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SAINT PETER’S KEYS Newsletter of Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church, Lewes, Delaware
July 2017 Volume 13, Issue 7
Dear People of St. Peter’s,
Recently, a member of our congregation approached me about a portion of Scripture that has always vexed her. For years, she has pondered exactly what Jesus meant in the 16
th Chapter of the Gospel according to
Matthew, in which Jesus says to the disciple Simon Peter, (after he has recognized Jesus to be the Messiah): “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Her question is this: What exactly are the keys to the kingdom of heaven? And, If Peter gets them, what about the rest of us?
To answer this question, we first have to identify what exactly the Kingdom of Heaven is. To be sure, we talk a lot about the Kingdom of God and Heaven, but we don’t spend a great deal of time together unpacking a cogent and consistent definition. In the Gospels, when
Jesus talks about the Kingdom of Heaven, he is talking about something that has a dualistic nature; of being both already here and not yet arrived. The Kingdom of Heaven is the dominion of God’s creation and as such it is already here at hand and can be directly experienced by you and by me. But it is also not yet fully
perfected, grown to the fullness of what God intended it to be. When Jesus is talking about the Kingdom of Heaven then, he is talking about a reality that we can get a taste of in this life, but will not fully know until we move into the nearer presence
of God that is in the life that is to come. Our invitation into the Kingdom of Heaven comes through Jesus. His life, teachings, miracles and work are all part of God seeking to draw us into the Divine plan of the fullness of Creation. In short, Jesus seeks to usher in an awareness of God’s love for all that God has made, so that we are inspired to reciprocate relationship and to reflect that love in our own lives and into the lives of others.
Like the Kingdom of Heaven, the keys have, in my humble opinion, too often been myopically interpreted. For some Christians they are part of the elevation of Peter, giving him a primacy over all other Christians. This preeminence of Peter is appropriated by the Papacy for the authority of Peter as the first Pope and for all of his subsequent successors. The purpose of this note is not to debate the historicity of this understanding, but I do want to say that I think the Gospel state that there is much more here than the elevation of Popes.
The Key (pun intended) to understanding the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven, comes from the portion of Scripture in Matthew’s Gospel and it is amplified in other parts of the Gospel, such as John 20:23. First, let’s stick with Matthew’s Gospel cited above. Jesus response changes the name of the disciple: from Simon to Peter. In the Hebrew Scriptures, a name change indicates that an individual has been drawn closer to God and gained a new understanding and deeper
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From the Rector...
“...working together to be harbingers of God’s love, grace, and forgiveness as we live out our ministry as the baptized.”
In This Issue!
Rector’s Article .................................................................. 1 Summer Spirituality Series / Ministry Opportunities / Legacy Society .................................... 2 Stephen Ministry / Bridge / Stamps / Knitters .. 3 Music Notes ...................................................................... 4-5 Christian Formation / Church Mouse Program ...... 5 Report from the Senior Warden / Global Mission Outreach / Ride for Cancer ....... 6 Episcopal Church Women (ECW) / Green Team .... 7 This N That / Fall Foyer (Dinner) Groups............... 8 Rector’s Article (Continued) / Did you know? ...... 9 Vestry Reports / Vestry Nominations ............. 10-11 From the Rear Pew / Summer Reminders ........... 12 Prayers, Birthdays, Anniversaries / Mende George Family Library Dedication ........ 13 Worship Schedule .......................................................... 14 Monthly Calendar .......................................................... 15
2017 Summer Spirituality Series The 2017 Summer Spirituality Series begins the Thursday following Memorial Day and runs through the Thursday before Labor Day. Presentations on a variety of topics begin at 7 pm and last about an hour followed by a brief question and answer session after which ice cream cones from Kings Ice Cream will be served. The series is free and open to the public. NOTE: Dates with an asterisk (*) indicate a coinciding children’s night (see page 5). For additional information, contact the church office.
July 6 How to Read the Bible... Hopefully? (The Rev. E. Perren Hayes)
July 13* Reflections on Always Kristen, a Memoir About Her Transgender Daughter (The Rev. Rita Nelson)
July 20 New Date—Nutrition: Feeding the Soul by Caring for the Body (Sharon Lawrence)
July 27* Using Essential Oils in Your Spiritual Life (Mary Anne Latorre)
August 3 Jewish & Christian Responses to the Stranger (Rabbi Beth Cohen & the Rev. Jeffrey Ross)
August 10* New Date—500 Years of Martin Luther in Less Than An Hour (The Rev. Ray Michener)
August 17 The Women of Islam (Usman & Sobia Sandhu)
August 24* Love Conquers All: Examples from Corinth to the Cape (Dr. Aimee Wiest)
August 31 Introduction to Financial Peace (Deb Chamberlain)
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Legacy Society What will your legacy be? Now or in the future?
What will your legacy be? Now or in the future? Donations of appreciated stock is a great way to make a meaningful, tax deductible contribution to St. Peter’s now. To make St. Peter’s part of your legacy, please consider joining the Legacy Society by remembering the Church in your will. If you have done so or plan to, please let Father Jeff know. Your plans will be kept entirely confidential.
Amazon Smile Will Support Episcopal Relief and Development
Amazon Smile is a new Amazon.com shopping website that is just like regular Amazon.com except it will donate 1/2% of your purchases to your favorite charity. Episcopal Relief & Development is already one of the approved charities that shoppers can designate. All prices, selections, and features are the same as regular Amazon and your same sign-in information will work there. So, if you shop Amazon.com, and would like to find an easy way and actually free way to provide ongoing support to the wonderful work of our church around the world, please consider shopping at Amazon.com and designating ERD as your favorite charity.
Pastoral Hospital Visits
If you are wanting a clergy member to visit you, or a loved one, while in the hospital, please notify the hospital that you are an Episcopalian. Also, when you call
us, please include the Room Number — we cannot find your room without permission from you.
Ministry Opportunities Looking for a ministry to help with at St. Peter's? We are in need of Chalice Bearers, Lay Readers, Ushers and Altar Guild Members.
Chalice Bearers help at the Eucharist by reading the second lesson and helping with communion. Father Jeff will instruct those interested.
Lay Readers read the first lesson and Psalm at the Service.
Ushers greet at the door and hand out bulletins as worshippers arrive for the service and guide them from the pew for Eucharist.
Altar Guild members prepare and clean-up the altar for worship at the Eucharist, weddings, funerals and other ceremonies.
All positions are very simple and someone will be glad to help you get familiar with the duties. Assignments are made on a rotating basis. Please contact the Parish Office if you are interested in serving on any of the above ministries.
The church office will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, in observance of
the Independence Day holiday.
In the June Keys, I wrote about my grandmother trying to calm my childhood fears of abandonment with the classic hymn “I Came to the Garden Alone” with the refrain,” He walks with me and He talks with me and He tells me I am His own. “I also wrote about some of the consequences that can occur when a child never feels enough love or unconditional acceptance from their parents. Sadly, in our too busy working world with too much pressure and too little time to think, many parents do not convey that needed unconditional love and acceptance. While most parents do a good enough job, others, who are too busy or too hurting or damaged themselves, do not. I know my mother loved me, but she had been so damaged by her own parents and the circumstances of her life, particularly my father’s death, that she was incapable of unconditional love. But ironically, the same parent who was incapable of giving her unconditional love, became my grandmother who lavished me with unconditional love. What a gift that was and is. I think I am alive and happy because of her gift.
When I look around in church each Saturday or Sunday and see my friends and the others who
hopefully are future friends, I see mostly grandparent age folks. And whether or not you are biologically fortunate enough to have grandchildren, as graduates into the second half of life, you can all be a grandparent to some child. I hope you can reflect on the free and life changing gift you can give to your grandchildren and other peoples’ grandchildren. That gift is unconditional love and acceptance. You may be
the only person who can do that for a particular child. This summer many of us will be seeing grandchildren, our biological grandchildren and the grandchildren of others. Just as Jesus has gifted us with His unconditional love, just the way we are, may we remember to pass that gift along to these grand-children as a reflection of God’s love for us all. It will be the best gift they ever get.
Stephen Ministers are not super-religious people, but we just try to reflect God’s love to others by simply walking with them and talking with them with the knowledge that we all are God’s own, just as we are. Do not be alone with a life challenge when there are people at St. Peter’s who want to give you this simple gift. Please talk to any Stephen Minister, Leader or any member of our clergy if you want to learn more about Stephen Ministry.
Stephen Ministry—”A Special Gift from Grandparents” by Bob Wardwell
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Calling All Knitters—It’s That Time Again!
For the past four years, St. Peter’s Prayer Shawl Ministry has participated in “Knit For Kids”, which is sponsored by World Vision. During 2015, through this program, 118,602 sweaters, caps and blankets were given to children living in the poorest areas of Armenia, Bosnia, Burundi, Chad, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ghana, Lesotho, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Romania, Somalia, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbawe and the United States.
We welcome contributions, which will be gathered and blessed in early August and sent to Knit for Kids. Previously, World Vision was quite specific regarding the patterns for the items. Now they have expanded the options. All of the patterns may be found at the web site, www.worldvision.org/knitforkids. Completed items may be delivered to the church office.
Thank you to all who have knitted and shared in this special way of providing warmth and comfort to children in need.
The Prayer Shawl Ministry meets and knits in the Conference Rm. From 10:30-Noon on the third Monday of the month. Contact Mary Shea ([email protected]) or Carole Somers ([email protected]) for more information.
Bridge Anyone?
Do you love to play bridge? Are you looking for others with your same passion? St. Peter's Bridge Club is for you. It is a casual, non-competitive, group of people who enjoy a friendly game of bridge without all the stress and tension of cutthroat competition. This is an excellent way to get to know other parishioners, and all level of players are welcomed. Teams can be composed of spouses, partners, or friends, and substitutes can jump in and help if one partner has a headache and can't play a scheduled game. Each team plays seven games, sixteen hands per game, and sets their own playing schedule between October and May. A "Bridge Finale Party" is celebrated in June when fun, food, fellowship, and bridge is enjoyed as a group. If you’d like to be included in this year’s group or have questions about how our tournament is organized, contact Rita Nelson (302-945-7520 / [email protected]). Hope to see you at the bridge table!
Postage Stamps
If you would like to give the gift of Christian Education to children in Latin America, it won’t cost you anything but a little time to save the stamps that come attached to your mail. The only requirement is that you leave 1/4 “ of paper around the stamps when you cut them off the envelope. All stamps are welcomed. The stamps can be dropped off at the Church Office. Thank you! The Green Team
From the Minister of Music
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Special Music Sunday, July 16 at 10 a.m.
Augustine Mercante Wilmington-based countertenor
King’s College RSCMA Choir Training Course From July 24–30 ten adult choir members (Pat Casadei, Peggy Naylor, Robert Patlan, Kelley Mallon, Carol Conroy, Chris Mark, Lois Powell, D.J. Turnell, Helen Murphy, and Dan Somerset) will travel with T.J. to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania to participate in the annual King’s College choir training course of the Royal School of Church Music in America. This course, the largest of 10 offered in the U.S., will be guest directed by Mr. Richard Tanner. The week-long course consists of approximately 4 hours of rehearsal every day with daily Evensong and Compline, time for fellowship, and educational opportunities; the week culminates in services of Holy Eucharist and Choral Evensong on Sunday, July 30. Please keep participants from St. Peter’s in your prayers as they endeavor to cultivate their skills as musicians and “seek through music to perfect the praises offered by thy people on earth” (BCP p. 819).
Thank you to our newest St. Cecilia Guild donors since June 15:
Pete & Betsy Hansot
In memory of John Saupp: Henry & Anne Bankhead Ann Erdman Richard Killough Elsie Gould
Dolores Kindl
Choir's August 2018 Ely Cathedral Trip Thank you to the generous donors listed below who have agreed to donate gift items, gift certificates, restaurant offerings, or cash as of June 15 to help us raise the funds we need to enable some of our choir members to sing with us at Ely. We still have a long way to go to reach our goal, so please consider helping us! Contact Pat Casadei (Fundraising chairperson) at NJ2DEL@ verizon.net if you or anyone you know can contribute in some way. Surf Bagel Lewes Gifts Jackie Herbert Pirates of Lewes Expeditions Irish Eyes Larry Fifer, Attorney at Law Kevin Fleming Thomas Crowley & Minnie Shorter T.J. Redefer William Dec Mark Harris John Donato Palate Crooked Hammock Striper Bites Gail Donohue
October 28
Children and Youth Christian Formation
Vacation Bible School will take place Monday through Thursday, July 31 to August 3, at 5:30 to 8 p.m. and this year’s theme is Surf Shack: Catch the Wave of God’s Amazing Love. The cost is $15/child or
$25/family. We have awesome stories planned as well as very cool crafts! Dinner is served each evening and every camper will receive a VBS t-shirt. Children of volunteers are free. Scholarships are available. All children ages 3 through 5th grade are invited to attend. Older children are welcome to volunteer as helpers. If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact Lorri in the office.
Volunteers are needed in all areas so please don’t hesitate to sign up — we will be able to use your time and talents!!!
Wanted Leaders to explore the Word of God with Children!
At Surf Shack VBS, we will help our children catch the wave of God’s amazing love through missions, dramas, crafts, games, science activities, music and lots of fun! Sign up for a Vacation Bible School leadership role and join us in the excitement at Surf Shack: Catch the Wave of God’s Amazing Love!
Leadership Roles Available Activity Center Leaders Music Leader Bible Storyteller Decorations
Lifeguards (travels w/ surfers (children))
Please contact Lorri in the office to see how you can get involved!
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The Church Mouse Program. The fall semester will soon be upon us and our college-age students will again be away from home. We are continuing with the program we started last year which keeps in contact with our college-age members, called “The Church Mouse” program. Through this initiative, we can help our students stay connected to Saint Peter’s! For the 2016-17 school year we had five students who were paired with a ‘mouse’. We also offer the program to high school students attending boarding school. Students, please remember to update your address in the Parish Office (both mail and email) so we know how to find you!
What is a Church Mouse? A Mouse is a volunteer from our church family who will anonymously support his or her assigned student while away at school. The Mouse can accomplish this task in a number of ways, such as sending cards or notes or small care packages throughout the academic year, and most importantly, by praying for their student. Students interested in participating can complete a form online on the St. Peter’s website, which will help the Mouse learn of their interests and favorite small items.
Students will not know the identity of their Mouse until they graduate (if the Mouse chooses to participate for all four years. However, a mouse may choose to sign up for one year only if they feel four years is just too much. Each Mouse will follow his or her student during their college years. Any questions, or if you are interested in becoming a Mouse or are a student who would like to have a Mouse, contact Lorri ([email protected]) or send your name and email to the Parish Office.
Parents' Night Out July 8 at 5:30 p.m. (Parish Hall)
Our June Parents’ Night Out will be held on Saturday, July 8 (moved back one week due to the Art Show), from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Yummy dinner and a movie! Please bring a comfy pillow or blanket/sleeping bag for your child to cuddle up into! Contact Lorri in the office. Reservations are a MUST by 9 am July 7!!!
Summer Fun Nights New for this summer will be a fun hour at 7 p.m. during the Summer Spirituality Series on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month (July 13, 27; August 10, 24) to afford parents to hear the speaker in the Spirituality Series. We’ll meet downstairs for a drawing or other type of class, a craft, or a movie. When the parents are
finished upstairs, we will join them for ice cream. All children are invited. Older children welcome to come as helpers!
We Also Need the Following (Items will be listed on cards on the Small Star Tree in the vestibule
by the Parish Hall). Items needed include: Containers of colored sand for “sand art” projects. 1 plastic baby pool (will return). Plastic fish or other sea creatures. A small surf board (will return). 20 blow up beach balls (Dollar Store). 4 small plastic fishing poles (Dollar Store). 50 toilet paper rolls (or 25 paper towel rolls). Sea shells (will return). Netting for decorating.
Senior Warden’s Report: Loving It—St. Peter’s Square
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One of my favorite TV shows called, “Love It or List” allows a creative architectural designer and a realtor to compete to help homeowners decide whether to do significant remodeling to a worn and inadequate home or move to a new home in a new place. To add dramatic effect, the couple who “stars” on each show often disagree or even bicker about whether to remodel or move. I always come away amazed at what the creativity of the architectural designer can do to meet the family’s needs in ways they could not have imagined.
Growth at St. Peter’s has the Vestry also facing the similar challenge of an aging and increasingly inadequate “home”. Fortunately, there has been no “love it or leave it” decision to bicker about in our church family. We all love our location and our historic facilities, so we have been searching for that special, creative, architectural consulting firm to look at what we have, what we need, and help us consider changes that could be made.
We were very fortunate to find a specialized architectural consulting firm experienced in exactly
what we have been seeking. This firm works only for “mission driven” organizations like churches and educational institutions. They have a proven methodology that starts with where the organization’s mission is taking it and then creatively works within the limitations of space and historic structures to create an expanded and creative vision of what could be done.
After meeting with the firm and touring one of their completed projects, I came away believing that we can now begin projecting where St. Peter’s mission is going and dreaming of renovations and expansions within St. Peter’s Square. We will be seeking input from a broad cross-section of our Parish to help identify our needs for historic preservation and growth in the months ahead. I’m optimistic that we will conclude these activities in time for our Congregational Meeting with designs and ideas that will surprise and delight us all.
Bob Wardwell, Senior Warden
Global Mission and Outreach The Global Mission and Outreach (GM&O) Committee continues s to actively support the work of the Progressive Interfaith Alliance (PIA) Refuge and Émigré Support Coalition and to proceed with plans for a future visit to our friends at St. Pierre in Mirebalais in conjunction with our planned joint Asset Based Community Development ventures.
Although it is highly unlikely that we will be receiving another refuge family for resettlement here in Sussex County due to the limited resources of the sponsoring group, Jewish Family Services (JFS), whose human resources are based in Wilmington, the collation has decided to expand our focus to include those local families who are no longer in the refugee resettlement program but have moved on to self-sustaining émigré status. From our experiences with our first refugee family, the Javeds, who have now been relocated to New Castle County, it has become clear that coalition needs to establish an emergency fund to be used when crises arise. To that end, your Global Mission and Outreach Committee has committed $500 toward the establishment of that fund. Part of the moneys donated by the PIA congregations will go toward reimbursing some of the members of the coalition who personally provided needed assistance to the Javeds during their transition, and the balance will go into a fund to be used as and when needed. If any members of the St.
Peter’s Family would like to augment the GM&O’s donation s, please make you check payable to St, Peter’s and include on the memo line PIA Coalition.
We are also moving ahead with plans for a proposed parish trip to Haiti shortly after the first of the year to build on our relationship with the people of St, Pierre Parish and move forward with the plans for joint, but independent, Asset Bases Community Development (ABCD) projects both here in and in Haiti. Fr. Mark Harris has recently held informational gatherings after the 8 and 10 o’clock services for those interested, not only in the trip, but in the future ABCD project as it emerges. He, Rob Morgan, and John Michael Sophos have recently met to outline a timeline for orientation and training for both the proposed trip and the ABCD program. Please contact any of the three of them for further information on these initiatives.
In addition, GM&O will host the Summer Spirituality Series on August 17, when Sobia Choudhri and her husband Usman Sandhu from the Islamic Society of Central Delaware (ISOCDE) will speak on The Women of Islam. We are also planning to host an event at St. Peter’s during Delaware Peace Week (September 17 – 24).
We meet the second Tuesday of each month at 7 pm in the Parish Hall Conference Room.
Please join us at our next meeting on July 11.
Thank You! The Vestry, on behalf of Spencer Hoernes, is most grateful and humbled by the generosity with which St. Peter’s parishioners met the fundraising challenge for his summer-long, 4,000 mile bike trip to support cancer awareness. We not only met the $500 matching goal, but exceeded it by more than four-fold. To date, St. Peter’s has contributed more than $3,000 to Spencer and his team. For those of you who may want of follow Spencer on this incredible journey, visit his daily blog: ventureforspencer.wordpress.com. You can keep track of their travels at: 4kforcancer.org/2017-team-seattle/. Please keep Spencer and his team and all those affected by cancer, especially the children and youth, in your prayers.
The Episcopal Church Women, a spiritually supportive and social organization for the women of St. Peter’s, supports the church’s mission of outreach by sponsoring two major fundraising events annually: the December Soup Luncheon and Raffle and St. Peter’s Art Show Luncheon and Raffle in July. All women of St. Peter’s are encouraged to take part in ECW activities. To receive news updates and event reminders, as well as minutes from informational meetings, send your name and email address to Teri Munz ([email protected]).
Ladies’ Nights Out are relaxed social events meant for catching up with old friends or making new ones. Guests are always welcome; attendees bring a beverage or a sweet or savory treat to share. LNOs will be on hiatus during July
and August. Lynn Goebel has volunteered to host in September on a date to be announced. If you would like to host next fall or winter, contact Mary Beth Palkon-Krytzer (856-261-1371) or Ellen Werner ([email protected]/ 302-604-8444).
July 1 Art Show Lunch & Raffle: If you are reading this before July 1, remember that you can buy raffle tickets in the Parish Office before the show or on show day; the drawing will be held at 2:30. This year’s Featured
Artists and their donations are Renata Price, “Joyful Flowers” oil painting; Susan Gladstone, porcelain vase; and Sharon Livesay, silver and copper necklace and matching bracelet. Next ECW Informational Meeting is Wednesday, September 13, at 10 am in the Conference Room. All women of St. Peter’s, newcomers or long-timers, are welcome to attend. If you would like to make a donation request or add an item to the agenda, please contact Mary Beth or Ellen prior to the meeting. Women on Our Own will suspend meeting until mid September at which time they’ll gather to discuss members’ experiences as a group and how to move forward into the future. We are looking for someone to take over as facilitator, so consider volunteering for this terrific group. Please enjoy your summer! Judy Cousins ([email protected]) and Nancy Ruscoe ([email protected]).
What’s Going On? I think at some level everyone has concerns for the environment we live in and what is happening to it. Regardless if you believe in global warming – or not – regardless if you think climate change is real – or not – it is pretty hard, if you are over say eighteen or possibly even younger, to not observe that the world you are living in, locally, nationally, globally, has not just changed but it has changed in ways that give us serious concerns for our future. I just had my eighty-second birthday so I am not only aware of the many adverse changes but equally of the propensity of an older generation to see the world around them with dismay. That’s why I have asked you above to include in this the youngest generations whose memories have a reference point.
Our environment is enmeshed in a consumerist culture that encourages throwing stuff away. In the 1950s and ‘60s the new watchwords were “planned obsolescence”; an idea that products, whether they be cars or clothes or appliances, be designed to fall apart rather than repaired so the products could be replaced (at a price) with something newer and, of course, “better”. So, began a steady shift from a consumer ethic based upon acquiring things with durability and quality to today’s ethic based upon consuming the newest and the most novel – and discarding what has been replaced. We can’t avoid the commercial pressure to do this to the point where it has become virtually impossible – at least in this country – to avoid thinking there is no other way to live. In the places on our earthly home where this isn’t the norm it is often their aspiration. The consequences of this ethical shift are an increasingly stressed environment and an increasingly obvious awareness that what we are doing now is not sustainable; not for our earth, not for our nation, and not for us.
David Brower (founder of Friends of the Earth and one of those to whom this is attributed, there are several other candidates for creating it) came up with the slogan “Think Globally: Act Locally” as how we should responsibly interact with our environment. It is not up to others – leaders, governments, activists – to do something; it is up to you and to me.
The Green Team, and many of you who might not consider yourselves on the “Team” are trying to do the “Act Locally” part. While we can take some satisfaction that we are, at the same time we need to recognize there is more that can be done – and do it. Little things count if enough of us start doing them. Turn off the lights; use reusable bags for purchases; separate recyclables from trash; minimize use of processed and “disposable” products; and build a consideration of environmental impact and sustainability into every purchase. Nationally and globally become informed and – most important of all – THINK. —John Mears for The Green Team
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This group meets every Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Church. We learn
the discipline of centering prayer and read Thomas Keating’s Open Mind Open Heart. Previous experience is not necessary—only the desire to experience the presence of God in our lives.
Men’s Breakfast All men are invited to the monthly men’s breakfast on the second Saturday (7/8) of the month from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Ocean Grill, 17252 N Village Main Blvd, Lewes.
Morning Prayer We invite and encourage you to attend Morning Prayer at 8:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday in the Church.
Do you know how to knit? As our prayer list has gotten longer so has the need for Prayer Shawls! If you can help, please join us at 10:30 a.m. on July 17, in the Conference Room. For more information, contact Mary Shea (302-644-2516).
St. Peter’s Readers The St. Peter’s Readers will meet in July on Sunday, July 16, at 5 p.m. The book selection is J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy. Hillbilly Elegy is “ A passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis- that of poor white Americans.” Looking Ahead: The book for August is My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She Is Sorry by Fredrik Blackman. Friends—please remember that all are invited to join us any month! Come when you can, leave when you must!
This ‘n That
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A few spots STILL available!!!
Join us as we travel to the mountains of
western North Carolina for the 2017 Wild Goose Festival from July 12-17. The Goose is the largest progressive Christian festival in the United States, focusing on spirituality, social justice, art, and music. A few of the 150+ speakers/artists announced so far include Nadia Bolz-Weber, Jim Wallis, Diana Butler Bass, Wm Paul Young, and Otis Moss III. The Rev. Carlyle Gill will be leading this trip. We have a private, air-conditioned mountain home booked for the festival. For information, visit www.wildgoosefestival.org. Contact Michael Potter for trip details (302-236-2761 /[email protected]).
St. Peter’s Foyer (Dinner) Groups Starting Up Again in September
The St. Peter’s Foyer (Dinner) Groups ar forming and we have a lot of fun getting to know each other over the year. Your group will meet once a month or so for a meal (breakfast, lunch or dinner) in groups of 6-12 people. Parish Life Committee will set up groups based on preferences you state on the form below.
It’s a wonderful time to meet fellow parishioners and make new friends. Meet in a home, restaurant, on the beach. You choose. If you are interested in joining a Foyer Group, fill out the form below and return it to the office by of the end of July. Questions, call Pat Okoniewski (302-644-8490 / [email protected]).
Name ___________________________________ Ages of children to be included __________________
Address______________________________________________________________________________
Development __________________________ Food/Pet Allergies _______________________________
Phone _______________________________ Email _________________________________________
Choose one of the three below:
_____ I am flexible and can do anything the host chooses.
_____ Dinner in Home or _____ Dine Out Only
_____ Lunch in Home or _____ Lunch Out Only
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Summer Worship!
Please note that the L.I.G.H.T. Service has
changed to 10:15 a.m. (in the Parish Hall)
for the summer. Come join us!
We love seeing you!
relationship with God through a theophany or intimate experience with God, (i.e. Abram to Abraham, Jacob to Israel or in the Christian Scriptures Saul to Paul). In this particular example Simon becomes Peter because his faith is foundational; the hard surface or literally, the rock on which God through Jesus can build his relationship with Peter (for Peter means rock). His faith is extolled because it is the foundational kind of faith we all need to begin to build a closer relationship with God; and it is deceptively simple: to be able to perceive that Jesus is the Messiah, the anointed one. It does not mean that Peter has all the answers to understanding God, and indeed, he does stumble a few times just like the rest of us. But his willingness to profess that God is working through Jesus is enough for the journey to commence. It is the key to beginning a deep relationship with God. But it is also so much more.
Jesus also goes on to talk about things being bound and loose on heaven and earth. In effect, he is talking about the essential aspects of forgiveness for ourselves and for others in deepening our relationship with God. In other words, it is the next step in moving closer to God, for if we understand Jesus as the Messiah, the embodiment of love that is Emmanuel, (God with us), then to live in that love we have to accept it (forgive ourselves) and emulate it (forgive others). This is consistent throughout all four Gospels.
Which brings us to John 20:23 which we just read a few weeks ago, at the feast of Pentecost. Here, Jesus breaths the Holy Spirit upon the disciples and tells them that with this gift, “If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” Again, in my opinion, we limit the enormity of what Jesus is saying if we see this as only applying to Peter or the Disciples for it is so much more. The gift of the Holy Spirit belongs not just to a few, but for all who baptized into the Body of Christ, including you and
me. This pronouncement about forgiving and retaining sins is not simply a power of an elect few, but rather the responsibility of all who would seek to serve God and Christ. WE, the forgiven, are called to FORGIVE. If we bind it up, if we fail to forgive, we are preventing the fullness of the Kingdom of Heaven and constraining our relationship with God and Creation. The Keys are not then, about the gaining of power and authority over others, but rather the means of opening ourselves to a deeper awareness of the radical reality of God’s unconditional love and our acceptance to act in accordance with that love, lavishing it upon others. Forgiveness is essential to deepening all relationships. Without it, relationships will falter, atrophy and die. Without relationships we cannot grow in our own understanding and experience of the Kingdom of Heaven.
So then, the Keys are not just Simon Peter’s or the purview of Episcopal authority. They are the gift to all the baptized. How fitting it is that “the Keys” is also the name of this newsletter, for it relates our shared labor in furthering the Kingdom of Heaven here in our portion of Creation that is Lewes. I pray that you and I will always be guided by the Holy Spirit, working together to be harbingers of God’s love, grace and forgiveness as we live out our ministry as the baptized.
Here’s a final prayer to help us all along the way:
Gracious God, as the path emerges before us, whether we chose this direction or not, guide us dear Lord, one step at a time, that we may journey together in your way, for your purposes, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Please keep me in your prayers and know that you are daily in mine.
Jeff+
(Rector’s Article continued from page 1)
We’ve added a “Resource” page to our website! Go to stpeterslewes.org, click on “About Us” and then click on “Resources.” There are many links on the page and information about the different sites!
Church Directory. Not only can you log on to the church’s directory (instantchurchdirectory.com) or download an app for your phone (android or iPhone), but we can send you a pdf of the directory to store on your computer, if you wish. Lastly, the cost for a printed directory is $5 and available in the church office upon request.
Vestry Reports
Senior Warden’s Report. As presented by Bob Wardwell. I recently visited with an architectural consulting firm with Jeff and several other members to talk about engaging them to help us figure out ways to better achieve our mission by improving our physical space. Their presentation and proposal were excellent and it encouraged me to dream a bit about all the good St. Peter’s could do by reaching more people with our message of God’s radical and unconditional love for all his creation, including each one of us. We have a message, truly good news that needs to be told. It offers a
liberating alternative to the so much of what is represented as Christianity by televangelists and guilt-driven or political interpretations of our faith.
Although our Pentecost experience directs us to reach out to all peoples with the good news of Jesus, the experience of the Gospel that we share at St. Peter’s is enough to compel me to do all I can to offer this gift to as many people as I can reach. I know many, perhaps all of you, feel as I do.
The physical location of St. Peters Square gives us a wonderful opportunity to reach thousands of visitors and new residents each year with the message of God’s unending and unfathomable love for us through Jesus. But we also have some serious limitations in space and need to find more space while simultaneously preserving our historic structures. So, when I dream about our physical space I think of ways to make it even more inviting, more accommodating, and more open as we blend hundreds of years of Christian witness with our increasingly large, welcoming, active, loving, serving, and faithful community of faith. After 12 years of membership in this community at St. Peter’s I have only one regret, that I did not find it (and all of you) sooner. I’m excited about the prospect of finding ways to reach out to even more people through improvements in our physical space so they can receive the gift that St. Peter’s has given to me and to all of us.
Junior Warden’s Report. As presented by Jay Rooney This month’s junior warden report will focus on current activities supporting St Peter's past, present, and future…emphasizing how we're balancing our time and expenditures to support our rich heritage, dynamic present ministry, and future mission possibilities.
One major part of St Peter's rich heritage is our historic church and cemetery. By the end of July we will complete the next major repair, restoration, and maintenance of our mortar and masonry work. The masons will use mortar that is specifically colored and formulated to match the original mortar. This not only makes their work look good but helps insure the new mortar doesn't damage the historic bricks and mortar.
Our sacristy remodeling project addresses St Peter's present needs for several improvements. The new sacristy furniture will better protect and store alter guild worship and sacrament scared needs, and permit better alter guild functioning. Additional storage will provide space to attractively hold St Peter's worship appointments. Through more effective design and construction, the sacristy cabinets will permit additional space in our sacristy for a small chapel and meeting room…both needed as we grow to serve today's congregational needs.
On June 12, after our music program winds down for the summer, we will begin to clean out the sacristy and decide how we use alternate spaces for the summer sacristy functions. Installation of the new sacristy furniture will start July 24, and we plan to be finished all remodeling by the end of August. Thanks to Jeff, the alter guild, and others who are guiding this sacristy remodeling.
This month we begin to formalize a master plan for St Peter's current and future mission and ministry. As Father Jeff says, “Very Exciting Times!” For the master plan development, we have chosen a consultant that specializes in helping mission
based groups, such as St Peter’s; translate their mission desires into the facilities needed to accomplish their mission. Our recommended consultant will work with St Peter's to develop a master plan specifically tailored to our mission. Deliverables from this master plan study include architectural renderings and conceptual floor plans for St Peter's to communicate these master plan visions to everyone...complete with the necessary cost estimates to help us make decisions on how we might implement any future changes.
We will have interactive meetings with St Peter's members and friends; specifically involve St. Peter's leaders, and ministry and mission stakeholders in the master plan process; and then plan to make a final master plan presentation at our annual meeting in November. This will be a lot of fun as well as thought provoking interactions. A special thank you to the master plan committee members: Sue Potts, Natalie Kerr, DJ Turnell, Tom Crowley, Father Jeff and Jay Rooney
Please Note Weather has delayed the masonry work. Sacristy will be emptied on June 12 and renovations will begin on June 14
th.
Furniture is in the process of being made. Randy Burton checking on needed permits.
Planned Giving and Stewardship Campaign will begin in October using “Look not to your needs, but those of others”.
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Property Inventory. Howard has met with Jeff and will be starting soon.
Worship. Nothing to report at this time.
Christian Formation. As presented by Lorri Camilleri End of Year Celebration for Church School. Families participated in the games and refreshments.
Teachers received a thank you gift for their dedication throughout the year. All children who participated in the Children’s Chorus received a wooden neck cross and a certificate. This summer we will offer a fun night to coincide with the Summer Spirituality Series. We will meet on the
2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 7 p.m. downstairs in the Godly Play room. Children will make a craft, watch a movie, or have an art lesson. Following the program, we will gather for ice cream.
We will continue to offer nursery care throughout the summer. Lily Mallon will be assisting. The L.I.G.H.T. Service will continue during the summer. The service is being revamped and will offer a
more alternative worship experience for adults and children. Everyone is invited to worship at this unique service for all ages.
The Annual Parish Picnic was well-attended.. Many thanks to the Okoniewski’s for the delicious pig roast. Our guests enjoyed getting their picture drawn by our artist and this year’s door prizes were a big hit.
Lorri will attend the Godly Play Conference from June 22 through June 26. This year’s VBS (Surf Shack: Catch the Wave of God’s Amazing Love) is from July 31 to August 3. All
crafts and curriculum items have been purchased. Advertising is underway and staff recruitment has started.
Adult Formation Two hosts are needed for Summer Spirituality Series. The two EfM graduates preached this past Sunday. The Men’s Group Tom and Ray had been well received. Carlyle working on one for women.
Pastoral Care and Stephen Ministry Larry and Jeff continue to visit those in the hospital or recovering at home. Stephen Ministry class has finishes. Have 7 ministers looking for care receivers.
Missions and Outreach Vestry donated $1,000 and parishioners donated $2,365 to 4K Cancer to sponsor Spencer Hoerrnes on
his bike ride across country. Rob Morgan and Father Mark working on the next step for Haiti project. Mark will be meeting with
parishioners who may be interested in going to Haiti. Refugees are in a state of flux. All activities are in the upper part of the state.
Art Show The three Featured Artists items are on display in the window of Citizens Bank on Second Street. Thus far, we have received 138 applications for the art show. Our volunteer coordinators will be signing up volunteers for the art show after each of the services. Barb Hames and Tina Wical have been working with Lorri to update art show info on the website and the
Art Show program. We have a booth at the Sea Glass Festival on June 24 and 25.
Rector’s Report LIGHT Service has been a great success with around 24 attending each week. Ray and Mark will
continue to do the services. Walk About with the Bishop Candidates will be here on June 29 from 6 to 9 p.m. More details to come.
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Vestry Nominations The Vestry serves as the governing body of St. Peter’s. It works with the Rector and other clergy, the administrative staff and parishioners to achieve the church’s goals and missions. Twelve parishioners serve on the Vestry, divided into three classes of four persons each. Nominees to fill the four Vestry vacancies (Bob Fischer, Pat Okoniewski, John Michel Sophos, and Bob Wardwell) which will occur at the end of the year are now being sought. Members of St. Peter’s will vote on the nominees at the annual meeting in November; the new terms will begin in January 2018. To serve on St.. Peter’s Vestry one must be confirmed in the Episcopal Church, a member of St. Peter’s for at least one year and have made an annual pledge. Inasmuch as the Vestry meets monthly and its duties involve a wide range of ministries—including stewardship, youth and family, property, worship and music, missions and outreach, parish life and newcomers, pastoral care—Vestry members should be full-time residents..
If you wish to serve on the Vestry or wish to nominate someone, please advise Father Jeff, Adele Fluharty or any of the four retiring Vestry members. Arrangements will be made for prospective nominees to be interviewed prior to their inclusion on the November ballot.
FROM THE REAR PEW—THE BAPTISMAL COVENANT, PART 7 Observations from E. Perren Hayes
The Baptismal Covenant is celebrated in the Book of Common Prayer, beginning on page 304. It is so important, that the Church requires that all the Baptized renew it four times each Liturgical year: On the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord (Sunday after Epiphany), the Easter Vigil (Jesus is alive), Pentecost (the Spirit constructs his living Body), and at All Saints (the fullness of the living Church.) The Sacrament of Holy Baptism creates a new being: and the Body of Christ is enlarged by this creation. The Sacrament makes fundamental changes to the baptized person – s/he is physically inserted into the Body of Christ, the Church. Metanoia – Greek for “new/changed mind/spirit” – instantly changes the very nature of the baptized person. Why? Because baptism is the continuation of the story of God’s Creation from Genesis 1:1 – 2:4. It continues as the action resulting from a change of faith in the very heart of the individual being baptized. That is why the word “metanoia” is used – this is a powerful word, representing a fundamental action – as powerful as the very word creation. God has acted as Creator in the free-will mind of an individual being, and that free-will mind lives within the very life of Jesus, the Christ of God. As a result of that new condition, the whole-life-of-faith on which all life was originally created is now altered to be a “cell” (if you will) in the living Body of Christ – sharing Jesus in the world, so that Justice, Freedom, Equality, and Kindness may be spread always and everywhere. A Baptized person is NO LONGER a sinner – for Jesus is not a sinner. Baptized life is that strong! Being set free from sin enables the newly baptized – whose whole life is now “in Jesus” – to learn, to practice, and to live, this new life. This is always true even though on occasion a baptized person will by accident, or by lack of learning, not “be” Jesus in a specific situation. There are several times in the New Testament – including on the Cross – where Jesus’s own free will is tested, but where the circumstances change his final response. Even if we slip, we are NOT turned back into sinners. We can think/pray about it; we can discuss with another; we can ask for “Reconciliation” for the clarification/cleansing of our action. (BCP 446, following)
It is necessary to remember that as new parts of the Body of Jesus, we now live in the “continuing education” portion of the developing understanding of personal faith. This faith is enriched by continuing to read the Bible and other books; by study through such programs as Education For Ministry; for Stephen Ministry; for seeing, in whatever our “life has for us.” These are some of the
opportunities of presenting Justice, Freedom, Equality and Kindness throughout our world. Some will be direct in their reaction to the New Life (teacher, doctor, banker, nurse, police/fire/ military person, politician, etc); others will find a way to spread the good news of Justice, Freedom, Equality, Kindness in whatever we do, in every aspect of our lives. But it is always our continuing prayer-life at work. The one, holy catholic and apostolic Church – of which the Episcopal Church is a strong part – has a long history of not fully understanding all of the implications of Baptism. A primary reason, in fact, for the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, was to begin a movement to move all society everywhere closer and closer to the life God intends for ALL people: Justice, Freedom, Equality, Kindness. The Baptized do this, because this is their “preaching.” It is not intended to call attention to the Church – certainly not as a source for legislation. Our life is better lived in the practice of Justice, Freedom, Equality, Kindness throughout all levels of life on this planet. These terms are so rich with meaning, that they will often mean different things in different parts of the world. That’s OK! Time, talk and caring will make things work together. Remember, our Baptism makes us real Members of the Body of Christ, in a small piece; but each time we receive the Body/Blood of Jesus at the Eucharist, we create that Body here – in our assembly. So we leave the building having proclaimed – anew, again – the living Body of Christ here where we live. So, “Let us go forth in the name of Christ” to love and serve the world, in the power of the Spirit, as we bless the Lord. Thanks Be to God!
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Reminder!!! Be sure to feed the meters!
Parking meters are in effect from May 1-October 14 between the hours
of 9 a.m.—6 p.m.
Summer Office Hours
The church office will close at 1 p.m. on Fridays during the summer. Regular hours will
resume after Labor Day.
Prayers Jill Stevens, Mary Beth Crafts, Dorothy Crowley, Dot S., Bettylee Carmine, Gabriel Loeser, Tim Dunham,
Eleanor Huber, Packard, Janet Faust, Jo Miller-Marcin, Jason Somerset, Bill Peterson, Jim Isaminger, Greg
Martin, Stephen Leaders, Ministers and Care Receivers, Mark Harris, Gibson Alula McDade, Anna Marie Kihn,
Janina, Eileen, Sean, Pat Okoniewski, Lois, Fred, Andy, Zach, Mary Beth, Ellen, Bob, Sharon Walsh., Kerri
Layton, Perren, baby Evelyn, Bobbie Wheeler, Ray Holden, Paulette Evans, Pamelia Martin, Mary Helms, Mike
Clemmer, Harry Schoen, Barbara Black, Janet, Phil Kless, Steven Van Gorden, Jack Fisher, Georgette
Regnault, Craig Brantley, Rebecca Friend, Shannon Lord, Samuel H. Davis, IV, Libby Bailey.
Contact Us!
Please contact the Parish Office (302-645-8479 / [email protected]) if you:
Change your address, phone number, or
email address Are in the hospital or planning to go to the
hospital Had a baby or a death in your family Are getting married
Celebrating In July
Armed Forces Phillip B, Mark F., Zachary S., Ian M.,
Tisha N., and their families
1 Catherine Ward 7 Arlene & Jeffrey Gordon Gerald & Mary Shea 8 Thomas & Tonia Welch 9 Doug Craig & Susan Robinson Laurel & Michael Fountain 11 Robert & Linda Fischer 12 Jonathan Cohen & Marie Sipe
Herman & Kay Schechinger 18 David & Elinor Boyce
Jane & Lee Peters 24 Jon & Samantha Welch 25 George & Molly Rudgers 29 Carl & Sheri Borrin 30 Chris & Robin Corrozi 31 Mel Craig & Duane Willis 1 Kenneth Alumno, Rick Freda
2 Robert Dellanoce, Nate Willard, Jon Woodyard 3 Quinn Feist 6 Laurel Fountain
7 Jerry Wells 8 Brooks Emery 9 Christian Friscia 10 Cameron DeForrest, Michael Potter 11 Jake Corrozi, Julia DiSabatino 12 Mike Harris, Gerald Shea 13 Graydon Fountain, Zachary Krytzer 14 Jack Biddle, Jr., Julie Emery 16 Deby Daly, Kay Schechinger 17 Bobbi Black, Don Matthews, Michele Schultz,
Bill Shirk, Catherine Ward, Ken Wheeler 18 Barbara Deane, Mariann Shirk 19 Laima Cahoon, Jane Gibson, Mary Howard 22 Roo Brown 23 Bill Martin 24 Hunter Goins, John Michael Sophos, Noah Wells 25 Eve Aldred, Martin Swanson 26 Candace LaVigne, Gene Modzelewski 27 Dave Mallon 28 Wendell Alfred, Barbara Campbell 30 Kristofer Alumno, Tyler Papp 31 Brian Aldred, Dennis Fitch
Birthdays
Anniversaries
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Mende George Family Library Dedication The dedication of the Mende George Family Library will take place on Sunday, July 2, during the 10 a.m. service in the church. We hope you will be able to join us as we dedicate the beautiful new cabinet and books that will keep Mende’s memory in our hearts forever. Please consider making a donation (or donating a new children’s book) in memory (or honor) of a friend or loved one to be placed in the cabinet. Your dedication will be noted on the inside cover of the book. Checks should be made payable to St. Peter's Church with "Mende's Library" notated on the memo line. If you have any questions, contact Lorri in the office.
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V
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Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church Sanctuary in the heart of Lewes for
all who seek peace and wish to grow in the love of God.
211 Mulberry Street Post Office Box 464 Lewes, DE 19958
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Saint Peter's Episcopal Church serves the City of Lewes, Delaware, and its surrounding communities. Located in the heart of the First Town of the First State, St. Peter's is one of the oldest congregations in the state of Delaware. The church has served the community faithfully since 1681. Today, St. Peter's is more active than ever. We strive to be a warm and welcoming congregation and invite anyone seeking a relationship with Christ to join us.
St. Peter’s Church Clergy
The Reverend Jeffrey Austin Ross, Rector The Reverend Canon Mark Harris, Priest Associate
The Reverend Carlyle Gill, Priest Associate The Reverend Larry Hofer, Priest Associate
The Reverend Ray Michener, Priest Associate
Staff Adele Fluharty, Parish Administrator
T. J. Thomas, Minister of Music Lorri Camilleri, Director of Family Ministry
Bob Reehorst, Sexton Samantha Welch, Nursery Caregiver
Vestry Members Bob Wardwell, Senior Warden Jay Rooney, Junior Warden
Stuart Brahs, Treasurer Pat Casadei, Bob Fischer,
Tracy Mulveny, Pat Okoniewski, Bonnie Osler, Sue Potts,
Howard Reign, John Michael Sophos, Barbara Tenney, Tina Wical