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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 2, 20251 min read
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 26, 20252 min read
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 20, 20254 min read
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 20, 20251 min read
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 20, 20253 min read
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 13, 20258 min read
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 12, 20251 min read
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 6, 20254 min read
Note From Parish 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 6, 20253 min read
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 6, 20252 min read
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 27, 20254 min read
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 27, 20252 min read
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 20, 20253 min read
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 13, 20255 min read
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 6, 20252 min read
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 6, 20251 min read
Rector’s Note: Blessed Jim Callan Pray for Us-1.30.25
The news came to me by chance in early January. A parishioner asked if I had heard of the passing of the Rev. James Callan, who had been...
The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Jan 30, 20253 min read
Rector’s Note: Well Done Good and Faithful Servant!-1.23.25
It’s all anyone in religious circles has been talking about: Did you hear the sermon that the Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde, Episcopal Bishop of...
The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Jan 23, 20255 min read
An overview of the Warm Regards Campaign
Frank and Ernest would be proud! In February of 2023, when we realized we needed to replace our aged heating system, we knew we were...
The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Jan 23, 20253 min read
Rector’s Note: The Carter Nut-1.9.25
I was 10 years old when I decided to decorate my bike for the Fairlawn, OH, Fourth of July Parade. The bike competition was a big thing...
The Rev. Barbara Ballenger
Jan 9, 20253 min read
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