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, who are still here, and we honor with gratitude the land itself and the life of the Rappahannock Tribe. Our mission statement is to do God’s Will in all that we do.
The focus this Sunday continues to be the stewardship campaign, All Saints and collection for the ECM Thanksgiving. ”
Lectionary link for Oct. 29, 22st Sunday after Pentecost
Looking ahead…
The focus this Sunday continues to be the stewardship campaign, All Saints (in two weeks) and collection for the ECM Thanksgiving. The service revolved around Psalm 96 “Sing to the Lord a new song… Proclaim the good news of his salvation from day to day.”
Lectionary link for Oct. 22, 21st Sunday after Pentecost
Looking ahead…
St. Peter’s Episcopal, Port Royal was open Tues, Oct. 17 for a prayer service, 12pm to 2pm for peace in the Middle East. The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem called for this day of prayer and so we prayed in solidarity with them and others around the world who prayed for peace. We had 14 people in the church at various times. Some stayed for the entire period.
Our time together included a short prayer service at noon, other prayers at 1pm and concluding prayers at 2pm. Larry Saylor provided the meditative music throughtout the 2 hours.
The video includes Catherine’s description of the service.
There were 5 prayer stations in the windows of the church:
1. “Place your prayer into the spring of water gushing up to eternal life”
2. “The healing touch station”
3. “Prayers for Peace”
4. “Pray for peace in the Holy Land”
5. Station with water from the River Jordan and earth
Video and Photo Links
1. Video
2. Photos
3. Music by Larry Saylor – selection
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1. Opening hymn – “Oh Let the Song of God enfold you”
2. Sequence Hymn – “Here, O my Lord”
3. Gospel and Sermon – Rev. Catherine Hicks
The focus this Sunday continues to be the stewardship campaign. We also are looking ahead to All Saints Sunday, Nov 5 in 3 weeks
Lectionary link for Oct. 15, 20th Sunday after Pentecost
Looking ahead…
The focus this Sunday is on our stewardship campaign . A number of articles explore this topic this week.
Lectionary link for Oct. 8, 19th Sunday after Pentecost
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Lector: Jennifer Collins
Chalice Bearer: Andrea Pogue
Altar Cleanup: BJ Anderson
Lectionary link
Pentecost 17, Sept. 24, 2023
Lectionary for Pentecost 17
Lectionary commentary
Visual Lectionary
Season of Creation Podcast on this Lectionary
God’s Garden 1st week review
Matthew remembered, Sept. 21
St. Michael and all the angels, Sept. 29
Sept., 2023 newsletter
Focus on the Season of Creation, Week 4
The Season of Creation, 2023
Keys to the Season of Creation, 2023
5 areas of the Environment in the Season of Creation
This week is food waste
IPCC – Lowering emissions
Project Drawdown
Climate Change – Reduce
Mission and Outreach
Donations for Maui
Andrea Pogue reported on St. Peter’s 2023 Jamaican mission trip Sept. 3, 2023 during church. This was our second mission trip after 2021 with the next trip planned for 2025. Thanks to Andrea and the entire mission team for a job well done serving 300 students with school supplies and prizes.
Jamaican mission setup, Aug. 24, 2023
Jamaican mission school distribution, Aug. 26, 2023
Village Harvest
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Begins Sun Sept 17, 10:30am -“God’s Garden” in the Parish House—A gathering of children ages 5-9 for Sunday School activities and fun, led by Elizabeth Heimbach