CONNECTIONSt. Peter’s

VOL. 4, No. 20April 25, 2014

Connecting the World with God’s Love

THIS ISSUE:KIDS JAM

spring musicalJoin us April 27 for this

annual presentation

by our talented

children’s choirs.

Open House celebration

Come celebrate the

completion of our

wonderful new ministry

spaces at an open house

on May 18.

20775 Kingsland Blvd., Katy, Texas 77450 (281) 492-8031 www.stpkaty.org

He is risen!

Almost 3,400 of us celebrated Easter at St. Peter’s in seven worship services, following Holy Week, which included Palm/Passion Sunday, an Easter Egg Hunt and a special Holy Thursday service. Most of our new buildings and ministry spaces were up and running to handle all of those who came to worship.

Dear Friends in Christ,Bishop Fulton Sheen, in his autobiography “Treasure in Clay,” wrote

about an experience he had when he was traveling around preaching: “I stopped to ask a few boys for directions

to the Town Hall where I was giving a lecture. They told me where the Town Hall was and then asked, “What are you going to do there?” “I’m giving a lecture on heaven and how to get there. Would you like to come and find out?” “You’re kidding,” one boy said. “You don’t even know the way to the Town Hall.”

As Christians, we don’t claim to know everything, but we should be able to point the way to heaven. John 3:16 is one of the most popular verses in the entire Bible: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not per-ish but may have eternal life.” In this one verse we have the directions needed to show others the way to heaven. This is what we are doing as we seek to connect the world with God’s love.

I look forward to seeing you this Sunday.Grace and Peace,

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Dr. Pat Sparks, Senior Pastor

Pat

How to get to heaven

We are having a sup-ply drive through

May 18. Look for the Giving Tree in the Lobby. Donations are needed to keep the cost of this program down and are greatly appreciated. For more information, contact Amanda Verell at VBSVolunteers2014@gmail.com.

The Gospel of John contains many of the “I am” sayings of Jesus. These are sayings in which he compares himself to a shepherd, a gate, and the

light of the world to help us understand who he is. God does the same thing in Exodus when he tells Moses “I am who I am.” Please join us beginning May 11 in traditional worship for a new sermon series “The Great I Am,” in which we will explore these sayings and what they mean for us.

All Vacation Bible School volunteers are

reminded that our train-ing session is April 27 at noon in Asbury Hall. If you are unable to attend, you must attend the May 7 training, which is at 6:30 p.m. in Asbury Hall. If you have questions, contact Amanda Verrell at VBSVol-unteers2014@gmail.com.

VBS volunteer training

Vacation Bible School supplies

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Just when you think everything is running smoothly, there is a hiccup.

When our website went down and our e-mail was not functioning, we

realized how much we are tied to technology. Suddenly we had to find new

ways to communicate and do our work. And the timing couldn’t have been

worse, happening just before Easter. It just took one thing falling through

the cracks to make everything come to a standstill. Please accept my apolo-

gies for any inconvenience you experienced during this time.

I hope everyone is excited about our Open House scheduled for Sun-

day, May 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. I am asking my family members who live in the

Houston area to come see the new additions and renovations we have just

completed. I do not think I have seen a nursery as big as ours before; it will

be able to take care of infants and small children of members and guests as

we grow as a church. Please join us in sharing our new spaces, and invite your

neighbors and friends.

With the Living Stones campus starting preview services in July, I am

excited how everything is coming together for both our new campus in west

Katy and our main campus on Kingsland. We welcome everyone to come be a

part of the growth here at St. Peter’s.

Frank NanceExecutive Director

We have finished our year-long expansion of our campus funded by the Magnify and Multiply campaign. To celebrate, we invite all mem-

bers, guests and the Katy community to an Open House on Sunday, May 18, from 2 to 4 p.m., to view our new facilities for children, students and music. The Open House will in-clude tours of the campus, short programs in each of the new ministry spaces, and light refreshments. We hope to see you there!

Magnify&

Multiply

Come see how we’ve grown at our Open House

Children’s Ministries is offering two new

summer camps for kids: Princess Prep School and Warrior Prince Academy July 14-18. We are looking for male and female adult workers, students enter-ing sixth grade through 12th grade, and college students. Workers 14 and older will be paid; those younger than 14 will be volunteers.

Please contact Whit-ney Peper at wpeper19@gmail.com to sign up to help or for more informa-tion.

All men of St. Peter’s are invited to join the

Men’s Breakfast Group each Thursday at 8:30 a.m. at the Whataburger at 23540 Westheimer Park-way for fellowship, food and fun. No reservations are needed!

Men’s Thursday breakfast group

Summer camp workers needed

The St. Peter’s

website and e-mail

are now working.

Sorry for the

inconvenience!

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Sign-ups are down this time for our April 27

blood drive, so we are asking that everyone please consider donating your life-saving blood this Sunday.

The blood drive will be in the Scout House from 8 a.m. through 12:30 p.m., and walk-ins are welcome. We will have a shuttle to take you from the church to the Scout House. Do-nors will be entered in a drawing for two items from the CFL stores.

For more information about donating blood, contact Marsha Asplin at mea1242@aol.com.

St. Peter’s blood drive is April 27

The Early Childhood Development Center is

accepting applications for assistant teachers for the 2014-2015 school year. Ear-ly childhood experience and a CDA or education degree are preferred; love of children is required. In-terested applicants should contact Bobbi McKinley at bmckinley@stpkaty.org for more information or to submit a resume.

Preschool employment opportunities

Easter Egg Hunt

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PRAYERSFrank Barber, Ray Britt, Faunelle Deaton, John Duffield, Caleb Gore, Rick Jage, Brian Jones, Betty Marsh, David Mason, Theresa Ortowski, Fay Smith, Leslie Smuts, Wyndoll Stephens, Cheryl Swift, Tommy Tomlinson and Linda Worden.

SYMPATHYTo Angie Barnett and family on the death of her grandfather.To Irene Vantrease and family on the death of her brother.

PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARYJohnathon Baker, Tim and Alison Batig, Jared Behne, John Belsha, Amanda Berg, Colin Binion, Patrick Boutall, Will Brandt, Eric Brookover, Martin Busch, Randy Butcher, Sean Cain, Devin Camp, Darron Chamblee, Scott Chumbley, Daniel Clarke, Skyler Cook, Thomas Cotten, Patrick Couch, Kathryn Donnelly, Brandi and Josiah Fast, Westley Freeze, Daniel Fritz, Charles Fray, James Gilbert, Anita Marie Gilliam, Tyler J. Gorcie, Jason Gordon, Eric Graesley, Tye Grasshoff, Dylan Greismeyer, David Gutierrez, Ste-phen Travis Harding, George Har-rison, Steven Heath, Jeff Hiser, Matthew C. Houghton, Matthew Ivester, Scott Lewis, Mike Linn, Ryan Lueders, Austin McCall, Jason McFadzen, Jake McMath, Mick McNaughton, Adam Miller, Joel Muhlnickel, Robert Near, Blake Nunes, Ryan O’Quinn, Neal Osburn, Austin Paynter/149th Division, Matthew Platz, Shawn Platz, Hamilton Rencurrel, Taylor Richardson, Jack Ritchie, Don Rolleg, Jason Salter, Daniel Sewastynowicz, John Simmons, Morgan Smyth, Chase Synng, Pat-rick Synng, Texas Military Forces, Shannon Thorthan, Bill Under-wood, Kevin Van Winkle, Bert Walker, Tom Walsh, Matthew Weible, Michael Wendt, Max Weyermann, Leonard Will, Jasen Wilson, and Marine Co. 1157.

In Our Prayers

April 13 Palm/Passion SundayTraditional Worship8:30 1679:45 64111:00 838the element9:45 11711:00 196SPLASH 92TOTAL 2,051

ST. PETER’S ATTENDANCE

Holy Thursday 351

April 20 Easter SundayTraditional Worship6:30 2008:00 4259:30 1,25311:00 820the element9:30 33411:00 269SPLASH 73TOTAL 3, 374

Easter Sunday

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Connecting the World With God’s Love

Church Without Walls. On June 1 the St. Peter’s congregation will take church outside the walls of our building and into our community. We will worship God by serving others through 25 projects in Katy and near-by communities. There are activities for all ages and abilities. Register today at www.stpkaty.org/church-without-walls. If you have questions, need help registering, or need to buy a T-shirt (we will use the same T-shirt as last year), please stop by the Information Desk in the Lobby.

Early Katy History. The

United Methodist Women

invite all women to join us

for a presentation on Early

Katy History by Roseann

Lopez May 7 at 10 a.m. in

Lott Hall. We will take a

break during June, July

and August and then be-

gin our monthly unit meet-

ings and programs again in

September. September’s

meeting includes a special

welcome and program

for new members. UMW

also has three circles

that meet: Agape Circle

and Miriam Circle, which

meet during the day,

and Lydia Circle, which

meets in the evening. We

also raise funds for mis-

sions through a variety of

events such as the Pick-a-

dilly Craft Fair, the Spring

Style Show and packaged

beans sales. For more

information on UMW,

contact Beverly Deerhake

at (281) 856-6217.

UMW Style Show

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April 28 – May 4MONDAY

Isaiah 57:14-21TUESDAY

Ephesians 3:14-19WEDNESDAY

Deuteronomy 8:1-10THURSDAYActs 2:36-41

FRIDAYPsalm 116:1-4, 12-19

SATURDAY1 Peter 1:17-25

SUNDAYLuke 24:13-35

May 5 – 11MONDAY

Numbers 27:12-23TUESDAY

Hebrews 13:20-21WEDNESDAY

Jeremiah 23:1-4THURSDAYActs 2:42-47

FRIDAYPsalm 23

SATURDAY1 Peter 2:1-10

SUNDAYJohn 10:1-10

DailyBible

ReadingSummer Camps. Deadline to register for all campus is April 30. Register at STPstudentministries.org. U.M. ARMY Mission Camp: June 15-21; students currently in 9th-12th grades, college students, adults; cost $250. Student Life: July 21-25; students currently in 6th-12th grades; cost $350. Camp Con-nect: July 7-11; students currently in 6th-8th grades; cost $100. If you have an incoming 6th-grader who would like to attend Camp Connect, please e-mail jtrice@stpkaty.org. Scholarships are available. A deposit of $100 is required for all camps. Adult volunteers are needed. Please consider coming to any of the three camps with us. It will be the best week of your summer! Call (281) 492-8031, ext. 319, or e-mail hharmison@stpkaty.org for more information.Senior Sunday is May 4. We will honor our high school seniors during Sunday services and at a dinner that evening. Seniors need to e-mail jgalas-so@stpkaty.org to indicate if they will attend the 8:30 a.m. traditional service or the 11 a.m. element service. For the slide show at the dinner, seniors should e-mail three photos (one baby, one teen, one current) to hharmison@stp-katy.org. For more information contact Heather at hharmison@stpkaty.org.

High in the mountains in the impenetrable Agape Fortress, General Agape has called the mighty Agape League togeth-er to solve a crisis in Sub-urbiana City! Calling on the super-powered fruits of the spirit available to every fol-lower of Christ, these heroes must also face a crisis from within their ranks. Please join us for this KIDS JAM musical presentation.

KIDS JAM presents

The Agape LeagueSunday, April 279:45 a.m.in the Sanctuary

Sunday Worship

8:30 a.m.Traditional Worship

with Holy Communion

9:45 a.m.Traditional Worship

the elementContemporary Worship

Sunday School for All Ages

11:00 a.m.Traditional Worship

the elementContemporary Worship

SPLASHChildren’s Worship

Sunday School for Adults

St. Peter’sUnited Methodist Church20775 Kingsland Blvd.Katy, Texas 77450

St. Peter’s Events CalendarSunday, April 278:00 a.m. Blood Drive Scout House9:45 a.m. KIDS JAM Children’s Musical Sanctuary12:00 p.m. VBS Volunteer Training Asbury HallTuesday, April 2912:30 p.m. Better Bodies Exercise Class E2217:00 p.m. Church Council E106Thursday, May 112:30 p.m. Better Bodies Exercise Class E221Sunday, May 412:15 p.m. Pizza With the Pastors E1064:00 p.m. Women’s Cancer Support Group S209Tuesday, May 612:30 p.m. Better Bodies Exercise Class E2216:30 p.m. Smocks for Life Asbury HallWednesday, May 710:00 a.m. United Methodist Women E1066:30 p.m. VBS Volunteer Training Asbury HallThursday, May 810:00 a.m. Brown Bag Bridge Asbury Hall12:30 p.m. Better Bodies Exercise Class E2217:00 p.m. Lydia Circle S204

Detailed weekly calendars of St. Peter’s events are available on our website.

Preparing the flowering crosses was just one of the many tasks that needed to be done to get our St. Peter’s cam-pus ready for our Easter celebration. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped in many different ways to en-sure that thousands of people had a wonderful day of worship at St. Peter’s.