The Week Ahead:
Sunday, October 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
Monday October 4
8:00P AA
Tuesday October 5
10:30-2:00 Retired Clergy Meeting
Wednesday October 6
9:30A Drop-In Discussion Group
Thursday October 7
Friday October 8
Church Office Closed for Holiday Weekend
Saturday October 9
Sunday October10
8:00A Holy Communion
8:30A Adult Choir Rehearsal
9:00A Bible Study
9:45A Church School Special Sunday, October 10
10:00A Holy Communion
11:15A Coffee Hour
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 From the Rector's Desk...
OF CONFIRMATION
In
the earliest years of the Christian movement (often referred to in
ancient texts as the people "Of the Way," being disciples who were
striving to live in the way of Jesus' teachings), what we today call
baptism and confirmation were a single event. Entire households were
frequently baptized into the family of the Church after a season of
preparation culminating in baptism as the sun rose on what we call
Easter Day. Children were baptized as part of the household as a matter
of course.
As
time went by, children of such households grew up and had their own
families, and presented their children to be baptized. Eventually, the
Christian movement had to decide whether to baptize infants or wait
until they were "of age" to make a decision.
Eventually,
many (but not all) Christian churches baptized children with adult
sponsors taking responsibility for their nurture in the faith, and at a
later time, those individuals were confirmed in the faith by affirming
the baptismal vows for themselves. This is the tradition which we
inherit in the Episcopal Church.
I am now forming our confirmation class, and all those in 8th
grade (or older youth who have not as yet been confirmed) are invited
to join. Attending the classes does not automatically mean that an
individual has decided to be confirmed; rather, it is a time to explore
what confirmation means and reach a decision.
Please speak to me or contact me by email or by phone so that the class schedule can be formed at mutually convenient times.
-- Stephen
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Worship 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 18:1-8.
St. Peter's held the "Blessing of the Backpacks" Sunday, September 19th!
 We blessed all backpacks and
bookbags, and those who carried them, during the 10:00am service, as
the Church School entered the service at announcements. Students all
need to know that they enter the school year armed with the love and
support of their congregation behind them, and that their growth as loving and compassionate human beings is a vital part of any student's life.
 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
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!
MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH have an exciting event planned for Sunday, October 24 at common cathedral!
Join us as we serve lunch to the congregation at common cathedral downtown, and then worship alongside them on Boston Common!
common cathedral
is a church of 100 or so attendees that gathers for worship each Sunday
across the street from St Paul's Cathedral at the Park Street T stop.
It is run by Ecclesia Ministries, an organization that serves un-housed
and housed people called by God into Christian community and ministry
and offers a vital connection between all of God's people in the city of
Boston, from its suburbs to downtown.
IF YOU ARE A MIDDLE SCHOOLER
and would like to join us, please let us know!! We will prepare and
package our lunches during Church School at St Peter's Parish Hall on
Sunday morning, October 24, and leave the Church by 11:30 in order to be
on Boston Common unloading at noon. We will return to the Church by
3:30pm for pick-up.
IF YOU ARE A PARENT and are INTERESTED IN HELPING OUT,
please let us know! We will need drivers and volunteers to help with
preparing lunches, as well as collecting items for the common art and
common cinema programs as well.
Peggy Batchelder (rdbatchelder@comcast.net), Joan Parrish (joanparrish@comcast.net), Margaret Randle (margaretrandle@gmail.com) and Pastor Kirkham (hkirkham@stpetersweston.org)
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!
Music
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.
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Parish Life
ROCKS can float! Our High School youth group proved that! 
Armed
with life jackets, kayak paddles and nerves of steel, Lindsey Ruggles,
Nicky Packs, Will Jacobs and John McDaniel led three adults (Anne
Ruggles, Margaret Randle and Pastor Kirkham) on a daring float down the
Charles River. Lots of sun, fall scenery and wildlife (including a magic turtle) accompanied our journey, and a great time was had by everyone! All
of you ROCKS who were unable to join us, keep your eyes peeled for our
next outing!
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.
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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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