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.
Larry Saylor, guitar – Prelude
Hymn of praise- Glory to You – John Rutter
Gospel and Sermon – the Rev Catherine Hicks
Affirmation of Faith
Prayers of the People
Larry Saylor, guitar – Offertory
Holy Communion
Blessing and Extinguishing of the Paschal Candle
Sweet, Sweet, Spirit
The one with the “Tongues of Fire”!
Come, Holy Spirit!
From the beginning, the breath of the Holy Spirit pours out, bringing life. The Holy Spirit gives life to smallest microscopic organisms that can be seen only with the help of a microscope, and yet are essential to the world’s food chain. And the Holy Spirit works in and through the sweeping grandeur of this earth’s magnificent and ever changing landscapes, covered in life, that the earth sustains.
All of this life exists and thrives through the power of the Holy Spirit, uncontrollable, wild, and free. As Jesus told Nicodemus, “The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
We Christians have been given the knowledge that the Holy Spirit is at work in our lives. I guarantee you that even when we don’t acknowledge or recognize the Spirit, the Holy Spirit is always at work in those born of the Spirit, and that’s us.
So today, I’d like to talk about how the Holy Spirit works in our lives so that we can more easily recognize the Spirit’s presence in each of us and among us.
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A Pentecost that can’t be duplicated – 180th anniversary as well as Pentecost, a church altarpiece under construction, new hangings in the church plus 3 priests on hand.
1. Ascension to Pentecost
Thy Kingdom Come. Prayers from Ascension to Pentecost
2. Projects
UTO Collection May 28
Jamaica Project, 2023, due June 17
3. Pentecost May 28
It’s Pentecost!
Lectionary for Pentecost
Pentecost the Quick Version
Pentecost an Ancient Festival
Holy Spirit came down at Pentecost
Special Pentecost videos
Sanctified Art Does Pentecost
Picnic and music
Pentecost poetry
Celebrate Pentecost!”
In 2021, St. Peter’s fundraising contributed $3,000 for the school project. Here is the presentation from that trip.
A mission trip was organized to setup the school distribution. The supplies were sent ahead of the distribution.
In 2023 we are refreshing the supplies as well as moving to supply additional items, like computers. This year only Andrea, Ken and Laura will be going to deliver the supplies.
Background
Victoria Primary School, formerly Victoria All-Age is located in North West St. Catherine about two (2) miles from the major town of Linstead in the farming community of Victoria. Victoria, along with the adjoining community of Banbury, where most of the children are from, has a populace of over 20,000.
Approximately 10 % of the adult population is dependent on farming for a living, some of the produce from this activity is sold at the Linstead Market and the remainder kept for domestic use. Another 30% depends on vending as their main means of livelihood, 40% is employed while the remaining 20% is unemployed.
The current parent population is very young with the average age being about 25 years. Most of them have attained secondary level of education but have not moved on to tertiary learning but instead have acquired a skill in order to become employable.
The school was originally a shift school, an elementary. It was built to house about 200 children. At the time of the 2021 mission trip school population it was 330
At the beginning of each school year, some parents often have financial challenges in purchasing items to send their children back to school. Some of these include the purchasing of school bags, writing books, pencils and uniforms etc. There are times when past students will assist in purchasing some of these items.