Readings for the First Sunday after Christmas
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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, we pray for our Ushers
- In the Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer, we pray for The Episcopal Church
- In the Diocesan Cycle of prayer, we pray for All the Baptized into Christ
- For Persecuted Christians in Mexico
- For our President, Joe, Congress, and Judges
- For our Governor, Glenn
- In our Community Cycle of Prayer, we pray for our Citizens (to find their voice and role)
- 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 Stuart Auld; Geri Booras; Carrie Marie Burden; Gary Cogle; Pepper Darlington; Alison Davis; Nancy Dillon; Ken Foreman; Bill Geiger; Jennifer House; Gail Hunt; Jo May Ives; Ted & Hollie Kambrod; Steve Koss; Becky Loker; Winifred Love; Grace O’Hara; Phelan & Smith Family; Captain Dale Reed; Lovette Sie; Richard Simonson; Jim Smith; Randy Stoutenburgh; Margaret Thomas; George Thompson; The Bomar Family; The Stiles Family; Sarah & Dick Webster; Ken & Carol; Kevin; Jackie; Sean & Libby; and 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.
2025 PLEDGE CARDS – If you haven’t yet completed a pledge card for 2025, there are some in the narthex. Drop your completed card in the collection plate, put it in the Bookkeeper’s drawer upstairs or mail it to the church.
MUSIC DIRECTOR COMMITTEE SEARCH WEEKLY UPDATE – The Music Director Search Committee is excited to begin working on finding our next Director of Music! Check back here every week for updates on our progress!
MEN’S BREAKFAST FELLOWSHIP MEETING – Saturday, January 4th, 2025 @ 7:00 a.m. The Men’s Breakfast Group meets at 7:00 a.m. for breakfast and fellowship at St Peter’s; and at 7:30 a time of presentation and discussion amongst those in attendance. This month Buddy Andrews will lead a discussion concerning our Christian response to the controversy of immigration. We’ll end promptly at 8:30 a.m. and have you on your way. Come and bring a friend for company!
- CALVARY WOMEN’S GUILD BIBLE READING – Monday, January 20th, 2025. Have you thought about your New Year’s resolution yet? The ladies of the Mt. Calvary Guild invite you to start reading through the Bible with us! The Tindale Two-year Bible is broken down into manageable, dated sections that start on January 1st. Each month, Leaders of the Guild will present on an interesting aspect of our readings. If there is enough interest, we will gather mid-month at a member’s home for questions, insights and discovery. Join us each month on the 3rd Monday or drop in whenever you’re able. Friends are more than welcome. If you are interested, please contact Suzanne Klipfel (klipfel.suzanne@gmail.com).
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 11:15 on Sunday mornings for this SeeJesus 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.
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!
“And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.” -John 3:19-21
“No weapon formed against You shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against You in judgement You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is from Me, says the Lord.” –Isaiah 54:17
“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him graciously give us all things?”-Rom. 8:31-32
“I would sooner bring one sinner to Jesus Christ than unravel all the mysteries of the divine Word, for salvation is the thing we are to live for. -Charles Spurgeon