The Week of January 9, 2021
NOTICE
ST. JOHN’S ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
JANUARY 23, 2022
 
The annual meeting will be held on Sunday, January 23 at 11:00AM in person in the sanctuary and via Zoom. All parishioners are invited and encouraged to attend.
 
The Nominating Committee and the Vestry present the following slate to be elected upon at the Annual Meeting:
 
Vestry
 
Officers
Ron Bacchi - Senior Warden............................................................................. 1 year
Olive Grant - Junior Warden............................................................................. 1 year
Georgia Nostrand, Clerk.................................................................................... 1 year
Jane Holt -Acting Treasurer.............................................................................. 1 year
 
Members at Large
 
Class of 2023
·     Nicky Mehan - Vestry Nominee (filling in final year of Christine Appenzellar)
·     Bob Gerry - Vestry Nominee (filling in final year of Georgia Nostrand)
·     Vincent Gilmore
 
Class of 2024
·     Gus Schlegel
·     Peter Stroili
·     Paula Thompson
 
Class of 2025
·     Franklin David
·     John Svagr
·     (Open)
 
St. John’s Community Foundation
·     Caroline Smit – Nominee
·     Sandra Clark – Nominee
                                                   
             Respectfully Submitted,
 
                Olive Grant
                      Clerk of Vestry
Join us this Sunday at 10:15AM in person or online
Preparing for our Annual Parish Meeting
Dear Parishioners,

As noted above, our Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Sunday, January 23, 2022. The meeting will begin around 11:00am immediately following our Morning Prayer service.
We will remain in the sanctuary for the meeting. Those who attend in person note that we will continue to follow Covid protocols by wearing masks, remaining socially distant and not having coffee hour.
If you would like to attend the meeting but wish to do so online, we will be providing the Zoom login information for the meeting in the coming weeks.
Online attendees will be able to take part in the voting process and information on how to do so will be forthcoming. Please plan to join us on Sunday, January 23.
Choral Music for the Season
Morningstar now available for viewing
Special Feast of The Epiphany Service
Sunday, January 9, 2022 - 5:00PM

Meeting ID : 889 979 5804
Passcode : reception

Attend via phone: +1 929 205 6099 États-Unis (New York)
Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kt21qEEIh
St. John's Women's Group
The St. John’s Women’s Group will be having their first meeting of the year on Wednesday, January 12th, at 7 PM via zoom.The link will be posted next week prior to the meeting.
An Invitation from St. John's Women's Group
Click below to view the pdf file
Tuesday Afternoon Bible Study
St. John’s Tuesday Afternoon Bible Study group meets every week at 2pm via Zoom. 
Meeting ID: 925 7833 1521
Passcode: 618848
COMMUNITY THRIFT SHOP HOLIDAY
Reopens today, January 6, 2022.
Bon Samaritain Sponsor a Child Program
The outreach committee invites you to please consider sponsoring a child at Haiti's Bon Samaritain School and Clinic. It costs $80 to sponsor a child’s tuition or $150 for tuition, books and uniform, however, no contribution is too small!
You can sponsor online by visiting https://stjohns-stamford.org/give/ Click on the blue GIVE button and select Bon Samaritain School and Clinic in the "Give To" box; or see Sheelagh Schlegel or any member of the outreach committee for further info. Pictures of the children are on our website and the church's bulletin board.
You Are Invited!
St. John’s Children and Teen Program
St. John's Community Foundation Corner
Prayers for our parishioners  
Please send all prayer list requests for the bulletin to the Parish Administrator,
Kathy McBride, at kmcbride@stjohns-stamford.org.
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Giving
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 the mail and doing the banking as usual.
Click here for St. John's Online Giving Page, click the blue GIVE button and fill out the information. Please be sure to choose a category from the dropdown menu before submitting your contribution.
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Devotional
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