Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. St. Peter's Episcopal Church offers many classes for children and youth:

       The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (ages 3-5) and The True Vine (ages 6-8) is an approach to the religious formation of children, ages 3-6.  Inspired by Montessori principles of education, the program originated in 1954 with the work of Sister Sofia Cavaletti in Rome, Italy.  The Catechesis is based on the conviction that God and the child are in unique relationship with each other.  The child has a deep need to experience and a special capacity to enjoy the presence of God.  In the "atrium" as you will hear the class referred to, the adult, or "catechist", is responsible to prepare the environment, present lessons in Scripture and liturgy, and invite the child's response through work of his or her choosing.  Work may include artistic expression, exploration of Bible stories with miniature figures and maps, and work with the materials, gestures, and prayers of the Eucharist.  When helped to live fully the encounter with God, the child's experience becomes formative of the whole person and generates great joy. The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is lead by Charlie Redditt; The True Vine is lead by John Burford and Jeannie Stroth. 

      Telling the Good News (ages 9-13) - kids become reporters, photographers and editors as they research issues in the Episcopal Church both locally and globally. The kids use their research to interview people around the world about these issues. The result is an on-line newspaper published by the Telling the Good News class!! The class is lead by Matthew Windsor and John Vanderslice.

       Senior High Coffeehouse (ages 14-17) - kids relax in an informal coffeehouse setting to discuss issues in their lives and in the Episcopal Church. The class is lead by Tracy Simpson and Chris Knife.

Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. St. Peter's Episcopal Church offers classes for adults:

The Poetry of George Herbert
November 9^th – November 30^th – George Herbert, who ended his short life as an Anglican parish priest, is commemorated throughout the Anglican Communion on February 27. Today Herbert is best remembered in the church for his hymns which were originally written as poems. Unknown as a poet in his own lifetime, Herbert’s reputation has steadily grown so that today he is considered one of the major poets of the early 17th century, second only to his friend John Donne. Facilitated by Jay Ruud in the library.

Natural Spirituality
November – December – Joyce Rockwood Hudson, author of Natural Spirituality, said that “God keeps up a constant dialogue with us through naturally occurring events in our daily lives…. This is not something new. You find it throughout the Bible. But in the last few centuries we've lost sight of it.”  The class will meet in the chapel to explore ways of recognizing this constant dialogue and discuss how God reminds us of his ever present, and loving, spirit.

Wednesday Night Book Study
This group meets every Wednesday night in the church library from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Social time is from 5:30 to 6:00 with the book discussion from 6:00 to 7:00. Bring a snack to share!
      - September 10 The movie "The Namesake", (based on a book of that title, Written by Jhumpa Lahiri) will start around 5:30.
       - September 17 Preface and Introduction of Liberating Jonah.   

The book study will start a new book on September 17: Miguel A. De La Torre Liberating Jonah: Forming an Ethics of Reconciliation.  Maryknoll, N. Y.: Orbus Books, 2007.