Readers from Jan 29
Feb. 5, 11:00am – Holy Eucharist
Coming Up!
Sunday Links, Feb. 5, 2023 Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
Sundays
Sunday Links, Jan. 29, 2023 Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany – The Beatitudes and Youth Sunday
Sunday Links, Jan. 29, 2023 Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany Zoom link Jan. 29, 2023 Meeting ID: 869 9926 3545, Passcode: 889278
Lectionary for Jan. 29, 2023,
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
Bulletin for Jan. 29, 2023, Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany,
Bulletin
Morning Meditation , Jan 30, 6:30am Zoom link Meeting ID: 879 8071 6417 Passcode: 790929
Ecumenical Bible Study, Wed., Feb. 1, 10am-12pm.
Tues, Feb. 7th, Bingo Night 6-7:30PM at Port Royal Fire Department St Peter’s is serving as a Partner in Education with the Caroline County Public Schools. We will be providing snacks for the Caroline County Bingo Night, Tuesday, February 7th, 6-7:30PM at the Port Royal Fire Department. If you would like to help, please bring granola bars, individually wrapped bags of trail mix, or small bottles of water and place them in the back pew.
January, 2023
Newsletter
All articles for Jan 29, 2023
Collage from Jan. 22 service
Jan. 29, 11:00am – Morning Prayer, Youth Sunday
Catherine’s sermon for Epiphany 4 on Jan 29, 2023 may be called the “African Violet” sermon to illustrate the readings. She brought 3 of her violets.
The readings this week are like a mission statement – what should we do ? What are the essential things ? The sermon uses the Prophet Micah as a resource and Jesus teaching in the Beatitudes.
“So with the right soil, enough water and enough light, these African violets are growing and thriving. We are like the leaves that fall from my African violet. Without the essential things we need to live and grow, we just wither away. But when we have all we need, we too can grow and thrive and live in a thriving community with one another, in the human web of life.
“Micah speaks to a people who have been led astray by other gods and by leaders who have failed to look to God’s ways. His message “And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Jesus speaks his message to the poor and lost and the message is the Beatitudes which considers the areas of Micah
In today’s gospel, Jesus teaches the disciples about loving kindness—blessed are those who mourn, who are willing to let the sorrows of the world in and to feel the world’s pain, blessed are the ones who are merciful. Jesus teaches the disciples about doing justice—blessed are the peacemakers, the ones who work for justice, for when there is justice for all, God’s peace be realized on this earth.
Jesus teaches the disciples about walking humbly with God—blessed are the poor in spirit, the ones who know that they are completely dependent on God; blessed are the meek, those who live under God’s control rather than their own wills.
Jan 29, 2023 Epiphany 4 as well as the last Sunday of the month and youth Sunday. The youth were the readers of the lectionary. It was Morning prayer and the youth contributed some prayers printed below, printed in the bulletin. You can see what is important for them to bring to God
Prayers from our Youth
Dear God, Heavenly Father, thank you for the life you have given us. We thank you for our talents and what makes us unique. Amen
Dear God, Heavenly Father, thank you for the family you have given us and the friends we make along the way, especially my brothers and my sister. Amen
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for the beautiful world we live in and thank you for all the animals that inhabit this earth. We pray that one day there will be no more fighting across the world you created. We will live in peace and harmony. Amen
Sunday links, Jan 15, Second Sunday after the Epiphany
Renewal of Baptism vows, Jan. 8
Jan.15, 11:00am – Holy Eucharist
Sunday Links, The Holy Name, Jan 1, 2023
Christmas Eve Caroling Dec. 24
Coming up!
Jan.1, 11:00am – Lessons and Carols
Sunday Links, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
Communion, Dec. 18
Dec. 24, 4:00pm – Christmas Eve
Dec. 25, 11:00am – Christmas Day
The Christmas Eve service did not go as expected. Our video stream was shutdown by an electric failure. Our organist was sick and others were away. We couldn’t do Silent Night in German due to the illness of our German speakers
We pivoted and the service was different but meaningful. We rearranged the bulletin. We had 2 large families who came in force and we went out caroling to a parishioner family who was ill. All ages came together.
During the service two ladies in the choir (Denise Gregory, Mary Peterman) provided all the music on piano and flute. And it worked! They came back on Christmas day and performed as well. Our hearts and thanks go out to them.
Christmas Services
Our Christmas services this week and next. A time to worship with friends and neighbors in one of the holiest times. There is always room in this inn! Christmas blessings to all!
Sunday Links for Nov. 27, 2022
Dates
Nov. 27, 11:00am – Holy Eucharist, Advent 1 Serving – Lector Elizabeth Heimbach, Chalice Bearer Helmut Linne von Berg, Altar Clean Up Jan Saylor
Nov. 27, United Thankoffering (UTO) intake
Nov. 29, Giving Tuesday in support of the Village Harvest food ministry
Nov. 29, ECW Coffee and Cookies, 10AM, the Parish House. Come enjoy one another’s company and help St Peter’s stay in touch with those who can’t be with us on Sundays.
Dec. 4, Christmas Play on Second Advent
Dec. 4, Bethlehem Walk trip, leave after Church
Dec. 11, Deadline for Easter gifts to the Episcopal Church Men (ECM)
Dec. 18, Deadline for General Endowment Fund donations
Sunday Links for Pentecost 21, Oct. 30, 2022
Those lovely yellows in fall
Oct. 30, 11:00am – Holy Eucharist, Pentecost 21, Zacchaeus
This Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, was Youth Sunday (every 5th Sunday) reflected in the prayers with a prayer on youth and in the sermon on Zacchaeus. We had about 10 youth present out of a congregation of 26. It was a beautiful Sunday with the trees moving to a matured fall. Fall was all around us – in the church in the graveyards, in the trees, and on the river
Sunday Links for Pentecost 20, Oct. 23, 2022
Fall color
Oct. 23, 11:00am – Holy Eucharist, Pentecost 20
Sunday Links for Pentecost 17, Oct. 2, 2022
Youth Group reorganizes around music, Sept 25.
Oct. 2, 11:00am – Holy Eucharist
Season of Creation 5, Sept 1 – Oct. 4