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 Lay Eucharistic Ministers & Lay Eucharistic Visitors
- In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, for The Church of South India (United)
- In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer for Sunday School teachers, Youth leaders, and Adult Christian Formation leaders
- For Persecuted Christians in Bangladesh
- For our President, Donald, Congress, and Judges
- For our Governor, Glenn
- In our Community Cycle of Prayer, for our Homeowner 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 Sophie Bzozowsky, Carrie Marie Burden, Jake Cathers, Nancy Dillon, Theo Hanzel, John Hartman, Gary Marshall, Jennifer House, Gail Hunt, Peggy Kiernan, Steve Koss, Becky Loker, Mike Muihlbauer, Marsha Price, Martha Ramirez, Don Sengpiehl, Randy Stoutenbugh, Karen Stunkel, Heather Voss-Andberg, Debbie, Reid, Sean & Libby, Nick, Nancy Oxenreider, Linda Stoutenburgh 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, here’s the link to the service so you can join remotely! https://www.youtube.com/@saintpetersepiscopalchurch6579/streams
MEN OF ST. PETER’S! – We’re hoping you can join us Saturday, September 6th, as the Men’s Breakfast Group meets in McCray Hall at 0700 for a hearty breakfast and good fellowship; and at 0730 a time of presentation and discussion amongst those in attendance. This month we’ll be discussing: What brings on Spiritual Attacks? What does the Bible say? Please come and bring a friend for company as we explore together!
ST. PETE’S MINISTRY FAIR – Sunday, September 14, 2025. Spread the news about the Ministry! The Ministry Fair is a fantastic way to show old, new, and potential members of St. Pete’s what’s been going on within your ministry and a great way to recruit volunteers/participants for your programs. Leaders please confirm with Dell Nunaley at dnunaley@aol.com.
MT. CALVARY WOMEN’S GUILD – Next meeting will be September 15, 2025, 10:00 – 12:00, in McCray Hall. Please read Judges 5:1-21:25; Ruth 1:1-4:22; 1 Samuel 1:1-6:12; Luke 22:35-24:53; John 1:1-5:47; Psalm 79:1-106:12; Proverbs 19:17-23:12. We welcome everyone!!
WOMENS’S FELLOWSHIP – Our next event is Saturday, September 20, 2025,10:00-1:00 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 9108 John S. Mosby Highway, Upperville, VA 20184. We will have a tour of Trinity Episcopal Church, with lunch to follow at Hunter’s Head Tavern. Contact Deana Czaban or Cyndy Pereloni if interested or have questions.
TGIF – Friday, September 26, 2025 from 7:00-11:00. The hosts are the Davis’ @ 18 Clarke Lane, Berryville, VA. It’s a special event with live music! Bring a chair, your favorite beverage and a snack to share. Friends are welcome! Contact Marcia Davis at (571) 419-0283 with questions.
BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS – Sunday, October 5, 2025. Rain or Shine. In Celebration of St. Francis of Assisi, nature’s saint. – Bring your beloved animal of any size; furry, squirmy, scaly or feathery to be blessed. Be sure that small animals are in a proper carrier and large or potentially quarrelsome animals are properly restrained. Bring family & friends. More info at www.stpetes.net.
FALL CLEANUP / PARISH WORKDAY – Saturday, October 18, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – Noon. Lunch will be provided. Bring work gloves and rakes if you can. All hands on deck!
LEARNING
SUNDAY SCHOOL REGISTRATION – September 14, 2025. The program year starts soon! Sunday School is available to all rising K – 10th graders. Sign up on the St. Pete’s website! Please reach out to Mrs. Voss if you have questions. Email: katvoss1970@gmail.com.
ANGLICAN WAY – You ARE who you “hang” with. We at St. Peter’s are part of a global Anglican Communion of churches 85 million strong, following Jesus in Britain since the 2nd century, reaching now around the world on every continent. For the next four weeks we will discover the history and distinctive character of the Anglican Way. Join us in the Library at 11:15 to learn what that means for us August 24, September 7, 14, 21, 2025.
BOOK TALK: CALLED TO FREEDOM, BY BRAD LITTLE JOHN, Sunday, September 14, 2025, at 4:00pm – “For you were called to freedom, brothers,” writes St. Paul. “Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.” Today, we live in a time and place where “freedom” is constantly invoked as an opportunity for the flesh, where autonomy is prized above all, and any exercise of moral judgment is dismissed even among Christians as “legalism.” And yet freedom is central to our heritage not only as Americans, but as Protestant Christians, as a people brought out of slavery to sin and set free to follow Christ.
What does it mean to be “free” and how can we use our freedom well? Does “gospel freedom” or “Christian liberty” have anything to do with political freedom? How do we distinguish “freedom of conscience” from mere relativism? Is the “free market” a Christian ideal or an American idol? And what about technology, which promises to free us from the constraints of nature but often shackles us in new forms of slavery?
In his new book, Called to Freedom: Retrieving Christian Liberty in an Age of License, scholar and writer Brad Littlejohn explores all these questions and more, distilling insights from a career at the intersection of the church, academy, and public policy. Join us for an exploration of the true meaning of freedom as he shares key concepts from his book and answers your questions about Christian liberty.
PERSON OF JESUS (POJ) Starting on October 5 at 11:00 a.m.,
Do you want to be more like Jesus? The Person of Jesus study helps you see Jesus, so personal and so rich in love that you want to know him better. The interactive format invites participants into a fresh way of looking at Jesus’ life.
The first unit: Compassion, highlights Jesus’ interactions with others. His example of “interruptible love” empowers participants to take three key steps love others more deeply. Each study makes it easy to put yourself in the story. You can feel Jesus’ love as he interacts with people no one else is interested in.
One participant said, “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.”
Questions? Contact Anne Schultz – 703-727-6652
TWO NEW Bishop N.T. Wright ON-LINE COURSES –
15 Essential Biblical Texts and Surprised by the God of Hope. If you are interested, please contact the office at office@stpets.net or call (540) 338-7307. If there is enough interest, St. Peter’s will purchase a membership, and the courses will be at no cost to you.
FIGHT FOR SOULS – Share a meal, share the gospel. If you desire to do what Jesus says, consider joining the Fight for Souls group!
“Whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:44-45
“And whatever you do, do it heartily as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ. But he who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and there is no partiality.” Col. 3:23-25
“Now therefore, fear the Lord, serve Him in sincerity and in truth and put away the gods which your fathers served…Serve the Lord! But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve…but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:14-15
Next meeting: Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, at the Novak house