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Rector’s Report, Annual Report 2021
The Rev. Catherine Hicks

The heartbeat of St Peter’s is steady, thanks to you, the St Peter’s community. As we enter
the third year of the Covid pandemic, we have not only survived, but we have become
stronger because of the changes to our life together in community. We have learned to
respond quickly and efficiently as circumstances in the world constantly evolve and bring
unexpected changes.

On Palm Sunday, 2021,we returned to weekly in person worship in our beautiful building,
after almost an entire year of gathering either online or outside. Our choir, such a gift to
our worship, is back, and has welcomed two new members. Brad Volland, our organist, has
persevered through several bouts of pneumonia to continue to lead the choir and to play
our historic organ each week.

Larry Saylor, our talented guitarist, filled in for Brad one Sunday on short notice and
provided inspiring guitar music and solos for the entire service. In addition to Sunday
morning worship, and welcoming people online as well as in person, we have continued the
practice of Compline online every Sunday night. A group of us continue to pray together
each Monday morning at 6:30AM, intentionally starting the week in God’s presence and
holding our congregation up in prayer during that time. The weekly Bible study gives us
the opportunity to pray together, to enjoy one another’s company and to delve into the
lectionary passages for the upcoming Sunday.

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