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St. Peter's News
Summer Music Camps
St. Peter's will offer three music camps this summer; click the links below for flyers about each camp in PDF form. For those whose children are not already planning to attend, consider one or more of these camps! And please forward this information to any other parents whose boys and girls might be interested. It really is a lot more fun if kids bring friends with them and word of mouth is the best recommendation!
The three camps are:
Exploring Music (Day Camp): August 9-13 Monday-Friday 9am-1pm. Open to boys and girls entering grades 2-6. Free!
Girls' Choir Camp (Overnight Camp): August 22-27th Sunday afternoon- Friday afternoon. Open to girls entering grades 3-8.
Boys' Choir Camp (Day Camp): August 30- September 2 Monday-Thursday 9am-3pm. Open to boys entering grades 3-8.
Contact Brian Harlow (bharlow@stpetersmorristown.org or 973-538-0555, x18) for Girls' Camp medical forms and an accompanying letter.
Music and Meditation on Wednesdays
A weekly worship/meditation event - 45 minutes of scripture and music and prayer - will run for the next six Wednesdays. We'll meet from 6:15 - 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel starting on June 30, and then each Wednesday in July, finishing up on August 4th. We’ll pray for the inspiration of the Holy Spirit for St. Peter's - and for healing, renewal, and the grace to move into the future with hope and expectation. It's a chance to come together as a community to pray and sing and support one another as we seek comfort and guidance - and whatever else may come. Please join us.
The Reverend C. Melissa Hall to be Associate Rector at St. Peter's
The Reverend C. Melissa Hall, currently Interim Rector at The Church of the Redeemer, Morristown, will begin work as Associate Rector at St. Peter's on September 1.
Following Divinity Studies at General Seminary, and graduation from Union Theological Seminary in 2003, Melissa was ordained at St. Stephen's in Millburn. She became the Associate Priest and Day School Chaplain at All Saints Episcopal Church in Hoboken; and more recently served as the Assistant, and then Interim Rector, at Church of the Redeemer.
An accomplished writer, poet and artist, Melissa is known for her good humor, a belief in joy and respect for all people, and providing opportunities for experiencing spiritual expression.
She is a vocal advocate for Social Justice and Equal Rights, and is deeply committed to the future of the Episcopal Church. As a seminarian, she accepted the Bishop's appointment to serve on the Diocesan Ecclesiastical Court, and is now the Nominations Chair for the Diocese of Newark Commission on Ministry, and a member of the Civil Union Task Force
Melissa was called to the priesthood following a twenty-year career in Nursing Administration at NYU and Lenox Hill Hospitals in NY, and United Children's and Newark Beth Israel Hospitals in NJ.
Budget Update
The economy is hitting Saint Peter's as hard as any institution these days—and after taking judicious cost-control measures, the rector, wardens and vestry are now working hard to fill a budget gap of about $75,000. Many thanks to the 26 member families who so far have been able to make a special gift or to increase their pledge of financial support for 2010, with total additional gifts of $13,429. If you can help, your financial commitment to St. Peters could not be more important than it is right now.
- If you haven't pledged to support the 2010 annual budget, seriously consider doing so.
- If you have pledged, please consider whether you can increase your pledge, or make a special additional gift just for 2010.
- Regardless, help to cultivate new members. Invite a newcomer to have coffee after the service. Bring your friends for a special event and suggest they add their name to our email list so they receive our news. Tell people about this wonderful place and all that we offer.
Pledge cards are available at the church entrances and in the parish hall. If you have questions about Saint Peter’s or our budget, seek out anyone with a white “vestry” or “warden” pin.
