St. Peter's by-the-Sea
Episcopal Church
500 South Country Road
Bay Shore, New York 11706
631-665-0051
631-665-0052 (FAX)
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The Fifth Sunday in Lent
March 26, 2023
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Click the picture above to see the leaflet for this Sunday. |
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Click the picture above to see the Lessons and Prayers of the People for this Sunday. |
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Sunday, March 26, 2023
The Reverend Doyle Dietz Allen
Celebrant and Preacher
Laura McLaughlin
Lector
Betsy Mayo, Bob Birch
Lay Eucharistic Ministers
Cameron and Emmett Gutwein
Acolyte
Mark Engelhardt
Organist
Sara Alves, Dermott McGrath
Ushers
Rosemary Johnson, Dawn Johnston, Irene Feola
Altar Guild
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Parish Notices for March 19, 2023
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Please join us for Coffee Hour in the Lounge immediately following the service!
Episcopal Church Women T-Shirt Collection: Spring is here and soon we will be removing our heavy winter jackets and everyone will be out in their short sleeves. ECW would like to donate bright new t-shirts to the less fortunate. Everyone wears t-shirts—they have even been worn to church! Please help us by donating NEW t-shirts for men, women, and children—all sizes are needed. Check sales and even the Dollar Stores ($1.25) sell them. There is a collection box in the narthex. Please help us in this outreach project. ECW thanks you in advance. The collection will run through the end of April.
The final program of the Atlantic Deanery Lenten Program will be this coming Thursday, March 30 at 6:15pm - 8:00 pm at Christ Church, Brentwood. The Program will be “Praying with Scripture.” All are invited!
The Diocesan Seminar on Parish Finances will be this Saturday, March 25th at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Interested parishioners should contact the Parish Office for registration information.
On Saturday, April 1 at 1pm, the Afternoon Delight Players which rehearses at St. Peter’s weekly, will present “A Comedy Show!” as a fundraiser for St. Peter’s Church. See the poster on page 5 for more details.
The Island Symphony will be performing a concert at St. Peter’s on Sunday, April 2 at 2pm. This program will feature the 2023 Island Symphony Orchestra Young Performer’s Competition Winner, Jessica Zhao. The thirteen year old pianist will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Orchestra. Please see the poster below for further details.
Please see the poster below for the Schedule of Holy Week and Easter Day services.
Sunday School Notes from the Director Anne Perry: NEW Hour for Women and Children has asked our Sunday School program/Children's ministry to assist with donations for their annual Easter egg festival for children whose lives have been impacted by the legal system. We have two baskets in the narthex labeled where members of the congregation are free to donate Easter items that can be used to assemble Easter baskets for children ages 3 to teenaged years. Some needed donations include: Easter grass, plastic eggs, individually wrapped tiny candies, bubbles, stickers ,pencils/ erasers, lip balms, small cosmetic items, Matchbox cars or any other little trinket toys that can be placed in a basket. Baskets will be assembled and delivered to NewHour early next week.
We will also be having our annual Easter egg hunt following the 10:00 a.m. service on Easter morning April 9th in the courtyard. If anyone would like to donate individually wrapped candies to be placed in Easter eggs we would also be very appreciative!
Thank you for your ongoing support of our children , our parish and our community! A special thanks to the ECW and those who have already donated monetarily to assist with shopping for New Hour!
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Lenten Program Thursdays in Lent
Sponsored by the parishes of the Atlantic Deanery
Please join us on each the five Thursdays in March, from 6:15pm - 8:00pm for
“Praying Through Lent”
We will share a simple Holy Eucharist ‘at table service’,
Soup Supper, and Lenten Study
3/2 Centering Prayer at Christ Church, Babylon
3/9 Praying with Icons at St. Mark’s, Islip
3/16 Praying with Anglican Prayer Beads at Emmanuel Church, Great River
3/23 Praying the Stations of the Cross at St. Peter’s, Bay Shore
3/30 Praying with Scripture at Christ Church, Brentwood
God is our refuge and our strength,
a very help in trouble.
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A Thank You to St. Peter's Church from a Honduras Mission |
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— Prayers for the Week —
We pray for those who have asked our prayers: Abigail, Ann, Annette, Autumn, Ben, Betty C., Caroline, Chris, Corey, Diane, Donna, Elinor, Elizabeth, Felix (Sr.), Gary, Greg, Jean, Jill, Joel, Joy, June, Kamryn, Laura, Matthew, Michelle, Mike, Muriel, Bishop Rodney Michel, Roger, Rosalie, Sarah Grace, Scott, Sister Joy, Sue, Thomas, Tom, Tom B., Tyler, and Vincent;
We pray for those who have died; and all those grieving the death of a loved one, that they may they find comfort and peace;
We pray for those in military service, and especially for Erik, John, Matt, Robert, and Stephen;
We pray for the unemployed and underemployed; for all who suffer from addictions; for all who suffer chronic illness, and for all caregivers;
We pray for our companion diocese of Torit in the Episcopal Church of South Sudan; and for mercy, peace, and justice among all peoples, especially those whose lives have been devastated by natural disasters, terrorism, war, gun violence, famine, tyranny, or injustice;
In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer we pray for Holy Trinity, Hicksville; St. Gabriel's, Brooklyn; St. Mark's, Islip; Grace Church, Brooklyn; St. James of Jerusalem, Long Beach; St. Stephen & St. Martin, Brooklyn; Province II - The Diocese of Newark;
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer this week we pray for the Anglican Church of South America; and these Dioceses of Churches of the Worldwide Anglican Communion: Rupert’s Land (Canada); Rutana (Burundi); Ruvuma (Tanzania); Ruwenzori, East Ruwenzori, South Ruwenzori (Uganda).
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On our Website: Preparing for Sunday . . . You can access Sunday lectionary readings at your convenience, and reflect and pray over them at any time. The lessons for three Sundays (previous week, upcoming week, and the following week) each have an overview, easy-to-read and understand scripture backgrounds, a reflection and prayer starter to enhance your worship experience. Just click on the PREPARING FOR SUNDAY icon at the top of the Sidebar on our home page.
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Online Donations to St. Peter's Ministries:
You can donate online and even use our safe and secure parish website for pledging, and making donations to the Food Pantry, and to the Music Program. Look for "Donate" at www.stpetersbayshore.org.
You may also direct your Thrivent Choice Dollars to St. Peter's: Individuals who participate in the Thrivent financial network and have Choice Dollars can designate these dollars to St. Peter's. To learn more, contact your Thrivent rep or call (800) 847-4836 and mention Choice Dollars.
The Parish office can receive your pledges and gifts via US Mail, and we are now able to accept your donations and pledge payments electronically through PayPal (which charges a 2.5% fee), or if your bank is a registered Zelle user, you may make donations by sending to
businessoffice@stpetersbayshore.org.
There is a memo line on the form.
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