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Candidates for Vestry and Convention Delegate
The Nominating Committee, comprised of our past four Sr. Wardens (Andrea Wilson, Beth DiPanni, Leo Carroll and Ann Rheault) respectfully nominates these three individuals to serve three year terms on the Vestry (2012-2014):
Sarah Johnson
Sarah Johnson arrived at St. Peter's in 2009 and immediately became involved in various ways. She convenes the Mission and Outreach Council and will be traveling to Honduras on the mission trip in April. She is a Lay Eucharistic Minister at the 8
Posted By Casey on February 02nd
Annual Meeting
This Sunday is a big day, one that I'm confident has been on your calendar for weeks. And no, I'm not talking about the Super Bowl. I'm talking about our annual meeting.
Before you feel yourself coming down with a cold, or convince yourself that you really have lots of pre-Super Bowl preparations to make, I hope you'll at least consider the possibility of coming to the 9 o'clock combined Eucharist and staying for the meeting. I can't promise that it will be as exciting as Tom Brady dissecting the Giants'
Posted By Casey on February 02nd
Just Because You Can...
Melody and I have had to learn to watch what we do around Isabelle. She has eyes like a hawk: they're always on us, and she soaks it all up like a sponge.
Case in point, Melody is not very tall, so occasionally in order to put things away in the kitchen, she has to stand on a small step-stool or a chair. It's something that she's always done, and she does it safely. But when Isabelle sees this, in her toddler mind it inspires her to want to stand on furniture. So three minutes later she'll be
Posted By Casey on January 27th
Second Chances
On Sunday we'll hear again the story of Jonah, which is a story we all know, right? As any kid in Sunday School can tell you, Jonah is the one who didn't listen to God and wound up in the belly of a whale.
Well, yes.
Except, of course, that's not all of Jonah's story. Though our memory usually stops at the whale part, there is more to Jonah than just a whale-tale. That's because the story of Jonah is a lot like all the rest of the Bible in that it reveals to us the God of second chances.
On Sunday I will talk
Posted By Casey on January 20th
Bishop Search Update
I’ve been serving as a member of the Bishop Search & Nomination Committee for our diocese for the last six months, and each phase the committee has gone through has been like a new chapter. As I write this, members of the committee are fanning out across the country to visit our candidates in their home churches and to meet with the people with whom they work closely. At the same time as these visits, we’ve also gone further than the initial three recommendations the candidates initially submitted
Posted By Casey on January 19th
Temples of the Spirit
Perhaps you, like me, have already started to waiver in your new year's resolutions. I don't know what they are/were, but maybe you need some words of encouragement to set you back on the path. In the section of Paul's letter to the Corinthians that we'll read on Sunday, he writes, "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God?" Paul compares our bodies to the sacred Temple, the place where God's Spirit dwelt.
When I think of my body as a
Posted By Casey on January 13th
What Kind of a Gift Is That?
Tonight at our Epiphany Eucharist we'll hear the story of the arrival of the magi at Bethlehem, and the gifts they bring: gold, frankincense and myrrh. In our pageant this year, our three "kings" (magi doesn't actually mean "king," but is more like astrologer, but whatever...) stood at the end of the aisle and introduced each gift in turn: "I will bring him ____. ____ is a gift for a king."
Now, in the case of gold and frankincense, that statement is definitely true. Gold is, well, gold. And
Posted By Casey on January 06th
It's a Wonderful Life
It's really nice to work in a church at Christmas. I get to see and hear the most amazing acts of generosity and kindness. While Linda and I feverishly work to finalize the coming services and take care of last minute preparations, the Holy Spirit keeps blowing people into our office who want to be angels to others.
Like the woman who stopped by the donate a brand new crock pot that she'd received but didn't need. Rather than return it, she thought someone who uses our Food Pantry might need it
Posted By Casey on December 22nd
Christmas at St. Peter's
This year we are hosting four distinct services to help you celebrate the newborn king. Each offers something unique and different, but all are focused on the miracle and mystery of the Creator of heaven and earth, born into our world.
Wednesday, December 21 -- Blue Christmas
7:00 p.m. -- A Blue Christmas service for all those who struggle at this time of year to experience joy and merriment.
Saturday, Decemeber 24 -- Christmas Eve
5:00p.m. -- Family friendly Eucharist with a dramatic retelling of
Posted By Casey on December 16th
