Stop by this weekend for a Ravinia-style evening of worship and music on the North Lawn! From 5:00–6:00 PM, enjoy a short, family-friendly worship service followed by a relaxed outdoor concert. Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, yard games, and picnic baskets—then settle in for a joyful time of community, music, and summer worship. *In the event of inclement weather, worship will move into the sanctuary.
WORSHIP THIS SUMMER AT ST. PETER, AS WE DIG INTO 2 THESSALONIANS The theme of Jesus’ second coming dominates 2 Thessalonians as it does in 1 Thessalonians. Paul writes to the church – then and now – to prepare her in the fullest way for The End. Make no mistake, The End will not be preceded by peaceful, loving, and tranquil times; rather, as The Day of the LORD nears, days, seasons, and epochs will grow increasingly tumultuous, especially for Christians. In particular, Paul speaks of a definitive, all-out rebellion by humanity, followed by the revealing of the Lawless One or the Son of Perdition – a title used only one other time for Judas Iscariot (Jn 17:12). In light of such imminent events, Paul tells Christians both how to and how NOT to prepare for The End.
Do you want to grow closer to Jesus but not sure how? Are you desiring to hear and recognize God’s voice? Have you been meaning to start a rhythm of spending time with God but need a kickstart?
The St Peter Sacred Retreat is specifically designed to help you do just that. In this busy, hurried life it’s difficult to make space to meet with God and hear His voice. Sacred Retreats help you carve out intentional space to spend with your Heavenly Father where He transforms, renews and refreshes.
This day is designed to meet you where you are on your walk with Jesus, even if you are brand new to spending alone time with God. Preparation support, retreat day guidance, and follow up resources will be available.
St Peter Sacred Retreat Saturday, July 26th 9:00 am-3:00 pm
St Peter Campus
$25 per person (includes a boxed lunch and retreat resources)
Register for the July 26th Sacred Retreat and hear God’s voice more clearly as you spend time with Him.
THE LAST DAY TO VOTE IS THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 28. VOTE FOR ST. PETER. VOTE DAILY! Thanks to your support, we’ve been nominated by Daily Herald readers as both Best Place to Worship and Best Private School. Now it’s time to vote and help us bring home the win! Voting is quick, easy, and open daily. Just click the Start button and cast your vote for your favorite. VOTE HERE!
DEBORAH R. BALGEMAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND Are you a student planning to attend an LCMS university this fall with the goal of becoming a full-time church worker? The Deborah R. Balgeman Scholarship Fund was established in memory of Deborah Balgeman, a beloved former St. Peter Lutheran School teacher. This scholarship is designed to encourage members of St. Peter to pursue full-time ministry careers—such as teachers, pastors, DCEs, missionaries, and more—and to support students attending a Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod college or university. If that’s you, we encourage you to apply! Click HERE for full details. Application deadline: August 15, 2025
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION NEWS! We are very excited to share that St. Peter is one of one hundred schools to win 10,000 bonus box tops which translates to a $1,000.00 bonus! A special thank you goes out to everyone who linked their Walmart app to their BTFE app! Every time a purchase was made in this manner automatically entered us into the sweepstakes. We hope this propels us to more participation in this wonderful, yet easy to use program. It costs you nothing to participate. We earn money every time you scan a receipt with an eligible product on it. If you are already participating, be sure to scan your receipts this summer. BTFE always run some wonderful back-to-school bonuses that will really increase purchases. If you do not yet participate, it is easy. Just download the BTFE app from the App Store. When prompted, enter our unique code of RKJ22BC8 to earn 25 bonus box tops when you scan your first receipt. You don’t even need to know if you made a qualifying purchase because the app will find them. I am still sometimes surprised to find I purchased something that qualifies! Just get in the habit of scanning all receipts! You can do it within 2 weeks of purchase, but I find it easier to scan when I come home with my purchases. Thank you to everyone who participated. We earned $1,500.00 in 10 months! We are edging close to $23,000 lifetime earnings for St. Peter.
ONLY TWO MORE CAMPUS PLANNING TOWN HALLS The Campus Planning Committee will be sharing a brief (20-minute) presentation on exciting plans for our Sanctuary and proposed changes to the lobby, offices, Life Center, and classrooms and the phases of our upcoming Capital Campaign. You'll get a first look at the concepts for replacing and building new space and learn how you can be a part of making it happen. Town Hall Dates:
June 28 – after Worship on the Lawn
*NEW June 29 — after 8:30/9:00 am services
Whether you've been at St. Peter for decades or just joined the family, your feedback and comments on the vision matter. Come and be part of the conversations and the transformations. Let’s enhance our ability to build the future together.
SUMMER SUPPERS Summer Suppers have started at Our Saviour's! Our Saviour's is one of 20 churches and community organizations helping to make life a little easier for our struggling neighbors by sponsoring Summer Suppers this year. Give a helping hand to families and individuals having a tough time buying groceries. Last month many grateful guests enjoyed chicken stir fry, egg rolls and broccoli salad. Five more Summer Suppers will be held. Click HERE to volunteer at one of the five Summer Suppers remaining: Wednesday July 2, Wednesday August 6, Saturday August 30, Wednesday September 3, Sunday September 14. Like to cook? Have a favorite salad, dessert or side dish recipe? If you enjoy serving food and seeing smiles - sign up to serve at a Summer Supper! Training is not necessary to help. Suppers will be served from 6:30-7:30 pm. Donated food should be dropped off by 5:00 pm.
SUMMER CLOTHING DONATIONS NEEDED If you’ve cleaned out your closets recently and would like to donate any clean, gently used spring and summer clothing, please donate it to PADS. Adult sized t-shirts, shorts, hats, sunglasses, sandals and other lightweight summer apparel can be put in the PADS donation box at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church.
INTERESTED IN HELPING AT PADS? PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter) the overnight program for those experiencing homelessness, will resume at Our Saviour's in October. If you’re interested in learning more about PADS and becoming a trained volunteer, join the interest list using the link HERE. You will be contacted when a new training session is scheduled. New PADS volunteers are always needed and greatly appreciated! Please consider joining the caring team of PADS volunteers this fall. If you have any questions about PADS or Summer Suppers, please email oslcpadsvoldirector@gmail.com Or get in touch with one of the site co-directors Bruce Freier 773-656-0606 or Sheryl Hilbert 847-337-9104
Mission: Leading People To A Full Life In Christ I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10
Vision: Seeing Lives And Communities Transformed As We Become More Like Jesus And we all… are being transformed into His image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:18
