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.

Photos, Sunday April 7, Second Easter

Notes
1 A beautiful Sunday, clear blue skies after a week of cool weather, rain and winds. It approached 60 degrees later in the day
2. Tom’s sermon on the breath of God for Easter Tide.
3. Upcoming activities – “Teach up to Clean up” on April 20,
ECW Planning April 9, New details on the Portland Guitar Duo
concert on April 19.
4. Wonderful Sunday coffee hour – more of a brunch with eggs and sausage but with a generous helping of sweets

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Videos, April 7, 2024

Warm up -Short video of The River this morning

01 Opening Hymn – “He is risen”

From the congregation

02 Hymn of Praise -“That Easter day with joy was bright”

03 Readings

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Sermon, April 7, 2024 – Rev. Tom Hughes – “the breath of God”

What a joy to be together this morning and to have these wonderful lessons to go over there are a lot of things we need to touch on and there’s just a couple of things before I come to the subject thatI’ve been led to talk about.

The first one is in in the lesson; that we heard of just a few minutes ago, there was a great deal of emphasis placed on ;sinfulness. What I want you to understand about that in all the Johannine tradition that sin is not a particular kind of moral failure like I told the lie or something like that – it’s being separated from God. That’s what living in sin is – being separated from God. Of course the mission of Jesus above all other things as we just read was that we would be close to God not separated from God to live in glory and the peace of God.

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ECW Spring Planning, April 9, 2024

From Elizabeth Heimbach–The flowers are blooming, and the grass is turning green; it is time to look ahead! I hope everyone can come for lunch at 11:30 on Tuesday, April 9 at Horne’s.

We always have fun when we are together, and we will have time to brainstorm about fundraising ideas and future events including the Portland Guitar Duo Concert, the bishop’s visit, a holiday dinner and a reception. Please come with ideas! Hope to see you there!

Please Email Elizabeth if you plan to attend.