Announcements (3-29-26)
The Weekly Prayer Project
We can be people who are overflowing with gratitude even when life isn’t easy. When you pray, thank God for giving you everything you need and everything that matters.
Week 13: WORSHIP
This year, we are following "The Weekly Prayer Project" - a challenge to journal, pray, reflect and connect with God. Discover what God is doing in your life through a Scriptural promise each week. Be sure to pick up a book at the Welcome Center or request one at prayer@stpetersedina.org. Fill out a Digital Connect Card so we know you were with us and can provide answers to any questions you may have. Please worship with us again soon.
Palm Sunday Brunch Today!
You are invited to join us for Hosanna Kids Fest! After the scripture reading, STP KIDS (parents are welcome too) are invited for a special learning time where we’ll explore the Easter story through interactive discussion and activities.
After the service concludes, Kids Fest continues! We’ll gather for brunch together, followed by activities and crafts, a photo booth, a book fair, and an Easter egg hunt. All are welcome to join us for the celebration.
Holy Week Services
It is the greatest difficulty the world has ever faced: sin.
A difficult week: gatherings; questions; prayers; confusion; suffering; betrayal; death; and finally rejoicing. Join us in person as we sort it all out:
Maundy Thursday Last Supper: 6:30pm
Good Friday Observance: Noon & 6:30pm
Resurrection Sunday Celebration - Rejoice Always: 9:30am
We need your help!
Join us for a bite of Pizza, then we will get to work making sure the Commons and Sanctuary are in great shape to welcome our community for the celebrations all week.
This Monday, March 30, 5:00-7:30pm.
Tasks for all. Come when you are available - leave when you need to.
We will install the new ceiling tiles, clean up the carpets, dust the sanctuary. Let’s prepare for a celebration for the King who gave His life for our salvation.
Godly Homes are…
places where worship takes place - not just at Church!
“They followed a daily discipline of worship in the Temple followed by meals at home, every meal a celebration, exuberant and joyful, as they praised God.” Acts 2:46
DISCOVER, CONNECT, ENGAGE
Ready for your NEXT STEP? We at St. Peter’s would like to help! Stop at our information wall for some practical cards that might inspire you and give direction of how to grow in faith. There is also a screen on the NEXT STEPS wall where you can take a short inventory to provide personalized suggestions. Our ministry staff put it together.
Our website also has a NEXT STEPS section where you can take your time to investigate. No matter what you do next, realize you are not alone. We are here to walk beside you as you follow Christ as His disciple.
All Men Invited on Friday Mornings
Ask any person what it means to be a Christian, and you will hear different answers. But what unifies us? What are the basic characteristics of our faith that every Christian affirms?
You are welcome to participate in a discussion with a small group of men every Friday from 7:30-8:30am. Fresh coffee and donuts served! We meet in the Discipleship Room at St. Peter’s. Why wait for a “better” time? Come join in now. Just an hour in exchange for a deeper faith and a little joy!
In this six-session series, we will be led on an exploration of key concepts common to all Christians through the centuries. No matter what divides us, we are united by these truths about the God we worship and our relationship with Him.
No class this week to observe Good Friday
S.A.G.E.S Older Adults Gathering
Young or old, there are three questions everyone struggles to answer:
▶ Who am I?
▶ What do I have of value to offer others?
▶ What is my purpose in this world?
Young people struggle to answer those questions. If they answer them well, they generally have a confident, fulfilling life. If they do not, they usually struggle. They may have “success” by many measures, but they do not have a deep sense of confidence, peace and joy. Interestingly, as we age, these same questions once again press in on us. How we answer them in our later years is just as important to our well-being as in our younger years. The key for all of us, young and old, is to answer the questions not with what we think or what the world pushes, or what other people say, but with the answers our heavenly Father gives us.
You are invited to attend the SAGES Gathering, to be held May 4–5 at Country Inn and Suites in Mankato (1900 Premier Drive). Pastor Greg Finke will present “Living on Purpose with Jesus” and help us unpack the good news about the answers our heavenly Father gives us so we can continue living purposeful, fruitful and fulfilling lives each day. SAGES (Saints Alive, Growing, Ever Serving) is the older-adult ministry of the Minnesota South District. In addition, there will be workshops, a banquet, music, vendors and fellowship.
Cradle of Hope
A baby bottle is filled with nourishment so that an infant can thrive. Want to come along side families facing pregnancy and financial difficulties? Take a bottle home and fill it with support in the form of coins, cash, or even a check. Now is the time to bring back your bottle!
We need your help to be able to serve 3,000 women and their 3,000 babies this year!
You’re Invited!
Cradle of Hope is a ministry that supports moms and babies. Want to learn more and help? A new St. Peter’s member, Trina Jogunoori, has information for you to join with others at the Spring for Life Gala, Saturday, April 18, 2026, 5:00-10:00pm
Learn about the organization and warm your heart as you hear stories of little lives who are now flourishing because people joined together to care.
Trina has information available after the service or reach out to her to learn more: 763-222-4853
Don’t look up! Yuk!
Here is a simple, meaningful, noticeable way to help pay down the roof loan, beautify our entryway for guests and strengthen the future for our church and school.
For $5 you can purchase a ceiling tile (we need almost 400!) to replace all the ugly, unsightly, water stained tiles right as you walk in the building. Sign the back of the tile and you will be famous for the next generation. All $5 will immediately pay down the roof replacement loan balance.
What is Jesus doing around you?
Ready to inspire and encourage others? Jesus is writing a story every day. Tell about what the Lord is doing around you. Did someone ask you a faith question? Did you have an opportunity to show love to a neighbor or a friend? It can be something huge or something very small. A random act of kindness that you were prompted to do? A discussion with a stranger? Share the story. When you do, your Christian friends will be motivated and ready to watch for what Jesus is doing in their lives too. He is up to something right now!!!
Use the online form by clicking the button below. You and the person you have in mind can be anonymous. We would love to hear about it.
Contribute in the Basket, Online, or by Mail
We encourage you to join us in the excitement of generous giving and watch what God is doing in our community and around the world. There is a basket just inside the main entryway if you would like to contribute - go to the giving options on the website by clicking the button below. Perhaps you want to support our ongoing ministry, give to the Mission Fund, or specifically help with the Facility Fund, the Gym Fund, or the Raise the Roof Campaign. Wherever and however you give, you will partner with God to bless others.
Together we meet families at the intersection of faith and real life.
VEAP Annual Food Drive
Each year, VEAP joins the statewide effort to help restock more than 300 food shelves across Minnesota. St. Peter’s was one of 7 churches that helped found VEAP (Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People) decades ago - and we are honored to partner as a faith community in 2026.
More than 596,000 Minnesotans are struggling with hunger, and nearly 1/3 are children. Grocery prices remain high, SNAP benefits have been reduced. And for many families who recently lost income, catching up feels impossible. That’s why this moment is so important. You are always welcome to drop off food in the box outside the office - or leverage MN Food Share and provide pounds of food for every dollar. You may donate directly at veap.org, include a gift in your offering, or use the button below to make an immediate gift.
Upcoming Birthdays
March 31 - Ruthy Jogunoori
April 1 - Vonnie Nagel
April 5 - Scott Hektner
April 5 - Stacie Barber
April 5 - Zachary Reed
April 6 - Chris Sorensen
April 8 - Matthew McManus
April 9 - Samuel Markell
April 11 - Alex Stephens
April 11 - Christopher Moquist
April 12 - Jeanine Roth
If your birthday is in the next two weeks and you are missing from this list, fill out a connect card and share your birthday so that your St. Peter’s family of faith can life you up to the Lord.