Community Outreach/Events

The Hartford Symphony Orchestra will be bringing a concert of Russian classics to RHAM High School on Friday, March 30th. The concert, “From Russia with Love” is sponsored by and will benefit three local organizations: AHM Youth and Family Services Children's Trust Fund, the Hebron Jr. Women's Club, and the RHAM Education Foundation. Information on tickets prices and forms for ordering tickets are on the table at the back of the church. Information can also be found on the three sponsoring organizations web sites.

Blood Drive – The Red Cross will be holding a Blood Drive on Tuesday, February 28th from 1-6 p.m. in Phelps Hall.  Please consider a donation. It is a painless cost-free way to make a very special gift.  One donation benefits three people in need of a transfusion. It is a need that never goes away, but only 3 out of 100 people in America donate blood.  Please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733 2767) or visit www.redcrossblood.org to make an appointment.

Hospice Volunteers needed – Hospice Volunteers are needed to provide companionship and support to patients as well as respite to caregivers. An hour or two given each week can brighten their lives and help them in a difficult time. If you might be interested in becoming a hospice volunteer, please contact Pat Wilson, Volunteer Services Manager at VITAS (628 Hebron Avenue, Glastonbury) at 860-494-4600 or pat.wilson@vitas.com.

Christmas Pageant

The children of St Peter's presented our annual Christmas Pageant on Sunday, December 18th.  For more pictures, click on the 'Christmas Pageant' menu item above.

Parish Notes and Upcoming Events

Parish Office Hours:  The Parish Office is open 8-11 a.m. Monday-Friday. If no one is in the office please leave a telephone message and your call will be returned as soon as possible.  Father Perry’s day off is Friday. 

Bishop’s Visit - Bishop Ian Douglas will be visiting St. Peter’s on March 11th at which time he will be celebrating the Rite of Confirmation for all those enrolled in confirmation classes.
  
The Adult choir is in need of sopranos. We have only one. We would also love to have any new singers join us. If you might be interested in lending your voice, please speak with Linda Spector, our Choir Director and organist.
          
Acolytes Training begins!  -  Sunday February 5, following the 10 a.m. service, there will be a meeting to begin Acolyte training.  There will be approximately 6 sessions.  Even if you haven’t contacted JoAnn Osmond, but are curious, please stop by the meeting, without obligation, to see if you might be interested.  For information call JoAnn at 860-228-0032 or speak with Fr. Perry.
        
Confirmation/Inquirer’s classes are ongoing and are open to any youth or adults who wish to prepare for Confirmation or seek a better understanding of the traditions, beliefs and practices of the Episcopal Church. Our next meeting will be Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 1:30 p.m., when we will discuss, “Participating in God’s Mission.” Please join us!  Fr. Perry+
         
Men’s Breakfast – If you are up for a really scrumptious cooked breakfast and great company, and you are a man, you don’t want to miss St. Peter’s Men’s Breakfast on February 18th.  Stop in any time between 7 and 9 a.m. in Phelps Hall, see your friends and make some new ones.  Call Dan Osmond for any questions (860-228-0032).
       
FUNraiser – Come to the Fun raiser on Saturday, February 11th at the home of Jack and Audrey Gasper (68 Hall Road, Hebron).  All those between the age of 21 and 101 are welcome to join the “Cabin Fever Blast” sponsored by the Women’s Club of St. Peter’s next Saturday, February 11th from 6:30-11 p.m.  Bring your favorite beverage, a snack to share and a “fill up the tank” donation check, payable to St. Peter’s Church, with “Fuel Fund” in the memo.  We will also be playing a Yankee swap game so, if you want to play, bring a wrapped present and see what gift you win.  Call Sue Ostrout (860-228-0061) or Audrey Gasper (860-228-0201) with questions or to say you are coming.
     
St Peters is beginning a new initiative.   As part of St. Peter’s Pastoral Care Ministry, volunteers will be sending greeting cards to parishioners and those close to them in the event of illness, surgery, or a death in the family. Cards have been created by the committee and will begin to be sent in the month of February 2012. When you place a person’s name in the prayer bowl, if you wish to have a card sent, please include that person’s address and the reason for the greeting (illness, sympathy, etc.).  If you know of someone you would like to receive a greeting, please contact Claire in the office. That will put the gears into motion. We hope this initiative will extend caring thoughts to our church and beyond.
          
A note from the fundraising committee:  In anticipation of the 2012 St Nicholas Fair, one new venture we are hoping to try is, “Live Green Arrangements or Centerpieces”. In keeping with that, we are looking for baskets with plastic liners, (so that they will hold water), or baskets for which we could provide a liner. If you receive an arrangement from a florist, please save the basket and bring it to church for us!
         
Just before the fair, we will be looking for all kinds of greens – hopefully donated from parishioners’ land to fill the containers. We would be looking for all varieties of greens – pines, spruces, hemlocks, small leafed rhododendron, boxwood, holly, cedar, bayberry, and any other appropriate green filler.
       
Please keep us in mind, as we look forward to this new feature of the fair.