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Highlights
Aug 1-2: Pan-Mass Challenge
(In Parish Life)
Summer Church Office hours :
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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From the Rector's desk:
REMEMBRANCE AND RENEWAL
On December 15, 1959, the current St. Peter's Church building was consecrated and "set apart" for sacred purposes. At the time, the rector of the parish was The Rev. Philip S. Krug; the Senior Warden was Howard Gambrill, Jr.; the Junior Warden was David H. Bradley; the Clerk of the Vestry was Samuel Payson; and the Treasurer was Geoffrey A. Sawyer. Dave Bradley and Sam Payson are both lively voices in our parish life as we approach the 50th Anniversary of that event, and both can tell many a story about the "give and take" of parish life at that historic moment! I look forward to special musical and fellowship opportunities to call to remembrance those whose energy and commitment made possible the facilities we take for granted. Suitable celebrations in this anniversary year are certainly in order.
My deepest hope and prayer, however, is that recalling the commitment of those who have gone before us will inspire us to deepen our commitment to the life of this parish family. A parish church is of value to God insofar as the human beings who are the body of Christ in this place today strive to take their part in the mission of the Church, which in essence has never changed - to pray and to act in ways which proclaim the good news of God's compassionate love revealed in the life, ministry, death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. How that compelling mission is expressed by each individual will vary according to the gifts and talents each has been given. I believe that when we share whatever we have to offer to God's work, the Holy Spirit will direct us as a parish family in ways we cannot imagine and could not ask for.
As we recall with gratitude the commitment of those faithful (not perfect!) people in this place in 1959, may we commit ourselves more fully than ever before to the life of our parish family.
~ Stephen
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Worship
Adult Bible Study
Adult Bible Study meets each Sunday at 9:00 a.m. in the Bidwell Room.
On August 9, the Rector will lead a conversation on John 6:35, 41 - 51.
Save the Date: Sunday, September 13th - Celebration Sunday!! Our church school, choirs and regular service schedule will resume on this date!!
 Prayer Group
The Prayer Group meets in the
Bidwell Room on Thursday afternoons at 4:00 pm and lasts about one hour.
We read aloud the Order for Evening Prayer, Compline, or a Service for
Worship in the Evening, and have 10-15 minutes of quiet reflection.
Anyone who would like to join us is welcome. Call the Office for more
information.
Prayers for and from the
Community
Your
clergy pray for members of the parish community, and all whose lives fall
particularly on our hearts, each day and - in particular - at our noonday
gatherings during the week. Please let either of us know if we can include
you in our confidential prayers.
Stephen (sovoysey@stpetersweston.org) and Hall (hkirkham@stpetersweston.org), 781 891 3200.
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Ministries (Church School, Youth Programs, Outreach, Adult Education, Altar Guild, Flower Guild, Ushers, Welcome Team, Vestry, Pastoral Care, Hospitality, Stewardship, Communications)
Many thanks to all who participated in the B-SAFE Program this summer!
Adult Education
EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY (EFM) offered at Trinity Concord this fall!
Below is an opportunity that many of us at St Peter's have participated in and have found very rewarding. Are you interested in a spiritual journey? Study of Scripture? Read on!
Education for Ministry (http://www.sewanee.edu/EFM/index.htm) is a 4-year series of directed readings and weekly seminars sponsored by the School of Theology of the University of the South in Sewanee, TN. It covers a variety of topics by which participants expand their knowledge of scripture, church history, tradition, and their own spirituality. Participants commit to a one year at a time.
The course is specifically designed for the lay student of religion and spirituality, and through guided reading, reflection, and group interaction, leads participants through a rich spiritual development and understanding of personal beliefs and potential for lay ministry. Each year has a topical concentration, but all share in and discuss learnings and reflections with each other during weekly meetings. The concentrations are as follows:
Year 1: Old Testament
Year 2: New Testament
Year 3: Church history up through the Reformation
Year 4: Church history to today
In addition, participants share in directed Theological Reflections and Common Lessons that are designed to help develop individual and collective spiritual growth and ministry in life.
In the first two years students would read the Old and New Testaments, plus additional course readings supplied by Sewanee Theological Seminary to guide you through the readings. In the last two years, the primary reading is the material from Sewanee, with other references provided for discretionary reading.
The guidance of the mentor and from other participants are as much a part of the process as the readings and reflections themselves. Meetings are a place to openly share faith, questions, insights, concerns, growth, grief, happiness, awe in God and God's ways, and much more.
There is an established EFM group at Trinity Church, Concord that is taking in new members for the Fall of 2009! If you want more information or want to sign up, please contact Karyn Barry (781-894-3664). Operationally, the group meets Wednesday nights from 6:30 to 9:00 at Trinity Concord, and the readings take between 2 and 4 hours of additional time each week. There is a small fee to join and purchase the reading material.
For more information, contact Hall Kirkham.
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Parish Life
Coffee Hour: Join us for coffee hour after the 10am service!
Pan-Mass Challenge August 1-2; 
John Marchiony's 4th Ride to Honor Survivors & Angels
Greetings!
It's Pan-Mass Challenge time, and I'm much better prepared this year
than ever before thanks to an injury-free winter! Because of that, and
the fact that this is the 30th PMC, I'm riding the original, longer
route from Sturbridge to Bourne and on to Provincetown, 192 miles in total and 110 on the first day!
Last year, Rob Rodgers, I, and our Team Avanti matesraised more than $40,000
because generous donors supported our efforts. I hope
you'll support -- and join -- our efforts in the Pan-Mass Challenge to raise money to fund research for life-saving treatments at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Please click on the Pan-Mass
Challenge logo or the PaceLine image to visit my PMC PaceLine site to learn more and make a contribution.
Using
the
PMC PaceLine -- a social networking tool -- I hope you'll create a
virtual rider and invite people in your life to join YOUR PaceLine and
support the PMC. As this is the 30th PMC, it would be outstanding if
you could also invite 30 people who don't live in Massachusetts to
contribute $30 (or anything) and join the PaceLine to beat cancer.
There's more information available through the links below about PaceLine and my
ride this year, and I'd love to talk to you to answer any questions or
chat.
Riding to honor my loved ones -- like my Mom and her best friend Helga (left) -- and yours
is a tremendously
rewarding experience which I hope to share with you again this year.
Please share a sentence or two about people in your life whom we may focus on during our training and the Pan-Mass Challenge.
Fondly,
John
John Marchiony
h. 781.893.5525 / c. 617.306.9335
If
you'd like to see photos, stories, and information about the Pan-Mass
Challenge and my participation, please visit John's PaceLine Page, www.PMC.org,
http://pmc-team-avanti.blogspot.com/ orhttp://www.teamavanti.googlepages.com/
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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: Sarah Ardila & Teresa Swanson (891-3200)
Choirs: Adult Choir:Andrew Shenton, (891-3200); Junior Choir: Kristen Dirmeier
Coffee Hour: Lynn Maruskin (899- 6290)
Communications: Communications Team
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, Ann Lombard, Marty Rodgers, Anne Ruggles, Keith Ward
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