St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley (Episcopal)

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• The High Point at St. Peter's in the Great Valley

The Anglican Communion

• Never been to an Episcopalian church? Here's what to expect Your basic guide to quieting fears you may have about visiting an Episcopal Church.
• The Diocese of Pennsylvania The diocese of which St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley is a member, and one of the oldest dioceses in the Episcopal Church.
• Episcopal Church, USA The website for the Episcopal Church in the United States, serving all 50 states.
• Episcopal News Service Top news and feature stories from the Episcopal perspective.
• The Episcopal Book/Resource Center Features an array of liturgical and contemporary religious books and other writings.
• Episcopal-Life The 'house organ' of the Episcopal Church, USA.
• Cursillo A movement in the Episcopal Church which helps to renew and deepen Christian commitment.
• Web Pages of the Congregations and Dioceses of the Episcopal Church, USA Alphabetical listing of the Episcopal Church within the United States.
• ECVA Encourages the visual arts in the life of the Episcopal Church.
• An Outline of the Faith Commonly called the Catechism - from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.
• Episcopal Church - related organizations An interesting array of organizations related to faith and the Episcopal Church.
• The Official Web Site of the Anglican Communion Provide resources and links about the work, witness and worship of the Anglican/Episcopal family of churches around the globe.
• Anglican Church Music This site aims to be a central source of information for Anglican and Episcopal church and cathedral music, with resources for church musicians, singers, congregation members, or anyone who enjoys this kind of music.
• The Daily Office Provides aids to worship within the context of the Anglican Communion.
• Episcopal Relief and Development The collective response of Episcopalians to people in need.
• Anglicans Online Information to better help you understand the Anglican Communion.

The Christian Life

• Search the Bible Think of this link as a Bible Concordance on steroids. You pick which text version you want, which words to search for, which books to search!
• Biblical Resources Bibles, concordances, Bible search, and other Bible-related resources. Online texts, cross-references, and scholarship. Links and commentary.
• The Home of the Sparrow Providing affordable and transitional housing to homeless women and their children.
• Good Works A Christian nonprofit ministry that repairs homes, and restores hope, in West Chester and Coatesville, PA.
• Habitat for Humanity International A nonprofit, ecumenical Christian organization dedicated to eliminating poverty housing worldwide.

Inspiring Places To Worship

• Philadelphia Cathedral The cathedral of the Diocese of Pennsylvania.
• The Cathedral of St. John the Divine New York City.
• Washington National Cathedral Washington, D.C.
• Canterbury Cathedral The "Mother Church" in Canterbury, England.
• Westminster Abbey Place of Worship, House of Kings.
• St. Paul's Cathedral The Episcopal cathedral in Rome.
• Cathedral of Notre-Dame Chartres, France.
• Grace Cathedral The Episcopal cathedral in San Francisco.
• St. Paul's Cathedral The Anglican cathedral in London.
• Ripon Cathedral North Yorkshire, England.
• Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury, England.
• York Cathedral North Yorkshire, England.

Sites Related To Music

• Official Taizé site Includes a section "Prayer and Song", which contains directions for meditative singing, the value of silence, and a selection of audio clips.
• Pipedreams The award winning Minnesota Public Radio program of organ music from around the world.
• Sacred Harp Resources A wealth of resource sites about the Sacred Harp tradition of American singing.
• Church Publishing The main source of publications of the Episcopal Church, including hymnals, prayer books, Bibles, CDs, etc.
• The Hymn Society A good place to order hymn recordings.
• Excerpts of GIA's Sacred Music Recordings and Collections An array of contemporary Christian music.
• African-American Spirituals These songs that have influenced all of American music. This page provides information on the history of these wonderful songs, as well as information on some of the people who have been important in the evolution of the spirituals.
• The African American Art Song Alliance Contains lists of recordings by composer, performer, or record label.
• AfricanAmericanSpiritual.com Provides a wide array of black spirituals, including some live excerpts.
• NegroSpirituals.com The story of the negro spiritual is closely linked to the history of African Americans.
• M.L.Bigelow & Company This site brought to you by the company that designed and constructed our beautiful new organ.
• Live broadcast of Evensong from England every week.
• Bach's Motets, An Introduction and Survey of Recordings
• The website for Gober Organs

Other Interesting and Eclectic Sites

• The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program This program, begun in 1984, is responsible for the creation of over 2,600 murals painted on walls and buildings throughout intercity Philadelphia and is today the largest program of its kind in the United States.
• The Chester County Historical Society St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley is the oldest Episcopal parish in Chester County, PA. The Society can be useful for general historic research of this historic county.
• The Tredyffrin Easttown Historical Society The land upon which the Church of Saint Peter's Church in the Great Valley has stood for almost three centuries is specifically located at the very edge between Tredyffrin Township on the east and East Whiteland Township on the west. This Society can be quite useful for explicit historic information on these townships and the history of St. Peter's Church.
• Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) The APOD archive contains the largest collection of annotated astronomical images on the internet.
• Partners for Sacred Places The only national, non-sectarian, non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and active community use of America's older religious properties.
• Great Valley Nature Center Founded in 1974 as a non-profit organization, the GVNC provides environmental education through nature programs, summer camps and adventure trips for school children, organized groups, and the general public.