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Dear Friends-

If you’re an Episcopalian of a certain age, you may remember Sunday morning worship that didn’t always include the Holy Eucharist. Most churches celebrated Morning Prayer instead (at least on most Sunday mornings). 

There are a number of things that I love about Morning Prayer. One is the General Thanksgiving and the other is the Jubilate. The General Thanksgiving is found at the end of the service and reminds us of the incredible gifts we’ve been given by God. The Jubilate is one of the ways we begin the service and invites us to joyfully set our hearts on God. The name Jubilate comes from the first words of the text from Latin Vulgate-Jubilate Deo. 

We also know the Jubilate as Psalm 100. It’s the appointed Psalm for this Sunday, so I’ll be glad to say it with you then! 

See you soon!

George

Psalm 100

Jubilate Deo



1 Be joyful in the Lord, all you lands; *

serve the Lord with gladness

and come before his presence with a song.

2 Know this: The Lord himself is God; *

he himself has made us, and we are his;

we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.

3 Enter his gates with thanksgiving;

go into his courts with praise; *

give thanks to him and call upon his Name.

4 For the Lord is good;

his mercy is everlasting; *

and his faithfulness endures from age to age.

Congratulations to our Confirmands!

Pictured Left to Right-Tess Van Ogtrop, Rev. George Stevens, Hayes Hanser, Brooke Hanser, Grant Hanser, the Rt. Rev. Carol Gallagher, the Ven. Pat Zifcaf, Searcy Kilgallen, Evan Boshart, Sam Bartlett & Brooke Bartlett.

We Have a Champion!!



Congratulations George on your First Place win at Lovelane!

St. Peter's was well represented! Left to Right: Jim McDaniel, Camille Batarekh, John Baterekh, George Stevens, Ann O'Roarke, Debbie Boshart, Anne Ruggles, Lucy Bradley, Margaret Randle, Manty Shongwe, David Glenn, Rosie Iacono, Beverly Dillaway

Anti-Racism Book Club Vote!

Help us determine what book we will read and discuss this summer as we continue the Christian work of anti-racism together!

Please use this LINK to access the survey

B-SAFE Save-the-Date and Donate

This summer St. Peter’s will once again partner with St. Elizabeth’s Church in Sudbury and host two events to benefit the students of St. Stephen’s Church in Boston: a cookout/field day and much needed groceries for 30 families. Please consider donating to expenses related to B-SAFE week like food, bus rental, etc. You can click on the link and select “B-SAFE” on Realm: LINK HERE

The field day/BBQ is on Friday, July 14 from 9:30-3:00 Ashland State Park where the students will play games, swim, and enjoy a cookout staffed by volunteers from St. Peter’s and St. Elizabeth churches. Please contact Ann O’Rourke (orourke65@gmail.com or Karen Montague (MontagueKdm55@verizon.net)  if you would like to volunteer. We are also looking for volunteers to donate food and take shifts day of so please click on the Signup Genius Link and register: LINK HERE

To ensure consistency, Anne Ruggles and Kim Francour will be assembling the grocery bags and dropping them off at St. Stephen’s on July 20.

St. Peter’s parishioners have played an important role of the success of the B-SAFE outing and thank you in advance for supporting S-SAFE.

Afghan Ministry Update

Lilac Tuesday!

Who can’t resist the smell of lilacs! Ken is the only male volunteer that the women feel comfortable around, due in large part to the fact that he likes to give them flowers. With lilacs in bloom he cut enough from the many bushes at Brookside to give to all the Mom’s. We scrounged up enough vases so every Mom was able to bring home a nice arrangement. The translator told us that they are now having “girls night out”. Every other Saturday someone takes a turn hosting, the women come over and the men take care of the kids. It is amazing to see how far they’ve come as a community and the support network they’ve created between themselves. Our Sewing Seeds of Hope sales are winding down as churches, mosques and temples enter the summer slow down. If anyone knows of arts & crafts fairs we could sell at or a pop up sale at a store perhaps or anywhere there is a gathering …. please let Karen or Hansi know.

Thank you,

Karen & Hansi

Though many of St. Peter's parishioners have returned to worshiping and receiving Holy Communion in person inside our church building, we know it is not yet safe for all of us to do so. We will continue to live-stream our services so that we may include as many as possible in our offerings of praise and thanksgiving to God.

If it is not yet safe for you to worship with us in person, and you would like to receive Holy Communion and/or a share a time of prayer at your home, please contact the Parish Office.

If you would like to schedule a time during the week for private prayer in the church, please contact the church office.

St. Peter's is committed to continuing to make our worship space safe and welcoming to all. We hope to have you back with us in person as soon as doing so is the right choice for you.

Do You Have a Pastoral Need?

For pastoral support or emergencies or for any other church matter, please call the church office number (781-891-3200) and press 2 or email George. We encourage you to let us know if you are in the hospital or have some other need that calls for pastoral support.

St. Peter's Episcopal Church | 320 Boston Post Road | Weston, MA 02493

www.stpetersweston.org