From Pastor - St. Peter's Lutheran Church

June 2026

From the Pastor: Ecclesiastes 1:9 (ESV) “What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun.”

What’s new?

Have these words ever left your mouth? It is an open-ended question that leaves a lot of opportunities to learn more about someone. Well, this is as good of time as any to get reacquainted with you and fill you in on what has been happening here at St. Peter’s and Zion. Kind of like a “State of the Churches” report.

Since January of 2026:

· 1 baptism (Zion)

· New members (3 jr. confirmands (SP); 1 adult and 4 jr. confirmands (Z))

· Funerals (1 member from Zion)

· Transfers out (1 from SP and 1 from Zion)

· Weddings- 0

· Avg. Sunday Worship attendance- SP (94), Zion- (49)

· We became a Dual Parish on Feb. 1, 2026

· There was a joint elder’s meeting held in May at SP.

· St. Peter’s now has lay men teaching Sunday Adult Bible Class/ Zion still does!

What’s on the horizon?

· We will have 1 combined worship service on Sunday July 12, 2026, at Zion at 8:30am (no worship at SP on that Sunday); Adult Bible class/SS will be at 10am.

· We will have 1 combined worship service on Sunday July 19, 2026, at St. Peter’s at 10am (no worship at Zion on that Sunday); Adult Bible Class will be at 9am.

· On Sunday August 30, 2026 (the 5^th Sunday) we will have 1 combined service at Zion at 10am with a potluck to follow. No BC/SS on that Sunday at Zion and no worship/BC at SP.

· Planning of joint youth events and other ways we can pool our resources together

So, as you can see, there are plenty of new things “under the Son” happening here at both St. Peter’s and Zion. And as we all know we can’t do anything without the help of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who is seeing us through it all. I hope that you will continue to pray for the ministries at both of our churches and for all those who are giving of their time, talents and treasures to these ministries. God is truly working here- in, with and through us all.

In His Service,