Waffle Church at St. Peter’s

Join us in the Parish Hall on Sunday, May 1st for St. Peter’s very first Waffle Church. Worship begins at 11am. Arrive anytime after 10:30am to have a cup of coffee, familiarize yourself with the space, or help stir waffle batter. Feel free to come help out and even BYOWI… bring your own waffle iron!

What happens at a Waffle Church service?

We will sing, pray and hear the stories of Scripture. We celebrate communion by sharing bread and cup, then continue the celebration with waffles. Then we will sing some more and clean-up the space before going on our way. There will be movement, and sometimes an invitation to visual art. Children and adults are warmly invited to participate in every aspect of Waffle Church.

Why waffles?

Most everyone loves waffles; they are easy to make; they are delicious. Especially our waffles. Most everyone loves bacon. Waffles actually trace their roots back to the iron used to prepare communion wafers for the church in medieval Europe. What a magical coincidence!

Is Waffle Church just for families and children?

Waffle Church is for everybody! All ages. Come alone. Come with friends. Come with a partner, a child, or a whole group. We may not all have children, but we have all BEEN children.

My child is squirmy. Is there something for her/him to do during Waffle Church?

Children (and adults) are invited to move around the space during worship. We will have chairs and rugs and floor pillows. We will have soft toys and books and crayons always available. And our worship is interactive, with music and movement and participation and often art.

Is there communion? Are kids invited to join?

There is communion at every Waffle Church. We share the bread and cup together, and all are invited to the table of welcome. Children are particularly curious about communion and often gather closest to the table to hear the story and see the breaking of the bread and the sharing of the cup.