COMMUNITY AT ST. PETER'S
Looking for community and prayer? Our gatherings are designed to create space and grace as we come together around the transforming presence of Christ. Check back here for more updates as they come!
Looking for community and prayer? Our gatherings are designed to create space and grace as we come together around the transforming presence of Christ. Check back here for more updates as they come!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Fall Spiritual Practice Pilgrimage, led by Kimberly Malone. Continuing our pilgrimage theme from the summer, Kimberly Malone will be leading an extended spiritual practice pilgrimage this fall. This is an invitation to create space for stillness, reflection, and a deeper awareness of God in the midst of everyday life.
You’ll be invited to design a spiritual practice that is meaningful and sustainable for you, then spend the fall exploring how that practice shapes your daily life. Whether you are new to spiritual practice or looking to deepen an existing rhythm, you’ll have space to practice, reflect, and share alongside others.
Pilgrimage Check-Ins will be held virtually from 8–9:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month: September 17, October 15, November 19, and December 17. To learn more or sign up, email [email protected].
Journeying with the Black Madonnas: Images and Stories from France and Spain, Sunday, October 11 at 11:30 am. This summer, during her sabbatical, the Rev. Lisha Epperson made a pilgrimage to some of the oldest and most beloved shrines to Mary in Europe. These shrines are home to the Black Madonnas, ancient images of the Mother of God, most seated in majesty with the Christ child on her lap. Lisha’s path ran from Our Lady of Good Deliverance in Paris to the crypt of Chartres, from the cliffside sanctuary of Rocamadour to Clermont-Ferrand and Le Puy-en-Velay, and ended high in the mountains of Montserrat in Spain.
Join us after the service for an informal presentation of photographs and stories from the road. Come hear about the places, the people, and the questions that met her along the way, and why these dark-faced Madonnas have drawn pilgrims for nearly a thousand years. Bring your coffee and your curiosity. All are welcome.
Family Table, Sunday, October 18. Please save the date for our next Family Table! Immediately after the worship service on October 18, we will gather as a community to check-in and Christine will share updates about our church finances and capital campaign.
Bring a Photo & Food to Share for All Saints’ Day, Sunday, November 1. During worship service on All Saints’ Day, we will remember those we’ve loved and lost with candle lighting and by placing their photo on the altar. If you would like to participate, please bring a physical photo of your loved one. Also, for Coffee Hour on November 1, we will enjoy a “Feast of the Ancestors” and invite you to bring a favorite food of the person you’re remembering to share with the community.
Ask a Theologian: AI Edition with Michael DeLashmutt, Sunday, November 1 from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm. Michael’s recent class on AI sparked so much conversation - and so many questions - that we’re bringing him back for a follow-up. Bring your questions about AI, technology, faith, ethics, creativity, work, relationships, what it means to be human or anything else the rise of AI has you wondering about. Join Michael for an open-ended Ask Me Anything as we continue discerning together what it means to live faithfully in an age of AI.
Advent Chorale Invitation. The St. Peter’s Chorale will sing on December 6th (Advent Week 2) and we need your lovely voice! We’ll practice after church on: November 8, November 15 and do a run-through before service on Dec. 6th. Contact Beeca Lin to join at [email protected].
"American Hagwon" Book Club, Thursday, November 19 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm in the Rectory. Join us for a St. Peter's Book Club discussion on the new novel American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee. In the third novel of her diasporic quartet, Lee follows the trials and tribulations of the Koh family as they navigate the IMF crisis and life as diasporic Koreans in Australia and the US. Lee explores the value of education and family connection as both a deeply cultural value and an entirely universal one. Come if you've read the book or if you're just curious! RSVP [email protected].
WEEKLY MEETINGS:
Yoga + Noonday Prayer, Resuming Wednesday, September 23: Each Wednesday, Rev. Lisha will lead 30 minute yoga sessions in the sanctuary followed by Noonday Prayer. Join us from 11:30 am to 12:15 pm. Mats will be provided. All levels welcome. RSVP to [email protected].
Find Your Rhythm in House Church (starting September 23). This fall, don’t rush headlong into the busyness - come anchor yourself in rhythms that give life. House Church is a space to come back to center: sharing a meal, praying with and for one another, and listening for God’s voice together. We’d love for you to join us!
- Downtown House Church (Chelsea), Wednesday night, 6:30-8:30 pm. Contact: Abby Liu at [email protected].
- Uptown House Church (UWS), Wednesday night, 7:15-9 pm. Contact: Nhaca Schulze at [email protected].
Zoom Morning Prayer, Weekdays at 8 am. Join the Episcopal Diocese of New York (EDNY) any weekday on zoom for morning prayer and start your day with prayer, connection and peace. You can register here, and EDNY will send you the zoom access details by email.
Volunteer for our Food Pantry, Fridays from 4-6 pm or Saturdays, 9:30 to 11:30 am. Join us to serve our neighbors in need as we have more guests than ever with the recent cut of SNAP benefits. Volunteers can help set up for the pantry on Fridays or serve guests on Saturday mornings. Sign up to serve here or email Brian Wexler, the Program Director at [email protected] with any questions.
Uptown House Church
Downtown House Church
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