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TIME CHANGE THIS WEEKEND

Time change this weekend - spring ahead!
Remember to change your clocks one hour ahead.
 
TONIGHT - BOOK DISCUSSION - HILLBILLY ELEGY
 
Book Discussion Thursday March 9 - Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance
Join Lizzie Bristow and Anne Williamson on Thursday March 9 for a discussion of Hillbilly Elegy, a book that tells stories of America that may be unfamiliar to some of us, and hear one of the voices speaking to the concerns of our times.

The Good Reads review of Hillbilly Elegy notes: 'From a former Marine and Yale Law School Graduate, a poignant account of growing up in a poor Appalachian town, that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class. Part memoir, part historical and social analysis, J. D. Vance's Hillbilly Elegy is a fascinating consideration of class, culture, and the American dream.'

Click here for the full 'Good Reads' review


We will meet at 7pm in the Philbrick Room, on the lower level of Thaxter Hall. All are welcome but it would be helpful if you would let us know you will be joining us. Please contact Anne Williamson anne@stjonhsnh.org or leave a message in the office 603-436-8283. All welcome.

  CHOIR SCHOOL FUNDRAISER
FAMILY LIFE EVENT
VISION BOARD

On Wednesday, March 15th we are hosting a Family Life Event in Thaxter Hall from 5:30PM-7:00PM. This event is open to all St. John's community members, but is tailored to be a family-loving event. There will be a pot-luck meal shared, and together we will claim a bulletin board to create our own community vision board! A vision board (or dream board) is a great way to dream about our future as a community together and build a present reminder in our shared space of these ideas and values we hold together. Save your old magazines and bring them with you!

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NEW - PLAY AND PARENTING
Once a month, parents of young children (babies through preK) are invited to gather together to play and chat about what you want and need from your church community. Here are upcoming dates:
Saturdays, 10:00-11:00
  • March 11
  • April 8
  • May 13
Please email ashley@stjohnsnh.org or text/call (508) 776-8951 if you're planning to come!
CELTIC EVENING


Mindy McMahon, harpist, will be with us on the 19th!
BEETHOVEN NINTH SYMPHONY with St. John's Choir
DISCUSSING PALESTINE
Living Stones - Palestine
Sunday, March 19 after the 10am service
 
Linda McVay and Ann Tarlton traveled to Israel and Palestine in October 2016 to be witnesses to the effect that 50 years of occupation by Israel is having on the Palestinian people. They listened to the frustrations and feelings of hopelessness that all Palestinians are experiencing as a possible end to the occupation fades away as each new illegal settlement is being built on Palestinian land.
 
As both Christian and Muslim Palestinians are being forced onto ever smaller tracks of land, they are losing their homes, livelihoods and way of life. The Christian Palestinian population has shrunk from 23% to under 2%... and it is these steadfast Christians who have been gatekeepers to our holiest Christian sites, thereby keeping alive our Christian heritage.
 
Ann invites you to come, listen and hear a different story, one not often told, as she shares where they found extraordinary hope. A light lunch of soup will be offered.
  YOC RECRUITMENT
EASTER MEMORIAL FLOWERS
Easter Memorial Altar Flowers Chart: is posted on the notice board in the church narthex. Place the people's name "In Memory Of" on the chart and person placing the name in "Donated By" column, so if I have any question I know who to contact. If you want to enter "In Honor Of" on the Chart please write "In Honor Of" along with the name in the "In Memory Of" column. There is also the form below you can fill out and mail to Ginny Edwards. Or you can call or email Ginny Edwards, I will see to it the names are put on the list. Please make donation check out to St. John's Altar Guild and mail it to Ginny Edwards, 173 Moses Gerrish Farmer Road, Eliot, ME. 03903. Thank You Ginny Edwards 207-439-2119 or edwardsga@msn.com. The Chart will be taken down Palm Sunday April 9th and if you mail the names I need to have it by Saturday April 8th so I have time to compile the list for the Easter Service Programs. Thank you Ginny.
 
 
Easter Memorial Altar Flower
 
In Memory Of:  __________________________________________
 
 
In Honor Of: ____________________________________________
 
 
Donated By: ____________________________________________
                       
 
Please made donation checks out to St. John's Altar Guild
and mail to Ginny Edwards 173 Farmer Road, Eliot, ME 03903
ADULT FORMATION DURING LENT
Lent is often a time of 'giving up' but this year you are invited to 'take up' for Lent and join one of the adult formation offerings:
Living Faithfully, Dying Well
 
Sunday Mornings-9:00-9:45 in the Philbrick Room
With Dick Siener, Rob Stevens, Anne Williamson and
Jim Zuckerman
 
March 12 :How are the sick and aged treated (or not treated) to live out their lives in a fulfilling way?
March 19 : How do we cope with the serious breakdowns in our bodies and minds as we age?
March 26 :How does the medical profession help or not help us fulfill our life goals?
April 2 : What role does the Church play in helping us live a faithful life as we age?
 
This is not a book discussion, but Being Mortal by Atul Gawande and When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi are pertinent to the areas we will cover in the group.
 
Wednesdays
Mornings 10:30-12 noon - Bible Workbench
March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 12 (Philbrick Room)
 
We meet for discussion and reflection on one of the
Bible readings for the upcoming Sunday and related writings. This gathering concludes with Noonday Prayer.
 
Evenings 7:00pm to 8:15pm - A Time to Pray  (Philbrick Room)
Using Joan Chittister's book 'The Breath of the Soul - Reflections on Prayer' as our guide, there will be opportunities to experience a variety of different ways of praying-come to one session, some or all!
 
March 15: praying the Examen
March 22: body prayer
March 29: art in prayer
April 5: poetry and prayer
Each Wednesday in Lent-walk the labyrinth -
our portable labyrinth will be set up in Thaxter Hall each Wednesday evening until 8:30.

Please contact Anne Williamson anne@stjohnsnh.org for more information. The Chittister book is available for $10.
PRAY
 
Dear Friends,
 
As we prepare for the beginning of Lent (Ash Wednesday is March 1), we celebrate the feast of the Transfiguration this weekend. Here is a prayer from the Iona Community which calls us to a place of reflection and encounter with God: 
 
Transfiguration by Pat Bennet t 
 
God,
you are the source of all time.
yet it neither contains or constrains you.
 
We who are time bound
confess
that often we do not take the time,
or make the time,
to enter your great stillness
and gaze upon you.
 
Forgive us
for all those times
when the restless pursuit of the next thing
has distracted us and deflected us
from spending time with you.
 
Help us to escape the bondage of busyness
and find those moment s
of intersection with eternity
when your time and our time come together
and we can grow in our awareness of you
and your purposes.
 
We ask this in the name of Christ
who came into the world
to make visible the Time of God. Amen.
 
Blessings,
 
Anne
 




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