The Second Sunday in Lent - 2026
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"For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness."
1 Thessalonians 4:7
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Celebration of Life - Lavell
Lavell's church, has invited us to join them in a 'Service of Witness to the Resurrection'
in remembrance of Lavell at:
Preston Hills Presbyterian Church
4701 Orebank Road
Kingsport, TN 37664
on Saturday, March 7, 2026, starting at 2:00 PM. A reception will be held following the service. Please join JP as we all remember Lavell!
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The Second Sunday in Lent
Fr. Paul led our beautiful Holy Communion service on The Second Sunday in Lent.
Please find Fr. Paul's sermon at the following link:
"This is God's Will for Your Life."
Thank you Hutch for serving with Fr. Paul and for leading our Morning Prayer service this past Sunday.
Christian Education:
Fr. Paul completed his series of Christian Education classes about Anglicanism this past Sunday. Christian Education will not meet again until Sunday April 12.
During the current study on the 1928 BCP, the children's class has joined the adult class. The Children's Sunday School will follow the same schedule as the Adult class - see above.
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After Services Lunch:
Team 3 served a wonderful, Mediterranean themed lunch after services! Their dishes included pasta casserole, pork tenderloin with potatoes, Lebanese Cabbage Salad, fresh veggies with hummus, and bread.
For dessert they served peach cobbler with ice cream, brownies, and strawberry cake. Everything was delicious! Thank you Michele, Lin, Lynn, Hutch and Misty for the wonderful lunch!
And continuing with the color coordinated picture theme:
Michele, JP, and Teresa chose dark green!
Misty, Rosalind, Diane, Rose Marie, Carol, and Lin went for shades of blue!
Thank you all for a wonderful day at St. Peter's!
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Weekday Activities
Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross services are scheduled for 5 pm on Wednesday March 4 and Wednesday March 18. A light dinner of soup and salad will be served after services.
Please note the regularly scheduled Low Mass on Wednesday at
11 am is cancelled March 4, 11, and 18.
On Thursday we have Choir practice at 10 am and Bible Study at 11 am. The current Bible Study is an eight week study of the first seven ecumenical councils. Please find a recording of the last two lessons, at the links below:
"Councils, Creeds, and Scripture." (Feb. 18)
Councils, Creeds, and Worship." (Feb. 25)
Please come join us for these interesting and informative classes!
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On Wednesday, March 11 we are visiting Mike and Claudia at their house from 12:30 to 3:00. We are bringing ready to serve potluck food for lunch. They will provide plates, silverware, glasses and drinks. We have missed seeing them regularly at church and are very much looking forward to this visit! Please let Jessica or Rosalind know if you plan to attend and what you are bringing.
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Our 'Burgers and Bingo Night Out" is back on Saturday, March 21 at 5 pm. We will be serving burgers with all the fixings for dinner followed by several rousing rounds of Bingo! This year Rose Marie has added a new twist to the game. She is asking each family to bring a wrapped present - the present is an nice item from your house that you no longer use (or never used) in good condition and you would like to re-home it! The winner of each game can either pick from the pile of unopened gifts or 'steal' one from a previous winner! Rose Marie will also have one grand prize supplied by the church for last game. If you plan to attend please sign up downstairs or contact Rose Marie.
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We now have a new, fully functioning, non-leaking toilet in the upstairs bathroom! Thank you Teresa, our Junior Warden, for making this happen last week!
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Please remember to adjust your clocks this weekend - Daylight Savings Time starts the early morning of Sunday, March 8.
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Lenten Appeal - 2026
The 2026 Anglican Province of America Lenten Appeal goes to support the Church of Saint Luke in the Daytona Beach area of Florida. Please read the information below from Bishop Jones and prayerfully consider supporting this worthy cause! St. Peter's is supporting this Lenten Appeal as our quarterly charity project. Please mark any donation as "Lenten Appeal" and place in the offertory.
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Lenten Devotional - 2026
The APA just sent out the following information:
Below is a PDF file of this year’s 2026 APA Lenten Devotional Meditations on the 1928 BCP Daily Office Lessons composed by clergy and special guests of the Anglican Province of America (APA), including submissions from each of our Global Partner churches. Our thanks to all the contributors, the editor, Fr. Paul Rivard, APA Dean of Appalachia, for offering this wonderful Lenten Devotional.
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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
Mar 1 Team 3
Mar 8 Team 4
Mar 15 Catered
Mar 22 Team 1
Mar 29 Team 2
Apr 5 (Easter) Ham w/ Potluck sides/desserts
Apr 12 Team 3
Apr 19 Team 4
Apr 26 Catered
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March Activities
Wed., March 4
5 pm Stations of the Cross
followed by light dinner
Thur., March 5
10 am Choir Practice
11 am Bible Study
Sun., March 8
9:15 am Christian Education cancelled
10:15 am Morning Prayer
11 am Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
Team 4
Wed., March 11
11 am, Holy Communion, Fr. Paul cancelled
Thur., March 12
10 am Choir Practice
11 am Bible Study
Sun., March 15
9:15 am Christian Education cancelled
10:15 am Morning Prayer
11 am Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
Team 5 - catered lunch
Wed., March 18
5 pm Stations of the Cross
followed by light dinner
Thur., March 19
10 am Choir Practice
11 am Bible Study
Sat., March 21
5 pm Burger & Bingo
Sun., March 22
9:15 am Christian Education cancelled
10:15 am Morning Prayer
11 am Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
Team 1
Wed., March 25
11 am, Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
Thur., March 26
10 am Choir Practice
11 am Bible Study
Sun., March 29 - Palm Sunday
9:15 am Christian Education cancelled
10:15 am Morning Prayer
11 am Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
Team 2
April Activities
Holy Week Services:
Wed., April 1
11 am, Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
Thur., April 2 - Maundy Thursday
5 pm Holy Communion
Foot washing
Stripping of the Altar
Fr. Paul
Friday, April 3 - Good Friday
5 pm Good Friday Services
Fr. Paul
Sunday, April 5 - Easter Sunday
9:15 am Christian Education cancelled
10:15am Morning Prayer
11am Holy Communion
Fr. Paul
Easter Dinner after services
Ham w/ Potluck sides/desserts
Wed., April 8
11 am, Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
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