Announcements (8-9-26)
Impossible Prayers
Impossible Prayers are the prayers we pray when the obstacle is too big, too heavy, too permanent for human strength. Only God can do anything - it is impossible for us.
The Weekly Prayer Project
Week 32: IMPOSSIBLE PRAYERS
In 2026 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 Connect Card so we know you were with us and can provide answers to questions you may have. Please worship with us again soon.
Prayer Bible Study
Prayer is a powerful weapon! For the next 5 weeks our Sunday Bible Class will include short clips from the movie and discussion of challenging Scriptural lessons about the power of prayer.
Even if you didn’t watch the screening, the Bible study will still be beneficial. Join us at 10:45am in the Discipleship Room just to the right as you leave the sanctuary.
Godly Homes…
where there is confidence that prayer moves mountains!
“If anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.” – Mark 11:23 (NIV)
St. Peter’s is praying for our family of faith because your home is located at the intersection of faith and real life. Sometimes life is easy - sometimes it is impossible!
The Global Leadership Summit
Pastor Mark and Jenna, our Early Childhood Director attended a leadership conference on Thursday & Friday. Please pray for them as they continue to lead our church and school - that they would encourage and build up other disciples in our ministry as they live out the purpose they were made for!
Influence isn’t reserved for a few. it isn’t limited by title or position. Everyone has influence.
Community Connection Story
A week ago, Pastor Mark was asked to lead a memorial service for a family he connected with at Elko Speedway. About 200 people attended and heard a message of hope through the promise of eternal life as a gift from Jesus.
Pastor Mark extends the work of our church to people in our community through his NASCAR Chaplaincy, Rotary leadership, volunteering with veterans, Youth Impact Racing, City of Edina committee work, talking to neighbors from the playground, and simply by extending a smile to many who rent the gym or other rooms here at St. Peter’s.
Don’t underestimate what happens when YOU join Jesus on His mission. He is at work in the lives of people all around you. Look for how you, too, can step in and serve others.
“The image of someone with a disability healing someone else with a disability is powerful.”
While you wait for season 6 of The Chosen, here is a glimpse of one of the behind-the-scenes stories of James the little.
Jordan Walker Ross plays Little James in The Chosen, but his disability in the show is no act. Born with cerebral palsy and scoliosis, Jordan has sometimes questioned God just like his character. But in this video he answers, “If you had the opportunity to be healed this very moment, would you?” and it may surprise you.
Thank God for the compassion He has given St. Peter’s to reach out to young adults in our community with disabilities.
A Branson Thank You!
For Pastor Mark’s 25th anniversary at our church, St. Peter’s members provided a trip to Branson, MO. In July, Mark & Joann had the opportunity to stay in a beautiful rental home and enjoy faith-based and patriotic activities and museums. They also enjoyed some time in the beauty of creation in the Ozarks.
A highlight was the Sight & Sound live performance of the Musical David - a very powerful story filled with worship, faith, and the power of forgiveness. Joann invited her siblings to join them for a reunion.
The Shockeys express their appreciation for making this enjoyable trip possible. They thought of the congregation warmly during their travels! “Thank you all, and may God continue to provide strong ministry efforts together in the days ahead.”
Responding in Wisconsin, Illinois after tornado, severe storms hit
Lutheran Church Charities staff and volunteers immediately deployed to Wisconsin and across Northern Illinois this week to bring disaster response assistance and spiritual care after severe storms with hail and an EF-3 tornado hit causing widespread damage across both states. Extensive damage throughout the Fox River Valley and Lake Winnebago, especially the towns of Appleton and Menasha, including homes destroyed, trees split and shredded, and debris everywhere. Spiritual First Aid™-trained volunteers to join them in caring for homeowners shaken by the storm, bringing care, compassion, and the presence of Christ to these hurting communities.
If you would like to provide resources, use the button below to contribute directly to Lutheran Church Charities:
God is at work all around us…
Our desire is to join Jesus on His mission in our neighborhoods and in our country. Through your offerings, we make Christ known throughout our community - and around the globe.
If you want to join us, go to the giving options on the website by clicking the button below. Wherever and however and whenever you give, you will partner with God to bless others.
Together we meet families at the intersection of faith and real life.
Traveling this Summer?
If you are sitting by the lake during the next weeks, or on a journey, be sure to view the weekly message on the St Peter’s-Edina YouTube channel. And be sure to stay up to date in the Weekly Prayer Project as our messages this year correspond to each entry.
May we add you to our weekly email list so that you get a reminder with a link and the weekly announcements as well?
Fall Pre-K Openings
We are excited to offer a few openings in our Pre-K program this fall! If you know a family who may be interested in enrolling their child, please forward our enrollment website:
Upcoming Birthdays
August 9 - Joan Harper
August 10 - Brandolyn Bordthauser
August 12 - Marguerite (Peggy) Vance
August 19 - Tess Gutierrez
August 22 - Marion Solie
August 23 - Rebecca Beeskow
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 lift you up to the Lord.