College and Young Adults
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Fr. John Wallace
Associate Rector,
Young Adult and College Ministry
jwallace@saint-peters.net
(850) 701-0664, ext. 27
The Young Adult and College Ministry is open to all college-age students, any young adult in their 20s and 30s, and graduate students and faculty of any age. We have a variety of activities for college students, primarily through the Anglican College Ministry, as well as a 20s and 30s group that meets on Thursday evenings and a Graduate Students and Faculty group which meets on Sunday evenings. The Young Adult and College Ministry also has oversight of Veritas! An Anglican Service of Praise, a contemporary worship service open to everyone.
Please read below to learn more about our activites.
Anglican College Ministry
The Anglican College Ministry is a student group at The Florida State University, Florida A&M University, and Tallahassee Community College (open to all college age young adults) dedicated to living the Jesus way by loving and serving others while worshiping the God revealed in Jesus Christ. Visit our page to learn more. . .
20s - 30s / Young Professionals
20s - 30s Group
Thursday evenings, 6:30 pm -- Thursdays in the Youth House
The Young Adults Group is perfect for young professionals – single or married – in their 20s and 30s looking for weekly fellowship and participating in Christian community. We meet year round on Thursday nights from 6:30-8:00 pm in the Youth House for various faith-building studies as well as time for sharing and prayer. We also meet for holiday celebrations and occasional dinners. This spring, we will be continuing our study of the book of Hebrews. For more information, please contact Elisabeth Gordon at elisabethgordon@gmail.com or Travis Timmons at timmons.travis@gmail.com.
Graduate Students and Faculty
Graduate Student Fellowship - Soup Group
Sunday evenings, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Home of Stephen and Margo Payne, 6:30 pm
Soup Group is the Sunday Evening Supper and Study for graduate students, faculty and their spouses. Join us during the academic year, on Sundays from 6:30-8:00pm, at the home of Stephen and Margo Payne. We begin the evening with supper, followed by a Bible study or a book discussion. The themes are focused on Community and Creed, Faith and Reason, and Doxology and Theology. Questions? Call the Paynes at either 850-597-2768 or 850-443-5143.
Special Events
3rd Sunday College Forum
6:30 pm
February 21, March 21, April 18
We’re continuing something new and exciting this Spring! We always enjoy ameal and fellowship together after the Veritas Service, but on the third Sunday of the months of February, March, and April all college students are invited to stick around after the Veritas Service for the College Forum. Each Forum will include dinner and discussion with local professionals (doctors, lawyers, politicians, professors, etc.) about how they chose their profession,what it took to get there,and how their faith informs the decisions theymake atwork today. Cost is only $1. All college age young adults are welcome!
The Veritas Forum at Florida State University
Featured Speaker: Os Guinness
March 30-31Explore True Life – Veritas Forums are university events that engage students and faculty in discussions about life’s hardest questions and the relevance of Jesus Christ to all of life. The first Veritas Forum was held in 1992 at Harvard University. Since then, Veritas Forums have been held at Brown, Duke,MIT, Princeton, Yale, Georgetown, LSU, Berkeley, Stanford, Cambridge, Oxford, and many other universities around the world. This year, the Anglican Student Association has partnered with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Baptist Collegiate Ministry, Reformed University Fellowship, and other campus ministries to host a Veritas Forum this Spring at FSU featuring the world renowned
scholar and social critic, Os Guinness. This is a great way to be encouraged in your faith and is also a great opportunity to explore themeaning of life and the relevance of Jesuswith your friends who are not Christians.We hope you will join us as we “Explore True Life” together.
Easter Lunch
April 4
All College Studentswho are not able tomake it home for Easter are invited to come to an Easter Lunch at the Wallaces. After the 11:15 am service, we’ll gather at our house for lunch and fellowship. (Plan to arrive around 1:30 pm). Directions are available by contacting Fr.Wallace or the Church Office.
Missions
Spring Break Mission to Guatemala
March 6-13
Make your Spring Break matter!This year we’re partnering with E3’s college group for an awesome mission trip to Porch de Salomon in Guatemala. There is no better way to spend Spring Break than serving others in the name of Christ.
Sundays
Veritas – An Anglican Service of Praise
Location: St. Peter's, 5:00 p.m.
Veritas (Latin for Truth) is a Sunday evening worship service at St. Peter’s that is both ancient and new, traditional and contemporary. It is a service that combines the ancient liturgical traditions of Anglicanism with the best of today’s music. The atmosphere is casual yet reverent, comfortable yet holy. All worshipers are welcome! The service starts at 5:00 pm. You are invited to come as you are to be fed: body, mind, and spirit.
Gorge for a George!
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6:30 pm (after the Veritas service)
All college students are invited to stay afterward to “Gorge for a George.” Enjoy fellowship and dinner with other college students for only $1. Meet in the back of the church at 6:30 p.m. (You don’t have to attend the Veritas service to join us for dinner.)
“Soup Group” Graduate Student & Faculty Fellowship
6:30 pm
Home of Stephen and Margo Payne
Soup Group is the Sunday Evening Supper & Study for Graduate Students, faculty and their spouses. Join us during the academic year,on Sundays from6:30 to 8:00 pm, at the home of Steve and Margo Payne, 1559 Cristobal Drive. Google for directions. We begin the evening with supper, followed by a Bible study or a book discussion.The themes are focused on Community & Creed, Faith & Reason, and Doxology & Theology. Questions? Call the Paynes at either 850-597-2768 or 850-443-5143.
Wednesdays
College Men’s and Women’s Bible Studies
5:00 p.m. - Dinner - Cost is only $1 for students!
6:15 p.m. - Men's and Women's Bible Studies - at the Wallace's!
Each Wednesday evening this Spring, we’ll be gathering for Wednesday Night dinner at St. Peter’s followed by Bibie Study at Fr. John and Ashley Wallace's house.
Their address is 2234 Killarney Way. Directions: Head North on Thomasville Road past I-10. Just past Books-A-Million, look for the turn for Killarney Way. Turn right into Killearn Estates. The Wallace's house is on the left. (Look for the St. Peter's parking signs!) You can park at the playground across the street.
Thursdays
Evening Prayer
8:00 pm
At the Home of Evan Simington
Each Thursday evening we gather for a shared meal and Evening Prayer. This is a great way to close the day, by gathering together as the body of Christ to say ‘good night’ to God, to commend our lives to him, and to pray for his protection through the coming night. We join our voices with those of millions of other Christians throughout the world and throughout the centuries in this ancient pattern of nightly prayer. All college students and college age young adults are welcome.
College Fun Night
Movies, Bowling,Games, Picnics, Star Gazing, Bonfires and whatever else seems like a lot of fun. We don’t do this every week, and each time is different so check the CollegeMinistrywebsite: www.AnglicanStudent.com or our Facebook group for up to date information.
20s - 30s / Young Professionals
6:30 pm -- Thursdays in the Youth House
The Young Adults Group is perfect for young professionals – single or married – in their 20s and 30s looking for weekly fellowship and participating in Christian community. We meet year round on Thursday nights from 6:30-8:00 pm in the Youth House for various faith-building studies as well as time for sharing and prayer. We also meet for holiday celebrations and occasional dinners. This spring, we will continue our study of the book of Hebrews. For more information, please contact Elisabeth Gordon at elisabethgordon@gmail.com or Travis Timmons at timmons.travis@gmail.com.