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Flower Guild Start-up
Any man, woman or child interested in arranging flowers for the church and altar, please come this Saturday, July 27 for an organizational meeting in the Parish Hall at 10am. No experience needed! Local expert Margaret Webster will be here to give us advice on how to begin a flower team, and we will learn together as we arrange flowers for the altar on Sunday. For more information, contact Sue Fritz or Margaret Perkins.
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Choir Forming for Service of Reconciliation & RepentanceThe e
Last February, the Annual Council of our Diocese passed a resolution to hold a Service of Repentance and Reconciliation for the sin of racism. This service will be held at Christ and St. Luke's, Norfolk, on the Feast of All Souls, Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. A diocesan-wide choir will be formed for the service.
The choir will be open to all singers who wish to participate. There will be two rehearsals held at Christ and St. Luke's in Norfolk (Saturdays, 10/19 & 10/26 from 10:30am to noon).
The warm-up on the day of the service (November 2) will be at 10am.
The repertoire for the service (two choral anthems) will be chosen shortly and sent out in September. There will be no audition for the choir, but it comes with the understanding that singers will prepare the music before the rehearsals.
If you are interested in being part of this special event, please email Kevin Kwan at Christ and St. Luke's. Please include your name, parish and voice part.
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Downtown Tunnel Closing on Weekends
The I-264 Downtown Tunnel Rehabilitation work will begin in August. Alternate routes will be needed for some of us to get to church on Sundays!
Starting Friday, August 9, the westbound lanes of Interstate 264 through the Downtown Tunnel West (from Norfolk to Portsmouth) will be closed on weekends, except holiday weekends, through the Spring of 2014. Some weeknight closures will begin on August 5.
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Miscellany
Save the date. The blessing of the backpacks will be on Sunday, August 25. Begin the new school year with some divine intervention!
Fr. Derek's Adult Forum ends this Sunday as we finish our exploration of congregational size dynamics.
Sister Heather Rollins will offer an intergenerational Sunday Forum for adults and children on hymn texts beginning Sunday, August 4.
Classical Pianist Robert Buxton will offer a free recital at Olde Towne's Monumental United Methodist Church on Sunday, August 11 @ 2pm. Mr. Buxton will play selections by Beethoven, Liszt, Chopin and Grieg. His concert is dedicated to his grandparents, the late Dr. Samuel E. Buxton, Jr. and Louise Pope Buxton, who were married at St. John's Church on September 7, 1946 by Fr. Jackson. Mrs. Buxton was confirmed at St. John's by Bishop Brown before becoming affiliated with Monumental United Methodist Church.
Women's Summer Book Study. Join women from our parish this summer as they read The New York Times best seller, Unglued, by Lysa Terkeurst, a Proverbs 31 ministry leader and author. Books will be available for sale this Sunday before and after Adult Forum for $9 each. Contact Margaret Perkins or Doreen Sheler for more information.
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Parish Calendar
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In our Prayers this Week
If you would like to add a name to the prayer list, please contact the parish office. Prayers for the Church Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury; Katherine, the Presiding Bishop; Holly, our bishop Derek, our priest; our parish staff, wardens and vestry For Justice and Peace Barack, our president; Bob, our governor; Ken, our mayor; Erin Elliott-Carrico; Dariana Torres and Bill Wolter who are serving our country overseas or away from home; for the Coast Guard Personnel on watch and on patrol from Coast Guard Base Portsmouth For those in any Need or Trouble In our Parish: George Booth; Donald Bowles; Mary Colby; Anna Cope; Bill Edwards; Mavia Hudgins; Linda and Russell Mathews; Arlene Peterson; Carol Phipps; Alice Robbins; Martha Rush; Ann Smith; Fran and Al Taylor; Jennie Todd; Lauren Weaver; Cory and Patti Williams Related to our Parish: Laura (friend of Doreen Sheler); Matthew, Melissa, Ryan & Corey (friends of Reese & Dody Johnson); Greg (new to Portsmouth); Patti (cousin of Diane Booth); Ellen (Brenda Wolter's friend); Denise (sister of Shari Bishop); Hank (Sandy Stip's father); Doris (mother-in-law of Pat Pfeiffer); Clay (friend of Andre Williams); Naval Hospital Patients Thanksgivings
For Matt Graham and Fallon Nugent who are preparing for marriage
For Evelyn & Eric Stallings and Sarah & Jon McCorkill who are expecting a child
For John & Meghann Dragseth who were married last Saturday
Dying
Pholia (cousing of Diane Booth)
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Stewardship of God's Resources for the week of 7/21:
Worship Attendance: 8am (15); 9am (54); 11am (72)
Worship offering: $5,377
Income needed for ministry expenses each week: $5,874
Pledges of active parishioners in arrears as of July 15: ($18,736)
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The Rev'd Dr. J. Derek Harbin, rector
Keith Byers, bookkeeper
Philip Goodrich, sexton
James Leithead, worship audio engineer and band director
Scott Rollins, organist and choir director
Sr. Heather Rollins, technology
Stephanie Ryder, publications
Welcome to our Sunday Worship Services
Contemplative Eucharist, Rite I at 8:00am
Contemporary Eucharist at 9:00am
Traditional Eucharist, Rite II at 11:00am
Wednesday Healing Eucharist, 6:30pm
Holy Days as Announced
You'll find us at 424 Washington Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704 or by phone at 757-399-4967
Our office hours are 10:00am - 1:00pm M-F. We look forward to seeing you!
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