Mother's Day May 10th, 2026 St. Peter's

Mother's Day on May 10th with Fr. Austyn.

Arianna and Fr. Austyn giving out carnations    Emmie                          Judy M                                           Maggie

      

Brenda, Rejoice, Solution and Fr. Austyn        At the coffee hour.

Tea at the Legion

Six ladies from St. Peter's attended the local teac at the Legion Branch 547 on Saturday, May 9th. It was a wonderful afternoon.

Brenda                                                   Carol Anne                                                                                                 Carol S

Some goodies                                               Judy K                                         Linda                                                    Maggie

Fr. David's Farewell April 26th, 2026 @ St. John's

Fr. Bryant's stole on the altar to end his service           Jennifer and David                   Some gifts

Sarah gives her speech (St. Johns')     Linda's speech for St. Peter's         B.J. and Fr. David

Sara, David, Sarah and Linda                               David and Don R.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salmon Dinner @ St. John's April 23rd, 2026

Delicious salmon supper from St. John's      Our BBQ kings and the ladies in the kitchen and at the door.

Pancake Supper 2026 St. Peter's

Carol selling her tickets                      Don S at the door                           Workers in the kitchen

Our youngest guests.

Lessons and Carols @ St. Peter's Dec. 14th, 2025

A collage by Judy K of all the readers at Lessons and Carols

John, Carol S, Linda, Olivia, Christine, Marilyn and Don S.

Lessons and Carols, Dec. 14th, 2025 @ St. Peter's. Service was followed by a great coffee hour celebration.

Free Turkey Dinner 2025 Dec. 6th.

FREE Turkey Dinner, Dec. 6th, 2025 @ St. Peter's

Carol Anne and Maggie                                                                             Carol S's Quilt she donated             Some of the diners

Don and Kate                                            Rev. David with some guests                              Maggie in the kitchen

Ken's plate of food                                                      Sadie, Marilyn, Joanne and Judy K         Susanne, KJ, Christine and Don serving

Wrapping Mugs @ St. Peter's, Nov, 19th, 2025 for Christmas for Kids

Wrapping mugs for Moms and Dads for the Christmas for Kids 2025 @ St. Peter's. Some of St. John's ladies gave us a hand too.

Snack time                                            Great group of ladies

 

Serious wrapping going on here.

Bake Sale @ St. Peter's Nov. 15, 2025

St. Peter's Bake sale, Carol preparing to make meat pies              Deputy Mayor, Ken Fowler with his treats

Some of the treats offered             Amanda and Fred Drodge (Councillor) and Mayor Lynn Dollin          Our cashier, Carol Anne

REMEMBRANCE DAY service around the Parish 2025

   

Father David & Arianna at Remembrance service                Altar at Remembrance service        Remembrance table at St. Peter's

At St. John's the Remembrance Cross       The Military display @ St. John's

 

Making meat pies for Bake Sale October 23, 2025

 

Brenda, Carol and Maggie got together to start the meat pies for the Bake Sale on Nov. 15th, 2025 9-2pm.

Fall clean up day @ St. Peter's, October 25th, 2025

Clean up day was very successful on October 25th, 2025, followed by a lovely luncheon. Everyone pitched in and made the work easier to do. Thanks everyone for a job well done.

 

Changes out front at St. Peter's

The front of church renos are nearly complete. The workers have done a wonderful job of bringing our little church into the community. Feel free to visit us at any time.

Abbey's Graduation Celebration at St. Peter's, August 17th, 2025

St. Peter's held a lovely celebration for our own Abbey Mills, on August 17th, who graduated school and will be attending Georgian College in September in the Nursing Programme. Congratulations, Abbey, for a job well done.

Abbey and Mom, Lily                       Abbey's carnations                              Abbey in her graduation dress

A beautiful cake made for Abbey by Kim Zielke. Thanks Kim   Abbey cuts the cake     Abbey's card

Random shots of the room

Fr. David presents Abbey with her card from the church

Peach Supper at St. John's, August 15th, 2025

A fun time was had by all at the Peach Supper at St. Johns on August 15th with two sittings at 5 and 6:15. Great food and company were enjoyed. Pictured below are 3 of the kitchen helpers, Lois, Maura and Karen. Thanks to all those who helped to prepare the food and to all the people who donated toward the dinner. It was a great evening

St. Peter's had a great time. Judy and Carol Anne are pictures.

Marilyn and Judy loved the dessert of peaches, cake and ice cream. Yummy.

Mike and Don from St. Peter's had a great time.

A room of happy people at the second sitting.

Parish Picnic and service June 22nd, 2025

Vicki took a pic of the choir anthem            Food table by Vicki

A fun afternoon at the Parish picnic/service on June 22nd, 2025. Because it was 40 degrees Celsius outside, we moved on inside at the Rectory and enjoyed great food, wonderful music and fellowship together. We may be two churches, but we are one big happy Church Family. Thanks to everyone who made this such a great event. Kim and Joanne who organized the morning/afternoon and to all those who contributed to the delicious meal.

 

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Lois, Jaci, Dave, Andy       Reed, Emmett and Kurtis        Some of the choir: Nancy, Clara (organist) Linda, Bonnie

All of the above and below pics were taken by Judy K.

Sharon performing the Prayer of Direction          The Four Directions Prayers of the People with 9 volunteers.

Around the food table                           Getting ready for service                         Jennifer with Reed, Emmett & Kurtis

A collage of the afternoon

Flower arranging workshop @ St. John's 2025

Workshop on May 25th, 2025 @ St. John's after service, led by Sharon.

Bonnie, Lois, Clara, Nancy & Win                    Beautiful flower arrangements

 

Cemetery Sunday 2025 St. Peter's

Yummy Strawberry Shortcake

Emmie and Fr. David in Cemetery for prayers

Leaving the church for Cemetery, led by the Piper

     

The Piper in the Cemetery. Beautiful music.

Walk to the Cemetery

Food table

Memorial table

Clean up day @ St. Peter's, 2025

Making the Cemetery beautiful for Cemetery Sunday 2025

 

 

 

 

 

Parish Picnic and Church service Sunday, June 22nd, 2025

A wonderful, combined service and picnic was held on June 22nd, 2025, at the Rectory in Cookstown,  inside due to the intense 40 degree Celsius weather. Great food, great company and delicious food.  A big thank you to Joanne and Kim who organized the event and to all those who brought their favourite main dish or dessert, it was all delicious. We are two churches, but one big happy Church Family.

 

Sharon led the Presentation. Words to live by          The food table                  Some of the congregation

Jennifer with Reed, Curtis and Emmett                           Sharon and the kids

Some of the choir.                                               Congregants waiting for lunch     Reed, Emmett and Curtis.

Potluck at St. Peter's May 30th, 2025 for the Parish

Brent getting ready to play Bingo

Dave, Nancy, Joan, Elliott and Curtis

Dessert table

Don R, Don's friend, Rick  and Ed

Fred, Jean and Vicki

Judy's lovely fruit display                 Lloyd, Carol and Norm                  Norm, Andy and Don  playing  Bingo

The room playing Bingo

Ice Storm of 2025 at the church cemetery, St. Peter's

Ice Storm of 2025 created havoc in the St. Peter's Cemetery. Clean up commenced on April 28th.

Palm Sunday events at St. Peter's April 13th, 2025

Palm Sunday handing out the crosses that we made the day before. It was a fun time.

Jean Zielke's Appreciation Day

Rev. Sonja Free takes the service while Rev. David was away with Jennifer on vacation. As usual, she gave a most uplifting sermon all about Love.

St. Peter's held an Appreciation Day for Jean Zielke, on Feb. 23rd, 2025, who has been playing the organ at our church for over 60+ years. Many of her family members joined in to help us celebrate Jean. It was a lovely morning/afternoon. We were joined by a few members of  our sister church, St. John's. A light luncheon was enjoyed by all. We also had Rev. Sonja Free taking the service while Rev. David and Jennifer took a much deserved holiday. Thank you Sonja.

Norm's 85th Birthday, Jan. 11, 2025 @ St. Peter's

St. Peter's helps at Food Bank, Dec. 14th, 2024

Helping at the Food Bank Christmas 2024

Maggie, Linda, Tonya, Norm, Carol and Joanne

Potluck Supper @ St. Peter's, Friday, Nov. 29th, 2024

Remembrance Day @ St. John's, Cookstown and St. Peter's

Remembrance Day Service, Nov. 10, 2024 @ St. John's Cenotaph.

 

Remembrance Day @ St. Peter's, 2024.

Maundy Thursday at St. Peter's, 2024

Bishop Kevin Robertson visits the Parish (St. Peter's), 2024