St. John's is getting a little more green!  
 You may have noticed that our Sunday bulletins are now smaller in size. Because we are encouraging our parishioners to use the prayer books in the pews, we are using a smaller paper size, which will mean less paper usage in the long run. Also, we won't be printing as many copies of our bulletin announcements since almost all the material is available in the e-Eagle, and you can now download a copy of the bulletin here.  You are welcome to pick up a copy on Sunday at the back of the church if you'd like to take one home.   

Get trained to use defibrillators

Have you noticed we have two Automated External Defibrillators (thanks to a generous benefactor) at the cathedral? An automated external defibrillator or AED is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias and is able to treat them through defibrillation, before the rescue crew arrives. We are offering training of the use of these SIMPLE devices for anyone who is interested in learning how to use them. You DO NOT have to be a medical professional to operate these EXTREMELY user friendly devices. The 15 minute training will be offered on the following dates: Sundays, July 1 and July 8 at noon. Location: Ingram Lounge. Please be prompt as we will start right on time. You never know when you might be in the right place at the right time to save a life. That's worth 15 minutes of your time.

Thank you St. John's family! The June collection of Gift Cards for the children of St. Mary's brought in $648 for the children to go back-to-school shopping. Your generosity will assist them in obtaining much needed clothing, shoes and school supplies.

Will you help with our Family Promise project?
 

St. John's will again host about three homeless families in our Sunday School classrooms July 15-22, overnight from dinnertime through breakfast. These families with children have been screened through Family Promise of Jacksonville, a non-profit organization that works with churches to help people who are in economic distress find jobs and permanent housing. During the day, families will be transported to Family Promises offices, and their children will participate in summer programs.

We need volunteers who can provide
                       □Breakfast one day or more
                       □Groceries, such as fruit, snacks, juice, milk
                       □Dinner one night or more
                       □A donation to help pay for supplies

We also need volunteers who are willing to

                       □stay overnight at church one night 
                       □stay overnight two nights or more
                       □provide a donation to buy needed items
                       □stop by church to visit with our guests
                       □provide linens, towels or toiletry items

Email Theresa Johnson your name, email address and phone number at tjohnson@jaxcathedral.org if you would like to help in any of these ways.   

Cathedral Executive Theresa Johnson has joined the news blogging team at the popular Web site Episcopal Café. As part of the team, she posts items about issues facing the church and our society at www.episcopalcafe.com.

EFM Group to meet in September

At The Church of the Good Shepherd on Pentecost, there was an EFM (Education for Ministry) graduation ceremony for the most recent graduates, Ted and Alla Centerwall and Mary Margaret Buchanan, who are of the EFM group sponsored by St. Johns and mentored by Joe and Laura O'Shields. Other members of the group include Barbara Fiser of St. Johns, Emmett Faris and Jody Green of San Jose Episcopal, and Laura Ferguson, Mary Ellen Wofford and Corrine Silverton of All Saints. The EFM group will resume meeting on Sunday afternoons beginning in early September. Interested persons are invited to contact Joe or Laura (399.5916) for information about the program.