Readings for the Twenty Second Sunday after Pentecost
| Isaiah 53:4-12 Psalm 91:9-16 Hebrews 5:1-10 Mark 10:35-45 |
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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 Intercessors
- In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, for Eglise Anglicane du Rwanda
- In the Diocesan Cycle of prayer, for Christ Church, Winchester and St. Aidan’s Church Alexandria
- For Persecuted Christians in C.A.R. (Central African Republic)
- For our President, Joe, Congress, and Judges
- For our Governor, Glenn
- In our Community Cycle of Prayer, for our Economic Development Board Members
- 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 Gary Cogle; Pepper Darlington; Alison Davis; Nancy Dillon; Estella Hill; Gail Hunt; Jo May Ives; Steve Koss; Brad Lafferty; Becky Loker; Winifred Love; Betsy North; Grace O’Hara; Phelan & Smith Family; Captain Dale Reed; Richard Simonson; Jim Smith; The Bomar Family; The Stiles Family; Sarah & Dick Webster; Ellie; Kevin; Lucas; Paul; Reid & Pat; Sean & Libby; Stephen; Tracy, 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 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 praying together every month.
- 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.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! – We are looking for a parishioner with graphic design experience to help with a few small projects, as well as anyone with an interest in Audiovisual work in order to expand our AV team and join Josh & Sonny. If interested, please contact Paula Simpson at bookkeeper@stpetes.net.
MT. CALVARY WOMEN’S GUILD MEETING – October 21st @ 10:00 a.m. at St. Pete’s for fellowship and Bible study. Please contact Suzanne Klipfel with any questions (Klipfel.suzanne@gmail.com).
TGIF MEN’S NIGHT – Friday, October 25th @ 8:00 p.m. at the home of Dell Nunaley (331 W I street, Purcellville, 20132). As usual, bring a friend or neighbor. Any questions please contact Steve Schultz at 703-727-2939.
REMINDER YOUTH GROUP EVENT AT WAYSIDE FUN FARM – October 26th @ 1:00 p.m. Meet at St. Pete’s. Family friendly trip full of Fall fun, pumpkin picking, and corn mazes! Tickets approx. $15-$20. Please let Chris and Michelle Hunt know if you plan to attend and how many tickets you need via email: youthd@stpetes.net
SAMARITAN’S PURSE – If anyone would still like to contribute to the Hurricane Helene Relief Fund, they will be collecting through the end of October. (Checks can be made payable to St. Peter’s with “Hurricane Helene” on the memo line.)
ALL SAINTS DAY PRAYERS FOR OUR DEARLY DEPARTED – Sunday, November 3, 2024.
If you have a loved one who has died this past year that you would like included in the prayers on All Saints Sunday, November 5th please send the name(s) to office@stpetes.net by Wednesday, October 30th.
SEE JESUS SPANISH WORLD – November 8th @6:00 p.m., McCray Hall. Come join Débora Ramirez as she shares what God is doing in the Spanish World. This is a fundraiser dinner; catering by Sophiann. Register with Débora by November 24th in person or call (540) 313 8933.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD – Donations Accepted Until November 17, 2024. St. Peter’s will partner with Samaritans Purse this year in supporting Operation Christmas Child. We will hand out and collect shoeboxes between October 27th thru November 17th. How many Shoeboxes do you think we can fill?
Since the inception of Operation Christmas Child in 1993, over 198 million children in more than 170 countries and territories have received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox. Of those who received a shoebox, 14.9 million made a decision to accept Jesus as their Savior. We look forward to continuing to help children learn about the love of Jesus through this ministry with the hopes of many more making the life-changing decision.
Boxes will be available for pickup starting next week. You will find Shoebox Gift Suggestion lists on the table in the foyer. In addition, Samaritan’s Purse requests you donate $10/box to cover shipping and other project costs. Contact Darla Voss at (609) 906-0630 with questions. You can also find more information on the Samaritan’s Purse website at https://samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/mission-and-history/
LEARNING
ST. PETE’S 101 – October 20th @ 11:00 a.m. 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.
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!
TREASURER’S CORNER
| Monthly Amount | YTD Amount | |
| Sept Budgeted Rev | $ 42,210 | $ 398,231 |
| Sept Actual Rev | $ 41,175 | $ 411,817 |
| Variance | $ (1,035) | $ 13,586 |
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 any amount to defray the cost.
Fight for Souls
“Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.” Matthew 9:37-38
“So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.” 1 Cor. 3:7-9
“In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening do not withhold your hand; for you do not know which will prosper, either this or that, or whether both alike will be good.” Ecc. 11:6
“The most important thing you could ever do is tell others about the sacrifice Jesus made for them. The greatest possible difference you could make with the rest of your life is to help others be in heaven with you.” Ron Hutchcraft
Father, we plead with you today to raise up laborers. Use us to reach the lost. Next meeting will be held on November 10th @ 5:00 p.m. at the home of Mark & Judi Novak.