The Week of November 15, 2020 |
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Thank You St. John's Veterans! |
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As our nation celebrated Veterans Day yesterday, we would like to offer our sincere gratitude and appreciation to those in our St. John's family who have served our country to protect our freedoms.
We know of about nine veterans in our current membership, both men and women, and we honor these heroes amongst us. Thank you!
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Please click on the flier below to download and share with friends! |
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For those wishing to respond to the note above from Mark and Nicky, donations for "Thanksgiving Food Cards" can be made to: Saint John's Church.
Please mail your check to the church to the attention of Ms. Kathy McBride. Please write: "Thanksgiving Food Card Donation" on the bottom of your check. The Outreach Committee is requesting $50 per card.
May God's blessing be upon these families as they share in a Thanksgiving meal you've helped to make possible.
Mail your check to: Saint John's Episcopal Church, 626 Main Street, Stamford, CT. 06901.
You may also donate via our online GIVE portal by scanning the QR code. Just select Outreach in the Give To dropdown section.
Thank You!
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Annual Community Thanksgiving Meal
Thursday, November 26, 2020 11:00AM-12:00PM
St. John’s Episcopal Church, 628 Main Street Stamford, CT 06901
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St. John’s Outreach and the First Congregational Church of Stamford, will be distributing Thanksgiving meals to the underserved in our Community, shut-ins and their caregivers, and those who are alone and would like to share in this opportunity for a Thanksgiving meal.
Due to the COVID pandemic, we will not have a sit down meal at the church this year. We will instead be distributing meals that are individually bagged at the entrance to St. John’s Church from 11:00-12:00 on Thanksgiving Day. Please wear a face mask and remain socially distanced. Shut-ins and their caregivers can contact St. John’s at (203) 348-2619 for reservations and delivery of meals. There is no charge. If you are interested in volunteering, please call me at 914 764-5758.
Wishing you all a blessed and safe Thanksgiving Day.
Kathi Bacchi
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St. John's Parish Meeting
December 8, 2020 at 7:00PM
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Dear St. John’s Parishioners:
As part of St. John’s Provisional Priest in Charge process, the Vestry invites the entire parish to participate in a Zoom meeting with one of our consultants, Canon Lee Ann Tolzmann. This meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 8th from 7 to 8:30pm. The purpose is to consider where St. John’s areas of strength and areas of challenge lie. The vestry will use this input from the parish to set some goals to work on going forward. This meeting will also be an opportunity to gain insight into how the Provisional Priest In Charge process works. All are invited to come have their voices heard.
If you are unable to attend via zoom, you are invited to share your thoughts with the Vestry on St. John’s areas of strengths and areas of challenge by contacting the Vestry through:
3. Mail - please address your letter to: Vestry, St. John’s Episcopal Church, 628 Main Street, Stamford 06901.
Below is the Zoom link for 12/8/20:
Mission Leadership is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: St. John's Stamford Parish Meeting
Time: Dec 8, 2020 07:00 PM EST
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 303 901 6953
Passcode: leadership
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Children and Teens - SAVE THE DATES! |
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*** Social Justice Bible Study Series - COMING UP FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS!
What does social justice have to do with my faith?
Wednesday December 9, 2020 at 7pm
At a recent children and youth ministry meeting, parents talked about the importance of learning how our faith in Christ grounds us in modern questions with ancient roots. For example, how can we explore the Bible, Christ, and God’s dreams for the world around the importance of voting, racial healing, women’s rights, and creation care? How does our faith ground us and empower us in forming our own perspective around the eternal journey of living into the kingdom of God in today’s world?
Through Bible study, we will begin to wonder at these issues, creating a jumping off point for each individual to explore for themselves what they believe God dreams for our world.
Do you think your high schooler would be interested in these conversations? Are there other opportunities you’d like to see offered as well? And of course, if there are particular questions, they’d like to explore further, please let us know.
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*** Virtual Ice Cream Social with PAINTING!!! - for HIGH SCHOOLERS!
Friday November 20, 2020 at 7pm
At the last high school ice cream social, one of our teens had a wonderful idea - to do a virtual ice cream social with painting! Grab whatever materials or project you’d like to work on and a bowl of ice cream and join us for socializing, games, and a blessing for the coming weeks. I’m totally willing to reimburse families up to $5 for ice cream, if you send me a copy of your receipt. Enjoy your favorite ice cream and let’s chill!
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*** Virtual Ice Cream Social with GAME NIGHT!!! - for ELEMENTARY + MIDDLE SCHOOLERS!
Friday December 4, 2020 at 7pm
One way to make a virtual ice cream social even more fun, is adding game night! Grab your favorite bowl of ice cream and join us as we chat, play games together, and share a blessing for the coming weeks. I’m totally willing to reimburse families up to $5 for ice cream, if you send me a copy of your receipt. Enjoy your favorite ice cream and let’s chill!
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New Light Fixture and Bat Houses |
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Dante has been very busy during this time of Covid19 installing Bat Houses, which are an environmentally safe way to attract Bats away from the church interior. He also installed a new bright LED light fixture at the front entrance of the church, replacing the old one. This new LED light fixture is energy efficient, and will illuminate the front area of the fountain more effectively, increasing security. Good job Dante!
Click on any image below to enlarge
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Autumn Leaves Surround the Saint Francis Statue at Saint John's. May these bright colors inspire hope in these very challenging times, and may we all become the active instruments of God's peace. |
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All group activities at St. John's, apart from the Sunday morning in-person services, remain canceled until further notice. These include outside groups and ministries using our facilities. |
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NOTE: St. John's services revert to online only from this week until further notice.
Here are some tips for viewing the service online
this coming Sunday morning:
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Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost |
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Children & Teen Video Chat
Sundays at 10 AM!
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This Sunday at 10:00 AM
Join Zoom Meeting:
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Further Resources for our Children and Youth |
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Resources for kids - Yoga at home!
Rev. Gena Davis is the priest who led the yoga mass at St. John’s. She’s been offering online classes, including a new yoga nidra for kids age 2-12 for $5/family! For all class details, please e-mail her at
Thank you for sharing these Mattie!
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Tuesday Bible Study: Gospel of Matthew
Note new Zoom link
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Join Fr. Sandy on Tuesdays at 2pm online via Zoom for a Bible Study on the Gospel of Matthew. Below is the info:
Meeting ID: 243 991 8700
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Prayers for our parishioners
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UPDATE
As of this week our grand total 746 YTD.
Thank you Linda Clapp for 26 lbs when we cleaned out your pantry!
The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield remains in desperate need for donations. Please continue to help in any way you can.
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A Prayer in a Time of Coronavirus |
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Click on the banner below to read the prayer |
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Dear Parish Family:
Faced with the unfortunate circumstances of having to keep our church closed, in order to help curb the spread of Covid-19, it is imperative that your pledge be either mailed to the church, or better yet, that you make your donations electronically. Please see the instructions below on how to do this.
Our expenses won’t go away even if we’re not having live worship, so I ask that we all be mindful of this. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ms. Kathy McBride, our Parish Administrator. Our vestry, and parish family, will be much appreciative for your efforts.
God’s Grace and Peace,
Fr. Wilfredo+
NOTE: You can simply mail in your check to the church office if you would rather not use the online giving tool. Our Parish Administrator, Kathy McBride, is receiving the mail and doing the banking as usual.
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Have You Seen These Services?
Click on any of the images below to watch and listen
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Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost
- November 8
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All Saints' Day
- November 1
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NOTE: The Community Thrift Shop is closed to the public until further notice due to COVID 19. |
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All group activity at St. John's is cancelled until further notice including outside groups and ministries using our facilities.
Stay updated with meditations, readings, music and sermons by visiting our Facebook page or our website.
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St. John's Office Hours
The Church office is currently closed to public access.
However you may leave a message at 203-348-2619 -
our Parish Administrator, Kathy McBride is checking the messages
many times a day and will respond right away!
Prayer List
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