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 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 post traumatic 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, Jake Cathers, Theo Hanzel, Jennifer House, Gail Hunt, Steve Koss, Becky Loker, Randy Stoutenburgh, Sean & Libby, Sophie Brzozowsky, Becci Rummage, Matt Forys, John Hartman, Gwen Hill, Peggy Kiernan, Bunny Lancaster, Mike Muihlbauer, Marsha Price, Martha Ramirez, Don Sengpiehl, Karen Stunkel, Erica Wanis, Reid, Debbie, Heather Voss-Andberg 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.
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 – Mt. Calvary Women’s Guild is meeting Monday, July 21st, 10:00-12:00, at the home of Nancy Potter 20725 St. Louis Road, Purcellville, VA. Please read Deuteronomy 9-34; Joshua 1-5; Luke 6-14; Psalm 68-81; & Proverbs 17-19. Feel free to bring a friend & a swimsuit.
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, 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!
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in His love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.” John 15:9-11
“My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. And by this we know that we are of the truth and shall assure our hearts before Him. For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things.” 1John 3:18-20
“But now thus says the Lord, He who created you, O Jacob, He who formed you, O Israel: ‘Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord you God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.’” -Is. 43:1-3
O Lord, you have taught us that without love whatever we do is worth nothing: send your Holy Spirit and pour into our hearts your greatest gift, which is love, the true bond of peace and of all virtue, without which whoever lives is accounted dead before you. Grant this for the sake of your only Son, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen
The next meeting will be held tonight at 5:00 p.m. at the Novak House