St. Peter's by-the-Sea
Episcopal Church
500 South Country Road
Bay Shore, New York 11706

631-665-0051
631-665-0052 (FAX)


The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
(Proper 21C)

25 September 2022
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Parish Notices

We Welcome The Rev. Canon Claire Woodley as our Celebrant and Preacher this morning. Bishop Itty is taking a well-deserved Sunday off!
 
Please join us today for a Festive Parish Picnic in the
Memorial Garden, immediately following the 10AM service. All are invited!
 
This month St. Peter’s welcomes a new school into our building, Kingdom Academy. This relatively new school has classes from kindergarten through third grade with about 30 children in all. Kingdom occupies the classrooms and hallway where the Thrift Store had been. The children enter the building through the south narthex doors around 9:30am and exit the same way around 3:30pm. As with the Loving Hands Montessori School, they use the gym occasionally. For security reasons, it is paramount that other people get permission to gain access to these parts of the building while school is in session. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause parishioners during the week.
 
— Prayers for the Week —
 
We pray for those who have asked our prayers: Abigail, Ann, Annette, Autumn, Betty C., Caroline, Chris, Cindy, Corey, Diane, Donna, Elinor, Felix (Sr.), Gary, Greg, Hannah, Jane, Jean, Jill, Joel, Joy, June, Kamryn, Lee, Linda, Matthew, Michelle, Mother Vivian, Muriel, Bishop Rodney Michel, Roger, Rosalie, Sarah Grace, Scott, Shanti, Sister Joy, Steve, Sue, Tyler, Vincent, and William;
 
We pray for those who have died; and 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 Christian, Erik, John, 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 dioceses of Torit & Ecuador-Central; 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 Acolytes of the Diocese; St. Gabriel's, Hollis; St. Mark's, Jackson Heights; Staff & Board of Directors of the Mercer School; Grace Church, Jamaica; Committee on Dispatch of Business; St. James the Less, Jamaica;
           
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we pray for The Anglican Church of Burundi; and these Dioceses of Churches of the World-wide Anglican Communion: Mumbai (North India); Mumias, Murang’a South (Kenya); Mundri, Mundu (South Sudan); Murray (Australia).
 
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.
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.
 
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St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church | 631-665-0051 |(FAX) 631-665-0052 | www.stpetersbayshore.org