www.stjohnsportsmouth.org16 October 2014

Kimberly Logsdon to lead Women's Retreat:

Holy Waiting

 

Calling all women!  You are cordially invited to the All Saints' Day Women's Retreat on November 1st sponsored by AWE Women's Ministries of St. John's Church.  Invite your friends and neighbors to join you for this special day.  The retreat runs from 9am to 3pm, includes a delicious lunch, and costs only $20/person.  Register here today! 


The retreat leader for this special day is Kimberly Logsdon.  Kimberly is the Executive Director of Care Net Resource Pregnancy Centers and is responsible for two centers in Newport News and Williamsburg.  She became the Executive Director a little over a year ago, after God called her out of the corporate world. Since coming to real belief in Jesus in her early 30's, Kimberly has served in women's discipleship ministries and as a volunteer chaplain in emergency room, hospice, and jail environments. She is frequently asked to speak to groups and loves to point people to pursuit of increased intimacy of with Jesus.  Kimberly and her husband, Barry, are members of Kempsville Presbyterian Church in Virginia Beach and are long-time friends of St. John's. 


Need help registering online?  Not a problem!  Folks will be present this Sunday at 10am and Noon in Chisholm Hall to help you with this process.  Nothing could be easier!

 

Pilgrims in Christ begins a week from today!

 

Pilgrims in Christ, Journey #5 will begin Thursday, October 23..  Interested in strengthening your spiritual journey?  Want to learn more about God and the History of Salvation?  Always wondered what "xyz" means?  Need to update your credentials to serve at St. John's (Diocesan Council, Vestry, Lay Eucharistic Minister, Lay Eucharistic Visitor, etc.)?  Enjoy meeting new people?  Want to learn more about how we worship in the Episcopal Church?  Just want a great free meal and fellowship on Thursday evenings?  Then Pilgrims in Christ is the process for you to experience. 

 

Begin praying for those God is bringing to this process.  Click here for easy, online registration!

 

Turkey Trot is coming!

 

Get ready to trot to your friends and neighbors to collect food items for Thanksgiving Baskets for those in need in the Portsmouth area.  Due to the timing of food distribution, collection cards will be distributed on Sunday, November 9.  Take these to your classmates, co-workers, neighbors, family and friends to collect items (or cash for Turkey & pies).  Pick these items back up from them and bring the food items to Chisholm Hall sometime between November 10 and 18. (Please do NOT bring earlier as there are significant events being held in Chisholm Hall and the space is needed for these groups).  Place the items under your household zip code.  Bragging rights from 2013 belong to "Greater Hampton Roads"....let's see who will win this year!!

 

St. John's Community Oyster Roast, 11/15

 

Celebrate fall as St. John's hosts an Oyster Roast for our wider community on Saturday, November 15 beginning at 2pm.  Oysters, Brunswick Stew, Hot Dogs, Beer, and more!  Live music will be provided by the Olde James River Jazz Band.   $25 for adults (12+), $5 for children (ages 6-11), and young children (ages 5 and under) are free.  Purchase your tickets online today!

 

Miscellany

  

Christian Formation for all ages resumes on Sunday.


Carry a banner for the Departed on 11/2.  During worship on All Saints' Sunday (November 2), we will remember those who have died and gone to God's heavenly feast since last year's All Saints' celebration.  Thanks to the talents of Mary Colby, worshippers at St. John's historically join the procession while carrying banners bearing the names of departed loved ones, reminding us that they are indeed "Christ's Own Forever."  If you have had a relative die since last November, please contact the Parish Office by Sunday, October 26 so that you can learn how to prepare your loved one's banner for this special day.


Bring Pictures of your saints past on 11/2.  Scripture tells us that we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses who have gone before us.  Bring the photographs of the past saints who have made a difference in your life (framed or unframed) and help us surround our worship space the earthly images of those who are now in the presence of Jesus.


Sunday, 11/9 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.)  

 

Take a Pilgrimage to Scotland and England.  Pilgrimage is truly praying with your eyes open.  Spirits are renewed, friendships are formed, and lives can be changed forever.  Just ask those who participated in the transformative Advent 2012 Holy Land pilgrimage sponsored by our parish!  St. John's Church is pleased to announce that our next pilgrimage opportunity will be September 12-25, 2015 as we explore the spread of Christianity from its roots in the Holy Land to England and Scotland.  In Exploring our Anglican Spirituality, pilgrims will walk in the footsteps of many early Celtic and Catholic saints who were central to forming the unique Anglican heritage we cherish in the Episcopal Church today.  Though sponsored by St. John's Church, this pilgrimage is open to anyone who desires to journey with us.  The pilgrimage is limited to a total group size of 30.  Brochures are available in Chisholm Hall or via this link.  Is God calling you to be a part?

 

Join a small group.  Small groups at St. John's are called "Scott's Creek," in honor of the first such group that met in a home on the banks of Portsmouth's Scott's Creek.  Small groups are a great way to deepen your faith, build friendships, and become more connected to the St. John's community.  What began as one group has now multiplied to three!  Scott's Creek Small Groups continue to multiply and we invite you to become a part.  You are invited to become a part of Scott's Creek Group 3.  The group meets Sundays at 5:30pm (October 26; November 9 & 23).  Email Dick Devers or call him (757.630.6884) to get connected!

 

Content deadline for St. John's eNews is Tuesday before publication.

 

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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 who is away on sabbatical; David, our visiting bishop; Derek, our priest; Heidi & Russ, our missionaries in Chile; our parish staff, wardens and vestry

 

For Justice and Peace  

For Peace in the Middle East & Ukraine; for Barack, our president;  Terry, our governor, Ken, our mayor; for the city of Portsmouth; for Mac Baechtold; Erin Elliott; Trevor Jackson; Nate Kingsbury; George Lang; Nicholas Reyes; Dariana Torres; 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; Sophie Belouet; Donald Bowles; Kevin Carrigan; Mary Colby; Jake Devers; Bill Edwards; Darryl Foytik; Ron Fritz;  Vivian Hillman; Mavia Hudgins; Dody Johnson; Dody Mason; Bob McBride; Cody Miller; Arlene Peterson; Carol Phipps; Alice Robbins; Betty Jo Ross; Martha Rush; Sue Taylor; Jennie Todd; Dave Walker; Sonny Wilkinson; Andre Williams; Mark Woodland; Joy Young

Related to our Parish: Sue (wife of Tom Hanrahan); Dick (brother of Arlene Dragseth); Kaleb (grandson of Lena & Larry Simmons); The Downes Family (daughter of Jeff & Doreen Sheler); Joseph (friend of Franklin Marzullo); Kathy (friend of Andy Graham); Betty (mother of Linda Mathews); Hope (premature granddaughter of Dave Jacobsen [Mardi Gras & Oyster Roast band leader]); Skip (brother of Anne Davis); Lowry (friend of Anne Davis); Wally (boyfriend of Heather Gonzalez); David (nephew of Heather Gonzalez); Linda (aunt of Al Gregg); Patients at the Naval Hospital & EDMARC hospice for children. 
 

Thanksgivings  

For all musicians and technicians who enrich our worship each week

 

Stewardship of God's Resources for the week of 10/12
 

Ministry/Worship Attendance: Sunday 8am (17), 9am (51), 11am (84); Wednesday (11)

 

Worship Offering:  $4,259

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


 

Pledges in arrears as of October 15: ($22,035) 

 

This Sunday in Worship
 

The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, 10/12: Isaiah 45:1-7 & Matthew 22:15-22

The flowers are given to the glory of God and in thanksgiving for the 25th wedding anniversary of Brenda and Willy Wolter.
 
The Rt. Rev'd Herman Hollerith, IV, bishop
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
Linda Mathews, receptionist & coordinator of office volunteers
Rebecca Mina, creation atrium coordinator
Sr. Heather Rollins, technology & facebook  
Scott Rollins, organist and choir director

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 Contemplative Eucharist, Rite I at 8:00am
 Contemporary Eucharist at 9:00am
 Traditional Eucharist, Rite II at 11:00am

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Wednesday Healing Eucharist, 6:30pm

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