www.stjohnsportsmouth.org15 January 2015

Mardi Gras Tickets now on Sale!

 

 

St. John's Episcopal Church is inviting you to join in the festivities at the 4th annual Community Mardi Gras Celebration! Mark your calendar for February 7th from 7pm to 11pm.

 

We will once again be entertained by the Olde James River Jazz Band so come prepared to have a great time! We will have New Orleans style food as well as beer and wine! Put on your best costumes & masks or evening attire as we will have a costume contest again as well as the crowning of the King & Queen! 

 

Tickets are $25 and are available for purchase online starting today. This has become a very popular event so we urge you to get your tickets quickly so as not to miss out on the fun!

 

If you have any questions please call Megan Timm at 757-749-9677 or Katherine Gray at 757-465-0702.

 

LASSEZ LES BON TEMPO ROULEZ!!!

 

St. John's Winter Shelter (1/25-2/1)


St. John's week of winter sheltering for the homeless begins on Sunday, 1/25, so it's time to bring in needed supplies to welcome our guests!

 

Items of greatest need: long underwear for men and women (please attach the receipt to the bag in case exchanges are needed to meet our needs), gently used warm coats, sweaters, shirts, boots, and shoes for men and women, duffle bags, and suitcases with wheels.

 

Sign-up sheets will be in Chisholm Hall for all the opportunities to help before and during the week.

 

Thank you in advance for the wonderful support we receive each year for this effort!  St. John's has earned the title of being our homeless guests' "favorite church shelter."  This is only possible because they feel the love of Christ and the love from each of you.  You can't beat that with a stick!  Nancy Johnson (757.646.2647)

 

Women's retreat: March 6 & 7

Registration cut off is just two short weeks away!   We must have final room reservations completed by January 31.

 

The Founders Inn and Spa will welcome us for a time of refreshment for our body, soul and spirit.  Friday evening, March 6 begins with a reception on the second floor at 6pm, followed by our guest speaker Christy Foldenauer.  Enjoy breakfast and lunch on Saturday in the Swan Terrace Restaurant.  Prepare your hearts for a time of encouragement and relationship building during the teaching and discussion times.  The retreat ends at 3pm.


The registration fee of $125 each includes the expense of your room (double occupancy) and three meals.  Registration Forms are available in Chisholm Hall or online.  Please pay by check (no cash) payable to St. John's Church for the AWE retreat.  Checks and paper registrations will be collected in Chisholm Hall after each worship service on the Sundays during January by a Retreat Representative who will pass your check to the AWE Treasurer, Della Stearns.  If you prefer to use a credit card, payment can be made thru the PayPal credit card system found at the bottom of our parish website's home page (please note that your contribution is for the AWE retreat.)

 

The Founders Inn Spa is available for us to enjoy Friday prior to 6 pm and Saturday after 3 pm.  Retreat participants will receive a 10% discount.

 

Miscellany

 

Christian Formation for all ages  continues this Sunday.

 

The Parish Office will be closed on Monday for the Martin Luther King holiday.

 

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?

 

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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.

 

For the Church

Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury; Katherine, the Presiding Bishop; Holly, our bishop; Derek, our priest; Heidi, Russ, & Amanda, our missionaries; and our parish staff, wardens and vestry; for our parish's search for a new organist/ choirmaster

 

For Justice and Peace  
Peace in the Middle East and healing of racial divides in this nation; for those African nations suffering with Ebola;for Barack, our president; Terry, our governor; Ken, our mayor; for the city of Portsmouth; for Erin Elliott; Carolyn Higgins; 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; Pete Colon; Bill Edwards; Darryl Foytik; Ron Fritz; Vivian Hillman; Mavia Hudgins; Dody Johnson; Franklin Marzullo; Dody Mason; Bob McBride; Arlene Peterson; Carol Phipps; Alice Robbins;  Betty Jo Ross; Martha Rush; Al Taylor; Sue Taylor; Ruth Waldo; Dave Walker; Sonny Wilkinson; Andre Williams


Related to our Parish: Doris (friend of Alice Taylor-Smith); Isabelle & Jackson (grandchildren of Nancy Greskowiak); Patients at the Naval Hospital & EDMARC hospice for children

Thanksgivings

For Julie & Justin Young who are expecting a child; the birth of Logan Daniel, grandson of Pete & Elizabeth Schleck


 

Stewardship of God's Resources for the week of 1/11
 

Ministry/Worship Attendance: Sunday 8am (12), 9am (63), 11am (124), Wednesday 6:30pm (6) 

Worship Offering:  $4,998

Income needed for ministry expenses each week: $6,977

 

This Sunday in Worship
 

Second Sunday after the Epiphany, 1/11: 1 Samuel 3:1-10 & John 1:43-51    

 

Want to give the gift of flowers?  Sign up in Chisholm Hall.

 

The Rt. Rev'd Herman Hollerith, IV, bishop
The Rev'd Dr. J. Derek Harbin, rector

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  
Justin Young, publications

Position open, organist/choirmaster

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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