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Intergenerational Sunday Forum
Something new for adults and children is happening this August as St. John's hosts an Intergenerational Forum at 10:10am each Sunday in the Parish Hall. Sister Heather Rollins will be exploring with us some classic and new hymn texts and melodies, with presentations that will appeal to all ages.
Bring your kids! Bring your grandkids! This Sunday's hymn will be Amazing Grace, written by John Newton.
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51 homeless guests joined 83 Kidz Kamp (Vacation Bible School) participants and volunteers for a Christmas in July air conditioned summer picnic on 7/25. Our Kidz Kamp participants decorated and gifted our guests with specially decorated sugar cookies and Santa arrived to present each homeless guest with neck coolers. Kidz Kamp participants and volunteers also prepared 39 gift boxes for Operation Christmas Child. Thanks to Margaret Perkins, Nancy Johnson, Claudia Tomlin, Philip Goodrich, and all those who made our Christmas in July week such a success!
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 Banns of Marriage
I publish the banns of marriage between
William Matthew Graham & Fallon Elizabeth Nugent
of Chesapeake. If any of you know
just cause why they may not be joined together in Holy Matrimony, you are bidden
to declare it. This is the first time of asking.
J. Derek Harbin, rector
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Women's Planning Meeting, Luncheon, & Book Discussion, 8/18
Attention all ladies attending St. John's Church. You are invited to attend the annual AWE (Anglican Women Empowered) Women's Ministry Meeting at St. John's. Please join us on August 18 at 12:15 pm. A Salad Luncheon will be provided. Please email Patti Devers to let us know you will be attending.
Planning and Discussion to cover:
- February 2014 AWE Retreat location and guest speaker information.
- Three Ladies Bible Studies to begin in September.
- Thursday Mornings (second and fourth week) will study the book of Daniel.
- Tuesday Evenings will meet bi-monthly.
- Mom's Group is planning a bi-monthly evening meeting.
- Please bring five or more of your favorite recipes to donate to the St. John's Cook Book. We go to press in September! Be sure your recipes are included!
- Meeting to conclude with a discussion of our summer book, Unglued, by Lysa Terkeurst.
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Blessing of the Backpacks, 8/25
The Blessing of the Backpacks will be on Sunday, August 25. Please bring school supplies for those in need and place them on the back pews of the church the four Sundays in August. All students, teachers, and school personnel-make sure to be in worship on the 25th to begin the new school year with some divine inspiration!
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We need your recipes in the St. John's Cookbook
St John's Cookbook needs your help to get completed! Let's try to finish this month, August!! Currently 45 recipes have been submitted... we need a lot more recipes... we need 300-400 for a cookbook. If everyone could enter/submit 5-10 recipes (or more) we should be able to make our goal. I know there are many wonderful cooks at St John's. Think about recipes you love to make and share with others. To enter recipes online, see instructions here. If you're not able to enter recipes online, please place a written copy of your recipe in the Crock Pot in the parish hall... someone on the cookbook committee will enter it for you. Brenda Wolter
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Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Training for Level I (3-6 years)
It's not too late to join in the training for the new Christian Formation process being offered to our youngest members beginning in September.
A dozen people have already finished their first seven days of training and will begin the final nine days of training in September. For the 2013-14 academic year, we will once again gather on the second Saturday of each month from 9am-3pm.
For those who would like to join us, you are invited to attend the make-up sessions for those who have already begun the training process. If you are currently in the training process and have missed any lectures, please use this time to get caught up! Sessions will be offered each day from 9:30am - 2:30am. Bring a bag lunch. Click here to let us know which session(s) you will attend.
The 2012-2013 make up schedule is as follows: November 2012 session on Thursday, 8/22; December 2012 session on Friday, 8/23; January 2013 session on Saturday, 8/24; February 2013 session on Tuesday, 8/27; March 2013 session on Wednesday, 8/28; May 2013 session on Thursday, 8/29; and June 2013 session on Friday, 8/30.
Any questions, please contact Clifford King Harbin after August 18 @ 704-575-8594.
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Miscellany
Detour to Church? Starting Friday, August 9, the westbound lanes of Interstate 264 through the Downtown Tunnel (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.
Going to College? Please email us with your new mailing address and other electronic contact information.
Help needed. Shawn Timm is looking a team of people to help scrape and paint the lower exterior trim of our historic church building before winter arrives. Say yes here!
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 by Bishop Brown before becoming affiliated with Monumental United Methodist Church.
Portsmouth's 43rd Annual Seawall Art Show will be held at the High Street Landing on Saturday and Sunday, August 24 & 25. See their website for more details.
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Parish Calendar
Click here to access our 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; Will Oast, 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; Fran and Al Taylor; Jennie Todd; Lauren Weaver; Greg Wellstead; Cory and Patti Williams Related to our Parish: Jennifer (daughter/step-daughter of Darryl & Allison Foytik); Laura (friend of Doreen Sheler); Matthew, Melissa, Ryan & Corey (friends of Reese & Dody Johnson); Patti (cousin of Diane Booth); Ellen (friend of Brenda Wolter); Denise (sister of Shari Bishop); Hank (Sandy Stip's father); 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
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Stewardship of God's Resources for the week of 7/28:
Worship Attendance: 8am (16); 9am (80); 11am (88)
Worship offering: $7,328
Income needed for ministry expenses each week: $5,874
Pledges of active parishioners in arrears as of July 30: ($17,014)
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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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