All are invited to the fourth annual 2017 summer concert series in the churchyard of St. Peter’s. The outdoor concerts will be held on Wednesday evenings—June 21, July 5, and July 19. Bring chairs, blankets, picnics, your kids, and your dog for live music! Come and enjoy the summer night with your friends and neighbors […]
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St. Peter’s is supporting a family (Chandra and Runchi Gurung) who arrived in Philadelphia after living in a refugee camp in Nepal. By Sharon L. Haynie, member of the St. Peter’s Refugee Welcoming Committee A question often posed to Refugee Welcoming Committee members: “How is it going?” My impression is that our relationship with the
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This article was written by parishioner Alan Heavens. George F. Harding didn’t think much of Abraham Lincoln when the renowned Philadelphia patent attorney first met the future president in 1856. In fact, as quoted in Doris Kearns Goodwin’s 2005 book Team of Rivals, Harding said Lincoln was “tall, rawly boned, ungainly back woodsman, with coarse,
We invite you to observe Holy Week and celebrate Easter with St. Peter’s Church. On Easter Sunday, there will be an 11 a.m. festival service with choir, trumpet, and Holy Eucharist, followed by an Easter egg hunt for children.
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Beginning with Ash Wednesday up to Easter on April 16, for 40 days we are invited to turn from our busy-ness and reflect upon and renew our relationship with God. Learn more about Lenten programs at St. Peter’s.
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Spring is the time we shake off the winter, greet the sunshine, and tidy up the spaces we call home. We all experience a sense of satisfaction when chores are completed—a great feeling of pride of place. Through the annual Episcopal Community Services Spring Cleaning Drive, we collect household supplies and create welcome baskets for
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Every Sunday at 9 a.m., we gather together to sing, to hear God’s word, to pray, and to share Holy Communion at our Children & Family Service. If you have children age 1-6, please join us!
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We have recently learned from Allan Hasbrouck, a Christ Church member and volunteer in their archives, that George Croghan (1718-1782), who is buried in our churchyard, was a friend and rival of George Washington from the time of the French and Indian War. According to the Mount Vernon website: “George Croghan was a prominent trader,
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We hope you will join us as we celebrate the Nativity of our Lord! Services will be at 5 and 9 p.m. Christmas Eve and 11 a.m. Christmas Day.
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Consider the true meaning of the season this year at “Lights of Christmas”—a new outdoor light show at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at Third and Pine Streets. The free 10-minute show, open to the public, will play every evening from December 18 through December 31. Visitors can view the show from the sidewalk along Third Street,
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