Life at St. Peter's

Sunday Service, April 18, 2021

Please join us to celebrate the third Sunday of Easter this Sunday, April 18 at 10am. Anyone who would like to attend in person, can sign up here. We will meet in the courtyard, weather permitting. Be prepared to wear a mask and maintain social distance. See the sign up page for more details.

Those wishing to remain virtual can watch the service via Facebook Live.

You can download and view the bulletin here.

In person Outdoor Worship Protocols

Here is a reminder of our protocol from last Fall that we will continue to follow.

Everyone attending services must wear masks (not coverings) over the mouth and nose at all times.
People must maintain social distancing of 6 feet at all times with the exception of family units. This includes sitting arrangements as well. Only folding chairs will be available and can only be moved to accommodate larger families by the ushers alone.
One's vaccination status has no bearing on any Covid policy at this time.
If you would like to attend any in-person service, you must register via Sign up Genius. Click here to sign up for the Good Friday Service and here to sign up for the Easter Sunday service. See additional details below.
Everyone's temperature must be taken before entering the courtyard.
Precaution compliance forms must be signed either online or in-person.
Singing is reserved for the soloist alone.
People will enter the courtyard on Roseland Ave. before service and exit into the parking lot immediately afterwards.

Save the Date

Please click on this link to sign up.

SPY Meetings

Sunday School

Hi my wonderful families!

It is finally getting spring-like outside! I hope all the blooming things are giving you a feeling of hope and renewal! This week I am recycling a lesson I recorded last April for the PreK - 3rd grades. These are lessons we tell right after Easter each year to help us remember how AMAZING it would have been to see Jesus after he died and rose again! You can tell by my language in the recording that the pandemic was still fairly new but, hopefully, you don't feel the intro and prayers are TOO dated. The 4th-6th graders are reading from the Gospel of Luke to hear his perspective on Jesus appearing to the disciples after his resurrection (slightly different than John's story last week) and to think about forgiveness.

PreK-3rd grades - Appearance to Mary Magdalene & Road to Emmaus

(recorded April 2020)

link - https://youtu.be/_rKPnWTIt_E

4th-6th grades - Luke 24:36b-48 guide

link - https://youtu.be/MRNvlZgwhvU

I hope you all are doing well and continuing to stay safe! Please reach out to say hi any time. You continue to be in my prayers!

With Faith & Love,

Dana

h 973-364-7544

c 201-694-6543

leach@stpetersef.org

PreK-3rd - Appearance to Mary Magdalene & Road to Emmaus

4th-6th grade - Luke 24:36b-48

Guide

Family Church

Our next Family Church will be May 2nd. I need two readers. I am hoping as our in-person services evolve we can bring back more "jobs" for the children! Please let me know if your child(ren) would be available to help on the 2nd. Thanks!

Peace & Love,

Dana

h 973-364-7544, c 201-694-6543

leach@stpetersef.org

Littlest Parishioners' Playgroup: Saturday May 1st, 10:00-11:30

Weather permitting we are going to try to bring back the Littlest Parishioners' Playgroup! We will meet in the nursery school playground on Saturday, May 1st from 10-11:30. This group is for those with children age 3 and younger (older siblings welcome) and meets on the 1st Saturday of each month. It is a fabulous time for children to play and parents to share the joys (and challenges) of young children :) We will all need to stay masked, be careful with distancing, and bring our own snacks, but it will be wonderful to get back together! Any questions contact Dana Leach at leach@stpetersef.org, h 973-364-7544, c 201-694-6543 or Nat Bernardo at nathaliabernardo23@gmail.com.

Vacation Bible School: Save the Date Aug 2nd-6th!

Please mark your calendar for Aug 2-6th when we are planning on again having St. Peter's Vacation Bible School! VBS is for children age 3 through entering 5th grade. We are beginning plans to make it a fun and safe week together! Official sign-ups will be along as we have more details to share. For questions you can email us at spefvbs@gmail.com.

New Ministry Opportunity!

St. Peter's is holding a food drive for the West Orange Food Pantry on Saturday, April 24. Collections will be from 1-4pm in front of the church.

The following items are needed:

peanut butter
cereal
rice
pasta
spaghetti sauce
ramen noodles
juice
protein bars
candy
chips
crackers
cookies

Please forward this to anyone you think might be interested. If you have any questions, contact June Cowell at lovelylivinginteriors@gmail.com.

Book Study

Our discussion on Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's new book, Love is the Way: Finding Hope in Troubling Times, will resume this Sunday, April 18 after the 10:00 AM Sunday worship service. Please join us via our usual zoom link. We will be discussing Chapter 3.

Thank you from Christine's Kitchen

Thank you for helping our hungry friends at Christine's Kitchen on Saturday, April 3rd. Your generosity allowed us to contribute 162 brown bag lunches with festive hard boiled eggs for the holiday. Plus, additional items including bottled water, chips, and granola bars were donated to the Holy Trinity Food Pantry.

Our next hosting date is Saturday, August 14th. We hope to cook hamburgers and hotdogs outdoors on the grill at Holy Trinity. It will remain "to go" style lunches. In July, look for more information on possibly volunteering and donations in the weekly emails.

Stewardship

Saint Peter's 2021 stewardship drive has begun. Fr. Nate and the vestry ask that you take some time over the next few weeks and prayerfully consider your pledge for next year. You should have received a stewardship packet in the mail with all of the details. If you did not receive one, click to download a copy of the letter, schedule, and pledge card. You can also contact Eileen if you would prefer a hard copy.

If you would like to donate online, you can do so here.