Well, I'm not necessarily thinking a hot-rod rally, but simply us gathering together in this time in the vehicles we have.

This Sunday, from 11am - 12pm, we will have our first every Rally Day Drive-thru with various stations, including Holy Communion, prayer, backpack and device blessing, and a special remembering of your baptism station. CLICK HERE for the email that went out earlier this week with details.

Rally Day is also during the time of year where we crest the hill of summer and look at the Holy Land of the Fall...from school to extra-curricular activities, to life together as church.

Next week a special email will be coming out with details on Fall plans for St. Peter's around Fellowship, Worship, Serving, Faith Formation, Youth and Families, and more.

Next week you will also be able to sign up for a in-person or Zoom session to reflect on this time of COVID. Just sharing with others how this time has been for you is a healing and holy release...a reminder that everything is not on your shoulders. Hearing the hopes of others for the future, well, that is just soup for the soul in this time. Thank you again to all who filled out the survey! I hope you enjoyed dissecting the word clouds and reading other's responses.

Below are updates from our school on preparations for this new year. Meet our teachers with a short video! There are ways to serve and give locally and globally, opportunities to be generous and remember how our life is connected to the life of others. Never read the book of Philemon? Well, this week's bible study is for you!

We rally this Sunday with the hope that we shall be able to rally in-person in more close ways soon.

Peace,

Pastor Vanicek

St. Peter’s Lutheran School will be opening its doors on August 25! We have a purpose; we have a plan; and we have prayer!

Our purpose is to get the young children of our community back into a setting where they can thrive and grow academically, socially, physically, mentally, and spiritually! We look forward to seeing their smiling and eager faces! We have almost full classes, so we know the need is great!

Our plan is expansive, thorough, and in compliance with our church guidelines, county and state mandates, CDC recommendations and rules set out by our state licensing board. We will be vigilant in prevention practices, such as hand washing, sanitizing, distancing, and face coverings for teachers.

Prayer is essential every day and in every school year, but this year more so than ever. We would like to ask you as a congregation to join us in praying daily for our teachers, our teacher’s families, our students, and their families. We would like you to pray for health and safety, but also for peace of mind.

Specifically, we would like to know that each person is being prayed over by name this school year. If you are a faithful pray-er and would like to be given a family to pray over by name, please reach out to Tracy at [email protected], or 512-799-0069. We believe in the power of prayer and want to claim that over our families!