Life at St. Peter's

Sunday Service, April 25, 2021 - Online only

Please join us to celebrate the third Sunday of Easter this Sunday, April 25 at 10am. Due to inclement weather, Sunday's service will be online only. You can view the service on Facebook Live. To follow along, download and view the bulletin here.

Volunteers Needed

Volunteers are needed to help clean up and repaint the sheds and garage. Also, help is needed to repair some limestone concrete stones in the church.

If you would like to help please contact Toby or Tim Stafford @ 973-518-2606 or timtamgolf@verizon.net

Sunday School

Hello families!

This week for the 4th Sunday of Easter everyone is talking about the Good Shepherd! There many Good Shepherd references in the Bible and these are only a couple. The PreK-K and 1st-3rd grade classes hear the lesson of the Good Shepherd and World Communion and the 4th-6th graders are reading John 10:11-18 and thinking about the Good Shepherd from John's account. What does it mean to be a good shepherd? Can WE be good shepherds? HOW?

PreK-K and 1st-3rd grade classes, The Good Shepherd and World Communion

link - https://youtu.be/e2HtVEZs51k

4th-6th grades - John 10:11-18 guide

link - https://youtu.be/Tu_zeS764V0

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 - The Good Shepherd and World Communion

4th-6th grade - John 10:11-18 guide

Save the Date

Please click on this link to sign up.

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 4.

Thank you from SPY

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.