The Sunday called Quinquagesima, or the Sunday next before Lent
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And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
1 Corinthians 13:13
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Quinquagesima Sunday
Fr. Paul led our lovely Holy Communion service on Quinquagesima Sunday.
Please find Fr. Paul's beautiful sermon at the following link:
"The Real Meaning of Charity."
Thank you Hutch for serving with Fr. Paul and for leading our Morning Prayer Services!
Team 1 provided a warming lunch on a dreary day! They served chili with sour cream & Fritos, orzo pasta salad, tossed salad, Oreo cookies , and Girl Scout Samoas cookies!
Thank you Diane, Jessica, and Keith for all the delicious Food!
Christian Education:
Fr. Paul will complete his series of Christian Education classes about Anglicanism on Sunday, March 1. After that class, 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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Regular Weekday Activities
Low Mass on Wednesday at
11 am with Fr. Paul is cancelled this week due to Ash Wednesday services at 5 pm.
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 this Thursday's lesson, at the link below:
"The Rationale for the 7 Ecumenicals Councils of the Early Church."
Please come join us for these interesting and informative classes!
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Lent Begins - Create and Make in us new and contrite hearts . . .
Shrove Tuesday, commonly known as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras, marks the end of the pre-Lenten season, with Lent starting on Ash Wednesday. Please join us at Perkins on Ft. Henry Drive for a Shrove Tuesday meal as well as fellowship and lively conversation on Tuesday, February 18 at 6:30 pm. Please let Rose Marie know by 10 pm Monday evening (email or text preferred) if you plan to attend so she can make reservations. We hope to see you there!
Please join us at 5 pm on February 18 as we observe the beginning of Lent with Ash Wednesday Services including Holy Communion. Fr. Paul will lead the service.
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.
The fourteen Stations of the Cross allow us to walk with Jesus Christ during His final day before the Crucifixion using fourteen scripture readings interspersed with prayers. Each Station represents one event that happened during Jesus's walk to the cross. We join with early Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem who walked the Via Dolorosa, which is the path walked by Jesus to Mount Calvary. Come join us in this ancient tradition remembering Christ's Passion.
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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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The Most Reverend
Walter H Grundorf, DD - RIP
We just received the following information from Bishop Jones:
15th February 2026
Quinquagesima Sunday
Dearly beloved in Christ,
With the greatest sense of sadness and personal loss, it is my onerous duty to inform everyone that the Most Reverend Walter Howard Grundorf, DD, Presiding Bishop Emeritus of the Anglican Province of America and Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of the Eastern United States, entered eternal life today at 12.48pm EST after a courageous and valiant fight against cancer.
Words simply fail to express what Bishop Grundorf, our Most Reverend Father in God, our Apostle, and the chief priest and pastor of this Province and Diocese for decades, means to all of us. In this heartbreaking moment, we can only thank Our Lord and Saviour for the gift to us of Bishop Grundorf, and for all that he was to and for us, and for all that he has done for the Kingdom of God.
Of your Christian charity, pray for the blessed repose of the consecrated soul of Walter Howard Grundorf, Bishop in the Church of God, and for the comfort and peace of his wife Mary, his four wonderful sons and their families, and everyone affected by Bishop Grundorf's passing from this life.
It is appropriate that Bishop Grundorf should go to our heavenly Father on this particular day, Quinquagesima, wherein we remember the theological virtue of love given from the God of love, charity, the love of God for His own sake and the love of others for the sake of God. For Bishop Grundorf loved us all so very, very much, each and every one, and in his life embodied that love which is at the heart of Our Lord and of our holy Faith.
Soon, much information will be provided about funeral arrangements. Meanwhile, let us offer this prayer for Bishop Grundorf.
O God, who hast made thy servant Walter to flourish among the Ministers of Apostolic Succession in the honourable office of a Bishop: grant, we beseech thee, that he may also be joined with thine Apostles in a perpetual fellowship. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Thank you so very much and God bless you.
In Our Blessed Lord,
+Chad
The Most Reverend Chandler Holder Jones, SSCPresiding and Diocesan Bishop
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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 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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Minds Thinking Alike
Rosalind, Nancy, and Teresa came to Bible Study dressed for Valentine's Day!
On Sunday Claudia and Diane looked beautiful in pink . . . .
But Rosalind and Jessica were still thinking dark green for winter!
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I found the first sign of Spring in my yard this past week!
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Final 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
Feb 22 Team 2
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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February Activities
Wed., February 18
5 pm, Ash Wednesday Services, Fr. Paul
Thur., February 19
10 am Choir Practice
11 am Bible Study
Sun., February 22
9:15 am Christian Education
10:15 am Morning Prayer
11 am Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
Team 2
Wed., February 25
11 am, Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
Thur., February 26
10 am Choir Practice
11 am Bible Study
March Activities
Sun., March 1
9:15 am Christian Education
10:15 am Morning Prayer
11 am Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
Team 3
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
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
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