Readings for the Feast of the Resurrection
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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, we pray for our Choir
- For The Anglican Church, we pray for The Church of the Province of the West Indies
- In the Diocesan Cycle of prayer, we pray for Altar Guilds, Flower Guilds, Ushers, Lectors, Lay Eucharistic Ministers, Acolytes, and Choirs
- For Persecuted Christians in Jordan
- For our President, Joe, Congress, and Judges
- For our Governor, Glenn
- In our Community Cycle of Prayer, we pray for our Town Staffs
- 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 & Loudoun Valley Fire and Rescue
- For the special needs and concerns of this congregation, especially for Nancy & Billy Dillon; Ken Foreman; Gail Hunt; Jo May Ives; Brad Lafferty; Una LaPre; Betsy North; George Thompson; Diane Adams; Martha Ballenger; Marilena Benko; Carrie Marie Burden; Madison & Morgan Craine; Alison Davis; Jim Hartle; Steve Koss; Winifred Love; Hazel Moore; Paul Phelan; Jack & Sarah Shortell; Mark & Karen Stunkel; Will Thopson; Diane Tibbs; Baby Lylas; Ellie; Harper; Jackie; Lucas; Reid; Sean & Libby; Stephen; Tanya; Vanessa and The Bomar Family.
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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 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 a.m. 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
2024 VESTRY ELECTIONS - will be held on Sunday, May 5, 2024, after the 9:30 a.m. service. The Eligible Voter list will be posted on the bulletin board in McCray Hall. Nominations are open. Contact Jen Casey, Sr. Warden or Rob Smith, Jr. Warden if interested.
THE YOUTH GROUP – Upcoming activities
More details will be sent out in an email. If you are not receiving the emails, please let Meredith Rugen know (703) 725-4254 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Upcoming Events:
April 5: Trampoline Park
May: Go Karting
June: End of School Pool Party
TGIF – The first TGIF will be held April 5, 2024, 8 p.m. at St. Peter's. This one will be for men only. Please bring a small snack to share and a sample of your favorite "Adult Beverage." If you have any questions, please contact Steve Schultz at 703-727-2939.
PURCELLVILLE MEN’S BREAKFAST - Our next meeting is Saturday, April 6, 2024, hosted at St. Peter's Episcopal Church! The Purcellville Men's Breakfast is an outreach ministry of St. Peter's Episcopal Church. We meet the first Saturday of the month from 7:00 am - 8:30 am and provide great food, quality educational programs, and Christian fellowship. This month we'll be discussing what it means to be Ambassadors in our Workplace, what does it look like to live the integrated life within our chosen vocations? Come prepared to share and learn with a time of group discussion afterwards. Please check us out if you haven't up to now, you may find an enriching start to your weekend activities! There is no fee for Men's Breakfast, but we do collect a free-will offering to provide good works in our community.
Schedule:
7:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. – Breakfast
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. - Program Discussion (Dell Nunaley)
8:30 a.m. - Prayer/Closing
WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP – Come join us and deepen your connections with the women of St. Pete's. Any questions reach out to Deana Czaban, kelly_dscm @yahoo.com or Cyndy Perleoni at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
April 19, 2024, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Paint Night, St. Pete's. All supplies provided. Snacks and drinks provided. $25 supply fee.
May TBD - Financial Planning basics, St. Pete's
LEARNING
ST. PETER’S 101 Begins April 14, 2024, at 11:00 am. We offer our “Path In” to the life of St Peter’s on Sunday mornings in the library. If you are new here at St Peter’s, you know that starting new is hard to do. Do you have questions about living as a Christian or the distinctive way we do it here at St. Peter’s? For four weeks we will help you explore what we are about here at St Peter’s and how we live and work together as a congregation.
Topics: What’s the Big Story? Where have we come from? Where are we headed? How to make St Peter’s my home?
ADULT FORMATION: FIGHT FOR SOULS – Share a meal, share the gospel. – We are always told to avoid talking about religion and politics with others however, the bible asks us to share the good news of Jesus. What a challenge! If you desire to do what Jesus says, consider joining the Fight for Souls group! Judy Novak leads the group. It meets monthly on the second Sunday of the month at 5 p.m. The next meeting will be April 14 at the Novak’s home. Contact Judi Novak at /Users/Carl/Desktop/St%20Pete's/2024-03-17/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
ADULT FORMATION: REVELATION - Join our class on the Book of Revelation, today at 11 a.m. in Room 102. Contact Marsha Price at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for the Zoom link.
COMMUNITY NEWS
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Please prayerfully consider joining us for this exciting next step in your journey with Christ. Applications are now being accepted for Loudoun County. https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/fellows-program/. Deadline is April 15
