The Fourth Sunday after Easter - 2026
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Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
James 1:17
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Fr. Paul led our beautiful Holy Communion service on the Fourth Sunday after Easter. Please find Fr. Paul's sermon at the following link:
"Trials and the Word."
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Thank you Phil and Hutch for serving with Fr. Paul. Thank you Hutch for leading our Morning Prayer service this past Sunday.
Hutch has posted a sign up sheet for Morning Prayer readers in the Parish Hall. Please consider signing up for this important part of our services!
Team 1 provided an amazing lunch spread this past Sunday. They served chili & beans & various hot peppers, chicken & rice casserole, rolls, tossed salad, tortilla chips, and home made cheesecake. Thank you Diane, JP, Ambler, Keith and Jessica!!
Sunday morning we noticed that one of the three Robin's eggs in the nest located in one of the front door wreathes had hatched! The baby chick is the red fluff beside the two eggs.
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Next Week
Low Mass on Wednesday at
 11 am with Fr. Paul.
On Thursday we have Choir practice at 10 am and Bible Study at 11 am. Please find a recording of the last Bible Study lesson at the link below:
"The Holy Ghost, Apollinarianism, and the Council of Constantinople."
Please come join us for these interesting and informative classes!
Both Christian Education and Children's Sunday School met this past Sunday. Fr. Paul is leading a series of lessons on Islam. The Children's Sunday School will join the adult class for these lessons.
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An Afternoon Outing
The Mission Committee has planned an afternoon outing for Saturday, May 30. The afternoon starts with attending the play "The Prince of Egypt" a musical about Moses. Please note the location of the has changed! The play will start at 2 pm at the theater on the Milligan University campus. We will have more location information next week. For more information on the musical please see the following website:
After the play we will eat lunch at Grace Meadows Farm also in Jonesborough. For more information please see their website at:
The deadline for purchasing tickets for the play as part of the St. Peter's group has passed. However, you can still join us at Grace Meadows for an early dinner if you let Rose Marie know by Sunday, May 17.
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The Right Reverend William H. Perkins, Jr., Suffragan Bishop of the APA Diocese of the Eastern United States, is visiting St. Peter's on Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7. On Saturday Fr. Paul and the MIssion Committee will meet with the Bishop over dinner. On Sunday he will celebrate Holy Communion and visit with the congregation. After Sunday services Bp. Perkins will join us for lunch. Please join us for this very special Sunday!
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Remember Thursday, May 7 is the National Day of Prayer for 2026.
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 Cook Team Schedule
Team 1 Diane, JP, Ambler, Keith & Jessica
Team 2 Fr. Paul & Benita, Laurel, Rose Marie, Carol T
Team 3 Michele, Lin, Lynn, Hutch & Misty
Team 4 Rosalind, Teresa, Melinda, Fr. Mike & Nancy
Team 5 Catered by the Church
May 10 Team 2
May 17 Team 3
May 24 Team 4
May 31 Catered
June 7 Team 1
June 14 Team 2
June 21 Team 3
June 28 Team 4
July 5 Catered
July 12 Team 1
July 19 Team 2
July 26 Team 3
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