JOIN THE PARISH OF THE MESSIAH / AUBURNDALE
TRINITY / NEWTON CENTRE & SAINT JOHN’S / NEWTONVILLE
FOR A JOINT CELEBRATION OF THE FEAST OF ALL SAINTS
SUNDAY – 10:30 AM – FESTIVAL HOLY EUCHARIST
PARISH OF THE MESSIAH / AUBURNDALE
(Turn Clocks Back – Bring a Friend!)
Centre Street Food Pantry News: St. John’s is encouraged to help the Food Pantry stock their shelves with canned and shelf-stable side dish items as Thanksgiving nears! Suggestions are: canned vegetables, mushroom soup, French’s onion strings, canned pie filling, piecrust mix, cake or cookie mix, bread mixes, dried cranberries, applesauce, festive napkins/table cloths, turkey roasting tin foil pans, gravy (turkey or chicken), stuffing mix, cranberry sauce. As always, they will be collecting and distributing supermarket gift cards (any denomination) as well! Please bring your contributions, and put them under our “Christmas Giving Tree” in the upper hall. The Dedicated Food Pantry Volunteers send their heartfelt thanks!
Mark will be attending Diocesan Convention this Saturday, therefore, office hours will be on Sunday from 1-4:00 p.m.
Sunday School News:
There will be no Sunday School classes this Sunday as we will be at Church of the Messiah.
Church School classes are for children aged 3 through grade 6 are held from 10-10:40 a.m., with children joining the service at the Offertory to be with their families for Holy Communion. Our youngest children will be using Godly Play as their curriculum which is a montessori based program. Our older children will be using Feasting On The Word which is a lectionary based curriculum.
To register your child for Church School, please go to www.saintjohnschurch.com. The link is on the front page.
ST. JOHN’S COOKBOOK! We are continuing to compile recipes for the new St. John’s cookbook. The categories are appetizers and soups, entrees, desserts, and, of course, drinks. We would love all families to contribute AS MANY RECIPES AS YOU WOULD LIKE! You can submit your recipes at www.saintjohnschurch.com, under the tab “What We Do”, by emailing it to kemckey@gmail.com, or filling out a form in Kate McKey-Dunar’s mailbox. Thank You!
What does it mean to be Anglican? This fall St. John’s is hosting a Saturday series to explore some of the deeper foundation stones of the Anglican tradition, and seek to understand how they help shape the contentions of our day. Meetings will be held in the Loring Room from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. on November 9, and November 23. All are welcome!
Fall Work Day at St. John’s will take place on Saturday, November 16th from 9:00 a.m – 1:00 p.m.
The Building and Grounds Committee could use many helping hands to work on projects both indoors and outdoors! If you have any time free that morning, please plan to come and lend a hand. Thank you, and if you have any questions, please speak to Junior Warden, Alastair Battson.
SAVE THE DATE! St. John’s Arts and Crafts Fair, November 23rd. If you know anyone who would like to be a vendor at the fair, please have them contact Laura Brewer at l.brewer@rivers.org. Thank you!
News from The Connick Foundation There will be an Orin E. Skinner Annual Lecture at Emmanuel College, Boston on November 5 at 6:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Reception to follow.
Saint John’s Calendar:
Sat. Nov. 2 11:00 am – 1:30 pm Bowen Parent Birthday Party (upper hall)
11:00 am – 4:00 pm Gift & Thrift Shop (lower hall)
Sun. 3 10:30 am All Saints’ Sunday – Parish of the Messiah, Auburndale
Holy Eucharist, Rite II
3:45 pm OA Group Meeting (Loring Rm.)
5:00 pm OA Group Meeting (upper hall)
Thurs. 7 7:30 pm Choir Rehearsal (upper hall)
Sat. 9 10:00 am Fall Anglican Series (Loring Rm.)
11:00 am – 4:00 pm Gift & Thrift Shop (lower hall)
Sun. 10 10:00 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Mark Edington
3:45 pm OA Group Meeting (Loring Rm.)
5:00 pm OA Group Meeting (upper hall)