www.stjohnsportsmouth.org7 November 2013
Make your Brunch Reservation 
for Consecration Sunday Today! 
 

This Sunday, 11/10, is our congregation's Consecration Sunday.  Please plan now to attend two important events on that day: morning worship at 8, 9 or 11 and a brunch following each worship celebration (a catered meal, not a potluck.)  To plan for food preparation, we are asking those who have not already done so to make reservations by emailing or calling the parish office (399.4967).  Please indicate the number attending and the worship service you will attend on 11/10.    

 

Feast on Favorites is now on Sale

 

St. John's ownnew cookbook, Feast on Favorites, is finally here and available for purchase starting this Sunday during the Consecration Sunday brunches.  The cookbook includes: Beautiful pictures of St John's (inside & outside), St John's History & List of Parish Events, Over 300 recipes from St. John's family & friends, a Free Easel for free standing book while you cook, a Free E-Book version with each book you purchase, and a Pocket to hold recipe cards... all this for only $20!!

 

Moving into the Neighborhood on 12/7 & 12/14

One of St. John's mission marks is to Dwell in our neighborhood.  We need your assistance with two wonderful evangelistic opportunities coming up in December.

 

Vintage Homes of Olde Towne Holiday Tour (12/7):  Some 500 persons from wider Hampton Roads are expected to tour 5 historic homes, ending at St. John's to visit our worship space and enjoy refreshments in Chisholm Hall.  The church's large punch bowl has cracked so we are in need of a replacement; current punch bowls for home use are relatively small so if you have an older, larger one, we'd love to borrow it or store it for you on your behalf.  We also need 75 dozen home baked cookies!  Can you help?  Please sign up in Chisholm Hall or contact the Parish Office.

 

Harp and Flute Concert (12/14):  Come enjoy some beautiful music at this annual Portsmouth Music Festival event and warmly greet those who visit on this night.  (Because the musicians have another commitment and because we will have had a cookie reception the Saturday before, there will not be a cookie and punch reception following this event this year.)

 

Shining in the World

 

Another of St. John's mission marks is to Shine inside and out, transforming lives as we make disciples and serve those in need. 

 

Turkey Trot Results: Greater Hampton Roads won the Turkey Trot for this year!  Thanks to everyone's generosity, St. John's will be donating at least 36 Thanksgiving meal boxes.  In addition to all the food products, $850 was donated for the turkeys and pies!

 

Nothing but Nets Results: In honor of our first rector who died in the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1855, St. John's is donating $1380.56 to Nothing but Nets, allowing for 138 families to receive mosquito bed nets to protect them from malaria!

 

 

Garden Clean Up is this Saturday

 

We'll meet at 9:00 am this Saturday, 11/9, in the Memorial Garden.  It will be a beautiful day! 

 

Bring your work gloves, rakes, shovels, and a leaf blower if you have one.   We still need people for clean up, planting and mulching the front flower bed, clean up and planting a perennial bed, and bagging leaves and refreshing mulch in the Memorial and Perennial garden.  Even if you haven't selected a slot, I'm sure we'll be able to find something for you to do!  Contact Linda Buchanan to let her know you are coming. 

 

Miscellany

  

Christian Formation for all children (through age 15) continues this Sunday.  Children should plan to eat quickly at 10am or plan to attend a different brunch.

 

St. John's Annual Parish Meeting is slated for Sunday, 11/17 @ 10:15am.  We will elect new vestry members and determine the recipient of this year's Giving to Christ at Christmas campaign.  Hope to see you there!

 

Congratulations to Alyson Gonzales who was elected Student Council President of Churchland Elementary!

 

Congratulations to Clare Harbin who has been cast as a Cavalry Soldier in the Richmond Ballet production of The Nutcracker at Norfolk's Chrysler Hall.  Clare will dance the Friday evening (12/6) and Saturday matinee (12/7) performances only. 

 

Lost your keys?  They are available in the Parish Office.

 

Prepare at home for this season's winter sheltering.  As you switch out your warm weather clothes for the cold weather clothes, please set aside some clothing that could be used in the clothing give away during Shelter week.

 

Have Photographs from our All Saints' celebrations?  Please email them to the Parish Office.

 

Sign up to prepare a meal for this year's Pilgrims in Christ group using the sheet posted in the Parish Hall.  Use your gifts of hospitality while you fulfill your baptismal promise to "do all in your power to support these persons in their life in Christ." 
 

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 prayer chain.

 

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  

For Barack, our president, Bob, our governor; Ken, our mayor; Erin Elliott-Carrico; Roberto Gonzalez; Nate Kingsbury; George Lang; 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; Janice Cuneo; Bill & Loni Edwards; Mavia Hudgins; Dody Johnson; Linda Mathews; Martha Ann Oast; Arlene Peterson; Carol Phipps; Alice Robbins; Paul Sarandria; Mark Stearns; Jennie Todd; Mills Tomlin; Greg Wellstead; Lauren Weaver; Peggie Wiggins

Related to our Parish: Sally (mother of Fr. Derek); Carolyn & Kevin (sister and brother-in-law of Brenda Wolter); Barbara (mother of Dody Johnson); Andy (father of Ray Symmes); Christine (mother of Jen Morrison); Mary (friend of Alice Taylor-Smith); James (father of Bonnie Scott); Patients of the Naval Hospital & EDMARC hospice for children.  

 

Thanksgivings  

For Evelyn & Eric Stallings who are expecting a daughter; for Paul & Oscie Sumner who are welcoming a grandson, Aidan Patrick-son of Gerry & Ashley Russo, to their family.

 

 

Stewardship of God's Resources for the week of 11/03:
 
Worship Attendance: Sunday 8am (23), 9am (54), 11am (84); Wednesday 6pm (6)
Worship Offering: $10,291
Income needed for ministry expense each week: $5,874
 

Pledges of active parishioners in arrears as of October 31: ($23,707)


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

Rick Bishop, kirchen manager
Keith Byers, bookkeeper
Philip Goodrich, sexton
Ellison Gregg, staff photographer & twitter
Clifford King Harbin, associate to the rector
Rebecca Mina, creation atrium coordinator
Sr. Heather Rollins, technology & facebook  
Scott Rollins, organist and choir director
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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