Baptism Brayden Matthew Meade, son of Angela (Schmelzer) and Matthew Meade, became a child of God and St. Peters congregation through the washing of Holy Baptism Saturday, July 25, at 4:30 p.m. Sponsors are Heidi Schmelzer and Ryan Schmelzer. May God continue to strengthen this child in his faith in Jesus. “Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on His name.” Acts 22:16

Quarterly Meeting Reports are available at church entrances. Please be sure to bring your report with you for the meeting this Sunday at 11:15 am.

Lutheran Elementary School (LES) Registration If you missed registration, please call Mr. Paul Lutze, 743-4432, ext. 146. Thank you!

Summer Hours for the building/offices are Monday thru Thursday thru August. Please take care of any business you may have at church during the week on those days, as the building will be locked on Fridays. As good stewards of the Lord we will be conserving on air conditioning and lights. Thank you!

Bible Classes:

Sunday: 8:45 am – Gary Thoma discusses “Paul’s Deep Concern for the Christians in Corinth.” Next Sunday (8/2), Bob Johnson discusses “Final Warnings and Encouragements.”

Wednesday Breakfast: 6:30 am at Pudgy’s, discussing “Christmas.”

SCRIP is available after church services in the hallway near our church/school library.

Ordination and Installation Mr. Benjamin Enstad, a 2009 graduate of our Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, will be ordained and installed at St. John Lutheran Church in Valmy this Sunday, July 26, at 3 pm. A potluck meal will be served following the service. All are welcome and invited to attend this special day of celebration at St. John.

Thank You to everyone who remembered our family in the recent loss of my mother, Arline Lemke. Your memorials, gifts of flowers, and especially cards and other expressions of condolence have been truly appreciated. – Rhoda Wierer and family

St. Peters Youth for Christ will be washing cars, grilling brats and burgers on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 22 and 23 in the Larch Street parking lot before, during, and after services. Your support gets us on the road to the 2010 Regional Youth Rally in Trego, WI.

A BIG Thank You to everyone who has volunteered so far this summer to help. Volunteers have helped plant flowers and weed the beds, trim bushes, and others have helped in various painting projects that we needed to complete. It is always wonderful when individuals step up to help and all of you have done a great job, but we are far from done! There is still time for others to assist in beautifying God’s house. Call Bob or Jon today to take advantage of this opportunity.

We Need YOUR Help at the Fair St. Peters Church/School will be participating in the Door County Fair Wednesday – Sunday, Aug. 5-9. We NEED VOLUNTEERS to represent us at our booth. St. Johns enjoyed success in this effort last year, and this year we will have side-by-side booths to meet and greet and educate folks on the WELS and our similar mission “to share Christ”.

This is a congregational effort. Our church/school information and handouts will be available at the booth for your use and reference and to distribute to visitors. We need two people for each of the following shifts on each fair day: Shift #1, noon-4pm; Shift #2, 4-7pm; Shift #3, 7-10pm. (Sunday has already been booked.)

Please check your calendar to schedule a time and call Jan Ziemann, 746-9931 to sign up for your preferred time. Husband/wife teams, families, graduates of St. Peters School, all are encouraged to consider this opportunity to share our church’s mision, our Lutheran Elementary School opportunities, as well as all of our other educational/fellowship offerings. Also, it will be FUN to visit with fairgoers.

We exist to share Christ! Please join in doing this at our Door County Fair. The Outreach Team

We thank Ryan Schlicht for preaching at St. Peters this weekend. Ryan is in his second year at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary.

Summer Hours for the building/offices are Monday thru Thursday thru August. Please take care of any business you may have at church during the week on those days, as the building will be locked on Fridays. As good stewards of the Lord we will be conserving on air conditioning and lights. Thank you!

Quarterly Reports are due Monday, July 13th at 9 am. The meeting is Sunday, July 26. Email reports to sp.lstache@charter.net and I will return a received response. Thank you!

Lutheran Elementary School (LES) Registration is Monday, July 20th from 11 am to 1 pm and from 5 to 6:30 pm for all LES families – old and new!

Installation and Potluck! At our 10 am service next Sunday, July 19th, James Livingston will be installed as our new 7-8 grade teacher. Following the service, we will join together for a potluck meal in the Fellowship Hall. We will have a SCRIP shower for James – place your contribution, cash or check (made out to St. Peters SCRIP), in the box at the SCRIP table. We also have a box for contributions at the Maple St. entrance for your convenience. James will then have the opportunity to purchase what he needs – groceries, gas, restaurant, etc. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend the potluck meal on the 19th of July!

Bible Classes:

Sunday: 8:45 am – Ted Chaudoir discusses “Protecting the Glory of the Ministry.” Next Sunday (7/19), Harold Lindhorst discusses “Paul or the Super-Apostles?”

Wednesday Breakfast: 6:30 am at Pudgy’s, discussing “The Sermon on the Mount.”

The Truth Project is Wednesdays thru July 15th at 9:30 am and 6:30 pm.

SCRIP is available after church services in the hallway near our church/school library.

Ordination and Installation Mr. Benjamin Enstad, a 2009 graduate of our Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, will be installed and ordained at St. John Lutheran Church in Valmy on Sunday, July 26, at 3 pm. A potluck meal will be served following the service. All are welcome and invited to attend this special day of celebration at St. John.

August newsletter articles should be emailed to Kim Olson at kimmyjo_1@yahoo.com, no later than Wednesday, July 22. Any questions, please feel free to call Kim at 920-854-3211.

MLHS Lancer Golf Classic Register now for the 19th annual Lancer Golf Classic, best-ball outing at Autumn Ridge Golf Course in Valders. Proceeds from this year’s event will go toward replacement of the gymnasium and football field scoreboards before school resumes in September. Men & ladies, young & old(er), scratch golfers or huge duffers, all are invited to this fun event. Registration forms are available online at

www.mlhslancers.com. Don’t wait! Gather your team and register today!

Church News

Summer Hours  for the building/offices are Monday thru Thursday thru August. Please take care of any business you may have at church during the week on those days, as the building will be locked on Fridays. As good stewards of the Lord we will be conserving on air conditioning and lights. Thank you!

Quarterly Reports  are due Monday, July 13^th at 9 am. The meeting is Sunday, July 26. Email reports to sp.lstache@charter.net  and I will return a received response. Thank you!

Installation and Potluck!  At our 10 am service on July 19^th, James Livingston will be installed as our new 7-8 grade teacher. Following the service, we will join together for a potluck meal in the Fellowship Hall. We will have a SCRIP shower for James – place your contribution, cash or check (made out to St. Peters SCRIP), in the box at the SCRIP table. James will then have the opportunity to purchase what he needs – groceries, gas, restaurant, etc. We will also have a box for contributions at the Maple St. entrance for your convenience. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend the potluck meal on the 19^th of July!

LES Registration  for our Lutheran Elementary School is just around the corner. Mark your calendar for Monday, July 20^th from 11 am to 1 pm and from 5 to 6:30 pm for all LES families – old and new!

Bible Classes: 
Sunday:  8:45 am – Pastor Falk discusses “The Grace of Giving and Careful Planning.” Next Sunday (7/12), Ted Chaudoir discusses “Protecting the Glory of the Ministry.”
Wednesday Breakfast:  6:30 am at Pudgy’s, discussing “The Sermon on the Mount.”
The Truth Project is Wednesdays thru July 15^th at 9:30 am and 6:30 pm.

Next weekend  Ryan Schlicht will be preaching at St. Peters on July 11^th & 12^th. He is in his second year at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary.

SCRIP  is available after church services in the hallway near our church/school library.

Thank you  To St. Peter’s Choir and Congregation:
     Thank you so much for the surprise choir performance of one of my favorite songs. It was truly a touching moment and a great way to retire from choir after 65 years. The decorative framed gift will be a constant reminder of God’s musical blessings.                                                              – Joyce Schack

Our new website  is up and running. We thank Kris Gosser for his work on it. Go to: http://www.stpeterslutheran.net/ - it includes an events calendar, journal entries, the current bulletin news, special events announcements, items of interest, our school newsletter, photos, plus many other items including links to Griefshare and DivorceCare, WELS.net, and opportunities to serve.

  Thank you  Dear Members of St. Peters Lutheran Church,
     Thank you for your generous gifts as a church and as individual members.
     We appreciated the farewell and the wonderful cake you provided for us. It was a blessed four years of ministry here at St. Peters. We thank you for everything that you’ve done for us. May the Lord’s blessing keep you until we meet again. Sincerely yours, Kip and Sarah Wilson & family.

Come to the Fair!  The Outreach Team is organizing St. Peters Church and School to have booth space to share Christ with fair-goers at the Door County Fair (Aug. 5-9) in the Merchants Building. St. Johns Lutheran in Valmy enjoyed success in this effort last year and this year we will have side-by-side booths to meet and greet and educate folks on WELS and our similar mission “to share Christ”.
     This is a congregational effort. Your help is needed to represent St. Peters. We need two people for each of the following shifts on each fair day: Shift #1, noon-4pm; Shift #2, 4-7pm; Shift #3, 7-10pm (Sunday noon-4 only). Our church/school info will be available at the booth for your use and reference. 
     Please call Jan Ziemann, 746-9931 to sign up for your preferred time. We encourage you to consider this opportunity to share our church’s mission, our Christian Day School opportunities, as well as all of our other educational/fellowship offerings.
     We exist to share Christ! Please join in doing this at our Door County Fair.       

A Soldier’s Prayer

Almighty Father, Whose Command is over all and Whose Love never faileth,

let me be aware of Thy presence and obedient to Thy will.

Keep me true to my best self, guarding me against dishonesty

in purpose and in deed, and helping me so to soldier and to live

so as to stand unashamed and unafraid before my fellow soldiers,

my loved ones, and Thee.  

Protect those in whose love I live.

Give me the will to do the work of a man and to accept my share

of responsibilities with a strong heart and a cheerful mind.

Make me considerate of those entrusted to my leadership

and faithful to the duties my country has entrusted to me.

Let my uniform remind me daily of the traditions

of the Service of which I am a part.

If I am inclined to doubt, steady my faith;

 if I am tempted, make me strong to resist;

if I should miss the mark, bestow upon me courage to try again.

Guide me with the light of Thy truth ~ and keep before me the life of

Him in Whose example and deliverance I trust.

In the name of my Lord, Amen.

~ Authored by an unknown World War II  U.S. Navy Serviceman