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Do Not Lose Heart

I have been watching with increasing horror the spectacle of children being separated from their parents at the border of the United States. Families, most of whom are desperate and fleeing violence, arrive on...

June 18, 2018 -

by The Rev. Claire Nevin-Field

in Reflections from the Rector

Rest and Reconnect this Summer

In the middle of the program year at church, often around February, I start to dream of the summer. Those days when the pace of life will be slower, when there will be less...

June 04, 2018 -

by The Rev. Claire Nevin-Field

in Reflections from the Rector

Explore First Corinthians this Summer

During the months of June and July, during the 10 AM Adult Education hour, we will once again take a deep dive into the Bible. Together, we’ll be doing a close reading of First Corinthians. The Yale Divinity Bible...

May 01, 2018 -

by The Rev. Sean Lanigan

in Reflections from the Rector

Encountering God in the Churchyard

On Earth Day, April 22, instead of a usual sermon, the Rev. Claire Nevin-Field invited St. Peter’s parishioners to go outside in the churchyard to think and pray about God’s creation. As those of...

April 24, 2018 -

by The Rev. Claire Nevin-Field

in Reflections from the Rector

God Created All

The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. (Psalm 24:1) Sunday, April 22 is Earth Day, and while that is not on the official Church calendar, the idea behind it is all over...

April 16, 2018 -

by The Rev. Claire Nevin-Field

in Environment, Reflections from the Rector

The Cross is Not the End

Once again we find ourselves at the beginning of Holy Week; walking the last days of Jesus’ life in our services, watching at the foot of the cross, waiting while he lies in the...

March 22, 2018 -

by The Rev. Claire Nevin-Field

in Reflections from the Rector

A No-Palm Palm Sunday

If you come to church on Palm Sunday (March 25) you will notice something quite different. This year, instead of using palms, we will be using local grasses. Why? Even though we have been...

March 20, 2018 -

by The Rev. Claire Nevin-Field

in Environment, Reflections from the Rector

It’s All About Love

This year, in a somewhat unusual occurrence, Ash Wednesday and St. Valentine’s Day coincide. For some, this is a really bizarre juxtaposition: we celebrate the romantic love we may share with another human being...

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