Christ risen!  Bread broken.  Christ recognized.  Eyes opened. Alleluia!

Dear faithful people of Saint Peter's:

I ended my 'jazz sermon" at the close of these marvelous three days with these words, "The road to Emmaus may be long and uncertain, but it is not always what it seems.  In Christ, you see, we never walk that road alone."  And before I close out this day and Saint Peter's Church closes for a day of rest, I wanted to send this message so that you would know, well in advance, all that is happening this coming week.  More than that though, I wanted to invite you to join me in giving thanks to God for the marvelous people who led us and inspired our praise to God in these last days.  Many of them (most of them) do this week after week.  Please join my prayers of thanksgiving for each of these marvelous ministers, with you, of Saint Peter's Church:

Musicians:

Dr. Thomas Schmidt, Director of Music and Ike Sturm, Director of Music for Jazz

The Choir of Saint Peter's Church

Members of the Long Island Symphonic Choral Association

Jazz singers and song leaders:  Chanda Rule, Misty Ann Sturm

Jazz Musicians: Fabian Almazan, Gene Bertoncini, Gemot Bernroider, Ingrid Jensen, Yoichi Uzeki and Jon Wikan.

Good Friday Soloists:

Good Friday Orchestra 1

Easter Sunday tympani and Brass:

Sandra Coffin, Ryan Gardner, Tim McCarthy, Anthony Alms, Dale Turk, and Chi Ching Lin

Liturgical Dancers:  Dance@SaintPeters:  Hannah Barnard, Roberto Lara

Liturgical readers and Drama:

Creative Proclamations, Bible-by-Heart and other readers including:  Gloria Biegler, Watson Bosler, Wayne Britton, Peg Bunke, Virginia Clark, Tracey Christiansen, Carole Derr, Linda Drollinger,  Betty Jackson, Lily Johns, Andrea Smith, LuAnn Johns, John Keogh, Ulrike Klopfer, Nancy Lindeberg, Nancy MacLeod, Lynne Mueller, Katie Pocalyko, Nancy Rakoczy, Terry Rochford, Harold Stelter, Carolyn Wagner, and Edward Wagner.

Good Friday Liturgy Cast: Andrea Smith (Annas), Christopher J. Dooly (Jesus), Wayne Britton (Pilate/ Malchus), Carole Derr (Mary), Ro Baker (Judas/Nicodemus), Sharon Gunderson (Mary Magdalene/Maid),  Katie Pocalyko (Temple Guard), Pat Almonrode (Temple Guard), John Keogh (Roman Soldier), Br. Eugenio DeLorenzo (Roman Guard), Nancy MacLeod (Caiaphas), Betty Jackson (Peter/Joseph of Arimathea), Christopher Vergara (John), Chorus:  Bruce Johnson, Terry Rochford, Thelma Thomas, Peg Bunke, James Sadler, Ulrike Klopfer

Liturgical Assistants: Betty Jackson (deacon, Easter Vigil), Ro Baker, Robert Busch, Dorothy Goldman, Sharon Gunderson, Lori Cavanagh, Colin Cavanagh, Scott Cavanagh, Emil Hottenroth, John Keogh, Nancy MacLeod, Nancy Rakoczy, Alan Smeal

Vicar Dustin Wright

Yale Divinity School Field Worker:  Kathryn Pocalko

Seminarians:  Joe Brewer, Nancy Rakoczy, Chanda Rule, Nicholas Sollom

Presiding at the Easter Vigil:  The Rev. Dr. Jonathan Linman

Communion Bread: Watson Bosler (Matzos); Virginia Clark. Tracey Christiansen, Bruce Johnson, Nicoline Strom-Jensen, Misty Ann Sturm.

Sacristans:  Peg Bunke (glassware), Dorothy Goldman, Nancy MacLeod and Lynne Mueller (altar linens)

Ushers:  Wayne Britton, Howard Blohm, Arthur Clark, Virginia Clark, Lindsay Cohen, Dennis Frado, David Hottenroth, Emil Hottenroth, Pamela Rausch, Doris Lange, Ralph Price, Andrea Smith and Paul Schneider.

Saint Peter's Staff:

Director of Finance and Operations, Kathryn Burt; 

Director of Communications and Technology,  Sam Hutcheson; Associate for Finance and Operations, Rolando Mallari; Associates for Communications and Technology,

Audio Engineer; Scott Young; 

Receptionists, Jim Burt and Craig Neglia 

Hospitality:  Albert Mallari, Jason Millare, Oswaldo Noboa and Johnathan Valencia.

And last, but never least, my beloved colleague Pastor Jared R. Stahler.

Easter's week of weeks has now begun as, with Christ we look "to the joy that is set before us."

Peace and Joy,

Amandus J. Derr

Senior Pastor