Readings for the Fourth Sunday in Lent
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ST. PETE’S WEEKLY
Welcome! Whatever your religious background, and however you have come to be here, we’re glad to have you join in our praises of God today. We hope you will feel comfortable here and fulfilled and strengthened spiritually to meet the challenges of your daily life.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING:
- For Mark, our Bishop
- For Tom, our Rector
- In our Parish Cycle of Prayer, we pray for our Adult Formation Leaders
- In the Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer, we pray for The Church of the Province of Uganda
- In the Diocesan Cycle of prayer we pray forThe Rt. Rev. E. Mark Stevenson, The Rt. Rev. Gayle Elizabeth Harris, and all Bishops participating in the House of Bishops meeting
- For Persecuted Christians in Comoros
- For our President, Joe, Congress, and Judges
- For our Governor, Glenn
- In our Community Cycle of Prayer, we pray for our Parks and Recreation Board Members
- For U.S. troops throughout the world, our foreign service personnel and contractors
- For those who have served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other conflicts and are suffering from posttraumatic stress
- For our Federal, State, and Local Police Officers and Loudoun Valley Fire & Rescue
- For the special needs and concerns of this congregation, especially Nancy & Billy Dillon; Ken Foreman; Gail Hunt; Brad Lafferty; Una LaPre; Betsy North; George Thompson; Jack & Sarah; Marilena Benko; Carrie-Marie Burden; Gary Cogle; Allison Davis; Jim Hartle; Paul Phelan; Mark & Karen Stunkel; Blair; Harper; Lucas; Tanya; Vanessa; Stephen; Baby Lylas;Diane Adams; Diane Tibbs; Steve Koss; Winifred Love; Carl Engstrom; Jo May Ives, and Will Thompson.
PRAYER NEEDS: Individuals and families may choose to have their names placed on the public and/or private prayer lists. The names on the public prayer list are included during the Prayers of the People during worship on Sunday and in the bulletin. St. Peter’s Prayer Quilt members This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. pray for the people on the private list. Names are listed for four weeks. If you would like someone to remain on our list, please send us an update every 4 weeks.
NEW WAYS TO PRAY! We have been doing a lot of praying in new ways this year. Consider joining us or making use of any, or all, of the opportunities below –
- Sweet Hour of Prayer every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. with seven of us regularly gathering.
- Using our new Prayer Cards on the first Sunday during prayers of the people.
- Turning the altar in the Chapel into our Prayer Altar, covered with new prayer requests.
- The Vestry is incorporating praying together into our Strategic Plan and into Vestry meetings.
- And the latest: Gathering an intercessor team to pray for people in-person after church on Sundays. Once the crowd has left the Nave, they'd be happy to meet with you discreetly one-on-one to pray with you.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
BULLETIN DEADLINE – Please submit all announcements for the Sunday Bulletin by noon on Wednesday to ensure inclusion in the upcoming bulletin. Send announcements to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
PARISH CLEAN UP DAY - ALL HANDS-ON DECK!!!! - Spring is here, and Easter is on the way! Save March 16, 2024, to come help spruce up St. Peter’s. The Garden Guild will also be planting flowers for Spring. Plan to bring your rakes, pruners, shovels, and anything else you can think of to bring out the beauty of St. Pete’s.
ST PATRICK’S DAY DINNER - Join us for the second annual St. Patrick’s Day dinner on Saturday, March 16, 2024, 6:00 p.m. Our very own Tony Young will be cooking Shepherd’s Pie. There is a sign-up sheet on the board in McCray Hall. Please sign-up by Monday, March 11, 2024 or RSVP to the office at (540) 338-7307.
POLISHING DAY - March 23, 2024 @ 10:00 a.m. is the annual St. Peter’s church Polishing Day. Please join the Altar Guild to shine brass, polish wood and generally make the place bright for the Easter season.
THE YOUTH GROUP – Upcoming activities
Our next youth event will be a hangout after the Maundy Thursday service on March 28th. More details will be sent out in an email. If you are not receiving the emails, please let Meredith Rugen know (703) 725-4254 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Upcoming Events:
April 5th: Trampoline Park
May: Go Karting
June: End of School Pool Party
WOMENS FELLOWSHIP –Come join us and deepen your connections with the women of St. Pete's. Any questions reach out to Deana Czaban, kelly_dscm @yahoo.com or Cyndy Perleoni at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
3/15 6:30-8:30 p.m. Game Night @ St. Pete's
4/19 6:30-8:30 p.m. Paint Night @ St. Pete's
May TBD Financial Planning basics @ St. Pete's
LEARNING
ADULT FORMATION: FIGHT FOR SOULS – Share a meal, share the gospel. – We are always told to avoid talking about religion and politics with others however, the bible asks us to share the good news of Jesus. What a challenge! If you desire to do what Jesus says, consider joining the Fight for Souls group! Judy Novak leads the group. It meets monthly on the second Sunday of the month at 5pm. The next meeting will be March 10th at the Novak’s home. Contact Judi Novak at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
ADULT FORMATION: REVELATION - Join our class on the Book of Revelation, today at 11am in Room #102. Contact Marsha Price at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for the Zoom link.
PERSON OF JESUS STUDY – The Person of Jesus study slowly introduces a Jesus so personal, so rich in love that we are captivated heart-first. This energetic, interactive study leads people to discover Jesus’ beauty for themselves. We will be studying The Passion. As we watch Jesus make his way to the cross our eyes are opened to His courage and steadfast love for His Father and for everyone around Him. As we see the familiar story with fresh eyes, our hearts are empowered to worship our Savior. Please join us for this 11-week study. We will meet in the library from 11:00 a.m. to noon on Sundays. Questions? Contact Maggie Snyder at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
In the last year, St. Peter’s has become “A Praying Church,” energizing many of us to a new and sustained prayerfulness.
Prayer moves us into the spiritual realm, which is full of unseen mystery…and conflict with “Satan and the spiritual forces of wickedness that rebel against God!” We renounced them in Baptism and in prayer we confront them anew.
This Lent we will learn to be Aware and Prepared for the Unseen War.
Paul said, “we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers.” Join us to discover what scripture says about these dark powers, Christ’s victory, and our power as combatants.
Each week will feature a brief lecture, followed by Q&A and discussion. You will find it interesting and useful in our crazy world.
Join us Wednesday nights, February 21, 28, March 6, 13, & 20 at Trillium Farm, 18915 Lincoln Rd., Purcellville. Potluck dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. SHARP, then discussion at 7 p.m. You’ll be on the road by 8 p.m. There will be activities available for children.
If you’d like to add reading to your Lenten discipline, I recommend four titles. Each will add something unique to deepen your reflection and contribution to our discussions. Pick one and read it weekly through Lent. Since I have drawn a lot on Michael Heiser’s scholarship, his book Supernatural speaks most directly to the material we will cover.
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