Apr 28, 2024
Lay Eucharistic Minister Training
Lay eucharistic ministers (LEM) may be licensed to administer the consecrated bread and wine at any celebration of the eucharist in the absence of a sufficient number of priests and deacons to assist the celebrant. They may also be licensed to go from a Sunday eucharist or other principal celebrations of the eucharist to share the sacrament with members of the congregation who were unable to be present at the celebration because of illness or infirmity. LEM may be licensed…
Apr 21, 2024
Sacred Ground
Interested in Joining the Next Circle of Sacred Ground? The next series of Sacred Ground Circles begins at Noon on Sunday April 21st. Please contact Reverend Jody Lediard (jodylediard@gmail.com), or contact any parishioner who has completed the series for more information.
Apr 14, 2024
Lenten Lunch Study
Everyone is Welcome for Lenten Lunches Just a Reminder, we are having a lenten lunch study! Booklets in English and Spanish are available in the parish hall. Take one to a Spanish-speaking friend and invite them to join us. Fr. Michael has joined the Pam and Hallie team for the study this season. He will guide us through the practice of Lectio Divina. And, as usual, we will have small group discussions, theological reflection, and….a meal together. All are welcome. …
Apr 6, 2024
NOTS: documentary screening “A City in Crisis”
St. Peter’s and NOTS are hosting the Carson City debut screening of the documentary “A City In Crisis”. This documentary shines a harsh light on the reality of the unhoused in Washoe County. The producer, Bob Conrad, PhD. will introduce the film and NOTS will foster discussion about this important topic and how it affects the community of Carson City. Registration is free, and a $10 suggested donation will be collected at the door. Food will be available for purchase.…
Apr 6, 2024
Memorial Service: Lois Gilbert
“Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord; even so saith the Spirit, for they rest from their labors. Join us as we say farewell to our sister in Christ, Lois Gilbert. Services will be held at Camp Galilee with lunch to follow for those who wish to stay.
Mar 31, 2024
Holy Week: Easter Egg Hunt
What would Easter be without the tradition of an Easter egg hunt on the lawn of the church? Big kids and little kids can join in the hunt after the 10 am service on Easter Sunday.
Mar 31, 2024
Holy Week: Easter Sunrise Service
This Easter sunrise service will be lead at St. Peter’s by Rev. Elizabeth Tattersall visiting from Coventry Cross in Minden.
Mar 30, 2024
Holy Week: The Easter Vigil
Easter Vigil Join us just before the service starts for special lighting of the fire pit outside. Service will start at 8:00 pm. The liturgy intended as the first (and arguably, the primary) celebration of Easter in the BCP (pp. 284-95). It is also known as the Great Vigil. The service begins in darkness, sometime between sunset on Holy Saturday and sunrise on Easter, and consists of four parts: The Service of Light (kindling of new fire, lighting the Paschal…
Mar 30, 2024
Holy Week: Service of Lament
A Service of Lament allows the congregation to cry out together to God, to lament what cannot be regained, to release what no longer serves, to hear again God’s promise, and to give thanks for God’s steadfast love. St. Peter’s will hold a service of lament at 7 p.m. on Holy Saturday. At this service our prayers, meditations, and offerings will make the way for us to mark this moment to lay down burdens we may be carrying. If during Lent…
Mar 30, 2024
Holy Week: Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday The Saturday after Good Friday, which recalls the day when the crucified Christ visited among the dead while his body lay in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea. In the Episcopal Church there is no eucharist on Holy Saturday. The BCP provides a simple liturgy of the word with collect and readings for the Holy Saturday service. The funeral anthem “In the midst of life” (BCP, pp. 484 or 492) is used instead of the prayers of the…
Mar 29, 2024
Holy Week: Good Friday Evening
The Friday before Easter Day, on which the church commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus. It is a day of fasting and special acts of discipline and self-denial. In the early church candidates for baptism, joined by others, fasted for a day or two before the Paschal feast. In the west the first of those days eventually acquired the character of historical reenactment of the passion and death of Christ. The liturgy of the day includes John’s account of the Passion…
Mar 29, 2024
Holy Week: Good Friday Ecumenical Service
Good Friday The Friday before Easter Day, on which the church commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus. It is a day of fasting and special acts of discipline and self-denial. In the early church candidates for baptism, joined by others, fasted for a day or two before the Paschal feast. In the west the first of those days eventually acquired the character of historical reenactment of the passion and death of Christ. The liturgy of the day includes John’s account of…