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Our Lenten Journey begins today with the Ash Wednesday service at Tillamook UMC. 7:00 p.m. tonight.

This Sunday at 10:30 am is a combined worship with St Peter Lutheran and St Alban's Episcopal at Tillamook United Methodist Church for Pastor Dorthy's final Sunday. Potluck to follow. Bring food to share.

Pastor Mike shares the real Christmas story, and the story of the stole his wife made for Epiphany.

This Sunday is Epiphany, the day of the Magi. Epiphany is the season we reflect on the ways God reveals God's self to the world. What did the Magi seek? Come to worship at 11 am this Sunday. Pastor Mike Handback will preach. Holy Communion will be served. All are welcome! Happy New Year!

St. Peter ELCA is part of a community of churches that share worship services and events in Tillamook, OR. Here is our schedule for March, 2019: Sun 3/3 11:00 a.m. Worship at St. Peter Lutheran Tue 3/5 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at St. Alban's Wed 3/6 7:00 p.m. Ash Wednesday Worship at Tillamook UMC Sun 3/10 11:00 a.m. Worship at St. Peter Lutheran Tue 3/12 6:00 p.m. Lenten Soup Supper at St. John's UCC Sun 3/17 11:00 a.m. Worship at St. Peter Lutheran Tue 3/19 6:00 p.m. Lenten Soup Supper at St. Alban's Episcopal Sun 3/24 11:00 a.m. Worship at St. Peter Lutheran Tue 3/26 6:00 p.m. Lenten Soup Supper at St. Peter Lutheran Sun 3/31 10:30 a.m. Fifth Sunday Worship at St. John's UCC All are welcome. Please join us!

What a lovely Christmas Eve candlelight service.

Did you know... Sunday, November 25 is Christ the King Sunday. (Advent starts "late" this year---not necessarily concurrent with Black Friday, which is not on the liturgical calendar!) What is Christ the King Sunday, and how did it start? It is not an ancient tradition. It was, in fact, started in 1925 by Pope Pius XI, and took place on the last Sunday of October ("coincidentally" the same day as Lutheran's Reformation Sunday, hmmmmm...). However, after Vatican II, it was moved to the last Sunday of the church year (the Sunday before Advent, which is the beginning of the new year). When the Inter-Lutheran Commission on Worship adopted the three-year Roman Lectionary in the late 1970s, they brought the Christ the King festival along with it. Until then, they had not observed this, ahem, Catholic holiday. But, since the observance was appropriately Biblical, it was adopted, with some revisions. After all, who doesn't love a good festival? What are we celebrating, anyway? Christ the King Sunday is the grand finale of Christ's Kingdom, the Day of Judgment, the Coming of Christ and the Kingdom and his eternal reign. More or less. Kingdoms on Earth come and go, but the Kingdom of God and of Christ is forever. For more history and details, see “The Not-So-Ancient-Origins of Christ the King Sunday” on “Lutheran Forum.” https://www.lutheranforum.com/blog/2017/11/11/the-not-so-ancient-origins-of-christ-the-king-sunday Submitted by Barbara Richmond

Holidays are coming! You know how to invite a friend to dinner, and how to invite a friend to church, but do you know how to invite a friend to Like our Facebook page? It's easy! Go to the St. Peter Lutheran Church, ELCA page. Look down the left-hand column and click on Community. Underneath the cover photo banner you will see Liked, Following, Share, and three dots. Click on the dots, and a menu will pop up. Click on “Invite Friends.” Your list of Friends will appear. Click on the little circles to invite them. Now go spread the good news!

If you would like to donate to disaster response efforts, whether it's wildfires in California or hurricanes in the South, or anywhere your help is needed worldwide, please consider donating to the Lutheran Disaster Response. 100% of your donation goes to the designated cause. https://www.elca.org/Our-Work/Relief-and-Development/Lutheran-Disaster-Response/

Thursday Vespers services are suspended until after the New Year. Please enjoy some of the many holiday events our community has to offer.

New Year's Eve at Kilchis Point Reserve. December 31, 2017 By Barbara Richmond

Dave Stuck says he has some research to do about the symbolism of the new addition to our sanctuary, but he offers some history: "This was given to St. Peter by the Nelson family Scott & Diane (DuCommun) in loving memory of their parents the Rev. Norman & Gloria Nelson and brother, Paul. The Lamb of God symbol was from the altar of Calvary Lutheran Church in Ballard [Seattle], WA. The church was built during Rev. Nelson's pastorate there. When the church closed and was torn down, the 'lamb' was given to Gloria Nelson. Norm & Gloria retired in the late 90's to Tillamook and became members of St. Peter."

Can't do Sundays? You are invited to come to St Peter every Thursday evening at 6:00 PM for a time of worship. All are welcome!

From Hillsboro... https://patch.com/oregon/hillsboro/divisive-times-local-churches-celebrate-common-ground

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What a lovely Christmas Eve candlelight service.