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• Office
Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 4:00pm

• Archives Wednesday: 9:30am - 12:30pm

Sunday

• Holy Communion - 8:30am

• Holy Communion (1st & 3rd Sundays) - 10:30am with the Choir, Sunday School and Child Care

• Morning Prayer (2nd, 4th & 5th Sundays) - 10:30am with the Choir, Sunday School and Child Care

Sunday, December 8th

Every Sunday we offer an 8:30AM and a 10:30AM service. The 8:30AM service is a Holy Communion Service. It is a "said service" with no music and takes place at the St. Mark's Altar. The 10:30AM service is a Holy Communion service on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month and a Morning Prayer service on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of the month. This Sunday, December 8th will be a Morning Prayer Sunday. We hope you will join us for one of these services.

The full choir will be singing with this week's anthem: "And the glory of the Lord" by G. F. Handel, and the Stanford in B-flat Benedictus. Sunday School will take place and Child Care will be available.

Coffee hour will be offered in the Pumpelly Room following the 10:30AM service. All are welcome.

Announcements

BCs Bible Memory Challenge: This week’s ABCs Bible Memory Challenge verse is: “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” (Hebrews 11:1) For more information about this “Memory Challenge” please see your September Newsletter for all the details.

Advent Early Morning Prayer on Zoom: Mtr. Christina leads Morning Prayer on Zoom at 6:30AM, Monday through Friday, from December 2nd through December 24th. The service takes about 20 minutes. Coffee and pajamas are just fine. Bring your Prayer Book and Bible or just come to listen. All are welcome to prepare with prayer for the arrival of the Lord! Zoom Meeting ID: 837 6018 1434. Password: 027098.

Christmas Pageant Rehearsal: On Sunday, December 8th 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 15th. Please have the children arrive in costume at 10AM on the 15th.

Adult Education ~ Walking with Peter: Our Adult Education course, Walking with Peter, will meet on Sunday, December 8th at 12PM for about 45 minutes. The Pentecost Sermon of Peter window will be the topic of discussion. We’ll explore how Peter’s story intersects with our own stories of faith. We hope you can join us!

ANGELS IN TRAINING: This month the Angels in Training will feed the homeless at Grace and Holy Innocents on Saturday, December 14th, 21st and 28th from 11AM to 1PM. Please consider helping for these 2 hours and give back to those less fortunate.

Christmas Giving Tree: If you took a tag from the Giving Tree please bring the wrapped gift (with gift tag attached), to St. Peter’s Church by next Sunday, December 15th. Please give the gift to Laura, Janice or Pat. As always, we thank you for your continued support and your generosity! Questions? Please call Laura Saffares at (518)368-4284.

HANDEL'S MESSIAH: On Sunday, December 15th at 3PM the St. Peter’s Choir will present a performance of Handel's Messiah, accompanied by a chamber orchestra. All are welcome to this performance. Mark your calendars for this seasonal favorite.

Christmas Poinsettia/Hanging of the Greens Donation Form: The deadline to submit your requests is Thursday, December 19th. The form is in your December Newsletter or it can also be downloaded 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 “2024 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 22nd. 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.

Children’s Chapel: Children’s Chapel will be held on Sunday, December 29th and on every 5th Sunday of the month. Please join Mother Christina in the Sunday School Room on the second floor of the Guild House. We hope you will bring your children to participate in this children’s ministry. Dr. John Davis will be preaching at both the 8:30AM and 10:30AM services.

WINTER CLOTHING COLLECTION: Once again St. Peter’s will be collecting gently used coats for children and adults in need at the St. Francis Mission. Please drop off your donations in the green barrels located in the Pumpelly Room or at the back of the church or you may call the church office to schedule a time for drop off. Sizes needed are: Children: 2t - 5, Women: Medium - 2XX, Men: Large - 2XX. We are also collecting hats and gloves/mittens for children and adults. As always, thank you for your support.

Welcome to St. Peter's

St. Peter's is an active church with a rich history. With a faithful membership, St. Peter's seeks to worship God, to support the spiritual growth of all parishioners, to reach out to the surrounding community, and to preserve our unique Christian heritage for the benefit of future generations.

St. Peter's has served as an active center of worship for over 300 years. A member of the Diocese of Albany, St. Peter's existed before the formation of the Episcopal Church after the American Revolution. The current St. Peter's Church is the third structure in the parish's history, the first having been built in 1715.

Much of the life of the church takes place in the Guild House adjacent to the church, which houses the church offices, the Sunday school classrooms, the nursery, the choir room, the archives, a large auditorium with full kitchen, the Pumpelly Room parlor for receptions, and upper floor apartments.