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Dear Friends
This Sunday, the appointed Psalm is Psalm 23. Probably the most well known and beloved of all the Psalms, its pastoral language has offered comfort and hope for generations.
Psalm 23 (King James Version)
The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’ sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil: For thou art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies;
Thou annointest my head with oil; My cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the House of the Lord forever.
In a book of poems published posthumously, John Updike invokes Psalm 23 in a beautiful work called ‘Fine Point’. They were, perhaps, some of his final creative words. In that poem, he wonders why he went to Sunday school when he didn’t believe any of what he was taught. But in the poem’s final stanza, he settles on a word in the Psalm that should not escape notice. “Surely”.
We mocked but took. The timbrel creed of praise
gives spirit to the daily; blood tinges lips.
The tongue reposes in papyrus pleas,
saying, Surely — magnificent that ‘surely’ —
goodness and mercy shall follow me all
the days of my life, my life, forever.
See you Sunday-
George
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Do you know St. Peter’s next Priest-In-Charge?
Earlier this week, St. Peter’s posted our job posting for our next clergy leadership. Maybe you’ve met a great priest while visiting a church for a wedding, funeral or while on vacation. Maybe you’ve heard great things about a clergy person who is ready for a new challenge. If so, please share the following link with them.
https://www.stpetersweston.org/priest-in-charge-info
Applications are being accepted until April 15th.
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Easter Flower Memorial Donations
If you wish to make a seasonal donation in memory of a loved one, you can either donate by using the flower donation envelops found in the pews or go to the St. Peter's website to donate online. The Donate button is located in the top right corner of the homepage or you can use this LINK. In the drop-down menu, select "Easter Flowers."
Please email Emily with the names of your loved ones to be published in the Easter bulletin by Friday, March 31st!
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Easter Egg Hunt!
It is time to be stuffing eggs for the Easter Egg hunt! There will be baskets at the back of the chapel, the main church, and by the coffee hour table. Please take some eggs to fill them with candy or you may leave candy by the baskets. Let Cheryl Murphy know how many you plan to stuff and to return them by April 2nd on Palm Sunday. We also need people to hide the eggs on Easter morning! Please contact Cheryl at cherlmurphy@aol.com with any questions!
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Sign-Ups for Easter Lily Deliveries!
We appreciate any sign-ups to continue our tradition of Easter Lily delivery to fellow parishioners on our pastoral care list. The names, addresses, and phone numbers will be available in the sign-up. If interested, please contact Becky Callow at adcallowjr@aol.com with any questions!
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Social Justice "13th" Documentary Film Viewing
As we continue the Christian work of anti-racism, join us in watching 13th, a documentary by Ava DuVernay.
In order to accommodate everyone's schedules, please select an evening that would work best for us to gather together! We will be meeting sometime in March at 7:00 PM. Click HERE for link to Google Form.
Ava DuVernay's 2016 documentary 13th, titled after the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, explores the "intersection of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the United States". DuVernay explores how slavery has been perpetuated since the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment through convict leasing; suppression of African Americans by disenfranchisement, lynchings, and Jim Crow; politicians declaring a war on drugs that weighs more heavily on minority communities and, by the late 20th century, mass incarceration affecting communities of color, especially American descendants of slavery, in the United States.
13th was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 89th Academy Awards, and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards.
Please contact Rachel Schachter at rachelmarieschachter@gmail.com or
Mike Iacono at iaconomv@gmail.com with any questions
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Afghan Ministry Update
St. Peter's Parish Hall was abuzz this Sunday as about 115 parishoners, community members and Afghan evacuees from Manchester joined together in fellowship for lunch. About 50 Afghan men, women and children visited us and brought a delicious feast to share, in thanks for St. Peter's support for the community. It was a joyful afternoon of getting to know each other and eating nuts and dried fruit, five varieties of rice, pakora, sambosa, soup, chicken, kebabs, curry, goat, okra and spinach, served with Afghan bread and Afghan green tea with cardamom. The women who cooked (Saweta, Zahra, Rabia, Beduna, Shugofa, Shabina, Zarafshan, Mujahida, Zarghona H., Zarghona N., Suraya, Najila and Sarah) were so gratified that everyone was able to experience Afghan hospitality and enjoyed the food so much that they went back for seconds and thirds until it was all gone! The dessert table was loaded with sweets, including a birthday cake for a boy celebrating his 9th birthday. We exchanged greetings of hello and salaam, passed babies around, watched the kids play together and have a snowball fight outside, sang happy birthday and generally had a great time. Thank you to Lynn, Anne, Camille, Ann, Judy, Rosie, Mike, Cathy, our volunteer drivers from Grace Church Manchester, George and everyone who contributed to make the event a success and an example of St. Peter's outreach in the community. We know that some of you wanted to come but were unable to. We welcome you to join us in Manchester to meet the women, families and/or men from Afghanistan. Women's events are on Tuesdays, men's social events are on Sunday afternoons, visiting families and children can be arranged any day or evening of the week.
Thank you, tashakor (thank you in Dari) and manana (thank you in Pashto) from Karen and Hansi.
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Lovelane Registration Open!
The Susan McDaniel Run for Lovelane will be on Sunday, June 11th at Weston Town Hall, 11 Town House Rd. Weston or participate virtually! First 100 registrants get a FREE Run for Lovelane T-Shirt!
Click HERE for Registration Link
Schedule of Events:
9:00 Registration Opens
10:15 Diaper Dash (for our youngest participants)
10:30 Kids' 1/2 Mile Fun Run (12 and under)
11:00 5K Run (USATF Sanctioned Race)
11:05 1 Mile Walk
11:45 Awards Presented
- Prizes for all Diaper Dash and Kids' 1/2 Mile Fun Run participants
- Awards for 5K winners in all age groups and overall winners (in-person participants only)
- Food truck, live music by Cow Bell, DJ, clown, face paintings, and horses
- Stroller and wheelchair friendly
Virtual Participants:
Register by Thursday, Jun 1st to receive your bib and award in time for race day--June 11th!
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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.
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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.
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PARISH OFFICE HOURS
MONDAY 9-2
TUESDAY 9-2
WEDNESDAY 9-2
THURSDAY 9-2
FRIDAY 9-1
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