Hi friends, here are some items and events coming up for St. Peter’s this week regarding today’s Ash Wednesday service, upcoming family events, and a message from our council president. TONIGHT’S ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES 5:00 PM Ash Wednesday Service at the St. Peter’s Memorial Garden on the north end of the church property featuring a brief…
Hi Folks. Here are some news items for the coming week. Check out some items about worship, Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, and ways to help your neighbor. LIVE STREAM WORSHIP THIS WEEK This Sunday, February 14, we will worship in the sanctuary via Live-stream at our usual time of 10:45 a.m. We close the Epiphany season…
Last week, the computer mouse on my desk mysteriously fell between the desk and the wall in my office. By “mysteriously”, I mean “was thrown against the wall in frustration over an uncooperative website form I was trying to fill out.” My desk weighs the equivalent of a mid-sized rhinoceros, so usually things go there…
“But he answered, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ Matthew 4:2 Today’s gospel tells of Jesus’ temptation in the desert. His forty-day fast becomes the basis of our Lenten pilgrimage. In the early church Lent was a time of intense preparation…
Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. Matthew 17:1-2 Why do “bury” the Alleluias on Transfiguration Sunday? Based on the Hebrew word, hallelu…
I’ve never been in a true wilderness. I’ve come close, I suppose. When I was a student at Furman University in South Carolina back in the 70’s, there were places in neighboring Pickens County that were pretty remote and where people were few and far between. Nature … and home-made moonshine stills … ruled the…
