Worship SCRIPTURE: Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14, 2:18-23; Psalm 49:1-11; Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21 Pastor Gil will be giving the message at all services. Miss church? You can access the sermons by doing online to our website www.stpetersaz.com Scroll down the Home page

LITURGY: Have you experienced all our services? Each one is different!

Saturday, 5:00 PM

A contemporary service of Holy Eucharist featuring our Primetime Band and Jared Clark, lead vocalist. Very casual.

Sunday, 8:00 AM

Holy Eucharist, Rite 1, our traditional service using the Book of Common Prayer and familiar hymns.

Sunday, 9:30 AM

Holy Eucharist, Rite 2 or 3, featuring a blend of Christian music led by our Cantor Diane Woodyard.

Sunday, 11:00 AM

This service is for the contemplative who loves quiet. The chant music is led by our Cantor Diane, Violinist Julia Ruiz, and Mary Bennett on keyboard.

At our Saturday 5:00 and Sunday 9:30 services, SPKids Grades PreK-5 have their own service and join us for communion. Nursery care is available at all services.

Connect IN CONCERT - ALANA LEVANDOSKI

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

Wednesday, September 7 at St. Peter’s

6:00 Reception Concert: 7:00

Alana Levandoski is a Canadian singer/songwriter. Richard Rohr says about her, “Profound, beautiful, and for those who are ready, it will be game changing and life changing!” Tickets are $10/advance purchase. Proceeds to benefit our SP Music program. Buy your ticket now on the courtyard.

Messenger Weekly

Saturday, July 30, and Sunday, July 31, 2016

Oasis

There is never any lack of opportunity to show love. Be kind. Everyone you encounter has some sort of inner turmoil. Alan Cohen

GROUP MEDITATION Every Sunday, 5:00 – 6:00 PM

DREAM GROUP Wednesday, August 4 6:30 – 7:45 PM Prerequisite: Introduction to Dream work class or meeting with Pastor Gae to review some of the basics of dream study.

Dream Groups are the new book clubs! They invite us to share our dreams in a very safe and confidential environment in order to look at the dream in new ways. This is not group counseling or psycho-babble. Using a very structured process, we listen to a dream, and respond as though we had the dream by beginning our response with “If this were MY dream…..” Those who are in Dream Groups attest that they learn something about themselves even when it isn’t their own dream!

THE MODERN TAOIST SAGE Wednesday, August 4 11:00 – Noon Teaching without words, performing without actions: that is the Sage’s way. Join our Sage-ing discussion group as we engage this article by Jos Slabbert. Pick up a copy of the article at the OASIS table. We meet in the Sanctuary around the altar.

THE SHIFT In July, our SAGES ministry showed the movie THE SHIFT. It’s a story about the “second half” of life when we shift away from all the ego attachments we learned from parents and society and into our purpose that is our unique contribution to the world. The movie features the teaching of Dr. Wayne Dyer who made a major shift in his life that affected the message of his writing. You can watch THE SHIFT by going on-line to YouTube.

SP Kids & Students

REGISTRATION FOR 2016-17 BEGINS THIS WEEK!

SP Kids registration is for children age 3 through 6th grade. If you have not yet done so, please complete a set of new registration forms for your child. If you filled out a registration form for your child in previous years, you will simply need to verify or update the information.

Our fall program begins the weekend of

August 13 and 14.

SP KIDS is looking for teachers and

assistants for the fall, in preschool

through grade 4. This is a great ministry

to share with a friend...we love teaching

teams! A little prep is necessary, but

you don’t need to be a Biblical scholar.

Please see Debbie Quick for details.

DIOCESAN PRISON MINISTRY PROGRAM

You already know about the prison worship services that St. Peter’s offers on three of the yards at Perryville Women’s Prison, but did you also know that St. Peter’s has a significant presence on the Diocesan Prison Ministry Program? Four of the nine member team are from St. Peter’s, the remaining members are from various churches in the valley. Last year we created our website: prison.azdiocese.org and populated it with numerous resources and options for ministering to those in prison as well as those who have been released. Check it out, I’ll bet you’ll be surprised by all the opportunities! This year the team just submitted a response to the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s open request for priority issues to be considered in the upcoming legislative session. Our response was a call to replace the death sentence with life sentences and life without parole and reflected the Episcopal Church’s stance regarding abolishing the death penalty. Currently the team is working on a resolution for our upcoming General Convention to create a Prison Awareness Month for the Diocese. Members of our team are also involved with the Valley Interfaith Project (VIP) group and are delighted that this organization has selected prison advocacy as one of their newest areas of focus. There are so many needs to be met for those who are in jail or prison and we’d like to talk with you about them. Please feel free to ask me, Deacon Gay, Jack Churchill, or Chris Leedy about the Diocesan Prison Ministry Program and the many different ways that you can be involved in serving “the least of these.”

Deacon Kim

BACK TO SCHOOL CD PLAYER DRIVE FOR

TEACHERS

This year our Back-to-School drive is dedicated to teachers. Teachers are at the bottom of the list to receive supplies and things they need in the classroom. They often spend their own money making their classrooms better for their students.

St. Peter’s will support the teachers at Bicentennial South Elementary School. This is a Title I school where Mary Bennett, our awesome music director has worked for 30 years. Mary says the teachers buy their own CD players to have in the classroom, so we are going to help support them this year. A portable CD player costs $25. Please donate what you can to help us purchase 30 CD players to donate.

Serve

CALLING ALL COOKS

We know there are many talented cooks in our midst. Let’s get together and help form cooking teams and plan Wednesday night meals at St. Peter’s. At CHURCH ON WEDNESDAY, beginning September 14th, we hope to gather a variety of groups for a light supper followed by fellowship, Bible studies, choir practice, special interests and social justice issues. Let us know if you can help. Sign up on the courtyard or see any of our Deacons.

SAVE YOUR OLD DAY-BY-DAY DEVOTIONALS

St. Peter’s will be collecting outdated Forward Day-By-Day devotionals for the next couple of weekends. We’ll have a basket on the Guest St. Peter’s table to receive them. The devotionals will be repurposed by including them in the “care packages” that we put together for the homeless. Don’t throw them out, help us to give them out!! Of course, feel free to donate current devotionals as well!

PRISON MINISTRY

St. Peter’s has an opportunity to expand services into another minimum yard at Perryville. We are looking for volunteers who can serve one Friday a month in a worship service from approximately 6:30 - 8:00 PM. See Deacon Gay or Deacon Kim. Must pass a background check. Can be male, female, or husband/wife team.

Margaret Wilkinson - healing Patrice Cole - successful spine surgery Kim L - fighting breast cancer

Candace and Paul Bixler - health Barbara - God’s faith, peace, hope and love Penny- family Annette - my health improvement so far

Prayer List

Cindy - cancer, peace and trust Penny - worry, doubt, fear, and additional income Paul - cancer April - for back pain to cease Lisa Ann - strength in time of need Marlene - cancer James - cancer surgery Annette - continued healing Demetrius - bone cancer Dan - stomach cancer Simon - childhood cancer Teresa - cancer Myles - cancer Roxann - cancer Christian - healing from emergency appendectomy Terry - hip fracture Joseph - in need of employment Dave - healing from loss of wife after 65 year marriage Stephanie Widder - healing from surgery Charlie - healing and declining developmental issues Jacob - childhood trauma Candance and Paul Bixler - cancer/hip surgery Jossie Hall - back surgery Barbara - digestive issues /GERD acid reflux Harley Wilkinson - health to care for his wife, Margaret

Office: 623-935-3279

Website: www.StPetersAZ.com Email: Office@StPetersAZ.com

Calendar

Sunday, July 31

5:00 PM Meditation

Monday, August 1

8:00 AM Montessori Teachers Return

9:00 AM Bible Study (Sanctuary)

Tuesday, August 2

6:00 PM PrimeTime Band practice (Sanctuary)

7:00 PM Al-Anon Meeting (Space Room)

7:00 PM Al-Ateen Meeting (Ocean Room)

Wednesday, August 3

5:15 PM Daisy Girl Scouts (Desert Room)

5:45 PM Choristers Practice (Sanctuary)

6:30 PM Choir Practice (Sanctuary)

7:00 PM AA Step Group (Space Room)

Thursday, August 4

8:15 AM Montessori School Begins

9:00 AM RePete Boutique open (until Noon)

Friday, August 5

9:00 AM RePete Boutique open (until Noon)

Saturday, August 6

The Sanctuary Candle Given to the Glory of God

SP STUDENTS POOL PARTY LAST WEEK