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 Marriage Mentors
- In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, for Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
- In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer for Emmanuel, Alexandria; Lynwood Parish (Grace Memorial), Port Republic; and St. John’s, West Point
- For Persecuted Christians in The Central African Republic
- For our President, Donald, Congress, and Judges
- For our Governor, Glenn
- In our Community Cycle of Prayer, for our Arts Councils
- 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, Theo Hanzel, John Hartman, Jennifer House, Gail Hunt, Peggy Kiernan, Steve Koss, Becky Loker, Gary Marshall, Mike Muihlbauer, Marsha Price, Don Sengpiehl, Randy Stoutenbugh, Karen Stunkel, Heather Voss-Andberg, Erica Wanis, Debbie, Reid, Sean & Libby, Louise Hall, Barbara Kuhler, John Hill, Alice Duggan 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.
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
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
MT. CALVARY WOMEN’S GUILD – The Mt. Calvery Woman’s Guild will be sponsoring a bake sale, along with the Purcellville Community Tag Sale Day, October 11th. All proceeds from the sale will be used for community organizations the Guild contributes to every year. Your contributions to this sale will be greatly appreciated. Please use the “Sign Up Form” on the bulletin board in McCray Hall. Information about the sale is located under the sign-up form; please feel free to take one. Please contact Sally Mann (703) 447-6195 or Darla Voss (609) 906-0630 with questions.
MT. CALVARY WOMEN’S GUILD – Our next meeting is on Monday, October 20, at St. Peter’s in McCray Hall. The Bible readings that we will discuss are 1 Samuel 6:13-31:13;
2 Samuel 1:1-11:27; John 6:1-15:17; Psalm 106:13-119:58; Proverbs 23:13-25:24.
Please come to our meeting & enjoy our fellowship.
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
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 September 21, 2025.
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. Starting on October 5 at 11:00 a.m., we will be meeting to study the first Unit, Compassion. This unit highlights Jesus’ interactions with others. His example of interruptible love demonstrates how to love others and empowers participants to use three key steps to experience deeper love in their own interactions. 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
THURSDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY – Our Next Step Community will start up again on September 11 through June 11, 2026 from 6:30-8-00pm 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!
“Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my father’s house, for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.” Abraham replied, “They have Moses and the Prophets’ let them listen to them.” “No, father Abraham,” he said, “but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.” Abraham said to him, “If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.” Luke 16:27-31
“Cry aloud, spare not; lift up your voice like a trumpet; tell My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” Is. 58:1
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” 1Cor. 15:58
“Oh my friends, we are loaded with countless church activities, while the real work of the church, that of evangelizing and winning the lost is almost entirely neglected.” -Oswald J. Smith
The next meeting will be held on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025 at the Novak House