[At dinner in Matthew's house, Jesus said,] "Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’
For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.”
Matthew 9:13
8:00 AM - Holy Eucharist Rite I in Church
10:15 AM - Annual Outdoor Service & Parish Picnic
at the Home of Kris & John Garrison
The Sunday Bulletin for Pentecost 2 is available HERE.
Image Credit: Jesus calls Matthew from the TV series, The Chosen.
CLICK HERE to watch the 3 minute YouTube clip of Matthew's calling.
(This is good homework before Sunday)
Annual Outdoor Service & Parish Picnic
This Sunday at 10:15 AM
Looking forward to this joyous annual tradition. The service will begin at 10:15 am at the Kris and John Garrison's home at 78 Intervale Road, Mountain Lakes.
RSVP HERE via the Evite link. If, Sunday morning, you want to come but did not get to the Evite link - just show up. All are welcome!
CLICK HEREto help with Setup on Saturday afternoon at 3 PM or with cleanup after the picnic - there are slots available for this - we are all set for food items.
Congratulations & Blessings to Stephanie & Steve Ruch!
Congratulations to Stephanie & Steve who welcomed Bruce Robert, born on Tuesday night, June 6. Congratulations also to proud grandparents, Pam & Bob Soni. Mom and baby Bruce are happy and healthy.
Summer Service Schedule & "Lemonade in the Shade" begins June 18
After the Picnic, we begin our Summer Service Schedule from Sunday, June 18 through Labor Day weekend on September 3. The regular brief Rite I Eucharist continues at 8:00 am and the Rite II Eucharist with music will be at 9:30 am. After the 9:30 am Eucharist our traditional "Coffee Hour" is replaced with "Lemonade in the Shade." When weather allows, we gather outdoors under the shade of the oak trees for lemonade, iced tea and a simple snack. Sign ups for late July & August are available on the sheet in the parish hall.
Sunday School and our regular schedule returns on Sunday, September 10.
Extending God’s Embrace
Centennial Renewal - The Next 100 Years Beyond Our Walls
The LORD will guide you always; …
You will be like a well-watered garden,
like a spring whose waters never fail.
Isaiah 58:11
Expanded Rain Garden
Several years ago, on the tall church steps, each heavy rainstorm would generate a torrential waterfall cascading downhill to Boulevard. That stormwater severely eroded the banks along the stairway, carrying with it loosened sediment and other contaminants. In response, St. Peter’s Church installed a state-of-the-art rain garden located next to the outdoor entrance to the memorial garden.
The existing rain garden is a constructed shallow basin, designed to hold stormwater for a few hours over which time it soaks into the ground, capturing the stormwater and the contaminants with it. Uniquely, this rain garden is positioned low enough on the hill to catch most of the stormwater, but high enough to prevent erosion. This rain garden incorporates many advanced design principles to overcome site complexities, function better, and create more natural habitat capacity. As the prototype “Next Generation Rain Garden,” it received the New Jersey Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award in 2019.
A good as it is, other pieces of the Centennial Renewal project give us the opportunity to make some improvements to the existing rain garden. The rectory driveway (by the garage) will be re-contoured to better direct water flowing down the driveway away from the garage and sidewalk toward the rain garden. At the same time, a new inlet structure will be created to prevent rainwater from bypassing the rain garden during large storms. Also, the stairway up from Boulevard is being realigned farther away from the rain garden, which means the rain garden basin can be enlarged to increase its capacity and reduce the frequency of overflows.
Scrip Shopping & Gift Cards
No fee cards that provide St. Peter's with valuable rebates
Need shopping cards or gifts cards for teachers, grads or other family functions this Summer? Please ask E.V. Janopaul and Sabrina Giordano.
E.V. will have cards available at the Parish Picnic.
