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Bicentennial Talk
Wednesday, March 29 following dinner Hall Broadfoot will lead a talk on the Bicentennial of St. John's. Dinner begins at 6:00 p.m. and Kay Parker and Walker Haigh will be the guest chefs. The menu is chicken tetrazzini, salad, rolls and dessert. You can also reserve your meal online here.
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Palm Cross Making
Sunday, April 2 at 9:00 a.m. and Wednesday, April 5 starting at 4 p.m. and will continue until finished. Make palm crosses to share with friends and family. Supplies are provided. For more information, contact Arleen Young at arleenmyoung@gmail.com or 910-818-2894.
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This Week @ St. John's
5:15 p.m. - Worship
5:30 p.m. - Children's Bible Adventures
6:00 p.m. - Dinner & Bicentennial Talk with Hal Broadfoot
Sunday, April 2
8:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist Rite I
8:15 a.m. - Parish Family Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - Palm Cross Making
10:30 a.m. - Holy Eucharist Rite II
5:30 a.m. - EYC Event
Sunday Opportunities for Children
Quiet Bags: Thank you for remembering to return the bag with clipboard and the crayons at the end of the service.
Nursery: 9 a.m. - noon ages 0 - 2
The 9:15 a.m. Bunch will not meet until after Easter (Date to be determined)
Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.: 4th - 5th Grade
Children’s Chapel 10:15 a.m.: Preschool - 3rd grade
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Wednesday Evening Meal
Menu for Wednesday, March 22:
Guest Chefs:
Kay Parker and Walker Haigh
Chicken Tetrazzini
Salad
Rolls
Dessert
Cost: $6.00 per plate
Reserving a meal is strongly suggested. The cost for each meal will depend on the menu being served.
Forms are available outside the Chapel and across from the elevator. You can also reserve your meal online here.
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Adult Christian Formation
Monday Meditations
Fred Klinck, vestry member, recommends a weekly meditation from blog Renewalworks.org. Click here to read the blog post for Monday, March 27th. RenewalWorks is brought to you by Forward Movement, a ministry of The Episcopal Church that seeks to inspire disciples and empower evangelists.
Reading the daily offices is one of the ways we can practice a rule of life. There is also an app that will give us daily offices complete with scripture readings and hymns. Google "mission St Clare" and scroll down for the app. Click get and install and you have it right on your phone.
Passover Meal
Thursday, April 13 at 5:30 p.m. at Sherefe (114 Gillespie St.) The meal is open to anyone who would like to attend. The deadline to prepay is April 9 and space is limited to 40. Please see Amanda Klinck to prepay.
Lenten Study - "A Walk to the Cross"
Sundays, during Lent in Hauser Hall during the Sunday school hour Chaplain Brisson will offer a series entitled “A Walk to the Cross” that will look at people who walked alongside of Jesus to the cross beginning with John Chapter 11. The study will end with a Passover meal at Sherefe with limited seating and early payment. The study will go through Palm Sunday with dinner on Maundy Thursday.
Lenten Study - Nehemiah
Mondays during Lent at 10:30 a.m. Episcopal Church Women (ECW) invite you to join us for Lenten Study on Monday mornings during Lent. Fr. Jim Brisson will be our leader again this year. We will meet for five Mondays in Lent (excluding Holy Week). We will have an in-depth study of Nehemiah for all Mondays. We will celebrate Holy Eucharist immediately following the study. You are also invited for soup and sandwiches following the service. The study, the service, and the lunch will take place in Hauser Hall.
Pilgrim Course
Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m. in the Vestry Room. Pilgrim: A Course for the Christian Journey, is a course to help people become disciples of Jesus. They are currently studying the Baptismal Covenant. Click here for additional information.
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Bicentennial Celebration
Sunday, May 7, 2017. We will have a Bicentennial Service led by Bishop Skirving at 10:30 a.m. We will serve lunch on the lawn with music following the service. We will have special gifts for attendees - mementos for the adults and bicentennial coloring books for the children. The Committee is planning to invite local Episcopal churches to the service and for lunch.
Click here for additional information about the Bicentennial Celebration.
Click here to register for the Bicentennial Lunch.
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Vacation Bible School
Vacation Bible School is being hosted by Holy Trinity, June 19-23 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help. A signup sheet is available on the bulletin board outside of Hauser Hall.
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EYC (Episcopal Youth in the Church)
EYC Youth Events:
Youth Confirmation Class: Sundays at 9:15 a.m. in Fr. Alves’ office. Confirmation/Inquirers Classes are open to all EYC.
EYC Event: Sunday, April 2 at 5:30 p.m. The EYC will meet at the church for pizza, fellowship, and Easter egg preparation for the children’s Easter egg hunt that will be held after the Easter Day service.
Guardian Angels & Youth: Guardian Angel Lenten Supper April 9th at 6 p.m. Guardian Angels will meet with their youth for fellowship, prayer, and a delicious meal. Please RSVP to the Guardian Angel dinner by April 2nd. Contact Amanda Klinck at 910-578-6662 or klinckamanda@ gmail.com.
Diocesan Youth Events:
Youth Week at Kanuga: Youth Week 2017 June 18-23, 2017. Youth Week at Kanuga is the summer event for KEY Conferences (Kanuga Empowered Youth).
EYE Diocesan Delegation. EYE July 10-14 for 9th-12th graders, in the Diocese of Oklahoma. EYE is the largest gathering of Episcopal young people anywhere, and it only happens once every 3 years.
Camp Trinity: Summer Program. Sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina to serve the 74 parishes of the diocese. Camp Trinity offers young people (grades 3-12) an opportunity to experience camping in an enjoyable and beautiful setting along Bogue Sound and the Atlantic Ocean.
Contact Lenora Chandler at 910-482-0253 or lchandler@nc.rr.com for more information on any of these Diocean Youth Events.
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Changes to Sunday Morning Breakfasts
With Vestry approval and with an eye to cutting costs wherever possible, beginning immediately, the Sunday morning breakfasts need to be cut back to serving the following:
Grits
Eggs
One meat (either bacon or sausage, not both)
One bread (either toast, Eng. muffin, or biscuit)
Fruit
Juice, coffee
This eliminates fried potatoes, sausage gravy, and two breads. The potatoes can be substituted for the grits periodically. The cost will remain the same at $5.00.
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CROP Walk
The 2017 Cumberland County CROP Hunger Walk is Saturday, April 22. Join the fight against hunger in this 5K (3.1 miles) walk/run with a 1 mile short route option.
Registration for the walk will begin at 9:00 a.m. at Evans Metropolitan AME Zion Church, 301 N. Cool Spring Street, Fayetteville 28301. There is no entry fee. Voluntary donations are requested for the cause of ending hunger. Go to their website at www.crophungerwalk.org/fayettevillenc for more information or to donate online.
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Easter Lily Memorials
Remember your loved ones and donate an Easter Lily. The memorial Lilies will adorn St. John’s altar at Easter. Forms can be found in the weekly bulletin, across from the elevator, outside the Chapel. Forms are due Sunday, April 9.
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Care for the Deployed
Care for the Deployed has care packages ready and available to ship. Our mission is to thank and support our deployed soldiers. If your loved one is deployed and you would like CFD to send him or her a care package, please contact Judith Borger via email: judeviola@live.com.
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Are You Interested in Becoming an Usher?
We are currently in need of ushers. Ushers at St. John’s participate in a very rewarding ministry at the church. In addition to serving at the 10:30 Sunday morning services, ushers are also needed at funerals and other scheduled church services. Ushers are scheduled on a monthly basis and serve approximately once every 4-6 weeks. Training will be provided. If you are interested in becoming an usher, contact Judy Brown at jtbrown@nc.rr.com.
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New acolytes wanted!
We are looking for young people who wish to be a part of the worship service. As acolytes, youth learn to cultivate leadership and responsibility. We encourage everyone in 4th through 12th grade to participate, and training will be provided. Please speak with your child about this very important ministry.
For information, please contact Grant Steffan at a-and-g-steffan@att.net or Heath and Heather Privette at 913-702-6996 or email hwprivette@hotmail.com. You may also call the church office at 483-7405 for information.
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