Parishioners in Need of Prayer: Shirley Tabar, Nancy Gray, Anita Hulligan, Winifred Savidge,  Joanne Bohnfeldt, Bob Bohnfeldt, Ed Wilkinson, Jacob Rosenheim

Homebound Parishioners: Lucille Arnold, Dick Wilmot, Clara Weidenkopf, Margaret DeArmond, Westelle Maxwell, Edith Higgins, Ruth Rea, Margo McClure

Parishioners’ Friends and Family: Prader-Willi Families (Bolander Family), Victoria Bloomberg (Bev Thomas), Harold Tyreman (Andrea Anderson), Tom DeAngilis (Jill Mintzlaff), Patricia Murch (John Keller), Katie Gerard (Cook Family), Don Aukerman, Karen, Graham, Gordon, and Shawn Towers (Ann Bish), Anne George (Chris Shauer), Pat O’Neill (Liz Crosby), Kettler Family (Lorna Jordan), Julie Reis (Kristin Gardner), Jay Weisbarth (Clara Mae Cain), Edna Ritter-Sessler, John & Clarice deYoung, Nitza Velasquez (Anida Balmer), Juanita Stacko and Cheryl Conway (Fred Purdy), Louise Foisy (Joann Newman), Chris Crawford (Emily Malquest), Margie Price (Amanda Chambers), David Sandberg (Mary Sandberg), Marianne Ferry, Dave Ferry (Sara Ferry), Alison Linsley, Aline Masek, (Nan Miller)

Our Wider Fellowships: In the Diocese of Ohio pray Retired Clergy; in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, celebrate Anglican Communion Sunday

In Harm’s Way: Kyle Ross, Mark Stroh, Joey Satullo, Christian Capece

MAY OUTREACH PROJECT: EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES & BISHOP’S APPEAL. Episcopal Community Services works to bring restoration, healing and liberation to the needy.  We serve those with critical needs through education, programming, advocacy, change, and social justice.  The Bishop’s Appeal seeks funds to generate awareness for ECS and other projects, especially for assisting youth.  Please support this outreach generously.

WEDNESDAY MORNING HOLY EUCHARIST:  There will not be a Wednesday morning service on May 23^rd due to the Diocesan Clergy Conference.  Please mark your calendars.  No Eucharist or Healing Service on Wednesday, May 23^rd at 9:30 a.m. Thank you.

MEN’S FAITH SHARING: The men’s faith sharing and prayer group will meet on Friday, May 25^th at 7:00 p.m. in the church lounge. All are welcome to come.  If you are interested in joining us, please talk to John Carlson after the service today or call him at 216-671-9181 or email him at jfcpeace@yahoo.com so he can get some information to you about what is currently going on in this group.

EXPLORE & CONNECT: Attention Newcomers & First-time Visitors! To help people new to St. Peter’s become better acquainted with who we are, what we believe, and exactly how to find their way around the building, we offer a series designed to answer these critical questions.   Join us at 11:45 a.m. today  and 27^th to learn more about St. Peter’s from the church leadership, staff, and “old-timers.”  Snacks will be provided and childcare is offered during these sessions.  For more information call Lorna Jordan at (216) 227-0163 or lcjcookie@cox.net .

FAMILY FUN NIGHT is Friday, May 25^th (NOTE DATE CORRECTION!) at 6:30 pm.  Family Fun in May is Children’s Safety Awareness Night.  Children will have a chance to view the video Safe Side Kids, get weighed, fingerprinted, and have their picture taken all in hopes of keeping our kids even SAFER!  This night will also consist of stations families can move through containing activities that will help to avoid a safety issue and teach skills to get out of a possible safety issue.   May 25^th is the National Day to take time to talk to children about safety and convenient for us it happens on a Friday this year!  Join us for some great “Family Time.” Please bring a yummy dish to share we will begin with a potluck dinner and then head onto the real FUN!

The Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Ohio and the Bolander family would like to thank the congregation of St. Peter’s Church for their wonderful generosity, during the month of April, towards PWSA of Ohio with the Outreach Focus collections.  The funds donated will go a long way towards helping the Ohio PWS chapter to assist individuals with PWS, and their families, achieve a better quality of life!  Thank you so much!

WOMEN WELCOMING WOMEN: How about a night out with “the girls”?   Please join WWW@St. Peter’s this month for a time of fun, fellowship and laughter.  Our meeting is Tuesday, May 22^nd at 7 pm at Panera in Rocky River.  We’ll be talking about our favorite vacations this month.   Bring your pictures and stories to share.  For more information contact Lorna Jordan (216) 227-0163 or ljcookie@cox.net

SAFEGUARDING GOD’S CHILDREN: A requirement of the Canons of the Diocese of Ohio, and a requirement in our parish liability insurance policy, mandates that all Vestry, staff, and anyone working regularly with youth or children, must undergo “Safeguarding God’s Children” training.  This training takes about 2.5 hours.  Jill Mintzlaff is a certified trainer for SGC and offers the program regularly here.  The next opportunity is on Sunday, June 3 at 11:45 a.m..  You will be provided a light lunch and childcare is provided for those with children.  Again, this is REQUIRED for Vestry members.  The diocese keeps on file a record of who has taken this training.  The certification is good for 3 years.  It is difficult training, but extremely well done.  IF YOU HAVE NOT TAKEN SAFEGUARDING TRAINING IN THREE OR MORE YEARS, PLEASE SIGN-UP FOR THIS SESSION BY E-MAILING MICHELLE KILLIN-KEITH at dartwoman@sbcglobal.net.  This is an extremely beneficial training.  Everyone in the Congregation is encouraged to take this opportunity to attend Safeguarding God’s Children.

ST. PETER’S GOOD BYE PARTY FOR WATTERSON LAKE STUDENTS will be held on Thursday, May 31^st from 2:30 to 3:30 pm in the Media Center.  There will be light refreshments and past tradition has been for each tutor to give a book, as a gift, to his/her child. Each tutor may introduce their student so we can all recognize them for their hard work and progress. Photos will capture the memories of you and your student(s) from the year!   If you have questions or wish to help with our party, please call me . 440-835-5185 (H) or 440 454 0583 (C) Hopefully it has been a good experience and you will be joining us again next September. We are always ready to welcome others as well as the needs are great. ~ Liz Vinson

Travelling in Faith; Two Opportunities for Pilgrimage: Tourists go on tours to see things.  Pilgrims go on pilgrimages to find God.  In 2013 and 2014, Keith will be leading groups of pilgrims to encounter God in foreign places.

From February 15 – 23, 2013, Saint Peter’s folks again will have the opportunity travel to Los Al Carrizos in the Dominican Republic to be part of an unfolding miracle in this impoverished community.   Under the leadership of Judy and Harold Tyreman, and the auspices of “Unto, International,” we will pray and work together alongside Christians from other congregations to continue building the “Lighthouse School.”  We will interact with the kind people of this community and experience the rich beauty and troubling poverty of this land.  For a week we will be “missionaries,” embodying our faith by serving the poor of the community.  Don’t be at all surprised, however, if the people of Los Al Carrizos do much more for you than you do for them!  The orientation meeting is Sunday June 3rd  at 9:00 a.m. in the Undercroft.

From June 26 to July 8, 2014, Saint Peter’s folks will have the opportunity to make pilgrimage to the Holy Land.  Along with my good friend Canon Iyad Qumri, a licensed Israeli tour leader, I will lead this group in an exploration of the land, culture, sights, sounds, and smells of the Holy Scriptures.  Our pilgrimage will coincide with the first ten days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, offering us a profound opportunity to witness authentic Islamic spirituality.  We will visit all the major Christian holy places.  We will also have evening speakers to provide Israeli and Palestinian political perspectives.  A pilgrimage to the Holy Land is completely safe.  A pilgrimage to the Holy Land will change your life forever.  You will never again read or listen to Holy Scriptures in the same way. The orientation meeting for anyone interested in this pilgrimage is on Sunday, June 10^th at 9:00 a.m. in the Undercroft. If you are unable to attend the orientation meetings, please contact Keith to get the important handouts that will be provided.

Homebound Parishioners: Dick Wilmot, Clara Weidenkopf, Margaret DeArmond, Westelle Maxwell, Edith Higgins, Ruth Rea, Margo McClure

Parishioners’ Friends and Family: Katie Gerard (Cook Family), Don Aukerman, Karen, Graham, Gordon, and Shawn Towers (Ann Bish), Anne George (Chris Shauer), Chuck Rushefski (Liz Crosby), Edwin Jordan (Lorna Jordan), Julie Reis (Kristin Gardner), Jay Weisbarth (Clara Mae Cain), John & Clarice deYoung, Nitza Velasquez (Anida Balmer), Juanita Stacko and Cheryl Conway (Fred Purdy), Louise Foisy (Joann Newman), Chris Crawford (Emily Malquest), Margie Price (Amanda Chambers), Marie Franklin (Margaret DeArmond), David Sandberg (Mary Sandberg), Marianne Ferry, Dave Ferry (Sara Ferry), Alison Linsley, Aline Masek, (Nan Miller)

Our Wider Fellowships: In the Diocese of Ohio pray Clergy in Specialized Ministries; in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, pray for the Episcopal Churches in Jerusalem and the Middle East

In Harm’s Way: Kyle Ross, Mark Stroh, Joey Satullo, Christian Capece

APRIL OUTREACH PROJECT: PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF OHIO. PWSA of Ohio was founded in 1987 by parents of children with PWS.  This complex and challenging syndrome affects approximately one out of every 12,000 – 15,000 individuals in the U.S.  Prader-Willi Syndrome (pronounced PRAH-der WILL-ee) is the most commonly diagnosed, genetic cause of obesity in children and affects the 15th chromosome.  Sophie Bolander, daughter of Brad and Jennifer Bolander and younger sister of Kate, was diagnosed with PWS at 6 weeks old through bloodwork.  The most challenging “symptom” of PWS is hyperphagia, an as-yet-untreatable hunger message sent from the hypothalamus; other issues caused by PWS include life-long low muscle tone; delays in speech, fine and gross motor skills; potentially severe behavioral issues; consistent obsession with and anxiety about food; and obsessive-compulsive behaviors.  PWSA of Ohio serves Ohio PWS families as a resource for education, awareness efforts, support, advocacy, PWS-secure activities and gatherings, and funding to help offset the cost of attendance at PWS conferences. If you would like further information about PWS, please contact the Bolanders at 440-716-0552 or readbooks2@hotmail.com, or visit www.pwsausa.org.  Thank you so much!

LENTEN “HOPE CHEST” MITE BOXES are now due!  Please return your “Hope Chest” to the church office via the Sunday collection plate or to the office by May 1^st.  Checks and rolled coins will be accepted!  All funds benefit the Episcopal Relief & Development.  “Happy are those who consider the poor; the Lord delivers them in the day of trouble.” Psalm 41:1

MISSION TRIP FLOWER SALE plant pickup is in the church parking lot on Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 10:30-12:00. Any flowers not picked up will be considered a donation to the church.

2012 PARISH PICTORIAL DIRECTORIES HAVE ARRIVED!!! Everyone who had their picture taken for the 2012 Pictorial Directory is entitled to a copy of the directory.  We have mailed those directories directly to your home.   If you did not have your picture taken and would like a copy of the directory, copies may be purchased through the office for $10.  Please call or e-mail the office at 216-226-1772 or office@stpeterslakewood.org.

WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY:  The Wednesday 10:30 Bible Study is having a wonderful time this year making use of the well-respected KERYGMA bible study resources.  Advent and Lent explored the glorious ‘MESSIAH’ with its final words which come from the book of Revelation.  So now REVELATION will be the study until summer break! Come join in.  All are invited.  10:30 Wednesday mornings in the upstairs lounge.

MEN’S FAITH SHARING: The men’s faith sharing and prayer group will meet on Friday, April 27^th at 7:00 p.m. in the church lounge. All are welcome to come.  If you are interested in joining us, please talk to John Carlson after the service today or call him at 216-671-9181 or email him at jfcpeace@yahoo.com so he can get some information to you about what is currently going on in this group.

SAVE THE DATE!!!  EXPLORE & CONNECT: Attention Newcomers & First-time Visitors! To help people new to St. Peter’s become better acquainted with who we are, what we believe, and exactly how to find their way around the building, we offer a series designed to answer these critical questions.   Join us on Sundays, May 6, May 20 and May 27 to learn more about St. Peter’s from the church leadership, staff, and “old-timers.”  For more information call Lorna Jordan at (216) 227-0163 or lcjcookie@cox.net .

IT’S SPRING CLEAN-UP TIME!  MARK YOUR CALENDARS… Now that winter is over – well, what little winter we have actually had – it’s time for our spring clean-up. The annual all-parish Spring Clean-Up Day has been scheduled for Saturday, May 12^th. It’s time for us to prepare the church for Spring and Summer.  We need help with planting flowers, raking leaves, painting fences, grading soil, and general clean-up.  We will also have some inside projects for in case it rains.  We’ll start at 8:30 a.m. (give us as much time as you can spare) and finish around noon.  Lunch will be provided to all.  So come join us for some outdoor fun and fellowship.  Thanks for your help.

Homebound Parishioners: Dick Wilmot, Clara Weidenkopf, Margaret DeArmond, Westelle Maxwell, Edith Higgins, Ruth Rea, Margo McClure

Parishioners’ Friends and Family: Katie Gerhard (Cook Family), Don Aukerman, Karen, Graham, Gordon, and Shawn Towers (Ann Bish), Anne George (Chris Shauer), Chuck Rushefski (Liz Crosby), Edwin Jordan (Lorna Jordan), Julie Reis (Kristin Gardner), Jay Weisbarth (Clara Mae Cain), John & Clarice deYoung, Nitza Velasquez (Anida Balmer), Juanita Stacko and Cheryl Conway (Fred Purdy), Louise Foisy (Joann Newman), Chris Crawford (Emily Malquest), Margie Price (Amanda Chambers), Marie Franklin (Margaret DeArmond), David Sandberg (Mary Sandberg), Marianne Ferry, Dave Ferry (Sara Ferry), Alison Linsley, Aline Masek, (Nan Miller)

Our Wider Fellowships: In the Diocese of Ohio pray Clergy in Specialized Ministries; in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, pray for the Anglican Communion in Japan

In Harm’s Way: Kyle Ross, Mark Stroh, Joey Satullo, Christian Capece

APRIL OUTREACH PROJECT: PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF OHIO. PWSA of Ohio was founded in 1987 by parents of children with PWS.  This complex and challenging syndrome affects approximately one out of every 12,000 – 15,000 individuals in the U.S.  Prader-Willi Syndrome (pronounced PRAH-der WILL-ee) is the most commonly diagnosed, genetic cause of obesity in children and affects the 15th chromosome.  Sophie Bolander, daughter of Brad and Jennifer Bolander and younger sister of Kate, was diagnosed with PWS at 6 weeks old through bloodwork.  The most challenging “symptom” of PWS is hyperphagia, an as-yet-untreatable hunger message sent from the hypothalamus; other issues caused by PWS include life-long low muscle tone; delays in speech, fine and gross motor skills; potentially severe behavioral issues; consistent obsession with and anxiety about food; and obsessive-compulsive behaviors.  PWSA of Ohio serves Ohio PWS families as a resource for education, awareness efforts, support, advocacy, PWS-secure activities and gatherings, and funding to help offset the cost of attendance at PWS conferences. If you would like further information about PWS, please contact the Bolanders at 440-716-0552 or readbooks2@hotmail.com, or visit www.pwsausa.org.  Thank you so much!

MISSION TRIP FLOWER SALE order forms are available on the table in the Sanctuary or on line at www.stpeterslakewood.org.  Funds raised from the flower sales will be used to support future mission trips.  Orders are due to Wendi Schwartz by noon TODAY, April 15, 2012.  Plants will be picked up in the church parking lot on Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 10:30-12:00. The flowers will arrive in time for Mother’s Day… Hanging baskets and potted flowers make greats Mother’s Day gifts!

2012 PARISH PICTORIAL DIRECTORIES HAVE ARRIVED!!! Everyone who had their picture taken for the 2012 Pictorial Directory is entitled to a copy of the directory.  We have mailed those directories directly to your home.   If you did not have your picture taken and would like a copy of the directory, copies may be purchased through the office for $10.  Please call or e-mail the office at 216-226-1772 or office@stpeterslakewood.org.

ST. CECILIA’S GUILD will meet for the annual church tour at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18^th in the church parking lot.  We will carpool to Holy Rosary Church, and after lunch at Washington Place Bistro we will visit Lake View Cemetery’s Wade Chapel and Garfield Monument.  Tim Barret will again lead us through an interesting tour.  All church members and guests are welcome.  Please call Tina Uible at 440-331-5861 by Monday morning to make luncheon reservations.

MEN’S FAITH SHARING: The men’s faith sharing and prayer group will meet on Friday, April 27^th at 7:00 p.m. in the church lounge. All are welcome to come.  If you are interested in joining us, please talk to John Carlson after the service today or call him at 216-671-9181 or email him at jfcpeace@yahoo.com so he can get some information to you about what is currently going on in this group.

COFFEE HOUR: Thank you to all who have signed up to host a coffee hour recently.   It is very much appreciated.  If no one is signed up, there will not be a Coffee Hour! So, if you have not hosted a coffee hour recently please consider doing so; sign-up sheets are on the table at the back of the church and there are also sheets explaining where to find things like the lemonade, cups, etc. Birthday cake coffee hour, the third Sunday of the month we celebrate everyone who has a birthday that month.  If you are hosting that Sunday bring in a cake of your choice.  It is a fun time for all!  If you have questions see Janis Carlson.  You’ll usually find her at coffee hour on Sunday mornings or contact her at jpctea@yahoo.com.  Thanks.

SAVE THE DATE!!!  EXPLORE & CONNECT: Attention Newcomers & First-time Visitors! To help people new to St. Peter’s become better acquainted with who we are, what we believe, and exactly how to find their way around the building, we offer a series designed to answer these critical questions.   Join us on Sundays, May 6, May 20 and May 27 to learn more about St. Peter’s from the church leadership, staff, and “old-timers.”  For more information call Lorna Jordan at (216) 227-0163 or lcjcookie@cox.net .

IT’S SPRING CLEAN-UP TIME!  MARK YOUR CALENDARS… Now that winter is over – well, what little winter we have actually had – it’s time for our spring clean-up. The annual all-parish Spring Clean-Up Day has been scheduled for Saturday, May 12^th. It’s time for us to prepare the church for Spring and Summer.  We need help with planting flowers, raking leaves, painting fences, grading soil, and general clean-up.  We will also have some inside projects for in case it rains.  We’ll start at 8:30 a.m. (give us as much time as you can spare) and finish around noon.  Lunch will be provided to all.  So come join us for some outdoor fun and fellowship.  Thanks for your help.

CELL PHONE and ELECTORNINCS RECYCLING earns money for Dominican Mission Trip!  Drop your used and no longer needed cell phones and hand-held devices in the designated boxes near the front door or in the church office.  This on-going fundraiser through Ecocell www.ecocell.com earns money for electronic devices such as cell phones, mp3 players, laptops, hand-held games as well as digital still and video cameras along with their chargers.  Consider collecting electronic devices in your workplace or school to help St. Peter’s raise funds for future mission teams!  Contact Wendi Schwartz MBRsMom@aol.com or 440.937.9131 to learn how. Be sure to delete information from your device before recycling!

Dominican Mission Team Flower Sale

In conjunction with Dean’s Greenhouse

View Flier

Flower Order Form

Plant List

Deadline for orders is Sunday, April 15. Pick up will be Saturday, May 5 at St. Peter’s from 10:30am – 12:30pm.

You can also help raise much needed funds for St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Mission Trips and Safeguard our environment by by recycling your used electronics. View the flier here.

For more information about these programs, contact Wendi Schwartz.

Unto, Inc. website

Lighthouse Projects

Parishioners in Need of Prayer: Rusty Davis, Benjamin Anderson, Peter Vandrasik, Annika Mintzlaff,  Nancy Gray, Anita Hulligan, Patricia LaMuth, Winifred Savidge, Joanne Bohnfeldt, Bob Bohnfeldt, Ed Wilkinson, Jacob Rosenheim

Homebound Parishioners: Dick Wilmot, Clara Weidenkopf, Mary Ann “Rusty” Davis, Margaret DeArmond, Westelle Maxwell, Edith Higgins, Ruth Rea, Margo McClure

Parishioners’ Friends and Family: Julie Reis (Kristin Gardner), Jay Weisbarth (Clara Mae Cain), John & Clarice deYoung, Nitza Velasquez (Anida Balmer), Juanita Stacko and Cheryl Conway (Fred Purdy), Michelle Winter (Eileen Bradfield), Louise Foisy (Joann Newman), Anke  Amtmann (Lorna Jordan), Chris Crawford (Emily Malquest), Margie Price (Amanda Chambers), Marie Franklin (Margaret DeArmond), Ian Bittel (Mildred Bittel), David Sandberg (Mary Sandberg), Marianne Ferry, Dave Ferry (Sara Ferry), Alison Linsley, Aline Masek, (Nan Miller)

Our Wider Fellowships: In the Diocese of Ohio pray our West Mission; in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, pray for the Church of Ireland

In Harm’s Way: Kyle Ross, Mark Stroh, Joey Satullo, Christian Capece

MARCH OUTREACH PROJECT: THE ZELMA GEORGE WOMEN’S SHELTER provides temporary housing for homeless mothers, fathers, and intact families with children as well as pregnant mothers and victims of domestic violence. The shelter’s focus is to help parents find employment and housing and become more self-sufficient. Services may include alcohol or drug treatment, medical services, entitlement referrals and GED programming.  Loose plate offerings collected in the month of March will be used to support Zelma George’s ongoing needs. Please also consider donating the following items: plastic baby bottles, baby wipes,  diapers (any size), sanitary napkins and tampons, bath towels and washcloths (new or gently used), men’s toiletry items (body wash, deodorant)  Please drop off your donations at the church office or give them to Amanda Chambers. Please contact Amanda Chambers at 440-891-1508 or amandaschambers@hotmail.com for more information and with any questions regarding other possible items for donation.

WOMEN WELCOMING WOMEN @ ST. PETER’S: Want some warmth and laughter with old friends and new?  Try attending Women Welcoming Women this month.  Our meeting is Tuesday, March 28^th at 7 PM at Panera Bread in Rocky River. Come early or come late.  We’ll be there until 9 PM.  It’s a perfect time to set aside an evening for yourself.  We will be talking about the bake sale and fundraiser in May. Thanks also to the women who participated in the March breakfast sponsored by WWW.  For more information contact Lorna Jordan at (216) 227-0163 or lcjcookie@cox.net .

HELP NEEDED… FLOOR WASHING: Join a small but ambitious group as we wash our beautiful altar and sanctuary wood floors on Saturday, March 31^st.  We want our church to sparkle for the Resurrection of our Lord!   We will start at 10:00 (after Chancel Guild) and, with as little as six of us, should finish in about an hour.  Materials will be supplied; just bring something for your knees!  Please contact Alison or Bob at 216-221-4451 with questions.

MISSION TRIP FLOWER SALE order forms are available on the table in the Sanctuary or on line at www.stpeterslakewood.org.  Funds raised from the flower sales will be used to support future mission trips.  Orders are due to Wendi Schwartz by noon on April 15, 2012.  Plants will be picked up in the church parking lot on Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 10:30-12:00. The flowers will arrive in time for Mother’s Day…  Hanging baskets and potted flowers make greats Mother’s Day gifts!

Consider purchasing and donating flowers to add color to our church grounds.

BRASS POLISHING: Ever notice the brass in church?  We polish it 3 times a year, normally just before the holidays and the end of summer.  If you would like to join us we will be polishing for Easter on Saturday, April 7^th starting at 9:30 am in the kitchen.  All are welcome as the more hands we have the faster we finish.  Currently it takes between 2 and 3 hours with 4 of us working.  Join us in interesting conversation and good fellowship for a few hours.  You will never look at the brass the same again!

EASTER BRUNCH: You’re invited to The Annual Easter Brunch, Saturday, April 7^th 10am till noon. There is no cost for this event. We will begin with brunch. Please bring a brunch item to share. Families will have the opportunity to experience Holy Week in a variety of ways. We will also have table set up with information about local Christian Summer Camps along with an opportunity to craft an item from our Vacation Bible School kit. If you would like to help or have any questions please call Michelle Killin-Keith at 440-781-4161.

MEN’S FAITH SHARING: The men’s faith sharing and prayer group met for the first time on Friday, March 16^th at 7:00 p.m. in the church lounge.  We will meet again on Friday, March 30^th at the same place and time.  All are welcome to come.  If you are interested in joining us, please talk to John Carlson after the service today or call him at 216-671-9181 or email him at jfcpeace@yahoo.com so he can get some information to you about what is currently going on in this group.

SAVE THE DATE!!!  EXPLORE & CONNECT: Attention Newcomers & First-time Visitors! To help people new to St. Peter’s become better acquainted with who we are, what we believe, and exactly how to find their way around the building, we offer a series designed to answer these critical questions.   Join us on Sundays, May 6, May 20 and May 27 to learn more about St. Peter’s from the church leadership, staff, and “old-timers.”  For more information call Lorna Jordan at (216) 227-0163 or lcjcookie@cox.net .

IT’S SPRING CLEAN-UP TIME!  MARK YOUR CALENDARS… Now that winter is over – well, what little winter we have actually had – it’s time for our spring clean-up. The annual all-parish Spring Clean-Up Day has been scheduled for Saturday, May 12^th. It’s time for us to prepare the church for Spring and Summer.  We need help with planting flowers, raking leaves, painting fences, grading soil, and general clean-up.  We will also have some inside projects for in case it rains.  We’ll start at 8:30 a.m. (give us as much time as you can spare) and finish around noon.  Lunch will be provided to all.  So come join us for some outdoor fun and fellowship.  Thanks for your help.

Parishioners in Need of Prayer: Josh Owen, Peter Vandrasik, Annika Mintzlaff,  Nancy Gray, Anita Hulligan, Patricia LaMuth, Winifred Savidge,  Joanne Bohnfeldt, Bob Bohnfeldt, Ed Wilkinson, Jacob Rosenheim

Homebound Parishioners: Dick Wilmot, Clara Weidenkopf, Mary Ann “Rusty” Davis, Margaret DeArmond, Westelle Maxwell, Edith Higgins, Ruth Rea, Margo McClure

Parishioners’ Friends and Family: Jay Weisbarth (Clara Mae Cain), Bill Calkins (Joanne Calkins), John & Clarice deYoung, Nitza Velasquez (Anida Balmer), Juanita Stacko and Cheryl Conway (Fred Purdy), Michelle Winter (Eileen Bradfield), Louise Foisy (Joann Newman), Anke  Amtmann (Lorna Jordan), Ruth Pangrace (Josh Owen), Chris Crawford (Emily Malquest), Margie Price (Amanda Chambers), Marie Franklin (Margaret DeArmond), Ian Bittel (Mildred Bittel), David Sandberg (Mary Sandberg), Marianne Ferry, Dave Ferry (Sara Ferry), Alison Linsley, Aline Masek, (Nan Miller)

Our Wider Fellowships: In the Diocese of Ohio pray our West Mission; in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, pray for the Church of the province of the Indian Ocean

In Harm’s Way: Kyle Ross, Mark Stroh, Joey Satullo

MARCH OUTREACH PROJECT: THE ZELMA GEORGE WOMEN’S SHELTER provides temporary housing for homeless mothers, fathers, and intact families with children as well as pregnant mothers and victims of domestic violence. The shelter’s focus is to help parents find employment and housing and become more self-sufficient. Services may include alcohol or drug treatment, medical services, entitlement referrals and GED programming.  Loose plate offerings collected in the month of March will be used to support Zelma George’s ongoing needs. Please also consider donating the following items: plastic baby bottles, baby wipes,  diapers (any size), sanitary napkins and tampons, bath towels and washcloths (new or gently used), men’s toiletry items (body wash, deodorant)  Please drop off your donations at the church office or give them to Amanda Chambers. Please contact Amanda Chambers at 440-891-1508 or amandaschambers@hotmail.com for more information and with any questions regarding other possible items for donation.

KITCHEN TOWELS: Thank you for volunteering to wash the kitchen towel; please remember to return them to the kitchen.

WEDNESDAYS in LENT series will continue on Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. with a soup supper in the Undercroft.  All are invited be part of our Lenten study, “Sin, Heaven, and Hell in the Writings of C.S. Lewis.”  Lewis was one of the most influential and engaging Christian writers of the twentieth century, and his theological musings have had a subtle but powerful impact upon Anglicans for three generations.  The two books upon which we will concentrate are The Screwtape Letters and The Great Divorce.   They are both highly entertaining, provocative, and often humorous works of fiction that will forever change your concepts of sin, heaven, and hell.  The program will begin at 7:00 p.m. and end promptly at 8:00 p.m.  Childcare is available.  Please join us for this very enticing, intriguing and interesting topic!

ADULT SPIRITUALITY & EDUCATION: Adult Education and Spirituality plans for the winter promises to be informative and exciting.  The Kingdom of God!  Join us as we begin John Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg’s series, First Light, Jesus and the Kingdom of God. SUNDAYS at 9 a.m.; Childcare is available. Here’s a look at what’s to come in the next few weeks…  March 18 – Parables as Lures; March 25 – Jesus as Lord

ST. CECECILA’S will meet at St. Peter’s at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 21^st, to drive together to attend the Noon Concert at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2031 West 30^th Street.   We have enjoyed these concerts every year; if you wish, you may drive directly to Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church and meet us there.  This year I have made reservations at 1 p.m.  for a private dining room at Le Petite Triangle at 1881 Fulton for lunch after the concert.  It is a charming French restaurant, serving crepes, salads, quiche and wine, with a view of the beautiful Carnegie Public Library across the street.  Please RSVP to Tina Uible at 440-331-5861, or call me with any questions.

WOMEN WELCOMING WOMEN @ ST. PETER’S: Want some warmth and laughter with old friends and new?  Try attending Women Welcoming Women this month.  Our meeting is Tuesday, March 28^th at 7 PM at Panera Bread in Rocky River. Come early or come late.  We’ll be there until 9 PM.    It’s a perfect time to set aside an evening for yourself.  We will be talking about the bake sale and fundraiser in May. Thanks also to the women who participated in the March breakfast sponsored by WWW.  For more information contact Lorna Jordan at (216) 227-0163 or lcjcookie@cox.net .

HELP NEEDED… FLOOR WASHING: Join a small but ambitious group as we wash our beautiful altar and sanctuary wood floors on Saturday, March 31^st.  We want our church to sparkle for the Resurrection of our Lord!  We will start at 10:00 (after Chancel Guild) and, with as little as six of us, should finish in about an hour.  Materials will be supplied; just bring something for your knees!  Please contact Alison or Bob at 216-221-4451 with questions.

BRASS POLISHING: Ever notice the brass in church?  We polish it 3 times a year, normally just before the holidays and the end of summer.  If you would like to join us we will be polishing for Easter on Saturday, April 7^th starting at 9:30 am in the kitchen.  All are welcome as the more hands we have the faster we finish.  Currently it takes between 2 and 3 hours with 4 of us working.  Join us in interesting conversation and good fellowship for a few hours.  You will never look at the brass the same again!

EASTER BRUNCH: You’re invited to The Annual Easter Brunch, Saturday, April 7^th 10am till noon. There is no cost for this event. We will begin with brunch. Please bring a brunch item to share. Families will have the opportunity to experience Holy Week in a variety of ways. We will also have table set up with information about local Christian Summer Camps along with an opportunity to craft an item from our Vacation Bible School kit. If you would like to help or have any questions please call Michelle Killin-Keith at 440-781-4161.