you, Noah, for your organizing this, making the treats and selling the treats. Thank you also to his sister, Darlene, for helping out as well.

Building on the Cornerstone Donut Fundraiser: Special thank you to Lynne & Gary Jacques for organizing this fundraiser!! A total of 238 packs of donuts were sold for our Building on the Cornerstone Campaign. Over $1,200.00 was raised that will be matched dollar for dollar!! Thank you for your hard work and generosity!!

Special Voter's Meeting: There will be a special voter's meeting following the 9:30am service on Sunday, May 22. This meeting will be to give final approval for the signing of the construction contract for a new church organ.

St. Peter Youth Group

Youth Group Update from the Youth Director: I would like to invite every 7th-12th grade student within our church and school to our very first youth group meeting on Tuesday, May 24th from 6:00-7:30. We will meet in the school cafeteria. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me: 989.395.5812 or anthonywolter@stpeterhemlock.org. Thanks again, and God’s blessings! -Mr. Wolter

Quote of the Week

"Your students were the MOST polite students I have ever had!"

-Comment from the person who brought and ran the photo mirror booth at the Daddy-Daughter Dance.

In the Classroom & On a Field Trip

Aerial Park Adventure: The 7th-8th graders really enjoyed their time at the Frankenmuth Aerial Park last Friday as they climbed through the trees and zip-lined around the woods. Lunch at Zehnder's Z Chef's Cafe was also really good!

Accelerated Reader: The last day for students to earn points towards the Accelerated Reader grand prize is Friday, May 20 at 2:30pm. Our grand prize field trip will take place on Thursday, May 26. Information will be sent home with those who earn this reward.

Field Day 2022: Our annual Field Day is scheduled for Friday, May 27. Those who signed up in the beginning of the year for this committee will receive information next week on what event they will be supervising. If you signed up and are unable to make it, please let Eric Hagenow know by Monday, May 16. If you didn't sign up and would like to volunteer, contact Eric by May 16 to be added to the volunteer list.

Spirit Day: Thank you to our Preschoolers for choosing our Pajama Day today! It was difficult for some to stay awake.

News & Notes

Lunch Menu for May 16-20:

Monday, May 16: Chicken gravy & mashed potatoes, corn and diced peaches.
Tuesday, May 17: Homemade stromboli, green beans and pineapple tidbits.
Wednesday, May 18: Tomato soup w/grilled cheese sandwich, fresh cucumbers, frozen slushies and brownies.
Thursday, May 19: Chicken alfredo, broccoli and applesauce.
Friday, May 20: PB & J uncrustables, fresh carrots & cucumbers, fresh fruit and assorted chips.

Fast Direct to FACTS: We are still working on getting our new Student Information System (SIS) up and running for the 22-23 school year. Any money that you deposit into Fast Direct will be transferred to FACTS. You will receive additional information on FACTS in the next few weeks.

Daddy Daughter Dance: It was a wonderful night at our Daddy-Daughter Dance! Thank you to our committee for all of their work organizing, setting up, and cleaning up this great event for our dads and daughters: Amy Hyatt (chair), Alyssa Shirely, Jennifer Garza, Christy Sullivan, Betsy Roberson, Katie McQueen and Ronnie McQueen. Thank you to the parents who brought water and desserts. Thank you, also, to our DJ for the night, Mr. Joe Wardin.

Congratulations: Anthony Hagarty, St. Peter Class of 2017, earned a 4.0 GPA and consequently the President’s List for the winter semester at SVSU. Great job, Anthony!

Calling All Middle School Students! You are invited to join a summer camp at Valley Lutheran this June! With offerings from sports to technology to the arts we trust you'll find a camp for you. Head to www.vlhs.com/camps to view the full schedule and to register. Camp sizes are limited so sign up today! Contact Tasha Mulder, Summer Camp Coordinator, at tmulder@vlhs.com with any questions.