updated: June 26, 2021

Spiritual, Worship, and Pastoral Care Resources

St. Peter’s Weekly Services

We will be broadcasting live services on Our Facebook Page at 10 AM ET.  We will also be uploading the video afterwards to our YouTube channel. If you have a smart television and watch services like Netflix or Hulu you also have access to YouTube channel in the same place.  Below is the link to these recorded complete weekly services with Father Ron during this time.

If you want to follow along in the Book of Common Prayer (BCP), you may view the BCP Online, or download the BCP (PDF). For the Hymnals being sung, you may View the Hymnal Online to sing or follow along.

Church Resources

Episcopal Church Foundation: Resources from across the wider church and beyond. Dozens of links to many sources and much information.

Worship Links

Weekly Live-streaming Services:  The National Cathedral in Washington conducts weekly Sunday worship live.  They also upload other weekly worship services.

Prayer Support

We at St. Peter’s have an active, caring Prayer Group who are called to raise up in prayer people who are suffering in body or mind, or are distressed for any reason.

Names can be submitted to the office by clicking HERE, by phone (860-228-3244), by email:
office@stpetershebron.com
or by post (St. Peter’s, P.O. Box 513, Hebron CT 06248). The office may be closed due to Covid-19 (Corona) but the messages are forwarded and received remotely. The names of the people submitted for our prayers will remain confidential.

Pastoral Support

We will be identifying those in our parish in special need of ongoing phone support with our pastoral care team and  Father Ron. If you need to reach Father Ron via phone or text, his cell phone is: 860-280-8526

Outreach Opportunities

Our response can best be measured by what we do to alleviate the human suffering and need as a result of this crisis. While several folks have given ideas, we thought we’d begin with helping several community organizations providing direct services in the surrounding towns. Below are some specific needs we’ve identified where you can help. Importantly, as needs change or other groups step forward we will update this list.

St. Peter’s has resumed monthly collection of canned and dry food supplies for various food banks.  Each month we identify a local food bank and collect food on their behalf.  A basket for food drop off is in the entrance to the church and another in the parish hall.  During this time of continued need we encourage you all to be generous.  Thank you.

1. HIHS Hebron: Continues to request grocery gift cards vs. food items. They are attempting to increase signage to indicate their location. April has seen an increase of 80-100 new people needing food support. Hours are 9 am to 7 pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. They are providing 120 weekend food/snack bags for students. All services are open to ALL towns.

2.  Colchester Food Bank: Like Hebron, Colchester is not looking for food collections, rather they are encouraging gift cards for food to help their clients. You can send them to Colchester Food Bank, Town Hall, 127 Norwich Avenue, Colchester, CT 06415.

3. Andover Food Bank: Food pantry is open per calendar schedule and they are accepting grocery gift cards.

4. Marlborough Food Bank: Is still accepting food items, for which Fr. Ron has placed a gray box in our parking lot.

5. Columbia Food Bank: Food pantry is supporting 45-60 seniors, who are struggling with health issues prohibiting canned goods that contain salt. Food is being delivered to them, at this point, and the request is for no salt canned goods, and milk, bread, eggs that can be left with Bernadette Derring at Beckish Senior Center on Tuesdays from 8-3. All calls are forwarded to her cell so you can reach her by calling Beckish at 860-228-0759 Grocery gift cards also welcome.

6. No Freeze Shelter: We’ve supported the shelter with meals but they are suspended. They have asked for donations of hand sanitize, anti-bacterial soap, bleach, paper towels, toilet paper or cleaning products. You can bring them to church and placing them in the No Freeze shelter bin outside the parish hall door.

7. Mansfield Mobile Foodshare moved locations to E.O. Smith High School.

 

National, State and Local Resources

Town of Hebron: You can find various links to updates, including the emergency proclamation by our Town Manger here: https://www.hebronct.com/