From the Rector...:
THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION SUNDAY
Sunday, February 1st
is Theological Education Sunday throughout the Episcopal Church.
Those who are being formed
for the work of ordained ministry at the eleven theological schools
(sometimes called "seminaries") which traditionally serve the Episcopal
Church are the group one would naturally envision first, and that is
certainly accurate. The funds which support our seminaries are
from private sources (with the exception of General Theological Seminary
in New York City, which was created in the 19th century by
the General Convention of the Episcopal Church, which receives limited
church funds), and tuition costs are similar to other graduate-level
professional schools. Most of those who are studying for ordained
ministry carry significant student debt when they begin their ministry,
and financial support for scholarship funds and operating costs of our
seminaries is an ongoing need.
Increasingly, these schools
(and other theological schools) are offering a variety of education
for both lay persons and for those seeking ordination - summer classes,
weekend programs, and courses offered over the internet, allowing the
expertise and knowledge of the uniformly excellent faculties to be more
accessible to more people.
At both services this Sunday,
we welcome Catherine Owens are our guest preacher. She is a part-time
student at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge and a parishioner
at St. Mark's Church, Burlington. I am delighted to welcome
her to St. Peter's and look forward to her message.
-- Stephen
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Parish Life
 "Ground of your own Choosing: Winning Strategies for Finding & Creating Work,"
January 31, 9am-11:30am
A
workshop with Beverly Ryle in the Parish Hall. Further information:
Carolyn Ellis, 781-899-5880, Bill Symonds, 781-899- 7697 or the Church
Office.
. The Drop-In Discussion Group will
meet again on Wednesday, February 18 at 9:30 am in the Bidwell Room. We
will resume our reading of Madeleine L'Engle's book The Irrational
Season, concentrating on Chapters 5-7. Here we share her reflections on
February in New England, Lent, "Strange bleak season in the Church
year," and some thoughts on the Beatitudes. Everyone is welcome. We
will take up a three-part Lenten series in March and April.
Copies of the Annual Parish Report are available in the Church Office.
The 2009 pledge envelopes are
now available and can be picked up in the Narthex. If you do not find
yours, and want a set, please write your name on the sheet provided. |
Ministries (Youth Programs, Outreach, Adult Education, Altar Guild, Flower Guild, Ushers, Welcome Team, Vestry, Pastoral Care, Hospitality, Stewardship, Communications)
 Outreach
The Outreach Committee meets in the Bidwell Room following the 10 a.m. service on Sunday. All who are
interested in this important ministry are invited to attend.
Middle School Youth Group
This winter, middle schoolers
from St Peter's will be working alongside residents at the Ruggles Assisted
Living facility to obtain and install a Nintendo Wii gaming console at the
facility! Our plans involve presenting
the idea to residents on-site, identifying the best system for their needs,
raising funds by writing a grant proposal and presenting it to the Outreach
Committee, purchasing the system, installing it, and training residents in how
to use it.
Our
first meeting will start at 6pm at the Batchelder's house on February 6th
to organize the project, develop a way to talk to the residents about what
Wii is (and, of course, play Wii there!) PLEASE COME IF YOU'RE A
MIDDLE SCHOOLER!! And contact Hall Kirkham (hkirkham@stpetersweston.org),
Margaret Randle (MargaretRandle@gmail.com)
or Peggy Batchelder (RDBatchelder@comcast.net)
if you're interested in joining us Friday!
 Flower Guild
Report from Washington, DC from Carolyn Ellis, St.
Peter's Flower Guild, atthe National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
Day 2 is drawing to a close here in Cathedral College, where 25 of us
participants in the 2009 seminar, Flower Arranging for Holy Spaces, are staying
for the week. I am the only New Englander, although we have some from Ohio and
Pennsylvania. This geography is only pertinent because it has snowed all day,
and the southerners are totally in awe. There is less than 2 inches on the
ground, but the Cathedral, related buildings on the property, and the gardens
are lovely outlined in snow. And the city is quiet, as events are cancelled and
people stay home.
We have been busy with flower arranging demonstrations and a slide
show, and had tours of the Cathedral, including its public spaces and the
back-of-the-house areas, especially those related to flowers. Tonight we were
treated to an introduction to change ringing and had a tour of the Cathedral
bell tower. We climbed 100 spiral steps, half covered in snow, to the 7th floor
room where the bell ringers stood on a circular platform and rang patterns with
the bells above, which range in weight from 600 to 3,600 pounds. Tuesday is
practice night and the neighborhood knows it.
I am learning much more than I ever imagined about flower arranging from
Linda Roecklein, director of the Cathedral's Flower and Altar Guilds, and
several volunteer arrangers from her guild, as well as the talented participants
in the seminar. We share all our meals so we have time and a lovely setting in
the college refectory to compare notes. This afternoon we went to our workspace,
the St. Mary Chapel (you really have to see this to believe it), and on long
worktables replicated an arrangement demonstrated for us this
morning.
I learned today that Massachusetts has an important presence in this holy
space. Besides our state medallion and state flag, the sculptor Walter Hancock
created the focal point of the high altar, Christ in Majesty, and the statue of
Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Bay. The rood beam, screen, choir pews and wood
work were all carved in Boston. And in the narthex, there are four stone end
caps that tell the story of the Nantucket sleigh ride. I'll let you come here to
figure that one out.
Tomorrow we will be arranging flowers again, watching demonstrations, and
having an evening sightseeing tour of Washington. Several of us are meeting to
attend Morning Prayer before breakfast, and if the snow subsides, we should have
another opportunity to attend choral evensong with the boys' choir. My best to
everyone at St. Peter's. Carolyn Ellis, Flower Guild
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| The Week Ahead | Sunday, February 1
8:00 A Holy Communion
8:30 A Adult Choir Rehearsal
9:00 A Adult Bible Study
9:30-11:30 Nursery Care
10:00 A Holy Communion
10:45 A Church School
11:15 A Coffee Hour
11:30 A Junior Choir Rehearsal
11:30 A Outreach Committee Meeting
Monday, February 2
8:00 P AA
Tuesday, February 3
11:00 A Staff Meeting
Wednesday, February 4
Thursday, February 5
9:00-3:00 Dioceasn Meeting
4:00 P Prayer Group
Friday, Febraury 6
Saturday, February 7
Sunday, February 8
8:00 A Holy Communion
8:30 A Adult Choir Rehearsal
9:00 A Adult Bible Study
9:30-11:30 Nursery Care
10:00 A Holy Communion
10:45 A Church School
11:30 A Junior Choir Rehearsal
5:30 P Confirmation Class
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Who Does What At St. Peter's Church
320 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA 02493 | www.stpetersweston.org | 781-891-3200
(Click on any name that is underlined to send an email.)
Rector: Stephen Voysey (891-3200)
Assistant Rector: Hall Kirkham (891-3200)
Parish Secretary: Mercer Riis, (891-3200)
Acolytes: Stephen Voysey (891-3200)
Church School: Peggy Batchelder, (781-736-0280); Beth Graham (891-3200)
Choirs: Adult Choir: Beverly Scheibert, (891-3200); Junior Choir: Kristen Dirmeier
Coffee Hour: Lynn Maruskin (899- 6290)
Communications: Jim McDaniel
Finance Chris Phaneuf (891-3200)
Flowers: Carolyn Ellis (899-5880)
Keys Newsletter: John Marchiony, Meg Pierce & Keith Ward
Lay Liturgical Ministries: Bill Symonds
Men's Group: John Bulbrook, John Marchiony Rob Rodgers
Music: Andrew Shenton, (891-3200)
Newcomers: Michelle King, Suzie Reeves
Outreach: Ron Corley; Rosanne Iacono (891-3236)
Lay Pastoral Care: Flora Booth (899 -2006) and Mary Pughe (894-5961)
Property: Carolyn Ellis (899-5880)
Stewardship: Marty Rodgers
Ushers:Ushers: Ed Vydra (894-7131)
Web Site: John Bulbrook
Youth: Hall Kirkham
Members of the Vestry:
Janice Corley (891-3236), Senior Warden; Marshall Bartlett, Junior Warden; Chris Phaneuf, Treasurer; Richard Batchelder, Clerk; Members: Carolyn Ellis, John Jacobs, Tom Keery, Marty Rodgers, Anne Ruggles, Maggie Tyler-Rubenstein, Keith Ward
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Adult Bible Study,
Music
Prayer Group