Born and raised in St. Thomas, Barbados, Father Steve Foster’s spiritual journey began at the tender age of 8 with his involvement in the youth group and other church missions.

In pursuit of his spiritual calling he attended The General Theological Seminary in NYC in 2001 and was ordained a Priest in December 2004.

After graduating from the Seminary, his first assignment was as a curate for Father P. Rawlins at the St. Georges Church in Hempstead, Long Island. While there, he was afforded the opportunity to display his creativity in ministry.

In 2006, Father Foster became the Priest-in-Charge at St. Boniface church in Lindenhurst, Long Island, a position he held for 6 years and eight months. One of the high points of this ministry was his pastoral interaction with the AA group who regularly held meetings at the premises.

He later sought to broaden his ministry by responding to a vacancy for a Rector at the St Peter?s Episcopal Church in Rosedale, Queens, in 2013. On June 28th 2014, he was instituted as its Sixth Rector.

Father Foster’s vision for St. Peter?s is to become a ?spring like? community, who nourishes, feeds and engages people. A place where all people feel welcomed, appreciated and loved. It is also his intention for St. Peters to expand beyond its physical boundaries to not only be known as the church in Rosedale, but the church of Rosedale.

Upon migrating to the United States, I visited several churches over a couple of years in search of a church home, but I did not feel at home and did not feel the urge to go back.  St. Peter’s became my church home in 1995 because the people of St. Peter’s were very warm and I felt very much at home from my first visit.  Over the years the bond with my St. Peter’s family has grown and they have truly become my second family.   In 2004, I became involved with the Sunday school and in 2006 I became involved with the Pastoral Care Ministry.  Watching the children grow spiritually and having lively discussions on faith and spiritual values and visiting the sick and shut-in and seeing the joy on their faces when you visit and sing with them have been very rewarding experiences.   Being able to share my time and talent in these two ministries have brought me such fulfillment and has been one of the many reasons that I have continued to be a part of the St. Peter’s family.  I am also a member of The Daughters of St. Peters and have also had fulfilling experiences with various projects with my sisters in Christ.  The youth group provided an environment for my children to meet with other teenagers with similar moral and ethical values which I think is very important at that stage of their lives.   As they say it takes a village to raise a child and St. Peter’s has been my village for my three children and now the village is also helping to raise my grandchildren.

The bond I have with the St. Peter’s Church community has grown and deepened over the years and as a result I have continued to serve on the vestry and became a warden in January 2021.   I pray that I can continue to use my time and talent to improve visibility of St. Peter’s in the Rosedale and surrounding communities so that we can fulfill our mission to be a lighthouse of Faith, Hope and God’s Love to the community.  Blessings and Peace to you; Welcome to St. Peter’s Church!

Cynthia Craig has been a member of St. Peter?s Church since 1974. She has served as Chairperson of the Fellowship Committee since 1988 and is also a member of the Daughters of St. Peters. Cynthia was first elected to the Vestry in 1992 and was re-elected every three years, thereafter.

I have been attending St. Peters church for over 40 years. I became an active member shortly thereafter. With the many different organizations, i first volunteered my services to the youth group. We planned trips and activities within the community that would interest the young people. A few years after I joined The Daughter’s of St. Peters, and am still an active member of this group for over 15 years. I enjoyed the many events sponsored by St. Peter’s and became the chair person of the summer festival over 15 years ago. This event is a fundraiser and involves our church families and our community to join together in a fun filled day. We continue to grow adding new activities every year. My interest also peaked in meeting and greeting new visitors or families. About 10 or more years ago, i joined the Usher guild, in which I volunteered my time on Sundays. I became the chairperson about 7 years ago. We continue to add new members when necessary and accommodate the many challenges that come with sustaining our church families over the last few years. I enjoy being active in the church under our leader Fr. Foster who has introduced many new ministries to help the growth of our parish.

I got married 35 years ago at St. Peter’s and my 3 children were all baptized and  confirmed there. My children also were active members in many different ministries. My family currently spans 4 generations attending and actively involved at St.  Peters.

I really enjoy being a member of this church and consider it to be an extension of my family. I trust that any new members will share the same experience, Welcome!

I have been a member of St. Peter’s Church since birth. I was baptized by the fifth rector Father Chan in the late 80s. Growing up in the church I was very active in Sunday School, Junior Choir, and Youth Group. I was also a member of the Young Adults Group where I was of service to the less fortunate. I always love to attend 10am services and sing inspirational hymns that strengthens me and helps give me the motivation I need to continue doing the work. St. Peter’s encourages members to use their time, talent and treasure for the enrichment of the Parish. It is a big part of my life where I come for prayer, guidance and to break bread with my church family. The foundation that my parents and grandparents instilled in me is unyielding, especially the principles that teach me to keep God first in all that I do.

I welcome you to St. Peter’s Church!

Karen Mayne-Lee was confirmed at St, John’s Anglican Church in St. Andrew, Jamaica. Her strong Anglican faith was molded by attending Anglican schools at the primary and secondary levels, where studying religious education and participating in morning and afternoon devotions were part of the school?s curriculum. Karen continued her education after migrating to the United States, and received a BBA in Finance and an MBA in Accounting. She is currently employed in the Financial Control Group at Morgan Stanley. She has been a member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Rosedale NY for nearly 20 years. Karen was elected to serve on the Vestry in 2012 and was reelected to serve another term in 2016. She considers the St. Peter family to be part of her extended family and is determined to work with her fellow vestry members and Rector in carrying out its mission of becoming a lighthouse of faith in the community.