Welcome to the E-Notes!

May 10, 2017 

New offering: Meditations and slides for each week's Sunday readings, provided by the lectionary library at Vanderbilt University! Just click the link below to see them!  

The Sun -- Edvard Munch, Munch Museum, Oslo, Norway
  
We can prepare our hearts and minds by 
  reading ahead for the  
 
Sunday Service lessons 
  
   
Sunday, May 14, 2017 
The Fifth Sunday of Easter 
     
The First Reading:
Acts 7:55-60
God's missionaries spread the gospel throughout the ancient world, despite enemies who continually nip at their heels to trip them.  
 
The Epistle:  
1 Peter 2:2-10
Jesus is the foundation of our faith; his life, death, and resurrection is a fearsome thing to believe, but it is the way of salvation. 
 
The Psalm:   31:1-5, 15-16 
 
The Gospel:
John 14:1-14
The disciples are troubled that Jesus is preparing them for his absence; Jesus explains that God the Father is the same presence and always has been.  
 
 
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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  
(Rm. 205) 
During the Service
 
   Joint Sunday School
  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 10:50  - 11:45 AM .  
 
We  offer 3 classes:
  PreK- 2nd grade: Rm. 205;
 3rd - 8th grade: Rm. 215;
It's not too late. You can still join in the fun.  :)

If you missed the signup, and wish to come, please call Penny Parker:
703-791-3482 or 703-220-9413, or email her at pennypar@gmail.com
Our new website.....
Many, many thanks go to Terry Barnes and Catherine Packard for all their hard work on setting up our new website! It will be launched next week and will have the same website address as our old website...
www.stjohnscentreville.org. It's easy to use, more current, and is alot less expensive than our former provider. Check it out next week!
 
Western Fairfax Christian Ministries
WFCM has reminded us that their shelves can become almost empty during the summer months. Please remember those who are hungry when you do your grocery shopping and donate nonperishable food items to WFCM when you come on Sundays. You may put your donations in the baskets by the front door. WFCM is extremely grateful for our support.
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Happy Mother's Day (Sunday) to all our mothers, grandmothers, and those who have been like mothers to us!
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Graduations
If you or someone in your family is graduating from high school, college or graduate school, please let Carol know so we can share the accomplishment with the parish family. If they have plans for their "next step", please share that as well.
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Canopy Needed
If you have a used outdoor canopy that you are looking to get rid of, look no further! St. John's could use one for burials in the church cemetery when it is raining, for outdoor picnics, Centreville Day, etc. If you have one to donate, please call Carol.
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We have.......a new mailbox, and new mailing address.
The new mailbox is right near the front door of the Breezeway, and is very secure. Please start sending your mail, including your pledges, to our street address: 5649 Mt. Gilead Road, Centreville, VA  20120. Note that the address on your pledge envelopes is the PO Box, so you will need to change that if you mail in your pledge. We have some address labels on the back table that you can use for your pledge envelopes.
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Prayers, please....
Please keep Arirang Senior Center in your prayers as they continue to try to recruit more clients. The Arirang Senior Center is open to all and they offer a variety of activities and speakers. If you know someone who might benefit from the companionship and activities, please call Arirang at 703-543-6008.
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Education for Ministry
Interested in learning more about the EfM program? Join us for an informational meeting on Sunday, May 28 at 12:00 noon in the library. You will not need to make a commitment at that time. Please let Carol know if you are interested. 
EfM is a program for adult Christian formation through theological education and reflection written by the School of Theology at the University of the South, Sewanee, TN.  We would like to start an EfM group at St. John's if we have the 6-12 people necessary to start a group. All that's needed is a desire to learn and grow in your faith. There is a good amount of reading to be done each week, but no tests. The topics of study are Old Testament, New Testament, Church History, and Theology. The entire program is 4 years, but each participant signs up for a year at a time. Interested? There are brochures in the breezeway explaining the program or you can speak with Carol. If we have enough interest, we would like to start a group here in September.
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ALTAR FLOWERS FOR a SUNDAY SERVICE, in thanksgiving, or in memory of someone? colorful_tulips.jpg

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How to contribute: (1) Purchase or grow cut flowers - we have vases for you to ar range your cut flowers in. We use 2 vases flanking the altar. (2) Purchase 2 flowering plants th at will be later planted in the church garden or (3) Call a florist and have 2 arrangements delivered to the church. When you click below, further info is provided.
ALL ARE MOST GRATEFULLY ENJOYED & APPRECIATED! 

SIGN UP HERE TO
SERVE
as LEM, Crucifer, Lector, Usher, Verger, Torch Bearer at a Sunday Service.
   
click here:
ALTAR SERVERS 2017 
  
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.)

SIGN UP HERE TO
BRING SNACKS
for coffee hour after the Sunday Service in the Breezeway.

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SUPPLY FLOWERS 
for a Sunday service throughout 2017.


click here:
You may sign up here to donate the flowers to be used on the altar for each of the Sundays in 2017. Click to read additional info before signing up.
 

 
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!

Thought for the day:.
Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd calls us by name and leads us out into larger life; we enter through the gate, which is Christ himself. Though we are like lost sheep, he finds us and saves us from the thieves of our humanity. With rod and staff he leads us to the green pastures of larger life, abundant life, Resurrection life.
 
 
My email address is stjohnscvpriest@gmail.com,
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
       Priest-in-Charge 

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