The Church’s outreach is both local and global – and so St. John’s outreach is directed both to our own community and also to our global partner churches in the Anglican Communion. That’s why St. John’s supports the Anglican Relief and Development Fund (ARDF). Rather than fostering dependency, our donations to the ARDF help to empower local Anglican leaders in the Global South to solve the problems they identify as priorities in their own communities. Every project proposal is researched by ARDF to ensure that it will be effective and sustainable.

Governed by a board of global leaders from the developing world, the ARDF meets annually to determine priorities, approve projects, and report to the Global Church. Visit the ARDF website or watch a brief video to learn more about their ongoing efforts and global relationships.

This Sunday the choir offers in place of a motet at Communion, a Hymn by Lowell Mason. The text is by Francis Scott Key (1817) and Mason arranged the tune from a Gregorian Chant in 1839. The tune has been assigned the name “Ripley”.

The Annual General Congregational Meeting will be after 11 a.m. Morning Prayer on Sunday, Nov. 21. At this meeting, four new members will be elected to the Vestry for a three-year term. Members are encouraged to submit nominations by Sunday, Nov. 7 to the Vestry’s Nomination Committee: Leslie Johnson, Chip Compton, Mary Soule, Sean Finnegan, and Martha Sullivan. Nominees must be communicants in good standing (for at least five years).

Adults with school-age children are invited to join us Sundays at 10 a.m. in Cranmer Hall. They’ll connect, share, and encourage one another on a variety of faith-based topics, including an ongoing reading of The Reason for God, Belief in an Age of Skepticism by best-selling author, Timothy Keller. If you have any questions please contact Rob Sparks at rob.sparks@firstcitizens.com

The Outreach Committee will meet at PACK this Wednesday, Oct. 20 at 4 Mall Terrace from 4-6 p.m. All are welcome to join us and help pack food for local children.

New! Kids’ Boutique at PACK

Starting this month, the Outreach Committee will begin collecting new outfits to add to the Kids’ Boutique at PACK. Parishioners are encouraged to shop for a fun, practical outfit to fill the 6-year-old girls’ rack. (Checks and Target or Amazon gift cards are also welcome.) Donations may be dropped off at 4 Mall Terrace during the times St. John’s volunteers are there (1^st & 3^rd Wednesdays from 4-6 p.m.). Please make sure all donations still have the tags on them.

For more information or to sign up to help with this Kids’ Boutique project, please contact Elaine Barrow at

ehbarrow@aol.com or cell 912-856-1774.

Save the Date! Youth Fellowship & Outreach

There will be a fellowship and outreach opportunity on Wednesday, Nov. 3 from 4 – 6 p.m. Save the date to join with Elaine Barrow and Steven Vanderlip to shop together to fill the 6-year-old girls’ rack at PACK. More information will follow. “Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.” – Acts 20:35.

This is an immediate opening for support, one to two Sunday mornings, monthly. The work involves independently operating a series of digital cameras and microphones, recording and simultaneously streaming to Facebook and YouTube. Each session lasts between 1-1½ hours, with a pre-session period to check system operations and adjustments.

This is a compensated activity, following a mentored training period of 2-3 hours. Interested individuals should contact St. John’s Verger, Ray Summerell, rsummerell@stjohnssav.org, phone 912-777-9532.