The Peru Gazette

Melissa LaReau with her mother, Shirley LaReau-Kemp, after speaking to parishioners at St. Augustine’s Church, Peru, NY.  Photo and Story by Mike Langlois. Psychology researchers describe happiness as a combination of life satisfaction and having more positive emotions than negative emotions. Melissa LaReau believes happiness is following your inner voice and pursuing life’s passions. LaReau, […]

The Peru Community Church is pleased to announce their special Christmas season services. On the fourth Sunday of Advent, December 20th, during the 10:30 am service, the 20-member choir directed by Carol Gallagher will present the Christmas cantata “Appalachian Winter”, accompanied by organist/pianist Dennis Frisbie. Composed in the spirit of folk songs, the Cantata recounts […]

Are those smells of pies and pumpkin rolls baking tempting you already for Thanksgiving? If so, the Ladies Guild of the Peru Community Church will again be offering assistance by selling baked apple pies, unbaked apple pies, pumpkin pies and pumpkin cream cheese rolls. The deadline for ordering any of these delicious treats is Sunday, […]

Harkness Methodist Church Annual Chicken and Biscuit Dinner Harkness Church Hall—481 Hallock Hill Rd, Peru Sunday, October 18th—serving begins at 4:00 p.m. Adults, $9; Seniors, $8; Children 6-12, $5; Preschoolers, free Takeouts available

By John T. Ryan Many of the thousands of people who crowded the St. Augustine’s Parish Center grounds during the September 19-20 Applefest were surprised to find solar panels behind the St. Vincent’s Thrift Store and Roger’s House. If they looked across Main Street behind St. Augustine’s Cemetery they saw a much larger solar panel […]

Peru – A Pulled Pork Dinner will be held on Sunday, October 11th from noon until 2 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center. Corn on the cob, baked beans, salad, rolls and a beverage will accompany the pulled pork. The cost is $8 ($6 for Walk of Faith participants). Children 12 and under are $4 […]

The Catholic Community of St. Augustine’s and St. Patrick’s Parish, The Peru Community Church, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court St. Monica 2598 and Knights of Columbus Council 7273 in Peru, NY will hold its 9th Annual Walk of Faith on Sunday, October 11th at Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine (behind St. Augustine’s Church) in […]

Peru – The 38th Annual St. Augustine’s Applefest will be held on Saturday, September 19th and Sunday September 20th. Saturday’s 11 a.m. parade is followed by live music, a giant craft fair, food, games, rides and a Sunday afternoon chicken BBQ.  All the activities take place at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in […]

By John T. Ryan The past several days were undoubtedly memorable for Reverend Dr. Robert Svenson. Last Friday evening the Peru Community Church hosted a Recognition Dinner to honor his service as their pastor. Sunday he delivered his last sermon at the church and Monday he officially retired after forty-two years of ministry. Anyone attending […]

August 29, 2015 – There was a very large turnout at the August 28, 2015 Recognition Dinner for retiring Peru Community Church Pastor Reverend Dr. Robert Svenson. It was a joyous evening as members of the clergy, church members and Reverend “Bob’s” friends thanked him for his service over the past twelve years. The evening […]

The Board of Directors of the Samaritan Family Counseling Center (SFCC) announces that the Center, with offices in Peru and Plattsburgh, will close at the end of August, 2015. The board has taken this action, in part, because of two staff retirements and an additional staff member reducing her hours of availability. The difficulty of […]

Herrmanns’ Royal Lipizzan Stallions will perform in Peru for three shows, August 21-22-23, sponsored by the Peru Community Church. Proceeds will benefit the Church’s upcoming Jamaican Mission trip and also their Capital Fund for needed building repairs. The horses perform “Airs Above the Ground”, a series of spectacular leaps and plunges. Originally bred and trained […]

The Peru Community Church is even more beautiful thanks the shrubs and perennials planted this morning by church members Evelyn and Joe Rinella (L&R) and Nicki LaPlante (Center)

Catholic census underway throughout North Country – Press-Republican: News.

By John T. Ryan Spring Break is a time for many North Country residents to travel south to enjoy the warm of sun. Each year the Peru Community Church Senior High Youth Group also travels, but not quite as far south as most people. The group stops in Washington D.C. where they serve the homeless […]

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By John T. Ryan Many North Country residents know Reverend Kenneth Parker as the man who brings loveable miniature donkeys to our parades, nursing homes, hospitals and senior facilities. Members of a Methodist Church and a Presbyterian Church in Moriah know him as their minister. Others have known him as a Naval Reserve Chaplain, a […]

By John T. Ryan Peru – Each Sunday St. Augustine’s parishioners pray that one of their number will respond to God’s call to the religious life. On September 21, 2014 their prayers were answered when the Franciscan Sisters of Renewal of Bronx, New York received Rachel Daly as a candidate for their religious community. Rachel […]

The following message appears in the Peru Community Church’s February newsletter From the Pastors Desk January 2015 Dear Parishioners and Friends, I have at my home and in my office a cup that reads: “YES, NO, MAYBE.” It best describes my feelings about a decision I have been struggling with for the past year. The […]

The Peru Community Church Senior Youth group will be conducting a bottle drive on January 3, 2015 to raise money for their annual mission trip to Washington DC. We will be stopping by our local neighborhoods requesting refundable bottles and cans or donations to help fund this very important mission to help others in need. […]

The Peru Community Church is offering a HeartSaver CPR course with AED training January 5, 2015 at 6PM. The course will be led by Barbara Wagner who is a Certified CPR Instructor and 40 year Certified Emergency Room Nurse. The 2 ½ hour course is accredited through the American Heart Association. The cost of the […]

Peru Community Church members were singing Christmas carols for Peru residents today! Thanks to Joanne Kennedy for the photo!