The 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 the Missions Committee
- In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, for Eglise Anglicane du Rwanda
- In the Diocesan Cycle of prayer, for Holy Comforter, Vienna and Christ Church, Alexandria
- For Persecuted Christians in China
- For our President, Donald, Congress, and Judges
- For our Governor, Abigail
- In our Community Cycle of Prayer, for our Local Press and Writers
- 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 Have compassion on Nancy Dillon; Gail Hunt; Gwen Hill; Steve Koss; Kathy Johnson; Becky Loker; Mike Muihlbauer; Marsha Price; Rick Smith; Randy Stoutenburgh; Karen Stunkel; Heather Voss-Andberg; Sean & Libby; Margaret Thomas; Erica Wanis; Karen Wilson; Dorothy; Debra; Grace O’Hara, Mark Benson; Bennett & Theodore Burke; 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.
CHURCH SERVICE ONLINE – Even though you may be on vacation, traveling for sports or work, here’s the link to the service so you can join remotely! https://www.youtube.com/@saintpetersepiscopalchurch6579/streams
FOLLOW US NOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA – You can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Next Door, and You Tube. Sign up and stay in the loop of what’s happening and what’s to come!
WE NEED YOU – Please remember to take pictures at any activities, meetings, dinners or ministry events we are doing here at St. Peter’s for our social media pages! We do so many great & fun things here, and we want everyone to know what a great community we have! Send them to office@stpetes.net with a short description.
ALTAR GUILD – Please consider serving with the group of ladies who have been very short-handed in the previous months. Our duties are light when we only need to serve once a month. (Saturday morning: 1-2 hrs., Sunday morning: 20 min. before the 9:30 a.m. service, and after the service removing altar items and putting them away). You will always have a partner who will work right along with you.
Please think about this and pray along with us that we can welcome some new members. Feel free to ask questions from one of the people you see serving each week or call Karen Wilson 540-533-0528.
ASSISTANCE NEEDED! – The Guatemala Mission Trip is looking for 2 vans and 1 pick-up truck (with drivers) to help with transportation to the airport on June 21, 2026, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided. Please see Steve Schultz or call (703) 727-2939 for questions or to help.
HOPE FOR HOME – For years St. Peter’s Mission Committee has collected items needed by Hope for Home (home for severely disabled children) located in a village in Guatemala. With our help Hope for Home has thrived and grown. It now includes 2 separate homes for severely disabled children: a third for the disabled who have aged out of Hope for Home but who cannot live on their own. In addition, they have established 2 Birthing Centers that also provide Pre and Post natal services. As much as the economy is affecting each of our budgets it is ravaging Third World nations, and more children are lacking the nutritional needs to be healthy. If you would like to keep our blessings of love flowing from the U.S.A. to these needy children just pick something from the list and drop off in the box in the Narthex. These will be taken down by our Mission group in June.
Items are as follows:
- Food thickener
- Waterproof pillow covers
- Waterproof (zippered) mattress covers for twin and/or crib size
- Absorbent/waterproof bibs for droolers
- Boys’ underwear size 10 to adult small
- Girls’ underwear sizes 5T and up
- Girl’s training bras up to adult small
- Hair bands / Chapstick
- Big and small hairbrushes
- Waterproof pads (for chairs or beds)
- Oral sensory toys
- Tylenol (child & adult strengths)
- Benadryl (child & adult strengths)
- Melatonin (5mg and 10 mg)
- Anti-itch cream
- Triple antibiotic cream
- Diaper rash cream
BABY BOTTLE CAMPAIGN: Mother’s Day – Father’s Day. St. Peter’s is partnering with Mosaic Virginia Pregnancy Resource Center to help provide care and encouragement to mothers in crisis. Mosaic supports women by meeting their material and emotional needs so they can focus on giving life to their unborn baby. We kicked off the Baby Bottle Campaign on Mother’s Day to support Mosaic! It’s easy to get involved. Pick up your empty baby bottle in the entryway and fill it with change, check, or cash. Then, bring it back to church by the pickup date, Father’s Day, June 21, 2026. That’s it! Your donation funds the community of moms in Loudoun County who bravely choose life. Questions? See Maggie Heim for more information.
MEN OF ST. PETER’S – We’re hoping you can join us Saturday, June 6, 2026 as the Men’s Breakfast Group meets in McCray Hall at 7:00 a.m. for a hearty breakfast and good fellowship; and at 7:30, a time of presentation and discussion amongst those in attendance. This month we’ll be discussing The Fourth Temptation. Please come and bring a friend for company as we explore together!
THE 2026 BEACON DINNER – at St. Peter’s, Saturday, June 6, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. Let’s get together as God’s Pentecostal people to break bread, have fun, and celebrate. We’d also like to show our appreciation for all the people who helped make the past year successful. This includes awarding one extra-special person the St. Peter’s Beacon Award. Dinner will be Potluck. There is a signup sheet in McCray Hall or RSVP to Jean at office@stpetes.net so we know how many to expect. We are also looking for a couple of volunteers to coordinate setup and cleanup.
MT. CALVARY GUILD – Tell your special man he’s your “cup of tea” with a special Mt. Calvary Guild tea blend. The Mt. Calvary Guild will be selling their special teas June 14, 2026 after the service. All forms of payment will be accepted.
WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP – Our next get together will be Friday, June 19, 2026. Details to follow.
PARISH DIRECTORY IS BEING UPDATED – Mark your calendars! June 7 and June 14, 2026 we will be taking photos to update our directory during coffee hour in McCray Hall.
MT. CALVARY WOMEN’S GUILD MEETING – Our next meeting is on Monday, June 15, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., at St. Peter’s in McCray Hall. The readings that we will discuss are Isaiah 4-41, 2 Corinthians 12-13, Galatians 1-6, Ephesians 1-2, Psalm 54-67, Proverbs 16-17. Please join us and bring a friend!
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHTS – Family movie nights will be held here at St. Peter’s, on Friday June 26, July 31 and August 28. More details to follow!
LEARNING
SUNDAY EVENING BIBLE STUDY GROUP – We started a new study, May 17 on The Parables of Jesus. It’s a 12-week study from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Hersh Home. The group is open for newcomers! Please reach out to Dell Nunaley (703) 244-5247 for questions or to join.
ADULT FORMATION: FIGHT FOR SOULS – Share a meal, share the gospel. If you desire to do what Jesus says, consider joining the Fight for Souls group!
“He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.’” Mark 16:15-16
“We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. To this end I labor, struggling with all His energy, which so powerfully works in me.” -Col. 1:28-29
“I proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly; I do not seal my lips, Lord as you know. I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help. I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness from the great assembly.” -Psalm 40:9-10
“My dear friend, the gospel of Jesus Christ is frankly miraculous, supernatural and divine from beginning to end. And thank God it is! If it were not, it would never save anybody! -Martin Llyod Jones
Next meeting will be June 14, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. at the Novak House
SAVE THE DATE! VBS 2026 WILL BE THE WEEK OF JUNE 22-26, 2026, FROM 9 a.m. – NOON. All rising Kindergarteners thru rising 5th graders can now register to experience an Irish Adventure through Psalm 23. There will be fun activities, snacks, and games! Please go to www.StPetes.net to register or use the QR code below.
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS in the following spaces for VBS to happen. Please reach out to Kathleen Voss if you have the capacity or questions. katvoss1970@gmail.com or 703-409-2314
- Decorations Team: Meet on Sunday afternoon to decorate for VBS. Typically it takes about 1 – 2 hours.
- Kitchen Helpers: 2 or 3 volunteers to help distribute morning breakfast to volunteers and snacks to campers. All food is prepared. Kitchen helpers also clean up the kitchen after use and add an extra set of eyes on the children in McCray Hall. Commitment 8:30 a.m. – Noon M- F
- Bible Teachers: 2 or 3 to lead the bible lesson (prepared for you) for our elementary kids. This session is usually about 35 minutes long M – F. Commitment 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., M- F
- Craft Leader: A volunteer (could be a responsible teen) to lead the craft area. The VBS packet provides ideas for crafts, or we can create our own. Craft leaders pull the materials together, organize the themed crafts in the morning, and assist the children with the crafts. Commitment 10:00 a.m.-noon, M-F
- Game Leader: A volunteer to lead the games outside, could be a responsible teen. Commitment 10:00 a.m. – noon, M-F
- Music Leader: A volunteer who can carry a tune! We would love to incorporate the music provided by the VBS into our morning session. Commitment 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., M- F
- FOOD DONATIONS: A sign-up genius will be available later this month.
Happening This Week at St. Pete’s:
Sunday, May 31, 2026
9:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist Rite I (In-person & Online)
10:30 a.m. – Coffee Hour (McCray Hall)
12:30 p.m. – Guatemala Mission Meeting (Library)
5:00 p.m. – Sunday Night Bible Study (Hersh Home)
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
6:30 p.m. – Youth Group (Upper Room)
7:00 p.m. – Vestry Ministry Meeting (Chapel)
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
10:30 a.m. – Two or Three Together (Chapel)
11:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist Rite II (Chapel)
Saturday, June 6, 2026
7:00 a.m. – Purcellville Men’s Breakfast (McCray Hall)
6:00 p.m. – Beacon Dinner (McCray Hall)
Sunday, June 7, 2026
9:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist Rite II (In-person & Online)
10:30 a.m. – Coffee Hour (McCray Hall)
5:00 p.m. – Sunday Night Bible Study (Hersh Home)