Souper Bowl this Sunday, February 3rd
Please join us this Sunday, February 3rd, as our middle and high school students make and serve soup for Souper Bowl Sunday immediately following the 10:00am service. Soup will be for available for sale for immediate consumption or to go with take-home containers.
All children are also encouraged to bring one can of soup to Sunday School on February 3rd to donate to Grace's Soup Kitchen.
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2012 Annual Report
Click here to download the Annual Report for 2013.
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Men's Luncheon Thursday, February 7th
Please join us on the first Thursday of each month at 12:15 pm at the Morristown Club at 27 Elm Street in Morristown. The luncheons are open to all male members of the parish and their male guests. For more information please contact Alan Enos at 908-234-1321 or aenos4@verizon.net.
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Ash Wednesday, February 13th
- 7 pm Holy Eucharist Rite II with Imposition of Ashes, in the Church, with the Parish Choir
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Special Valentine's Ladies' Luncheon on Thursday, February 14th
The February Ladies' Luncheon will be a Valentine's Day party, on Thursday, February 14th, at 12 noon in the Parish House Meeting Room. Please bring a sandwich; drinks and dessert will be provided. RSVP to Janet Brozynski jwbroz@gmail.com. The knitting group will meet prior to the party at 10:30 am in the same location.
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Celtic Fortnight
Click here to learn more about the two weeks of events and activities between February 16th and March 3rd, that focus on the music, art, sports, food and spirituality of the Celtic nations. The Fortnight kicks-off with a reception and unveiling of "A Journey through Britain in Watercolors" by the artist Daniel Paul Turner Thomas, on Saturday, February 16th at 4 pm. Tickets can be purchased online. Volunteers are needed. Please see sign-up sheets on the bulletin board near Parish Hall.
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Nominations for the Twelfth Bishop of NJ Announced
The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey has announced a slate of six nominees to stand for election as the diocese's twelfth bishop. The nominees are:
- The Reverend David Anderson, 56, rector of St. Luke's Parish in Darien, CT;
- The Reverend Dr. Joan Beilstein, 52, rector of Church of the Ascension in Silver Spring, MD;
- The Reverend Dr. Allen F. Robinson, 42, rector of St. James' Church in Baltimore, MD;
- The Reverend Canon Melissa M. Skelton, 61, rector of St. Paul's Church in Seattle, WA; and Canon for Congregational Development and Leadership of the Diocese of Olympia;
- The Reverend Canon William Stokes, 55, rector of St. Paul's Church in Delray Beach, FL;
- The Reverend Martha Sylvia Ovalle Vásquez, 60, rector of St. Paul's Church inWalnut Creek, CA.
Detailed information about the six nominees is available here.
The nominees will participate in a visit to the diocese April 22-24, 2013, during which time they will meet with clergy and lay people of the diocese.
The bishop election will take place on May 4 and the ordination is scheduled for Nov. 2.
The twelfth bishop will succeed the Rt. Rev. George Edward Councell who has served as the diocese's eleventh bishop since 2003.
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Weekly Offering Envelopes
The Weekly Offering Envelopes are now available for pick-up and can be found on a table near Parish Hall. If you don't see your name and you would like weekly envelopes, please call the office 908-766-2282 or contact office@sjotm.org to have them sent to you.
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As of Thursday, January 24th, we have 110 pledges totaling $333,557 for the 2013 EMC campaign, which includes a few new members. But we still have a ways to go to surpass last year (115 pledges for $355,622) and achieve this year's goal of $370,000 in pledges.
Extra pledge cards can be found in the narthex or click here to download or email the office to have one sent to you.
Don't forget that you can donate your Stocks to SJOTM. The tax advantages of giving stock, instead of cash, to church can make doing so very worthwhile. To learn more, please contact Lisa Keenan in the office at 908-766-2282 ext 13 or by email at L.Keenan@SJOTM.org. We would be happy to accept stock donations for 2013 as form of pledge payment.
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This Week at a Glance
February 3, Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
8:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I, Chapel
9:00 am Nursery Care, Room 2 Lower Level
Parish Choir rehearsal, Church
10:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II, Church
Sunday School
11:15 am Souper Bowl, Parish Hall
February 5, Tuesday
6:00 pm Vestry Meeting, Meeting Room
6:30 pm Handbell Choir Rehearsal, Church
7:30 pm Parish Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room
February 6, Wednesday
8:15 am Men's Bible Study, Meeting Room
5:15 pm Treble Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room
February 7, Thursday
12:15 pm Men's Luncheon, Morristown Club
February 10, Last Sunday after the Epiphany
8:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I, Chapel
9:00 am Nursery Care, Room 2 Lower Level
Parish Choir rehearsal, Church
9:15 am Sacred Stories, Parish House Classroom
10:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II, Church
Sunday School
11:15 am Coffee Hour, Parish Hall
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St. John on the Mountain
379 Mount Harmony Road
Bernardsville, NJ 07924
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Contact Us
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OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday
8 am - 3 pm
908-766-2282
The Rector
ext 11
Director of Music & Organist
ext 14
Parish Administrator
ext 10
Director of Children's Ministries
Bookkeeper
ext 13
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