www.stjohnsportsmouth.org26 September 2013
Community Oyster & Shrimp Feast, 10/26
 

Celebrate fall as St. John's hosts an Oyster and Shrimp Feast for our community on October 26 from 4-7pm!

 

Shuck your own steamed oysters; boiled shrimp, hot dogs, baked beans, cole slaw, hush puppies, lemonade and beer will be served with the Happy Dutchmen Octoberfest band providing entertainment.   Bring your own chair.  Food will be served from 4:15-5:30pm.  Rain date is Sunday, October 27.

 

 

Cost is $15 for adults; $3 for children if registered by noon on Sunday, October 20.  

 

Prices increase for late registration (October 20-23) to $18 for adults and $5 for children.  No registrations will be accepted for persons associated with St. John's Church after October 23.

 

Register online 24/7 here.  You may also register on Sundays (9/29, 10/6, 13 & 20) in the Parish Hall from 10-10:50 am with a debit card, credit card or check.  No cash payments, please. 

 

Invite your friends!  Invite your neighbors!  Don't miss out on another great St. John's party!

 

Pilgrims in Christ

 

Pilgrims in Christ is designed to deepen your faith, no matter where you are on your spiritual journey.  Are you new to the parish?  Have you been part of St. John's all your life?  Are you seeking baptism?  Or are you simply seeking a spiritual "recharge"?  Pilgrims is perfect for you! 

 

Pilgrims will gather weekly in 2012-13 on Thursday evenings from 5:30-8 pm and includes supper provided by St. John's parishioners as a way to "do all in their power" to support you as you deepen your spiritual journey. 

 

If you're interested in participating as a Pilgrim this year, please complete a registration form found on the chest in the main entry to the church or on the table at the parking lot entry to the church and return it to the Parish Office.  Pilgrims in Christ, Journey #4 will begin in mid October.

 

Miscellany

 

Family Entertainment continues on the sidewalks of Portsmouth's High Street in Portsmouth on Fridays and Saturdays from 5-8pm through this weekend.      

 

Christian Formation continues this Sunday for adults and children!   Groups for toddlers through age five begin at 10am; groups for ages 6 through adult begin at 10:10am. 

   

Turkey Trot returns October 20. Get ready for some inter parish competition as we collect Thanksgiving food for our neighbors in need.  Look for more details in an upcoming eNews.

 

St. John's Prayer Ministry reforming:  Are you being called to pray for others?  Do you want to learn more about the power of prayer?  In Ezekiel we read that "God looked for people to stand before him in the gap, but he found none" (22:30).  St. John's prayer ministry is looking for intercessors to stand in the gap for those in need.  Please contact Suzanne Erickson (289-5455) or Margaret Perkins (390-7831).

 

Would you like to serve God by helping in worship?  Are you baptized and have the desire and ability to accomplish this ministry, even if you are very young or very old?  Then you qualify to serve as an acolyte at St. John's!  Acolytes carry the cross, candles, and the gospel book in our processions and help Fr. Derek prepare the altar for Eucharist.  Contact Sr. Heather to be included in our next acolyte training on Sunday, October 6.

 

The National Acolyte Festival is scheduled this year for Saturday, October 12, at the Washington National Cathedral.  St. John's sent 16 acolytes, family members, and other parishioners last year to this wonderful festival.  While the workshops are mostly geared to our young acolytes, anyone who leads in worship (readers, leading the prayers of the people, serving the chalice) is invited and welcome to bring a vestment and take part in the big festival procession, or to sit in the congregation and enjoy the Re-dedication Eucharist in the glorious Cathedral. Our parish registration is due tomorrow, so please contact Sister Heather right away if you'd like to join us!

 

Detour to Church?  The westbound lanes of Interstate 264 through the Downtown Tunnel West (from Norfolk to Portsmouth) are closed on weekends, except holiday weekends, through the Spring of 2014.  

   
Contribute by PayPal.  Our website now offers a PayPal option to receive contributions.  Click here or at the bottom of our website homepage.  

 

The Parishioner Corner of our Website has news you can use.  Here you can access the latest parish directory, parish handbook, access worship ministry schedules, and read approved minutes of vestry discussions and actions as well parish financial reports.  Need or don't remember the password?  Click here.  

 
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; Roberto Gonzalez; 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; Janice Cuneo; Bill Edwards; Loni Edwards; Carolyn Higgins; Mavia Hudgins; James Leithead; Linda and Russell Mathews; Arlene Peterson; Carol Phipps; Alice Robbins; Martha Rush; Fran and Al Taylor; Jennie Todd; Mills Tomlin; Lauren Weaver; Greg Wellstead; Peggie Wiggins; Cory and Patti Williams  

Related to our Parish: James (father of Bonnie Scott); Ellen (friend of Jen Morrison); Andy (father of Ray Symmes); Barbara (mother of Dody Johnson); Shawn (son-in-law of Sherry Clem); Shirley (friend of the Symmes family); Bill (brother of Arlene Dragseth); Laura (friend of Doreen Sheler); Matt, Melissa, Ryan & Jacob (cousins of Dody Johnson); Patti (cousin of Diane Booth); Ellen (friend of Brenda Wolter); Denise (sister of Shari Bishop); Hank (father of Sandy Stip); Clay (friend of Andre Williams); Naval Hospital Patients 

 

Thanksgivings  

For Evelyn & Eric Stallings and Sarah & Jon McCorkill who are expecting a child

 

Departed

Frank (brother-in-law of Chris Austin)

 

Stewardship of God's Resources for the week of 9/22:
 
Worship Attendance: 8am (9); 9am (41); 11am (80)
Worship Offering: $4,393
Income needed for ministry expense each week: $5,874
 

Pledges of active parishioners in arrears as of August 28: ($20,662)


 
The Rev'd Dr. J. Derek Harbin, rector

Keith Byers, bookkeeper
Philip Goodrich, sexton
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

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