Please plan to attend the annual meeting of the parish to discuss parish business as well as elect new members of the Vestry.  All are invited to attend.  Members in good standing will receive a ballot for voting.  If you have questions, please contact Ellen Culpepper.

The Big Red Bus at St. Peter’s

Sunday, 5 May | 8am - 1:30pm

Help save lives and donate blood! Sign up and enter code 18393.

Call Diane Avrett at 850.491.1225 for more information.

Men's Breakfast

Join us in the Parish Hall where the Men’s Ministry Leadership Team will have hot coffee and a home-cooked breakfast ready for you! Enjoy your breakfast over a time of fellowship with other men!

Please RSVP at the link below to ensure we have enough breakfast, or you are welcome to bring your own breakfast.

Please bring cash or check ($5) for your reserved breakfast the morning of the Men’s Breakfast.

Our speaker is Claude Lilly.

Claude Lilly holds a Phd in Risk Management and International Finance and did post graduate work in education at Harvard. He has been a professor at Texas Tech University, the University of Southern California, Florida State University, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Clemson University, and Presbyterian College. At Florida State University and Texas Tech University he headed risk management research centers. At the University of North Carolina at Charlotte he was dean of the Belk College of Business, at Clemson University he was dean of the College of Business and Behavioral Science, and at Presbyterian College he served as president. He has served on the boards of publicly traded companies as chair of the audit committees. He also has served on the board of governmental and charitable organizations. In Charlotte, he was chair of the Federal Reserve branch for five years. Currently, he serves as chair of the board of the Tallahassee Museum.

He has written more than fifty books and articles on international finance, risk management, leadership, and actuarial science.

 He is married to Liza Lilly. His hobbies include golf, reading philosophy, and target shooting.

 He serves on the Security Team for St. Peter's.

Men's Cookout

Sunday, 21 April | 5:00pm–7:30pm

Speaker: Preston Scott

BBQ, Oysters, and Drinks in a beautiful place with fellow men of St. Peter's!

LOCATION CHANGE TO THE YOUTH HOUSE! A fun time to catch up with one another in the great outdoors.

Are you willing to help out or have questions, contact Men’s Ministry via email by clicking here!

All ages of St. Peter's men are invited. Friends, too!

Join us on Thursday, April 11th at 12:00 in the Parish Hall for the Sr. Lunch and Learn. This month, Joy and James Frank will share their train travels with us.

Please register for this event. Lunch is $10.

Contact Alice Sanderson for more information.

Easter Sunday Services | 9am and 11:15am

Easter Egg Hunt for Children at 10:30am

The Nursery will be available for children ages 4 and under at both Easter Sunday services.

The Great Vigil of Easter is celebrated on Easter Eve. This is a service unlike any other in the Church's year. The first part is quiet, dark, and reflective - a continuation of the somber tone of Good Friday. However, midway through the service, the organ rumbles, bells ring, and the light bursts forth, heralding the miraculous Resurrection of our Lord!

The Good Friday liturgy is the second part of the Triduum - the sacred three days. This most somber of all days is appropriately marked by fasting, abstinence, and penitence, leading us to focus on Jesus and the meaning of his cross. The church is darkened. The bare, stark appearance of the church serves as a reminder of the solemnity and sorrow of this day.

The Lord of Life was rejected, mocked, scourged, and then put to death on the cross. The faithful are reminded of the role which their own sin played in this suffering and agony, as Christ took all sin upon himself, in obedience to his Father’s will. By the cross we are redeemed, set free from bondage to sin and death. The cross is a sign of God’s never-ending love for us. It is a sign of life, in the midst of death.

We meet in the Narthex and then divide into groups to travel around to the different stations in the Nave. This is a great way to teach your children about how Christ loved us so much that he was willing to endure a painful and difficult journey to his crucifixion. This is an interactive Stations of the Cross that is great for all ages and stages. This has become a highlight of Holy Week for our families. Feel free to invite friends and neighbors. Please join us.

We will also do this at 10:30am on Good Friday.

Join us for the Good Friday Liturgy (with the distribution of Communion), followed by the Stations of the Cross.

The Good Friday liturgy is the second part of the Triduum - the sacred three days. This most somber of all days is appropriately marked by fasting, abstinence, and penitence, leading us to focus on Jesus and the meaning of his cross. The church is darkened. The bare, stark appearance of the church serves as a reminder of the solemnity and sorrow of this day.

The Lord of Life was rejected, mocked, scourged, and then put to death on the cross. The faithful are reminded of the role which their own sin played in this suffering and agony, as Christ took all sin upon himself, in obedience to his Father’s will. By the cross we are redeemed, set free from bondage to sin and death. The cross is a sign of God’s never-ending love for us. It is a sign of life, in the midst of death.

We meet in the Narthex and then divide into groups to travel around to the different stations in the Nave. This is a great way to teach your children about how Christ loved us so much that he was willing to endure a painful and difficult journey to his crucifixion. This is an interactive Stations of the Cross that is great for all ages and stages. This has become a highlight of Holy Week for our families. Feel free to invite friends and neighbors. Please join us.

Consider bringing a picnic to eat on the lawn afterward and then stay for the Noon Good Friday service!

We will also do this at 5:30pm on Good Friday.

Families will partake in a Passover meal before the 7pm service. This is not a Jewish Seder meal, but a meal recreating some ambiance of what it was like at the Last Supper with Christ. We will start with feet washing and there will be scripture readings and thought provoking discussions connecting what was the first Passover to how Christ is now our forever Passover meal. Families need to sign up  to contribute to the meal. Open to all ages and stages (babies, kids, youth, grandparents).

Tenebrae (Latin for darkness or shadows) has for centuries been applied to the ancient monastic night and early morning services (Matins and Lauds) of the last three days of Holy week, known as the Paschal Triduum. In medieval times Tenebrae came to be celebrated on the preceding evenings. It is a most beloved and hated liturgy because of the shadows of death that begin to cling to our Lord starting with this liturgy on the even of the Wednesday of Holy Week, sometimes called ‘Spy Wednesday’ in reference to the ambush of Jesus by Judas Iscariot.

Apart from the chant of the Lamentations (in which each verse is introduced by a letter of the Hebrew alphabet), the most conspicuous feature of the service is the gradual extinguishing of candles and other lights in the church until only a single candle, considered a symbol of our Lord, remains. Toward the end of the liturgy this candle is hidden, typifying the apparent victory of the forces of evil. At the very end, a loud noise is made, symbolizing the sealing of the tomb by a great stone and all depart in silence. Interestingly, the candle stand is known as a hearse. The Tenebrae service recreates the betrayal, abandonment, and agony of Jesus and it is left unfinished, because the story isn’t over until the Feast of the Resurrection.

We will gather outside on the North Lawn for the Liturgy of the Palms and then process into the Cathedral.  All who are able to join the procession are encouraged to participate!  Our Choristers and Youth Choir will also be joining the Cathedral Choir to sing at the morning services.

Perhaps you have attended numerous services and admired the beauty of the cathedral, but have you considered taking a tour, or even inviting a friend or neighbor to join you for a tour? Tours are given on the second Saturday of each month at 10am.

You can learn about the symbolism of the West end of the building, the architectural details of the spires and crosses, why the construction took 2 years instead of 200, why the older cathedrals took hundreds of years to build, learn about the narthex, why the baptismal font is almost always at the west end, why the floor is supported by the prayers of the people, why the pews are the most expensive wood you will ever sit on, symbolism of the poppyheads on the ends of the pew, symbolism of the nave, roof, and roof support system, how and why Robert Mullins made the crucifix, learn about symbolism of the altar, pulpit, tester over the pulpit, and lectern, learn about the statues made by Granda Liturgical in Spain, the stained glass windows made by Wippell & Co. Glass in Britain, how the stain glass windows are protected, the stations of the cross, the Cathedral organ and why the pulpit has a trap door. 

So, consider taking a tour and learning everything you would like to know about your Cathedral.

GALS’ ART NIGHT

Who: Girls(6+) - Tweens and Teens - College Students - Women

What: Gal's Art Night with Annie Pajcic - "A Seed to Sow"

Where: St. Peter's Anglican Cathedral Parish Hall

When: Friday, March 1, 6-8pm

Price: $30/ea or $55/family (total of 3)

Join us for a night of Food + Fun + Fellowship! Heavy appetizers provided!

Limited seating so register now!
Learn more about Annie and Thou Art Exalted at thouartexalted.com

About the Artist/Instructor:

An artist at heart, Annie Pajcic (rhymes with magic) uses her creativity to teach women, teens, and tweens about Jesus. A speaker, author, and artist, she founded ThouArtExalted in 2007 and has written 15 Bible Studies reaching 48 states and eight countries. Her passion is to creatively equip this generation to know Christ. She lives in Jacksonville, Florida and has been married to Curry for 28 years. They have four children, two chickens, and two golden doodles named Talbot and Gideon.

Ash Wednesday is February 14.  St. Peter’s will offer three Liturgies to choose from that may best fit your schedule: 7:00am, 12:00pm, and 7:00pm. Childcare will be available at the 12:00pm and 7:00pm services only.

Come join us for a movie under the stars! Bring your blankets and snacks and we will provide the movie outside on the big screen!

We will be watching Frozen II!

Common Service | Spiritual Gifts Discovery: Learning your identity in Christ

Do you know what your spiritual gifts are? God has equipped each one of us with spiritual gifts which He intends for us to use to build up the Church and to be His witnesses in the world. Spiritual Gifts Discovery is a morning workshop designed to help you discern your spiritual gifts, so you can put them to use in the service of the Lord and His people. 

Prior paperwork is required to participate. Please email Katie Munroe for more information.