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| May 29, 2011 | Memorial Day Weekend |
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Almost Weekly E-Eagle
Saint John's Episcopal Church
La Verne, CA |
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| Honoring those who have served |
 KGK+ invites you to join her in honoring our veterans: We will gather at the Saint John's parking lot on Saturday, May 28 at 8:00 a.m.
to caravan out to Riverside National Cemetery where we will join others in placing flags at gravesites and memorial markers of veterans in observance of Memorial Day.
PLEASE EMAIL KGK+ to let her know you are coming:
email KGK+
What you need to bring: good walking shoes, filled water bottles, sunscreen and/or hat, money for lunch afterwards. Don't forget to wear you new Saint John's t-shirts!
We should return to La Verne by early afternoon. If you are coming from Chino, you can meet up with us at the National Cemetery. Plan to arrive by 9:00 a.m. The National Cemetery is located off the Van Buren exit of the 215 freeway.
Then, on Monday, May 30, KGK+ has been asked by the American Legion of Glendora to give the benediction at Oakdale Memorial Park located on the corner of Grand Avenue and Gladstone Street. The Oakdale Memorial Observance will begin at 9:30 a.m. |
| Saint John's Pub Night | |
 A chance to gather for adult conversation, Saint John's Pub Night will be Friday, May 27 5:30 p.m.
Come, enjoy an adult beverage and engaging conversation. This time we'll meet at Eureka Burger in Claremont. But next month we'll try a different spot and different topic as determined by the group. Jana will be there by 5:30 p.m. enjoying a martini.
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| Rummage Sale June 3-4 |
 The ECW is preparing for its Spring Rummage Sale. This is a major project for the ECW as they serve those who benefit from low priced clothing and household goods and raise funds for other outreach ministries. They can use your help: Please bring your rummage donation to the fellowship hall.
Please come Saturday, May 28 at 8:30 a.m. to do the major set up
Set Up for the Sale takes place after the 10:00 a.m. service this Sunday.
Sorting and pricing takes place all week--check with Kathy Head for schedule
Clean up after the sale takes place on Saturday, June 3 at 2:00 p.m. |
| Barefoot Sunday-June 5 |
 Bring your gently used or new shoes for Soles4Souls, an international organization that redistributes shoes throughout the world. Some shoes stay in our own neighborhood, some will be sent to Haiti, some to Japan, some to South America and some to Africa. Where there are bare-feet in need of protection, our shoes will go. Visit www.soles4souls.org for more information. |
| Newly Redesigned Website | |
Three cheers to our new webmaster Mike McNew who has updated and refreshed our website (some mighty big shoes he had to step into with the passing of our brother in Christ Bruce Hilman!). Our website is now linked to our Facebook page. Please visit the new site and let us know what you think: Saint John's Web Site
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| Practice the Tithe Sunday, June 12 | On Sunday, June 12 there will be a special offering as we practice the tithe. We are called to prayerfully consider what we earn in one week and then make a special offering of 10% of that back to God. Our budget goal is $4,200.
This affords us an opportunity to live into the biblical mandate and all that it implies while providing the Church with needed funds for the long summer months.
Annual earnings of $52,000 a year translates to $1,000 a week. 10% of that is $100. What does that $100 represent for you during the week? And, can you forgo what you would purchase that week in order to participate in mission and ministry Christ calls us to do? A venti Starbucks Frappacino costs $4,57. Giving up one a day for a week = $32 and gets you a third of the way to a week's tithe. As you prayerfully consider how you will participate in this year's Practice the Tithe, how do you see your relationship with God changing, growing, becoming more dependant on God's grace and abundance and less dependant on material gain or possessions?
A week's tithe of $100 covers a third of the annual budget of $300 for Children's Ministry. If we hit our target of $4,200 for the total Practice the Tithe offerings, we will completely fund Parish Life and Ministry for a year including the ReVision action items for 2011.
Practice the Tithe, then, is not an intellectual exercise but an opportunity for spiritual growth and participation in vital and life-giving ministries. Together we strive to do, be and act as the People of God with our time, our talent and our treasure. |
| Upcoming and Ongoing Events | |
June 5-Contemporary Music Sunday. Calling all musicians! Join Ric, Steve and Deacon Ann at the piano bench at 9:15 for rehersal.
June 3-4 Spring Rummage Sale. Sponsored by the ECW, the Spring Rummage sale provides a way for local residents to get needed household items and clothing at affordable prices by recycling, and redistributing gently used items and gathering funds for various outreach projects--Rummage Sales on average bring $1,800-$2,200 for ECW. Set up times, when able-bodied persons are needed are Saturday May 28 at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, May 29, following the 10:00 a.m. service.
June 12-Practice the Tithe Sunday. A special offering on Practice the Tithe Sunday as we are called to prayerfully consider what we earn on average each week and then offer 10% of that week's earnings back to God. This affords us opportunity to grow into the biblical mandate and all that implies while providing the Church with a much needed "bump" heading into the sumemr months.
June 15 Monthly Communtiy Meal 6:00 p.m. June's Community Meal is sponsored by the Youth Group and will included a BBQ and Movie on the Front Lawn.
June 28 Tuesday Evening 7:00 p.m. Dessert and Discussion a small group of adults meets to disucss Brian McClaren's Naked Spirituality
1st and 3rd Sundays Career Crossroads a forum of spiritual support, sharing and learning for those in career transition meets with Deacon Barrett Van Buren and Vashti Bliss after the 10:00 a.m. service. |
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Looking forward to worship and celebration this weekend.
Peace to you,
Mother Kelli Grace
The Reverend Canon Kelli Grace Kurtz, Vicar
Saint John's Episcopal Church
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