Prayer Shawl Ministry is a ministry in many ways. People, young and old, gather to knit or crochet while offering prayers for their work, each other and for recipients of the shawls; in this way they are forming a small group in the community of faith.  

The shawls go out to those who are in need of healing, to celebrate special events in their lives and to console the grieving. When the recipient wears the shawl, the love, prayers and good wishes of the group are wrapped around him or her. 

We think of this ministry as an example of our labyrinth here at St Peters: 

it is intricate, it is visible, it can be used in many ways, it carries different benefits for different people and the center brings us to a point where we can meet God and each other.  More

Global Outreach responds to natural disasters around the world.

The global mission team is committed to engaging lay leadership in "hands on" action as well as supporting communities in need through funding. Our engagement this year in interfaith conversations and training of lay leadership in new forms of mission action are examples of continuing efforts to live into this commitment. We are trying to send the caring spirit of our St. Peter's community out into the world to relieve suffering and promote justice. In addition to thoughtfully allocating parish funds for world crisis we strive to inform ourselves and the parish of world events and act on behalf of those in need. We are pursuing interfaith dialogue about the Syrian refugee crisis. We hope to aid Central American Asylum Seekers in Georgetown. We have an ongoing relationship with an Episcopal community in Haiti, led by Pere Yvan. We have funded training in Asset-Based Community Development in preparation for a St. Peter's mission trip to Haiti in 2017. We welcome everyone whose heart is moved by those in need due to poverty, disaster, disease and warfare to join us on the third Tuesday of each month in the Conference Room at 7 pm.

- Hannah Hannon & Ingrid Miller, Global Mission Co-Chairs