We are a small Episcopal Church on the banks of the Rappahannock in Port Royal, Virginia. We acknowledge that we gather on the traditional land of the first people of Port Royal, the Nandtaughtacund, and we respect and honor with gratitude the land itself, the legacy of the ancestors, and the life of the Rappahannock Tribe. Our mission statement is to do God’s Will in all that we do.

Holy Week

Maundy Thursday, March 28, 2013

Maundy Thursday is remembered for the “Last Supper” meeting with the disciples with the footwashing, the foreshadowing of Judas betrayal and the movement into Gethsemane. We had a traditional Seder supper at 5pm. The 7pm service featured the washing and anointing of hands. By the end of the service the altar is stripped in preparation for Good Friday.

Tenebrae, March 27, 2013

The story was inside and out. Unlike the other Easter services, Tenebrae doesn’t relate to a specific Holy Week event as Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter. It sets a mood and brings you through the Holy Week story through a set of “shadows”. Each shadow generally has a reading from Luke, a Psalm and a hymn.|Outside, the weather was continued cool from the weekend. Two hours before the service there were threatening clouds. The unsettled weather moved toward full sunlight in a short amount of time captured in the gallery.

Palm Sunday, March 24, 2013

An overcast, cool Palm Sunday. We have pictures of the Lenten Quiet Day plus the music, Liturgy of the Palms and Passion narrative.

Review of the First Week in Lent, 2013

Here are 50 slide that review 4 events and services of the first week in Lent, 2013:1. Shrove Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 2. Ash Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 3. From Repentance to Hope: A Service of Remembrance, Celebration and Witness, Feb. 16, 2013 (held at St. George’s Fredericksburg). 4. Lent 1, Feb. 17, 2013

Tenebrae, 2012

April 4, 2012 – A calm meditative service with candlelight featuring readings from the Psalms, St. Augustine, Hebrews and the Canticles which complements the events as Holy Week progresses.

Palm Sunday, 2012

50 photos of April 1, 2012 a service of several parts – Liturgy of the Palms, Procession, Passion Readings and Holy Communion. This year there was a combination of the Passion Readings from nine parishioners with complementary music by the choir. Being the first Sunday of the month, there was also coffee hour.

Palm Sunday, April 17, 2011

It’s all here – Adult Education, Liturgy of the Palms, Passion readings, the choir, birthdays, the congregation all in the burgeoning spring at St. Peter’s