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 …
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, …
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 …
As the weather gets warmer and vaccination rates increase in Philadelphia, St. Peter’s Church is now permitting outdoor in-person gatherings for small ministry groups. This is a way for us to reconnect to one another in a safe way. While gathering outdoors, we ask that you follow diocesan guidelines: Wear a mask except while eating; …
Update from the St. Peter’s COVID-19 Safety Committee Read More »
A fundraiser to repair the bells at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church During this COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers at St. Peter’s have been faithfully ringing the bells of St. Peter’s Church to bring joy and hope to the nearby residents. But we have discovered that the eight historic bells in the tower of St. Peter’s Church, which …
This article was written by St. Peter’s historian and parishioner Libby Browne. A remarkable discovery has been made in the last year which pertains to St. Peter’s. I was contacted last summer by an old school friend of mine, Phoebe Griswold. She and her husband, Frank, a Philadelphian and the former Presiding Bishop of the …
St. Peter’s is using Zoom video conferencing to stay connected and meet in small groups. Are you having trouble using Zoom, or are you wondering how to use it? Step 1: Download Zoom by clicking this https://zoom.us/download For iPhones – the link will take you to the App Store, just tap on “Get” or the cloud symbol with a downward arrow. For Android …
This special post was written by Libby Browne, a parishioner and historian at St. Peter’s Church. My daughter Katrina and I participated in the streamed March 22, 11 a.m. service at her house in Washington, DC, where I am staying. When it was over, she wondered what St. Peter’s would have been like during the …
St. Peter’s in the Midst of the Yellow Fever Epidemic Read More »
[vc_row][vc_column 0=””][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/qTH3xcFdQss” align=”center”][vc_column_text] Organist Darryl Roland presents hymn settings for Lent by J.S. Bach with tenor John Keating. Listeners can reflect on the texts of these Lenten hymns while experiencing Bach’s musical interpretation. This special event was prerecorded and broadcast at 7 p.m. March 22, 2020, at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Philadelphia. Click here …
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