Bulletin Date: September 13, 2015 4:00 am
The Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Rector: 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
Processional Hymn We know that Christ is raised H 296
The Word of God
Opening Acclamation BCP 299
The Collect of the Day Insert
Old Testament Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm Psalm 116:1-8 BCP 759
Epistle James 3:1-12
Sequence Hymn I have decided to follow Jesus LEVAS 136
Gospel Mark 8:27-38
The Sermon The Rev. Catherine D. Hicks
Presentation and Examination of the Candidate BCP 301
The Baptismal Covenant BCP 304
Prayers for the Candidate BCP 305
Thanksgiving over the Water
The Baptism BCP 307
The Peace BCP 360
Announcements
Birthday and Anniversary Blessings BCP 830 #51/431
The Holy Communion
The Offertory Shall we gather at the river LEVAS 141
Eucharistic Prayer C BCP 369
Sanctus S 125
The Lord’s Prayer BCP 364
The Breaking of the Bread
Fraction Anthem Christ our Passover S 155
The Communion of the People of God
Communion Hymn I come with joy to meet my Lord H 304
Post-Communion Prayer BCP 365
The Blessing
Closing Hymn Glorious things of thee are spoken H 522
Postlude
Announcements
Welcome to St. Peter’s! May God’s love be present with you in this place and bring you back often. The communion bread is gluten free.
This Sunday we are celebrating the baptism of Courtland Merkl, grandson of Jim and BJ Anderson. There will be a reception honoring him directly after the service in the Parish House.
Today’s loose offering goes to the Discretionary Fund . Thank you for your ongoing generosity for those in need in our area. People are very grateful for help in dealing with financial issues in their lives .
Happy Birthday! – Myrtle Samuels (Sept. 15)
Happy Anniversary! – Crystal and Fred Pannell (Sept. 13)
The ECW meet his Wed, Sept.16 for lunch and conversation at 12:30pm
HELP NEEDED! This Wed, Sept. 16, is the day of the Village Harvest food distribution. Please help pack the bags for distribution, beginning at 2PM for the 3:30PM-5PM distribution
A new Christian Education program, Weaving God’ Promises, for children 3rd grade up and any interested adults started this Sunday, Godly Play for ages 3 to second grade continues at 10am.
Gospel on the River—Today at 4PM here on the lawn. Men are responsible for bringing beverages, women bring heavy hors d’oeuvres.
September 15, 2015. Concert from Spain and will feature flamenco guitar music and dance:
• 6pm – Tapas and Sangria on the front lawn, weather permitting.
• 7pm – Concert Leah Kruszewski , flamenco guitar and Yolit, dancer.
Admission is free, but donations will help cover the costs of this year’s concert and provide seed money to continue the concert series. A list of donors will appear in the program. Giving levels are as follows:
- Well-wishers up to $99
- Friends up to $499
- Benefactors $500 or more
Make a check out to St Peter’s and put “Concert” in the memo line.
———————————–This Week —————————————–
- Sun., Sept. 13, 4pm – Gospel on the River
- Mon., Sept. 14, 4pm – Vestry
- Tues., Sept. 15, 6pm, Tapas on the lawn, 7pm, Flamenco Concert
- Wed., Sept. 16, 10am-12pm- Ecumenical Bible Study
- Wed., Sept. 16, 12:30pm – ECW lunch and meeting
- Wed., Sept. 16, 3:30pm-5pm – Village Harvest distribution
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
Roger Key, Senior Warden – (804)-241-5395
Johnny Davis, Junior Warden – (804) 742-5654
Laura Carey, Becky Fisher, Elizabeth Heimbach, Fred Pannell
Clarence Kunstmann, Treasurer & Elizabeth Heimbach, Registrar
Brad Volland – Music Director & Organist
The Rev. Catherine D. Hicks, Rector
(540) 809-7489, (540) 898-1586, stpetersrev@gmail.com
Christ Centered, Biblically Based, Spirit Filled, Caring
Prayer List
Maddison Pulley (friend of Vivian McDonald), Nancy Wick, Stanley Fields, Dave Fannon, Virginia and Perry Bowen, Linda Upshaw, Crystal and Fred Pannell, Boyd and Barbara Wisdom, Myrtle Samuels, Peggy Roberts, John and Toni Faibisy, Vivian McDonald . Dylan Puryear (grandson of BJ Anderson), Sarah Pannell (daughter-in-law of the Pannells),Miriam Martindale (mother of Paige Martindale), Kim Martinez (friend of Odessa Davis),Buzz and Billie, Dorian (friends of the Everetts), Bob Settle (friend of Barbara Wisdom), Margaret Billesimo (aunt of Chris Mercurio), Cindy Syndergaard (friend of Susan Tilt), Brittany, Greg and Caroline(family of Jim Anderson), Linda Dodson, Brenda Brent, Susan Walters (friends of Becky Fisher), Bernadine Nastasee (mother of Toni Faibisy), Mark Witt, Carol Whitcomb, (aunt of Becky Fisher), Lauri McGuire (sister of Charles McGuire), Mark Mallin (brother of Barbara Wisdom), Martie Sothoron Donavan, Beth Elkins (family and friend of the Segars) Towanda Simmons (daughter of Gladys Fortune) , Grayson Kirby, Rhonda Hicks (friend and family of the Davis family), Mark Dobronski (friend of the Wicks), Bill Upshaw, (family of Linda Upshaw), Leroy Fisher (grandfather of Chris Fisher), Bill White, Bobbye Canaday, (friends of the Hicks),Lit Woodard (Catherine Hicks’ uncle) Betty Lontz, (friend of Brad Volland), Gloria Jewell, Charles and Yvonne Johnson (friends of the Pannell, Laura Carey), Peter Sorensen, Chuck Beckman, Carolyn & Elizabeth Nelson, Jan and Jeff Ward (friends of the Newmans), Carrie Griffith (mother of Marilyn Newman), Butch and Carolyn Delhagen, Bob and Diane Creel(relatives of the Newmans),Russell Smith, Daniel Smith (brothers of Susan Linne von Berg),Eudora Heath, Albert Barnett, Morris Samuels, Patricia Edwards (family of Andrea Pogue) and PCRJ prisoners.
Passed into eternal life: Dot Rose (mother of Anita Pratt)
Christopher DeHart Gordon Devine Christopher Feliciano
Joseph George Steven Lee David Locklerr
Daniel Vanpike Greg Merkl
Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost
September 13 , 2015, 11am
"Lorenzo Lotto – “Christ Carrying the Cross” (1526)
“Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again." – Mark 8:31
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