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- Dec 13 - 28th Annual Lessons and Carols.
- Memphis BoyChoir, GirlChoir & ChamberChoir at 4pm & 7pm
- Dec 13 - Caroling at Trezevant w/ EYC, 3-5pm
- Carpool meets at Saint John's, 2:40pm
- Dec 20 - PreYC (Advent edition) after church 12-2pm
- Dec 24 - Christmas Eve Services 4:30pm; 11:00pm
- Dec 25 - Christmas Day Eucharist 10am.
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Sunday's Readings
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First Lesson
"Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem!
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New Testament
"Rejoice in the Lord always"
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Gospel
"You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee...?"
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Adult Formation
Crazy Christians--with Darren Elzie,
Conference Room.
I Saw the Light: Famous Christian Conversions--with Fr. Jay,
Bride's Room
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PreK - SK: In MDO (across from Bride's Room)
with Dr. Bill and Mrs. Dianne Lloyd
1st - 3rd grade & 4th - 5th grade:
upstairs over the Parish Hall (w/ parents)
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Youth Formation
6th-12th grade: Journey to Adulthood class
PLC 2nd floor w/ Johnathan
EYC: Caroling at Trezevant 3-5pm. Carpool from PLC 2:40pm.
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Hilda House
It's an advent vacation...
We're on break until after the new year.
20, 30, and 40 somethings at 3280 Overland Place (behind the church), Tuesdays at 7pm.
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Prayer List
Please pray for the those on our prayer list, who may be confronting physical, emotional, or spiritual illness and injury.
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Parishioners:
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Margaret Bence
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Gaye Henderson
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Margaret Smith
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Anne Speer
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Family/Friends:
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Kim Agee
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John Albritton
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Gwynne Barton
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Enola Becker
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James Biedenharn
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Chloe Boone
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Emily Bragorgos
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Lisa Bridges
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Dudley Bridgforth
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Ester Bradford
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Cran Boyce
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Dana Burkett
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Robert Davidson
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Nancy Devito
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Julius Fernandez
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Tia Garner
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Elle Gieselmann
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Milla Gieselmann
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Emma Gilpin
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Wesley Grace, Sr.
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Dan Hill
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Sara Howard
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David Hunt
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Juliana Judge
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Jim McClure
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John Moragas
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Paula Myers
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Jim Ratcliff
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John Stupka
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Elaine Sullivan
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Betty Tate
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Mary Wolff
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Confidential prayer requests may be made using the yellow cards in the pews provided by the Daughters of the King. Please indicate on the card if you would like your prayer request to appear in the public list. You can also call the church office at 323-8597 or email Fr. Bob.
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| | Saint John's kids with Ephie Ballard-Johnson of the Neighborhood Christian Center, after Sunday School last week. |
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| | The good doctor contemplates the cabinets. Basement walls are up, paint is spreading, and ceilings are inbound! |
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28th Annual Lessons & Carols December 13th @ 4pm, 7pm
Join the Memphis BoyChoir, Memphis GirlChoir and Memphis Chamber Choir at Saint John's for our annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. This is our largest event of the year and draws fans from across the region. Arrive early to get a good seat! Freewill donations accepted at the door. Nursery will be available during both services. www.memphisboychoir.org
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Urgent Need at Downtown Food Mission: Sandwiches & Vols
The St. Vincent de Paul Food Ministries near Manna House has recently been vandalized so badly that they are unable to prepare or serve food. For the near future, their food services will be handled at Manna House. They need assistance to help keep this important work going!
- Food cannot be prepared, so they need turkey and cheese sandwiches and chips delivered. They are feeding over 200 a day and the current supply will run out by Monday. Deliver to Saint John's and we will take them down there.
- They also need 1-2 people to pass out lunches from 10-11am on Wednesdays and Fridays at Manna House, 1268 Jefferson Ave. Contact our church office with any questions.
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Need: Canned Goods for Our Neighborhood Food Pantry
The supplies at the UDistrict Food Pantry in St. Luke's on Highland are running desperately low. Bring non-perishables, canned goods, peanut butter, and/or tuna fish to Saint John's collection outside the elevator for delivery.
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Honor Your Loved Ones with Christmas Altar Flowers
Each year's Christmas Altar Flowers are given in memory and in honor of loved ones from the parish and beyond. Send the names you wish to be included in the list along with your check to the office. Names will be published in the way you write them. Please write "Christmas Flowers" on the check. Gifts and names due by Dec. 21st.
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Send Your Pledge. Still $311,965 Short on Budget
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IRS Tax Policy on End of Year Gifts
As per IRS regulations, for a contribution to be included in the 2015 tax year, the contribution must be either postmarked or hand delivered by 3:00pm (close of business) on Wednesday, December 31, 2015. As always, we would like to thank you for your support of Saint John's Episcopal Church.
Penny S Vincent
Financial Manager
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Saint John's #1 Top Workplace in 2015!!!
For the third year in a row, Saint John's has been recognized as one of the top 60 workplaces in Memphis by the Commercial Appeal. This year, we were #1 in the small business category!
Thank you to our dedicated and caring staff for their hard work every day. Awards are based solely on employee surveys at institutions across the Memphis region. Learn more at commercialappeal.com.
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Dozens of kids will gather on Christmas Eve to remind us what the season is all about. Make sure yours are a part of the experience!
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Episcopal Word of the Week
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The manger is "well known" as the cute box in every nativity stable. However, Sandra Richter has a different take on the holy baby bassinet. "Lawrence Stager has proposed that the story of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem had nothing to do with a stable down the street.... [Although the innkeeper] has no room for the laboring woman in the house proper, the little family is welcome to stay on the first floor with the animals. Here, hopefully, they would be warm and safe and the innkeeper's wife would be close at hand in case of trouble. The stone feed troughs that typically separated the stalls from the central room probably served as Luke's 'manger'." (Epic of Eden, p. 37).
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Stylin'
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Girls from Hanley Middle School participate in a special basketball clinic in the Parish Life Center. Each girl received a small box of goodies.
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SAINT JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
3245 CENTRAL AVENUE | MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 38111
PHONE (901) 323-8597 | FAX (901) 327-9032
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