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.
Notes:
1. Much warmer and drier than last week.
2. Iris are fully out. Wild flowers are spreading just in time for Rogation Sunday, May 5!
3. Sermon on the 7 “I am” statements from Gospel of John and relating them to the current parish transition.
4. Forward Day by Day publications are out.
Before Church, Down by the River
01 Opening Hymn – “Love divine, all loves excelling”
02 Hymn of Praise -“Joyful, joyful, we adore thee”
03 Readings
John 15:1-8
Our time is drawing short. At the end of June, I will be leaving St Peter’s, a huge change for me, and for this parish as well. But God does not leave us to muddle through the challenges, changes, and chances in this life without God’s help!
One of the many gifts we have as we go through changes is the wisdom of scripture, for scripture consists of living words that never fail to apply to the situations that we face in this life.
So in the sermon today I will be focusing on the changes happening in our parish as we consider the appointed scriptures. The more directly we all consider these changes by seeing what scripture has to say to us during this transition, the better off we will all be once the calendar pages turn to July and we are no longer sharing this space together.
Let’s begin by reviewing the seven I AM statements of Jesus. Today’s gospel centers around one of those statements.
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