A Parish in the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina

Sunday Ministry Volunteers & Calendar

Worship Services:


Sunday- 8am Rite 1

Sunday- 10am Rite 2

Wednesday- 12:15pm Healing Service with Eucharist



Office Hours:


Monday-Thursday, 10am-2pm



Upcoming Events:


Mondays at 6pm

Men's Bible Study (Parish Hall)

Ladies' Fellowship (Purser Home)


May 17- Lady Swann Outing


May 18-24- WNC Service Trip


May 25- Summer Service Schedule begins (one 9am service) with potluck brunch to follow the service


June 1- Graduate Sunday


June 8- Pentecost Sunday (9am service at St. Peters; afternoon service at Trinity Center)


June 29- Feast of St. Peter's

Sunday, May 11

The Fourth Sunday of Easter


Bulletin

Readings


Livestream: Youtube and Facebook


The flowers in the Sanctuary are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Blanche and Azzat Asaad by the Asaad family. 


The candle in the Sanctuary burns this week in loving memory of Maryal O’Connell Mautz by her brother, Larry Lupus.


8am Service Ministry Team

Celebrant- The Rev'd Michelle Bullock

Acolyte/Eucharistic Minister & Reader - Paul Westmeier

Usher - John Nash


9:15am Choir Practice (Keiser Hall)


10am Service Ministry Team

Celebrant- The Rev'd Michelle Bullock

Musician- Catharine Koonce

Acolytes - Avery Kasdan

Eucharistic Ministers - Pam Likens and Susan Rogalski

Reader - Sarah Kasdan

Ushers - Anna Mae Neltner and David Koonce 

Nursery - Anne Hume and Eva Kasdan 


11:15am Coffee Hour (Parish Hall)

David and Debbie Purser

Featured News

Book and Bible Studies


Men's Bible Study

Mondays at 6pm

We are currently studying Hebrews. Join for dinner, fellowship and study.

Fellowship


Women's Fellowship

Mondays at 6pm

At the Purser home. Please contact the church office for the address.


Lady Swann Outing

May 17 at 6:30

Cost is $35 cash. All are invited to join this fellowship eventCall or text Debbie Purser or the church office as soon as possible to reserve your spot. Please bring a beverage of your choice and an appetizer to share.

Worship


Summer Schedule begins Sunday, May 25 at 9am- During the summer months (Memorial Day Weekend-Labor Day Weekend), we will have one Sunday service at 9am. Please mark your calendars!


Graduate Sunday on June 1 at 9am- We will honor our high school and college graduates with a blessing, gift and a special Coffee Hour. If your child or grandchild is graduating and plan on attending the service, please contact the office by May 24 so they can be listed in the bulletin.


Pentecost Sunday- We will have a Rite 1 service on Sunday, June 8 at 9am at St. Peter’s. In the afternoon (time TBA), we will gather at Trinity Center for a service of baptism and beach fellowship. If you would like to be baptized, please speak to Rev. Michelle.

Diocesan Profile


Our profile was prepared by the Search Committee — a dedicated team of clergy and lay leaders from across our diocese, selected by the Standing Committee. Together, we listened carefully to the voices of our people, gathering hopes, dreams, and honest reflections to present a clear and prayerful picture of who we are and who we feel called to become... Read the profile here.


Bishop Skirving's Easter Letter


Click here to read the letter.

Sunday Volunteers


To serve in our worship services (Eucharistic Minister, Reader, Acolyte or Usher), host coffee hour, be a nursery volunteer, wish to put flowers on the altar or sponsor a sanctuary candle, please sign up on the bulletin board across from the office; you may also email or call the office.

Outreach


Upcoming Western North Carolina Service Trips with Others Around the Diocese of East Carolina


Youth Trip: July 26-August 2: A youth trip for middle and high schoolers. We will be staying in Fletcher, NC at Calvary Episcopal Church and are coordinating the trip with Calvary, the Diocese of Western North Carolina and our diocese. Click here to register and join Rev. Canon Stephanie Allen and youth from around the diocese on this trip. St. Peter's Towel Ministry will cover all costs for parishioners who attend; please speak to Rev. Michelle for a coupon code. Registration Deadline May 15.

Prayer List

To add a name to the prayer list, please email Janet (click here to email) and write "Prayer List" in the subject line. Names will remain on the list for 30 days unless and, upon request, can be extended. Names should be added by Wednesday to be included in the next Sunday's bulletin.


News from the Diocese

  • News & Notes, a weekly newsletter from the Diocese of East Carolina.
  • To read our Spring Digest, a quarterly magazine by the diocese, click here.
  • To learn about the progress for the search for our Ninth Bishop, click here.
  • T read Bishop Skirving’s Easter letter, click here.


Give to St. Peter's

  • Give online *You can opt to absorb the transaction fees when you give online.
  • Mail a check: PO Box 337, Swansboro, NC 28584
  • Make a pledge for 2025.


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St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church

503 W Broad Street

Swansboro, NC 28584

Phone: 910-326-4757


Office Hours:

Monday - Thursday, 10am - 2pm

Friday- Closed

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