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.

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Twenty Third Sunday after Pentecost, Oct. 27

Lectionary, Oct. 27
Lectionary Commentary
Visual Lectionary
The Story of Bartimaeus- “It’s About Freedom”
Bartimaeus- “Call Him Here”
Faith is the electricity of the spirit – Bartimaeus

Education
The Episcopal Lingo, Part 10, Death, 2 of 2
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Reformation day
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St Simon & St Jude, Apostles, Oct. 28

Sunday Links, Oct. 20, 2024

22nd Sunday After Pentecost Oct. 20, 11am.

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  • Location – 823 Water Street, P. O. Box 399, Port Royal, Virginia 22535
  • Staff and Vestry
  • Wed., Oct 16, Ecumenical Bible 10am in the Parish House reading the lectionary for Oct 20
  • Wed., Oct 23, Ecumenical Bible 10am in the Parish House reading the lectionary for Oct 27

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    Twenty Second Sunday after Pentecost, Oct. 20

    Lectionary, Oct. 20
    Lectionary Commentary
    Visual Lectionary
    Gospel in Oct. 2024
    Greatness in God’s Kingdom – Mark’s Gospel
    The Gospel: Speaking to the Soul: The Next Level
    Psalm 91- Blessing and Protection
    The Epistle: Hebrews 5:1-10 in today’s world

    Pictures of Fall, 11 years ago
    The Episcopal Lingo, Part 9, Death, 1 of 2
    40 Old Testament Stories that every Christian Should know – #2 The Fall
    Baking as prayer
    St. Luke, Oct. 18
    St. James of Jerusalem, Oct. 23

    Lectionary, 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 24

    I. Theme –  The call to discipleship means service and sacrifice.

    Robert Hord’s Chalice

    "Are you able to drink the cup that I drink?" – Mark 10:38

    The lectionary readings are here  or individually: 

    Old Testament – Isaiah 53:4-12
    Psalm – Psalm 91:9-16 Page 720, BCP
    Epistle – Hebrews 5:1-10
    Gospel – Mark 10:35-45  

    Today’s readings confront us with the reality that the call to discipleship means service and sacrifice. In Isaiah, the “suffering servant” of Israel, though innocent, takes on the sin, sorrow, pain and oppression of God’s people. According to Hebrews, Jesus, the full embodiment of the “suffering servant,” identifies with humanity and offers himself as final high priest and ultimate sacrifice.

    In the gospel, Jesus reverses our understanding of greatness: those who would lead must serve. One reason we are so disgusted by John and James may be that we recognize a shred of their ambition lurking within ourselves. We have probably all had the experience of launching a project with confident enthusiasm (and utter naivete). Whether it’s a food drive for the hungry, a new family budget or a vow to get shipshape organized, we plunge ahead with dreams of glory.

    Like James and John, we gloss over any possible difficulties. Reality hits with a clunk. And then we appreciate the enormous difference between the apostles pre- and post-resurrection. When they rely on themselves, they are a sorry lot: self-seeking, argumentative, downright stupid. Yet Jesus can see beyond all that and can assure them of fellowship with himself. How? Perhaps he sees them as they would become, filled with the Spirit after Pentecost: transformed into courageous witnesses whose dreams of greatness had been replaced by the humble goal of serving the lord they love and others

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    Sunday Links, Oct. 13, 2024

    21st Sunday After Pentecost Oct. 13, 11am.

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  • Location – 823 Water Street, P. O. Box 399, Port Royal, Virginia 22535
  • Staff and Vestry
  • Wed., Oct 9, Ecumenical Bible 10am in the Parish House reading the lectionary for Oct 13
  • Wed., Oct 16, Ecumenical Bible 10am in the Parish House reading the lectionary for Oct 20

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    Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost, Oct. 13
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    Visual Lectionary
    Gospel Oct. 13 – “Preoccupation with stuff”
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    Connecting Season of Creation to Stewardship
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    Indigenous People’s Day, Oct. 14, 2024
    Episcopal Lingo, Part 8: Marriage
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    “A Case for Love” movie is now online
    Luke’s Feast Day, Oct. 18

    Sunday Links, Oct. 6, 2024

    20th Sunday After Pentecost Oct. 6, 11am.

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  • Location – 823 Water Street, P. O. Box 399, Port Royal, Virginia 22535
  • Staff and Vestry
  • Wed., Oct 10, Ecumenical Bible 10am in the Parish House reading the lectionary for Oct 10

  • Coming up!

  • Diocesan ECW 134th Fall Meeting, Oct. 12, 2024

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    Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Oct. 6


    Lectionary, Oct. 6
    World Communion Sunday, Oct. 6
    Lectionary Commentary
    Visual Lectionary
    Gospel in Oct. 2024

    Remembering St. Francis Oct. 4
    How the artist Giotto brought the life of St. Francis to the People”
    Richard Rohr on St. Francis
    A Case for Love is online

    Diocesan ECW 134th Fall Meeting, Oct. 12, 2024
    Connecting Season of Creation to Stewardship
    Pictures of Early Fall
    Episcopal Lingo, Part 7: Initiation or Confirmation

    World Communion Sunday, Oct. 6

    What is World Communion Sunday? Churches this Sunday all over the world celebrate oneness in Christ in the midst of the world ever more in need of peacemaking and the universal and inclusive nature of the church. The tradition originated in the Shadyside Presbyterian Church in 1933, was adopted throughout the US Presbyterian Church in 1936, and subsequently spread to other denominations. The Episcopal Church also remembers students serving abroad, particularly the Young Adult Service Corp in the Episcopal Church.

    Poem for World Communion Sunday

    THE TABLE WITH NO EDGES by Andrew King

    We will sit down where feet tire from the journey. We will sit down where grief bends the back.

    We will sit down under roofs wrecked by artillery. We will sit down where cries sound from cracked walls.

    We will sit down where heat beats like hammers. We will sit down where flesh shivers in cold.

    We will sit down where bread bakes on thin charcoal. We will sit down where there is no grain in baked fields.

    We will sit down with those who dwell in ashes. We will sit down in shadow and in light.

    We will sit down, making friends out of strangers. We will sit down, our cup filled with new wine.

    We will sit down and let love flow like language.We will sit together at the table with no edges. We will sit to share one loaf, in Christ’s name, in one world.