March 2026
From Pastor Scott:
This year, as in many years, March forms the core of our Lenten experience. Lent offers many additional worship experiences and the long-awaited Daylight Savings time as well.
This year, as we focus on prayer as our Lenten theme, we also focus on our ongoing relationship with God. For many of us, prayer is a “murky” experience. Many people feel uncomfortable about praying in public. And, if you ask a group of people to describe their experiences with prayer, they are hard-pressed to explain anything about prayer.
For most of us, actions of prayer remain mysterious. I also suspect that many people only feel the need to pray when confronted with difficult circumstances in their lives.
Like many things we experience in life, we gain more from prayer practiced regularly. Prayer invites us into a time of spiritual discipline. And, because it is often reflective, actions of prayer help us to come to terms with issues and concerns we sometimes carry as baggage in our lives.
Since the Lord’s Prayer is the only prayer that Jesus taught the disciples, we are focusing on this prayer during our Lent and Holy Week. I hope you will find these times of worship to be useful and meaningful in your lives as well. Martin Luther offered guidance to us in his explanation to the petitions of the prayer. And, if you analyze each of the petitions, you will discover much about your own life.
If you have participated in Lenten worship throughout your life, you probably remember seasons that were particularly meaningful. With our cold weather leading us into Lent this year, I particularly remember a time when it snowed each week during the entire Lenten season. That year also offered a bright Easter morning that provided an opportunity to truly celebrate the resurrection of our Lord. Snow was still piled up in some parking lots, but the flowers on our Easter cross revealed a message that new life was emerging.
In a way that memory has helped me understand how faith transforms our lives. Many things seem dire that are just ordinary. By the power of prayer, God often shows us the way we should go. We look forward to sharing soup and fellowship on each of the Wednesdays of Lent. Plan to be present as transformation happens.
Peace in Christ,
Pastor Scott
TODAY AT NOON (Wednesday, February 25), our first community Lenten service will occur at Pawleys Island Presbyterian Church. We join other congregations in our area in this worship opportunity. St. Peter’s will be hosting this service on March 11.
EASTER SUNDAY will also offer two worship opportunities. Our Easter sunrise service will occur at 6:30 a.m. on the beach beside Litchfield Inn. This year, we are asking for volunteers to serve in this effort. Please sign the volunteer sheet in the narthex if you would like to help with this event.
Our regular Easter worship service will also occur on Easter Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m.