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The Covenants of Lent – part 5

While so called “social distancing” may be in place for everyone’s safety, we live in an amazing time where we do not have to be socially isolated as a result. We’ve been working our way through the Old Testament readings in Lent while taking a look at songs we might sing at St. Peter’s to…

The Covenants of Lent – part 4

While so called “social distancing” may be in place for everyone’s safety, we live in an amazing time where we do not have to be socially isolated as a result. We’ve been working our way through the Old Testament readings in Lent while taking a look at songs we might sing at St. Peter’s to…

The Covenants of Lent – part 3

This article is a continuation of a series (beginning with parts one and two) which looks to explore how God is at work among God’s people from the lens of the prescribed old testament readings from the Revised Common Lectionary. Making promises, providing in times of need, and raising up leaders from unexpected places all…

No Darkness at All

St. Peter’s presents a Hymn Festival entitled “No Darkness at All” Saturday, February 22nd at 7pm. The evening will be a celebration of hymnody and theologically-centered readings from the Bible and other sources centered around the theme of God’s light shared with God’s people and the whole world. Hymn festivals are a development from the…

Psalms and the Winds of Change

You can feel the winds of change in the air. The physical winds bringing colder air from the arctic north that freezes out the plants, birds, and bugs. Other winds of change blow through our community with decisions made at congregational meeting, the turn toward the new church and calendar years, and an increase in…

Musical Arts – The Pennsylvania Flute Choir

The next concert in the 2019-2020 Musical Arts Concert Series at St. Peter’s will feature the Pennsylvania Flute Choir on Saturday, October 19, 2019, at 7pm. The Pennsylvania Flute Choir performs a wide variety of music from classical to jazz to sacred. A number of different flutes will be featured in the concert. Based in…

Time, Talents, Treasure

This is a time of year when we start to think about our time, talents, and treasures. We make plans for how we will meet our remaining financial commitments for the year and we consider our commitments for the coming year. In a way the money side of stewardship is easy to figure out. We…

The Word of God on Sunday Morning

The word of God is a large part of why we gather on Sunday morning. Lutherans confess a faith grounded in word and sacrament and it’s plain to see from a Sunday morning service that we are steeped in God’s word. While we say a lot of words during Sunday morning services, our primary source…

All of Us Go Down to the Dust…

There’s a wonderful text that comes to us from a 9th-century Eastern Byzantine Rite: All of us go down to the dust,yet even at the grave we make our song:Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. At first glance this text may seem like a downer. We’re reminded that none of us escape our mortality on this earth.…

Leading the Musical Way

Who are those people up front singing, playing instruments, and ringing? Why are they doing that? At St. Peter’s we’re lucky to have no fewer than 6 choirs who meet regularly. Those groups, coupled with the New Day band, provide a lot of opportunities for there to be people up front making music during worship.…

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