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St. Peter’s Episcopal Church welcomes all newcomers. Come join us!

Christ centered, Biblically based, spirit filled and a place of simple hospitality, we have shared our communal life with our church, our community, and those in need. Your presence enriches us.

Jan. 29 -9:00am Holy Eucharist, Rite 1

Jan. 29 -10:00am Christian Education (adults/children)

Jan. 29 -11:00am Morning Prayer

Sunday Readings and Servers

" Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;" - Revelation 1:19

Once a year, generally in January of the new year, we hold a Parish Meeting ostensibly to elect new Vestry members to replace those rolling off. Much of the time is spent in remembering past year through the eyes of the Priest, Senior and Junior Warden and Treasurer as well as key committees - ECW, ECM and Outreach. They try to answer the question - "How well have we lived in our mission ?" and for those who hold positions, "How well have I performed in carrying out that mission ?" It's good to take stock on what has been done over the year and take a first look at prospects for the new year. In a sense we open our book and look into several chapters. This year instead of speeches at the Parish Meeting these chapters are written as reports in three formats located here.

• Heartbeat, Jan 22, 2012

Together we celebrated St. Peter's for the work over the last year and realized once again how we have much to be thankful for at St. Peter's! The Parish meeting was today and it was handled in the context of Catherine's sermon. All of the reports for the meeting can be found here.

First and foremost it's the people. Elizabeth Heimbach, as junior warden, marshalling the Vestry to complete the earthquake repairs quickly but also realizing an opportunity to make our HVAC better and more efficient at the same time. Her report detailed nine other smaller projects So too in Mark's gospel for today (1:14-21). Jesus took four ordinary men and and made them into extraordinary leaders. (Here are the readings for today).

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• It's your call, Jan 15, 2012

Last week we celebrated the baptism of Jesus. This week (and next) the God's call to us is explored in the context of Jesus calling his disciples as Jesus' identity unfolds in the gospels.

Today it was the Gospel of John with call of Philip and Nathanael. The call was different for each disciple (God called Philip, Philip led Nathanael toward Christ) and their name for Jesus was different. However they followed the call - "come and see" or "come and believe."

In the Old Testament it is the call of the 12 year old boy Samuel to become the last of the Hebrew judges. He became a priest and prophet as Israel was moving toward a monarchy.

The children did a play about Samuel. It's easy to miss or misinterpret God's call as Samuel did 3 times. Eli, his guardian priest, finally interpreted it for him though his family was condemned by God due to their sins. Here is how it went:

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• ECM at Hornes 01-14-2012

The ECM met Jan 14 at Horne's with a record turnout - 13 men. Bill Wick led us in an informative devotion on Epiphany - the importance of the event both in the secular and religious world. With the latter he focused in on three key events - arrival of the Magi, Jesus baptism with the dove and the Wedding at Cana. Here's his complete talk.

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• Renewal of our Baptismal Covenant Jan 8, 2012

The season of Epiphany from Jan 6, 2012 to Feb. 22, 2012 emphasizes God making God known in the world through Jesus, the divine son. It is the gradual unfolding of the identity of Jesus and his ministry through scripture and song. It should cause us to rethink our way too as the Magi did.

Today we celebrated Jesus' Baptism in Mark 1:4-11 by reciting our own baptismal covenant. (Readings are here). The sermon explained 3 gifts of baptism :

1 Gift of an Opened Door. God has pierced the barrier between heaven and earth so God's grace can engulf us. God is with us in our difficult times, our temptations, and in death.

2 Gift of the Holy Spirit. "So through the water of our own baptisms, we are reborn by the Holy Spirit, and we have the opportunity to become a new creation, just as the formless void became God’s new creation of heaven and earth, at the beginning of time in Genesis." The Holy Spirit is the creative side of God and we become part of God's work on this planet. We walk in newness of life. The Holy Spirit changes us from the inside out as opposed to John's repentence which only washed the sin away. As the scripture from Act indicates we must receive the Holy Spirit to be baptized.

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**Sat Jan 28, 2012**

(All day)	Happy Birthday Genevieve (90th!)
2:00:pm	Open House at Genevieve’s	Until 5pm each day. Her address - 24505 Hazelwood Lane, Port Royal

**Sun Jan 29, 2012**

9:00:am	Holy Eucharist, Rite 1	Lector:Alex Long
10:00:am	Christian Education -Lectionary based for children/adults	Parish House
11:00:am	Morning Prayer	Preaching & Celebrating: The Rev. Catherine D. Hicks Lector: Elizabeth Heimbach Acolyte:Terri Harrison Greeters: Barbara Wisdom, Sandra Smith Flowers: Cookie Davis Organist:Brad Volland
2:00:pm	Open House at Genevieve’s	Until 5pm each day. Her address - 24505 Hazelwood Lane, Port Royal

**Wed Feb 1, 2012**

(All day)	Happy Birthday Helmut Linne von Berg
10:00:am	Midweek Bible Study
4:45:pm	Children's Choir	Until 6:00pm
5:00:pm	Village Dinner	In theParish House: Honey Mustard Chicken Parslied Red Potatoes String Beans Bread Pudding $7 or 3 for $20

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