Weekly Disciple
June 21, 2019
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Midsummer Music Marathon
Saturday, June 22
12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Please join us for an amazing day of music at St. John’s – our Midsummer Music Marathon benefiting Albuquerque Healthcare for the Homeless!! Featuring some of New Mexico’s finest musicians including Jim Ahrend, Joel Becktell, The Bosque Bassoon Band, Kristin Ditlow, Frederick Frahm, Kimberly Fredenburgh, Amy Greer, Michael Hix, Dianna Hughes, Robert Lah, Tzufeng Liu, Ruxandra Marquardt, Musica Antigua de Albuquerque, Shea Perry, Fred Sturm, Kevin Vigneau, Jacqueline Zander-Wall, Arlen Asher, and Karen Marrolli.
Tickets will be $25 for adults and $10 for students. Come and go as you like!
Tickets available
here!
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Join us for worship this Sunday!
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Acts 2:41-47
41 So those who welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added.
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
Life among the Believers
43 Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles.
44 All who believed were together and had all things in common;
45 they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds
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46 Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home
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]and ate their food with glad and generous
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47 praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.
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Replacing SMART Camp is our new, musicality-oriented Encore Music Camp! The camp runs from Monday, July 8th until Friday, July 12th here at St. John’s. This program is for both children and youth, children participating in general music, drum circle, music and movement, and art classes (a full lunch is included). Youths will participate in choir classes, intensive music learning, private voice lessons, yoga, music and movement, and percussion classes. For more information, and registration, click
here
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Friday June 21st
Prayers for God to bless and guide our missionaries.
Saturday June 22nd
Prayers for God to bless and guide our church volunteers that work so hard behind the scenes.
Sunday June 23rd
Prayers for God to bless and guide our church leaders help give direction and depth to our experience.
Monday June 24th
Prayers for God to heal those needing healing and giving strength to the caregivers and guidance to medical staff.
Tuesday June 25th
Prayers for God to bless our children and keep them safe this summer.
Wednesday June 26th
Prayers for God to bless our kitchen staff that not only prepares good food but also serves in the community.
Thursday June 27th
Prayers for God to bless our janitorial staff that keeps our building looking nice.
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Omelette Bar This Sunday
Sunday, June 23 from 8:00 am - 12:45 pm
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Every fourth Sunday of the month! Come and get your delicious omelettes made to order from over twenty choices of ingredients. In the Sonshine Cafe, cost is only $5!
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Happenings
JUNE EMMAUS GATHERING AT ST. JOHN’S - Saturday, June 22
We will be hosting the NW Emmaus Community's monthly gathering. We will gather at 11:00 am in the SonShine Café, potluck lunch at 11:30 am, and service to follow. All those who have attended an Emmaus Walk, and those interested in finding out about a Walk, please attend! For more information please contact Mike and Linn Furnish at 884-6626.
CALLED CHURCH CONFERENCE - Sunday, June 23 after 11:00 am service
A charge conference is scheduled for June 23rd at 12pm in the sanctuary. District Superintendent, Rev. Craig Cockrell will preside over this meeting. The compensation package of Rev. Kelly Giese to the part-time position of Associate Pastor of St John's United Methodist Church will be presented for approval. All conference members should plan on attending. For additional information regarding the appointment of Rev. Kelly Giese, please contact Vance Behr, SPRC Chair
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HONORING AND REMEMBERING
The St. John’s Endowment Foundation helps fund special projects outside the normal operating budget by distributing earnings from our invested endowments. As you might guess, the more the investments… the more the earnings. One way to help increase these investments is to designate a gift to the Foundation in honor or memory of someone special. The person honored or the family remembered will receive a letter acknowledging your gift. This gift will then become a part of the endowments serving the needs of the church for years to come. For more information contact Janice McCrary, Executive Director at 883-9717.
ASBURY CAFÉ - PIE PARTIES
It's summertime and the fresh fruit is falling. That means...PIES! Please join St. John's in making pies for the Asbury Cafe, open during the State Fair. The pie parties will be in Chef Tim's kitchen and the FLC on these Tuesdays from 8:30 am - 10:30 am: June 25, July 2, July 16, July 30, August 6, and August 13. If we need to make more pies it will be done on August 20. If you have questions contact Jenn Shields at jennshields200@yahoo.com or 505-450-9978. Thank you for helping!"
ASBURY CAFÉ NOTES
The Asbury Training Class on Wednesday, June 26 has been cancelled.
CHURCH CLOSED
The church office will be closed on Thursday, July 4.
WOMEN’S EMMAUS WALK - September 19 - 22
The NW Emmaus Community will be holding a Women's Emmaus Walk in September. If you are interested in attending, finding our more information, or if you'd like to sponsor a woman on this Walk, please contact Linn and Mike Furnish at 884-6626.
FIRE ALARM INSTALLATION
Over the course of the approximately 11 weeks required to complete the installation the plan is to never leave the church unprotected. All areas of the church will be affected, and activities during the workday will have to accommodate the Heights Security System workers. Heights is making every effort to minimize impact on church activities. During the first 8-10 days of the installation spools of cable will be coned off in the halls.
TABLETS NEEDED
Children & Families needs two tablets that can connect to the internet, used or new. If you have one to donate please contact Therese Macali at newsound@stjohns-abq.org.
BOOK SWAP
Looking for something to read? Have something you're done reading that you'd like to share? Check out our brand new "Book Swap" in the southwest hallway - take one (or many!) books...leave a book...let's join together this summer in reading! Kids' books are welcome too!
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As you organize and price your donations for the upcoming rummage sale, here are some guidelines: We have set a minimum price of 50 cents, so, if possible, please group a couple of similar items together to reach the 50-cent minimum. We cannot accept mattresses, TV's, or computers. You need not individually price books, as we will have a set price for hardcover and paperback books. As much as possible, please insure that your donations are clean and ready to display. "Suggested pricing sheets" are available in the Hospitality Centers. Lastly, we have a favor to ask: please talk to your friends and neighbors about our rummage sale; we not only need donations, but we'll also need bargain-hunters and shoppers on sale days! Thank you for your support!
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REEL TO REAL THIS WEEK
Join us back today for the amazing blockbuster adventure Captain Marvel (PG-13).
SUPERSONIC TUESDAYS CONTINUE
Bible study on the book of Jonah and ½ priced burgers happen this Tuesday from 7:00-8:00 pm. ½ prices shakes and board games go from 8:00-9:00 pm. Remember our new location at the Juan Tabo Sonic (3110 Juan Tabo Blvd NE) and also to bring your own money.
CARD SHARKS - Thursday, June 27
Join us for a swim party from 6:00-8:00 pm! In addition to swimming, we will teach card games like Spades, Hearts, ERS, and any other games you want to teach or play. We shall also play Underwater Poker!
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Quintessence Choral Festival
We are still looking for tenors and basses to register for
our 7th annual Summer Choral Festival! Quintessence: Choral Artists of the Southwest are artists in residence here at St. John's.
On Sunday, July 28, 2019, 3:00 p.m. at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, we will perform Beethoven's Choral Fantasy and other pieces with our professional festival orchestra, under the direction of Quintessence Artistic Director Matthew Greer. In addition to rehearsing and performing masterworks by Beethoven and Brahms, participants can take advantage of group workshops and individual voice lessons, led by our fantastic teaching artists. Student singers are encouraged to audition for our Choral Scholars program, which will perform a set of pieces as well as be a part of the master choir. Rehearsals begin Saturday, July 20. Registration fee includes scores, a recording of the performance, an official festival t-shirt, and entrance to workshops, individual coaching sessions, and social events. To register, click
here
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Weekly Activities
CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL/NURSERY
A Sunday nursery is available for young children in Room 138. See “This Week at St. John’s” for children’s Sunday School class locations.
FAMILY SPIRIT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS - Sundays at 9:30 am
The Family Spirit Class meets at 9:30 am Sunday on the second floor in the education wing across from the youth room. We will have a six-week study of Amy-Jill Levine’s Entering the Passion of Jesus , beginning on the first Sunday of Lent, March 10. The book is available from Cokesbury or at Amazon. Discussion questions will be provided weekly as well as a video clip for class discussion. Everyone is welcome. Please contact Doug Sweet if you have questions at 554-6047.
TAI CHI - Thursdays at 10:30 am in the Family Life Center
It’s a great time to join the Tai Chi class. Tai Chi does not require physical fitness or coordination and may be done standing or seated with some modification. All age groups are welcome. No special clothing or equipment is required. Contact kathleen_sta@yahoo.com or 220-4814.
MOPS
Know any moms of young children (birth through Kindergarten) who are in need of a place to connect, vent, relax, and decompress? Invite them to join us! We meet every first and third Wednesday from 10-noon upstairs in rooms 245/257. Childcare is provided. Questions? Contact Melissa at mmadara@stjohns-abq.org.
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Mission & Outreach
WAYS WE CAN SERVE
See what’s happening in June for missions at St. John’s! Come by the Hospitality Center to pick up your copy.
SILVER HORIZONS SPECIAL SUMMER COLLECTION
This summer we will be collecting inexpensive sunglasses, sun screen, hats (all kinds), shelf stable regular and sugar free frozen pops (like Otter pops) and toiletries. Collecting through July!
JUNE SPECIAL OFFERING: Hopeworks and Mobile Food Pantry
June is the month to focus on feeding the poor. Chef Tim with a crew of volunteers take a meal for 200 to Hopeworks (formerly Project Share) ten times a year. Wonderful meals complete with some of Tim's great desserts! We need to raise $300 per meal. Secondly, every third Saturday Road Runner Food Bank delivers food for fifty families, which many volunteers set up and distribute. Many of the same families come each month and have become friends. Some stay around and help too. Last Christmas the children joined with St. John's kids in making gingerbread houses. Roadrunner asks us for $175 each month. So in June think food and please give generously!
MOBILE FOOD PANTRY
Thanks to your continued generosity, we've been able to provide a "little something extra" to our Mobile Food Pantry guests these past two months. We'd like to continue this effort, throughout the month of June, by collecting rolls of paper towels to give to our guests. Wouldn't it be great if we could offer each household two rolls of paper towels? Please place your donations in the wire baskets located in the Hospitality Centers.
SILVER HORIZONS
As it strives to meet the needs of low-income seniors in our community, as well as the grandchildren who may be living with them, Silver Horizons is currently in need of granola bars or protein bars, canned meats (all types), dry pasta and pasta sauces, and powdered milk. If you can provide any of these items, please place your donations in the wire baskets located in the Hospitality Centers. Thank you!
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Prayer & Congregational Care
PRAYER QUILT
Bert Kroenig
is the recipient of the prayer quilt hanging in the Hospitality Center.
YOU MATTER TO US!
A person may be hospitalized or have another crisis in their life, and St. John’s may not know. Please call 883-9717 or the Emergency Pastor Contact Number at 331-8121.
PRAYER SHAWLS
If you know someone in need of comfort, healing, or encouragement, please consider giving them a shawl or lap robe that has been made with prayer. These can be found in the Hospitality Center.
CONGREGATIONAL CARE
If you would like someone to visit, call, or pray for a loved one or for yourself, please write to Claudia Giese, Congregational Care Coordinator, at cgiese@stjohns-abq.org or call 883-9717 ext. 128.
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Getting Oriented
ONLINE GIVING
You can give to the church electronically by using a debit or credit card. Click the link below, or visit the Giving Page on the church website and follow the simple instructions found there.
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Contact Us
www.stjohns-abq.org
(505) 883-9717
2626 Arizona St NE | Albuquerque, NM 87110
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
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Questions? Contact Shea Perry at communicate@stjohns-abq.org
Shea is in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays
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