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Beginning a Holy Lent
Shrove Tuesday~March 8
Pancake dinner
6:00-7:30 p.m.
Ash Wednesday~March 9
7:00 a.m., 12:00 noon
and 7:00 p.m.
Imposition of Ashes and Holy Eucharist
Lenten Soup and Study
begins Weds. March 23
6:00-7:30 p.m.
Lenten Meditations
Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) invites you to share in a daily email series through out Lent. During this season of reflection on our Christian faith, the daily meditations will enhance your spiritual journey as they both inspire and challenge you.
Sign up at:
www.er-d.org
A Lenten Time of Prayer
Saturday, April 9
11:00-3:00 p.m.
Have you found your prayer life to be a search for words in an endless monologue with little or no rest, renewal or insight? Come discover ways to pray that focus on listening to God with your whole person: body, mind and spirit.
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Readings for Sunda y, February 27
Collect for Sunday
Most loving Creator, whose will it is for us to give thanks for all things, to fear nothing but the loss of you, and to cast all our care on you who care for us: Preserve us from faithless fears and worldly anxieties, that no clouds of this mortal life may hide from us the light of that love which is immortal, and which you have manifested to us in your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. |
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Career Crossroads
Meets this Sunday, February 27
following the 10:00 service
A fellowship for those who are unemployed or who are at a turning point in their careers. The group meets after the 10 a.m. Service on the second and fourth Sundays of each month. It is a time of prayer, mutual support, discovering skill sets and interview tools, and sharing. Please see Deacon Barrett or Vashti Major-Bliss for more details. |
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Sunday School prepares Bag Lunches
Next Sunday, March 6
our Sunday School students will be making lunches for the Our House family shelter. Needed items are:
* Fresh fruit (40 total)
* Bread (4 loaves)
* Lunch meat (enough for 20 sandwiches)
* Carrot/celery sticks
* Chips
* Cookies (in individual packets)
* Brown paper bags
If you can donate, please sign up in Vicenti Hall. |
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 As part of living into our
ReVision statements, our next Community Meal is
Wednesday,
March 16 at 6:00 p.m.
With special music provided by
Doug Thomson,
playing banjo and
dulcimer www.banjomer.com
Please RSVP in Vicenti Hall
Lenten Soup will be provided by the Choir
Speak to La Verne Wallace if your group or family would like to host a community meal. Do you know of some local talent who would be interested in performing at a community meal? Let KGK+ know!
Help get the word out! Flyers are available in the Narthex, Vicenti Hall, and the Church office. Please take a stack and pass them out around town. We want to especially get the word out to college students and retired folk. Let's blast area colleges, mobile home parks and retirement centers! Let's share a meal and fellowship with our neighbors and friends.
Upcoming:
April 20 by Ensberg ReVision Group, with Harps in the Spirit
May 18 by Bishop's Committee,
with mezzo-soprano Marcela Pan
June 15 BBQ and Movie on the Lawn
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50th Anniversary Celebration Plans
50th Anniversary Weekend
May 21-22, 2011
A grand celebration will take place the weekend of May 21-22, so SAVE THE DATE. Bishop Diane Jardine Bruce will be with us that day as our preacher and celebrant. Which means we will have confirmations that Sunday! Please speak to KGK+ if you are interested in formal membership in the Episcopal Church via the sacrament of Confirmation.
If you have pictures, old bulletins, or other items that can be scanned or digitized for the 50th anniversary video and memory book, please bring them to the office clearly marked with your name and "For 50th Celebration". If it's already in electronic media, even better! Simply email them to
office@stjohnslaverne.org
Scott Miasano will be making a video for the 50th anniversary and would like to do "on camera" interviews with several members of the congregation. Look for sign ups soon. |
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Inquirers' Group Begins March 6
While any and every person is invited to fully know and feel the love of God by entering into a holy and vital relationship with Christ and each other through the life and worship of this congregation, Formal membership into the Episcopal Church happens through the rite of Confirmation. The next opportunity for Confirmation is Sunday May 22 when Bishop Diane Bruce will be with us to celebrate Saint John's 50th. All those interested in either confirmation or to know more about the Episcopal Church, it's spirituality, it's polity, it decision-making process are invited to attend Inquirers' Group beginning next Sunday, March 6 after the 10:00 a.m. service. The group will alternate meeting on Sunday lunch time and Monday evenings and will be lead by KGK+ and others.
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To Walk Where Jesus Walked
 THE HOLY LAND May 2-14, 2011 A Pilgrimage to Israel/Palestine and Jordon A chance to walk in the Jesus Stories you have heard all your life. A chance to stand where others stood to hear the Sermon on the Mount. A chance to walk the Via Delarosa in Jerusalem and pray at the Church of the Holy Nativity in Bethlehem. BROCHURES NOW AVAILABLE See KGK+ for more information |
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This Sunday's Schedule
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
12:00 noon Career Crossroads
4:00 p.m. Youth Group
6:00 p.m. Evening Prayer with Communion |
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