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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TRINITY SUNDAY
4 June 2023
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Click the pictures above to see theService Leaflet and the
Lessons and Prayers of the People for this Sunday.
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Parish Notices for this Sunday
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The Parish Choir will be on summer holiday beginning next Sunday, and returning on the first Sunday after Labor Day. We wish to thank the dedicated service of our choir members for their outstanding leading of our music during the past year: Jean Gunn, Lynn Hajek, Nancy Maia, Robin Lombardo, Lois Baisley, Sue Peverley, Lee and Jeff Flemming, Rich Scillia, and Carl Struck.
Beginning next Sunday, June 11, our services will move to St. Edmund’s Chapel for the summer. Summer services will be at 9AM. Next Sunday, in Mother Doyle’s absence, the service will be Morning Prayer, not Holy Communion, Officiated by Susanne Smith.
It’s Graduation Time: Eric Marsden, grandson of Jackie Marsden has graduated from SUNY Albany; Will Logan has completed his two year’s course of musical theatre conservatory at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Manhattan; Brittney jahn, Granddaughter of Linda Ruhl has completed her Master’s degree in Early Education at St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue. CONGRATULATIONS, ALL!
The Altar Guild will meet today, June 4, in the Lounge beginning at 9am.
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Invite + Welcome + Connect is an intentional ministry to welcome, retain and include newcomers in a parish’s ministry. We have a congregational opportunity to help grow St. Peter’s ministry together, by attending a workshop with the Reverend Canon Claire Woodley, Canon for Ministry for the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island to be presented at St. Paul’s Church in Patchogue on Sunday, June 25, beginning at 10:30am. Any member of our parish family who is interested in attending the workshop is invited to do so. Please let Mother Doyle know of your interest so that reservations may be made for St. Peter’s attendees.
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You Are Invited: JUNETEENTH JUBILEE Ceremony & Reception "This is my Story. This is my Song." Sunday, June 17 at 1 pm Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City. The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island invites you to celebrate Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. As part of the ceremony, the Diocesan Reparations Committee will present awards to the sixteen students that have been selected as the 2023 Barbara C. Harris Scholars. This is the second year that scholarships will be awarded through the Barbara C. Harris Scholars Program, established last year by the Reparations Committee of the Diocese of Long Island. The event is open to the public, though registration is required. You may do so on the Diocesan website dioceseli.org/reparations.
The Babylon Chorale presents Out of the Darkness – See Your True Colors, a concert of pop, Broadway, and other works by LGBTQ+ composers and artists in recognition of National Pride Month. Saturday, June 10, 2023, at 7:30pm in St. Peter’s By-The-Sea Episcopal Church, 500 South Country Rd., Bay Shore, NY . For more information and to purchase advance sale tickets online, go to our website at www.babylonchorale.org or email info@babylonchorale.org
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— Prayers for the Week —
We pray for those who have asked our prayers: Abigail, Ann, Annette, Autumn, Betty C., Caroline, Chris, Corey, Diane, Donna, Elinor, Felix (Sr.), Gary, Greg, Jean, Jill, Joel, Joy, June, Kamryn, Laura, Matthew, Michelle, Muriel, Bishop Rodney Michel, Roger, Rosalie, Sarah Grace, Scott, Sister Joy, Sue, Susan, 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 St. Thomas, Amagansett; St. Mary's, Amityville; Christ Church, Babylon; St. Peter's, Bay Shore; The Diocesan Chancellor; Christ Church, Bellport; Christ Church, Brentwood;
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer this week we pray for The Episcopal Province of Alexandria; and these Dioceses of Churches of the Worldwide Anglican Communion: Tennessee, East Tennessee, West Tennessee (USA), Texas (USA); Terekeka (South Sudan); Northern Territory (Australia).
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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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