Readings for the Last Sunday after the Epiphany
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ST. PETE’S WEEKLY
Welcome! Whatever your religious background, and however you have come to be here, we’re glad to have you join in our praises of God today. We hope you will feel comfortable here and fulfilled and strengthened spiritually to meet the challenges of your daily life.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING:
- For Mark, our Bishop
- For Tom, our Rector
- In our Parish Cycle of Prayer, for our Friends Being Friends
- In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, for The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
- In the Diocesan Cycle of prayer, for Christ Church, Brandy Station; Emmanuel Church, Greenwood; St. Christopher’s Church, Springfield
- For Persecuted Christians in Jordan
- For our President, Donald, Congress, and Judges
- For our Governor, Glenn
- In our Community Cycle of Prayer, for the School Board
- For U.S. troops throughout the world, our foreign service personnel and contractors
- For those who have served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other conflicts and are suffering from posttraumatic stress
- For our Federal, State, & Local Police Officers and Loudoun Valley Fire and Rescue Departments.
- For the special needs and concerns of this congregation, especially for Stuart Auld; Carrie Marie Burden; Jake Cathers; Gary Cogle; Nancy Dillon; Ken Foreman; Mel Hanzel; Gwen Hill; Jennifer House; Gail Hunt; Steve Koss; Becky Loker; Winifred Love; Etienne Minaar; Steve Moore; Grace O’Hara; Jack & Carol Powers; Marsha Price; Martha Ramirez; Zach Rugenstone; Richard Simonson; Jim Smith; Randy Stoutenbugh; Karen Stunkel; Kyle Voss; Erica Wanis; Sarah & Dick Webster; Ken & Carol; Kevin; Lucas; Reid; Sean & Libby; Stephen; Vanessa, and all those who suffer from any grief or trouble.
PRAYER NEEDS: Individuals and families may choose to have their names placed on the public and/or private prayer lists. The names on the public prayer list are included during the Prayers of the People during worship on Sunday and in the bulletin. St. Peter’s Prayer Quilt members spquilt@stpetes.net pray for the people on the private list. Names are listed for four weeks. If you would like someone to remain on our list, please send us an update every 4 weeks.
NEW WAYS TO PRAY! We have been doing a lot of praying in new ways this year. Consider joining us or making use of any, or all, of the opportunities below –
- Sweet Hour of Prayer every Wednesday at 10:30 with seven of us regularly gathering.
- Using our new Prayer Cards on the first Sunday during prayers of the people.
- Turning the altar in the Chapel into our Prayer Altar, covered with new prayer requests.
- The Vestry is incorporating praying together into our Strategic Plan and into Vestry meetings.
- And the latest: Gathering an intercessor team to pray for people in-person after church on Sundays. Once the crowd has left the Nave, they’d be happy to meet with you discreetly one-on-one to pray with you.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
BULLETIN DEADLINE – Please submit all announcements for the Sunday Bulletin by noon on Wednesday to ensure inclusion in the upcoming bulletin. Send announcements to office@stpetes.net.
RAFFLE TO SUPPORT HOPE FOR HOME – The Guatemala Mission team will be holding a raffle to support Hope for Home in Guatemala. They are raffling off a beautiful porcelain lidded bowl, hand-made in Guatemala. Tickets are $5 each. See Steve Shultz to buy tickets.
MT. CALVARY WOMEN’S GUILD MEETING – Our next meeting is on Monday, March 17th, at 10:00 AM, at St. Peter’s in McCray Hall. The readings that we will discuss are Genesis 49-50; Exodus 1-26; Matthew 16-25; Psalms 21-31; & Proverbs 11. Please come & bring your friends.
MT. CALVARY WOMEN’S TEA – Save the date! Our annual tea will be held Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 2:00-4:00 pm. More details to come.
MUSIC DIRECTOR COMMITTEE SEARCH WEEKLY UPDATE – The Music Director Search Committee continues its work to find our next Director of Music! Check back here every week for updates on our progress!
SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE SUPPER – March 4, 2025 @ 6-8pm. We are looking for volunteers to help with the setup, serving and breakdown for the annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. Please reach out to Kathleen Voss (katvoss1970@gmail.com) if you are available and able to help.
WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP – March 21, 2025, at 7p.m. Did you make a New Year’s Resolution to get organized this year? Are you planning on moving or downsizing soon? Come to the Women’s Fellowship meeting and hear how Lisa Geraci Rigoni can help you accomplish those goals. Questions or to RSVP contact Deana Czaban at kelly_dscm@yahoo.com
MEN’s TGIF – We are looking for a new leader/organizer. Steve Schultz has decided to step down after doing it for several years. His hard work is greatly appreciated. The men’s group meets the last Friday of the month from March – October. We are looking for someone to organize hosts and send out email reminders. Here’s an opportunity to get involved but it doesn’t take a lot of your time. Any takers? Talk to Fr. Tom.
ALTAR FLOWERS: If you would like to dedicate altar flowers in memory or honor of a loved one, or in thanksgiving for a birthday, anniversary or other special event, please contact the church office with the date and details. We gratefully accept gifts in the amount of $45 to defray the cost.
LEARNING
MASTERING THE BIBLE STUDY CLASS – We meet after the service in the Rector’s Office. Let’s master the bible together! Based on the book “Brief Insights on Mastering the Bible” by Michael S. Heiser.
GRACE THROUGH THE EYES OF JESUS BIBLE STUDY – Please join us at 11:00 am in the library on Sunday mornings for this See Jesus interactive Bible study based on stories from the Gospel of Luke. This study “…allows participants to absorb the Scriptures through engaging questions, theological insights, useful charts, and interesting historical backgrounds centered around the truth of the gospel. There is no more practical way to be transformed by the doctrine of grace than to learn it from our Redeemer, Jesus.” Contact Maggie Snyder at maggiesnyder77@gmail.com.
SUNDAY SCHOOL – The program year runs from Sunday September 8, 2024, through June 1, 2025. We will continue to use a variety of curriculums, including Weaving God’s Promises, Kids Sunday School and the Children’s Chapel Workshop during the program year. The elementary Sunday School group will meet from 9:30 -10 AM on Sunday mornings. The Middle & High School kids will be meeting from 9 AM – 9:30 AM on Sunday mornings in room #202.
Lenten Supper Series – Winning The War Within
Sometimes it’s hard to be good. Isn’t it?
How often do you catch yourself planning to do something you know is wrong…but you do it anyway?
- You know you should relax and not be so anxious all the time, but you keep obsessing about it.
- You know you shouldn’t lie, but there you go again, covering your assets, or padding your resume to impress others.
- You know you shouldn’t have another drink but what the heck…
- You know you should forgive – and yet you just can’t forget what he did.
- You know you shouldn’t spend so much time scrolling on your screen, but on you scroll.
The list could go on, right?
How do we win the war within, as followers of Jesus?
For five weeks in Lent we will develop practical winning strategies, from St. Paul’s teaching in Romans 8. Join us Wednesday nights March 12, 19, 26, April 2 and 9 Trillium Farm, 18915 Lincoln Rd, Hillsboro, VA 20132. Pot-luck dinner at 6:30 SHARP, followed by insightful discussion, and practical life skills to Win the War Within, from 7:00-8:00. We even have activities for your kids!
Fight for Souls: Sharing the Word
“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men – extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” Luke 18:10-14
“Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” 2Cor. 5:20-21
“The Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.” Isa. 50:4
And now, Father, send us out to do the work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord. Amen.
The next meeting will be held at 5:00 p.m. on March 9, 2025 at the Novak House.
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