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Special Coffee Hour this Sunday
to Honor Tom Murphy
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Sunday, October 12th
Please join us after the 10 am service when the Choir hosts a special coffee hour to honor Tom Murphy, a life long choir member, primarily of St. John on the Mountain. Tom has been singing regularly in church choirs since the age of five! Please help us celebrate and honor his many years of service to our choir and the church of St. John on the Mountain.
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Mountain Art Show Preview Party
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Friday, October 24th
Be the first to preview all of the wonderful art work, while enjoying hors d'oeuvres and wine on Friday, October 24th from 6 - 9 pm. Tickets prices range from $40 to $200, with free childcare. Purchase tickets online.
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Volunteer at the Mountain Art Show
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Friday, October 24th
Everyone is encouraged to help support St. John's largest fundraiser. There are many ways and days in which you can help. The sign-up boards, with a list of opportunities, are in the Parish Hall. Any and all help is appreciated.
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Middle School & HS Volunteer Opportunity
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Friday, October 24th
Middle and High School Volunteers are sought for the Preview Party
On Friday, October 24th. Help is needed serving food at the Preview Party from 5:30 pm - 9 pm. This is a big event for the church and the youth's help is needed and appreciated. Community service hours will be given Please contact Margot Lewis 908-432-2560 to sign-up or for more information.
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Food Items Needed for
Mountain Art Show Preview Party
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The Preview Party is right around the corner, and the kitchen staff could use some assistance. Whether you'd like to bring a menu item, something from the chef's grocery list, or make a financial contribution to offset our costs, your help would be greatly appreciated. Sign-up sheets are located in the Parish Hall. If you are unable to sign-up in person, please contact Margot Lewis 908-432-2560 for more information.
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Mountain Art Show Concert
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Saturday, November 1st
The Festival Choir of St. John on the Mountain Presents
"An evening in Vienna: Music, Art and Life"
Join us Saturday evening, November 1st beginning at 7:00 pm with a pre-concert lecture and concert beginning at 7:30 pm. The concert features Schubert's Mass in G and the music of Mozart, Haydn and Bruckner. Bronagh Coakley is the Director of Lower School Music at The Peck School in Morristown. She has spent the last few summers studying music, art and life in Vienna, Eisenach, Leipzig, Potsdam, Dresden and Berlin on National Endowment for the Humanities Grant Program. Her presentation will include photography and a lively dialogue. A reception of Viennese delights will follow, including the famous Sachertorte, Crescent Cookies, dessert wines and Viennese coffee. The Mountain Art Show will be open for your viewing and purchasing pleasure. Richard Morgan, Director; Brian Harlow, Organist; Bronagh Coakley, Lecturer.
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Baptism
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Sunday, November 2nd
We baptize primarily on those dates set aside for baptism, as listed in the Book of Common Prayer. Since the presence of the community of faith is essential for welcoming the newly baptized into the church, baptisms take place in the principal service on the appointed Sunday. The next day for Baptism is Sunday, November 2nd at 10 am. Questions about baptism? Please contact Mo. Susan.
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Urgent Need for Cans of Soup
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Curbing Hunger has an urgent need for cans soup for the Somerset County Food Bank. For the first time in the history of the Food Bank, the soup bin is empty. Please place donations in the bins in the hallway or you can donate online.
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Help Fill Backpacks
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Help the Food Bank Network of Somerset County fill backpacks, for disadvantaged students, with healthy snacks to be taken home by students who depend on school meal programs during the week and do not have enough to eat on the weekends. Please consider donating some of the following items: fruit cups, raisins, oatmeal packets, granola bars, Ramen noodles, juice boxes, Chef Boyardee, individual serving-size boxes of cereal, Easy Mac & Cheese. Please drop off contributions in baskets located in hallway.
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Men's Bible Study with Father Malloy
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Wednesdays at 8:15 am
Join Father Malloy on Wednesdays at 8:15 am in the Parish House Meeting Room. We will spend four weeks looking at the process by which the first editions of the BCP emerged, the theological assumptions upon which it was built, and how the Church's theology and the Prayer Book have evolved (and continue to evolve) together.
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This Week on the Mountain
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October 12, The Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost
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 Coffee Hour, Parish Hall
Treble Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room
October 13, Monday - Columbus Day
Office Closed
October 14, Tuesday
7:30 pm Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room
October 15, Wednesday
8:15 am Men's Bible Study, Meeting Room
6:00 pm Vestry Meeting, Meeting Room
7:00 pm SJNS Peaceful Parenting, Parish Hall
October 16, Thursday
10:30 am Knitting Needles & Thread, Meeting Room
12:00 pm Ladies' Luncheon, Home of June Enos
October 17, Friday
9:15 am Women's Bible Study, Meeting Room
October 19, The Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost
8:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I, Chapel
9:00 am Nursery Care, Room 2 Lower Level
Confirmation Class, Parish House Lounge
Parish Choir rehearsal, Church
10:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II, Church
Sunday School
11:15 am Coffee Hour, Parish Hall
Treble Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room
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