Dear friends,
This Sunday we celebrate the feast of Pentecost commemorating when God sent the Holy Spirit to dwell within us and among us. Pentecost is appropriately one of the Sundays that the Book of Common Prayer sets aside for baptisms, and so we will also reaffirm our baptismal vows together on Sunday. One of those vows asks us if we will "seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving our neighbor as ourselves?" This past Monday two churches in the border town of Douglas, Arizona were burned to the ground by an arsonist. Both of these churches were living out their baptismal ministry by loving their neighbors, in this case refugees crossing the southern border. Law enforcement believes this is the reason both churches were targeted. You can read more about this incident here. This story made me wonder how much we are willing to sacrifice to be the hands and feet of Jesus. For the next 3 weeks we will be taking up a collection for help St. Stephen's rebuild. If you would like to contribute to this fund please either click here to make a donation online (be sure to select "St. Stephen's Fund" in the dropdown box for "Fund," or place a check in the offering plate on Sunday and be sure to write "St. Stephen's Fund" in the memo line. Please keep the people and ministry of St. Stephen's in your prayers.
Grace and peace,
Fr. Jeremy
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Sunday Worship Schedule
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Mass, Rite I (Spoken)
9:00 a.m. Sunday School & Adult Forum
9:00 a.m. Contemplative Prayer (Guild Room)
10:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist Mass, Rite II (Sung)
All Sunday services are in-person and the 10:15 Mass will be live-streamed. Follow us on Facebook to receive notifications when our services are being streamed, or visit the homepage of our website to watch the service there.
*Please see notification of Church Summer Schedule posted below the Church Picnic Message.
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St. Stephen's Fund
Please make a donation to help St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Douglas, Arizona rebuild. Their building was a total loss after an arsonist set fire on Monday, May 22. The Church is believed to have been targeted because of its work with refugees crossing the southern border. Please keep this community in your prayers.
To make a donation, please click here and select "St. Stephen's Fund" in the "Fund" dropdown menu, OR place a check in the offering plate on Sunday and write "St. Stephen's Fund" in the memo line.
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Sunday, June 11, 2023
Invite a friend and join us for fun & fellowship at our annual Parish Picnic. Please bring a side dish or desert to share. The Vestry will provide hamburgers and hotdogs.
We need volunteers to help set-up before Mass - manage the grill - and to clean up afterwards. Please contact Fr. Jeremy or the Parish Office to volunteer.
If you have any entertainment or game ideas, please let us know.
PLEASE NOTE:
There will be ONE Mass at 10:00 a.m. with the picnic immediately following on the front lawn.
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Please Note:
Our Summer Schedule Service
goes into effect
Sunday, June 18th - Sunday, September 3
mass will be celebrated at 9:00 a.m.
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Coming Up
Sunday, May 28
8:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist, Rite I
9:00 a.m. Christian Formation
9:00 a.m. Contemplative Prayer (Guild Room)
10:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Monday, May 29
Memorial Day Holiday
Church Office Closed
Tuesday, May 30
9:30 a.m. Intercessory Morning Prayer (Church)
Wednesday, May 31
9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist w/ Healing (Church)
7:00 p.m. A.A. (Undercroft)
Thursday, June 1
5:00 p.m. Zoom Bible Study
Friday, June 2
6:00 p.m. A.A. (Undercroft)
Saturday, June 3
11:00 a.m. Steve Lloyd Funeral (Holy Family)
Sunday, June 4
8:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist, Rite I
9:00 a.m. Christian Formation
9:00 a.m. Contemplative Prayer (Guild Room)
10:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Sunday 10:15 a.m. Masses are livestreamed on Facebook Live or on our website.
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Volunteers Needed!
Have you ever dreamed of producing an hour long program? If so, here is your chance! Our new livestreaming equipment is installed and now we are looking for a team of Digital Missioners who will broadcast our worship to those who are unable to attend in person. This is a major ministry for the post-pandemic church. People are now accustomed to visiting churches virtually before they attend in person. It may sound complicated, but it really isn't and we will teach you everything you need to know. If you are interested, please contact Marty Nutley or Sean Diller.
We are hosting a training session
this Saturday, May 27th at 9:30 a.m.
Please feel free to join the group.
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Camp Chicago
Registration is open for children age 7 through 12th grade.
For more information contact Fr. Jeremy or Deacon Mike.
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The Lessons for A Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday
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The Collect for Day of Pentecost:
Whitsunday
Almighty God, on this day you opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by the promised gift of your Holy Spirit: Shed abroad this gift throughout the world by the preaching of the Gospel, that it may reach to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
27-Teddy VanSwol
30-Kiersten Mears
1-Kristy Petersen
2-Carolyn & Randall Oyster
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Serving This Week
Altar Guild: Lynn Ruschhaupt, Bev Keene, Marilyn Kromer, Nancy Mulcahy
8:00 a.m. Mass
LEM: Kristy Petersen
Lector: Tom Senesac
Usher: Rob Carrier
10:15 a.m. Mass
Acolyte: Marty Nutley, Archer Nutley, Callum Fethering
LEM: Donna Blackburn
Lector: Steven Russell
Greeter: Cyndie Knoll
Usher: Warren Becker
Live Streaming: Kathy Basil |
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Coffee Hour: Nancy Mulcahy & Ann Glascoff |
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We are always looking for more helping hands to keep this outreach program up and running.
Volunteers meet just once a month, on the last Sunday of each month, and work collectively to shop, assemble, pack, and delivery food to individuals and families in need.
The main goal of the Family Food Share ministry is to assist food-insecure families in the Bloom Trail High School district.
Click here to donate to the Family Food Share ministry.
If you have questions or would like more information please contact familyfoodshare@mysje.org
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Welcome, Invite, Connect
Summer Open Forum- The vestry's next open forum will take place Sunday, June 4th following each of the services. The summer forum will focus on bringing in newcomers.
The vestry will share what they've learned from their book study: Welcome, Invite, Connect, and parishioners can share their ideas on how to begin this important journey. All voices are welcome and encouraged to join in these informal discussions.
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Ways to Give
Remember that there are several ways to make your pledge and offerings to St. John's. You may put it in the offering plate if you are attending worship in-person. Or you may mail a check to:
St. John the Evangelist
P.O. Box 25
Flossmoor, IL 60422
Or by setting up automatic bill pay through your bank (this is a free service of most banks).
Or by clicking on the "Online Giving" button above. If you give online, please consider clicking the box that allows you to add 3% to cover the processing fees from the credit card companies.
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The Altar Flowers
are given this week to the glory of God
and in loving memory of;
William and Agnes Huggett, grandparents of
Debbi Huggett
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What if you had a way to give free money to the work and ministry of St. John's? Well there is!
By signing up with RaiseRight you can do your shopping (at most of the stores you are already shopping at) with prepaid cards and RaiseRight offers a percentage of what you spend back to St. John's. There is NO cost to you.
This is also a great way to purchase gift cards to give as birthday or Christmas presents, or just a little something for yourself.
To sign up, please contact Pat Smith-Huntoon at sjescrip@gmail.com.
The next RaiseRight order will be submitted at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, May, 28
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Need a little midweek spiritual socialization pick-me-up? Join us for Weekly Bible Study! Thursdays at 5:00 we will gather via Zoom to continue the study the Acts.
Click here to enter Zoom for Bible Study
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The City of Chicago is looking for assistance with providing basic needs for the recent immigrants that have been bussed to Chicago.
At this time the City is looking for the following items (Only new/unused Clothing items are being accepted at this time);
- Socks
- Underwear for Adults
- Athletic pants for Adults
- Blankets
- Hygiene Kits
- Diapers
- Baby Formula
- Books for children in Spanish
For additional inquiries, please email:
DONATIONS@cityofchicago.org.
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