St. Peter News December 2020 St. Peter Lutheran Church Deshler Lutheran School 400 E. Hebron Ave. P.O. Box 69 Deshler, NE 68340-0069 Church phone. 402-365-4341 509 E. Hebron Ave. PO Box 340 Deshler, NE 68340-0340 Pastor e-mail . [email protected] School phone . 402-365-7858 Secretary e-mail. [email protected] School e-mail . [email protected] Pastor home phone . 402-365-4217 Principal . Mr. Todd Voss (cell) 402-720-5590 Pastor cell phone . .402-710-6679 School Website . DeshlerLuth.org Church Website . .stpeterdeshler.org hope for this life and there is hope gone on in your life or is going on, for the life to come. If you are Jesus has a deep love for you. This dealing with health issues, financial love won’t ever change. struggles, or family brokenness, (3) Peace – The message spoken by there is hope found in Jesus. We also the heavenly host to the shepherds know there will be a day when all the that Christmas night was “Glory to horrible things of this world will be God in the highest, and on earth done away with. When Jesus returns peace, good will toward men.” and takes us to heaven, all sin, death, (Luke 2:14) People are searching for Greetings to you in the name of our pain and sadness will be gone. That peace. As they deal with the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, is our hope. brokenness of this sinful world, What is the best gift you could (2) Love – Many of you may be people are looking for peace. Too receive this Christmas? I’m sure an familiar with the Johnny Lee song many people try to find it in alcohol end to COVID and a return to “Looking for Love.” The chorus or drugs or in other people. They try normalcy would be near the top of begins “I’ve been looking for love in to find it in money or fame. Those everyone’s list. This has been a tough all the wrong places, looking for love things can’t give us true lasting year and with COVID hitting closer to in too many faces. .” There are peace. Only the Christ Child can give home for many of us recently, it has many people out in the world today us true peace. If you are struggling been a renewed fear and struggle for (and us sometimes) that are looking with cancer or marriage or family many of us. What would you like to for love in all the wrong places. We issues or concerns about finances, receive as a gift for Christmas this are trying to find love and look to Jesus. Only He can give you year? acceptance in the people of this true and lasting peace. world. But this world puts conditions As we think about gifts at Christmas, As we spend this month giving and on their love. The world will love you I want to take a moment and reflect receiving gifts, I pray that we never if you look a certain way or have on three different gifts that God has forget the greatest gift we have enough money, etc. Jesus loves us given to us wrapped up in the Christ received is the Savior, Jesus Christ. I without conditions. He loves us just child, Jesus Christ: pray that we would give this gift of as we are and as Paul said in Romans Jesus to others so that they can (1) Hope – This is one that so many 8, there is nothing that can separate experience the hope, love, and peace people have been searching for in us from God’s love. God’s gift of His that are found in Him alone. I pray 2020. In the midst of COVID, as we Son, Jesus Christ, was a gift of love that even in the midst of COVID, you see different events in our nation to the people of this world. It was a have a wonderful Christmas as we and in the world, we can be left gift that meant the ultimate show of celebrate the birth of Jesus. wondering if there is any hope at all. love and that was Christ’s death for There is hope found in Jesus. There is us on the cross. No matter what has In Jesus – The Healer of the Hurting, Pastor Brian Official Acts St. Peter Financial Sunday School 10-24-2020 ..................................................... Wedding of Michael Finke & Update Christmas Eve Tiffany Nutsch held here, and As of November 22 (47 Sundays) officiated by Rev. Jose Flores, General Budget Program Cancelled We have decided to cancel the Trinity-Friedensau Offerings Received 253,538.81 Sunday School Christmas Eve 11-10-2020 ..................................................... Offerings Budgeted 298,474.44 Program due to COVID-19 mandates Transfer Out of Megan Gohner Difference -44,935.63 and conditions. We know this is a to St. Paul Lutheran, Doniphan, NE huge disappointment for kids and Missions-Nebraska District Support families but we believe it is the wise The Lutheran Hour Goal 6,327.00 thing to do. We are still planning to Received 3,195.00 Anytime at www.lutheranhour.org have a Christmas Eve service as we Difference - 3,132.00 celebrate the birth of Jesus. If you Sunday mornings: have any questions, please contact 6:30 KFAB Omaha 1110 AM Pastor Brian. 7:30 WIBW Topeka 580 AM 8:00 BOTT North Platte 107.9 FM 10:00 KRVN Lexington 880 AM December 6 "Seek My Face" Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler We sometimes hear the voice before Right Now Media Spotlight we see the face that goes with it. Seek God's face where you hear “A Savior Is Born” God's Word. (Daniel) by Peter Briscoe December 13 It's one of the most familiar stories in SERVICE "The Prophet's Paradox " human history: the birth of Jesus in a Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler lowly manger in Bethlehem. A Savior, PREPARATION The prophet Daniel illustrates how to which is Christ the Lord. Yet, how can Because of current statewide face the facts while never losing faith we prepare our hearts to celebrate mandates in regard to occupancy in how the story ends. the birth of our Savior in our frantic, and social distancing, we (Daniel: 10, 11 and 12) consumer-driven society? How do are considering different options we make sure the Christmas holiday for worship on Christmas Eve (such December 20 remains a Holy Day? In each of these as adding a second service). We "Experience God " four sessions in this video Bible are asking for your feedback: Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler study, viewers will experience We will never fully grasp the idea of cinematic short films that capture God, but that doesn't keep us from events surrounding the birth of Jesus experiencing God's love for us in Christ. Then Pete Briscoe will open Christ. (John 1:1-18) up Scripture to bring us back to the December 27 roots and heart of our faith in Christ. You can also download the "Welcome to the Family!" Under the current conditions, workbook for free to take notes to Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Anthony will your family be attending, in- (Tony) Cook enhance your study of God’s Word. person, the Christmas Eve The book of Galatians gives us a service? Please contact the glimpse inside the family of God. It If you haven’t signed up for Right church office and let us know by describes the Christian family as one Now Media, please contact Todd December 6 if your family will that stands firm in Christ's freedom, Voss or Pastor Brian and they get walks united in the Spirit, and bears you set up. This is a free resource for be attending and how many will one another's burdens in love. you with all kinds of Bible Studies to attend so we can plan (Galatians 4:4-7) encourage you in your faith. accordingly. Thank you so much. 2 Trustee Report: none Midweek Advent 2020 Christmas Pastors report: none Schedule Decorating Administrators Report: December 2 –7:00 Committee 1. Blessed that we are still in p.m. at St. Peter school. Serving on this year’s Christmas 2. Lloyd Sommerer gave training December 9 –7:00 nd committee are 2 year head on Oct 15/16. p.m. at St. Peter members Brian & Julene Schardt and 3. Geers Act- 25 ipads from the December 16 – 7:00 Jeremy & Addisin Schardt along with Cares Act. st p.m. at St. Peter 1 year assistant members Mike & 4. Applied for the Cooper Nicole Zucker and Brody & LeAnna foundation grant for the 7th/8th Renz. grade class project for gaga pit. 5. Doing local field trips, Earth Jam, & Victory Too. Religious Christmas 6. P-T Conferences are on the 21st and 22nd of October. Cards 7. Todd is having trouble with Beginning Friday, November 27, certification, but is working through Christmas cards and napkins will be it. available for purchase in the card 8. Tables that are on the stage bookcase. need to be moved for the musical. 9. Christmas Card sales end on the Christmas Eve Time(s) Deshler Lutheran 26th of October. to be determined 10. Pastor Appreciation is on October 28. Christmas Day Service School Board 11. 1st & 2nd grade chapel is the 9:45 a.m. Friday, December 25 5th of November. Meeting Minutes 12. Veterans Program is November New Year’s Day Service 11th @ the public school. K,1,2 have 9:45 a.m.