Last year, 2020, before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, St. Peter's Church celebrated a milestone: 30 years of regular services of Choral Evensong. 

We had hoped to celebrate this anniversary with a festive series of Choral Evensong services in the 2020/21 season. Instead, we began this series in a new way: virtual conversations about music and liturgy that we're calling Living Tradition. These conversations have explored the tradition of Evensong from its roots to its use here at St. Peter's, both in the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries and in recent years.

We hope you will join us as we continue exploring this rich tradition now while looking forward to the day when Choral Evensong can once again be offered at St. Peter's.

These virtual conversations will be offered on Zoom so be sure to visit our Upcoming Living Tradition Conversations on Zoom page for links to each session. Our series is flexible, and as circumstances change we will too. If you are not already subscribed, you may also wish to subscribe to St. Peter's weekly email newsletter, News from the Rock. 

Living Tradition spring schedule

“In quires and places where they sing”: Anthems and Hymns

Sunday, January 10 at 1:30 p.m.

Anthems and hymns have held an increasingly prominent place in Anglican worship. Join St. Peter's Director of Music David Sinden as we attempt to trace the five-hundred-year development of these forms in our worship. And don't miss the "Top 5 Evensong Anthems Every Episcopalian Should Know."

Inwardly Digest Book Group

What if the Book of Common Prayer is intended for more than just worship within the church building? What if it is really “a map to a deeper relationship with God, a framework for developing a more intentional and rewarding life of faith?” David Sinden will lead this discussion of the book Inwardly Digest: The Prayer Book as a Guide to a Spiritual Life by Derek Olsen. 

Sunday, January 17 at 1:30 p.m.  

Chapter 1: Fundamentals; and Section 1: The Calendar.

Sunday, February 7 at 1:30 p.m.

Section 2: The Daily Office

Sunday, February 21 at 1:30 p.m.

Section 3: The Holy Eucharist

Sunday, March 7 at 1:30 p.m.

Meet the author, Derek Olsen!

“Very Meet to Be Used of All Sorts of People”: Exploring the First Anglican Hymn Book

Sunday, January 31 at 1:30 p.m.

“Praise God, from whom all blessings flow”: The Life and Times of Thomas Ken

Sunday, March 21 at 1:30 p.m. 

Presented by Bruce Ryder, a member of the St. Peter’s Choir who is currently conducting biographical research on Thomas Ken, an Anglican bishop and hymn writer.