www.stjohnsportsmouth.org
8 September 2016
Join the city-wide Episcopal Cruise on the
Carrie B!


An adults-only (21+) cruise on the Carrie B will be held on Friday, 9/16 from 6-9pm.  Join Episcopalians from St. John's and other Portsmouth parishes for a lovely evening cruise on the Elizabeth River.  Purchase your $20 adult tickets (cash bar additional) online today.  Join in the fun and get to know our sisters and brothers from neighboring parishes!
Come to the Parish House Open House this Sunday

Come visit the second floor of the Parish House from 10-11am this Sunday as we rededicate the newly renovated Community Meeting Room and hold open houses for the Good Shepherd Atrium (ages 3-6, potty-trained non-reader), True Vine Atrium (ages 6-9, readers), and Covenant/Light Atria (ages 9-15).
Olive Wood Gifts for Sale this Sunday

The Bethlehem Christian Society will be selling handcrafted olive wood gifts from the Holy Land in Chisholm Hall this Sunday from 7am until 1pm.  
Pilgrims in Christ begins 10/9

Pilgrims in Christ is a seven-month process that prepares adults (16 and older) to deepen their faith through baptism, confirmation, or reaffirmation of their baptismal vows.  This year's Pilgrims will meet on Sundays at 12:30pm.
 
Every meeting begins with a short teaching and free hot lunch prepared by folks from St. John's Church, in-depth teaching and conversation about Christianity, small-group Bible study, and ends with an evening prayer service.  In the words of a past participant, "Pilgrims in Christ is amazing because it's learning and relearning aspects of our faith and church, but it is also an opportunity to forge bonds and friendships within the parish and community."
 
Pilgrims in Christ (Journey #7) begins Sunday, 10/9 at 12:30pm.  Sign up cards will be in Chisholm Hall.  Contact Clifford King Harbin if you have any questions!
Miscellany
 
Please initial your Parish Directory Listing in Chisholm Hall on the next two Sundays (9/11 or 9/18) so that we have your most current information.  Please note the name of your neighborhood if you live in Portsmouth; if you live in Chesapeake, please note your area (Greenbrier, Western Branch, etc.).
 
Pilgrims in Christ Meal Sign-up is now posted on the "Journey" Mission Bulletin Board in the first floor Parish House Hallway.  Please consider providing a simple Sunday lunch for those strengthening their spiritual journey with Christ.  This can be part of your pledge to "support these persons in their life in Christ" as we vowed in our baptismal liturgy.  Team up with a friend, submit your receipts, if necessary, contact Heather Gonzalez, this year's Meal Coordinator, if you have any questions.

The Feast of the Holy Cross will be celebrated on Wednesday, 9/14, at 6:30pm.  This is an especially appropriate day to bring any crosses you would like to be blessed.

The Feast of James Chisholm & the first day of Fall Christian Formation for all ages will be 9/18.  Make sure to meet us at the corner of Washington & London Streets at 10am for the blessing of an historic granite marker noting our Sussex Square location before heading off to Christian Formation on that day!
 
New Women's Bible Study begins 9/21.  Do you ever wonder what heaven will be like?  Join the AWE (Anglican Women Empowered) Women's Bible Study group as we explore the book of Revelation, our beloved patron St. John's eyewitness account of God's plan for our future.  "The Vision of his Glory" DVD Study, taught by Anne Graham Lotz, will begin on Wednesday, 9/21 @ 10am at St. John's Church and will meet on the first and third Wednesdays of each month through December.  In order to insure that you have a study guide (cost of $10 due on 9/21), please contact Patti Devers.  We are looking forward to you being part of this informative and uplifting new study!

Want to give the gift of flowers at the altar and chapel on an upcoming Sunday?   Sign up on the "Feast" Mission Bulletin Board in the first floor Parish House hallway.
 
Want a St. John's name badge?  Are you ready to look outward and be welcoming, greeting those you do not know before you greet your friends and offering hospitality to those you meet?  If your answer is "yes," then complete a name badge request form found in Chisholm Hall.  These badges have a magnetic back (which should be kept away from medical devices and credit/debit cards).  There is a metal board on which to store your name badge if you desire in the first floor hallway of the Parish House.
 
The Parishioner Corner of our Website has news you can use.  Here you can access the latest Parish Directory, parish handbook, worship ministry schedules, and read approved minutes of vestry discussions and actions as well as parish financial reports.  Need or don't remember the password?  Contact the parish office.

Content deadline for St. John's eNews is Wednesday at noon.
  
Access our Parish Calendar with this link.
In our Prayers this Week

For the Church
Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury; Michael, the Presiding Bishop; Holly, our Bishop; Derek, our rector; Heidi, Russ, & Amanda, our missionaries; and our parish staff, wardens and vestry
 
For Justice and Peace    
Peace and Justice in the Middle East and in Turkey; that gospel love may conquer the growing worldwide fear, prejudice, and violence against those who are different; for Barack, our president; Terry, our governor; Ken, our mayor; for the city of Portsmouth; for wisdom as citizens of this nation prepare to vote in November;  for Clint Carlson; Kevin Carrigan; Erin Elliott, Greg Hicks; Carolyn Higgins, Charles Jackson; George Lang, Dakota Neel; Will Oast; Christopher O'Meara; Thomas Smetanka; Jessi Staley, Dariana Torres, Shaun Tuttle and Rasheem 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: Lorraine Barclay; Annie Bremer; Sharon Buell; Mary Colby; Virginia Cooke; Carla Davis; Bill Edwards; Al Gregg; Mitchell Harbin; Mavia Hudgins; Dody Mason; Martha Ann Oast; Carol Phipps; Barbara Stearns; Sue Taylor; Peggy Tuthill; Bobby Wilkerson; Sonny Wilkinson; Joy Young  
 
Related to our Parish: Jerry (uncle of Jeff Fremeau); Trinity Church, Portsmouth, as they begin the search for a new priest; Jim (family member of Amy Rose); Shanah & Eric (relatives of JoAnna Rigdon); Jeff & Jack (friends of Johnny Noles); Fallon Graham's parents who lost their house in a fire; Peter (brother of Franklin Marzullo); Katie (friend of Hannah Austin); Kenny (friend of Sherry Clem); Susan (community friend from Ogg Stone Works); Marylee & Amy (friends of Gina Fremeau); Victoria (granddaughter of Sherry Clem); Bill (brother of Arlene Dragseth); Wilbur (friend of Donna Vick); Helenor (mother of Pete Ross, grandmother of Megan Timm, and great-grandmother of Cailey & Maddison Timm); Karen (cousin of Cassie McBride); Mary (sister of Dody Mason); the Hobden family (as they grieve the death of Jonathan);  Verlene (sister of Carolyn Colon); Patients at the Naval Hospital & EDMARC hospice for children
 
Thanksgivings
For all those who helped with the restoration/renovation of the second floor of the Parish House

Departed
For those who died on September 11, 2001 and all those who continue to die as a result of terror; Mike (friend of Johnny Noles)
 
Stewardship of God's Resources 
for the week of 8/28

Ministry/Worship Attendance:  Sunday 8am (19), 9am (82), 11am (101); Wednesday 6:30pm (7)
Worship Offering:  $6,635

for the week of 9/04

Ministry/Worship Attendance:  Sunday 8am (12), 9am (58), 11am (75); Wednesday 6:30pm (8)
Worship Offering:  $5,338
 
Income needed for ministry expenses each week: $6,778
This Sunday in Worship

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (9/11): 1 Timothy 1:12-17 & Luke 15:1-10
 
O God, because without you we are not able to please you, mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen.
 
The flowers at the Altar and Founders' Chapel are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Jennie Todd & Julia Todd by Margaret and Fred Dickenson.
Herman Hollerith, IV, bishop
J. Derek Harbin, rector

Keith Byers, bookkeeper
Taraleigh Casteen, bandleader
Courtney Devers, staff chef
Philip Goodrich, sexton
Clifford King Harbin, associate to the rector
Christopher Rusk, organist/choirmaster
Claudia Tomlin, organist emerita
Justin Young, publications

Welcome to our Sunday Worship Services
Contemplative Eucharist (Rite I) at 8am
Contemporary Eucharist (Rite II) at 9am
Classic Eucharist (Rite II) at 11am

Wednesday Healing Eucharist (Rite II) at 6:30pm
 
Holy Days as Announced

You'll find us on historic Sussex Square in Olde Towne Portsmouth
424 Washington Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704
757-399-4967
 
Our office hours are 10am - 1pm, Monday - Friday.  We look forward to seeing you!