The Week Ahead:
Sunday, Sept
26
8:00A Holy
Communion
8:30A Adult
Choir Rehearsal
9:00A Bible
Study
9:45A Church
School
10:00A Holy
Communion 11:15A Coffee
Hour
2:00P El
Hogar Walk.
Bike-a-Thon
Monday, Sept
27
8:00P AA
Tuesday, Sept
28
7:30P Vestry
Meeting
Wednesday, Sept
29
6:30P Women's
Potluck
Thursday, Sept
30
12:00N OWL's
Luncheon
Friday, Oct
1
Saturday, Oct
2
11:00A Baptism
?P Memorial
Service
Sunday, Oct
3
8:00A Holy
Communion
8:30A Adult
Choir Rehearsal
9:00A Bible
Study
9:45A Church
School
10:00A Holy
Communion 11:15A Coffee
Hour
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From the Rector's Desk...
OF SERMONS
The Sunday morning sermon traces its roots to the sabbath
observances of the Jewish community. The rabbi (which literally means "teacher") instructed the community
about the meaning of the scripture reading, and was generally responsible for
sustaining the traditions of the faith. As in earlier Christian times, most of those hearing a sermon had
received a rudimentary education (at best).
In our time, most people hearing a sermon in a parish church
are far better educated and aware of what is transpiring in the world around
them. However, the value of
helping all of us make the connection between the bible passages read at church
services and our own daily lives is not diminished. In some ways, the overwhelming volume of information (and
misinformation) we receive in our culture makes a useful sermon all the more
important.
In response to comments received from the parish survey,
some initial steps intended to maximize the value of the sermon have already
been taken. They include:
· recording the 10:00 AM sermon and making it accessible via
the
website at www.stpetersweston.org - if you are
away on a Sunday (or
teaching Sunday School classes), or if you just want to hear a portion
of (or all of!) a sermon
a second time to refresh
your memory, you can
now conveniently do so.
· continuing to focus on the Gospel text at the 9:00 AM Sunday morning
Bible Study-the discussion is clergy-led,
but intentionally draws out
the thoughts and reactions of those
who attend to the Gospel text for
the following
Sunday, allowing the preacher to have
a sense of how
lay people might react to a text before beginning focused work on the
passage.
· inviting informal conversation with the preacher about the
sermon - at
coffee hour, in
person individually, by email, or by phone as may be
desired.
Hall joins me in the hope that the preached
word at St. Peter's is as useful and meaningful for the parish family as is humanly
possible, and in the prayer that what God needs each of us to hear will be
enabled among us.
-- Stephen
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Worship
Join the Ushering Team!
We are looking for ushers and would love your help. This is a once a month (with training) commitment. Please consider this important ministry. If you are able to help, please be in touch with Scott Westvold (cell: 617-921-4876) Thanks!
Adult Bible Study
Adult
Bible Study meets each Sunday morning
at 9 in the Bidwell Room. On October 3, the clergy will lead a discussion of
Luke 17:11-19
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 Audio Sermons - New! Online!
Click here to listen to sermons recorded over the past several Sundays.
Note: This will open a new webpage where the audio will play automatically.
Also, this Sermon Audio is also available on the Home Page of our website: www.stpetersweston.org.
 Prayer GroupThe 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 and Hall, 781 891 3200.
Drop-In Discussion Group
We welcome Joan Parrish as she leads us in a discussion of
four short stories based on a faith theme. The sessions will take place on October 6, 13, 20 and 27 at
9:30 in the Bidwell Room, where we will talk about these reading adventures. Joan is an experienced group leader and
currently teaches short story courses at the Regis LLARC program and the Weston
COA. Copies of the stories will be available in the Office. Questions? Pat Jensen, Shannon Hartmann. Please come to one or all meetings.
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Ministries
Message from the Vestry
September has started with a flurry of activities at St. Peter's and the Vestry had a similarly busy meeting this past Tuesday. First, we were joined by the new leadership of our Parish Life ministry. As most of you know, Parish Life directs the variety of fellowship events throughout the year at St. Peter's and we are incredibly fortunate to have the architects of the spring anniversary event, Michelle King and Suzie Reeves, newly leading this effort for the parish. We discussed planning for multiple existing and new events for the coming year and you should all prepare to have lots of opportunities for parish fellowship in the months to come!
Second, we spent substantial time discussing plans for the coming fall Stewardship campaign. St. Peter's is equally fortunate to have Tom King serving as the Chair of Stewardship this year and he is bringing lots of fresh ideas to how we annually fund the various ministries of St. Peter's. The fall campaign will be launching earlier this year so stay tuned for updates that will be soon forthcoming. Finally, the Vestry and clergy reviewed the variety of startup activities that happen at St. Peter's after Labor Day, as well as our usual business items.
We hope the Fall is off to a productive start for all of you and look forward to seeing you in church very soon!
- St. Peter's Vestry (Ann Lombard, Anne Ruggles, Chris Phaneuf, Jim McDaniel, John Jacobs, Maria Kussmaul, Marshall Bartlett, Peggy Batchelder, Sarah Ardila, Tom Keery, and Tom King)
Flower Guild
We
welcome anyone with an interest in the flowers that grace our weekly
worship and festival holidays, whether you are a skilled arranger or
beginner seeking training, or want to know about donating flowers for
worship. Contact me if you would like to learn more or visit the Flower Guild page of St. Peter's website.
"Flower Power: Making the Most of Flower Guild Ministry" On Saturday, September 25 at 11:30 AM, I will offer this workshop with Betsy
Madsen of Church of the Advent Flower Guild and our own Laura Keery at
the Congregational Resource Day offered by the Episcopal Diocese of
Massachusetts at Bently University in Waltham. Laura
will demonstrate how to make an arrangement for Sunday worship. Betsy
Madsen, who is president of Mass Horticultural Society, and I will talk
about the many ways that Flower Guild ministry serves the parish,
through fellowship and pastoral care, and goes beyond putting flowers
in a vase. Here is the link for more info and to register. Please join us!
Carolyn Ellis, Chair, St. Peter's Flower Guild
St. Peter's Newcomers Community
Join us and be a part of growing St. Peter's! The St. Peter's Newcomers Committee is looking for volunteers! Help us welcome new parishioners and inform them of all St. Peter's has to offer. Serve as a greeter at the 10 a.m. service on occasional Sundays. Please contact Kate MacDonald or Eileen Fava for more information on this very important ministry
El Hogar
There
are two ways to help Hl Hogar, a residential school in Honduras, which St.
Peter's has been involved with for many years. Today there is a walk/bike
fundraiser begining at 2 pn in Winchester. St. Peter's has a team registered.
To participate or donate, see Rosanne Iacono or the website
www.elhogar.org Also El Hogar has
formed a partnership with Amazon.com Enter the Amazon site from a link at
www.elhogar.org and El Hogar automatically receives 4% of your purchase price!!
Please tell you friends!
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Parish Life
End-of-Life Care Seminar
Join us for a dialogue regarding optimal end-of-life care, grief bereavement and healing, from the perspectives of the three Abrahamic faith traditions and the hospice program. For more information contact Cathy Nicholson at 781-899-2153 or e-mail cfn55@comcast.net. Download info here.
Welcome Beverly Scheibert
We welcome
Beverly Scheibert back to St. Peter's. She
will be filling in for Andrew Shenton, our Music Director, who is an exchange
professor in Amsterdam through December 12th.
Women's Potluck
Supper
Women's Potluck
Supper is this Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. at the
Rectory. All women of St. Peter's are invited! Bring a salad, casserole, or
dessert and join in lively conversation. No need to RSVP.
OWL's Luncheon (Older
Wiser Laity)
The OWL's will meet this Thursday at noon in the Parish
Hall. All who are 70+ years old are invited. Please let Flora Booth know you
are coming.
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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)
50th Anniversary Committee: Tom and
Michelle King, Rip and Suzie Reeves
Church School: 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: Maria Kussmaul (899-8379)
Flowers: Carolyn Ellis (899-5880)
Keys Newsletter: John Marchiony, Meg Pierce & Keith Ward
Lay Eucharistic Ministries: Bill Symonds
Men's Group: John Bulbrook, John Marchiony Rob Rodgers
Music: Andrew Shenton, (891-3200)
Newcomer: Kate Macdonald,Eileen Fava
Outreach: Rosanne Iacono
Lay Pastoral Care: Flora Booth (899 -2006) and Mary Pughe (894-5961)
Property: Mike Iacono
Stewardship: Tom King
Ushers: Ed Vydra (894-7131)
Web Site: John Bulbrook
Youth: Hall Kirkham
Members of the Vestry:
Marshall Bartlett, Senior Warden; Peggy Batchelder, Junior Warden, Maria Kussmaul, Treasurer; Anne Ruggles, Clerk; Members: Sarah Ardila, John Jacobs, Tom Keery, Tom King, Ann Lombard, Jim McDaniel and Chris Phaneuf |
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