Letter from Father Peter
Dear friends: It has been my great privilege to serve as your interim rector this past year. St. Matthew’s is a wonderful, healthy parish that is poised on the frontier,…
Interim Rector’s Message: A Pastoral Letter Regarding the Election and Christian Responsibility
A parishioner said to a friend of mine that he did not like political sermons and my friend replied, “you must not like Jesus then because Jesus was decidedly political.”…
Interim Rector’s Message: How do we offer ourselves as a living sacrifice to God?
(Reprinted from the September 2020 issue of The Oracle.) Paul says, I beseech you sisters and brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice…
Comfort for a Church in Times of Crisis: The Book of Revelation
Join Father Peter on Thursdays @ 4:00 p.m. during the months of August through October for a study and discussion of The Book of Revelation. Revelation is one of the…
Sixth Sunday of Easter – Sermon from Sunday, May 17th, 2020
Ftr. Peter’s sermon from our Sunday service via Zoom on Sunday, May 17th. Sermon from our Sunday service via Zoom on Sunday, May 17th. Posted by St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church…
Fourth Sunday of Easter – Sermon from Sunday, May 3rd, 2020
Ftr. Peter’s sermon from our Sunday service via Zoom on Sunday, May 3rd. Sermon from our Sunday service via Zoom on Sunday, May 3rd. Posted by St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church…
Second Sunday of Easter – Sermon from Sunday, April 19th, 2020
Ftr. Peter’s sermon from our Sunday service via Zoom on Sunday, April 19th. Sermon from our Sunday service via Zoom on Sunday, April 19th. Posted by St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church…
Update – Wednesday, March 18th, 2020
Happy St. Cyril of Jerusalem Day. We celebrated our first streamed service today, Noonday Prayer! Children, Youth, and Families Our Youth Ministry Coordinator is working on establishing remote education and fellowship opportunities…
Update – Tuesday, March 17th, 2020
A blessed St. Patrick’s Day, St. Matthew’s. I include a brief reflection on St. Patrick and his most famous hymn below for your reflection. The hymn number is 370 if…
Update – Monday, March 16th, 2020
Good afternoon St. Matthews, Yesterday was the is the first time in 40 years of ministry that I have cancelled Sunday services. But we have not seen a moment like…