Bulletin Date: September 1, 2013 4:00 am
The Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost, September 1, 2013
Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Priest-in-Charge: The Rev. Catherine D. Hicks
(BCP—Book of Common Prayer, H-Hymnal 1982; S Numbers are the service music found in the front of The Hymnal 1982; WLP-Wonder, Love and Praise, LEVAS-Lift Every Voice and Sing II)
In the name of Christ, we welcome you to this Church. May those who sorrow find comfort; the weary, rest; the unhappy, joy; the troubled, peace; the stranger, friends; and to all the sense of God’s Presence in this holy place.
The Ringing of the Bell
Prelude God will take care of you
Processional Hymn Glorious things of thee are spoken H 522
The Word of God
Opening Acclamation BCP 355
Glory to God in the Highest S 280
The Collect of the Day Insert
First Reading Sirach 10:12-18
Psalm Psalm 112 BCP 755
Epistle Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16
Sequence Hymn Jesus, lover of my soul H 699
The Gospel Luke 14:1, 7-14
The Sermon The Rev. Amy P. Turner
The Nicene Creed BCP 358
The Prayers of the People, Form II BCP 385
Confession of Sin BCP 360
The Peace BCP 360
Announcements
Birthday and Anniversary Blessings BCP 830 #51/431
The Holy Communion
The Offertory O bless the Lord, my soul! H 411
Eucharistic Prayer A BCP 361
Sanctus S 130
The Lord’s Prayer BCP 364
The Breaking of the Bread BCP 364
Fraction Anthem Lamb of God LEVAS 270
The Communion of the People of God
Communion Hymn Rock of ages, cleft for me H 685
Post-Communion Prayer BCP 365
The Blessing
Closing Hymn O for a thousand tongues to sing H 493
Dismissal & Postlude
Announcements
Welcome to St Peter’s! Our hope is that you will find God’s love present with you in this place and that you will return here often.
Our communion bread is gluten free.
Please join us immediately after this service for Coffee hour in the Parish House. Everyone is welcome!
Today at the Offertory, we will offer up the food we have brought to share with the hungry in Caroline County through Social Services.
Today, the Rev. Amy P. Turner will be officiating and celebrating. Amy will be our children’s ministry coordinator beginning Sept. 8 using the curriculum “Godly Play.” This will be for preschool through second grade.
Catherine will be back this week.
Ecumenical Bible Study resumes on Wednesday, Sept 4 at 10 AM in the Parish House.
The Faith Outreach Dinner at Peumansend Creek Regional Jail is this Thursday night at 7PM. Lisa Kratz Thomas will be the speaker. If you’d like to go, contact Chaplain Brenda Braam at 804-633-0043, x161. Marilyn Newman and Catherine Hicks will be attending the dinner.
Thank you to all who donated school supplies. Your donations have made a difference for families here in the county.
Happy Birthday– Cleo Coleman (Sept. 5)
Happy Anniversary- Dave and Dutchy Fannon (Sept. 5), Kenneth and Sherrie Allwine (Sept. 6)
Your gardens will be featured on churchsp.org during the next few weeks. This week – Alex and Nancy’s garden.
Serving Today: Lector: Crystal Pannell ; Eucharistic Minister: Helmut Linne von Berg; Acolyte: Eunice Key; Gospel Bearer: Tucker Fisher; Greeters/ Ushers: Rob Dobson, Susan Linne von Berg ; Elements: The Becks
Region One this week at Christ Church Spotsylvania, Sept. 4, 7pm . Come hear Canon Pat Wingo and Julie Simonton from the Diocese. Their topic is Congregational Development – improving congregations from within. We start at 6:30pm with a pizza supper. You are welcome!
———————————–This Week ————————————–
· Wed., Sept 4, 10am – Ecumenical Bible Study
· Wed., Sept 4, 5pm – Village Dinner
· Wed., Sept 4, 7pm – Region One meeting at Christ Church
· Thurs., Sept 5, 7pm Faith Outreach Dinner at PCRJ
· Sun., Sept 8, 10:50am – Godly Play for preschool through second grade with Rev. Amy P. Turner
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
823 Water Street PO Box 399, Port Royal, VA 22535
Website: www.churchsp.org Parish Office: (804) 742-5908
The Vestry
Eunice Key, Senior Warden – (804)-241-5395
Cookie Davis, Junior Warden – (804) 742-5654
Laura Carey, Cynthia Fields, Fred Pannell, Boyd Wisdom
Clarence Kunstmann, Treasurer & Elizabeth Heimbach Registrar
Brad Volland – Music Director & Organist
The Rev. Catherine D. Hicks, Priest- in- Charge
(540) 809-7489, (540) 898-1586, stpetersrev@gmail.com
Christ Centered, Biblically Based, Spirit Filled, Caring
Prayer List
Cindy Fields, Eunice Key, Genevieve Davis, Peggy Roberts, Oliver Fortune, Toni Fabisy, Brad Volland, Boyd Wisdom, Vivian McDonald, Susan Linne von Berg, John and Sylvia Sellars, Shaun (requesting prayers for himself from our St Peter’s community)
Nancy Davis, (sister-in-law of Johnny Davis), Mike Gillian (friend of the Wisdoms), Patricia Edwards, (sister of Andrea Pogue), Herb Saunders, (friend of Helmut Linne von Berg), Clint Lee, (father of Marsha Dobson), Carlos Rivera (Uncle of Marion Mahoney’s Daughter-in-law), Larry Taylor (friend of Terri Harrison) , Kirby McClain, Maureen Butler and family, Betty Williams, Kathryn Hill (friends of Catherine Hicks), Nancy Hartwick (friend of Brad Volland), Gloria Jewell, Charles and Yvonne Johnson (friends of the Pannells and Laura Carey) , Jeff, Carolyn & Elizabeth Nelson, Loretta Harich, Carole Morehead (friends of the Newmans), Leilani Oldham (relative of Mike and Marilyn Newman), Marjorie Gilliland (mother of John Gilliland), Steven Fox ( husband of our nursery worker, Judy Fox), David Watson (uncle of Ruth TenHoven), Bernie and Doyle (friends of Ruth TenHoven), Russell Smith, Daniel Smith (brothers of Susan Linne von Berg), Eudora Heath, Harold Whitfield (extended family of Laura Carey), Albert Barnett (uncle of Andrea Pogue), Kay Bodeen , Kathi Coles (sister-in-law and daughter of Clarence and Betty Kunstmann), Carrie Griffith (mother of Marilyn Newman), Butch and Carolyn Delhagen (sister of Mike Newman & brother-in-law of the Newmans), Jessica Machuga (granddaughter of Millie Muhly), Dorine Righman (sister of BJ Anderson)
Serving in the Armed Forces
Alexander Long V Gordon Devine Jeffrey Woodard
David Locklerr Daniel Vanpike Joseph George
Christopher R. DeHart Steven Lee Jonathan Wilkerson
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
September 1, 2013, 11am
“Feast of Simon the Pharisee” – Peter Paul Rubens (1618-1620)
“On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were watching him closely. When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable.” – Luke 14:1,7
ST. Peter’s Episcopal Church