St. Pete’s Weekly | 2024-5-12

Readings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter

  • Acts 1:15-17, 21-26
  • 1 John 5:9-13
  • John 17:6-19
  • Psalm 1

Please join us on Sunday, for Holy Eucharist Rite II at 9:30 AM Services are also available online at Live Stream

 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, our Lay Eucharistic Ministers
  • In The Anglican Cycle of prayer, for Anglican Church of Burundi.
  • In the Diocesan Cycle of prayer, for Holy Comforter Church, Vienna; St. Mary’s Church, Goochland; and St. Peter’s Church, Port Royal.
  • For Persecuted Christians in Yemen.
  • For our President, Joe, Congress, and Judges
  • For our Governor, Glenn
  • In our Community Cycle of Prayer, we pray for our Homeowners Association Leaders.
  • 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 Nancy Dillon; Ken Foreman; Gail Hunt; Jo May Ives; Brad Lafferty; Una LaPre; Betsy North; George Thompson; Diane Adams; Carrie Marie Burden; Madison Craine; Alison Davis; Steve Koss; Winifred Love; Hazel Moore; Paul Phelan; Mark & Karen Stunkel; Diane Tibbs; Ellie;Jackie; Kevin; Lucas; Reid; Sean & Libby; Stephen; The Bomar Family; and Vanessa, and all those who suffer from any grief or trouble.
  • For our dearly departed.

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 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.

TGIF – Our next gathering will be on Friday, May 24, 2024, at The Whelband’s house, 38754 Golden Eagle Pl, Lovettsville, VA.  Join us at 8:00 p.m., bring a friend and beverages & snacks to share.  Contact Steve Schultz with questions at steve.h.schultz@gmail.com.

WOMENS 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 c.perleoni@gmail.com.

  • May 17, 2024, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Bluemont Station Winery

THE 2024 BEACON DINNER – at St. Peter’s, Saturday, June 8, 2024, at 6:00pm – 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 the office 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.

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 youthd@stpetes.net.

  • May 26, 2024, immediately following the service: Hiking at Harper’s Ferry
  • June: End of School Pool Party

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 2024.

Items are:

  • Food thickener
  • Waterproof pads (for chairs or beds)
  • Oral sensory toys
  • Waterproof pillow covers.
  • Waterproof (zippered) mattress covers for twin and/or crib size.
  • New or gently used fitted sheets (twin & crib)
  • Chapstick
  • Absorbent bibs for droolers
  • Hair bands
  • Big and small hairbrushes.

LEARNING

Save the Date!  VBS 2024 will be the week of June 24-28, 2024 – VBS week will be June 24 – 28 from 9 AM – Noon. The theme is Camp Firelight, an exciting journey where kids learn to trust God no matter what life brings, know God is always with them, and feel confident in sharing the good news of God’s love through Jesus Christ.  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 (June 23) to decorate for VBS. Typically 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 Teacher for 4th and 5th graders:  Lead bible lesson (prepared for you) for our older elementary kids. This session is usually about 35 minutes long M – F.  A man in this role would be greatly appreciated, as the children need to see men involved in the teaching of the Bible. 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
  • Science Leader:Each VBS has a science component that relates to nature. This volunteer could be a responsible teen. The science experiments are already detailed in the VBS packet we need an individual to lead. 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. 

ST. PETER’S 101 – Sunday April 14, 21, 28 & May 5, 2024, 11:00am. 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. – 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 is today May 12, 2024, at the Novak’s home.  Contact Judi Novak at /Users/Carl/Desktop/St%20Pete’s/2024-03-17/jsn0808@verizon.net“>jsn0808@verizon.net.

ADULT FORMATION: REVELATION – Join our class on the Book of Revelation, today at 11 a.m. in Room 102. Contact Marsha Price at amelynn0@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

 

 

 

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