The Rev. Sarah Hedgis

Seeking this Lent

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 …

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Shall we build three dwellings?

White Episcopalians commemorate Absalom Jones by getting off the mountain and staying in the struggle” Good morning, God’s people! This is the last week of the Season of Epiphany. As you know, “epiphany” means “showing forth”. Epiphany always ends with the Transfiguration, the story that takes place on a high mountain, where Jesus is transfigured …

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Prophets and/as Permanent Provision

Good morning, God’s people! I’ve got prophets on the brain this morning. We just wrapped an extended adult education series on the prophetic imagination. Two weeks ago, we celebrated the life and ministry of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In 2020, we mourned the deaths of prophets like John Lewis, CT Vivian, and …

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Food Cupboard Closed Till April 11

[vc_row 0=””][vc_column][vc_column_text 0=””] On Tuesday, March 10th, St. Peter’s announced that we were instituting some guidelines for how we are in community with each other, as we see the ongoing spread of COVID-19 in our country, including Philadelphia. One of these guidelines is that we will close our Food Cupboard for the next 4 weeks, …

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