www.stjohnsportsmouth.org1 May 2014

Holly, our bishop, returns to St. John's  

  

On Sunday, May 11, our diocesan bishop, Herman "Holly" Hollerith, IV, returns to St. John's to preside, preach and confirm at 9am and 11am as well as lead our adult forum during a brunch reception at 10:10am.  

 

Want to help with brunch food for this event?  Contact the Parish office.

 

Hollerith was consecrated as tenth bishop of the Diocese of Southern Virginia in February 2009.  A priest for twenty-five years before his consecration, he served parishes in South Carolina and Southwestern Virginia as well as Bruton Parish in Williamsburg.  He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Denison University and a Master of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School.  He enjoys "building things," especially boats, and is a devotee of maritime archeology with a special interest in early marine steam technology.  He is married to Elizabeth Salmons, and they have three children.

 

Bishop Hollerith is a direct descendant of Herman Hollerith (1860-1929), the German-American who invented machines that calculate using punched cards.  In many computer quarters, punched cards were long called "Hollerith cards" in his honor.

 

Because of the large size of our diocese, Bishop Hollerith makes Sunday parish visitations about once every two to three years.  He was last at St. John's in May of 2012.  Don't miss this special day in the life of our parish!

 

Steeple to Steeple Tour is Saturday, 5/10

 

Portsmouth's annual Steeple to Steeple church and synagogue tour is Saturday, May 10, from 9am to 2:30pm.  This walking tour in Olde Towne Portsmouth takes you inside seven of Hampton Roads' most interesting and beautiful historic churches-including St. John's-as well as the Chevra T'helim synagogue. 

 

The tour is led by three costumed interpreters and includes lunch.  Tickets are $20 (purchased in advance) and $25 at the door.  For tickets, email Dean Burgess or call him @ 757. 393.0973.

 

All profits go to the HER Shelter for battered women and other Kiwanis charities.  For more information, see www.steepletosteeple.com.

 

Miscellany

  

Christian Formation for all ages continues this Sunday. 

 

Please pick up "lost" items that belong to you from Holy Week & the St. Fiacre Festival.  All items are on tables in the back of Chisholm Hall. All items not picked up by Sunday afternoon will be donated to charity.

 

Contemplative Prayer meets each Monday.  We gather weekly in the Founders' Chapel from 5:30-7:30pm to worship God, using words, music, and our bodies.  Contemplative Prayer is a way of praying through listening, learning to go beyond words so that we can simply be present with God.  After an introduction to quiet prayer, we will sit in silence with each other and with God and then share a brief reflection on our prayer experience before finishing.

 

Summer Time is Prayer Time.   Join your St. John's friends and neighbors at 10am for coffee and prayer beginning this morning, 5/1.  We will meet together the first Thursday of each month May through August.  Bring your Adorations, Confessions, Thanksgivings, and Supplications.  We will be praying for St. John's Church, for Portsmouth and our businesses, our neighbors, friends and families.  Pray with a group or in the Founders' Chapel alone, as you prefer.  Open to all.  See you May 1.

 

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.  

 
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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.

 

For the Church

Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury; Katherine, the Presiding Bishop; Holly, our bishop

Derek, our priest; Heidi & Russ, our missionaries in Chile; our parish staff, wardens and vestry

 

For those baptized at the Easter Vigil

Niki Park; Mathew Pope, Ava Park, Clara McCorkill, & Emily Stallings

 

For Justice and Peace  

For Barack, our president, Terry, our governor; Ken, our mayor; Mac Baechtold; Erin Elliott-Carrico; Nate Kingsbury; 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: Diane Booth; Donald Bowles; Susan Beasley; Steve Buell; Bill Edwards; Gina Fremeau; Ron Fritz; Regina Guerra; Vivian Hillman; Mavia Hudgins; Cassie & Bob McBride; Amy Nicholson; Teresa Park; Arlene Peterson; Carol Phipps; Alice Robbins; Barbara Stearns; Sue Taylor; Jennie Todd; Lauren Weaver 

Related to our Parish: Johnny (father-in-law of Crystal Gower); Alvaro (friend of Johnny Noles); Johnny (Crystal Gower's son); Les (relative of Nancy Cherry); Walter (cousin of Dody Mason); Eugene (father-in-law of Tom Hanrahan); Linda (Al Gregg's aunt); Verlene (sister of Carolyn Colon); Cathy (friend of Margaret Perkins); Michael & Denita (friends of Lena Simmons); Bill (friend of Willy Wolter); James (son of JoAnn Rose); Deb (former wife of Mick Kauffman); Horace (friend of Mick & Linda Kauffman); Robbie (friend of Suzanne Erickson); Patients of the Naval Hospital & EDMARC hospice for children
 

Thanksgivings  

For Joe & Stephanie Ryder and Greg & Casey Hicks who are expecting a child

 

Departed

For all who have died in this week's violent storms

 

Stewardship of God's Resources for the week of 4/27
 
Ministry/Worship Attendance: Sunday 8am (14), 9am (65), 11am (65); Wednesday 6:30pm (9)

 

Worship Offering:  $4,142

Income needed for ministry expense each week: $6,678

This Sunday in Worship
 

The Third Sunday of  Easter: Acts 2:14a, 36-41 & Luke 24:13-35 

 

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

Rick Bishop, kitchen 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

Monday Contemplative Prayer, 6:30pm
Wednesday Healing Eucharist, 6:30pm

Holy Days as Announced

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