Jesus said, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. "
John 12:23-24
8:00 AM - Holy Eucharist Rite I
10:15 AM - Sunday School
(Godly Play - The Faces of Easter
Faith & Friendship - Jesus & Jerusalem - The Story of Holy Week)
This Lent, each week we will visit the ways that our parish community gives us to grow in friendship - with Jesus and with each other. How might the Spirit be nudging you to participate more deeply in the life of our parish?
Lent 5 - PROPERTY CARE
LENT 5- PROPERTY CARE
by John Garrison
The Saint Peter’s Property Committee is charged with the Stewardship of our buildings (Church sanctuary, Parish Hall, and Rectory) and the site exterior grounds.
We are a group of people with diverse experience and different skill levels. We accomplish an enormous amount of work with volunteer parish labor each year saving the parish thousands of dollars. A huge benefit is the group fellowship we enjoy tackling various jobs whether it be a painting project, electrical, plumbing repairs and more. Members have even successfully diagnosed and performed HVAC repairs that baffled our professional contractors! For projects outside the scope of our volunteers, we engage professional contractors.
Some recent examples of projects completed by parish volunteers:
-renovation of Undercroft; painting, new lighting, additional outlets
-restoration of outside carillon
-repair of parish hall HVAC
Some recent examples of engaging outside contractors:
-parish hall roof replacement
-new plumbing supply lines to acolyte bathroom and half bath next to Altar Guild Room
-major repair to Boulevard stained glass window
Outside grounds
Brian and Sue Marshall perform and oversee the maintenance of our outside grounds including the Memorial Garden along with other volunteers. In recent years they have transformed the gardens bordering the sanctuary and parish hall. They oversaw a major overhaul of the Memorial Garden involving reconstruction of the walkway. In 2019, they designed and executed the construction of an award winning rain garden located below the Memorial Garden. This has helped with site water management and erosion control. The rain garden will be expanded as part of the Centennial Renewal Project.
Parishioner Charley Eaton, owner of Lakeland Lawncare LLC, handles our lawn maintenance along with Spring and Fall cleanups.
All of this requires volunteer help. We always welcome new people to help with our numerous projects.
Consider volunteering for one of the outside Spring projects:
Sat March 23, 9am-12 brush cleanout behind Parish Hall
Sat April 6, 9am-12 hedge and small tree/shrub pruning, repair playground border behind rectory.
Below are some projects on the docket for Spring/summer:
-window glazing repair and painting on parish hall first floor windows (rectory side and windows near recycling bin)
-repainting parish hall entrance hall outside kitchen and church office
We’re an informal group with no formal scheduled meetings. When an issue comes up I will put out a call for volunteers.
Thanks for considering being a part of this important St. Peter’s facility stewardship ministry.
Be Part of St. Peter's 100th Anniversary Celebration
On May 19, 2024 we will celebrate our Centennial anniversary with a Holy Eucharist followed by brunch. We are asking our past rectors to join the festivities. Why not extend the invitation to your family and ask them join in too!
Centennial Renewal - Sanctuary Stairs & Memorial Garden Fence
Last Friday our new Sanctuary Stairs & Ramp leading into the Narthex were poured. Tomorrow a temporary handrail will be installed so that we can use the stairs and the ramp this Sunday. The permanent aluminum rail will be installed within the next 4 weeks.
Also completed this past weekend was the new fence that borders the Memorial Garden. As the fence weathers it will turn to a silver color. Work also began expanding the Rain Garden and laying mulch beds on the rectory lawn. Next week work will begin to tie together all the new elements (rain garden, staircase and lawn) on the south side of the church property.
Coffee Hour Hosts Needed
After Easter, there are spots open for Coffee Hour hosts in April, May & June. Please take a moment to look at the sign-up sheet in the parish hall and select a Sunday that you can host. Thank you.
Send in your Family Photos for the Pictorial Directory
We continue to add family photos to our St. Peter's pictorial directory.
PLEASE email a .jpg picture file of your family to our parish secretary, Sue Marshall at stpeter2@optonline.net.