News and Events
Category: Worship
2020 Christmas Eve
We will have our Christmas Eve service at 8pm. As long as Lorain County is not in the 'purple' level, we will have have in-person worship, limited to 57 people. Please contact the church office to reserve your spot. The service is available to watch on Zoom and for this service, you can watch live on Facebook
Drive-in Worship
St. Peter’s now has two ways to worship on Sunday’s! We will continue to offer Zoom services live on Sunday mornings at 9:55am. The meeting number is 296 507 8915. Please contact Pastor Arlen (pastor@stpetersamherst.org or 585-455-2289) for the passcode. Drive-in worship will begin on July 5, 2020! Welcome all! Please follow the procedures outlined below: Enter the Church parking lot from the Elyria Avenue entrance no later than 9:45 am to allow ample time to park. Upon entering the church parking lot from the Elyria Avenue entrance, each car will be provided a bulletin by a person wearing a mask and gloves, then be directed forward to another person that will direct you to a parking space. Cars will be parked in two semi-circle rows, with a car width between each car. The second row will be staggered to line up with the space between each car in the first row. Once parked, windows of your car may be rolled down or remain up. We are requesting that you stay in your cars during the service. Radio tune-in info will be provided in the bulletin. On communion Sunday (the first Sunday of every month), you should bring your own sacrament (bread and wine or grape juice). At the ‘Time of Giving’, an usher will carry an offering plate around to each car to collect your offering, if you choose to financially support St. Peter’s this way. We also offer giving by text at
Worship Guidelines
Hi All, The two attached items are recommendation and guidelines from our Ohio United Church of Christ leaders. UCC Ohio Worship Update Guidelines for in person worship St Peter's leadership: Council, has not yet taken up this conversation. I offer this to you so that you are part of the conversation Council will have in May, about when and how sanctuary worship resumes. Knock Knock? Who's there? Cash. Cash who? No thanks, I like
JOIN WORSHIP USING ZOOM
Hi All! Click here for the Zoom instructions. Click here to join the Zoom Service. Hi all, The two attached items are recommendation and guidelines from our Ohio United Church of Christ leaders. UCC Ohio Worship Update Guidelines for in person worship St Peter's leadership: Council, has not yet taken up this conversation. I offer this to you so that you are part of the conversation Council will have in May, about when and how sanctuary worship resumes. Knock Knock? Who's there? Cash. Cash who? No thanks, I like almonds. Peace, Pastor Arlen Arlen G Vernava, M.Div., PTS, EPC Professional Transition Specialist, Intentional Interim Minister, Executive Coach, Senior Consultant/Design Group International (He, His, Him) Helping You Live Into Your
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday service will be held at 7 PM. There will be a light dinner of soups and chili starting at 6 PM. Come join us for this little gathering before the service. You may receive ashes 8:30- 9:30AM, 12 – 1PM in the Chapel and 7 PM in the
Marching Forward
The Transition Team is on a Quest and we have another great "food" event planned for you as we move forward to finalizing our data for the future Search Team. Plan to attend any one of the following QUEST GROUPS to eat (for free!) AND share your input with us right here at the church. And, of course, Pastor Arlen will be at all of the events. Wednesday, Jan 22, 12:30pm-2:30pm Lunch with Mary-K Kirsch and Kaye Koler Saturday, Jan 25, 930am - 1130am Breakfast with Christine Burman and Tom McGinnis Saturday, Jan 25, 6pm - 8pm Dinner with Janet McGinnis and Brian Schieferstein Please sign up at the back of the church (in the front entrance lobby) as soon as possible. We are looking forward to seeing all of you at a QUEST
Christmas Cantata
Our Christmas Cantata was on Sunday, December 15th. The Sanctuary Choir, Handbell Choir, trumpeter James Tensley, flautist Diane Barnum, special guest Errol Browne, jingle bell ringers Tanner and Xavier Wasilk, and our Oberlin Quartet contributed to this beautiful
Longest Night Worship
All are invited to join Pastor Arlen and Community Congregational, Vermilion U.C.C Congregational and Brownhelm U.C.C for a Longest Night Worship service Saturday, December 21, held at Community Congregational U.C.C located at 379 S. Main St., Amherst, Ohio. Worship begins at 5PM. View the flyer
Altar Flower Signup
Just a reminder to those who wish to sign up for altar flowers, the sign up booklet is in the back of the church. Instructions regarding picking up flowers are also located in the booklet. The flower booklet is checked every Monday to put into the bulletin. All are welcome to sign up for
June Cottage Conversations
The Transition Team is coordinating "Cottage Conversations" for June, between the 18th and 27th. The purpose of these conversations is for the congregation to share appreciative experiences of St. Peter's. These conversations will help the transition team determine what the values are for St. Peter's. These will be discussed with the congregation as a whole at a later date. The ultimate goal is to determine the core values of St. Peter's and then determine what God is calling St. Peter's to do. Once this is determined, the Transition Team can start on the profile for the Search Team to use in finding our new pastor. It is important that all who can participate, do. If someone cannot participate on the provided dates, please let the office or transition team know, so we can set something up with you at a later date. Sign up will be posted in the Sanctuary. Individuals can also call the office and Katie will let you know what is
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