St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Port Royal, VA
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.
Service, Advent 1, Nov. 27, 2022
Coming up!
Dec. 4, 11:00am – Advent 2
Dec. 4, Christmas Play on Second Advent
Dec. 4, St. Nicholas coffee hour after church
Dec. 4, Bethlehem Walk trip, leave after Church
Dec. 9, Greening of the Church, 10AM – Alice Hughes
Dec. 11, Deadline for Easter gifts to the Episcopal Church Men (ECM)
Dec. 18, Deadline for General Endowment Fund donations
Fall in the graveyard
Nov. 13, 11:00am – Holy Eucharist
Nov. 13, Deadline for Thanksgiving gifts to the Episcopal Church Men (ECM)
Nov. 13, United Thankoffering (UTO) ongoing until Nov. 27
Nov. 13, Deadline for signing up for the Bethlehem Walk trip Sunday, Dec. 4 after church. See Catherine
Nov. 29, Giving Tuesday in support of the Village Harvest food ministry
The River in the fall
Nov. 6, 11:00am – Holy Eucharist, All Saints
Harvest Scene
Oct. 9, 11:00am – Holy Eucharist
Pentecost 18
Collage from Sept. 4
Sept. 11, 11:00am – Holy Eucharist
Season of Creation 2, Sept 1 – Oct. 4
The choir was back this week and sang the offertory “All Things Wise and Wonderful.” We had 31 including 2 visitors.
The Season of Creation was sprinkled throughout the service from the Scottish Blessing to the Collect which was a Creation Collect, the Affirmation “preserve God’s creation for prosperity”, the Prayers of the People “We pray for the earth. As you seek out those who are lost, give us the grace to seek out what has been lost on this earth due to our greed and negligence” and Tom’s sermon.
Presentation from Victoria School in Jamaica
Sept. 4, 11:00am – Holy Eucharist
Season of Creation, Sept 1 – Oct. 4
This Week
Aug.7, 11:00am – Eucharist
Waiting
This Week
15 in house and 10 online. Two of our members have COVID returning from a summer trip.COVID have shifted our events as local numbers are up. Today was a return to masks. Wed for the Village dinner will be take out.
This was first Sunday and coffee hour was all tomatoes. Johnny brought tomatoes from the garden and Cookie made stuffed tomatoes with many delights from the Summer. A summer delight!
The key words this week in the lectionary are “faith” and “waiting.” Faith is about trust in things unseen – the trust in the reality of the relationship with, and the promises of, God is especially exemplified by Abraham.
In the Gospel, we need to be ready and waiting for Christ to come in a new way. Paired with the parable of the Rich Fool from last week, we once again are reminded that living for the ways of the world is foolish.
So what shall the faithful Christian do? First of all, “have no fear”. The promise from God is that the kingdom will be given to those who believe. What follows are two images: be properly dressed for action and movement, and take a flashlight, ready to move and to see when the Bridegroom comes. We are called to expect the unexpected and be ready to act.
July 24, 11:00am – Eucharist
Prayer
