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St. Peter's 125th Anniversary

We Still Have Ornaments for Sale, $6 each FREE SHIPPING when you buy 5 or more!!!

Click Here for Pictures of days gone by, the opening of the "Time Capsule" and setting up the tent.
We had 186 in attendance at our Sunday service.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Saturday, June 20th
3:00 Games and Horse and Buggy rides
6:00 Potluck Dinner (coffee and juice provided)
8:00 Campfire and sing along

Sunday, June 21st
9:00 Coffee and Fellowship
10:00 Worship and the Lord's Supper
12:00 Catered Anniversary Dinner
2:00   "In The Beginning" Re-enactment of the signing of the St. Peter Constitution
                  Written and directed by Elaine Jorgenson
            Cast
Narrator: Adele Kipp
Sophia Johnson: Sue Janssen
C.M. Johnson: Greg Giles
Olia Erickson: Jackie Miles
Ole Erickson: Perry Killion
Iver Erickson: Jerome Kipp
Nine additional men who signed the constitution:
Erick Olson: Roger Kipp
Ole Olson: Howard Dachtler
Ammon Anderson: Art Riedel
Ole Hagan: George Jorgenson
Ole Torgerson: Galen Jorgensen
Lars Skeldum: Wendel Black
Endri Neshum: Jerry McKinney
Hans Nishum: Terry Knudson
C. S. Strom: Steve Strom
3:00 Coffee and Pie

Our Verse and Theme Are:

Phillipians 1: 3-5
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,
For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now.

Theme: Looking back with thanksgiving, looking forward with hope.

Assistant Bishop Bill Tesch, former pastor at St. Peter, delivered the message during the morning worship service.

125th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION in 2009

St. Peter’s 125^th Anniversary souvenir ornament has been ordered and is here so you can pick them up and purchase them at the church. You can also preview and place an order on the church’s webpage. This is a Sunday School fundraiser for their mission project.

2”x 3” 125th Anniversary Ornament
for sale

This the the inscription written on the box

St. Peter Lutheran Church of Orland Township
125^th Anniversary
1884-2008

Founded on steadfast faith in God and a longing for a place of worship by Swedish and Norwegian pioneers of the area. St. Peter Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized May 14, 1884 when 12 families of Lutheran faith signed the original constitution. Pastor Erick Ruste served as the first missionary minister. A wooden frame church was built in 1897 and construction began on the present building in 1946 with dedication in 1948. Fieldstone from area farmers’ fields provided a portion of the construction materials.

Rev. Terry Knudson currently serves the congregation.
St. Peter “Built on the Rock”

In celebration of St. Peter’s 125 Anniversary in 2009, the youth are selling Christmas ornaments. (See ornament picture above and the history that will be printed on the box.)

The ornaments will show the church building and the 125th anniversary date. They will be 2”x 3”, each individually boxed with a short history printed on the back of each box. (Samples are available to view at the church) Ask Retha Thrun, Winnie Giles or Jamie McKinney if you want to see a sample.

The youth hope to raise funds for a mission project. Each ornament is $6.00 plus $2 shipping cost, free if you order 5 or more. Or you can pick them up at the church.

click here for a printable order form