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Rector's Note: Make New Friends and Keep the Old-5.15.25
“Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it,” the...
The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
6 days ago3 min read
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Anthem Spotlight: Behold the Lamb-5.15.25
Not long ago, we had a beautiful offering of In Christ Alone as a solo. The composers, Townend and Getty, have written so many beautiful...
Carol Cei
6 days ago1 min read
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Anthem Spotlight: How Can I Keep From Singing?-5.8.25
How Can I Keep From Singing? is a Christian hymn that evolved into an American folk song. The original melody was written in triple...
Carol Cei
May 81 min read
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Rector's Note: Just a closer walk with Jesus-5.8.25
I’ve heard our bishop, the Rt. Rev. Daniel Gutiérrez , p reach and speak several times in the last few weeks about his vision for the...
The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
May 85 min read
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Rector’s Note: The Spiritual Gifts of Rummage-5.1.25
As the parish’s spring Rummage Sale gets underway today (get all the sale dates and times here ) I’m reminded again of the many parish...
The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
May 13 min read
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Anthem Spotlight: I Cannot Tell-5.1.25
Londonderry Air is a lovely Irish folk tune that was originally written as an instrumental selection and published in 1855. In 1910, the...
Carol Cei
May 11 min read
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Rector’s Note: Between Easter and Earth Day-4.24.25
Pope Francis slipped away from us this week between Easter and Earth Day at a most ironic and bewildering moment. He died as social...
The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Apr 244 min read
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Anthem Spotlight: Don’t Stop the Music-4.24.25
This week, the Folk Group will lead us in the music of the Liturgy, so I would like to take this opportunity to share a few sentences...
Carol Cei
Apr 242 min read
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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
Apr 173 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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