Area News

St. Peter’s Lutheran School and Little Saints Preschool are celebrating Lutheran School Week this week. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Upon this Rock,” highlighting Jesus as the solid rock on whom we seek our refuge and salvation.
On Monday, decorated rocks to illustrate Christ as our chief cornerstone.
Tuesday was Heritage Day. Children will hear from past students some history of the school and focus “Upon the Rock of Ages.”

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Sunday morning worship attendance was 218.
The organist was Jamie Lotz.
Attending elders were Darrell Wollin and Kevin Wodtka.
Remember in Your Prayers
• Those with health concerns:
-Gladys Graumenz
-Jay Rothe
• Those with long term health concerns:
-Kevin Courson
-Mark Dunaway
-Randy Dorr
-Stefan Goolsby
-Donna Oertwig
-Keith Manley
-John Stedlin
-Carolyn Maske
-Jill Quandt
-Eva Alcorn

Katie, the Doggie, Plays a Trick …
…on Bill. During the really cold weather, Bill brings Katie, the lab/blue heeler mix into the house at night. He puts her leash on her to bring her to the house, because we are afraid that she will run toward the highway. We lived at the south end of the lane in the woods when she came to us as a little puppy, and we have been careful with her here, because she isn’t used to the highway.
When he went out to get her one evening last week, it was already dark.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday, March 2
• St. Elmo Business Association, noon, Mary Ann’s Restaurant.
• St. Elmo Women’s Civic Club, 10 a.m. tour at Effingham County Museum; meet at 9:30 a.m. in St. Mary’s parking lot to pool rides.
Saturday, March 4
• St. Elmo Lions Club pancake and sausage breakfast, 7 a.m.-1 p.m., Phillips Building.
Sunday, March 5