Readings for the First Sunday in Lent
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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 Garden Guild
- In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, for The Anglican Church of Canada
- In the Diocesan Cycle of prayer, for Grace Church, Casanova; St. John’s Church, Arlington; St. Patrick’s Church, Falls Church
- For Persecuted Christians in North Korea
- For our President, Donald, Congress, and Judges
- For our Governor, Glenn
- In our Community Cycle of Prayer, for our Community Volunteers
- 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; 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.
ALL HANDS ON DECK!!!! – Spring is here, and Easter is on the way! Save April 5, 2025 to come help spruce up St. Peter’s. This is our church cleanup day. Plan to bring your rakes, pruners, shovels, and anything else you can think of to bring out the beauty of St. Pete’s.
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.
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
THE YOUTH GROUP – Our next youth event will be a hangout after the Maundy Thursday service on April 17, 2025. More details to come. Contact Michelle & Chris Hunt at youthd@stpetes.net.
ALL NIGHT PRAYER VIGIL starts after the Maundy Thursday service, April 17, 2025, and continues through Good Friday at 7am. Everyone is invited to sign up for a half hour prayer time slot throughout the night. Enlist your small group to create a prayer team to pray together. (signup sheet is posted in McCray Hall or at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0549A8AA2CABF58-prayer2#/)
EASTER EGG HUNT COMING SOON! – Donation of Easter candy is needed by Maundy Thursday, April 17, 2025. Please make sure the candy will fit into plastic eggs. Candy may be placed in the labeled box located in the narthex.
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.
LEARNING
Save the Date! VBS 2025 will be the week of June 16-20, 2025.
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 11:15 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.
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
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” Luke 4:18-19
“This is the ‘stone which the builders rejected, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:11-12
“He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8
“Moses could mediate on the law, Mohammed could brandish a sword, Buddha could give personal counsel, Confucius could offer wise sayings. But none of these men was qualified to offer an atonement for the sins of the world. -R.C. Sproul
The next meeting will be held at 5:00 p.m. this evening, March 9th, at the Novak House.
CSLI Fellows Program
Do you desire a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ and other believers?
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More information can be found at www.cslewisinstitute.org or speak with Fr. Tom.