April 4, Easter Day, 8, 9*, & 11 a.m.

All services on Easter Day will be services of Holy Communion.

To RSVP for the hunt, please email Marie Scagnelli at churchschoolatsaintpeters@gmail.com

Childcare and Church School have resumed at the 9:30 a.m. service. Please RSVP to Marie Scagnelli at churchschoolatsaintpeters@gmail.com, by Saturday 5 p.m.

The Vicar will present the following sermon series during Easter.

11-Apr   Topic: Adam & Christ   Title: "Two Adams" (1 Cor. 15:22)

18-Apr   Topic: Judgment   Title: "Two Deaths" (Matt. 10:28)

25-Apr   Topic: Regeneration   Title: "Two Births" (John 3:3)

2-May   Topic: Atonement   Title: "Christ's Cross" (1 Pet. 2:24)

9-May   Topic: Eternal life   Title: "Your Resurrection" (John 11:25)

16-May   Topic: Glory   Title: "Your Crown" (1 Pet. 5:4)

23-May   Topic: Divine Election   Title: "God's Church" (John 15:16)

The Vicar continues his weekly exposition of the Catechism, found in the Book of Common Prayer, pp. 845-862.

Q. What does this mean about our place in the universe?

A. It means that the world belongs to its creator; and that we are called to enjoy it and to care for it in accordance with God's purposes.

The world (and humans are part of the world) is owned by God. He has legal title to it. Our right to the quiet use and enjoyment of creation (including of our own bodies) is therefore derivative. We possess nothing in our own right. We may enjoy creation so long as we act ethically, first towards God, then towards each other, and finally towards the rest of creation. Since we are not God, we cannot know His purposes apart from His revealing them to us.

We have finished our study of Galatians. Bible study will resume after Easter.

The floral guild is always grateful for donations, especially for the Easter flowers. Also, if you are interested in dedicating flowers in memoriam or for a special occasion, such as a birthday or anniversary, please send an email to stpeterschurch@optonline.net with the date and the name(s) to whom you would like to dedicate the arrangements.

The St. Thomas Food Pantry is asking for volunteers for a special project calling their neighbors to:

Time is of the essence and there are about 150 neighbors to call. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Samantha Lucas directly at samantha@stthomasamenia.com. Spanish speakers especially needed.

Backed by a strong vestry, in a new church, a new rector (actually the returning Rev. Mr. John C. S. Weills called back for a second tenure) decided that the first order of business was the Shunpike cemetery. It had been neglected for many years, and its condition appalled him. What was even worse, there were no records of burials. Bushes and brambles had grown up all over the cemetery. To remedy this situation, he initiated the custom of gathering together his parishioners and their friends at the cemetery on Memorial Day for the purpose of cleaning it up. Often more than 100 persons worked diligently with him, clearing away bushes and restoring the grounds to their original beauty.

—Louise Tompkins, A Landmark: The History of St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church (Lithgow, NY, 1971), 18-19.

We ask that you please not come to church in person if you have Covid-19, have symptoms consistent with Covid-19, or are subject to the provisions of the New York State Covid-19 Travel Advisory.

Almighty and everlasting God, who, of thy tender love towards mankind, hast sent thy Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind should follow the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant that we may both follow the example of his patience, and also be made partakers of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.