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St. Peter’s Lutheran Church holds
first Senior Saints event
[February 19, 2026]
On Tuesday, February 17, St.
Peter’s Lutheran Church in Emden held a Senior event with around 32
people in attendance. A soup lunch was followed by a presentation by
Pastor Keith Ray on healthy living.
The presentation was titled
S.H.A.R.P.: A Thriving Lifestyle. S.H.A.R.P. was an acronym for
healthy living. For instance, S referred to being socially engaged
through relationships, H referred to healthy choices in diet, and A
referred to an active lifestyle through exercise. R stood for
rituals of faith that include tradition, reflection and mindfulness
and P stood for a playful outlook that includes humor and
celebration.
After the presentation lay minister
John Cross helped lead a game of “name that hymn.” As pianist Doris
Klokkenga played the beginning notes of a hymn, everyone tried to
guess what hymn it was. The final song was “Till We Meet Again.”
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Another part of
the event was drawing names for prizes. The ones whose names
were drawn could choose gift-bags or gift cards.
This event was the first of what they hope to make a monthly
event during the school year. Everyone voted to call the group
Senior Saints.
As the event neared the end, Cross talked about running our race
as Christians with others cheering us on. He closed the day’s
activities with prayer
[Angela Reiners]
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