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The Feast of the Ascension is celebrated forty days after Easter. It is one of our church’s principle feast days, and thus we always celebrate it as the last Sunday of Easter. 

The Ascension is Jesus’ dramatic exit from earth to join his Father and marks Jesus’ final post resurrection appearance to the disciples. The Acts of the Apostles tells us that this dramatic exit took place on the Mount of Olives about a day’s journey from Jerusalem. In the Ascension, Jesus finishes his earthly work and takes his place at the right hand of the Father. In the fourth century, Augustine of Hippo preached a sermon to the young church about its significance. He says:

“Today our Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven; let our hearts ascend with him. Listen to the words of the Apostle: “If you have risen with Christ, set your hearts on the things that are above where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God; seek the things that are above, not the things that are on earth.” For just as he remained with us even after his ascension, so we too are already in heaven with him, even though what is promised us has not yet been fulfilled in our bodies.....We cannot be in heaven, as he is on earth, by divinity, but in him, we can be there by love.”

           See you Sunday! 

                                                                                        --George

Hans Suess von Kulmbach, Ascension

German, 1513

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Welcome Daria Gere from WATCH

Born from partnership from parishioners of St. Peter’s and housing advocates from Waltham in 1988, WATCH has been a longtime outreach partner to our congregation. 

WATCH stands for Waltham Alliance for Teaching, Community Organizing and Housing. 

Daria Gere has been the Executive Director of WATCH since 2013, and formerly served as WATCH'S community organizer. Daria will offer insight into WATCH’s mission and partnership with St. Peter’s during the 10:00 service. 

Baby Shower Celebration

This past Wednesday, St. Peter's celebrated the upcoming arrival of Evan and Anna's little boy! Thank you to all who contributed!

Come Celebrate Weston with St. Peter's!

Celebrate Weston! is tomorrow, May 20th from 11AM-3PM in the Town Center. This town-wide celebration offers activities for persons of all ages and will feature many diverse clubs, organizations, and businesses, including St. Peter's!

So please come and stop by the St. Peter's table

to share our vibrant community with the town!

Please note--The event has been postponed to

Sunday, May 21st due to weather



Bishop Gates Announces his Retirement

Earlier this week, our Diocesan Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Alan Gates called for the election of his successor and will retire in the upcoming year. A link to his more information can be found here: Link to Bishop Gates' letter to the Diocese.

Afghan Ministry Update

Happy Mothers Day to all! While Mothers Day is not a celebrated holiday in Afghanistan, in Manchester NH it is. On Tuesday we celebrated with a sheet cake from Market Basket. It is interesting to note that Haram concerns seem to disappear when cake appears. We also celebrated Hansi’s birthday. Please note the faces of the little ones as they await the cake. Hansi leaves for Wisconsin next week and will be greatly missed but Mom duty calls as her daughter will be having a baby later this summer. We brought the school age kids to the Aviation Museum during school vacation week. The museum is right next to the Manchester airport, in fact, it is the original airport building situated right next to the runways. The kids had a ball playing in the cockpit and using the flight simulators. We are so grateful for the Episcopal Diocese of NH grant that we received which is helping to fund our Brookside Tuesdays, youth enrichment activities and mens events. Hansi signed many of the kids up for spring soccer which is underway. We have a new family! They arrived this week and are staying at a hotel until an apartment is found. It is the first new family to arrive in over a year. Their arrival brings back so many memories of the early stages of St. Peter’s Afghan Ministry. The Sewing Seeds business is going strong. Over the course of the last two weeks, Hansi, myself and other volunteers have sold almost $4000 in sales at six different church coffee hours in Weston, Concord, Nashua and Exeter NH. The women’s work has come a long way, our product line is expanding and people are just so supportive. We were also accepted into the juried Codman Estate Fine Arts & Crafts Festival in September which is very exciting. Thank you all for your ongoing support.

Thank you,

Karen & Hansi

Wayland Multicultural Festival

Don't miss out on Wayland's first Community Multicultural Festival happening on Sunday, May 21st from 1-5PM at the Wayland High School Field House! There will be performances activities, crafts, and food for everyone to enjoy. This event is important for our community and we want to make sure everyone feels welcome. Admission is free, so bring your family and friends! We would love to hear your feedback and suggestions. This event is sponsored by Wayland's Human Right, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee and the Mass Cultural Council.

Check out the details here:  https://www.wayland.ma.us/human-rights-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-committee

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!

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

Click HERE for Registration Link

To join the St. Peter's team, all the registrants need to do is just type in: TeamStPeters (with no spaces or punctuation) at checkout

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