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.

Shrine Mont Retreats with Christ Episcopal

St. Peter’s will be at Shrine Mont for the first weekend in May, May 4-6, 2018. This is our fifth year partnering with Christ Episcopal and the first without their long time rector Jeff Packard who has moved to Pennsylvania.

This year the program is entitled “The Spitfire Grill” based on the 1996 film of the same name.

The story centers on a young woman named Percy (Alison Elliott) who was recently released from prison. She arrives in a small town in Maine with hopes of beginning a new life. She lands a job as a waitress in the Spitfire Grill, owned by Hannah (Ellen Burstyn), whose gruff exterior conceals a kind heart and little tolerance for the grill’s regular customers who are suspicious of Percy’s mysterious past.

Here is a retrospective of past years: 2017 – Celtic Christianity

The theme was Celtic Christianity which was presented by Catherine on a very rainy weekend. 10 came from St. Peter’s (They couldn’t worship in the Shrine but did manage to hike to the cross.  This prayer was prayed both congregations in Port Royal and Shrine Mont

2016 – Lars and the Real Girl

19 from St. Peter’s(9) and Christ Episcopal (10) joined up for the 3rd year in a Shrine Mont retreat which typically has been the last weekend in April or first in May . It was a rainy weekend/ Catherine designed the program around the 2007 movie Lars and the Real Girl, the story of a shy young man in search for a real relationship and staring Ryan Gosling.  

2015  – Resurrection Stories

At our Shrine Mont retreat with Christ Church, Spotsylvania, we sought our Resurrected Lord as we went with the disciples to find our Risen Lord in the garden, by the sea, along the road, in the breaking of the bread, and in the gift of the Holy Spirit. In order to do this, we re-created the following stories and found ourselves in the stories; with Mary in the garden on Easter morning; with the disciples having breakfast with Jesus by the Sea of Galilee; with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus and at the commissioning of the disciples on the mountain. 

2014 – Road to Emmaus

Part 2

12 from St Peter’s ventured to Shrine Mont with Christ Episcopal in the first combined retreat. They hiked to the Cross, walked the labyrinth and had a campfire on Saturday night. Catherine preached this year to the combined churches.