About Us
In 2024, COME JOIN US SUNDAYS AT 8 AM & 10 AM FOR WORSHIP. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
From all of us at the 126-year-old historic St. Peter's by the Sea Episcopal in Cape Neddick, Maine, we wish you the peace and joy in knowing, loving, and serving others in the name of Jesus Christ Our Lord.+ As Episcopalians we celebrate the Holy Eucharist each and every service (Holy Communion, Mass, Lord's Supper). Every Christian is welcome at the Lord's table here. Come as you are! We are a thriving parish that serves others and worship a Loving God and His Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Our love embraces everyone and everyone is welcomed here at St Peter’s since 1897.
Powerful preaching about Jesus, awesome worship liturgically with a strong, large music program, social gatherings, events and continued programs for the coastal community.
You will be glad you did.
Feel free to send us emails, comments, pray requests, etc. Thank you!
Go in peace and love to serve others in the Lord.+
LOVE ONE ANOTHER
IN 2023, WE CELEBRATED OUR 126th ANNIVERSARY.
St. Peter's by the Sea Episcopal was built in 1897 from a bequest by Nannie Dunlap Conoroe, widow of George. Built on Christian Hill so that its cross would be visible to sailors at sea, the Church was designed by George C. Burns and built by Edward Blaisdell of York. The stained glass windows were designed and built by the Connick Studios of Boston.
The Library in Ogunquit was given by Nannie also and its design similar to St. Peter's.
A Sacred Place of Music, Joy, Prayer, Word of God and fellowship with one another in Christ+
DON'T MISS ST PETER'S WITH OUR PROFESSIONAL MUSIC CHOIR, SOLOISTS, AND INSTRUMENTS WITH DYNAMIC ANGLICAN PREACHING AND ATTENDANCE UP OVER 110% SO IF YOU HAVE NO CHURCH, PLAN TO BRING THE FAMILY AND YOUR FRIENDS FOR AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE WITH A LOVING JESUS WHO AWAITS YOU WITH OPEN ARMS!
A SPECIAL KIDS BIBLE ACTIVITY BAG FOR EACH CHILD TO ENJOY DURING WORSHIP! Ask the ushers!
Worship services with Eucharist are held at 8 am and 10:00 am each Sunday. Come to learn about who Jesus Christ is and what He offers you in this Life and Eternity +
In addition to the beautiful liturgy experience, a special music program is provided each Sunday to enhance Christian worship. Awesome worship several guests have remarked after attending services at St Peter’s Episcopal
Our regular staffed clergy of 3 priests are all known for their dynamic preaching abilities in the community. Our professional choir( see our Music section on this site) sings at the 10 am Service each Sunday in August. Don't miss it! EXPERIENCE THE LOVE AND JOY IN THE HOLY SPIRIT+
YOU WILL BE MY WITNESSES JESUS SAYS. We place Jesus Christ at the center of our faith.
The Episcopal Church, an arm of the worldwide Anglican Church (85 million members) welcomes local and visitors of all faiths and orientations within its walls. You are most welcomed here regardless of your religion, race, or sexual orientation.
We are members of God's family, rooted in Jesus Christ in love for one another. We are all children of Go
An awesome experience in Worship+
Our church offers you a worship richly grounded in Liturgy and in the love and fellowship of Jesus Christ.
You will be most welcomed. We celebrate Holy Communion and listen to the Word of God read and preached each Sunday.
We sit, kneel, and stand in worship. We sing hymns with music, organ, and sometimes instrumental. We kneel to pray, sit to listen or stand to sing.
You are never alone in our worship. You become family. St. Peter's by the Sea is part of the largest Protestant denomination, the Anglican Church in the world, with over 85 million members. Our roots date back to the Church of England in 1549!
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WHO ARE EPISCOPALIANS?
We are often known as the church bridge between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism.
Our strong belief in Jesus Christ as Lord and our liturgical worship practice provide us with the description as a bridge between the two bodies of Christians.
OUR ACT OF WORSHIP
As you enter, you will notice an atmosphere of worship and reverence. Our churches vary in size and architecture, but your eye is carried to the altar or holy table, and to the cross. So our thoughts as Episcopalians are taken at once to Christ and to God whose house the church is.
In the pew you will find a red book called Book of Common Prayer which contains our liturgy or form of worship we use. You will find a blue book called THE HYMNAL which contains our hymns.
You may wonder when to sit, or stand, or kneel. The general rule is to stand to sing, our affirmation of faith in the Creed, and the reading of the Gospel. We sit during readings from the Bible and the sermon. We kneel for the confessional prayer and Eucharistic prayer following the singing of the Sanctus to show our gratefulness to God for accepting us as children or as an act of humility before God. This is especially done during the Eucharistic Prayer and the closing prayer before the Benediction+.
When you visit an Episcopalian church, you will be respected and a welcomed guest. The Anglican worldwide church is the largest Protestant church with over 85,000,000 baptized and confirmed members.
Our priests and people will welcome you totally in the love and fellowship of our Savior Jesus Christ. Come and find out!
OUR BELIEF AND CREEDS
We use the Apostles and Nicene Creeds as our Profession of Faith- what we believe. These are located in the Book of Common Prayer. We recite the Nicene Creed during Eucharistic rites and Apostles Creed in Morning Prayer liturgy.
We take the Eucharist or Holy Communion very serious in the Episcopal Church(Anglican Church). You will see why this is so when you attend St. Peter's! It is what we become as we partake of the Body(bread) and Blood(wine) of Christ in His Death and Resurrection.+
Every baptized Christian is encouraged to receive Holy Communion at the altar rail either by kneeling or by standing. If you just wish to receive a blessing from the priest simply cross your arms across your chest and he will give you a blessing.
MAY THE PEACE OF GOD WHICH SURPASSES ALL HUMAN UNDERSTANDING, KEEP YOUR HEART AND YOUR MIND ROOTED AND GROUNDED IN CHRIST JESUS+