This is my first Lent as your priest and there’s something you need to know: I love Lent. I love it not because I’m a glutton for punishment, or because I like to preach against sinful behavior and its consequences. I do those things because it’s my job, not because I enjoy it. And for […]
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Now that we are in the hottest season of the year, the Social Justice Discernment Group thought it important to focus on heat related illnesses, ways to stay safe, and disparities in exposure to heat stress. The latter is especially prevalent in urban settings because of what is known as the urban heat island, wherein
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Gun violence is a crisis across our country. St. Peter’s is committed to addressing gun violence through education, activism, and helping members access information about effective common sense gun reform possibilities. For this month, here are some simple ways to get involved: Wear Orange Weekend – June 3-4 St. Peter’s will join millions of people
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This month, the St. Peter’s Social Justice Discernment Group has elected to lift up the challenges felt by 30% or more of Philadelphians struggling to feed themselves and their families. In March, SNAP benefits were cut, removing the emergency boost many families had been receiving since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This means that
This month, the St. Peter’s Social Justice Discernment Group has chosen to address the specific issue of the Chinatown arena within the larger context of the chronic struggle of our marginalized communities, often communities of color, to maintain their integrity and stability in the face of development. The articles and videos included here present an
This Lent, we have installed outdoor Stations of the Cross along Pine Street, between Third & Fourth Streets. All are invited to pray and meditate as you journey with Jesus from his condemnation by Pilate to his crucifixion and burial. The images for the stations this year were created by artist Scott Erickson, and each is accompanied
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This Lenten season, we will read many stories of Jesus encountering people who are seeking: a new beginning, a different life, a deeper faith. In these interactions, an unveiling often occurs—assumptions are disrupted, a new perspective is revealed, mystery grows. And so, we’ve crafted a Lenten series founded on questions. Many of our weekly questions
Rising costs have left many of our Food Cupboard clients not only short on food but necessary household items as well. Beginning in Lent, the Food Cupboard will offer a bag of household goods the first Saturday each month with cleaning staples many families cannot afford right now: laundry detergent sheets, dish soap, toilet paper,
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Whether you spent the summer in town or at the shore; whether you’re joining us in person or virtually this Sunday—whatever the details of your day-to-day, welcome back to another ministry year at St. Peter’s. It is especially exciting to welcome all of you back because I too am returning to St. Peter’s after maternity
Below is an article written by Joe Dzeda, co-owner of the A. Thompson-Allen Company, about our historic organ and the work that is about to commence! It’s unlikely that many people who hear the organ at Saint Peter’s Church think much about the sophisticated machinery that dwells inside Philip Feyring’s elegant 1764 organ case. And
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