Saint Peter's E News

June 21 E-News

Rector's Corner

Dear Church Family,

We have such an exciting weekend coming up at St. Peter's! I have the pleasure of leading our Parish Family Retreat this weekend. Approximately twenty folks from St. Peter's will journey to beautiful Orkney Springs, VA to Shrine Mont, the Episcopal camp of the Diocese of Virginia. I am looking forward to a weekend full of worship, hiking, swimming, star gazing and of course, s'mores! Not going to Shrine Mont? Don't worry, I am leaving you all in the capable hands of the Rev. Dr. Lucy Hogan. Professor of Preaching and Worship at Wesley, Dr. Hogan will be preaching on the famous story of David and Goliath this Sunday at 8 and 10 am. I am sorry to miss it! I ask your prayers for all who are traveling to Shrine Mont this weekend and I look forward to seeing you all on July 1st.

Blessings,

Rev. Emily+

Making a Difference

Many thanks to every one who helped make Just Lunch happen this year! It is a big community effort and we could not have done it with out a lot of support! We hope everyone who has helped out, whether just once or many times throughout the year knows they are deeply appreciated! About half our volunteers, about 30 people, were able to make it out to our appreciation luncheon on Monday. Thank you to Katie for putting the luncheon together, the food was excellent and the parish hall looked lovely!

Announcements

Women of Saint Peter's Announcements

The WSP has items for sale that didn't make it to the last rummage sale: a 12" Craftsman drill press with a digital depth display, laser guide and table, yours for $100 (retails for about $250); and a 18" 40cc Craftsman chainsaw, yours for $60 (retails for about $160) . AND for those with gardens who like to freeze things for the winter, we have 2 vacuum food sealers, one Rival and one Food Saver model. Both work and come with a supply of bags, yours for $35 each (retails for around $100 not including bags). If you are interested, please email Barbara: bkandreassen@comcast.net .

The WSP is also selling items on E-Bay, if you'd like to sell things through the WSP to help pay down the building loan, contact Barbara. If you are selling things on your own you can designate The Women of St. Peter's to receive a percentage as a charity. Check us out and see what we are selling now: https://charity.ebay.com/charity/Women-of-St.-Peters/105463 .

The WSP is collecting copy paper boxes with lids. We need 20 of the 10 ream paper size by the end of July. If you can save some from your work or other source, it would be much appreciated. Please bring them to church and leave them in the coat closet. They are for packing up a rummage donation that is coming in August. Thank you!

Please join Sandy Miller at 9am each Sunday for Practicing Our Faith - take a journey through The Book of Common Prayer, the Christian life, and basic beliefs of our faith in this 26-session. You do not need to attend all sessions to get something out of this study so join whenever you are able! See how our prayer shapes our belief and our lives and how our beliefs lead us into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. Even though we pray the words of The Book of Common Prayer each week, many of us don't know where these prayers come from, what they mean, or how they call us to live on a daily basis.

Education for Ministry Enrollment for Fall 2018 -- Have you ever wanted to take a deeper dive into your faith or wonder what ministry God is calling on you to do as one of his disciples? Than please join us on Monday nights starting in September. EFM is not seminary and there are no grades, it is just a group of committed Christians who explore more fully their work as disciples through weekly guided discussions and readings and fellowship. For more information or to sign up please talk to or e-mail Sally Lermond at sallymullen7@gmail.com; Tracey Forfa, tforfa@gmail.com, Rev. Emily or Mary Pat Wilson. We look forward to having you join us!!!

St. Peter's Vacation Bible School (VBS) for 2018 is...ROLLING RIVER RAMPAGE, and WE NEED YOU!!! Our VBS this year will be held July 23 -27 from 1- 4:30 p.m. We need about 14 adult volunteers and 30 youth volunteers to make this a successful Vacation Bible School. We will have waterplay every day with our water slide!! If we have enough volunteers, we can even have a VBS session for our youngest rafters (2 - 3 year olds). Please sign up to help one of three ways....Sign up sheet in the foyer, e-mail to the church office, or e-mail to Carole Bailer at bailers@verizon.net. Thanks in advance for your support of our VBS this year!!

Youth Mission Trip The youth of St. Peter's are traveling to Cincinnati to serve and share God's love for their summer mission trip! We are selling "shares" in our trip. Each share is only $20. As a shareholder you share in the mission of our trip. We will update you with a postcard during our week away. We will also hold a shareholders dinner to thank you and to report on your investment! You can support an individual youth going on the trip, or the trip in general. Please put "youth mission trip" and the youth's name if applicable in the memo of a check made out to St. Peter's. Drop it by the office anytime or contact Katie Longbrake (klongbrake@gmail.com or 240-477-0414) with any questions. Thank you for your support!

Frederick Key's Parish Trip: Join us for a night out at the Frederick Key's! We're going to the ballpark August 11 for a 6 pm game, which includes fireworks and a Salute to the O's promo! RSVP to the church office if you plan to come, because if we get more than 15 people we can get a group discount! (301) 349 2073 or stpeters@stpeterspoolesville.org