Where is God
inviting Saint Peter’s?
Every year, the vestry gathers to listen for the movement of the Holy Spirit, reflect on the year behind us, and turn our gaze toward the year ahead.
In 2026, we are sharing two overarching goals in the spirit of invitation: to deepen our shared life in Christ and witness to God’s love in the world.
Called together
by Christ, transformed by God’s grace,
sent out to serve.
These goals are grounded in a commitment to listen to God through Scripture, one another, and the world around us.
Our hope is that these goals invite all of us into deeper discernment about where God is leading us — as individuals and as a parish community.
GOAL ONE
Nurture spiritual growth
Through engagement with the gospel, reflection, and collective action.
We believe that as a people gathered and open to the transformation of God’s grace, we are on a path toward a deepening relationship with Jesus.
Some of us are just beginning to explore faith. Some are seeking practices that draw them closer to Jesus. Some rely deeply on God’s presence in everyday life.
Wherever we are, we are invited to go deeper.
WHAT THIS MIGHT INCLUDE
Reading Scripture as a parish
Praying in our ministry teams
Reflecting and growing together
Supporting one another in discernment
Learning practices for daily faith
A path of discipleship
A path of discipleship is a way to say:
“Here’s where I am. And here’s where God might be inviting me next.”
Grace abounds along this path. It is not about achievement, but invitation.
GOAL TWO
Be a source of gospel-centered hope
Supporting parishioners and neighbors through connection, service and discernment
We are a people sent out to serve.
In 2026, we will be more intentional about sharing God’s gifts with one another and with our neighbors.
We will connect and support parishioners and neighbors through a community of campus life and service opportunities by promoting existing events well and offering new events that address issues that keep our neighbors up at night.
And we will provide pathways for St. Peter’s and parishioners to discern God’s will for them as disciples in the community and opportunities to share and learn from their engagement. This will involve continuing to invite people into existing ministries and developing a model for groups to reflect on how God is showing up in their work.
This goal is about discernment
“How is God calling each of us to live as disciples in the world?”
POSSIBLE MINISTRY AREAS
Pastoral Care
Advocacy
Formation
Mission
Fellowship
Youth Ministry
Each area connects to ministries already happening at Saint Peter’s to ways to get involved.
A church that listens and responds
Underneath both goals is a commitment to be a church that listens to God through Scripture, one another, and the world.
Our hope is that these goals invite us all into a posture of listening for what God is up to:
in our lives
at Saint Peter’s
and in the lives of our neighbors
We are also committed to responding to God’s call by joining God in what God is already doing in the world.
Take your next step in faith
May these goals be sturdy enough to support spiritual growth and flexible enough to allow the Spirit to continue to move.
With hope for what God will do among us,
The Rev. Jenifer Gamber, Rector
Clive Lowe, Senior Warden
and the entire Saint Peter’s Vestry