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St. John's Episcopal Church
Welcome to the E-Notes!
January 10, 2018
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PARISH
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A prayer for the New Year
Lord God, loving Savior, forgiver of our sins, to know you is to love you; to serve you is eternal life. We give you thanks for the beginning of another year and the opportunities that lie before us. We pray that we may serve you more and more each day. Guide us through this year with joy and thankfulness for all your many blessings, that our eyes may be open to see you at work in the world and the opportunities you give us to serve you and those around us. This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Vestry Candidates Needed
The Vestry is the governing board of the parish and makes financial, outreach, building and other decisions on behalf of the congregation. Vestry members are elected at our Annual Meeting which will be held on Sunday, February 11. Two of our Vestry members, Penny Parker and Val Tucker, are finishing their three year term and will be rotating off. We need confirmed members in good standing to run for the Vestry to fill up to five vacancies. (We can have 12 on the Vestry and we currently have 9.) The Vestry meets on the third Sunday of the month at 12:00 noon.
Vestry meeting are open to parish members to attend. You are invited to attend a meeting and see what goes on. If you would like to know more, please talk with a Vestry member, David Weir our Senior Warden, or Carol Hancock.
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Please pick up your pledge envelopes
Your pledge envelopes can be picked up on Sunday in the breezeway, or during the week in the office. We ask that you pick them up as soon as possible so that we will not have to incur the expense of mailing them. Thanks! (If you have not yet pledged for 2018, it's not too late!)
Sunday counters needed
We are looking for a few new counters to add to our roster. On a rotating schedule, two counters count the weekly offering and take the deposit to the bank. If you want to learn more, please contact Marie McDermott at
[email protected]
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Bishop's Visitation on April 22
Bishop David Jones will make his visitation with us on Sunday morning, April 22. Bishop Jones and perhaps other retired bishops will be assisting with visitations during 2018 while the diocese searches for a second suffragan bishop. Bishop Ted Gulick retired at the end of December. If anyone, age 14 or older, is interested in being confirmed when Bishop Jones is here, please let me know as soon as possible so we can set the dates and times for the necessary classes.
2019 Trip to Israel
The first deadline for those wanting to go on the trip to Israel in 2019 is coming up next week. If you want to go, you will need to give Andrew Wade a definite "yes" by
TODAY [email protected] The trip is filling up fast and there is a limit of 40 people. The second deadline is January 31. Each person planning to go must make a reservation with St. George's College in Jerusalem and make a $500 deposit. We will be traveling with parishioners from Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Delaplane.
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Evening School of Theology at VTS
The Evening School at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria (3737 Seminary Road) will be starting the following classes soon:
Spring 2018 Course Offerings
Family Ties: Exploring the Book of Genesis
The Rev. Dr. Peter Antoci
Mondays, February 5 - April 23, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
$125
Contemporary Spiritual Traditions
"A Taste of Evening School" will be held at the seminary on January 17 at 6:45 PM. You can register there or contact Anne Karoly
[email protected] To RSVP, go to
Christian Formation is a life long process. The seminary offers evening classes for adults in the spring and the fall to enrich our spiritual lives.
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The church office will be closed on Monday, January 15 in observance of Martin Luther King Day.
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St. John's Recycling Fundraiser
***Did you get a new cell phone for Christmas? Consider donating the old phone to St. John's!
We're conducting a fundraiser that helps protect the environment and helps you clean out those used electronic items that clutter closets & drawers!
Nothing to buy! Nothing to sell! Just bring in the used electronic items that you have replaced or that have broken. We will package the items and send them to Eco-Phones for recycling. Eco-Phones pays us for these items -
working or not. Below is a list of what we are collecting:
cell phones
ipads & tablets
inkjet cartridges
Eco-Phones will
not accept desktop computers and is
no longer accepting laptops.
Bring your items to the church and place them in the
"Eco-Phones" box in the breezeway. If you have any questions contact Penny Parker at 703-791-3482 or
[email protected]
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SIGN UP HERE TO
SERVE
as LEM, Crucifer, Lector, Usher, Verger, Torch Bearer at a Sunday Service.
You will receive an automatic reminder a few days in advance. (
If you would like to become an altar server, please see the Rev. Carol Hancock.)
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SIGN UP HERE TO
BRING SNACKS
for coffee hour after the Sunday Service in the Breezeway.
click here:
You will receive an automatic reminder a few days in advance. Coffee hour is an important part of fellowship - staying connected with each other and welcoming newcomers.
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SIGN UP HERE TO
SUPPLY FLOWERS
for a Sunday service throughout 2018.
click here:
You may sign up here to donate the flowers to be used on the altar for each of the Sundays in 2018. Click to read additional info before signing up.
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We can prepare our hearts and minds
by
reading ahead for the Sunday Service lessons.
The Second
Sunday After The Epiphany
The First Reading:
1 Samuel 3:1-20
God calls Samuel to ministry and Samuel listens, despite the overarching habits of the contemporary culture to ignore the Word of God.
The Psalm:
139:1-6, 13-18
The Epistle:
1 Corinthians 6:12-20
Freedom in Christ is tempered by wisdom, humility, and devotion to God. Our freedom has cost God dearly; in gratitude, let us use our bodies for God's glory.
Jesus calls his disciples Philip and Nathanael to ministry, preparing them for amazing sights and challenging experiences.
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THE ADULT LECTIONARY FORUM
MEETS EACH SUNDAY IN THE LIBRARY,
FOLLOWING THE SERVICE.
FROM 10:50 - 11:50 am
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CHILD CARE IS
PROVIDED IN THE NURSERY
Each week, St. John's children join
with three of our Ministry Partners:
Fairfax Chinese Christian Church,
Wellspring United Church of Christ
& Grace Baptist Church
for Sunday School
10:30 - 11:30 A
M
We offer 3 classes:
PreK: Rm. 205;
K - 6th grade: Rm. 207/208;
7th - 12th
grade:
Rm 206
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Reminder
Every Wednesday evening, we have a service of Holy Eucharist and healing at 6:00 PM. The service is about 30 minutes. It is a perfect alternative for those who cannot come to church on Sunday mornings, as well as a good spiritual boost in the middle of the week. Come join us!
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Conversion
What would it look like to live as one who had seen Jesus? The way we look at the world would change. The way we act would change. Even the way we look would change. None can come to Christ and go away as they came.
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and the office number is 703-803-7500.
May our ministry together spread God's love to all whom we encounter.
- Carol
The Rev. Carol Hancock
Rector
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