1

Parish Life May 2019 Volume 17, Issue 5

Sunday Services 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Holy Eucharist 6:00 p.m. Nursery Offered from 9:30 a.m. on Sun-days Upcoming Events: 5/1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Centering Prayer 5/1, 8, 22, 29 EFM5 5/1 Girl Scout mtg. Feasibilty Study 5/4 Ecuador Team mtg. 5/5 Labyrinth SPY 5/6, 13, 20 Women’s Bible Study 5/7, 14, 21 EFM 5/11 Men’s Fellowship 5/12 50th Anniv. Mtg. 5/18 Holy Hike Adult Fellowship 5/19 Memorials mtg. SPY 5/20 Vestry 5/21 Outreach 5/23 Wine & Cheese 5/25 Feed Thy Neighbor Scout Camp out 5/27 Office Closed-Memorial Day Ronald McDonald House DOK mtg. 5/28 Laundry Love

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church 910 Hudson Road (P. O. Box 25817 ) Greenville, SC 29615 (29616)

Tel: 864/268-7280: Fax: 268-2501

E-mail: parishadministrator@ stpetersgreenvillesc.net

Website: stpetersgreenville.org

Dear People of St. Peters,

Alleluia! Christ is risen!

This opening sentence from the celebration of The Holy Eucharist in our Book of Common Prayer

is my favorite. We get to begin using this opening sentence on Easter Day and continue to pro-

claim this good news for the next 50 days of the Easter Season. There are more stories and

songs about the resurrection of Jesus Christ than we are able to squeeze into one Sunday, and

so we give ourselves seven Sundays to celebrate!

Sunday at the 10:30 liturgy we had a conspicuous moment of celebration. The children of St. Pe-

ter’s who led us in being generous through the Lenten Baby Food Drive, showed up to bring

these gifts forward during the Offertory. There was a literal traffic jam in the center aisle as wag-

ons and boxes and bags of diapers and food kept on coming. (There were still more boxes in the

narthex because there were not enough kiddos to carry it all!)

With Easter lilies in front of the altar there were also not many places to put all of your donations

without interfering with the congregation coming forward to receive Holy Communion. So, Marie

and I had the joy of coming down from behind the altar to help the ushers and children find places

on the carpet to park the wagons and stack the boxes and bags out of the way.

Having just preached a sermon about things that seem too good to be true and living more like St.

Thomas who thrust his hands and his heart into his doubts, it seemed like the children of St.

Peter’s had just given us a ‘parable’ to show in 3-dimensional terms what we are able to do

together in Christ’s name. I exclaimed to the congregation, “Well, this seems a little too good to

be true!” And then Marie offered an extemporaneous prayer of thanksgiving on behalf of us all.

When we come together in Christ’s name to worship, the risen Christ is among us (just as he

promised). When we go forth out into the world in Christ’s name to love and serve, the risen

Christ is also among us (just as he promised). It is still a mystery to me how this happens exactly,

but I have no doubt because I have seen this truth with my own eyes, I have heard this truth with

my own ears, and I have touched this truth with my own hands.

We should call Thomas ‘Believing Thomas’ rather than ‘Doubting Thomas.’ Why? Because

although he had doubts (like the rest of the disciples), he actively engaged his doubts to motivate

his actions. He knew what it would take for him to get on board, and he did it!

It is because of my doubts that I pay attention, just like St. Thomas. During this season of Easter,

I hope you will use your doubts productively to take action and do something about it. Open your

eyes, ears, and hands in order to pay attention to the ‘parables’ around us which point to new life.

In this newsletter, there are a variety of opportunities to worship, fellowship, learn, and serve in

Christ’s name. I hope you will find an opportunity to engage in one of these. Do something with

your doubts besides just clinging to them, for there is new life to be experienced this Easter—that

is the truth we proclaim when we say, Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!

2

New Faces at St. Peter’s

The Retired Reverend Sally Parrott and John Parrott

62 Rock Creek Drive Greenville, SC 29605 864-787-1209 (John)

John, who was born in Greenville, was in the first class to attend Christ Episcopal School. Sally was born in Lawrence-ville, Ga. They have been coming to our church on and off for 15 years when Sally was not officiating at other churches. Sal-ly has been Chaplain for Hospice as well as a Priest at St. James, St. Margaret’s in Boiling Springs and at Christ Church. John retired as an Investment Advisor at Nachman Norwood & Parrott, Inc. Sally and John have two adult sons, who are married and live in Greenville. They are blessed with five grandchildren including two sets of twins, wow! Sally retired after the birth of the first set of twins. The Parrotts love to travel and spend time with children and grandchildren. John also enjoys playing golf. I am sure most of you who attend the 10:30 service know the Parrotts, but if not, please introduce yourself to this delightful couple.

The May Fellowship is being hosted by Tom and Peggy Hemans on May 18th. Open to all adults of St. Peter’s, we will meet at the Hemans’ home, 207 Autumn Road, Greer from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. If you need directions, or have any questions, please call them at 877-0732. Guests are asked to bring an appetizer or a bottle of wine, or both to share. There will be a full moon that evening and lots of friendly people to talk to. We hope to see you there.

May Birthdays 01 Don Ellis, Barbara Hanes, Ron Vines 03 Chris Herman, Lynn Woodman,

Kay Wyland 04 James Huber, Annie Johnson, Kathy Laurens 05 Meta Armstrong, Gus Leist 06 Sean Fowler 07 Doug Watson 08 John Rupp, Betty Jean Shook 09 Bruce Brown 10 Dargan Trenor 11 Jared Kauffman 12 Noah Silver 13 Whit Kluttz, Catherine Morse, Madison Putman, Sarah Wagoner 14 Jennifer Fox 15 Christopher Aufmuth, Emma Coward, McKay Fowler 16 Leia Webb 17 Mary Garrett 18 Peggy Hemans 19 Jacob Abels, Finley Buchanan, Heather Saccamano 20 Matthew Carter, Joan Steigerwald 21 Ron Shabel 23 Lane Abrams, Robert Davis, Linda Vonder Haar 24 Dave Wyland 26 Nancy Goodman, Landon Hayes, Kathy Lundy, Thiela Schnaufer 28 Kathleen Brady, Carroll Johnson 29 Kathryn Kennedy

May Anniversaries 02 Diane & James Heidenreich 06 Valerie & Tim Estes Karla & Littlejohn McSwain 11 Sarah & Pete Murray 17 Ruth & Don Speed 22 Susan & Rhys Kear 26 Amy & T.C Gore April & Matthew Purvis Louisa & John Wagoner 27 Christie & Al Mina 30 Peggy & Tom Hemans

Our Finances as of March 31, 2019

Numbers in thousands

3

PREPARE YE!

May 15-18, 2019

7:30 p.m.

St. Peter’s Players is proud to present the Stephen Schwartz Musical GOD-SPELL…the timeless story of love and devotion based on the Gospel According to Saint

Matthew. This is a show that opened on Broadway in 1971 and became a 1973 motion picture, we are proud to present our version of the 2011/2012 Broadway Revival.

GODSPELL follows a small community of city residents who come together to help Jesus Christ teach different parables through various games, stories, and comedy. Within this story comes a wide variety of music – pop to Vaudeville and plenty in between. GODSPELL features classics like “Day by Day”, “Save the People,” “Light of the World,” and now “Beautiful City.” Concluding with a haunting portrayal of the Last Supper and Crucifixion, the community is left to carry on Jesus' messages of kindness, tolerance and love (synopsis in part courtesy of Music Theatre International).

The St. Peter’s Players are honored to present this as the conclusion of our nineteenth season of ministry. As always, we offer free admission but accept donations.

Welcome & Discovery Class

June 4-5

Sign-up for our next Welcome & Discovery Class if you would like to understand more about worship, faith and service in the Anglican Tradition, the Episcopal Church, and at St. Peter’s.

We will begin with dinner on Tuesday evening, and have a relaxed time of learning more about worship and sacraments, while also tracing the outlines of Christian faith as we have received it through the Bible and the Christian Tradition. Fr. Furman will give particular attention to the “lenses” through which Anglicans and Episcopalians see. The class resumes on Wednesday evening with coffee and fruit and cheese. There is no obligation or commitment associated with this class. Fr. Furman will be teaching the class and all are wel-come. You may sign-up by calling the parish office at 268-7280 or by sending an email to parishadministra-tor@stpetersgreenvillesc.net.

Deadline: Sunday, June 2.

Wine & Cheese Reception If you are a new member or visitor to St. Peter’s, you are invited to attend our Wine & Cheese Reception Thursday, May 23rd at 6:30 p.m. Please call the office if you have any questions.

Women’s Bible Study – Mondays at 7:00 pm in the Parlor

beginning May 6, 2019

The women of the church are welcome to meet in the parlor on Monday, May 6, 2019 to begin our journey through Jen Wilkin’s Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds. Please join us as we ex-plore different ways to delve deeper into God’s word.

Spring Parish Picnic

Thank you to everyone who helped organize the St. Peter’s Parish Picnic, prepared and/or brought food, set up and cleaned

up. It was a beautiful day for fellowship.

4

Lenten Baby Food Drive

Outreach Advocates Present:

Home Works of Greenville Spring Blitz

We hope you can join us Saturday, May 4th to serve neighbors in need through free home repair! The day will begin at 8:00 a.m. and end around 5:00 p.m. To sign up, you can visit the Home Works website, homeworksofamerica.org, and click "Get Involved." You will find the May 4th date under "One Day Blitzes" and can register as an individual. For questions about registration, feel free to email vols@homeworksofamerica.org. You may also call Tuck Williams, Home Works Construction Manager for Greenville and Charleston, at 864-313-8099 or contact Deb Yochum, 864-918-2987 or deborah.yochum@gmail.com, for more information. No previ-ous experience needed. Hope to see you there!

Honoring and Remembering Mothers with Mother's Day Toiletry Drive

St. Peter's Outreach Advocates have organized a toiletry drive to provide needed items to women at Safe Harbor Women's Shelter. Please consider honoring your mother or other special woman in your life by donating a bag of supplies. Bags, and a list of needed items to put in them, will be available after Sun-day services on May 5. A Mother's Day card for you to send to the woman you are honoring with your donation will be in-cluded. Thank you in advance for brightening the day for a woman at Safe Harbor. For more information on the drive, please speak to any Outreach Advocates member or email Li-sa Wakely at lisawakeley@earthlink.net. For more information on Safe Harbor and how you can help, please visit the website at https://safeharborsc.org/.

May Labyrinth Walk

“Instructions for life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” Mary Oliver

Join us May 5th at 4pm in the Sacred Space in St. Peter’s backyard as we walk in adora-tion and awe of the mystery of the Resurrec-tion. All are welcome. Weather permitting.

Iter Vitae, St. Peter’s Labyrinth Ministry

Holy Hike May

Waldrop Stone Falls/CLEMSON EXPERIMENTAL FOREST Waldrop Stone Falls is a 1 mile lightly trafficked loop trail locat-ed near Central, South Carolina that features a waterfall and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking and nature trips and is best used from April until October.

Distance: 1 Mile Loop Elevation Gain: 177 feet

Check it out on AllTrails.com https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/south-carolina/waldrop-stone-falls

Directions:

1. In Clemson at the intersection of SC 133, US 76, US 123, and SC 28, turn right onto 133 and continue for 3.3 miles

until you reach Madden Bridge Road.

2. After turning right on Madden Bridge Road, drive 0.2 mile to Waldrop Stone Road on your LEFT. Immediately there is a pulloff and trail to the right. We will meet at the second entrance, approximately 0.2 miles further up Wal-drop Stone Road. There is parking along both sides of the

street just past the second entrance.

For more details and to register for this hike, please con-tact St. Peter’s Greenville at parishadministra-tor@stpetersgreenvillesc.net or Laura Snow Hawkins at onebigflake@yahoo.com. TEXT/CELL 864-608-7453. You can follow Holy Hikes Upper South Carolina at https://www.facebook.com/HolyHikesUpperSouthCarolina/ to RSVP and check for updates/cancellations. PLEASE:

RSVP so that we have enough bulletins and wafers for all.

http://homeworksofamerica.orgmailto:vols@homeworksofamerica.orgmailto:deborah.yochum@gmail.commailto:lisawakely@earthlink.nethttps://safeharborsc.org/http://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/south-carolina/walrop-stone-fallshttp://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/south-carolina/walrop-stone-fallsmailto:parishadministrator@stpetersgreenvillesc.netmailto:parishadministrator@stpetersgreenvillesc.netmailto:onebigflake@yahoo.comhttps://www.facebook.com/HolyHikesUpperSouthCarolina/https://www.facebook.com/HolyHikesUpperSouthCarolina/

5

If you get a minute (and can catch her between responsibilities) I hope you will thank Jan Rhodes for all the many ministries she

makes happen around St. Peter’s. As our children’s ministries coordinator, she makes sure all the special events like Lenten

Gardens, Advent Wreaths, Easter Egg Hunts, and Vacation Bible School happen for our youngest members and their families.

She also helps supply and support the Sunday School teachers, and provides extra formation times like the Family Stations of

the Cross, Kanuga Parish Weekend, and the St. Nicholas Sunday program. In addition, Jan has been working closely with Craig

Piepho to start and supervise our children’s choir, which has been busy singing several times this Lenten season. She supports

SPY programs and will be going on our Ecuador mission team this summer, and she has been shepherding a Bible Study for

women that has been steadily growing this year. In her spare time, she has been in both the fall and spring productions for St.

Peter’s Players, and also serves as a chalice bearer. Please stop and give Jan a thank you next time you see her, for her hard

work on behalf of these many ministries at St. Peter’s. You can see some of the fruits of her ministry in these accompanying pho-

tos of children’s activities around Easter. If you ever want to volunteer or help out in any way, give Jan a call at the church office!

Thankyou to everyone who brought candy to help fill the Easter eggs. As

you can see, the children had a wonderful time finding the eggs and en-

joying a sumptuous Easter brunch.

SPY NEWS

SPY Activities for May

May 5: YOUTH SUNDAY 8:30am & 10:30am Services- youth will preach, usher, pray and serve on the altar this special day- we will also be recognizing our graduates. *

5-7pm SPY will celebrate the Revenge of the Fifth- a look at our favorite sci-fi films and connections with Christiani-ty

May 12: Mother’s Day- No SPY

May 19: SPY End of Year Celebration 5-7pm Pool Party and Messy Games night!

July 7-17 SPY Mission to Ecuador

6

May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26

Ushers 8:30 Barbara & Don Ellis Diane Moore

Patrick Hucker Loretta & Bill Hartzell Alice & Art Slayton

Greeters 8:30 Chris & Jay Martinez John Ice

Greeters 10:30

Deidre Price Lynn Aneskievich

Barbara & Ron Plemmons

Suzann Adams Martha Venters

Beck Sullivan Nancy Winborne

Ushers 10:30

Caden Gore Josh Lipscomb Emily Dewey

Owen Wagner

Meta Armstrong Hugh Yochum David Griffin Jack Mitchell Chris Dewey Emily Dewey

Andy Morse Jason Cheek

Al Adams Al Mina

Madison Powell Brad Kluttz

Larry Neal Tony Scalzitti

David Leaphart Sandy Wells Gary Taylor Jim Parke

Nursery 9:30 Alison Search Lily Wagner

Sandy McKenna Harrison Hitner

Laura Goodwin Kathryn Dewey

Catherine Conger Chloe Lordemann

Prayers of the

People 8:30 Sara Powell Wade Smith Jane Auge Jim Parke

Prayers of the

People 10:30 Sara Powell Al Mina Sara Powell Kyle Conger

Altar Guild

Kathy Lundy Berta Farr

Diane Moore Nancy Wedlake

Barbara Ellis

Kathy Siegel Delores Smith Nancy Roush Ellen Huber

Karla McSwain

Shannon Lawton Margaret Boineau

Beck Sullivan Jennifer Cheek

Catherine Conger

Bobbie Nichols JoAnn Scull

Martha Venters JoAnna Renkowski Marilyn Richardson

Opener Mike Doherty Don Ellis Bill Hartzell Bill Hawkins

Closer Jim Parke Tim Estes George Paszkiewicz Gary Taylor

Lector 8:30 1 Grace Cope 2 Caden Gore

1 Janet McDonald 2 Kelly Romero

1 Val Pierce 2 Marion Sprague

1 Kathleen Brady 2 Ron Vines

Lector 10:30 1 Grace Cope 2 Caden Gore

1 Kathy Yigdall 2 Grace Cope

1 Caroline Griffin 2 Kirsten Hansen

1 Sharon Kruse 2 Tim Estes

Server Avery Morse Owen Cheek Caden Gore Matthew Rhodes

Crucifer Grace Gardner Owen Wagner Isabella Gardner Sara Powell

Torch Bearers Jackson Gore

Kathryn Dewey Kathryn Dewey

Nina Cope Avery Powell

Harrison Hitner Abi Rhodes

Wallace Conger

Chalice Bearers

8:30

Alex Cheek Caroline Griffin

Barbara & Don Ellis Bob James

Sandy Hemphill David Leaphart

Kathy Siegel

Chalice Bearers

10:30

Alex Cheek Caroline Griffin

Deb Yochum Thom Long

Shawn Dunham Brock Vaughn

Jan Rhodes Marily Richardson

7

May Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

8:00 AM YMCA 4:45 PM Centering

Prayer-Parlor 6:00 PM Girl Scout

Leaders-Parlor 6:00 PM Godspell 6

6:00 PM Feasibility 7:00 PM EFM5-SH 7:30 PM Choir

2

3:30 PM No Bible

Study

3

8:00 AM YMCA-

Stockstill Hall

4

10:00 AM Godspell

Rehearsal 11:00 AM Ecuador

Team 11am Stockstill

Hall

5

Youth Sunday 8:00 AM St. Giles-Pavilion 8:30 AM Eucharist Rite I 9:40 AM Choir Rehearsal 10:30 AM Children's Church 10:30 AM Eucharist Rite II 1:00 PM Godspell rehearsal 2:00 PM Girl Scouts-S/H & SS 4:00 PM Labyrinth 5:00 PM Children's choir 5:00 PM SPY

6

8:00 AM YMCA 6:00 PM Godspell

Rehearsal 6:30 PM Cub Scouts 7:00 PM Boy Scout

Meeting - SH 7:00 PM Women's

Bible Study Mtg-

Parlor

7

1:00 PM EFM-Choir

Room

8

8:00 AM YMCA 4:45 PM Centering

Prayer-Parlor 6:00 PM Godspell

Rehearsal 7:00 PM EFM5-SH 7:30 PM Choir

9

3:30 PM No Bible

Study 6:00 PM Godspell

Rehearsal

10

8:00 AM YMCA-

Stockstill Hall

11

8:00 AM Men's

Breakfast-SH 10:00 AM Godspell

Rehearsal

12

Mother’s Day 8:30 AM Eucharist Rite I 9:40 AM Choir Rehearsal 10:30 AM Children's Church 10:30 AM Eucharist Rite II 11:30 AM 50th meeting-parlor 12:00 PM Godspell rehearsal 5:00 PM Children's choir

13

8:00 AM YMCA- 6:00 PM Godspell

Rehearsal 6:30 PM Cub Scouts -

Stockstill Hall/

Classrooms 7:00 PM Boy Scout

Meeting - SH 7:00 PM Women's

Bible Study Mtg-

14

1:00 PM EFM-Choir

Room 6:00 PM Godspell

Rehearsal

15

8:00 AM YMCA 4:45 PM Centering

Prayer-Parlor 6:00 PM Holy Eucha-

rist in Chapel 6:30 PM Scout Lead-

ers Meeting - 7:30 PM Choir 7:30 PM St. Peter's

players-Godspell

16

3:30 PM Bible Study-

Choir room 7:30 PM St. Peter's

players-Godspell

17

8:00 AM YMCA-

Stockstill Hall 7:30 PM St. Peter's

players-Godspell

18

Holy Hike 6:00 PM Adult Fel-

lowship-Hemans 7:30 PM St. Peter's

players-Godspell

19

Teacher recognition 8:30 AM Eucharist Rite I 9:30 AM Memorials mtg-Parlor 9:40 AM Choir Rehearsal 10:30 AM Children's Church 10:30 AM Eucharist Rite II 2:00 PM Girl Scouts-S/H & SS 5:00 PM Children's choir 5:00 PM SPY

20

8:00 AM YMCA- 6:30 PM Cub Scouts 6:30 PM Vestry Meet-

ing 6:15pm choir 7:00 PM Boy Scouts 7:00 PM Women's

Bible Study Mtg-

Parlor

21

1:00 PM EFM-Choir

Room 7:00 PM Outreach

mtg.-choir room

22

8:00 AM YMCA- 4:45 PM Centering

Prayer-Parlor 6:00 PM Holy Eucha-

rist in Chapel 7:00 PM EFM5-

Stockstill Hall 7:30 PM Choir

23

3:30 PM Bible Study-

Choir room 6:30 PM Wine &

Cheese Parlor

24

8:00 AM YMCA-

Stockstill Hall

25

6:30 AM Feed Thy

Neighbor 4:00 PM Scout Camp

Out - Pavilion

26

8:30 AM Eucharist Rite I 9:40 AM Choir Rehearsal 10:30 AM Children's Church 10:30 AM Eucharist Rite II 5:00 PM Children's choir

27

Memorial Day-Office

Closed Ronald McDonald

5:30 PM DOK meet-

ing-Parlor 6:30 PM Cub Scouts 7:00 PM Boy Scouts 7:00 PM Women's

Bible Study Mtg-

28

1:00 PM EFM-Choir

Room 6:30 PM Laundry

Love

29

8:00 AM YMCA-

Stockstill Hall 4:45 PM Centering

Prayer-Parlor 6:00 PM Holy Eucha-

rist in Chapel 7:00 PM EFM5-

Stockstill Hall 7:30 PM Choir

30

3:30 PM Bible Study-

Choir room

31

8:00 AM YMCA-

Stockstill Hall

8

ST. PETER’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH NON-Profit Organization

P.O. BOX 25817 US Postage Paid

GREENVILLE, SC 29616 Greenville, SC

Permit # 46

Faith Forum is a weekly opportunity for adults to engage in

Christian education. The Faith Forum offers a diverse range

of topics and opportunities to explore faith—in our lives and

in the world.

May 5-Seeking friendship & fellowship with God through

prayer-Session 1 Shawn Dunham & Sally Hansen

May 12– Exploring different types of prayer-Session 2

Shawn Dunham & Chris Weddington

May 19-The Bible and the tough question (Romans1)

Fr. Furman

May 26— Memorial Day-No Faith Forum

Family Forum offers opportunities for attendees to participate in discussions on the various topics of faith practiced as par-ents and families. Join us Sundays @ 9:30 a.m. in the Choir Room for a lively discussion of Vintage Saints & Sinners by Karen Wright Marsh. Please go to this Sign Up Genius link to view more information about what we’ve got going on! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4facab2ca2fe3-join

The Discovery Class will be taking a hiatus until after

Easter. Hayne and Jason will be brainstorming new ideas for

the class and topics to dig into. Thanks to all who came and

have shared this journey with us. If you have ideas or

thoughts, feel free to catch us before or after church or just

give a ring.

Discovery Class Sundays at 9:30—Chapel

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4facab2ca2fe3-joinhttp://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4facab2ca2fe3-join