Parenting Cafe
10 a.m. Sunday, March 22
Join Claire for a conversation about how to talk to children about the difficult events of Maundy Thursday (betrayal and arrest), Good Friday (suffering and death), Holy Saturday (a time of separation and grief), and Easter (life new and renewed). We will meet in the St. Peter's School library on the third floor.
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New to St. Peter's?
12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22
Join us and other seekers to learn what’s happening at St. Peter’s Church. Opportunities abound for learning, sharing, caring and serving. This is also a great way to get to know others who are new or sort-of-new to St. Peter’s. So please come for conversation and lunch at 313 Pine Street following the 11 a.m. service. Questions? Contact Kate Randall. Lunch is provided.
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Voices of POWER Concert
4-6 p.m. Sunday, March 22
At St. Malachy's Catholic Church
Save the date for the second annual choir and music concert to raise funds to support POWER's efforts toward school funding, living wages and racial justice in 2015. Tickets are $10. For more information or tickets, please see Hildegard Kent or visit powerphiladelphia.org.
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Life in Pakistan for Women and Girls
10 a.m. Saturday, March 21
At the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral
Alice Garrick from the Church of Pakistan will be speaking about "Life in Pakistan for Women and Girls." Ms. Garrick is a voice of hope for the women of Pakistan. Come hear her tell her courageous story!
There will be a continental breakfast at 9:30 a.m., followed by a special service and then Ms. Garrick's presentation. Admission is free.
Download flyer here. Directions to the Cathedral here.
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Faith Matters: Lent
10 a.m. Sundays through March 22
Christians see life in terms of a journey; coming from God and returning to God. Pilgrims have sought to consciously walk this journey for millennia, both the journey inward to the true self and the journey outward--usually to a place considered to be sacred. We will first look at the interior journey with pilgrims & mystics. After the journey within, we will look at places of pilgrimage. Finally, on March 22, Marilyn MacGregor will lead a session on Art and Pilgrimage.
Join us every Sunday at 10 a.m. for Faith Matters. We meet in the auditorium on the second floor of St. Peter’s School.
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Lenten Evening Program
Wednesdays through March 25 following evening meditation
Join us for an exploration of services from places to which Christian pilgrims have traveled for centuries. We will use Eucharist services focusing on Celtic and English pilgrimage sites such as Iona, Salisbury, Canterbury, and Lindisfarne. The program begins at 6:30 with a light supper followed by a brief introduction to and explanation of the service, then the service itself. Questions? Contact Claire.
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Upcoming Events
Book Group
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3
“The Good Soldier” by Ford Madox Ford
Lenten Evening Program
6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4
TNT Brews & Beliefs
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4
A Weekend of Silence at a Monastery
March 6-8
Faith Matters: Lent
10 a.m. Sunday, March 8
Knitting Group
5 p.m. Tuesday, March 10
Faith Matters: Lent
10 a.m. Sunday, March 15
On Being
12:15 p.m. Sunday, March 15
St. Peter's Youth Group
12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 15
Sages
1 p.m. Wednesday, March 18
Guest speaker: Gracie Killman of Broad Street Ministry
Faith Matters: Lent
10 a.m. Sunday, March 22
St. Peter's Round Table
12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22
Lenten Evening Program
6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25
Click here to view all the events in the month of March.
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Easter Memorials
It has long been the custom in the church at Easter to offer special gifts in thanksgiving or in memory of someone or some occasion in our lives. This Easter offering is how we fund our flowers and special music on Easter. Please submit the name(s) of the person (s) whom you wish to remember or give thanks for to the parish office by March 23. You can email Kate at randall@stpetersphila.org, or drop in the collection plate Sunday morning. Thank you for your generosity. |
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Music Director Search Update
The music search committee (Claire Nevin-Field, Lathrop Nelson, Peggy Hatch, Andrew Westerhaus, Kate Julyan, and Barbara Elliott) have developed a music case statement--a vision for music ministry at St. Peter’s. We are now working on a job description which we hope to have complete and posted by the end of March. While we hope to have someone in place over the summer, there are still many steps to take and we will take the time we need in order to find the person who is the best fit for us. If you have questions or comments please contact any member of the committee. Read more on our blog.
Click here to read the music case statement.
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Walk+Run Against Hunger
Saturday, April 11
Mark your calendars for the Walk+Run Against Hunger, an annual event that supports more than 100 food pantries, soup kitchens, and hunger-relief agencies in Southeastern Pennsylvania and South Jersey. This is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the St. Peter's Food Cupboard. Please help us reach our goal so that we can continue to feed every person in need who comes to our doors!
Click here to register to participate. Click here to make a donation. You can also donate directly to the Food Cupboard online, or by dropping a check in the collection plate.
Thank you for your support!
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Guatemala Partnership
We are now planning for our annual eight-day partnership trip to the Canterbury School in Guatemala City. The purpose of the trip is to build relationships with the teachers and students of the Canterbury School. The specific dates are yet to be determined, but will probably be sometime in late July or early to mid-August. Click here to learn more.
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Thank You:
- Michele Hangley, Lisa Hardy, and Kate Julyan for leading the music at the Children’s Service in February.
- Nancy Fago and Pat Fusco for baking the communion bread.
- Emma & Christian for hosting TNT game night on February 11.
- Lisa Di Cicco and Katie Lachance-Duffy for hosting the SPPIT gathering on February 7.
- All who served at the Ash Wednesday services.
- The parishioners who volunteered to help out at choir rehearsals: Judith Beck, Rachel Bliss, Chris Colliers, Lisa Hardy, Gail Hauptfuhrer, Sheila Jamison-Schwartz, Joe McCaffrey, Dale McClendon, Faith Midwood, Jonathan Miller, Jo-Anna Moore, Leilani Nemeroff, Walt Peters, Leslie Ross, Herb Snyder, Barbara Tobin, Caroline West, and Ann Wilkerson.
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Welcome Recent Visitors:
Jerome Whitehead; Anthony Fedele; Joan Petit & Darlene Scott; Raul Beno & Arleen Ayala; Jose Vallejos; Pamela Harper; Joe Piccone
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Birthdays:
Best wishes to those celebrating birthdays in March:
4 - Isabela Viswanath
5 - India Laughlin
5 - Caroline MacRae
11 - Anne Rossman
13 - Judith Beck
17 - Joan Snowden
20 - Colin Dill
21 - Adair Nelson
22 - Barbara Schraeder
23 - Minne Iwamoto
29 - Lauri Cielo
31 - Alexander Urbanchuk
Did we miss your birthday? Email Kate Randall to add your birthday to the list.
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