Seminary Donation Day
Mission of the Quarter Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne, IN July thru September 2025
Members of St. Peter
Thank-you for sharing your gifts of non-perishable food and clothing and a donation of $2,675.00 to support our Seminary and Deaconess students who are attending CTSFW. Five members of our congregation traveled to Fort Wayne on Tuesday, October 14th , to attend Donation Day at the Seminary. We participated in a Worship Service in the Chapel. It was an amazing experience as we heard God’s Word preached and you can imagine joyful singing with wonderful organ
music and the voices of LWML Sisters in Christ, Seminary and Deaconess students, faculty and staff from CTSFW! Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and South Wisconsin LWML District Presidents acknowledged the students from their Districts and presented Grants to CTSFW from their Districts. We were able to interact with the students and their families in the Commons. We ate lunch and interacted with students as we shared a meal in the cafeteria. After lunch, the LWML Choir
met at Worship Anew and recorded 5 songs to be used in future Worship Anew broadcasts. It was a very inspiring day! We praise and thank God for His never- ending grace and mercy.
Thank-you for sharing your gifts of non-perishable food and clothing and a donation of $2,675.00 to support our Seminary and Deaconess students who are attending CTSFW. Five members of our congregation traveled to Fort Wayne on Tuesday, October 14th , to attend Donation Day at the Seminary. We participated in a Worship Service in the Chapel. It was an amazing experience as we heard God’s Word preached and you can imagine joyful singing with wonderful organ
music and the voices of LWML Sisters in Christ, Seminary and Deaconess students, faculty and staff from CTSFW! Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and South Wisconsin LWML District Presidents acknowledged the students from their Districts and presented Grants to CTSFW from their Districts. We were able to interact with the students and their families in the Commons. We ate lunch and interacted with students as we shared a meal in the cafeteria. After lunch, the LWML Choir
met at Worship Anew and recorded 5 songs to be used in future Worship Anew broadcasts. It was a very inspiring day! We praise and thank God for His never- ending grace and mercy.
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Christmas Marketplace for Seminary Students
The LWML invites you to support our seminary students and their families by purchasing gift cards which will be shared with students before they leave for their Christmas break in December. It would be a blessing for them to receive
- gift cards in increments of $10, $20, or $25 which may be used at Fort Wayne merchants such as Walmart, Target, Meijer, Kroger or restaurant chains such as Applebees, McDonalds, Olive Garden, Outback Steakhouse, Red Robin, Subway, Texas Roadhouse, Culvers, etc.
- Service station and gas cards from Shell, Marathon, BP or Speedway in increments of $25 or $50.
- Cash gifts are also accepted to purchase dining hall lunch tickets.
Donations will be accepted until November 16th and may be placed in the marked container in the church office. These cards can be purchased from SCRIP which will benefit St. Peter as well. Thank you for your support!
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Sunday, October 19, 2025
The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost – Divine Service 1
Before God, men, women, and children plead incessantly for justice in the face of rebellion and adversity. Those who know and confess Jesus bear the weight of guilt and need His Word of undeserved acquittal. God’s word is the solitary source of that promise. It teaches, corrects, declares righteousness, and equips us for every good work. Scripture, in its entirety, is that living, breathing, vibrant account of God continually striving by the side of His chosen people – delivering them from sin.
Readings
Genesis 32:22-30
2 Timothy 3:14-4:5
Luke 18:1-8
Collect of the Day
O Lord, almighty and everlasting God, You have commanded us to pray and have promised to hear us. Mercifully grant that Your Holy Spirit may direct and govern our hearts in all things that we may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of Your name; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Hymns
“On Budding Hearts God Wrote the Law” OAR 346“
I Trust, O Lord, Your Holy Name” LSB 734
“O Word of God Incarnate” LSB 523
“The Law of God Is Good and Wise” LSB 579
“The Gospel Shows the Father’s Grace” LSB 580
“God Who Made the Earth and Heaven” LSB 877
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Sunday, October 12
The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost and LWML Sunday
Divine Service
The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) is an official auxiliary of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Since 1942, the LWML has focused on affirming each woman’s relationship with Christ, encouraging and equipping women to live out their Christian lives in active mission ministries and to support global missions. As Lutheran Women in Mission, we joyfully proclaim Christ, support missions, and equip women to honor God by serving others.
Readings
Ruth 1:1-19a
2 Timothy 2:1-13
Luke 17:11-19
Collect of the Day
Almighty God, You show mercy to Your people in all their troubles. Grant us always to recognize Your goodness, give thanks for Your compassion, and praise Your holy name; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Hymns
“On Budding Hearts God Wrote the Law” OAR 346
“For All the Faithful Women” LSB 855, sts. 1, 7, 3 & 4
“Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing” LSB 525
“From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee” LSB 607
“Once He Came in Blessing” LSB 333
“Serve the Lord with Gladness”
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Sunday, October 2, 2025
The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost – Prayer and Preaching
Faith does not preclude Christians from adversity and persecution. Faith arms believers with Christlike tenacity, equipping us to persevere in prayer and joy, continually confessing Jesus as the source of life and immortality. Temptations will come; believing saints will sin; yet repentant sinners will be forgiven. Satan will surely seek to undermine our faith, yet Christ Jesus in unrelenting mercy and forgiveness will guard us until the day of salvation.
Readings
Collect of the Day
O God, our refuge and strength, the author of all godliness, by Your grace hear the prayers of Your Church. Grant that those things which we ask in faith we may receive through Your bountiful mercy; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
Hymns
“On Budding Hearts God Wrote the Law” OAR 346
“I Know My Faith Is Founded” LSB 587
“Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive” LSB 843
Flowers
The flowers last Sunday were given by Tim and Barb Yeadon in memory of Erich Yeadon.
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Sunday, September 28
The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Divine Service
Christ mediates the chasm between faith and faithlessness, mercy and judgement, life and death! Overseers and deacons are caretakers of this delicate balance between Law and Gospel. Their biblical qualifications for office require faithful service that is blameless, dignified, and godly. Preachers and teachers of God’s Word are to be above reproach, clinging to faith in Christ. In faith, we all fight the good fight and make the good confession as did Moses, the prophets, and the saints before us.
Readings
Collect of the Day
O God, You are the strength of all who trust in You, and without Your aid we can do no good thing. Grant us the help of Your grace that we may please You in both will and deed; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Hymns
“Lift High the Cross” LSB 837
“Lord, Thee I Love with all My Heart” LSB 708 (sung by choir)
“All You Works of God, Bless the Lord” LSB 930
“Lord Enthroned in Heavenly Splendor” LSB 534
“Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven” LSB 793
“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” LSB 686
“Glory Be to God the Father” LSB 506
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Sunday, September 21
The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Divine Service
Faithful stewards of God’s gifts anchor themselves in constant prayer, intercession, and thanksgiving. Meager gifts of the poor ought to be intentionally safeguarded; the position and wealth of kings are to be highly regarded. Yet we know wealth belongs to a fallen world. Obsession with riches threatens our loyalty to God. Christ surpasses the value of all material possessions. He is our lasting treasure, who paid the greatest price – ransoming our lives at the cost of His own.
Readings:
Amos 8:4-7
1 Timothy 2:1-15
Luke 16:1-15
Collect of the Day:
O Lord, keep Your Church in Your perpetual mercy; and because without You we cannot but fall, preserve us from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
O Lord, keep Your Church in Your perpetual mercy; and because without You we cannot but fall, preserve us from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Hymns:
“Lift High the Cross” LSB 837
“Seek Where You May to Find a Way” LSB 557
“Salvation Unto Us Has Come” LSB 555
“Jesus Thy Blood and Righteousness” LSB 563
“O Light Whose Splendor” LSB 891
“By Grace I’m Saved” LSB 566
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Sunday, September 14, 2025
The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Prayer and Preaching
The unrelenting mercy of God seeks out the foremost sinner of men. In all unlikely circumstances, God’s shepherding vigilance is persistent. One lost sheep requires the Lord’s attention. One lost coin requires a woman’s diligence. Wayward sinners ensnared in ignorance and worldly values necessitate the unrivaled strength of Christ Jesus. By His grace, sinners are found and saved. By His mercy, sinful opposition is assuaged with perfect patience and forgiveness. Rejoice!
Readings
Ezekiel 34:11-24
1 Timothy 1:12-17
Luke 15:1-10
Collect of the Day
Blessed Lord, You have caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning. Grant that we may so hear them, read, mark, learn, and take them to heart that, by the patience and comfort of Your holy Word, we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Hymns
“Lift High the Cross” LSB 837
“Jesus Sinners Doth Receive” LSB 609
“Lamb of God” LSB 550
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