Weekly Masses
Sunday: 8:00 a.m., Holy Communion
10:00 a.m. Sung Eucharist, Sermon & Church School
Wednesday: 12:00 p.m. Holy Communion
Prayer Book Holy Days as announced. Confessions by appointment.

The Fifth Sunday after Easter (Rogation Sunday)

May 13, 2012 – 2:23 pm

St. Peter’s wishes all a blessed Eastertide!

This week at St. Peter’s, May 13-20, 2012:

Tuesday, May 15: Scripture Class, 7:00 p.m., Gospel of John.

Thursday, May 17: The Ascension of Our Lord (Day of Obligation), Mass, 12:00 noon.

Saturday, May 19: Annual Spring Flowers Luncheon!  Bring friends and family.

Sunday, May 20: 8:00 a.m., Holy Communion and Homily; 10:00 a.m., High Mass, Sermon, Church School, Coffee Hour, Vestry Meeting.

Rogationtide: Today is Rogation Sunday, the Sunday before the three Rogation days, which are always the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Ascension Day. On these days we offer solemn supplication for the Created Order. The Prayer Book Litany is read before the 8:00 Mass, and the Litany is chanted in procession before the 10:00 a.m. Liturgy.
 
Ascension Day: Thursday is the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord, a major Prayer Book Holy Day. Mass will be offered at noon.
 
Many thanks to all who made our Annual Synod of the Diocese of the Western States such a success!

This coming Saturday, May 19: “Spring Flowers” Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.

Our Annual Spring Luncheon! It’s Spring! Time to gather for our annual celebration! Bring your friends for Raffle and Door Prizes, Gifts, Plants and pantry Items, and a delicious Luncheon!

Tickets: $25 from Jennifer Longsworth or call 510-597-1400. Nursery care provided. (Ladies please leave your contributions in Elizabeth’s closet, in the narthex.)

Calling all Children, Babies through Age 12:
Worship in our Children’s Chapel and learn about God in our bright classroom with crafts and lessons. Nursery care provided for babies through age 2. Teens are welcome to help in the Church School as Teachers’ Assistants. Please see Mrs. Kirkpatrick if you are interested. Nursery Assistants are always welcome. Please see Mrs. Sunderland or Mrs. Kirkpatrick if you would like to be part of our Nursery Staff.
 
 Sunday, July 1: Church School Awards, Santa Fe Barbecue, and celebration of our Patronal Festival as well as the Fourt
h of July… This will be the last day of our regular Church School Program.

Sunday, July 8: Our Summer Program will run July 8 – September 9. Based on the hymn, Advent Tells Us Christ is Near, the American Church Union program I Believe will include cool crafts, growing plants, and singing. We’ll make banners and calendar wheels. Children Grade 3 and younger are eligible to participate. Juniors (Grades 4-7) and Teens are encouraged to worship with their parents in the Liturgy, but may help with the Summer Program as Teacher Assistants. See Mrs. Sunderland for more information.

Wednesday, August 15:

God willing, and with the confirmation of the respective diocesan synods, three new Suffragan Bishops for our Anglican Province of Christ the King will be consecrated at St. Peter’s Pro-Cathedral. The elected bishops are: the Reverend Donald M. Ashman (Diocese of the West), the Reverend John E. Upham, Jr. (Diocese of the Atlantic States), the Reverend Canon Frank W. Brulc (Diocese of the Southwest States). We give thanks to God for the election by the Council of Bishops of these three priests to the Episcopate and ask for the prayerful support and participation of the faithful at this time.

Holy Days this Week:

Tuesday, May 15: Rogation Tuesday.Monday, May 14: Rogation Monday.

Wednesday, May 16: Vigil of the Ascension of Our Lord (Rogation Wednesday)

Thursday, May 17: The Ascension of Our Lord (Day of Obligation0)

Saturday, May 19: St. Dunstan, Bishop, Confessor, 988.

 
 
 
 
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