St. John’s Happenings
Centre Street Food Pantry News: As we get into fall there is great need for soup and canned meals, along with cereal, granola bars, and coffee. Along with food, Marjorie Carey has reported that the Pantry is in need of shampoo, dish detergent, and sanitary products for their clients. Your contributions can be left under our “Christmas Giving Tree” in the upper hall. Thank you to Marjorie for delivering our many bags of donations!
The Reverend Mark D. W. Edington is our Celebrant and Preacher at the 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Service, Rite II, September 14, 2014. Child Care will be provided.
Introduction to Episcopal History and Belief : This Saturday, September 13, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Mark will host the first in a series of three Inquirer’s Classes. The remaining two classes will be September 20 and September 27.
Reminder: This Saturday, September 13th, The Rev. Alan McIntosh Gates will be ordained as the 16th Bishop for the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. The service will take place at 10:30 a.m. at the Agganis Arena at Boston University, 965 Commonwealth Ave., Boston.
Coffee Hour Sign-Up Sheet for September – November is now posted on the Parish Office door. There are some slots that remain open, so please take the time to sign up for one. Participating in this essential and fun part of fellowship at St. John’s is easier than you think! If you are interested in hosting one, there areplenty of veteran coffee hour providers who could guide you and answer your questions. Thank you!
St. John’s Gift and Thrift Shop will be re-opening Saturday, September 20th – 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Can you help?! Any amount of time you can offer on a Saturday would be so appreciated. We also hope you’ll consider either donating or consigning: useful household items, home decorations, small furniture pieces, antiques and jewelry – items that are in good condition. Please consider how you can help – giving of your time, donating items, and by all means coming in to shop and to visit. Thank you!
The Newton Collaborative Confirmation Class will have its first class on Sunday, September 21st, 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. Classes will be held at St. Paul’s Church in Newton Highlands. Enrollment is open to all young folks aged 12 to 16. Please see the flyer on the Parish Office door.
The Next Book Group Meeting will be Tuesday, September 23rd at 7:30 p.m. We will discuss summer book selections with emphasis on the culinary genre. Also, we would like to choose two books for upcoming meetings in Oct. and Nov. – so, please come with ideas! This will give us all the ability to buy, borrow, or reserve from the library our choices in advance. We would love to see new faces –please come and join us!
Monday Lunch at the Cathedral Soup Kitchen – PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE
Monday, September 29th is our next turn to serve lunch at the Cathedral Soup Kitchen. Due to the construction at the Cathedral, the lunch program has been relocated to St. John the Evangelist Church, located at 35 Bowdoin Street on Beacon Hill. For those travelling from Newton, let’s meet at St. John’s Newtonville with a departure time of 11:00 for the trip downtown. If you are coming from a downtown location, meet us at St. John the Evangelist at 11:45. And for those who cannot attend but would like to contribute, please bring cookies or bars (homemade or store bought) to church on Sunday September 28. If you have any questions, please contact Libby Seaman at epseaman@comcast.net, 617-251-5629.
Mark Your Calendar – St. John’s Fine Art and Crafts Fair, Saturday, November 22, 10 am – 3 pm: Do you make wonderful crafts or know others who do and live in the MA area? Please fill out the Fine Art and Crafts application to be part of our Fair, and send it along to a vendor you think may be interested. We will be gearing up for this November event very soon, so stay tuned for more details in the weeks to follow! Please see the link for the application. Thank you! http://saintjohnschurch.com/?p=1761
Saint John’s Calendar
Sat. Sept. 13 10:00 am Inquirer’s Class (Loring Rm.)
10:30 am Consecration of The Rev. Alan McIntosh Gates
(at the Agganis Arena)
Sun. 14 8:00 am Contemplative Eucharist, Rite II
10:00 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Celebrant and Preacher: The Reverend Mark D. W. Edington
5:00 pm OA Group Meeting (upper hall)
Thurs. 18 3:15 – 7:00 pm CSA Distribution (on Otis St. Lawn)
7:30 pm Choir Rehearsal(upper hall)
- 20 10:00 am Inquirer’s Class (Loring Rm.)
11:00 am Gift & Thrift Shop Re-Opening Day (lower hall)
Sun. 21 8:00 am Contemplative Eucharist, Rite II
10:00 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Celebrant and Preacher: The Reverend Mark D. W. Edington
5:00 pm OA Group Meeting (upper hall)
5-7:30 pm Confirmation Class (@ St. Paul’s)
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Eucharistic Minister: Laura Brewer – Romans 14:1-12
Lector: Libby Seaman – Exodus 14:19-31
Gospel Reading: Matthew 18:21-35
Acolyte: Ian Groh
Altar Guild: Libby Seaman
Ushers: Candy Jones, Jeff Barrell
Collection: Laura Brewer, Jeff Barrell
If you have any announcements for this bulletin, please contact Paula DiMauro
(stjohnnew@rcn.com) or Kristin Knudson-Groh (klkgroh@verizon.net).