ST. PETER’S PARISH, FERNANDINA

Ad te, Domine, levavi

1

To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul;
my God, I put my trust in you; *
let me not be humiliated,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.

2

Let none who look to you be put to shame; *
let the treacherous be disappointed in their schemes.

3

Show me your ways, O Lord, *
and teach me your paths.

4

Lead me in your truth and teach me, *
for you are the God of my salvation;
in you have I trusted all the day long.

5

Remember, O Lord, your
compassion and love, *
for they are from everlasting.

6

Remember not the sins of my youth and my transgressions; *
remember me according to your love
and for the sake of your goodness, O Lord.

7

Gracious and upright is the Lord; *
therefore he teaches sinners in his way.

8

He guides the humble in doing right *
and teaches his way to the lowly.

9

All the paths of the Lord
are love and faithfulness *
to those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene, in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness. And he came into all the district around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins; as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness,

‘Make ready the way of the Lord,

Make His paths straight.

Every ravine will be filled,

And every mountain and hill will be brought low;

The crooked will become straight,

And the rough roads smooth;

And all flesh will see the salvation of God.’”

Isaiah 12:2-6

Surely, it is God who saves me; *

I will trust in him and not be afraid.

For the Lord is my stronghold and my sure defense, *

and he will be my Savior.

Therefore you shall draw water with rejoicing *

from the springs of salvation.

And on that day you shall say, *

Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his Name;

Make his deeds known among the peoples; *

see that they remember that his Name is exalted.

Sing the praises of the Lord, for he has done great things, *

and this is known in all the world.

Cry aloud, inhabitants of Zion, ring out your joy, *

for the great one in the midst of you is the Holy One of Israel.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever.   Amen

MINUTES - SEPTEMBER VESTRY MEETING
St. Peter’s Church - September 11, 2006

Fr. George Young opened the meeting at 6:05 p.m. Present: The Rev. Lisa Flores, Toby Atkinson, Ginger Mock, Cathy Kaltenbach, Lynn Grant, Bill Dickson, Neil Frink, Francis Flood, Early McCall, and Ben Stephens. Neil Blalock, Cheryl Smith, and John Dyal were absent.

Following Toby Atkinson’s “centering” meditation, Ben Stephens shared spriritual reflections.

NEXT MEETING: October 16, 2006 @ 6 pm; Devotional: Lynn Grant

Vestry “Thank You’s”:

1) Lorraine Corbett, Pat Burns, Liz & Early McCall, Rich Smith AND all the many who participated in making the RE-GIFTING DINNER so very successful.

2) All who have agreed to serve as SHEPHERDS and help get the new ST. PETER’S CARES effort organized and soon launched.

3) Kristina Smith and Brian Moody for their energetic enthusiasm in helping launch the new Christian formation schedule and its many, varied activities.

4) Paul Smith (Kristina’s husband) for stepping in (with short notice) when Martha Skirven’s injury precluded her serving at the organ.
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Dear fellow Journeyers on the Way,

I recently had a conversation with my best friend from seminary, now a priest in the Diocese of Mississippi, and he was telling me about a new excitement in his life. He described an idea he called “People of the Gift” (by the way, I’m practicing interpretation and imagination at this point – not quoting him).
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