St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church

October 21, 2018

Please click the picture below to see the service booklet.

—Parish Notices —

Bible Study continues on Sundays between services and on Tuesdays at 10:30am. All are invited!

today’s the day: Jazz in the Parking Lot (Moved to the Parish Hall!) Come hear “Misspending Youth” (West Islip High) and Bay Shore “Harmonaires” (Bay Shore High) at 1pm. Light Refreshments will be served.

The Food Pantry is in need of restocking! Items needed include peanut butter and jelly, canned corn and carrots, mac and cheese, ravioli, etc. in flip-top cans, and breakfast cold cereals. Your generosity is ALWAYS appreciated!

Save the Date! Mark your Calendars! Saturday, 1 December, ECW Christmas Fair, 10am - 3pm, Parish Hall, with a special visit from St. Nicholas!

The Diocesan Altar Guild will hold their Fall Meeting on Saturday, 27 October, at the Church of St. James the Less, Jamaica, beginning at 10:30am. The Right Reverend Johncy Itty will be the celebrant and guest speaker. For further details, see Joan Derle (631-499-8234).

All Saints’ Sunday, November 4, is fast approaching! There will be only one service on that day. The donations for the Memorial Flowers should be received in the office by NEXT Sunday, October 28. The Parish Choir will sing Mozart’s Missa Brevis in F accompanied by an instrumental ensemble. During the service, we will have the rededication of the Columbarium which has been recently landscaped for an Eagle Scout project. Boy Scouts will provide a bagel breakfast following. All are invited to worship with us at 10am on this day for this joyous festival celebration.

At 4pm that afternoon, the Mixed Ensemble of eVoco Voice Collective will present their first concert of the season: “Dreams and Revelations.” Tickets are available on line at www.evoco.vc for $20/$10 for students and seniors.

Our stewardship theme for 2018 is rich with opportunity for broad conversations about generosity and transformation. In fact, it would be easy to include everything about our Christian faith under this topic. How would “generosity” be transformed if we remembered what Jesus is always calling us to do? We are indeed called to establish new priorities for ourselves and our communities of faith. (From a letter by Richard Felton, Executive Director and CEO of The Episcopal Network for Stewardship.) This week's meditation "An awestruck act of thanksgiving" is by Alda Morgan. It is available by clicking HERE.

Poster Jazz in the Parking Lot