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HOSPITAL
VISITS
If you know of
someone who is in the hospital or is ill, please contact our
church office with the information so that arrangements can be
made for our Pastor to visit the patient. Please let us know
as soon as possible for there are often multiple ailing
members that our Pastor needs to visit and appointments need
to be set up in advance.
HOMEBOUND
VISITS
Our Pastor makes every attempt to visit our “homebound”
on a regular basis. If you know of someone who should be
visited, contact our office with the information. Please be
aware that hospital visits take priority over “home”
visits and that at times “home” visits need to be
rescheduled.
ADDRESS
CHANGE
Notify the church office as soon as possible with any
address and/or phone number changes either by mail, email, or
phone call.
TRANSFER OR
REMOVAL
Transfer to another church; write a letter to our
pastor, state the name of the new church and address to which
you would like to transfer to be removed from the church
roster, submit a letter to the pastor asking for a release
from the church
WEDDING
You are planning to get married and you want to have the
wedding ceremony at St. Peter's. Congratulations: notify
the church as soon as possible (at least three (6) months notice)
coordinate dates with our Pastor and Hall. Complete
informational form, attend premarital counseling sessions and plan
service with Pastor
BAPTISM
You want to have your child baptized - i.e. you want your
child baptized into the death and resurrection of Jesus
Christ. Please give us time to give you as parents and/or
sponsors the opportunity to talk about the theological content of
baptism and what it means to your child and you. Four (4)
weeks notice complete informational form.
FUNERAL - MEMORIAL
SERVICES
One of your loved ones passes away, this is a sad event
which however is a part of our lives. Contact THE CHURCH
IMMEDIATELY and give our pastor a chance to talk to the funeral
home you have chosen to make proper arrangements. Our pastor
will meet with you for counseling and for preparation of the funeral
service; our the secretary will be notified and bulletins will be
prepared, the sermon will be written, an organist and the custodian
contacted
- TWO FULL DAYS are required to prepare a
service (for example: if a death occurs on Monday, Tuesday &
Wed. are required to prepare the service, the funeral would on
Thursday).
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- FOR
NON MEMBERS of St. Peters Lutheran Church there
are some exceptions please refer to these other
pages for helpful information for: ( Protestant
denominations ) or ( Roman
Catholics )
printable pages
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We hope these guidelines you have found helpful
and will avoid any misunderstandings as you become more a part of St.
Peter's Lutheran Church and for our members.
In Christ's name,
St.
Peter's Lutheran Church
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