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Powerful Praise Update
Our Powerful Praise service is gearing up to start again soon. Prepare to come and connect to God with us in a passionate worship service that is both authentic and relevant. Service times and dates will be announced shortly.
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Stewardship Campaign
The stewardship campaign (pledge drive) begins Sunday, October 16, 2016. There will be four Sundays with special sermons and special visual presentations which will reflect on the 6 Areas of Focus for St. Peters. On November 13th there will be a celebration potluck lunch after church. Please join us to hear the special sermons and see the presentations as we prepare our gifts for 2017.
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Church Council
The next Church Council meeting will be Tuesday October 25, 2016 at 7P. The focus of the meeting will be the Charge Conference. Please plan to attend or send a representative from your Ministry or Administrative Group. This is a very important meeting.
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St. Peter's Wish List
Have you noticed the new tables and chairs in the Fellowship Hall? These were placed on the St. Peter's wish list by the UMW. A chance for getting them on sale before we had all the money raised came up so we acted on faith and purchased them. If you have had occasion to either put them up or take them down you already know how much easier they are to handle than the old ones. We are still short of covering the purchase price. So we are hoping that some people will be able to give a special gift towards this purchase. If you wish to contribute you can put a check in the offering and designate it for the wish list. Thanks.
Sue Cullor
Chairman of Finance
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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.
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The Spoken Word
If you’d like to listen to a favorite sermon, you can access sermon recordings (also known as podcasts) on the St. Peter’s website (www.stpetersumc.net). Go to the “Resources” tab and then “Sermons – Podcasts” to view the list of available sermons. Click on the sermon that you’d like to hear. In addition to Rev. Baber’s sermons, you can also see some of our guest preachers.
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UMW Fellowship Circle
Wednesday October 19th from 10 a.m. till noon. We will be cutting fabric and talking about new projects as well as enjoying fellowship and refreshments. All women are invited to join us. Come to help us work on projects or just come to visit with your friends. Questions see Diana Wilson.
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Christmas Play
We are fortunate to have the Taproot Theatre Touring Company visiting us again this Advent season. They will be performing a play titled "Hark the Harold". The play is about an angel named Harold who is paired with Gabriel to make the announcement about the birth of Christ. The last play Taproot did at our church, "The Inkeeper's Christmas" was very well received with the Christmas message presented in a humorous way. Tickets will be on sale starting on Sunday, November 6th for $10 each.
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Email display of the Keys
When you view the Keys in your email, it may not always display as intended. If you are having problems viewing the Keys in your email, you can click on a link at the top of the email to view the newsletter in your web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer or Chrome). Printed copies are available in the Narthex if you are having trouble printing at home.
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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.
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Halloween Party
Everyone is invited for St. Peter’s Halloween Fellowship Lunch & Activities Sunday, October 30, 2016—after church 11:45am -1pm. A lite lunch will be served. Games, activities, ping pong, Seahawks game on TV— Wear a festive or decorated hat—costumes of course, are acceptable. This event is an all-church activity. Please mark your calendar plan to stay for the food, fun and fellowship!!!
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Maker Space Art Class
Maker Space is proud to sponsor an art class on Saturday, October 29th from 2-5P. The cost of the class is $10 per person for supplies. Please register with Amy Tan-Chan by October 19th.
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UMW Christmas Mini-Bazaar
The UMW Christmas Mini-Bazaar will be Saturday, December 3, 2016 during the Christmas potluck event and Sunday, December 4th before and after church. This is a fundraiser to cover the cost of the meals for the crossroads feeding program at the Salvation Army. The UMW prepares a 1st and 2nd serving for 60 people every other month on the second Monday evening. We will be selling holiday decorations, collectibles, crafts and food. We appreciate your donations to support our fundraiser. More details in November.
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Smile.Amazon.com Rewards Program
How to donate to St. Peter’s from your purchases on Amazon. A special sign in script has been set up so that everyone who shops at Amazon may have a percentage of the amount spent donated to St. Peter’s via the smile.amazon.com program. Please view this video link to help you set up your account:
Smile.Amazon.com Set-Up Video
When it comes time to designate a charity please select: St. Peter’s United Methodist Church, Bellevue, Washington. Be sure to note that there is more than one St. Peter’s church listed.
If you have questions, please contact Diana Wilson who can help you set up your account. We will receive 0.1% of the value of purchase donated directly to St. Peter’s.
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Childcare Center
St. Peter's Childcare is open every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9-12:30 for ages 1 month through 5 years during the school year. 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.
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A Note from the Choir
I am sure that most of you have noticed that our much loved and appreciated choir director, Scott Barker, has not been with us this fall. Scott resigned in August when his regular job become so time-consuming that he had to let something go. He had been commuting twice a week from West Seattle. Scott also bought a house is June and doing some extensive remodeling. He was very sorry to leave both the bell choir and the chancel choir as he enjoyed the people in the choirs and the congregation.
Rich Rucker has stepped in to lead the chancel choir (a huge job) until the Staff-Parish committee can hire another chancel choir director. The bell choir members are also working hard to organize and continue until the Staff-Parish committee finds them a new bell choir director.
Rich and the chancel choir will carry on and do the best they can until a new director arrives. Please let Rich and the choir know that you appreciate them keeping the choir going. Also, if you have a favorite song you’d like to hear, let Rich know.
Joe Ann Rucker
Choir member
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Thinking Ahead….
Here are dates for all-church events coming up this year. You may want to make note of them.
October 30th- Halloween Party
December 3rd- Holiday Potluck
December 4th- Charge Conference
December 11th- Taproot Theatre- "Hark the Harold"
Look for further details on each event as the dates come up.
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