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"Handel: Water Music"
Thursday, January 26, 7:30 p.m. Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra will perform Handel’s ever popular Water Music. St. John’s will host a reception following this concert in the Kyle House as part of the church’s 200th anniversary celebration. For tickets and reservations, please call (910) 433-4690.
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This Week @ St. John's
Wednesday, January 25
5:00 p.m. - Children's Choir
5:15 p.m. - Worship
5:30 p.m. - Children's Bible Adventures
5:30 p.m. - Handbells
Thursday, January 26
7:30 p.m. - Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra (Reception following)
Sunday, January 29
8:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist Rite I
8:15 a.m. - Parish Family Breakfast
10:30 a.m. - Holy Eucharist Rite II
6:00 p.m. - Bicentennial Committee Meeting
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
9:15am Bunch: Preschool - 3rd grade
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, January 25:
Catered by Ginny Evans
Roasted pork loin
Macaroni and cheese
Green beans
Roll
Dessert
Cost: $7.50 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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Youth Basketball Schedule
Below is the upcoming game schedule for the next couple of weeks. Bring your family and friends to cheer on our teams!
Pre-Cadet: 2nd - 5th grade
(played at Snyder Memorial Baptist)
Jan 20 at 8pm vs. St. Ann’s
Jan 27 at 7pm vs. Snyder Gold
Cadet: 5th - 7th grade
(played at Highland Church)
Jan 20 at 7pm vs. Snyder Blue
Jan 27 at 7pm vs. Snyder Gold
Link to full schedule: Pre-Cadet Cadet
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Monday Meditations
Fred Klinck, vestry member, recommends a weekly meditation from blog Renewalworks.org. Click here to read the blog post for Monday, January 23rd. 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.
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Guardian Angel Ministry
Adult Volunteers Needed. Sign up by Feb. 20th. With Lent approaching, the Guardian Angels Ministry is preparing for this year’s program! Currently, we need adult volunteers to pray for and correspond with an assigned youth member. Contact Amanda Klinck, klinckamanda@gmail.com, to add your name to the list. There will also be a sign up sheet by Hauser Hall. Thanks for your support of this great ministry.
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Are you a Pilgrim?
Starting Wednesday, February 1 at 7 p.m., St. John’s will offer a program, Pilgrim: A Course for the Christian Journey, a course to help people become disciples of Jesus. This course will begin the first Wednesday evening in February from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Look for more details in the upcoming February Epistle or by clicking here.
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Bicentennial Committee Meeting
Sunday, January 29 at 6:00 p.m. in Hauser Hall.
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ECW Meeting
Monday, February 6 at 10:30 a.m. Episcopal Women in Church will meet in Hauser Hall. The program will be led by Bruce Daws who will provide a fact tour of the exterior (weather permitting) and first floor of the Kyle House. Wear your tennis shoes. Refreshments will be provided. For more information please contact Melene Hatcher at (910) 527-7732.
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Vestry Dinner Program
Wednesdays, February 8 and March 8 at 6:00 p.m. The vestry will introduce vision statements that have been developed for each area of parish ministry. We need you help to further explore how Christ is calling us to grow.
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Stewardship
Thanks to the following families and individuals who made pledges of financial support to St. John's Episcopal Church for 2017 since our last update: Lamar Williams, Jr.
A status board displaying our progress toward this year's Stewardship goals is located in the hallway outside the Gift Shop. Pledge cards and additional copies of the narrative budget are available on the display table. Pledge cards can be mailed to the church office, placed in the alms basin at worship services, or dropped in the box located adjacent to the display. Please contact a member of the Vestry if you have any questions or comments.
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Giving Envelopes
If you have requested giving envelopes they are available for pick up in Hauser Hall. Please only take the box with your name on it.
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Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, February 28, 5:30 p.m. Come celebrate Fat Tuesday with St. John's at our Annual Pancake Supper. The dinner is hosted by St. John's Youth. Plenty of pancakes, sausage, and fresh fruit.
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Children's Chapel
We are looking for volunteers to help with Children's Chapel. Two adults are needed every Sunday from 10:25-11:00 a.m. Our volunteers rotate so that you only have to help one Sunday every month or so. The lessons are already prepared, so you can just show up and follow the lesson! This is a very important and necessary ministry for our children to have during the church service. Please contact Claire Hedgecoe st chedgecoe@gmail.com if you are interested in helping.
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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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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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