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Rector’s Note: Marking the Triduum-4.17.25
Tonight, we begin the final leg of Passion Week with the start of the Triduum, the three-day liturgy that concludes with the Easter...
The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
2 days ago3 min read
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Anthem Spotlight: The King of Glory-4.10.25
During the Baroque period in music (1600–1750), which followed somewhat after the Protestant Reformation, composers became less...
Carol Cei
Apr 102 min read
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Rector’s Note: Our Christian Call to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility-4.10.25
At its meeting this week, the St. Peter’s Vestry unanimously passed a public statement providing leadership on the parish’s commitment to...
The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Apr 103 min read
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Rector's Note: Ministry means looking both outward and inward-4.3.25
Last Saturday was a big day for ministry at St. Peter’s. The Women’s Rally, organized by parishioner Mary Rivera, drew 65 participants...
The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Apr 32 min read
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Anthem Spotlight: God So Loved The World-4.3.25
"God So Loved The World" is an excerpt from a larger choral work known as The Crucifixion , which is an oratorio meditation on the...
Carol Cei
Apr 21 min read
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Anthem Spotlight: I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked-3.27.25
Eighty years ago, in 1945, a young woman was scheduled for an audition for a Church Choir position. As she rode the bus to the church,...
Carol Cei
Mar 262 min read
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How we do Rummage: The Process
Volunteers – You are the most important part of the process. You are needed to sort things, to determine if they still work, to arrange,...
Jeanne Robson
Mar 204 min read
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Anthem Spotlight: In Christ Alone-3.20.25
There are so many reasons for songwriters to gather together and compose beautiful music. In Christ Alone is a perfect example of how...
Carol Cei
Mar 201 min read
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Rector's Note: Surprised by Spring-3.20.25
Spring snuck in quietly today, but right on schedule and dressed appropriately for the weather. Crocuses, daffodils and snowdrops grace...
The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Mar 203 min read
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Rector's Note: A Glossary of Giving-3.13.25
At this Sunday’s parish forum, our Stewardship Team, which includes myself, and parishioners Rebecca Fellerman and Robin Dixon, will...
The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Mar 138 min read
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Anthem Spotlight: God’s Love Never Changes
God’s Love Never Changes was written by a husband-and-wife team, Dick and Melodie Tunney. Melodie grew up in a minister of music's...
Carol Cei
Mar 121 min read
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Rector’s Note: Time for Lent-3.6.25
The weather was so bad on Wednesday that the wind might just have blown your ashes off your forehead if you did get a chance to receive...
The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Mar 64 min read
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Note From Paris Nurse: Protecting Yourself and Family Against Measles
Dear Beloved Members of St. Peter’s, I hope this letter finds you in good health and spirits. I am writing to you today with an important...
Kristina Marchuk
Mar 63 min read
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Anthem Spotlight: Come to Me, All You Who Labor
It is rare, indeed, to find nothing about a musical composition or its composer when searching the internet. While the World Wide Web can...
Carol Cei
Mar 62 min read
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Rector’s Note: USAID and Acts of Faith-2.27.24
Years ago, I got a close-up look at what happens when a religious institution uses government aid money to achieve its mission. At the...
The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Feb 284 min read
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Anthem Spotlight: The Beatitudes
In winter, we can never safely predict the weather outcome for Sundays. On February 9, it was against us, pushing St. Peter’s Bells to...
Carol Cei
Feb 272 min read
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Rector’s Note: A fire in the neighborhood-2.20.25
Last week, I wrote my Rector’s Note about the power of churches to serve as villages, diverse communities whose personal relationships...
The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Feb 203 min read
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Rector's Note: It takes a church to raise a village-2.13.25
Last week, as I was driving home from our Worship Committee meeting, I caught part of an interview on NPR’s Fresh Air . Host Tanya Mosley...
The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Feb 135 min read
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Rector’s Note: Welcoming Bob Smith as our new Deacon-2.6.25
I’m so pleased to announce that Bob Smith will be joining our staff as a vocational deacon on March 2. Bob, who served as our diaconal...
The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Feb 62 min read
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Bob Smith to be Ordained as Deacon in the Episcopal Church on February 22
Bob Smith spent half a year at St. Peter's, serving as a diaconal intern. He has completed his three-year postulancy and, along with five...
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Feb 61 min read
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