Four members of our parish attended the Stewardship Retreat at St. Mark's in Newport on June 7th.  It was a wonderful time of learning and sharing with others from St. Andrew's and from St. Mark's.  Scott Perry of Newport led us in prayer and Bible study.  Small groups made up of people from each parish were encouraged to share their own life stories as it relates to stewardship.  The Rev. E. Angela Emerson, Minister for Stewardship Development of the Diocese of Vermont,  met with us in the afternoon to discuss many ways to encourage all in our stewardship journeys.  We hope to have Angela come to St. Peter's in the fall to meet with all in the parish. 

The main thing we learned is that stewardship is about so much more than tithing money to the church.  We learned that we are called to be stewards of our bodies, time, talents and yes, money.  All have been given to us by God who requires us to be good stewards of all these things.  Our outreach and ministry to others is all part of stewardship. 

We learned that it is important to study and ponder all that is written in God's word about stewardship in its many aspects.  We have decided to begin a Bible study starting Sunday July 13th at 9 AM.  This will be a good time of sharing with each other our own faith stories, our joys, our struggles.  Everyone is welcome to attend!  Come ready to share and grow!