Keynotes. A Note from the Rector. Manny. March Services and Events

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1 Keynotes The monthly newsletter of St. Peter s Episcopal Church 4 Ocean Street! Beverly, MA 01915! ! stpetersbeverly.org March 2018 A Note from the Rector March 2018 Services and Events Lent, the season of fasting, is upon us. So what do we give up? Chocolate? Wine? Foul language? I suggest we try one of the following, which I found on Facebook recently and is attributed to Pope Francis. I posted it on the St. Peter s Facebook Page and now offer it for those who don t see Facebook. Sunday Services 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite One 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite Two Healing Services Sunday, March 11 Wednesday s 12 p.m. Church open for The 14 Stations of the Cross Lunch Time Iona Holy Eucharist 12:10 p.m.. Vestry Meeting: March 13 at 4 p.m. Retreat at Adelynrood Holy Week Services Sunday, March 25 Palm Sunday Services8 a.m. & 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 28 Tenebrae- 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29 Maundy Thursday Liturgy- 7:30 pm Friday, March 30 Way of the Cross- 12 Noon Good Friday Liturgy- 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31 The Great Vigil of Easter- 8 p.m. Sunday, April 1 Easter Day Easter Services -8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Easter Breakfast- 9:15 a.m. Fast from hurting words and say kind words. Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude. Fast from anger and be filled with patience. Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope. Fast from worries and had trust in God. Fast from complaints and contemplate simplicity. Fast from pressures and be prayerful. Fast from bitterness and fill your hearts with joy. Fast from selfishness and be compassionate to others. Fast from grudges and be reconciled. Fast from words and be silent so you can listen. They re all good, but I especially like the last one. Take one and try to live with it during the next few weeks as we journey toward Easter. Salaam, shalom, Manny

2 A NOTE FROM OUR MUSIC DIRECTOR We are a little past the halfway point in February, and have begun celebrating the Lenten season. Perhaps that is an oxymoron, since we think of Lent as a penitential season. But Sundays are feast days (of a sort) during Lent; they don t count toward the total number of 40 days. As I mentioned in last month s article, we had a wonderful Christmas Eve and began the new calendar year with a big snowstorm that pre-empted our first choir rehearsal of But we still had a wonderful time singing a traditional spiritual with the congregation on the first Sunday after Epiphany. If you have ever thought about singing with the choir, I invite you to join us for this season. We rehearse on Thursday evenings, from 7:00-8:00 (sometimes a little longer, especially during the current season), and on Sundays from 9:15-9:45, preparing beautiful anthems for Lent and Easter. If you need to be tempted by the music we will be singing, I can tell you that we have another anthem that will involve congregational participation coming up (on February 25), and will be preparing a three-part arrangement of John Stainer s God So Loved the World, with piano accompaniment. We performed this anthem in its original four-part, unaccompanied arrangement in Lent 2005, my first Lenten season at St. Peter s. We will be revisiting Susan Matsui s beautiful setting of Psalm 51 on March 18, and a singing unison setting of Wondrous Love, with a new-to-us tune, for Maundy Thursday. I hope you will join us to celebrate both the Lenten and Easter seasons at St. Peter s. Kirsten Annual Lenten Food Drive St. Peter s Lenten Devotionals Please bring a bag of groceries to church and help us to increase our contribution to the Beverly Bootstraps Food Pantry as part of our Annual Parish Lenten Outreach Offering. are available on our website at stpetersbeverly.org and on the Usher s Table at the rear of the church. Join us on an inspirational journey through Lent in preparation for the celebration of Easter! Easter Flower Offering Envelopes are enclosed in the mailed copies of this issue of Keynotes and can also be found in the pews and at the back of the church on the Usher s table. Please list each name that you would like to be included in the Easter bulletin and note I if it is given in memory or thanksgiving of that person. You may also your list to dena@stpetersbeverly.org and place your donation in the offering plate or by mail. The deadline to submit names is Friday, March 23. Please call the church office if you need more information.

3 Easter Preparation Day Saturday! March 31! 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Join us as we get ready for the wonderful celebration of Easter! There are many things to do The Easter flowers in the church and setting up and decorating Huiginn Hall for our Easter Breakfast. Please see Dena Lisle if you have a question or just stop on by! "All children are invited to dye Easter eggs for our table decorations just bring a dozen hard boiled eggs! Coffee and donuts will be served. Many hands make light work! Easter Day Pot Luck Breakfast Children s Lenten Spiritual Formation Program Sunday! April 1! 9:15 a.m. Join us between the 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services for our annual Easter breakfast. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to bring an item for our breakfast buffet. Sign-up sheets for various items and volunteers are posted in the Parish Hall. Please see Carrie Monahan with any questions. There will be a series for young children (ages 3 and above) on March 4, 11 and 18 beginning at 10 a.m. in the Demack Room. The children will return to church for Holy Communion. ~Children do not have to attend all classes.~ Thank you to Kate Cabot, Robin Talbot and Ann Weeks who are leading this program. Sunday Night Supper Team Volunteers There are three Sunday Night Supper dates that need an experienced team leader (not necessarily the same person for all dates): March 4 and May 6 and March 11. More information is posted in the Parish Hall. If you have ever thought about joining this dedicated, long-standing ministry please contact Leslie at lahoug@mit.edu or see Leslie after church. Blue Jean Sunday March 25! 11:30 a.m. Please come and lend a hand as the Property Committee spruces up St. Peter s before the Festival of Easter! We will start after the 10 a.m. service. For more information please see Barb DiMambro

4 March Prayers and Thanksgivings Lord Hear Our Prayers Parish Prayers: For Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Alan and Gayle, our Bishops; Manny, our Rector. For those serving in the armed forces: Ken Christian, James Daley, Zachary Jermyn, Justin Anaya, Scott Schuster, Kyle O Connor, Michael Scottina, Christopher Massero, John Schweizer, Wesley Lefavour, Nic Jacobs, James Ryan and all those serving in harm s way. Continuing Prayers have been requested for: Thelma; Alberta; Pete Frates; Neil Overberg; the Creesy family; James and family; Michelle; Brad Tracey; Stephen and Lien; the Young family; Kay Summit; Steve; Gail Bishop-Davis; Julia; Nick; James Jackson Jr.; Joan Lustig: Paul; Ann Kisak; Bonnie Pinkham; the Hufford family; Will; Finn Matthew Noble Roberts. For those who have died: For Alyssa Alhadeff, Scott Beigel, Martin Duque Anguiano, Nicholas Dworet, Aaron Feis, Jamie Guttenberg, Chris Hixon, Luke Hoyer, Cara Loughran, Gina Montalto, Joaquin Oliver, Alaina Petty, Meadow Pollack, Helena Ramsay, Alex Schachter, Carmen Schentrup and Peter Wang and for all those killed in shootings and other acts of violence and those who have died of famine, disease, extreme weather and drug addiction. For the Month of March the Memorial Flowers on our Altar are Given in Memory of March 4- Adelaide L. Cormier, Cynthia D. Perruse, Rosano T. Perruse. March 11- Isabel M. and John G. Yeaton. March 18- Lawrence and Jean Burns, Norma Yeaton. March 25- Caroline J. and John C. Sanidas, Helen D. Arsenault, Helen D. and James L. Crandall, Donald MacComisky. Ada and James Lester, Lydia and James Peachey, Constance and Frank Lester, Robert R. Nelson, Adam D. Nevells, Walter Helgeland, J. Clifford Cantley, Sr. and M. Gertrude Cantley, Penelope F. Cantley, J. Clifford Cantley, Jr., Louise S. Crowell. ~In grateful thanksgiving for the lives of Jim Jobes and Katy Siguirdson who passed away last month and for the baptisms of Eamon Doyle and Brayden Canole~ Bishops United Against Gun Violence mission to work towards effecting change in gun laws, mental healthcare and school security. More information can be found at bishopsagainstgunviolence.org Informational materials can be found on the Usher s Table at the rear of the church.

5 The 14 Stations of the Cross Exhibit 2018 About the artist Peter Rockwell was born in New Rochelle, New York, in He is the youngest son of famed American illustrator, Norman Rockwell. While he was a frequent model of his father s, he never intended to become an artist himself. A sculpting class during his junior year at Haverford College would change that. After graduating in 1958 with a degree in English Literature, he went on to study at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. In 1961 Rockwell, his wife Cynthia, and young son Geoffrey, moved to Italy when he was awarded a traveling fellowship to study at the Scuola di Marmo in Carrara. The young family had thought they would stay only for six months, but they never left. Rockwell taught at various schools in Rome while creating a marvelous body of work. After his wife died in 2013 and living alone became more challenging, Rockwell moved to Beverly and joined St. Peter s in October Rockwell s sculpture has been exhibited in Italy and throughout the United States. He has created pieces for numerous public commissions, including the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., Haverford College, Boston College, and various sites in Italy. His work is included in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.; ICCROM in Rome; the Bridgeport Museum of American Art in Bridgeport, Connecticut; the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio; and Norman Rockwell Museum. Portrait by Jimmy Kennedy Rockwell is also an authority on the history of stone carving, and is the author of The Art of Stoneworking (1993), one of the most important books in the field. Rockwell has lectured on the subject, and has served as a consultant and stone-carving expert at historical and archeological sites in Italy, India, Pakistan, and Turkey. In 2004, he was commissioned to carve The Tree of Life for Boston College by the University s Christian Art Committee. Made of bronze, the statue represents an olive tree with with its characteristic bifurcated trunk. It has elements which represents the body of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Associate Professor Franco Mormando said of the statute, It's a feast for the eyes, the heart and the soul. It's a piece of art that will definitely make viewers think." The following year, Boston College commissioned him to make wood cuts of the Stations of the Cross, a set of which now hangs in the sanctuary at St. Peter s. The wood cuts are on loan from the Norman Rockwell Museum. The Stations of the Cross or the Way of the Cross refers to a series of images depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion and accompanying prayers. Rockwell s version is powerful and thought-provoking. Parishioners and members of the public are invited to pray the stations of the cross (booklets can be found on the usher s table). ~ The church will be open for walking the stations on Wednesdays before and after the 12:10 p.m. midweek service and on evening dates to be announced~

6 Evangelism 2018 Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey created by the Evangelism Committee and distributed to St. Peter s parishioners in December and January. We were able to collect a lot of good feedback about St. Peter s. We have reviewed and organized your answers and have shared them with the Vestry. We thought you might like to see the Top 3 (Most Popular) answers to each of the 4 questions posed to you. Question 1: How did you discover St. Peter s Church? Answers: 1. Location Proximity of the church 2. This was my childhood church 3. Invited to attend a service by a parishioner (friend) Question 2: Why did you choose to become a member of the parish? Answers: 1. St.Peter s is a very welcoming church 2. (Tie Between) (a) St. Peter s is a comfortable church (b) I needed a spiritual home 3. Enjoy Manny s sermons Question 3: What do you think we do well as a church? Answers: 1. Outreach 2. Welcoming newcomers 3. Inviting members to join various ministries Question 4: What do you feel we should focus on to improve? Answers: 1. Christian Education for the children 2. (Tie Between) (a) Increase church attendance (b) Keep welcoming young families to increase enrollment 3. Christian Education for adults Submitted by Bruce Walker, Junior Warden and leader of the Evangelism Committee.

7 About the Holy Week Services Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday- March 25 at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. This service marks the beginning of Holy Week. The service starts in the Huiginn Hall with the reading of Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The congregation, carrying palm fronds, processes into the church singing All Glory Laud and Honor. Once in the church the mood changes. The passion gospel is read in parts by various readers with the part of the murderous crowd voiced by the congregation. The service ends on a solemn note as we enter Holy Week and await Easter Sunday the following week. Tenebrae- Wednesday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. The name Tenebrae is from the Latin word for darkness or shadows. The service symbolizes the growing darkness as we move toward Good Friday and the return of the light at Easter. The liturgy is characterized by the gradual extinguishing of candles and other lights until only a single candle, considered a symbol of our Lord remains. Toward the end of the service this candle is hidden, typifying the apparent victory of the forces of evil. At the very end, a loud noise is made, symbolizing the earthquake at the time of the resurrection (Matthew 28:2), the candle is restored to its place, and by its light all depart in silence. Maundy Thursday- March 29 at 7:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper when Jesus shared the Passover meal with his disciples on the night before he was crucified. At the end of the liturgy, the altar is stripped and all decorations are veiled or removed from the church to represent the arrest of Jesus and the beginning of his trial, Passion, death and resurrection. This is a powerful moment, and it ends with all leaving the church in silence. In contrast to joyful Easter celebrations when we worship the resurrected Savior, Maundy Thursday services are typically more solemn occasions, marked by the shadow of Jesus' betrayal. Good Friday- Way of the Cross - March 30 at Noon Way of the Cross (or Stations of the Cross) refers to the depiction of the final hours (or Passion) of Jesus, and the devotion commemorating the Passion. Guided by illustrations, the service leads you through the fourteen stations mentioned in scripture, or places of Jesus agony. This year, the Stations of the Cross hanging in the church, are by St. Peter s member Peter Rockwell. They are from woodcuts he made and are on loan from the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge. Our thanks to Peter for offering them for devotional use during Lent and to the museum for installing them. The order of service for walking the stations is in a booklet on the ushers table at the back of the nave. Each of these illustrations becomes the focus of one of the service meditations. Good Friday Liturgy- March 30 at 7:30 p.m. The beautiful Good Friday liturgy with the Passion according to John and the Solemn Collects. In all its sadness, is also a liturgy of hope, faith, and victory for those of us who already know how the story turns out. The Great Vigil of Easter- Saturday, March 31 at 8 p.m. The Great Vigil of Easter is the single most important service of the year. It is an incredibly powerful and special worship experience. The service begins in darkness followed by the lighting of the Pascal Candle. It is a service of joy and inspiration as we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and once again say Alleluia, alleluia! Make A Plan To Experience the Journey to Easter.

8 About Us Our Staff: The Rev. Manuel P. Faria III, Rector Dr. Kirsten J. Helgeland, Director of Music Ms. Dena Lisle, Secretary Our Office: Telephone Find us online at or on Our Vestry: Carrie Kimball Monahan, Senior Warden Bruce Walker, Junior Warden-Evangelism Cheryl Robinson, Treasurer Cameron Wicker, Clerk Tammy Hall, Stewardship Kate Cabot, Spiritual Formation Barb DiMambro, Property Andrea Schultz, Dan Bauer, Worship. Thelma Ryan, Warden Emerita Join us for Holy Week and the Festival of Easter! Service information inside ST. PETER S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 4 OCEAN STREET BEVERLY, MA ~Saint Peter s feeds God s people all are welcome at our table. ~