AuthorRev. Sarah Teichmann

Pastor of Christian Formation
Rev. Sarah Teichmann

I love working in a staff where we are able to use each other’s strengths for the glory of God. I am energized by the lay leaders of the church and the creative ways they can extend the mission of Jesus to congregational members and our community.

June 2 Congregational Meeting

constitution And Bylaw Proposals On June 2, 2019 the Congregation will meet to vote on the following four sets of proposals to the St. Peter’s Constitution and Bylaws.   We encourage all members to please review these proposals prior to the meeting and contact Leslie McCarthy if they have questions or concerns. In the interest…

Basic Training

The world turns fast sometimes. There are some days I feel like the world is spinning faster and I’m just holding on to keep up. Yes, a week only has 7 days, but oh my what we can fit in 7 days or what others may expect us to fit in 7 days. And sometimes…

Worth Dying For

Traditional Service Good Friday I used to think that I was something worth dying for, but recently I’ve been a little less certain. During the last few years I’ve taken on new adjectives–wife, pastor, mom. And whenever we take on a new label or identifier it makes us evaluate our lives. It causes us to…

The Passion of our Lord

New Day Sermon Palm Sunday This week’s message is the Passion of the Lord according to Luke. We have included the worship song “Messiah” and the Passion reading. The Gospel reading is dramatically read by the New Day band and set to music and paired with drawings and watercolor painting. We hope that this message…

Learning and Speaking About Trauma

Life can be unpredictable sometimes. Some days can just be stressful. Sometimes our mood is greatly effected by something or someone around us. There are also days where we may experience a traumatic event. When these unpredictable moments occur, we don’t have to be alone. These were some of the important truths shared by Dr.…

Lent 3 Sunday Preview

So he said to the gardener, ‘See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?’ He replied, ‘Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on…

Camp Sunday

New Day Sermonlent 2 This week we welcomed guest preacher Zach Weiss for Camp Sunday at St. Peter’s. Zach is the Director of Camp Kirchenwald in Colebrook and he preached on the gospel and the importance of camp in Christian formation.