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
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- For Tom, our Rector
- In our Parish Cycle of Prayer, for our Buildings and Grounds Team
- In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, for The Church of North India (United)
- In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer for Diocese of Virginia Conference Centers: Shrine Mont, Orkney Springs and Roslyn, Richmond
- For Persecuted Christians in Iraq
- For our President, Donald, Congress, and Judges
- For our Governor, Glenn
- In our Community Cycle of Prayer, for our Committees on Environment
- 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; Nancy Dillon; Ken Foreman; Bill Geiger; Mel Hanzel; Jennifer House; Gail Hunt; Ted & Hollie Kambrod; Steve Koss; Terri Lazarus; Becky Loker; Winifred Love; Etienne Minaar; Steve Moore; Grace O’Hara; Jack & Carole Powers; Phelan & Smith Family; 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, Heather Voss-Andberg, Sophie Brzozowsky, Becci Rummage, Matt Forys and all those who suffer from any grief or trouble.
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.
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.
TGIF – Friday, July 25 @ 8:00 p.m. The host will be Fr. Tom @ 38433 Millstone Drive, Purcellville, VA. As usual, bring a chair, a sample of your favorite beverage, a snack to share and bring someone new! . Please contact Fr. Tom with any questions.
THE GARDEN GUILD – We need volunteers to assist with flower bed maintenance. This can be done whenever you have some spare time. Please contact Deana Czaban (email: kelly_dscm@ yahoo.com).
MT. CALVARY WOMEN’S GUILD – Next meeting will be Monday, July 21st, 10:00-12:00, at the home of Nancy Potter 20725 St. Louis Road, Purcellville. Please read the following: Deuteronomy 9-34; Joshua 1-5; Luke 6-14; Psalm 68-81; Proverbs 17-19 and be prepared to discuss them for the meeting. Feel free to bring a friend.
TREE OF LIFE SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE – We will be helping to collect school supplies for TOL. In addition to the list below, they need adult sized backpacks that can hold a laptop, 3 subject spiral notebooks, and two pocket folders.
LEARNING
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!
“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.” Matt. 7:13-14
“But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.” Romans 6:17-18
“Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go through them, and I will praise the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord, through which the righteous shall enter. I will praise You, for You have answered me, and have become my salvation.” Ps. 37:23-24
“In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality.” Proverbs 12:28
The next meeting will be held at 5:00 p.m. on July 13th at the Novak House