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A Photo Op – St. Peter’s 2013 Directory
We will be expanding the Church directory in 2013 with a section of photos of the parish, including friends of St. Peter’s. Clarence is heading up the directory project with help from a committee consisting of Andrea Pogue, Cindy Fields and Ben Hicks.
Picture taking will be held the first and third Sundays just after Church. You can "schedule yourself" by just appearing on the second floor of the Parish House in Catherine’s study for the photo. In general they will be family pictures though due to the size of some famililes, we may separate the children from the parents. We anticipate the directory will be ready by February 2013. Thank you!
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Nov. 11 -9:45am Christian Education for children and adults
Nov. 11 -11:00am, Holy Eucharist – Veteran’s Day
"Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares" "Tragedy of War"-Michael LaPalme
Veterans Day Sunday, Nov. 11 and Samaritan Purse Shoeboxes Final Collection
From a Litany for Veterans by Robb McCoy-"God of love, peace and justice, it is your will for the world that we may live together in peace. You have promised through the prophet Isaiah that one day the swords will be beaten into ploughshares. Yet we live in a broken world, and there are times that war seems inevitable. Let us recognize with humility and sadness the tragic loss of life that comes in war. Even so, as we gather here free from persecution, we may give thanks for those that have served with courage and honor. "
We are asking those who served to wear their uniforms next Sunday, Nov. 11.
Donate for Staten Island Hurricane Sandy relief
We sent our Mission Trip to Staten Island in August, 2012. We bonded with the Moravians over a common need for clothes. After Hurricane Sandy they need our help once more. They sent this message to us.
"The four Staten Island Moravian Churches covet your prayers and support as we seek to assist our own members who suffered losses and as we seek to be present to our many friends and neighbors who are suffering from Hurricane Sandy. The loss of life, homes, and businesses on Staten Island is particularly great for those living in the low areas close to the beaches. We are now gathering information to determine the best way to cooperate with government and community agencies.
We will be meeting to develop a plan for our own Moravian response this coming Wednesday, Nov. 7th. We expect that our efforts will focus on those areas of service where we already have expertise and experience working together: providing food, clothing, pastoral care, and grants to agencies and individuals in need.
The Central Elders of the United Brethren’s Church, with permission from the Eastern District and in behalf of the four Staten Island Moravian Churches, will be accepting donations to help in the relief effort. Checks should be made out to the United Brethren’s Church – Central Elders and the memo line should read Hurricane Sandy Relief. They should be sent to 2205 Richmond Road, Staten Island, NY 10306. The Rev. Maggie Wellert, Pastor of Great Kills Moravian Church is serving as the Chairperson of the Central Elders this year."
Samaritan’s Purse- Operating Christmas Child (Oct 14- Nov 11)
Time to get to shop for your shoe boxes. See our the following links:
2. Don’t want to create one ? Give online and follow the destination of your box.
About Samaritan’s purse :
1. Here is one of the videos shown in Church Oct. 28
2. "The Greatest Journey" Here is the discipleship program involved Stories connected with the program
3. Operating Christmas Card – Fact Sheet
Spirituality of the Arts, Nov. 9, 5pm – St. Mary’s Colonial Beach
This is Region One event which features the last of the four bishops over two years we have featured in programs. There have been lectures, dinners and now a disucssion on art. Come enjoy the talk and make a night of it – afterwards there will be the monthly second week arts walk. We have a sample of the work of each artist:
Bishop Goff – Art Gallery
Susan Tilt – Art Gallery
"History of Christianity", this Sunday, Nov. 11, 9:45am – Evangelical Protestantism , Part 2
Protestantism has succeeded because it gave a new identity to people facing new situations.
While evangelism provided an alternative from Congregationalism and Episcopalian churches for white America in the early 19th century, it gave slaves who had no choices in the past an opportunity to found their own church. They found a message in the Bible that also provided hope – not only for salvation but freedom. God who had liberated the Hebrews and had brought them through an Exodus experience would also do the same for them in the United States.
America came on to it own as a model in the 19th century. The old European was fading as demonstrated in the French Revolution The French monarchy collapsed, the Roman Catholic church was totterin/g Protestants set out to conquer the world as Catholic mission were faltering.
The video shows the known Christian history of Africa. The missionaries proved how Christianity could adapt to their world. The hard lesson was that evangelism in foreign counties needed to led by natives to be effective and not Americans or Europeans.
From the nine million Christians in Africa in 1900, there are now more than 380 million. And half of those are Protestant. It marks the biggest ever shift in the centre of gravity of Christianity. 2,000 years ago, it was in Jerusalem, later Constantinople, by 1600 it had shifted to Spain. Today, the midpoint of Christianity is Saharan Africa
Did you miss the earlier sessions ? Here are transcripts or this session only.
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