Rector’s Note: Lessons from the Scroll-3.14.24
At Eucharist on Wednesday, we talked about the overwhelming prospect of knowing about and responding to tragedies that are unfolding a...
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The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Mar 73 min read
Rector's Note: Games that Change the World-3.7.24
Last night my husband and I were over at our neighbors’ house to play board games. Both we and they love to collect and play interesting...
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The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Feb 293 min read
Rector’s Note: The silence that shouts-2.29.24
There is the silence that hides, and then there is the silence that shouts. The silence that hides keeps its concerns to itself as it...
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The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Feb 223 min read
Rector’s Note: You are the Church 24/7-2.22.24
This week one of my priest colleagues gave you all a nice compliment. He said that when he and his parish administrator visited our web...
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Submitted by Stephanie Gill
Feb 156 min read
Stephanie Gill's Q&A on Grief coaching
Stephanie is a grief coach serving Montgomery County and the surrounding area, as well as the larger virtual community. She's a certified...
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The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Feb 153 min read
Rector's Note: Remember that You are Dust-2.15.24
The Ash Wednesday dust has settled. The smudged cross has rubbed off. Lent has begun with no sign remaining to show that we are making...
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The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Feb 82 min read
Rector’s Note: Anticipating Ashes-2.8.24
Next week, Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday fall on the same date – Feb. 14. Is there any way to make these two feast days work...
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The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Feb 13 min read
Rector’s Note: The Spiritual Invitation of Black History Month-2.1.24
I got my bachelor’s degree in journalism in 1988 from Kent State University, which was less than an hour from where I grew up in Akron,...
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The Rt. Reverend Daniel G. P. Gutiérrez XVI Bishop of The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania
Jan 252 min read
The Language of Our Liturgy: A Message from the Bishop
My siblings in Christ, This year, the Episcopal Church remembers and celebrates the ordination of the Philadelphia 11, women who were...
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The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Jan 253 min read
Rector’s Note: The Art of the Collect-1.25.24
Last Sunday our Confirmation class discussed the various ways that we pray as members of the Episcopal Church. The Book of Common Prayer...
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The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Jan 182 min read
Rector’s Note: Sacred stories and holy food will sustain us.-1.18.24
We are holding one another up this week. It’s what churches do. Which is why I’m exceptionally glad to be part of one right now. I had...
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The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Jan 114 min read
Rector’s Note: Living in to your 2024 Epiphanies-1.11.24
With very little fanfare, we have entered the church season after Epiphany. Because we marked its first Sunday this past weekend with the...
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The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Jan 43 min read
Rector's Note: The Art of Savoring Hope in Tough Times-1.4.24
I’m not going to lie, 2024 looks like it’s going to be a tough year. As a parish we are holding space for one another in losses and...
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The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Dec 14, 20233 min read
Rector's Note: Holding Two Holiday Truths at the Same Time-12.14.23
It’s been a heavy time for our St. Peter’s community as we mourn the recent passing of long-time members Tony Zampirri and Art...
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Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Dec 7, 20233 min read
Rector’s Note: Preparing for Annual Meeting- 12.7.23
Church leaders always have to look a little bit beyond the current season to anticipate what’s coming down the road, even as we try to...
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Jeanne Robson
Dec 7, 20233 min read
St. Peter's Vestry
"Rooted in love, growing through God's grace, and reaching out to all." What is the Vestry? It is a group of members of the church who...
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Submitted by Carol Cei and Bob Smith
Dec 7, 20233 min read
New Additions to the St. Peter's Staff: Meet our News Music Director and Diaconal Intern
After almost two years of searching for a choir director and organist to replace our beloved interm music directors, Kathy and Tim...
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Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Nov 30, 20234 min read
Rector's Note: With the saints in light-11.30.23
Bob Miller and I met on the first day of our freshman year at Kent State University. We lived in honors dorms across the quad from each...
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Submitted by Nancy Ironside
Nov 29, 20232 min read
Why Vestry: Nancy Ironside's Vestry Reflection
Why vestry? It’s a good question from both a community and personal perspective. The vestry is a group of people who, with one another...
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The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Nov 23, 20233 min read
Rector’s Note: If you want peace, work on gratitude-11.23.23
As about 80 people gathered for the annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service last night at St. Luke’s Catholic Church down the street, I...
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