Announcements

Christmas Giving Tree: This year, St. Peter’s Church will be providing Christmas gifts (board games and card games) for the children at the St. Francis Soup Kitchen and the South End Children’s Café. A Christmas Giving Tree is located in the Pumpelly Room and is decorated with paper ornaments indicating the age group you are to buy a game for (no electronics, please). We hope you will consider taking one or more of the ornaments. The game should be returned to St. Peter’s, wrapped (with gift tag attached), no later than Sunday, December 18th. As always, we thank you for your continued support and your generosity! Questions? Please call Laura Saffares at (518)368-4284.

Christmas Pageant Rehearsal: On Sunday, December 4th, all children that want to participate in our Annual  Christmas Pageant should report to the Sunday School rooms to get your parts, try on costumes and do a little rehearsing. The pageant will be performed during the 10:30AM service on Sunday, December 11th.

HANDEL'S MESSIAH SING ALONG: On Sunday, December 11th at 3PM the St. Peter’s Choir, along with a chamber orchestra and soloists, will host a Handel’s Messiah Sing Along. Dr. Tim Reno will be the guest conductor with Mary Bon on the organ. Come sing with the choir or come just to listen. Scores will be available or bring your own. Free admission with donations received.

Christmas Poinsettia/Hanging of the Greens Donation Form: The deadline to submit your requests is Sunday, December 18th. The form is included in your December Newsletter or you can download it from the church website. On the home page of the website click on the “Info Center” tab and when it opens up click on “Special Event Forms” and then “2022 Christmas Poinsettia and Memorial Form”.

HANGING OF THE GREENS: The annual Hanging of the Greens in which we decorate the church for Christmas with pine and balsam will take place immediately following the 10:30AM service on Sunday, December 18th. The traditional ham luncheon will be served at 1PM. We ask you to please dress comfortably and bring a side dish or a dessert to share. We are looking for servers, set-up and clean-up help. We hope that you will join us for this long-time festive tradition.

CHRISTMAS AT THE DAMIEN CENTER: On Sunday, December 25th, the Outreach Committee and the parishioners of St. Peter’s will be hosting a turkey dinner at the Center. Service will start at 1PM. We welcome any assistance in serving the meal itself, or in preparing a side dish or dessert in advance. If you have a favorite side dish for turkey (maybe one you usually make for Thanksgiving?), or a favorite dessert, here’s your chance to showcase it for a new audience. Our guests will be some of the members of the Center for whom the Center is home. We are expecting 25-30 people. If you are interested, or have questions, please speak to Sharon DeBonis at church or contact her at (518) 237-1871 (home), (518) 669-5054 (cell/text) or scdebonis@verizon.net