Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, which begins the 40 + day Season of Lent. Lent is significant because during this season, our focus individually and collectively, is on repentance and renewal. We repent because we are guilty of sin and need God’s redemption. We experience renewal when we connect with God and live in relationship with the creator and sustainer of the universe.
The ashes we’ll receive on Ash Wednesday are symbolic of our desire to repent and be renewed. Typically, during the season of Lent believers engage in three spiritual disciplines with heightened focus and intentionality: prayer, fasting, and alms-giving.
We pray because prayer is an essential part of the Christian life. Prayer connects us to God and to each other, and prayer provides the power necessary to live like Christ in a world that’s anti-Christ.
We fast because fasting is a means of physical self-denial which reveals to us in a very tangible way, the spiritual reality that we are completely dependent on God. Fasting takes our focus away from gratifying physical desires and moves us to a place where we can attend to spiritual things in a more focused and disciplined way.
We give alms because we understand that the material resources God gives us are given with the expectation that we share them with others. People all around us have needs that we can help meet if we avail ourselves to serve.
During this season of Lent our prayer is that you will devote yourself to these three disciplines with renewed energy and commitment. Prayerfully you will join us in worship on Ash Wednesday at 7:00 pm at St. James A.M.E. Church in St. Paul - 624 Central Ave W, St Paul, MN 55104. We also pray that you’ll consider how to give of your time and treasure in service to others.
Finally, We pray that you will join us in the corporate fast outlined below. If you have special prayer requests, please put them in the prayer request box in the sanctuary, (or submit them through the website by clicking the "prayer request" button on our homepage) so that the prayer ministry can pray over them.
This year we will engage in the fast outlined below. As you participate, we ask that you keep the same window of time throughout the duration of the fast. For example, if you choose the three-hour block of time between Noon and 3:00 pm, stay with that time frame throughout Lent.
We will begin the Corporate Fast on Ash Wednesday with prayer. For the first week, between February 26 and March 4, find a prayer partner and begin praying together daily, and continue praying daily throughout the season of Lent. On March 4th we will begin abstaining from food as outlined.
The ashes we’ll receive on Ash Wednesday are symbolic of our desire to repent and be renewed. Typically, during the season of Lent believers engage in three spiritual disciplines with heightened focus and intentionality: prayer, fasting, and alms-giving.
We pray because prayer is an essential part of the Christian life. Prayer connects us to God and to each other, and prayer provides the power necessary to live like Christ in a world that’s anti-Christ.
We fast because fasting is a means of physical self-denial which reveals to us in a very tangible way, the spiritual reality that we are completely dependent on God. Fasting takes our focus away from gratifying physical desires and moves us to a place where we can attend to spiritual things in a more focused and disciplined way.
We give alms because we understand that the material resources God gives us are given with the expectation that we share them with others. People all around us have needs that we can help meet if we avail ourselves to serve.
During this season of Lent our prayer is that you will devote yourself to these three disciplines with renewed energy and commitment. Prayerfully you will join us in worship on Ash Wednesday at 7:00 pm at St. James A.M.E. Church in St. Paul - 624 Central Ave W, St Paul, MN 55104. We also pray that you’ll consider how to give of your time and treasure in service to others.
Finally, We pray that you will join us in the corporate fast outlined below. If you have special prayer requests, please put them in the prayer request box in the sanctuary, (or submit them through the website by clicking the "prayer request" button on our homepage) so that the prayer ministry can pray over them.
This year we will engage in the fast outlined below. As you participate, we ask that you keep the same window of time throughout the duration of the fast. For example, if you choose the three-hour block of time between Noon and 3:00 pm, stay with that time frame throughout Lent.
We will begin the Corporate Fast on Ash Wednesday with prayer. For the first week, between February 26 and March 4, find a prayer partner and begin praying together daily, and continue praying daily throughout the season of Lent. On March 4th we will begin abstaining from food as outlined.
St. Peter's AME Church honors the lives and legacies of America's Black pioneers. This February, our emphasis will be on supporting Black businesses. In the spirit of Black Wall Street in Tulsa in the 1920's and the 38th Street Black Business District in Minneapolis in the 1930's, we envision a revival of Black entrepreneurship and business vitality.
The only way that can happen is if we support our brothers and sisters who are putting their career livelihood on the line every day. Join us in making "Buy Black History Month" more than just a hashtag by buying from Black businesses as often as possible this month, and beyond.
You can find a comprehensive list of Black owned businesses in the Twin Cities by visiting the Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce here. Please let us know your favorites by dropping a post on our Facebook or Twitter pages. Happy Black History Month!
Join us this month in worship every Sunday at 10:00 am as we profile some of the pioneers of the struggle for freedom and equality, and then gather with family and friends at a black-owned restaurant to celebrate.
Welcome to the digital home of St. Peter's AME Church! We are a welcoming, inclusive faith community in South Minneapolis that loves God and is actively seeking radical ways to love God's people. We know you have many options for worship and we're grateful that you are visiting with us virtually. We hope that you will also consider joining us live and in living color on Wednesdays for Bible Study, and on Sundays for worship. May God richly bless you! - Pastor Jon & Lady Michelle Robinson
Get registered to vote and help us register voters in our neighborhood. If you need to register, you can do so at St. Peter's. Call the church office for more information. This is a critical election year, not only in the national presidential race, but in our local and state government as well. Make your voice heard and let your vote be counted! 2020 Election Schedule In 2020, Minneapolis residents will vote for President, Vice President, US Representative, State Senator, State Representative, Judicial seats, and School Board (even districts and one at-large). PRECINCT CAUCUSES
February At A Glance
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