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SPR Meeting 

The next SPR meeting will be on January 28th, at 1P. 

Finance Meeting
The next Finance meeting will be February 16 at 5P.  Please note the early time for this meeting.

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M & M's Luncheon

M & M's will be having their monthly Luncheon on Thursday February 4th at 11:30A. We are off to Issaquah, to
The Big Fish on the Highlands ridge, The staff was so nice the last time we visited  they had hot coffee in their mugs waiting for us as it was a cold, cold day! They have a varied American menu, with lots of fresh food... great soup and nice salads and Fish and Chips! Their parking is at the side of the restaurant, on N.E. Park drive, at the restaurant, take a left on their corner, park and walk back to the front of the restaurant, a few yards away. Address is: The Big Fish ( just up from he theater) 984   N.E. Park Drive Issaquah, WA. Use the Highlands exit in Issaquah, off I-90, it then it swings wide to the left) careful its fast.traffic, (go thru the lights and then to 2nd or 3rd right for the  shopping  center and Park Drive). Contact Rose Hart to RSVP, as they do like to set tables exactly for our group. See you there... May the Lord always be with us at our table. 
Door Code is Changing
The trustees will be changing the general door code on the door to the fellowship hall at the end of January. If you use the code to enter the church, please call the office with your name, phone number and reason for entering the church. You will be called back with the new door code effective February 1. If you use a door code for a specific group, these door codes will not be changed. Please call the office if you have any questions.
Agape Breakfast 

Save the date and bring your friends to our 2016 Agape Breakfast 
on February 6th. We will be having a one of a kind fashion show from Seattle Children's Hospital. It will start about 9AM. Please bring the usual food to share - bread, cheese or fruit trays. The UMM will be there to help serve and cleanup. If you have any questions, please see Debbie Miller.
Give Back to St. Peter's with Amazon Smile

St. Peter’s is now signed up to be part of Amazon Smile, a program that offers .5% of each purchase made through the program to be given back to the church. When shopping through Amazon, use this link:
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/91-0818606 to designate your purchase towards a donation to St. Peter’s. 
Join us for worship will resume in February

A missional mindset, is an approach, an understanding that we must intentionally and with dedicated effort seek out, invite and bring others into a relationship with Christ Jesus. One of the ways we're doing such at St. Peter's is with our Powerful Praise worship experience. Please share with persons this opportunity for a radically different worship experience. Pray for it to be fruitful and financially donate to it that it may better reach out. We will not be having our normal 4th Sunday service this week, please join us again on February 13th.  Going forward, Powerful Praise will be on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month at 5P. 
 
Card Ministry 

The United Methodist Women will meet the 4th Sunday of each month to write cards to church family and friends. Please join us for this inspirational and supportive project. Any questions please contact  
Debbie Miller.
Fill the Pantry
 
January 1st through March 31st St. Peter's will be hosting the Emergency Winter Shelter for Women and Families.  Beginning December 13th, we will be collecting donations of non-perishable breakfast and snack items to "fill the pantry".  We have also received seed money to be used to match monetary contributions for perishable items like milk and fresh fruit.
 
Let's make sure that no one leaves St, Peter's hungry!

Our Missionary

Our missionary, Katherine Parker, has been in Nepal for about a year working with Health Team of the United Mission to Nepal. She works with adolescents in several areas as stated below:

Parker writes, "It was a wonderful intersection of several of my passions including water and sanitation through school toilet access for girls, environmental protection through improved washable sanitary pads, and empowerment of adolescent girls through peer-to-peer education." She adds, "Our parallel program through the Nepali churches called Christian Family Life Education offers youth a chance to explore their values. They are coached to facilitate traditionally taboo discussions about adolescent development, contraception, equality between boys and girls, and equality in marriage.

She is now well versed in the language and customs of the country and able to be effective in the work of a missionary, teaching the word of God as well as educating in best health practices. Our Spring Yard Sale April 15, 16 will raise funds for our commitment to Katherine through the General Board of Global Ministries.

Childcare Center

St. Peter's Childcare is open every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9-12:30 for ages 1 month through 5 years. Cost is $7 per hour/$60 for 10 hours prepaid. Reservations required, call 425-443-5897 to reserve your spot up to 2 months in advance. 
Shelter Open Until March 31st

The Winter Shelter for Women and Families will open at St. Peter’s will be here until March 31st. We are dedicated to providing a safe, warm place for the women and families to spend the night. There is a possibility that there will be space for the women only, at the First Congregational Church in Bellevue at some point this winter with the families remaining at St. Peter’s.

People of St. Peter’s are welcome to visit after 8:30 pm and chat with the guests or help with dinner any evening. Non-perishable foods for the Shelter pantry are being collected in a bin in the narthex.

Thinking Ahead….

Here are dates for all-church events coming up this year. You may want to make note of them.

February 6th Agape Breakfast

April 15th and 16th Yard Sale

June 25th and 26th Strawberry Festival

July 24th Church Picnic

September* Anna’s Concert

October 2nd CROP Walk

October 30th Hallowe’en Party

December 3rd Holiday Potluck

*Date probably late September of early October.

Look for further details on each event as the dates come up.

Plan Ahead- Crop Walk

In 2016 the CROP Hunger Walk sponsored by Church World Services (CWS) will be held on October 2nd, rather than in May as has been usual. Often the autumn time of year is very nice here. So there is all summer to get in shape for the 3.5 mile walk and gather sponsors. With the people from the Muslim Resource Center joining us the numbers doing the walk have increased but John Fountain and helpers have continued to provide an excellent barbeque and social time after the walk. Remember, 25% of the funds raised here stay locally for social services, (Hope Link). The remainder is used by CWS in many humanitarian ways such as emergency relief, justice work and education to promote self-sufficiency. Donations may be made instead to other international humanitarian organizations such as Heifer International, CARE or Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. This fact may make it easier to obtain donations.

Pastoral Care 

St. Peters’ UMC members,
If a member of our church has an extended illness and wishes a visit from Pastoral Partners, please consult Rev. Steve Baber who will assign a Pastoral Partner.  Annually In December our committee gathers in the fellowship hall to create gifts of love for the shut-ins. All members are welcome to assist us creating these packages.  Debbie Miller graciously creates cookie packages.
Online Shop with the UMC Market

The UMC Market is new and improved and offers us and our friends and family, the opportunity to receive a percentage rebate back for shopping via the UMC Market website at popular stores..  The percentage donation varies by store but can be anywhere from 1% to as high as 14% for those who purchase ink for their printers.  Sign up is easy and you will be immediately taken to the page which shows you all the merchants who are participating.  Once you have signed up, each time you shop you can enter via the UMC Market and then select the merchant of your choice to start shopping and receive the discount.  These donations will come back to St. Peter’s to help supplement our budget.
Use this login to take you to the free signup screen: 
https://umcmarket.org/dn-umc/.
Further information at:
http://www.umc.org/gcfa/umcmarket

Winter Shelter Opens Soon

In 2016 St. Peter’s will again host the Winter Shelter for women and families. We are grateful that we have the space to provide a warm, dry facility for those who do not have a place to sleep. We also hope to provide at least one dinner each month through March.

As usual, the staff from Catholic Community Services will arrive before 8 pm and the guests will arrive not before 8:30 P. The guests will depart by 7:30 am in the morning. And the staff by 8:30 A. Shelter guests are instructed to not be on the church grounds outside of those hours. Only the NE 8th St. entrance will be used. New this year is a curfew of 10 P so guests will not be arriving after that time. If a guest is at the church prior to 8:30 P, a church member should politely ask the guest to come back at 8:30 P. Note that services are on a first come, first serve basis and the limit of 50 guests per evening will be enforced.

Members of the congregation are welcome to visit the Shelter any evening. Volunteers will be welcome to assist with the check-in and dinner process. Please contact Pat King. Additionally, volunteers are sought to help with providing dinners, (see separate article).

Meals for the Winter Shelter

Anyone wanting to provide a meal for the Winter Shelter can go to this link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0f48adaf2ba02-winter to find an appropriate date. It would be helpful to call the Shelter manager, Cynthia McGee, at 206-456-3107, a few days ahead to find out the number of people in the Shelter. Andrea Liggett (425-822-0295 x110) at Holy Family Catholic Church in Kirkland is also available for questions.

St. Peter’s will provide dinner for the Shelter on Sunday evening, January 3rd. We have had a donation of a ham (frozen now) and need donations of a large casserole of macaroni and cheese (10 to 12 servings) from 4 people. Please contact Pat King at jm7041@comcast.net to volunteer. Also needing some fresh fruit, salad, granola bars, juice boxes and cookies.

Your help is appreciated.

Women's Fellowship

Next meeting of the UMW Fellowship Circle will be Wednesday February 17, 2016, from 10am-noon in the Fellowship Hall.  You may bring your own knitting or hand projects to work on.  Some of us are working on an easy project for young children at risk. Questions call Diana Wilson.  All women are invited.
 

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To contact us:
St. Peter's United Methodist Church 17222 NE 8th Street, Bellevue, WA 98008
Phone: 425-747-3210           Website:  www.stpetersumc.net          Office Hours: M-F, 9A-12P
Our Child Care Center is open Tues., Wed. and Thurs. from 9A-12:30P thru June 25th
They follow the Bellevue Public School calendar.  Reservation Line: 425-443-5897
 

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