St. Peter's Church

Food Cupboard
2025-11-15 08:00 - 10:00, 2025-12-06 08:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | St. Peter’s Parish House, 313 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
The St. Peter’s Food Cupboard provides free food to all every Saturday from 8-10 a.m. Food is distributed at the Parish House at 313 Pine Street. Learn more at www.stpetersphila.org/foodcupboard.
The Food Cupboard is run by volunteers from the church and community. Click here to sign up to volunteer! Volunteers are needed to unpack, sort, organize, and store pallets of food. On Saturdays, volunteers work from 7:30 a.m. till 10 a.m. They help prepare the food for our clients, and then serve food and operate the Food Cupboard.

Family Worship Service
2025-11-16 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-11-23 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-11-30 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-12-07 09:00 - 10:00 | St. Peter’s Parish House, 313 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
Although St. Peter’s welcomes children at all times, a special service for young children and their families takes place at 9 a.m. every Sunday during the school year. This service nurtures children’s spiritual formation and growth through singing, stories, crafts, and communion. It is a playful, energetic service, led each week by a member of the clergy and our Children’s Ministry Leader on guitar. This is a long-standing service at St. Peter’s, often attracting 30-40 attendees each week. The Family Worship service is held at 9 a.m. in the Parish House at 313 Pine Street.
If you’d like to be added to our email list to receive notices about Family Worship, please sign up for our email newsletter here or contact Associate Rector Rev. Sarah Hedgis-Kligerman at hedgis-kligerman@stpetersphila.org.

Spoken Worship Service
2025-11-16 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-11-23 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-11-30 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-12-07 09:00 - 10:00 | St. Peter’s Church, Third and Pine Streets, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
Join us in the church for a spoken service (with no choir or organ). This is contemplative service and a peaceful way to start your Sunday.

Advent Series: The Will to Dream
2025-11-16 10:00 - 10:50, 2025-12-07 10:00 - 10:50 | St. Peter’s Parish House, 313 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
Join us for this 6-week Advent series rooted in prophetic imagination—a phrase powerfully explored by the late theologian and biblical scholar Walter Brueggemann—in the sacred practice to see beyond what is and move toward what could be. Each week, we will explore a theme rooted in one of our lectionary readings and engage the theme through a variety of approaches, including Bible Study, art, our own experiences, spiritual practices, and more.
This Advent series provides tools to help us confront despair, embody justice, and claim hope as a radical act. From Isaiah’s vision to Mary’s song, we will find ourselves in the story—and begin to dream not as escape, but as spiritual resistance.
Read more from the creators about The Will to Dream: In this time of upheaval, we find trust is fragile, truth contested, and spaces between us feel harder to cross. Divisions stretch far and wide. The constant churn of political tension leaves many feeling anxious and uncertain. Community feels strained, and connection is harder to come by. Hearts are weary, and souls unsettled, and people of all perspectives are searching—not just for answers, but for understanding, healing, and hope.
This ache is not weakness; it is a holy longing—a sacred desire for a world made whole. From this longing comes the will to dream—a persistent courage to imagine, resist, and rebuild a better world. Join us this Advent through Epiphany as we turn to the wisdom of the prophets, lament systems that value power over people, and dream of what could be.
Join us in-person or on Zoom:
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Worship Service
2025-11-16 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-23 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-30 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-07 11:00 - 12:00 | St. Peter’s Church, Third and Pine Streets, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
All are welcome at God’s table. Gathering together in worship is the heart of our life at St. Peter’s. We gather every Sunday at 11 AM for worship with choir and organ. This service is also live streamed on our YouTube Channel.

Craft Hangout
2025-11-16 16:00 - 17:30 | Varies
Come hang out with other crafty folks at St. Peter’s Craft Hangout on Sunday, November 16 at 4 p.m. Bring whatever craft activity you enjoy: knitting, crochet, jewelry making, painting, etc. Coloring books and crayons are a great choice if you don’t have a favorite craft! A hearty vegetarian stew will be served.
RSVP to Christy Santos at christysantos@gmail.com for the address and more information.

Noonday Eucharist
2025-11-18 12:00 - 12:30, 2025-11-25 12:00 - 12:30, 2025-12-02 12:00 - 12:30 | St. Peter’s Church, Third and Pine Streets, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
All are welcome at this weekly celebration of the Holy Eucharist each Tuesday at noon. Take some time in your day to reconnect with God through this spoken, quiet service. Participants will be on their way by 12:30. Following the service, there will be a time of healing prayer and the laying on of hands for anyone interested.

All Things Bright & Beautiful: Morning Prayer
2025-11-19 07:30 - 08:30 | Zoom
Join us on Zoom every Wednesday morning for “All Things Bright and Beautiful: Creation Bible Study and Prayer.” This special morning prayer will continue through the end of the November, as part of St. Peter’s celebration of Creation Season.

The starting point of all theology is awe at the natural world. Being part of and yet having dominion over creation is what makes human beings uniquely in the image of God. How do we know the author of creation by what They have made? And how does our peculiar “God imaged-ness” shape our relationship with God and the earth itself? Join Rev. Laurie to explore Biblical stories on these themes. We’ll end each meeting a bit before 8:30 a.m. to share thanksgivings and concerns and join together in prayer before we set off into the day.

All are welcome. You do not need to do anything to prepare. Come as you are. This Morning Prayer is on Zoom only, not in-person! Join on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84073270479?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 840 7327 0479; Passcode: [REDACTED]

Sages Gathering
2025-11-19 12:30 - 13:30 | St. Peter’s Parish House, 313 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
Sages is an energetic group of retired parishioners who meet monthly on a Wednesday for lunch and discussion. Often the meeting is accompanied by a presentation from authors, leaders in the arts, and other people of interest. All ages are welcome to attend, and friends are always welcome.
Our guest for November: Building Conservation Associates, Inc. (BCA), located at 242 Cherry Street in Old City, Philadelphia, specializes in both the technical and historical aspects of restoring buildings and works of art. Dorothy Krotzer, Director, and Kate Whitney-Schubb, Staff Conservator, will present on the recently completed grave marker conservation project. They will share details of the year-long project, which involved identifying the most damaged markers followed by the stabilization and restoration of 27 grave markers within St. Peter’s churchyard. The presentation will cover the conservation techniques BCA used to treat the markers, along with discussing the challenges and obstacles the team faced and how they were successfully overcome.
Bring a brown bag lunch! Hope to see you!

Advent Dinner & Adult Forum
2025-11-19 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-12-03 18:30 - 20:00 | St. Peter’s Parish House, 313 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
While Christmas is the celebration of the nativity of Jesus, Advent is a season of preparing for God to sit in judgement of the earth. Many Christians believe God will sort the sinners from the saints at the final judgement and send the later to their eternal reward and the former to their eternal punishment. How does this belief shape one’s understanding of God, Jesus, and divine love?
To explore this idea, as part of our observance of Advent, St. Peter’s will meet weekly for dinner on Wednesday nights to discuss Rev. Brian Recker’s book, Hell Bent. Here is an abbreviated synopsis:
There is a black hole at the center of Christian spirituality: the doctrine of hell. No matter how hard we try to believe in a loving God, the fear of eternal torment always lurks at the back of our minds, warping our sense of what love means…..But does the Bible really say we’re going to hell if we don’t do or believe the “right” things? Former evangelical pastor Brian Recker boldly reimagines the core questions of faith, such as why Jesus lived and died, and what it means to be “saved.”
Please let Rev. Laurie know if you will be joining the discussion: wurm@stpetersphila.org. Hell Bent is available on audible and Kindle. If you would like to purchase a copy, please consider doing to at Headhouse Books, 619 S. 2nd Street.

Food Cupboard
2025-11-21 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-26 15:00 - 17:00 | St. Peter’s Parish House, 313 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
The St. Peter’s Food Cupboard provides free food to all every week. Food distribution is usually Saturdays from 8-10 a.m., but this time can change over holiday seasons. Food is distributed at the Parish House at 313 Pine Street. Learn more at www.stpetersphila.org/foodcupboard.
The Food Cupboard is run by volunteers from the church and community. Click here to volunteer!

Advent Together: Wreaths, Calendars & Wassail
2025-11-23 10:00 - 22:50 | St. Peter’s Parish House, 313 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
As we get ready to enter the season of Advent, everyone is invited to gather on Sunday, November 23 for a special time to be together. Over warm wassail, we’ll prepare our hearts and homes by making Advent wreaths and/or simple Advent calendars.
This is a space for all ages—kids, teens, adults, and elders—to sit side by side, share stories, and create together. Don’t want to make a wreath or calendar? Come for the conversation. All materials will be provided. Please bring $10 to help cover the cost of supplies. Come as you are, stay as you’re able, and help us begin Advent in community.

Book Group
2025-12-02 19:30 - 21:00 | Varies
The St. Peter’s Book Group meets the first Tuesday of each month. The group reads both fiction and nonfiction books, most of which deal with moral or social issues. The list of 2025 books is below.
The St. Peter’s Book Group is set up to encourage readers to come and go as selections attract them. We welcome newcomers, occasional participants, and regular participants alike. To request the meeting location for the St. Peter’s Book Group, sign up to be added to the Book Group email list here.
Book Group Choices 2025

“Heaven and Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride, for discussion in February. Historical fiction about a real neighborhood in Pottstown, PA. Features a fictional grocery store in a neighborhood of immigrants and African Americans.
“Death Comes For the Archbishop” by Willa Cather, for discussion in March. Historical novel about a French priest appointed bishop of territory in what is now southwestern United States. Set in 1800s.
“A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains” by Isabella Bird, for discussion in April. An Englishwoman’s travel journal from 1873.
“My Friends” by Hisham Matar, for discussion in May. Novel about three young men of Libyan heritage, living in exile in the UK (mostly). Themes of male friendship, family, and what it’s like to live in exile. Set in 1983-2015, set mostly in England and then Paris. Very short chapters. Elegant writing. Long listed for Booker Prize.
“Pope Joan” by Donna Woolfolk Cross, for discussion in June. A historical novel. Suggests a woman was pope around 800, hiding her gender, sister of someone who was killed (she assumed his identity). Gives a lot of historical background.
“Moloka’i” by Alan Brennert, for discussion in July. Historical novel about young Honolulu girl diagnosed with leprosy and sent to the leper colony on the island of Moloka’i. Set in 1890’s and early 20th century.
“I’m A Stranger Here Myself” by Bill Bryson, for discussion in August. Short witty vignettes about American oddities written by an American returning here after 20 years abroad.
“Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight” by Alexandra Fuller, for discussion in September. Memoir of a white girl growing up in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, set during and after apartheid there.
“Calamity of Souls” by David Baldacci, for discussion in October. Fiction, a murder mystery. Black guy charged with murder, racially charged. Protagonist is defense lawyer, partners with another lawyer. Shows life in southern Virginia in 1960s. Mildred was a reader for the author before publication, giving advice on authenticity of setting.
“Fever” by Mary Beth Keane, for discussion in November. A novel about Mary Mallon (aka Typhoid Mary). Shows why some people don’t trust public health authorities and shows a lot about working class life in U.S. around the turn of the 20th century.
“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” by Ken Kesey, for discussion in December. Novel about a mental hospital (basis for the well-known movie).

Bible Study: Mary, Mother of God
2025-12-03 08:00 - 08:30 | Zoom
The Gospels paint a picture of “Mother Mary” as anything but “meek and mild”. Unlike all the other prophets who come up with reasons they should be excused from God’s call, Mary says “yes” to conspiring with God to cast down the mighty from their thrones and lift up the lowly.
Join Rev. Laurie and members of St. Peter’s during the weeks leading up to Christmas to reflect on the Mary of scripture and perhaps get to know this highly favored, unwed, pregnant girl for the first time.

All are welcome. You do not need to do anything to prepare. Come as you are. This Morning Prayer is on Zoom only, not in-person! Join on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84073270479?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 840 7327 0479; Passcode: [REDACTED]

All-Parish Leaf Raking
2025-12-06 10:00 - 13:00 | St. Peter’s Churchyard, Fourth and Pine Streets, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Please come help us rake leaves in St. Peter’s Churchyard on Saturday, December 6 anytime from 10 a.m. – Noon. Even if you can only come for 15 minutes, every little bit helps. Please bring a rake, blower, and garden gloves, if you have them. Children, families, all ages are very welcome to join us!
