Bulletin Date: February 22, 2015 5:00 am
First Sunday in Lent
Holy Eucharist, Rite I
The Rev. Catherine D. Hicks, Rector
(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
The service begins in silence
Invitation to A Holy Lent
The Word of God
Opening Acclamation BCP 323
Kyrie Acclamation S 91
The Collect of the Day Insert
First Reading Genesis 9:8-17
Psalm Psalm 25:1-9 BCP 614
Second Reading 1 Peter 3:18-22
Silence
Gospel Mark 1:9-15
The Sermon The Rev. Catherine D. Hicks
The Nicene Creed BCP 326
The Litany of Penance BCP 267
The Peace
Birthday and Anniversary Blessings BCP 830 #51/431
Announcements
The Holy Communion
The Offertory Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us H 559
Eucharistic Prayer 1 BCP 333
Sanctus BCP 334
The Lord’s Prayer BCP 336
The Breaking of the Bread BCP 337
Fraction Anthem O Lamb of God S 158
The Prayer of Humble Access BCP 337
The Communion of the People of God BCP 338
Communion Hymn Forty days and forty nights H 150
Post-Communion Prayer BCP 339
The Blessing
Dismissal
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.
Happy Birthday! – Virginia Fall (Feb. 27), Mary Ann Betchy, Barbara Wisdom (Feb. 28)
On the Sundays during Lent we will be using the Rite I service from the Book of Common Prayer. Please note that missing during this season will be “Our Father’s God to thee” in the Prayers of the People, and our Alleluias will also be absent in this season of penitence.
Sundays at 10AM in the Parish House during Lent–Learn more about various ways of praying. Next Sunday, March 1 –Lectio Divina is a way of praying with scripture. Learning about this practice will give you a new way to pray and also a way to read scripture that can bring you into God’s presence to rest and to listen for what God is hoping to say to you.
Noonday Prayer at noon in the Parish House, and Evening Prayer at 7PM in the church will take place every Wednesday during Lent, beginning this Wednesday, February 25th. This week’s Evening Prayer service will be Rite I from the Book of Common Prayer.
On the Web–Daily Lenten Study began Feb. 18 – In a series of short daily videos, the Brothers of the Society of St John the Evangelist invite us to recapture time as a gift and discover how to experience the joy of the present moment. This week involves – Stopping . Access the videos at http://ssje.org/ssje/time/
Ladies Night Out, March 14, 2014, 6pm. Please let Bill Wick or Fred Pannell know if you are planning to attend and what food you are bringing. You will also need to bring a bottle of wine and the necessary serving pieces as well. Donation is $50 a couple. The evening’s entertainment this year will be a murder mystery game.
———————————–This Week —————————————–
- Wed. Feb. 25, 10am – Ecumenical Bible Study
- Wed. Feb. 25, 12pm – Noonday Prayer
- Wed. Feb. 25, 5pm – Youth group
- Wed. Feb. 25, 7pm – Evening Prayer
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
Laura Carey, Johnny Davis, Becky Fisher, Elizabeth Heimbach, Roger Key, Fred Pannell
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
Tucker Fisher, Jim Anderson, Dutchy and Dave Fannon, Virginia and Perry Bowen, Linda Upshaw, Crystal and Fred Pannell, Boyd and Barbara Wisdom, Myrtle Samuels, Peggy Roberts, John and Toni Fabisy, Brad Volland, Vivian McDonald, and we pray for the Gideons.
Linda Dodson, Brenda Brent (friend of Becky Fisher), Bernadine Nastasee (mother of Toni Faibisy), Mark Witt, Jose Gutierrez. Sue Lee, (friend of John Gilliland), Carol Whitcomb, (aunt of Becky Fisher), Lauri McGuire (sister of Charles McGuire), Mark Mallin (brother of Barbara Wisdom), Martie Sothoron Donavan, (family 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), Mohan Machuga (grandson of Millie Muhly), Bill Upshaw, (family of Linda Upshaw), Leroy Fisher (grandfather of Chris Fisher), Allison Storm, (family of Johnny Davis), Susan Onderdonk, Bobbye Canaday, Dick Delbridge(friends of the Hicks),Matthew and Lola Delbridge (parents of Catherine Hicks) 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), 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, Albert Barnett, Morris Samuels, Patricia Edwards (family of Andrea Pogue) and PCRJ prisoners.
Serving in the Armed Forces
Gordon Devine Christopher Feliciano Jeremy Stoddard
David Locklerr Daniel Vanpike Joseph George
Christopher R. DeHart Steven Lee
First Sunday in LENT
February 22, 2015, 11am
"Christ in the Desert" – Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoĭ (1872)
“He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.” – Mark 1:13
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church