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Church Address: 848 Ashland Terrace, Chattanooga, TN 37415 Phone: 423-877-2428 Fax: 423-877-2429 School Phone: 423-870-1794 Church E-mail: parishadmin@stpeters.org Website: www.stpeters.org

Sundays

7:30 am Communion, Rite I—Nave

9:00 am Family Service, Rite II—Nave

10:00 am Christian Education—Various Locations

11:00 am Communion, Rite II—Nave

12:00 pm Fellowship—Bracewell Room

Mondays

10:00 am Yoga Class—Bracewell Room

6:30 pm Vestry Meeting—Bracewell Room (1/23 only)

7:00 pm College & Career—Various Locations

Tuesdays

9:30 am CREATE—Connor Library

7:00 pm Centering Prayer—Connor Library

8:00 pm AA—Bracewell Room

Wednesdays

10:00 am Communion, Rite I—Chapel

10:45 am Lay Ministry—Bracewell Room (1/4 only)

11:00 am Bible Study—Conference Room

6:30 pm Choir Practice—Nave

7:00 pm Youth Group—Bracewell Room

8:00 pm ACOA—Connor Library

Thursdays

1:30 pm Caregivers Support—Connor Library (1/12 only)

7:00 pm Boy Scouts—Bracewell Room

Staff

THE REV. JOHN H. BONNER III

Interim Rector johnbonner@stpeters.org

THE REV. DR. VALERIE CARNES

Priest Associate valeriecarnes@stpeters.org

TIM HINCK Organist/Choirmaster

LINDA COOPER

Christian Ed Director lindacooper@stpeters.org

JODY DAVIS Youth Minister

jodydavis@stpeters.org

TRACY BOOKER Sexton

DONNA ALBRIGHT Nursery

TINA CHAMBERS Parish Administrator

parishadmin@stpeters.org

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St. Peter’s Episcopal

School News January 2017

HAPPY

NEW

YEAR!

Love of Learning

Third through fifth grade math students competed in the Perennial Math Tournament at UTC. Our third grade team took second place in the team competition and Nate Farnham earned second place in the individual compe-tition. We’re so proud of our students! GO STORM! Joy of Service

During the holidays, students enjoyed supporting the Community Kitchen through donations of warm clothing and hosting a Movie Night for the fami-lies of FHLC. A Lively Faith

We’re gearing up for Episcopal School Spirit Week. We’ll enjoy a week of fun activities including dress-up days, a guest chapel speaker, the production of The Ugly Duckling by Virginia’s Barter Players, and a celebration of reading with guest author and musician, Bain Mattox. January Events

Jan. 16 Parent—Teacher Conferences (no school for students)

Jan. 17-20 Episcopal School Spirit Week

Jan. 27 Visiting Day for prospective preschool and kindergarten students

Can't wait until summer to be back at camp? Introduc-ing Winter Session: a week-end of camp for 9th-12th graders. Featuring a Dean's Program with the one and only Gale Jones, your favor-ite camp activities, and your Grace Point community!

Registration is now open at Gracepointcamp.org.

Caregivers Support Group

Thursday, January 12

1:30 to 3:30 P.M.

The Connor Library St. Peter’s Episcopal Church 848 Ashland Terrace Chattanooga, TN 37415

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Please continue to pray for our Rector Search:

Almighty God, giver of every good gift: Look graciously on St. Peter’s Church,

and so guide the minds of those who shall choose a rector for this parish, that we

may receive a faithful pastor, who will care for your people

and equip us for our ministries; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Coming In January! A new Intermediate Sunday school class will begin. This is for older elementary age to young middle school age. Gather in the Bracewell Room on January 15 immediately following the 9:00 am service to meet your teachers and proceed to your classroom.

Lessons & Carols There will be one service only on Sunday, January 1. Lessons & Carols will begin at 10:00 am in the Nave. This service will not include the Eucharist.

Inquirers’ Classes If you are interested in learning more about the Episcopal faith and/or would like to receive the sacrament of Confirmation in 2017, you are invited to attend Inquirers’ Classes, on Sundays, 12:30 to 1:30 pm, in the Adult Education 1 classroom. Class dates are January 8, 15, 22, and 29; February 5 and 11 (Saturday make-up class, 11:00 am to 12 noon). The Bishop will visit St. Peter’s on February 12, 2017.

Sunday School Schedule There will be no Sunday School on December 25, January 1, or January 8. Classes will resume on January 15.

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01 Achan Okech

03 Vanessa Rinkel

05 Cannon Hunt

06 Susan Lee

07 Julie Koch

08 Jan Strunk

10 Mariah Rinkel

11 June Hatcher

13 Cyndie Smith

13 Robin Koch

13 Alison Beckham

15 Gracelynn Garland

18 Harriet Hamilton

18 Roger Vredeveld

19 James Bell

20 Debbie Stephens

22 Adrian Topping

23 Nancy Beckham

23 Sadie Hannah

25 Josh Smith

25 Dorothy Morris

26 Robert Trieber

27 Tilda Wall

28 Genevieve Gossett

29 Ben Lee

30 Bylinda Bell

30 Bobbye Cannon

January Birthdays

EPIPHANY BREAKFAST FOR ALL AGES

Everyone is invited to attend an Inter-generational Epiphany Breakfast at

10:00 am on Sunday, January 8, in the Bracewell Room. There will be a

special Epiphany presentation by the children for all to enjoy.

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St. Peter’s Youth also headed up Lookout Mountain to partake in

our annual trip to Rock City’s Enchanted Garden of Lights. The

journey was filled with tons of beautiful lights, tasty kettle corn,

and sugar-filled gingerbread men. Nothing like a colorful winter

wonderland to get everyone in the Christmas spirit!

Merry Christmas from St. Peter’s Youth! The annual Youth Christ-mas Party was a huge success this year. We met up at the fully decorated Youth House for some much needed decompression and fellowship time following a semester full of assignments and just before the holidays. The evening was filled with good food, great friends, Christmas cookies, and of course “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” We wish you all a wonderful holiday season! December 25—January 1: No Youth meetings or Sunday school.

St. Peter’s Youth will resume its regular schedule on Wednesday,

January 4.

If you have not volunteered to provide a meal for Wednesday night Youth meetings this upcoming year please contact Jody Davis at jodydavis@stpeters.org or see the sign-up sheet in the Bracewell Room.

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In December, dozens of Episcopal Youth gathered at Grace Epis-copal Church for Chatt-EY. This month’s meeting was Christmas-themed and filled with pajamas, tacky sweaters, breakfast for dinner, hot cocoa, and "A Charlie Brown Christmas." We were also able to partake in some silly Christmas-themed games and a Scavenger Hunt around the campus with clues and Christmas challenges at every station, including a Christmas fashion photo-booth with props and costumes. Throughout the night, a collection plate was passed around for Trinity parish in Gatlinburg, which raised more than $100 for relief efforts.

St. Peter’s will host Chatt-EY on February 12 and will also have the pleasure of hosting Bishop George Young for the evening. Volunteers are needed to cook and to act as chaperones. If you are interested, please contact Jody Davis.

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A Note from the Interim Rector

Dear Parish Family,

THE EPIPHANY is the manifestation of Christ to the peoples of the earth. The winter solstice was kept on January 6th at some places during the first centuries of the Christian Era. In opposition to pagan festivals, Christians chose this day to celebrate the various manifestations, or “epiphanies,” of Jesus’ divinity. These showings of his divinity included his birth, the coming of the Magi, his baptism, and the Wedding at Cana where he miraculously changed water into wine. The day was called “The Feast of Lights.” Celebration of the Son of God replaced celebration of the sun. Baptisms were done, and a season of preparation was instituted. It was later called Advent.

The solstice was kept on December 25th by the fourth century. Jesus’ birth was cele-brated on this day in both eastern and western churches. The western church com-memorated the coming of the Magi on January 6th. The eastern church, that which we know today as the Orthodox Church, continued to celebrate the Baptism of our Lord and the Wedding at Cana on January 6th. In the east the day was called “Theophany” (manifestation of God).

The coming of the Magi is celebrated on the Feast of the Epiphany, January 6th, in our Book of Common Prayer. The Baptism of our Lord is celebrated on the First Sunday after the Epiphany. (Thanks to Don Arementrout for this Epiphany history.)

We should ask ourselves how God “manifests” Himself to us in our daily life, our parish life, our life in community. I asked the Vestry in December to think about those items that are most important to each of them as we near the arrival of our new Rector. As we think about where we have been and where St. Peter’s is going in its future, it is only through seeking Christ in each other and prayerfully asking for His leading that this Parish Church will become again all that it is meant to be. Hard times are not permanent times, for Christ is “with us” and desires that we take him into our hearts and change our world with His love. This Parish and School can be everything you hope for it to be if you allow Christ to “manifest” his love and his way. “As you did it for the least of these, you did it for me,” says Jesus, and that is the place we start.

Let St. Peter’s be a place that “manifests” Christ to our world. Let us be the star on the hill that brings out the best in each other and in those many people who will join us in this Parish renewal. It is an exciting time to be part of this Parish Church. Embrace the hope and thrill of new birth in Christ.

Faithfully, John B.

St. Peter’s ROTA Those Who Serve

SUNDAY January 1 January 8

7:30

Altar Guild Shirley Topping

Lay Eucharistic

Minister John Joralemon

Sound System Frank Pinchak

9:00

Altar Guild Shirley Topping

Greeters Everyone

Lay Eucharistic

Minister Rob Norred

Sound System Volunteer needed

11:00

Acolytes Duncan Harris, Ethan Steele, Grace Steele

Altar Guild Lessons & Carols

10:00 am only

Kim Kilgore, Ann Swafford, Shirley Topping

Element Bearers Scott & Kim Steele

Fellowship Nan Riefler

Greeters Everyone

Lay Eucharistic

Minister

Joani Koch, Susan Self

Lector/Intercessor Harriet Hamilton/ Lauren Topping

Sound System John Trieber

Tellers & Vestry Rep Susan Harris,

Fonda Harwell, Scott Steele

Ushers Ron Abston, Fonda Harwell, Mitch Harwell, Scott Steele

SATURDAY December 31 January 7

Altar Guild Shirley Topping

Those Who Serve January 2017

January 15 January 22 January 29

Shirley Topping Nancy Johnson, Shirley Topping

Shirley Topping

Carter Lynch Joe Marland Carter Lynch

Frank Pinchak Frank Pinchak Frank Pinchak

Jan Strunk, Shirley Topping Sarah Poole,

Shirley Topping Shirley Topping

Everyone Everyone Everyone

Kim Kilgore Sarah Poole Steve Hunt

Volunteer needed Volunteer needed Volunteer needed

Tim Andrews, Connor Nelson, William Nelson

George Brant, Rowe Cooper, Jenny Hannah

Mark Colbert, Kendall Farr, Cole Janney

Kim Kilgore, Ann Swafford, Susan Harris, Susan Self, Connie Trieber

Linda Elkins, Ann Swafford

Shirley Topping

Norm & Linda Elkins Chip & Rena Stansbury Fonda & Patty Harwell

Ann Swafford with Shirley Topping

Terri Williams with Dorothy Griggs

Ellie Pickett

Everyone Everyone Everyone

Tony Burgess, Bruce Johnson, Sr.

Claire Brant, Christy Cooper

Jacqueline Hoover, Beth Janney

Caroline Johnson/ James Bell

Bob Brant/ Bill James

Anne Spratt/ Ellie Pickett

Richard & Sam Weems John Trieber Richard & Sam Weems

Fonda Harwell, Scott Steele Mary Alice Northern,

Kim Steele, Charlie Willett Ron Abston, Bill James,

Terri Williams James Bell, Susan Self,

Terri Williams

Ron Abston, Fonda Harwell, Mitch Harwell, Scott Steele

Gary Frederick, Fred Koch, Odell Leinart,

Philip Morris,Myron Rogers, Charlie Willett

David Andreae, Tim Andrews, Bill James,

Chip Stansbury Vestry Volunteers

January 14 January 21 January 28

Nancy Johnson, Shirley Topping

Linda Elkins, Shirley Topping

Shirley Topping