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January 15 - 26, 2014
News & Notes

Dear Faithful People of Saint Peter's:

  

This Sunday, January 19, 2014, is the Second Sunday after the Epiphany and we find ourselves in the presence of Christ at wedding feast.  Today is also the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and the commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Renewer of Society.

 

At the 8:45 a.m. Mass, I will preach and preside.

 

At 10:00 a.m. Forum , L.D. Frazier leads our remembrance of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr.

 

At the 11:00 a.m. mass

  • Pastor Stahler will preside;Theodore Kells Fitzpatrick will be baptized; I will preach;
  • The Offertory, NYMPHS PAS DE TROIS from WALPURGISNACHT, will be presented by Dance@SaintPeters, Choreography: Roberto Lara after Leonid Lavrovsky;Music: Charles Gounod; Dancers: Hannah Barnard, Emily Petry, Gwendolyn Petry.
  • We will bid Farewell and Godspeed to Margareta Grape, Head of Mission, World Council of Churches office at the United Nations.
  • We will commemorate the life and ministry of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Brunch will be offered by Michael McKee and Eric Stenshoel.

At 1:30 p.m. misa, Pastor Gustavo Vinejeras will preside and preach.

At 5:00 p.m. Jazz Vespers,  Pastor Stahler will preside and Vicar Carol Schneider will preach.

 

STEWARDSHIP

Please make your 2014 Stewardship Pledge!  Pledging is important!  We've moved from a Program Year to a Calendar Year to make pledging more convenient for all. Please return your 2014 pledge by Sunday, February 2, 2014.

 

Next Sunday, January 26, 2014, is the Third Sunday after the Epiphany, a day in which, with the Twelve, Jesus calls us to be disciples.  This day also marks the 39th anniversary of my ordination.

At the 8:45 a.m. Mass, I will preside and preach.

At 10:00 a.m. Forum , Kit Kreilick will present another chapter in her incomparable series about the History of Saint Peter's Church.

At the 11:00 a.m. mass, I will preside and preach.

Brunch will be offered by Janet Groth, Ed Wagner and friends.

At 1:30 p.m. misa, Pastor Gustavo Vinejeras will preside and preach.

At 5:00 p.m. Jazz Vespers,  Vicar Carol Schneider  will preside and preach.

 

FEBRUARY 8, 2014 WINTER PARISH RETREAT, 9:30 - 3:30, Plaza Room: 

UNEXPECTED AND MYSTERIOUS:  Personal Experiences of God  Many of us have and many of us seek a more intimate experience of God's presence in our lives. At this retreat, in the context of Worship, Scripture and Tradition, participants are invited to share their own experiences and searching. Suggested donation $25.00 Breakfast (Bagels, etc.) and a light lunch are included.  Attendance limited to 20. To attend, speak to Pastor Derr who will lead this retreat and watch for schedule and on-line registration.

  

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SAINT PETER'S CHURCH is closed on Monday, January 20, 2014 for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.

 

WHERE ARE THEY?

Sam Hutcheson, Director of Communications, has been on vacation since Tuesday, January 14 and will return on Tuesday, January 20, 2014.

Pastor Jared Stahler will be on vacation January 24-31, 2014.

 

In Sam's absence, this issue of News and Notes is edited and sent by me.  Any errors or omissions are mine.

 

Peace and Joy,

Derr   

Amandus J. Derr

Senior Pastor

 

 

IN THIS ISSUE
Dear Faithful People
Week of Prayer
Winter Parish Retreat
Breakfast Program
Community and Fellowship
Education and Enrichment
Art and Music


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WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY

 

 


Theme:  Has Christ been divided? (1 Corinthians 1:1-17)

 

At least once a year, many Christians become aware of the great diversity of ways of adoring God. Hearts are touched, and people realize that their neighbours' ways are not so strange.

The event that touches off this special experience is something called the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, traditionally celebrated between 18-25 January (in the northern hemisphere) or at Pentecost (in the southern hemisphere).

 

Ecumenical partners in a particular region are asked to prepare a basic text on a biblical theme. Then an international group with WCC-sponsored (Protestant and Orthodox) and Roman Catholic participants edits this text and ensures that it is linked with the search for the unity of the church.

Pray for the unity of the Church.  At Saint Peter's, prayers for unity are included in every liturgy, form the theme of Thursday 12:30 masses, and are carried out weekly in our prayers as we use the WCC's Ecumenical Prayer Cycle and pray for each nation in the world and annually in our liturgies in Lent with Our Savior Roman Catholic parish and with the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany on All Saints Sunday and at Tenebrae in the Fifth Week of Lent.


 

 

WINTER PARISH RETREAT

 

FEBRUARY 8, 2014 

9:30 - 3:30 in the Plaza Room

 

"UNEXPECTED AND MYSTERIOUS:  Personal Experiences of God"   Many of us have and many of us seek a more intimate experience of God's presence in our lives. At this retreat, in the context of Worship, Scripture and Tradition, participants are invited to share their own experiences and searching. Suggested donation of $25 defrays the cost of Breakfast (bagels, etc.) and a light lunch.  Attendance limited to 20. To attend, speak to Pastor Derr who will lead this retreat and watch for schedule and on-line registration.     

 

BREAKFAST PROGRAM

This past Tuesday, 148 guests were served at our Breakfast Program.  
Thus far in 2014,  298 guests have been served.
  

In 2013, 7,955 guests were served.

In 2012, 7,643 people were served.

 

 

COMMUNITY AND FELLOWSHIP


 View details about these and other upcoming community life events by clicking "Community Life" at www.saintpeters.org/events. 

All are welcome! 

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EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT

 

Wednesday Evening Study Series 2013-14 immediately following the 6:00 mass.  A light supper is provided.

Please check out our YouTube channel.

 


UPCOMING SUNDAY FORA

Sundays at 10:00 a.m. in the Living Room

 

January 19 -- L. D. Frazier on Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 26 -- Kit Kreilick on the History of Saint Peter's

February 2 -- Pastor Derr on How we choose Bishops in the ELCA

 

Watch last week's forum.

 

 

ART & MUSIC


MUSIC
ART

  

 January 12 

5:00 p.m. - Jazz Vespers 

Don Byron 

and the New Gospel Quintet 

featuring 

Carla Cook  

  

January 15 

1:00 p.m. - Midday Jazz Midtown Art Lillard Big Band 

  

January 19 

5:00 p.m. - Jazz Vespers 

Fabian Almazan

Camila Meza 

and Choir 

  

January 22 

1:00 p.m. - Midday Jazz Midtown 

Laurel Masse, singer

Tex Arnold, piano 

  

January 26 

5:00 p.m. - Jazz Healing 

Deanna Witkowski Trio 

  

January 29 

1:00 p.m. - Midday Jazz Midtown 

Aaron Weinstein, jazz violin

Matt Baker, piano

  

  

 
 
 
 

 

 

  

 

In the NarthexKaren Fitzgerald   
Karen Fitzgerald

"Crossings"

December 17, 2013 - February 10, 2014

 

 


 

In the Living Room Gallery

Justin Terry

 

Justin Terry

"Lifted Space"

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