How We Worship
We worship in the Episcopal tradition. In worship we receive the body of Christ and are made one body in Christ to be broken for the sake of the world.
We seek worship that is beautiful, lively, and reverent. Children are welcome in worship at St. Peter’s.
Saturdays at 5 PM — Eucharist (Modern language, music
Sundays at 8 AM — Eucharist (Traditional language, no music)
Sundays at 10:15 AM — Eucharist (Modern language, music)
Holy Eucharist
Holy Eucharist is the principal form of Sunday worship in the Episcopal Church. In this service, we proclaim the word of God and celebrate Holy Communion. We hear the scriptures read and preached. We pray together. We affirm our faith. We gather around the table where the Eucharistic meal is prepared and shared.
We believe that Christ is truly present to us in the consecrated bread and wine. In worship, we bring our whole selves—mind, body, and spirit—to receive God’s blessing and to be a blessing in the world.
How to participate
You do not need to know all the responses before you arrive. You do not need to understand every part of the service in order to belong here.
We stand, sit, kneel, sing, listen, and pray together. You are free to participate as you feel comfortable. We will help you follow along.
If you come forward at Communion time, you are welcome to receive the bread and wine, or simply cross your arms over your chest to receive a blessing instead.
Children in worship
Children are welcome in worship at Saint Peter’s.
On your way into the service, children can pick up a book, a quiet toy, or something to draw with. We are glad for the sounds and movement of children in worship; they are not interruptions to the life of the church, but part of it.
For parents who would welcome a little more flexibility, children ages 3 through grade 2 are invited to children’s chapel for part of the 10:15 a.m. service. On the first Sunday of the month, the 10:15 service includes a children’s homily and music especially loved by children.
The Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer shapes the worship of the Episcopal Church. It gives us words for praise and confession, thanksgiving and lament, for ordinary Sundays and holy days, for seasons of joy and seasons of grief.
There is an old phrase in the church: praying shapes believing. How we pray forms how we trust God, how we imagine grace, and how we learn to love our neighbors. At Saint Peter’s, we use both Rite I, with more traditional language, and Rite II, with more contemporary language.
Come and See
You do not need to be an Episcopalian to worship here. Come with your questions. Come with your hunger. Come with your hope. Come with your whole self.
God’s grace is already at work before you know exactly what to say.