Tyrone and Pat Hines, founders of Westmoreland Children and Youth Association, will be our guest speakers in Chisholm Hall on Sunday, 6/29 @ 10am.  Westmoreland works with the most at-risk children in Portsmouth to keep them out of gangs.  Their goal is to promote an understanding of basic values, team work, community service, and character development through mentoring and involvement in a wide variety of sports and cheering.  They have no paid staff and work closely with Zion Baptist Church who provides adult mentors and coaches.   Mr. Hines recently received one of the 2014 Safe Harbor Awards for his outstanding contribution to the children of our community.

Founded in 2008, Westmoreland was the 2013 recipient of St. John's Giving to Christ @ Christmas funds ($5,503) as well as an additional $2,800 matching grant from the St. John's London House Endowment.  In the words of Ida Kay Jordan in her May 25, 2014 Virginian-Pilot column, "Recently (Tyrone) got the news St. John's Episcopal Church was giving him a large donation he didn't expect.  I wish members of that congregation could have heard the excitement in his voice.  He told me it was the largest amount he had ever received from a church."

Come and hear how your birthday gifts to Jesus have made a difference in the lives of children in this community! 

The rooms are empty; the Renovation begins!

Can you scrape and patch walls that need some TLC?  Do you have skills installing lighting?  Can you paint?

We will transform the Godly Play room into the Atrium of the True Vine (for ages 6-9 under Miss Beth's continuing leadership) and the large room at the northern end of the hall will be readied as an atrium for older-aged children.  We will be using the same paint color, lighting, and flooring that have made the Creation and Good Shepherd Atria so stunning.

Contact Martha Rush who is organizing the work crews and dates for work.  Thanks in advance for your dedication to the faith journey of our younger sisters and brothers in Christ!

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 those who received the laying on of hands by our Bishop

Niki Park, Andy Graham, Teresa Park, Linda Buchanan, Lena Simmons, Joe Ryder, Stephanie Ryder, Becca Mina, Mitchell Harbin, Franklin Marzullo, Lloyd Ostby, Walter Short, Jeff Fremeau, and Gina Fremeau  

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: Bobby Barclay, Donald Bowles; Bill Edwards; Darryl Foytik; Ron Fritz; Vivian Hillman; Mavia Hudgins; Bob McBride; Teresa Park; Arlene Peterson; Carol Phipps; Alice Robbins; Betty Jo Ross; Barbara Stearns; Sue Taylor; Jennie Todd; Mark Woodland

Thanksgivings