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EASTER SERVICE SCHEDULE
Good Friday, April 14:  Noon & 6pm service
Saturday, April 15:   8pm Great Vigil  
 
Easter Sunday, April 16:
7:45am            Rite I Holy Eucharist
            9:15am           Rite II Holy Eucharist with Choirs
            10:15am         Easter Egg Hunt
            11:00am         Rite II Holy Eucharist with Choirs
ALL NIGHT WATCH
The Silent All-Night Watch At The Altar
April 13
Maundy Thursday Night 7;00pm
through Good Friday Morning, to 12:00 (noon)
 
A sign up chart is posted on the bulletin board in the church narthex. They are half hour watches. More than one person can sign up for any time slot. If you have not taken a watch before this is a wonderful silent spiritual time.
GOOD FRIDAY OFFERING
Reaching out since 1922
 
The Christian presence in the Middle East is a key bridge to peace-building among the faiths and ethnic groups of the region.
 
The Good Friday Offering demonstrates our support for Christians of the region, assuring them that they are neither forgotten nor alone. By supporting their ministries of education, health care, and pastoral work, we help maintain and improve relationships that are the essential foundations for reconciliation and peace throughout the region.
 
Without a living Christian presence, Christianity in the Middle East will become a collection of museum sites rather than a vibrant and life-affirming presence of Christians whose faith tradition dates to the first Pentecost.
 
"The Jesus Movement is manifested through opportunities      like the Good Friday Offering. I ask you to join me in the journey of faith as part of the Jesus Movement in supporting the Good Friday Offering."
 The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry
Presiding Bishop, The Episcopal Church
 
 
Please make your check out to St. John's, memoed "Good Friday" or feel free to place your loose offering in the plate at our Good Friday service.

EASTER COFFEE HOUR
FESTIVE EASTER COFFEE HOUR
 
Please sign up to assist with our festive Easter coffee hour to celebrate this great feast and honor the visit of our bishop, The Right Reverend Robert Hirschfeld.  
 
Please donate cake, cookies, finger sandwiches, fruit, and cheese and crackers to the buffet.  Bring your food offering ready to serve in a disposable covered dish and place it on the buffet table set up in Thaxter Hall.  Also bring small pots of Spring flowers -- daffodils, hyacinths, tulips for decoration.  
 
PLEASE SIGN UP TO HELP WITH SET UP AND CLEANUP. NO ONE HAS TO WORK FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES TO A HALF HOUR.
 
8:30 to 9:15 a.m. set up tables in Thaxter Hall
9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Set up buffet
10:15 to 11:00 a.m. Coffee Hour
10:45 to 11:30 a.m. cleanup
 
I could also use some food offerings and Helpers for this Sunday, and Palm Sunday.  Offerings have been a little sparse lately.
 
Faithfully,  
Rosemary Loffredo
Coffee Hour Coordinator

END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER

Please continue to support the
End 68 Hours of Hunger
for seacoast children.
 

OUR HUNGER CHALLENGE
                                
This month we will be collecting individual boxes of raisins (6 to a package). They can be left in the green box at the Parish Hall or in the box in the Church's vestibule.  
 
Thank you, Cathy Hunt and Judy Roberts

IN RESPONSE TO THE COTTAGE MEETINGS










Another common theme that came out the cottage meetings was the website.

Here are the comments that were generated at several meetings:
  • Website: needs fresh pictures! The kids on it never change. Fresh content....If it were changing all the time, it would attract more visitors and interest. Post what's happening with kids and youth groups on social media so it is shared...attract more people. Brochure to have at CofC,
  • Website: what the readings are and name of the sermon each week.
  • There is no physical directory listing contacts for the various groups and the website isn't particularly helpful in that regard.
  • Improve website so contacts are available to those who want to be involved
  • Continue to improve communications through social media and website
So what's on the St. John's website?
 
Our website is organized into 7 major categories: WORSHIP, MUSIC, CARE, LEARN, GIVE, ABOUT and NEWS. There is also the home page with a photo of the steeple with an abridged St. John's mission statement, the Sunday worship schedule, a photo of the rector, and the church contact info.
 
WORSHIP consists of the schedule for each of the services, descriptions of all the services throughout the year, a description of the sacraments, worship activities (acolytes, ushers, etc.), and an archive of all readings and bulletins for each Sunday. For the last year we have been looking for someone to manage recording the sermons each Sunday so that they can then be uploaded to our website. If you are interested, please connect with Joanne in the office.
 
MUSIC consists of a description of each adult and children's choirs and musical opportunities, Concerts on the Hill series, upcoming musical events, a description of Young Organist Collaborate and how to apply, and The Choir School.
 
CARE consists of a description of each of the ministries of St. John's. The Welcome Committee decided to direct potential volunteers to the office for contact info for specific ministries so that if the connection, for whatever reason didn't happen, they had Joanne to help them. There is a paragraph at the top of the CARE page with the office phone number and email address, as well as in the Welcoming Brochure that is available in the Church and on the website on the CARE, the ABOUT, and NEWS page.
 
LEARN consists of a description of all adult and children's educational opportunities, as well as how to register your child. It will also contain information about RITE 13 and Youth Group retreats and pilgrimages, when those activities are scheduled.
 
GIVE consists of an overview of the various ways to donate to St. John's including the Annual Pledge Drive and Legacy Giving (as well as a list of those in our Legacy Society), how to donate online or set up a scheduled pledge, as well as Capital Campaign information.
 
ABOUT consists of the staff directory, the Welcoming Brochure, a history of St. John's, Rental Info, Photos, FAQs and directions.
NEWS consists of the calendar of building usage and activities, a year's worth of Newsletters, upcoming events, all the weekly emailed announcements, and past Annual Reports.


  • St. John's does have a Facebook page that is mostly focused on children's musical activities.
  • Joanne would love to get new photos to include on the website. Email photos to administrator@stjohnsnh.org. (We will first need to make sure we have permission to use any photo.)

 
Let's keep talking!  If there are topics you would like to see included on the website, have an idea as to how to highlight specific areas, make items easier to find, or have any questions, please reach out to Joanne in the office as she is responsible for the upkeep of the website.
YOUNG ORGANIST COLLABORATIVE NEWS
View " The Music of the Pipe Organ" by the news magazine NH Chronicle, highlighting two YOC students and the work of Young Organist Collaborative.
  YOC RECRUITMENT
PRAY

Dear Friends,

On this Maundy Thursday, as we prepare to gather this evening  to remember the events of the Last Supper,  joining together for the Eucharist and to wash one another's feet, I offer you this prayer from the Iona Community:

 
 
 
A Prayer before the washing of feet
 
God of dirty hands and tired feet,
taking people as they come,
kneeling and healing,
touching where others turn away,
forgive us when we want to be too clean.
Forgive us when we despise life
for the messy business it is.
 
If we are too proud
to own our brokenness,
if we keep hidden
what needs refreshment,
how can you care for us?
 
You can care - and this is how:
When we are ready to move
from distance to involvement,
from intent to touch,
then you will wash the feet
that tire on the rocky roads;
you will care and heal
beyond our expectation.
 
Thanks be to God.
 
David Coleman - Iona Community
 
Blessings, Anne




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