Weekly Announcements
October 21 - October 27, 2020
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Please give to St. John's as we continue to do the work of Christ in these challenging times. |
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ONLINE SUNDAY WORSHIP
OCTOBER 25
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On Sunday morning, please CLICK HERE to find a Sunday Worship Service video, children's sermon, resources for prayer, formation, and much more.
You may also join us on Facebook at 10:00 a.m. so we can worship together as a community. CLICK HERE to connect on Sunday morning.
Please give to St. John's as we continue to do the work of Christ in these challenging times.
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INDOOR SUNDAY WORSHIP
OCTOBER 25
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Indoor Sunday Worship service offerings include the following times and locations:
8:45 am (Main Nave)
11:15am (Parish Hall)
5:00 pm (Main Nave)
Please visit the Indoor Worship webpage for details. Please register for worship services on the KIOSK using the button below.
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ONLINE WEEKDAY WORSHIP AND OFFERINGS
Please check our Online Church page for links to any of the offerings below:
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LECTIO-DIVINA and CENTERING PRAYER groups meet weekly via Zoom. If you would like to join in, please email Brad directly. |
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ZOOM DAILY OFFICE
A Monday - Friday virtual gathering to frame our days around a regular life of prayer. Each day will offer three of the Daily Offices from our Book of Common Prayer: Morning Prayer at 7:30 a.m.; Evening Prayer at 5:00 p.m; and Compline at 9:00 p.m. Zoom Daily Office is a new Spirituality Group in REALM. To join, contact Brad directly.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN |
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Virtual Option:
We offer our Rotational Sunday School in a virtual format. Here is how it works:
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Each month we will publish the Sunday School Lesson Plan and Rotation Station Plan for families. These will provide the monthly theme, Bible references, schedule of activities, and supply list for the activities.
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Please review October Sunday School materials posted for virtual Sunday School: this week's Sunday School Lesson on Prayer - Your Own Way To Pray, this week's Sunday School Activity - Personal Prayer Pizzas with your family.
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Please click on the Online Church page on Sunday to view the two new Sunday School videos: Lesson and Activity videos.
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Materials for Virtual Sunday Sunday School Activity October 25: • Baking sheet(s) • Parchment or Wax Paper • Pizza Crust of choice • Pizza Sauce of Choice • Shredded Cheese of Choice • Variety of Pizza Toppings
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SR HIGH VOLUNTEERS
SR High youth are invited to sign up to lead games each Sunday at Jr. EYC!
PARENT VOLUNTEERS
Parents, please consider signing up to help with EYC Check-In each Sunday!
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STAY CONNECTED WITH ST. JOHN'S |
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Please join us on Facebook, Twitter, and our YouTube Channel. Click the picture icons to visit our pages. |
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Do you have an announcement to post in the Weekly Announcements Eblast? Please submit your announcement to Rebekah by Monday at 5:00pm.
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PRAY
The Prayer List can be found in your Weekly Announcements email. Please email Kerry in the church office with prayer requests.
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ZOOM MONDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY Please join the study of Second Corinthians: Living Letters in Christ via ZOOM on Mondays at 8:00AM, sign up in REALM, or contact Bo Proctor with questions. |
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ST. JOHN'S WOMEN'S FELLOWSHIP Please join us every other Thursday at 8:00 pm to enjoy an hour of virtual fellowship. Please join the group in REALM to see the latest meeting details.
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LIFT WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY
LIFT (Learning In Faith Together) meets every Wednesday, 11:00am -12:30pm via Zoom. If you would like to 'try this on' this week, or at a later date, contact Toni Robinson, to be added to the Zoom invitation list.
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ST. JOHN'S CHOIRS
Our choirs are now rehearsing via Zoom for our virtual services each Sunday. St. John’s Choir for teens and adults is meeting for rehearsals on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome! The Treble Youth RSCM Choir for singers in grades 3-12 meets on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome, and RSCM training goes on as well. Please contact Alan Reed to talk about the choirs and to learn more details. We hope you’ll join us soon!
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STJE FLY FISHERS LAKE LOGAN TRIP
St. John's Fly Fishers recently took a trip to Lake Logan for some fall fly fishing, streamside Sunday worship service, and lots of socially-distanced fellowship in God's creation. Read all the details in the story by Craig Murden, posted on the St. John's Fly Fishers website, here: https://stjeflyfishers.org/lake-logan-trip-report-2020/
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Ministry Minute with Rhett Leake |
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Your pledge is our future, St. John's relies on our members and friends to respond to God's generosity by being generous themselves. Annual pledges and gifts are the primary funding mechanisms for St. John’s services and programs; your pledge allows us to plan for the upcoming year and responsibly carry out God’s work.
To complete your pledge form today, please click the secure Online Pledge Form button below. For more information, including our Stewardship video, brochure, and a letter from our Stewardship Chairmen, please click the Stewardship 2021 button below.
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THANK YOU ST. JOHN'S: CONNECT FOR TECH
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools(CMS) Foundation's campaign: "Connect for Tech" has exceeded their fundraising goal to raise funds to provide home internet service to 16,000+ CMS students. St. John's Outreach Committee and St. John's parishioners along with other private donors, with support from the City of Charlotte and the State of NC, helped to fill the need of student internet access in Charlotte. An announcement from the CMS Foundation states the following:
“I am overwhelmed by the generosity of this community. Thank you to everyone who contributed. You’ve made it possible for CMS to respond to the ever-changing needs of families as the district continues to deal with the impact of the pandemic,” said CMS Foundation Executive Director Sonja Gantt. Individual donations have ranged in size from $5 to over $300,000, reflecting broad community support that included CMS students and staff, school and neighborhood associations, faith partners, foundations, and local businesses.
“The COVID pandemic has widened the digital divide in our community, but individuals and organizations have risen to the challenge, joining together in response to show how challenges can be overcome through unity of purpose,” said CMS Superintendent Earnest Winston."
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Contributions for Christmas poinsettias and Christmas Eve brass players, along with names to be remembered in the Christmas bulletins, should be received in the office by Wednesday, December 16. Help support the expense of paying for the brass players and decorations for our on-line service, as well as decorations in the gardens, as you honor those whom we love but see no longer, and celebrate those among us today.
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Would you like to sing in a choir for Christmas? Now is a great time to join a choir to learn music for Christmas! Treble singers grades 3-12 are invited to rehearse via Zoom on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. with St. John’s Treble Youth RSCM Choir. Teens and adults of all voice parts are invited to rehearse via Zoom on Thursdays at 6:30 with St. John’s Choir. For most of us, our preferred choir experience is in person, but for now St. John’s choirs are meeting this way. After rehearsing our singers record individual videos at home that Jamey Graves assembles and edits for our online services. Contact Alan Reed for details. |
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CHOIR PLAYLIST AVAILABLE
Missing the choir? They miss you too! You can have the choir in your living room singing some of our favorite anthems. Click here to access the playlist of choir anthems. Click here to subscribe to our YouTube channel to be notified about this and other great content.
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SHERRY LAURENT FUNERAL
Please see the live webcast link (available in your Weekly Announcements email) for Sherry Laurent's funeral scheduled for Tuesday, October 27 at 2:00 pm.
Please see a message from the family: "Thank you again for your kind words, thoughts and prayers over these last many months. They help so much and allow us to move slowly forward."
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ONLINE WORSHIP SERVERS
We need your help making our online worship great by participating from your home! Please sign up to video yourself at home reading a Lesson as an individual or saying the Prayers of the People as a family in one slot per month. When you sign up, you will receive an email with instructions of what you are to read and how to make your recording available for us to add to our worship video. Spots are still open for November!
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REJUVENATE VOLUNTEER PROJECTS
There are many ways to care for your church home with the new Rejuvenate Volunteer Opportunities available to you at St. John's. Volunteer opportunities are available for a variety of tasks inside and outside our church home. For a complete list of volunteer tasks and to sign up, please click the button below. Once you've signed up, please email Jeff Cummins, so he can coordinate with you.
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TROOP 116 POPCORN FUNDRAISER
Troop 116's annual popcorn fundraiser is here! Troop 116 have organized a website to go to for ordering popcorn. Your popcorn order will be shipped directly to your home. The fundraiser runs through the end of November. However, this link will last throughout the year. If you wish to participate in the Popcorn Fundraiser, CLICK HERE. Questions, please contact Matt MacCaughelty or Pete Farnham.
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GALILEE COMMUNITY MEALS
The Galilee Ministry Center has continued to support the Charlotte community with meals during COVID, and now Community Meals with Kitchen volunteer opportunities return! Kitchen volunteers are required to follow Galilee Kitchen health standards, including: wearing a mask at all times on property, no symptoms related to COVID, have not been exposed to COVID for the past 14 days. Please see details and open spots to volunteer at the link below. Any questions, please contact the Galilee Center at: (704) 900-5210.
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MERRY OAKS OUTREACH
Greetings! The Outreach committee and the EYC are creating Welcome bags for the teachers of Merry Oaks Elementary school. If you wish to donate, options include: mini candy donation bin at the preschool entrance, $15 Starbucks or $15 Chik-Fil-A gift cards donations or monetary donations can be mailed to the church to Louise Medlin. Thank you! Please contact Melissa Conway or Margaret Errington.
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ST. JOHN'S ENDOWMENT
In this strange and difficult time in our world, St. John's continues to provide stability, comfort and security for our church, parishioners and our community. These activities are enabled greatly by the St. John's Endowment today and in the future. Gifts to the Endowment can be made by naming St. John's Endowment as a beneficiary in your will or in a number of other estate planning vehicles. Too, naming St. John's Endowment as an IRA beneficiary can provide tremendous tax advantages for your heirs. To learn more about becoming part of St. John's Endowment, contact Reid Joyner or Janie McIntyre and visit the STJE Endowment webpage.
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EPISCOPAL RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT
"While the pandemic claims our attention both in the US and abroad, we find ourselves nearing the height of the Atlantic hurricane season. Already, we’ve seen the Gulf Coast devastated by Hurricanes Laura and Sally, and we’ve also witnessed the tragic wildfires as they rage in California. he support of our community has helped us provide essentials like gas, diapers, food, protective gear, and other urgently needed items to underserved groups disproportionately affected by such catastrophes.
Donations help so the ERD can continue to provide relief in communities across the country." If you wish to donate, please click here: PLEASE DONATE
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ROOM IN THE INN UPDATE
As you may have heard, Urban Ministry Center and the Men’s Shelter of Charlotte have joined forces as Roof Above. They are committed to their mission of ending homelessness and providing shelter to everyone in our community. We recently received the following update:
'This winter, Room in the Inn and shelter overflow will be consolidated into 2-3 large sites that allow for more individualized spaces and greater safety for our neighbors experiencing homelessness. This season Roof Above will be primarily managed by paid staff, to accommodate the larger numbers at each site and the safety protocols that will need to be in place. However, WE STILL NEED YOU! We will likely need in-person assistance with check-in, off-site meal preparation, and toiletry donation items for these single-site locations. There will also be opportunities to donate financially to the running of these facilities.'
Janice Stafford and I have been honored to co-chair this ministry on behalf of St. John's since 2016. We were frequently told by our neighbors that St. John’s was one of the nicest places that they stayed. It could not have happened without the many volunteers who gave of their time, talent, and treasure to make it happen. Thank you all!
After much thought and prayer, we are stepping down from this ministry. The door is open for any of our parishioners to take the mantle. At this juncture, it appears that whatever role we as a parish decide to have in this ministry, it will not be as a hosting site. If you feel called to take on the coordinator role for St. John’s participation in the Room in the Inn program, please let us know. We will be happy to help smooth the transition. You may contact us: Janice Stafford or Carol Lomax Fortenberry. Peace!
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THE PARISH SHOP UPDATES
The Parish Shop is still hard at work looking for ways to serve you! We have been able to partner with a couple of our vendors to offer their products through these links:
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Jane Marie, LLC is a regional, small family-owned business offering fun and classic jewelry and accessories. Bonus: they are offering a 10% discount with a special code available to you! DISCOUNT CODE: 157248 CLICK HERE FOR JANE MARIE
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Bridgewater Candle Company, a Greenville/Spartanburg area company, is a favorite with several parishioners. Every candle purchased feeds a food insecure orphan for a whole day. They also have hand sanitizer! CLICK HERE FOR BRIDGEWATER CANDLES
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Lastly, The Parish Shop has opened up the ability to purchase digital gift cards through "Square"! Follow our link to purchase a gift card for you or some one you love to use at The Parish Shop! CLICK HERE FOR PARISH SHOP GIFT CARDS
Please follow the Parish Shop Facebook page HERE.
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LET US PRAY
The Intercessory Prayer Team would love to pray for you! All requests are confidential.
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All in person events at St. John's are postponed until further notice. |
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