The Week of August 21, 2022 |
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Join us this Sunday at 9:00AM in person or online
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Sunday Service: in the Church |
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This Sunday, our service will be held in the Church and will begin at 9:00 am.
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Special Parish Meeting: Sunday, September 18 |
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Immediately following the 10:15 am service on Sunday, September 18, a Special Parish Meeting will be held in the church for the purposes of voting on an update to the bylaws of the parish, which has been approved by the Vestry. The bylaws were most recently amended in 1994; the substance of the update is to bring the parish bylaws into agreement with the constitution and canons of the Diocese of Connecticut. For more information, please contact the senior warden, Ron Bacchi.
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Domus Kids Backpack Drive |
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The Outreach Committee is again supporting Domus’s Backpack Drive. This year we are collecting backpacks or lunch bags (or both), suitable for grade school, middle school, or high school students. Note that Domus only accepts *new* backpacks. Please drop any donated items in the bins located near the bulletin boards or outside the Dining Room. If you wish to contribute financial support, please make a check out to St. John's Church and write "Domus Backpack Drive" in the memo line. Deadline is August 23, 2022.
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Fr. Andrew would like to hear from you! If there are topics that any member of the parish would like to hear addressed from the pulpit, please do submit them via this form. Questions from younger members of the parish (even if submitted on their behalf by their parents) are especially welcome. Preaching is an event, an interactive encounter between the congregation, the preacher, and the Holy Spirit, so do not be shy!
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Homecoming Sunday, September 11 |
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On Sunday, September 11, the 8:00 and 10:15 am services will resume, the choir will return, and Sunday school sign-ups will be available for the 2022-23 year. A pot luck lunch will follow the service in the Dining Room. Please plan to be present and to bring a dish for lunch! A sign-up form is posted on the bulletin board outside the library. |
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Jamaican Independence Breakfast Thank-you |
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Many thanks to everyone who helped make The Jamaican Independence Breakfast a great success: Marcia, Marjie, Verna, Sandra, Toni, Anna, Janice, Gina, Sasha, and Olive, and to the ladies of St. Andrew’s Church for joining us in the celebration. A special thanks goes to Dr. Chris Shepard for playing the Jamaica National Anthem and to Dante Ibanez and Ron Bacchi for setting-up and dressing the tables. Blessings and One Love. |
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Volunteers from St. John’s and the Over 60 Club have worked diligently to create the flower cross. The finished product is absolutely stunning and is on display in the rear gallery of the church. |
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St. John’s Community Foundation Press Release |
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St. John’s Community Foundation has granted more than a quarter of a million dollars to more than forty organizations serving the Stamford community which provide for educational and economic opportunities, as well for those in crisis and those requiring basic needs. Click here to read the Foundation’s most recent press releases.
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Tuesday Afternoon Bible Study |
During the summer months, Tuesday Bible study will take place on the last Tuesday of every month. The regular weekly schedule will resume on the first Tuesday after Labor Day. Click here to join the Zoom meeting.
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Open Thursdays and Saturdays: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
The Community Thrift Shop welcomes new, almost new, and gently used clothing, home goods, and jewelry donations. All proceeds from the Thrift Shop are donated to nonprofit charities serving those in need. Please note: Starting in June, the Thrift Shop will be open every Thursday 10:00-3:00 and the first and third Saturday of each month from 10:00-3:00.
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Recent Prayer Requests for Healing of Body, Mind and Spirit. |
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Please keep these persons in your daily prayers:
Ben, Carol, Daniel, Ed, Kedley, Lloyd, Marc, Terrence, Jon, Ann, Henri, Sharon, Erin, Dante, Anthony, Marie-Anne, Martha, Nessa, Angela, Gweneth, Toni, Jordan, Gabriella, Cindi, Barbara, Jeffrey, Theadeen, Latoya, Christine, Murdena, Aidee, Anthony, Mitch, Jacob, Roslyn, McKenna, Andy, Emman, Bill, Verna, Nadine, Charles, Margaret and George.
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer: the Episcopal / Anglican Province of Alexandria
In the Episcopal Church in Connecticut: Trinity, Southport; Grace Church, Stafford Springs
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To give to St. John's Episcopal Church, you can make your donations electronically or 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 doing the banking.
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Forward Day By Day is the Episcopal Church's own discipleship publication! As disciples, followers of Christ, daily prayer and reflection grounds us in God's love and gives us strength and clarity to confront our weaknesses, put our trust in God and listen to where God is calling us to serve. Available online for-free!
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