“Lent” comes from the Anglo-Saxon word lencton – meaning “spring” or “lengthening” from the time of year when the days grow long. The season begins on Ash Wednesday (February 18, 2015) and ends with the Easter Triduum (Maundy Thursday through Easter Day), covering 40 days (excluding Sundays which are little feasts of the Resurrection). Some […]
Dear Friends, As you know, we have long talked about ways to expand our impact in addressing hunger in Philadelphia. Given our space constraints we are all aware that significantly expanding direct service operations at 313 Pine Street is not an option. One way to approach this that we have discussed at parish meetings is
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The season of Epiphany begins on January 6 and ends on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. On The Feast of the Epiphany, January 6, we remember the visit of the three kings (Magi, el Dia de los Tres Reyes, la fiesta de Reyes, or el Dia de los Reyes Magos) to the Holy
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From October 12 to November 23 our worship will hold up different aspects of God’s Creation in our readings, hymns, prayers and preaching. We will think about how we are connected to all life on this beautiful blue and green jewel of a planet.
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This year, church school for grades 1-6 will follow a new, comprehensive three-year Episcopal curriculum called Weaving God’s Promises. This first year is called Weaving Our Faith and focuses on: The story of our salvation and our story from the fall of humankind to our redemption by Jesus Christ and how we fit into this
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On March 28, members of the St. Peter’s Eat, Pray, Laugh group gathered at Wapiti, our Diocesan retreat center in Maryland, for a weekend of prayer and reflection. One of the attendees, Barbara Tobin, wrote this account of the experience: “Pouring rain, a roaring fire, a panoramic view of the Chesapeake, good Christian friends, good
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Lent is in some ways not an easy season to talk about with children. It doesn’t have the anticipation and joy of Advent and Christmas. It doesn’t have a cute little baby, or a pageant with angels, shepherds and animals. It doesn’t have the promise of presents under a tree. It has a certain dryness—a
As Michelle Liese writes, “worshiping as a family sounds great in theory, in practice, it can be tough to pull off”. There are ways, however, to pull this off. For toddlers through pre-schoolers this is best accomplished by helping them feel like an important part of the church community. For those of you who go
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