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, for our Sunday School Teachers
- In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, for The Episcopal / Anglican Province of Alexandria
- In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer for Christ Church, Cunningham Parish, Millwood; St. John’s, Richmond; St. Luke’s Church Remington; and St. Stephen’s Church, Heathsville
- For Persecuted Christians in Tunisia
- For our President, Donald, Congress, and Judges
- For our Governor, Glenn
- In our Community Cycle of Prayer, for our Public Works Employees
- 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 Sophie Bzozowsky, Nancy Dillon, John Hartman, Gail Hunt, Hope, Steve Koss, Becky Loker, Mike Muihlbauer, Marsha Price, Randy Stoutenbugh, Karen Stunkel, Heather Voss-Andberg, Erica Wanis, Debbie, Reid, Sean & Libby, Barbara Kuhler, Alice Duggan, Grace, Theresa, Gwen Hill, Matt Hill, Debbie Pappas 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.
COFFEE HOUR SIGN-UP – There is a signup sheet on the bulletin board for the remainder of the year. If you haven’t served in the last few months, please sign up for a Sunday.
CHURCH SERVICE ONLINE – Even though you may be on vacation, traveling for sports or work, here’s the link to the service so you can join remotely! https://www.youtube.com/@saintpetersepiscopalchurch6579/streams
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD – Shoeboxes are due 11/17 through 11/23. Please drop them off in the Narthex.
- CALVARY WOMEN’S GUILD – Our next meeting is this Monday, November 17, 10-12:00 at St. Peter’s in McCray Hall. Our Bible readings are 2 Samuel 12:1-24:25; 1 Kings 1:1-6:38; John 15: 18-21:25; Acts 1:1-7:43; Psalm 119:59-127:5; Proverbs 25: 25-27:27 Please join us for learning, fellowship and prayer.
THE BIBLE ON SEX IN A TIME OF CHAOS – Feeling perplexed by the mind-boggling changes in sexual values that have buffeted our society in recent decades? Wondering how Christians can respond?
Join Fr. Tom and the C.S. Lewis Institute Fellows at St. Peter’s on Wednesday November 15 at 6:30 to dig into three prominent authors of this sexual revolution, and three Biblical sources who offer a compelling alternative.
- PETER’S YOUTH GROUP – Happy November! This month we are looking at changing our Bible study day to Thursday to see if we can get a bigger turnout. We will be having our study November 20th at 6:30 at the church. For our activity we will meet November 22nd at 5:00pm for a fun evening filled with pizza, a scavenger hunt, and other fun and games! We look forward to seeing you all! Please email or text if you can make it so we can be prepared for you al!
WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP TRIP TO WILLIAMSBURG! – Join us Dec 2-4 to experience Williamsburg and the amazing Christmas decorations. Tickets for Williamsburg are $35 for one day and $53 for a 2-day pass. We have accommodations that sleep six at the cost of $40 each. Space is limited. Please contact Cyndy Pereloni or Deana Czaban ASAP if you are interested.
GREENING OF THE CHURCH – Saturday November 29th at 9:30 am. All are welcome to join the Altar Guild in the greening of the church. We have wreaths and garland to hang inside and outside. All hands are welcomed! Please contact Karen Wilson or Linda Turner.
MAKE AN ADVENT WREATH FOR YOUR HOME! – Advent wreaths are a beautiful tradition which helps us to keep out sights on the true meaning of Chirstmas. Randy Stoutenburgh will be providing the instructions and materials for you and your family to create your very own Advent Wreath, November 30, 2025 at 11:00 am in McCray hall. There is a $20 cost per wreath for materials. The sign-up sheet will be in McCray Hall. Please sign-up if interested!
TOL CHRISTMAS FOR OTHERS – Tree of Life Community Christmas seeks to bless families in the Western Loudoun region with gifts for their children and students, as well as a blessing for the parents. At our Community Christmas Dinner, we invite these familes to join us for a Christmas play and pass out gifts for their family. Please see our stickey note board in the Narthax to see what item you can bless a family with. Items are due back November 30th. Please contact TOL @ (540) 441-7920 with any questions.
PARENTS NIGHT OUT – Saturday, December 13th @ 4:00-7:00 pm. There will be pizza, crafts and a Christmas movie. Please RSVP to Kathleen Voss by December 6th at katvoss1970@gmail.com
BLUE CHRISTMAS SERVICE – December 18th @ 7:00 pm. After the service there will be a gathering in McCray Hall for refreshments. If you would like to prepare some baked items, please add your name to the sign-up sheet in McCray Hall. For additional information, plese contact Justine Phelan at (571) 577-1749.
FROM THE CASEY FAMILY –
Dear St. Peter’s family:
Thank you so much for all of the love and support you showed the Casey family for the passing of our beloved mother and grandmother, Louise Hall. You have supported us for years and made this difficult time filled with so much love. A special thanks to all of the people who provided the wonderful food for the reception after the funeral. It was beautiful and made it so much easier for us to focus on the celebration of life. Finally, thank you Father Tom, Paula and Jean for all of your help and support and of course the wonderful sermon!
Sincerely,
The Casey Family
LEARNING
PERSON OF JESUS – Do you want to be more like Jesus? The Person of Jesus study introduces a Jesus who is so personal and so rich in love that you want to know him better. The POJ study is designed in an interactive format that lets participants process a fresh way of looking at Jesus’ life every Sunday at 11:00 am. The POJ camps out in the gospels, so it’s easy to put yourself in the scene. You can feel Jesus’ love as he interacts with people no one else is interested in. “That’s the kind of love that can change marriages and friendships. Every person can benefit from learning to love better, and along the way they can learn that they are loved completely and perfectly.” (Brian Morgan, see Jesus’ missionary). Questions? Contact Anne Schultz – 703-727-6652. Please note that there will be no study on 11/30.
THURSDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY – Next Step Community Bible Study meets on Thursday nights from 6:30-8-00 pm in the library.
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!
“Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do no worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should answer, or what you should say. For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.” Luke 12:11-12
“But I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel. As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. Because of my chains, most of the brothers in the Lord have been encouraged to speak the word of God more courageously and fearlessly.” Philippians 1:12-14
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” -Is. 41:10
“Let compassion swallow your fear, let desperation exceed your fears and then progress will begin. Do it for the glory of God, do it for the sake of the lost. Get out and proclaim the gospel!” -EZ Swain
Next meeting will be December 14, 2025 at 4:00 at the Novak House.