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Dear <<First Name>>
Christ is in our Midst! He is and Ever Shall Be!
 On October 2, 2017 His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, issued the following statement in response to the tragic events in Las Vegas last night. The statement reads:
“On behalf of the hierarchs, clergy and faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, we offer sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas. It always brings great sorrow to hear of such senseless killings in the supposedly civilized world. Our hearts ache for the families and friends of the victims and we offer fervent prayers for the repose of the souls of those whose lives were tragically cut short. We pray for the victims and the grieving families and ask that God send down upon them the spirit of peace and consolation. We also offer thanksgiving for the timely and heroic actions of the first responders. Finally, we offer our prayers for the city of Las Vegas and all of those who have been affected by these tragic events. We ask that all Orthodox Christians remember the victims and their families in their prayers.”
Upcoming Events:
1. St. John's Women's Night
 If you haven't seen the Evite invitation to our monthly women's group meeting TONIGHT at Adel Irwin's at 6:30 p.m, please take a moment to click this link and RSVP. http://evite.me/x3mHbbuMsh
These monthly gatherings provide an opportunity for getting to know one another better and sharing one another's burdens through prayer. We will pray an Akathist together. Next month, we will also discuss an outreach activity to those in need in our community.
2. Wednesday 10-4-17 | 6pm Daily Vespers w/ Jesus Prayer and
(7-8pm) Catechumens/Inquirers Class
3. New Divine Service Times Starting Sunday 10-15-17
 The following changes will take place:
Choir Practice: 8:30-9:50am
Catechesis : 8:30-9:50am
Hours: 9:30am
Divine Liturgy: 10am
4. Learn to Make Clay Figures this Saturday 10-7-17 to Benefit our Children's Ministry
 This Saturday, Rebekah Hart will demonstrate how to make clay figures out of Sculpey at 12:00 noon for our Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program. We will have food, fellowship and fun crafting time.
Please click here if you can join us!
5. St. John's Rummage Sale Saturday, October 21st. From 7:30am - 1:00pm.
Click this link to add your name to the google sheet volunteer signup.
We need help with:
-Labeling & Pricing (done the 11th at 3pm -6 and the 20th at 5pm-done)
-Setup
-Cashier
-Bake and Lemonade Stand Sale: Please bring baked goods that we can sell. Also, we need help setting up a lemonade stand for the children to sell their delicious lemonade. :-)
-Tear down & Clean up @ 1pm
-Team to take leftovers to Goodwill
Please help us raise funds for our church by donating all the stuff you don't use. Even ask your neighbors and friends if they have stuff they don't want and bring it! We will need volunteers to help label, setup, cleanup, baking items to sell, tear down and taking leftover items to Goodwill. Please bring your items to church and let Rebekah Hart know that you have brought your stuff so she can store appropriately. If it is a large, large, large, item if possible bring the 20th between 5pm and 7pm. If that does not work for you, please speak to Rebekah via email (simple.beauty04@gmail.com). Thank you all for helping pull this off! All proceeds with go to benefit St Johns.
6. St. John's Men's Night Tuesday 10-24-17 at 6pm at the Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. | www. azwbeer.com | 721 N. ARIZONA AVE. #103 GILBERT, AZ 85233
7. St. John's Got Talent Night: Saturday 10-28-17 following 5pm Vespers
Click this google link to reserve your place to share your talent :-)
 Calling all St John's stars to come share your talents with us!
Let's see who will win this year's "Golden Buzzer" for their singing, dancing, musical, comedy, poetry, etc. talent.
Come enjoy the talent, food, fellowship, and fun. More details to come. Juvenaly Martinka will provide his Karaoke set up with over 250,000 songs :-)
God Bless,
Fr. Andre Paez, Rector
916 S. 52nd St., Tempe, AZ 85281
Cell: 925-367-9648
E-mail: frandre@stjohnaz.org
Website: www.stjohnaz.org
- Confessions: After Saturday Great Vespers and by Appointment.
- Office Closed Mondays.
- Emergencies: I am on call 24/7
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