Readings for the Baptism of Our Lord
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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 Acolytes
- In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, for The Church of The Province of West Africa
- In the Diocesan Cycle of prayer, for Christ’s Church, Luray
- For Persecuted Christians in Mozambique
- For our President, Joe, Congress, and Judges
- For our Governor, Glenn
- In our Community Cycle of Prayer, for our Youth Sports Organizers and Coaches
- 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; Carrie Marie Burden; Gary Cogle; Pepper Darlington; Alison Davis; Nancy Dillon; Ken Foreman; Bill Geiger; Mel Hanzel; Jennifer House; Gail Hunt; Ted & Hollie Kambrod; Steve Koss; Becky Loker; Winifred Love; Grace O’Hara; Jack & Carole Powers; 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; Kevin; Jackie; Sean & Libby; Ken & Carol; 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.
CHILI POT-LUCK – Saturday, February 1st @ St. Pete’s, 6:00 p.m. (McCray Hall). SignupGenius email soon to come for chili chefs, side dish donations, and volunteers!
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!
CALVARY WOMEN’S GUILD BIBLE READING – Monday, January 20th, 2025 (McCray Hall). As we start the new year, the Mt. Calvary Women’s Guild affectionately thanks Suzanne Klipfel for two, wonderful years of dedicated leadership! 2025 not only welcomes Nancy Potter as our new president, but will see a change in the format of our meetings as well! Our hope is to welcome more women with busy schedules by placing the devotional, Bible program and discussion at the front of the meeting, allowing women freedom to leave before discussion of group business.
Ladies, we warmly invite you to stop in and seek God with us through prayer, study and fellowship as we read through the Bible in two years! Become part of a mighty small group who over the course of a year, not only enriched our friendships and spiritual growth, but raised and donated $1,755!
This month’s readings are Genesis 1-23; Matthew 1-8; Psalms 1-9; Proverbs 1-9. Come for study even if you’re behind in the readings! We pray you’ll join us! If you are interested, please contact Suzanne Klipfel (klipfel.suzanne@gmail.com).
NURSERY: If needed, Nursery care is available during our 9:30 am service. The Nursery is located on the lower level. We are always looking for a few more volunteers to help staff the nursery from 9:30 – 10:45 am. Responsible Teenagers are welcome to participate. Here is the link to the Signup Genius page for volunteers: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080948AAAB29A3FD0-saint If you have any questions you can contact Kathleen Voss at (703) 409-2314 or katvoss1970@gmail.com.
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 the amount of $45 to defray the cost.
TREE OF LIFE MONTHLY FOOD DRIVE – Starting Jan. 12th, we’ll be doing a Monthly Food Drive to support Tree of Life. Each month will have a fun theme to it. We’ll be providing you with a lovely St. Pete’s bag that you can fill and bring back. January’s theme is “Clean it Up”. We’re asking you to donate items like Paper Towels, Cleaning Products, Tissues, etc. Bring the bag back by the last Sunday of the month, January 26th. For questions or feedback reach out to Marcia Davis (marcia.davis2018@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.
SUNDAY SCHOOL – The program year runs from Sunday September 8, 2024, through June 1, 2025. We will continue to use a variety of curriculums, including Weaving God’s Promises, Kids Sunday School and the Children’s Chapel Workshop during the program year. The elementary Sunday School group will meet from 9:30 -10 AM on Sunday mornings. The Middle & High School kids will be meeting from 9 AM – 9:30 AM on Sunday mornings in room #202.
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!
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’” Matt. 25:40
“Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noon day.” Psalm 37:5-6
“Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, and exhort – with great patience and careful instruction… But be watchful in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.” 2 Tim. 4:2 & 5
“The wicked never flee from ‘the wrath to come’ until they are fully satisfied there is wrath.” – AB Earle
The next meeting will be held at 5:00 p.m. on February 9th at the Novak House.