Fall Family Fun Night
Join us for Fall Family Fun Night! All ages welcome at this free, family-friendly event!
Activities include:
Corn Sack Races
Egg & Spoon Race
Bobbing for Apples
Pumpkin Painting
Spooky Bible Stories
... and
Marshmallow Roast over Fire
Fall-themed snacks & refreshments
Learn more & sign up to attend so we get an idea for supplies & snacks! (Sign up located on "Get Involved!" Bulletin board OR by calling 724.439.4730.)
To receive updates on St. Peter's happenings & how you can be involved, subscribe to our newsletter at https://splcuniontown.org/subscribe
Reformation Sunday
Reformation Day, annually occurring on October 31, honors Luther’s posting of his 95 Theses on the Castle Church doors in Wittenberg, Germany, on October 31, 1517. This holiday is largely exclusive to Protestants as a commemoration of the origin of the Protestant Reformation. Luther's 95 theses sparked the Reformation, as they were quickly translated and spread across Germany within weeks.
Dr. Ray Pritchard writes: "on Reformation Day, we pause to give thanks to God for Martin Luther and for the recovery of the gospel truth that we are declared righteous in the eyes of God solely based on what Jesus Christ accomplished for us in his bloody death and victorious resurrection."
Martin Luther, desiring to spark theological discussion over the medieval practice of selling indulgences, nailed his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. That happened 503 years ago today. The spark he set off ignited a flame that spread across Europe and became known as the Protestant Reformation. By challenging the church's authority and its doctrine, Luther reclaimed for Christianity the central doctrine of salvation-justification by faith alone.
Luther took a bold and dangerous step as he nailed a paper to the door of a Cathedral in Wittenberg, Germany, on which he had written 95 complaints against the only Christian community of his day - his own Church. It went down in history as the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. The protests that were written that day for the public to see began the most dramatic reform within Christianity.
Reformation Day is traditionally observed on October 31, the same day as Halloween. In numerous German states, it is a public holiday; likewise, many branches of the government and court system are often closed.
In the United States, this holiday is often observed on the Sunday preceding Halloween, a day recognized as Reformation Sunday, which will be October 27, 2024.
We invite you to wear RED on Reformation Sunday to remind us of the fire of the Spirit.
All Saints Sunday
All Saints' Day celebration has a long history in the worship life of the Christian Church. It began as a commemoration of the martyrs who had died for the faith, and it has since become a day when we honor and remember those who, in death, have joined the Church Triumphant, as well as the faithful saints of the present who serve Jesus Christ. Martin Luther held that all Christians are simultaneously sinner and saint--a sinner because of our rebellious nature, but a saint because of salvation in Jesus.
During the worship service, we will honor the memory of those saints in the St. Peter’s community who have died in the last year, as well as celebrate the saints who have joined St. Peter’s through the sacrament of baptism in the last year.
Name Tag Sunday
When is the last time you were talking with someone & their name just slipped from your grasp? Well, we’ve got a solution for that! It’s Name Tag Sunday - the first Sunday of every month. Grab a name tag at the entryway, write your name, & go confidently into your conversations at St. Peter’s!
2025 Church Directory Photo Sessions
2025 Church Directory – Schedule your family photos today!
Scheduling appointments via online portal … and now in-person after worship service!
We are please to announce that we will be compiling a 2025 church family pictorial directory with Universal. It will include all members’ family portraits and roster info so we can stay connected.
Sign up:
1. Online at www.ucdir.com – click “scheduling login” —> code is “pa1214” —> password is “photos”.
2. At church before or after service beginning October 5th.
3. For assistance, call the church office or Megan Cavaliere at (724) 208-9185.
There is no cost to be photographed & every family will receive a complimentary 8x10 portrait mailed to their home 3 weeks after photography – before Christmas!
Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to make a treasured family keepsake.
Only participating households will receive a free directory!
Photography will take place on the following dates:
Monday, November 10th between 2pm – 8:30pm
Tuesday, November 11th between 2pm – 8:30pm Please join us – it won’t be the same without you!
ONLINE SCHEDULING INSTRUCTIONS FOR FAMILY APPOINTMENT SETTING
Go to the Universal Church Directories website (www.ucdir.com)
Click on the box on the right side of the homepage entitled “photography appointment scheduling login”
Enter your church code pa1214
Enter your church password photos
Click on the Enter button
Click on the desired photography date
Click on the Reserve Time button beside the desired photography appointment time
Enter the appropriate information in all required fields (indicated by the asterisk)
Click on the Schedule Appointment button at the bottom of the screen to reserve the photography appointment time in your family’s name
If you have more than six family members being photographed, please reserve two appointments consecutively (such as 6:00 and 6:10)
Print the next screen to use as a reminder of your family’s photography appointment
Contact your church’s online scheduling administrator to change or cancel your photography appointment
2025 Church Directory Photo Sessions
2025 Church Directory – Schedule your family photos today!
Scheduling appointments via online portal … and now in-person after worship service!
We are please to announce that we will be compiling a 2025 church family pictorial directory with Universal. It will include all members’ family portraits and roster info so we can stay connected.
Sign up:
1. Online at www.ucdir.com – click “scheduling login” —> code is “pa1214” —> password is “photos”.
2. At church before or after service beginning October 5th.
3. For assistance, call the church office or Megan Cavaliere at (724) 208-9185.
There is no cost to be photographed & every family will receive a complimentary 8x10 portrait mailed to their home 3 weeks after photography – before Christmas!
Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to make a treasured family keepsake.
Only participating households will receive a free directory!
Photography will take place on the following dates:
Monday, November 10th between 2pm – 8:30pm
Tuesday, November 11th between 2pm – 8:30pm Please join us – it won’t be the same without you!
ONLINE SCHEDULING INSTRUCTIONS FOR FAMILY APPOINTMENT SETTING
Go to the Universal Church Directories website (www.ucdir.com)
Click on the box on the right side of the homepage entitled “photography appointment scheduling login”
Enter your church code pa1214
Enter your church password photos
Click on the Enter button
Click on the desired photography date
Click on the Reserve Time button beside the desired photography appointment time
Enter the appropriate information in all required fields (indicated by the asterisk)
Click on the Schedule Appointment button at the bottom of the screen to reserve the photography appointment time in your family’s name
If you have more than six family members being photographed, please reserve two appointments consecutively (such as 6:00 and 6:10)
Print the next screen to use as a reminder of your family’s photography appointment
Contact your church’s online scheduling administrator to change or cancel your photography appointment
Name Tag Sunday
When is the last time you were talking with someone & their name just slipped from your grasp? Well, we’ve got a solution for that! It’s Name Tag Sunday - the first Sunday of every month. Grab a name tag at the entryway, write your name, & go confidently into your conversations at St. Peter’s!
Chair Yoga for Everyone
Want a great opportunity to get together with a group of friends? Join us for Chair Yoga.
You'll practice a 45-minute chair yoga class appropriate for all experience levels of yoga (or no experience at all!). You'll mobilize all the major joints in the body, gently tone and stretch the muscles and finish with a guided relaxation to center your mind.
Class fee: $15 ($12 for seniors, over 65)
Class location: St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 121 Walnut Hill Road, Uniontown, PA. St. Peter's is a zero-entry facility, so no steps to navigate! Plenty of parking. Facility is climate-controlled with handicap-accessible restrooms. Doors will open at 11:15am.
Please pre-register with Erica Engel at erica@ericaengel.com or 509.406.0928.
Handbell Choir Practice
St. Peter's Handbell Choir is growing!
This new(ish) music ministry intends to share music at worship services a few times per year ... we’d love for you to be part of this ministry!
Some music knowledge is helpful, yet we can work with you if a refresher is needed!
Contact Missy McCann with questions: 724.970.0799
We would LOVE to have you join us!
Chair Yoga for Everyone
Want a great opportunity to get together with a group of friends? Join us for Chair Yoga.
You'll practice a 45-minute chair yoga class appropriate for all experience levels of yoga (or no experience at all!). You'll mobilize all the major joints in the body, gently tone and stretch the muscles and finish with a guided relaxation to center your mind.
Class fee: $15 ($12 for seniors, over 65)
Class location: St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 121 Walnut Hill Road, Uniontown, PA. St. Peter's is a zero-entry facility, so no steps to navigate! Plenty of parking. Facility is climate-controlled with handicap-accessible restrooms. Doors will open at 11:15am.
Please pre-register with Erica Engel at erica@ericaengel.com or 509.406.0928.
Name Tag Sunday
When is the last time you were talking with someone & their name just slipped from your grasp? Well, we’ve got a solution for that! It’s Name Tag Sunday - the first Sunday of every month. Grab a name tag at the entryway, write your name, & go confidently into your conversations at St. Peter’s!
Blood Drive w/ American Red Cross
Be a part of a life-saving cause! Schedule your appointment to donate blood at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church on October 3rd.
Here are a few details to help you prepare:
Maximize your blood donation. Help more patients. If you are an eligible type O, B- or A- donor, consider making a Power Red donation. Red blood cells are the most commonly transfused blood component.
Please call 1-800-733-2767 or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter SPLC to schedule an appointment.
Streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history questions on the day of your appointment.
Chair Yoga for Everyone
Want a great opportunity to get together with a group of friends? Join us for Chair Yoga.
You'll practice a 45-minute chair yoga class appropriate for all experience levels of yoga (or no experience at all!). You'll mobilize all the major joints in the body, gently tone and stretch the muscles and finish with a guided relaxation to center your mind.
Class fee: $15 ($12 for seniors, over 65)
Class location: St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 121 Walnut Hill Road, Uniontown, PA. St. Peter's is a zero-entry facility, so no steps to navigate! Plenty of parking. Facility is climate-controlled with handicap-accessible restrooms. Doors will open at 11:15am.
Please pre-register with Erica Engel at erica@ericaengel.com or 509.406.0928.
Name Tag Sunday
When is the last time you were talking with someone & their name just slipped from your grasp? Well, we’ve got a solution for that! It’s Name Tag Sunday - the first Sunday of every month. Grab a name tag at the entryway, write your name, & go confidently into your conversations at St. Peter’s!
God's Work, Our Hands - Worship & Church Picnic
Sunday, September 7th
Join us to celebrate our efforts to support Lutheran World Relief’s “Growing Hope Globally” campaign supporting farmers in Peru. We will gather for a brief worship at 10:30am (hopefully in the outdoor pavilion!) … followed by a family-style cookout! You can also meet some of the farm animals our local youth are raising right here in Fayette County, in solidarity with the Peruvian farmers we will be supporting.
On Sunday, Sept. 7th, congregations of the ELCA will join together for our annual day of service. “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday began in 2013 in connection with the ELCA’s 25th anniversary. It continues to be an opportunity to celebrate who we are as the ELCA — one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor.
This day is an opportunity to celebrate who we are as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America — one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor.
Service activities offer an opportunity for us to explore one of our most basic convictions as Lutherans: that all of life in Jesus Christ – every act of service, in every daily calling, in every corner of life — flows freely from a living, daring confidence in God’s grace.
Chair Yoga for Everyone
Want a great opportunity to get together with a group of friends? Join us for Chair Yoga.
You'll practice a 45-minute chair yoga class appropriate for all experience levels of yoga (or no experience at all!). You'll mobilize all the major joints in the body, gently tone and stretch the muscles and finish with a guided relaxation to center your mind.
Class fee: $15 ($12 for seniors, over 65)
Class location: St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 121 Walnut Hill Road, Uniontown, PA. St. Peter's is a zero-entry facility, so no steps to navigate! Plenty of parking. Facility is climate-controlled with handicap-accessible restrooms. Doors will open at 11:15am.
Please pre-register with Erica Engel at erica@ericaengel.com or 509.406.0928.
Backpack / Work Bag Blessing
Bring your school backpack and/or work bag for a special blessing during Sunday’s service this weekend. We wish our student, teachers, staff & parents/caregivers a positive, safe return to work & school next week!
Bless the school year ahead –
fill it with compassion for those making difficult decisions,
comfort to parents wondering how to manage home, work, and school,
and strength to teachers navigating new ways of learning.
Bless the school year ahead –
reminding us to see our neighbors as ourselves and Christ in all that we meet.
Bless the school year ahead –
remembering that God always goes before us
and claims us as beloved children of God.
Bless the school year ahead –
trusting your grace in our lives and hope for what is to come.
Be with us this year. Grant us your wisdom, Lord, that we continue to seek it, and look for signs of your love all around us.
Source: Kimberly Knowle-Zeller, an ordained ELCA pastor
Blood Drive w/ American Red Cross
Be a part of a life-saving cause! Schedule your appointment to donate blood at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church on August 8th.
Here are a few details to help you prepare:
Maximize your blood donation. Help more patients. If you are an eligible type O, B- or A- donor, consider making a Power Red donation. Red blood cells are the most commonly transfused blood component.
Please call 1-800-733-2767 or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter SPLC to schedule an appointment.
Streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history questions on the day of your appointment.
Chair Yoga for Everyone
Want a great opportunity to get together with a group of friends? Join us for Chair Yoga.
You'll practice a 45-minute chair yoga class appropriate for all experience levels of yoga (or no experience at all!). You'll mobilize all the major joints in the body, gently tone and stretch the muscles and finish with a guided relaxation to center your mind.
Class fee: $15 ($12 for yogis over 65)
Class location: St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 121 Walnut Hill Road, Uniontown, PA. St. Peter's is a zero-entry facility, so no steps to navigate! Plenty of parking. Facility is climate-controlled with handicap-accessible restrooms. Doors will open at 11:15am.
Please pre-register with Erica Engel at erica@ericaengel.com or 509.406.0928.
Name Tag Sunday
When is the last time you were talking with someone & their name just slipped from your grasp? Well, we’ve got a solution for that! It’s Name Tag Sunday - the first Sunday of every month. Grab a name tag at the entryway, write your name, & go confidently into your conversations at St. Peter’s!
God's Work, Our Hands - Day of Service
Sunday, September 7th
This year marks the 12th anniversary of “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday!
THIS YEAR’S PROJECT: “GROWING HOPE GLOBALLY” WITH LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF
Donate to Lutheran World Relief throughout the month of August and September! We are partnering with LWR in the "Growing Hope Globally" program, raising funds for the Peru Castrovirreyna campaign, which works with indigenous farmers to increase their income from the sale of quality dairy indigenous farmers to increase their income from the sale of quality dairy products to improve the availability and access to food, especially for children and pregnant women, who tend to have problems with anemia and malnutrition.
Learn more about Peru Castrovirreyna campaign at https://www.growinghopeglobally.org/program/peru-castrovirreyna/. Donate at the Service & Outreach table before/after worship, or use the pew envelope and write “LWR Growing Globally” in the memo line. You can also donate online at https://splcuniontown.org (memo: “LWR Growing Globally”).
THANK YOU!
ABOUT GOD’S WORK, OUR HANDS SUNDAY:
On Sunday, Sept. 7th, congregations of the ELCA will join together for our annual day of service. “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday began in 2013 in connection with the ELCA’s 25th anniversary. It continues to be an opportunity to celebrate who we are as the ELCA — one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor.
This day is an opportunity to celebrate who we are as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America — one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor.
Service activities offer an opportunity for us to explore one of our most basic convictions as Lutherans: that all of life in Jesus Christ – every act of service, in every daily calling, in every corner of life — flows freely from a living, daring confidence in God’s grace.
“God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday is an extension of the work you do every day to make your community a better place.
Book Club Meeting
Join us for lively discussion about our favorite thing: reading books! We’ll meet in the conference room - or in our outdoor pavilion if weather permits! - after worship (grab a coffee & a snack in the fellowship hall, too!).
This month, our book selection is “Her Hidden Genius” by Marie Benedict.
All are welcome!
Blood Drive w/ American Red Cross
POP-UP BLOOD DRIVE (this blood drive is moved TO St. Peter’s FROM American Legion due to a/c issues.)
Be a part of a life-saving cause! Schedule your appointment to donate blood at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church on July 21st.
Here are a few details to help you prepare:
Maximize your blood donation. Help more patients. If you are an eligible type O, B- or A- donor, consider making a Power Red donation. Red blood cells are the most commonly transfused blood component.
Please call 1-800-733-2767 or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter SPLC to schedule an appointment.
Streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history questions on the day of your appointment.
Chair Yoga for Everyone
Want a great opportunity to get together with a group of friends? Join us for Chair Yoga.
You'll practice a 45-minute chair yoga class appropriate for all experience levels of yoga (or no experience at all!). You'll mobilize all the major joints in the body, gently tone and stretch the muscles and finish with a guided relaxation to center your mind.
Class fee: $15 ($12 for seniors, over 65)
Class location: St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 121 Walnut Hill Road, Uniontown, PA. St. Peter's is a zero-entry facility, so no steps to navigate! Plenty of parking. Facility is climate-controlled with handicap-accessible restrooms. Doors will open at 11:15am.
Please pre-register with Erica Engel at erica@ericaengel.com or 509.406.0928.
Name Tag Sunday
When is the last time you were talking with someone & their name just slipped from your grasp? Well, we’ve got a solution for that! It’s Name Tag Sunday - the first Sunday of every month. Grab a name tag at the entryway, write your name, & go confidently into your conversations at St. Peter’s!
Summer Mini-Camp at St. Peter's!
St. Peter's is hosting a free three-day adventure for children in K - 5th grade, Tuesday 06/24 - Thursday 06/26 from 6 PM - 8 PM.
Theme: “The Spirit Moves!”
This exciting program will be fully staffed with adult volunteers and will include games, crafts, snacks, and fun ways for kids to worship God and learn about Jesus together. (Note: All volunteers have submitted state & federal background checks.)
Plus we'll wrap our adventure up with an all-ages ICE CREAM SUNDAE party on Thursday evening! Please invite ANY children in K - 5th grade, and be sure to fill out a registration form (access HERE)… or email your interest to office@splcuniontown.org.
Alternatively, get a registration form through our office at office@splcuniontown.org or by calling 724.439.4730.
Paint n' Dip Event (a WELS Adventure Fundraising Event)
Join us for an afternoon of fun, painting and community — all for a great cause! No experience needed — just come ready to create, connect and support WELS Adventure in empowering youth through wilderness exploration and life skills.
Your $30 ticket includes: all painting supplies, guided instruction from Mel of Sips n’ Giggles, and a chance to relax and unwind for a great cause!
BYO Dips & Snacks! Bring your fave snacks and dips to enjoy while you paint!
Register by calling 724.439.4730 or email office@splcuniontown.org. Pre-registration & fee required.