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St. Peter’s by-the-Sea, Gulfport, MS
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Keeping close while keeping
our distance.
A weekly guide for this journey.
Our destination: Big Love BACK By the
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February 1, 2021 |
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The
Good News
~ In-person worship has returned and so far, sooooooo
good !
Wear your mask !
Wash your hands !
Stomp your feet !
Sundays at 8am Rite I and 10:30am Rite II
and, Wednesdays at 12:05pm
We are at 25% capacity to maintain social
distancing.
There
will be no on-line reservations only a sign -up sheet upon
arrival at each service.
~ All of our services will continue to be streamed LIVE on Facebook and on our website
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Revised Worship Schedule
12:05 pm Wednesday In-person and LIVE Streaming Litany of Healing
11:00 am Thursday LIVE Streaming Centering Prayer with Rev.
Liz
8:00 am Sunday Rite I In-person and LIVE Streaming Service
10:30 am Sunday Rite II In-Person and LIVE Streaming Service
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Inspiration
Tomorrow we celebrate
Groundhog day or Candlemas ?
Tomorrow,
February 2nd, we celebrate the Feast day of the
Presentation of our Lord at the Temple. 40 days after
Christmas, or after the birth of her first born, Mary
brought Jesus to the Temple to be dedicated to the Lord.
This is also the time of her ritual purification according
to Leviticus.
[from wikipedia] Upon bringing Jesus into the temple, they
encountered Simeon.
The Gospel records that Simeon had been promised that "he
should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ"
(Luke
2:26).
Simeon then uttered the prayer that would become known as
the Nunc
Dimittis,
or Canticle of Simeon, which prophesied the redemption of
the world by Jesus:
"Lord, now let your servant depart in peace, according to
your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation which you
have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for
revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people
Israel". (Luke
2:29–32).
What’s this have to do with Groundhog Day ?
Candlemas was the day when some cultures predicted weather
patterns. An old English song goes:
"If
Candlemas be fair and bright,
Come winter, have another
flight;
If Candlemas bring clouds and rain,
Go winter, and
come not again."
Thus
if the sun cast a shadow on Candlemas day, more winter was
on the way; if there was no shadow, winter was thought to be
ending soon. Of course, this practice led to the folklore
behind “Groundhog Day,” which falls on February 2.
[from Building
Faith website. Read more]
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The
Lessons Appointed for Use on
the Feast of
The Presentation of Our Lord
Malachi 3:1-4
Hebrews 2:14-18
Luke 2:22-40
Psalm 84
or
Psalm 24:7-10
The Collect
Almighty and everliving God, we humbly pray that, as
your only-begotten Son was this day presented in the
temple, so we may be presented to you with pure and
clean hearts by Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and
for ever. Amen.
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View our latest streaming offerings…
Sunday Worship Service,
January 31, 8:00 am Rite I
Sunday Worship Service,
January 31, 10:30 am Rite II
Centering Prayer with
Rev. Liz January 28, 1pm
Litany of Healing,
Wednesday January 27, 2021 12:05 pm
View any of our
services, anytime
January 31 – February 6
Birthdays
31 – Anderson Dulaney
31 – Jackson Dulaney
31 – Harty Ozerden
1 – Jane Ann Doucet
2 – Frank Downey
2 – Lee Hood
6 – Gail Hendrickson
February 7 – February 14
Birthdays
7 – Benji Thames
8 – Vanean Green
8 – Stokley Sawyer IV
9 – Vivian Ozerden
11 – Jackie Krass
13 – Billy McCaughan
13 – William Weber
14 – Dale Belham
Anniversaries
11 – Michael & Julie Black
14 – Skip & Linda Harborth
14 – Dave & Liz Jones |
Upcoming:
Mark your calendar for Trinity
Episcopal Church’s
St. Monica Guild 91st Annual Valentine Silver Tea
The tea will be
held online Friday, February 12, 2021 from 3 PM to 4 PM on Facebook
@TrinityEpiscopalinthePass. Regretfully, we are unable to bring the Silver
Tea from a Pass Christian featured home as was done in the past due to
COVID-19, but look forward to doing so next year.
The Silver Tea is an annual fundraiser given to support many ministries of
Trinity Episcopal Church’s St. Monica Guild. All monies collected will be
given to charities:
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The Boys and
Girls Club,
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Gone Fishing
Ministry,
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Mercy Flight
Southeast (which provides free air transportation to ill families
needing medical treatment from out of state hospitals and facilities),
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Wilmer Hall
Children’s Home,
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Missionary
work in Chile,
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St. Monica
Benevolent Fund,
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Trinity
Rector’s Discretionary Fund,
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Camp Able (for
communities that celebrate our diverse abilities and gifts), and
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Christian
Concern Ministry Food Pantry.
There is no
registration or charge to attend the tea, however donations are requested
and greatly appreciated. Donations may be made out to St. Monica Guild and
sent to Wilma Rizzardi, Treasurer, 101 Hursey Ave., Pass Christian, MS
39571 or give online at
trinityinthepass.com > Give > Online Giving > select St. Monica Guild
under Fund.
The online Silver Tea event will feature some of Trinity Episcopal
Church’s physical assets as well as highlight the charities St. Monica
supports. Past Silver Tea recipes including favorites such as Cucumber
Sandwiches, My Pimiento Cheese, “Not So Sweet” Spiced Tea, Coffee Punch,
Sand Fingers, Rum Balls, and more will be posted on the Events Facebook
page @TrinityEpiscopalinthePass.
We invite all to join us online in the comfort of your own home to
experience the St. Monica Guild 91st Annual Valentine Silver Tea. For more
information call 313-598-4786 or 228-216-3646.
Readings for January 31
the Forth Sunday after the Epiphany:
The Collect
Set
us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins, and give us the liberty
of that abundant life which you have made known to us in your Son our
Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of
the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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From the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi

For the Kids
FROM TRUWAY KIDS
This week we will learn about the much-loved account of Noah’s Ark
from Genesis 6-7.
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Bible Study
Epiphany 4 (B) – January 31, 2021
RCL: Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 111; 1 Corinthians
8:1-13; Mark 1:21-28
Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Epiphanytide is a meditation on God’s announcing and
disclosing of himself in the varying activities of Jesus’ life. The
Mysteries the Church explores on these Sundays following the feast
(the visit of the Magi, Jesus’ Baptism, the Transfiguration, the
Wedding at Cana, etc.) are concerned with Jesus showing just who he is
and how he fulfills the promises God has made throughout salvation
history. This includes the Lord’s promise to raise up a prophet like
Moses in our reading from Deuteronomy.
But what is it that makes Moses a prophet and Jesus the
fulfillment of this prophecy? Moses’ privilege was not solely that he
was the custodian of God’s power of deliverance from bondage in Egypt
and in the delivering of the Law to the People. Moses’ identity
instead stems from that the Lord would “speak to Moses face to face,
as one speaks to a friend.” But even this had its limits. On Sinai,
Moses had to be protected like every other mortal from seeing the
Lord’s glory, or he would die. Not so with Jesus. As St. John tells
us, “No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to
the Father’s heart, who has made him known.”
Throughout the Gospels, we will find further parallels
between the lives of Moses and Jesus. This is intentional on the part
of the Evangelists. Recall the Massacre of the Innocents, the Sermon
on the Mount, and the Transfiguration on Tabor. But more importantly,
recall the repeated references to Jesus going away to pray and
converse with God “face to face” like Moses in the Tabernacle.
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Check out our neighboring
Coast Churches
St. Mark’s Gulfport
Trinity Pass Christian
Christ Church Bay St. Louis
St. Patrick’s Long Beach
St. Thomas Diamondhead
Church of the Redeemer Biloxi
St. John’s Ocean Springs
First United Methodist
Church
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Epiphany 5 (B) – February 7, 2021
RCL: Isaiah 40:21-31; Psalm 147:1-12, 21c; 1
Corinthians 9:16-23; Mark 1:29-39
Isaiah 40:21-31
I have spent many days and nights in the wilderness of
the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Northern Minnesota and the Rocky
Mountains of Wyoming and Colorado. The modes of travel are either
paddling or walking, often leading to weariness and faint feelings.
However, when you truly live for some days in the wilderness, you
cannot help but be overcome by the majesty, the beauty, and the wonder
of nature and of God. Isaiah, in this poem, describes God in that same
way, in majesty and wonder, a presence that has always been. Isaiah
ends this passage with the great hope of resting into a God who will
not tire and who will renew our strength, even when we are weary of
paddling and walking any of the wildernesses we travel through.
- How do you see God’s majestic
presence in your life?
- Do you allow yourself to hope in God, a presence that is always
there, to renew your strength? If so, how do you do this?
read more…
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“O God, our heavenly Father, whose glory fills the whole creation, and
whose presence we find wherever we go: preserve those who travel; surround
them with your loving care; protect them from every danger; and bring them
in safety to their journey’s end; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.”
Contact Us
email:
stpetersbythesea@bellsouth.net
phone: 228.863.2611 address: 1909 15th
Street Gulfport, Ms 39501
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