Thursday, February 2, 2023

TONIGHT!

St. John's will celebrate 

Dia de la Candelaria

 (Presentation of Jesus in the Temple)

La Misa in English

February 2nd at 6:00pm

You may bring candles to bless or a Niño Dios

Social – Music – Mass – Dinner

All are welcome to attend  -  Please invite family and friends

St. John's Mission Statement

St. John's is a Christian community that intentionally gathers 

to experience God's love through Episcopal worship, education,

fellowship, and ministry to the wider community.

A Prayer for Peace Among the Nations (BCP 816)

Let us pray in this time of conflict for the countries of Russia and the Ukraine,

Almighty God our heavenly Father, guide the nations of the world

into the way of justice and truth, and establish among them

that peace which is the fruit of righteousness,

that they may become the kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Amen.

The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany

Sunday, February 5, 2023

9:00am

Collect for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany

Set us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins, and give us the liberty

of that abundant life which you have made known to us

in your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you,

in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Readings for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany

Isaiah 58:1-9a

Psalm 112:1-9

1 Corinthians 2:1-12

Matthew 5:13-20

Worship Booklet for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, February 5, 2023

If you are not able to attend, please join our livestream service:

St. John's website: saint-johns.org

St. John's YouTube Channel: St. John's Episcopal Church, Chula Vista

Sunday School

We have resumed Sunday School for children. Children are invited to gather for a lesson during our Liturgy of the Word.

Birthday, Anniversary and Traveler Prayers

We are honored to pray for special people and events in our lives.



To make the requesting of prayers for someone more efficient, please let Maria Love know by the end of the day on Thursday or write their name(s) in the new Prayer Binder on the counter in the Narthex as you come into the church. The Prayer Binder will be given to the presider during the Sign of Peace.

New: 11:00am Sunday Liturgy

We will be celebrating (as a pilot) an additional family friendly liturgy with Sunday School at 11:00am beginning on Sunday, February 26th.

We need volunteers:

• Nursery Attendants
• Sunday School Teachers
• Music: vocal and instrumental
• Acolytes
• Readers
• Ushers/Greeters

If you are willing to serve, please contact Maria Love.

Altar Flowers for 2023

The altar flowers for February 5, 2023 are given by

Diane and Bill Gustafson in memory of Flo Looney.

Our 2023 Altar Flower sign-up is available in the Narthex. If you are not able to sign up in person, please contact the office to see if your desired date is available. If you donate online, please contact Maria with your dedication: maria@saint-johns.org

Suggested donation is $40.00.

Super Bowl Sunday Soup Sale



More Soups on the way!

On Sunday, February 12, the Women of St. John's will sell soups-to-go after the church service. We now have eight for you to choose from: Ham Hock and Beans, Cream of Mushroom, Albondigas (Mexican Meatball Soup), Split Pea with Ham, Corn Chowder, Vegetable, Chicken with Dumplings, and Tortilla. Sixteen ounces of delicious homemade soup for $7 each, a price that is comparable to fine soup at your local grocery. Proceeds from the sale go to the general fund of the parish.

If you would like to make a soup or if you have questions, please contact Malia Attaway maliaattaway@yahoo.com  Also, we would welcome cornbread, rolls, and other bread items to sell with the soup.

Note: If you are making soup, please get your containers on Sunday. They are on the Narthex counter.

Hospitality Hosts Needed!

Please join us for hospitality after the Sunday morning worship service. If you would like to host a Sunday, you may sign up on the poster in Nale Hall or by calling or emailing Maria at 619-422-4141 or maria@saint-johns.org



Current Available Dates:

February 12th

February 19th

February 26th

Items Needed for Blessings in a Bag



St John’s is collecting and packing 1 gallon zip top bags with items that are helpful for our neighbors living outside. A few bags can be kept in your car to hand out when you come across a homeless person in need. 

Items for Collection:

• Small bottle of water or Powerade type drink 
• Men’s socks (1 or 2 pair)
• Bar of soap in a plastic bag
• Toothbrush
• Small Toothpaste
• Floss picks (2 or 3)
• Body lotion
• Chapstick
• Individual packages hand wash wipes or small bottle of sanitizer
• Small can Pringles
• Small packages crackers (4 to 6 per package)
• Small cans Vienna sausages (protein)
• Small forks to eat the protein
• Granola bar or Powerbar
• Raisins
• Individually wrapped small hard candies (2 to 4)
• Disposable face mask

Outreach Collections

We will continue our ongoing collections for:

• New Blankets - Domestic Violence Shelters (Denise Czer and Linda Dennehy)
• Eyeglasses
• Greeting Cards - ECS HeadStart (Judy McKay)
• Clean, Gently Used Blankets - Dreams for Change
• Emergency Food Pantry - South Bay Community Services (Maria and Joe Love)
• Blessings in a Bag - For our neighbors who are living outside. Click here for a list of items you can donate to fill the bags.
• Gently Used Clothing - Men's, women's and children's 
• Pill Bottles - We are no longer collecting pill bottles

Items may be brought to Nale Hall on Sundays when we gather for worship.

You may also bring your items to the church during our weekday office hours,

Monday through Thursday from 9am to 3pm.

If you are not able to bring them, please contact the parish office, and we will pick up the items from your home.

St. John's Outreach Committee meets monthly to discuss our parish Outreach activities.

Please click on the following link for more information on our Outreach collection activities:

Outreach Ministries of St. John's

Tai Chi Moving for Better Balance

St. John's is pleased to partner with the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency to offer Tai Chi Moving for Better Balance on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2-3pm

in Nale Hall.

Informational Flyer: Tai Chi Moving for Better Balance

We Are Here For You!



If you, a family member, neighbor or a friend are interested in celebrating a significant event in your spiritual life, please know that you are welcome.

We would be honored to be a part of your Baptism, Holy Communion, Quinceañera, Marriage, Renewal of Vows or Anointing of the Sick.

At St. John's, no matter who you are or where you are on your spiritual journey - you are welcome here.

Celebration of Life for Norma Dunn

The Celebration of Life for Norma Dunn will be on

Saturday, February 4th at 11:00am

at St. John's Episcopal Church, 760 First Ave. Chula Vista, CA 91910

The Dunn family has requested that memorial donations be made in Norma's honor to:

• St. John's Episcopal Church: if by check, write Norma Dunn in the memo line, or give electronically through the "Give Now" button on the St. John's website.
• Episcopal Relief and Development: at this link Episcopal Relief and Development

Notes of care and sympathy may be sent to:

Bob Dunn and Family

1206 Corte de Vela

Chula Vista, CA 91910

Please hold the Dunn family in your prayers during this difficult time.

Celebration of Life for Dean Peters



The Celebration of Life for Dean Peters will be on

Saturday, March 11th at 11:00am

at St. John's Episcopal Church, 760 First Ave. Chula Vista, CA 91910

Please hold the Peters and Wier families in your prayers during this difficult time.

Celebration of Life for Lola Hunt

The Celebration of Life for Lola Hunt will be on

Thursday, March 23rd at 10:00am

at St. John's Episcopal Church, 760 First Ave. Chula Vista, CA 91910

Please hold the Hunt family in your prayers during this difficult time.

Into your hands, O merciful Savior, we commend you servants,

Norma, Dean and Lola.

Acknowledge, we humbly beseech you, sheep of your own fold,

lambs of your own flock, sinners of your own redeeming.

Receive them into the arms of your mercy,

into the blessed rest of everlasting peace,

and into the glorious company of the saints in light. Amen.

Rest eternal grant to them, O Lord;

And let light perpetual shine upon them.

May their soul and the souls of all the departed,

through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

A Prayer for Victims of Gun Violence

O God who remembers, we hold before you all who have died

from the plague of gun violence in our land.

We remember those who have taken their lives with a gun,

those who have died in school shootings and mass shootings,

those who have died from gun violence fueled by anger, by abuse, by accident,

by domestic violence, or by crime. We lift our voices in sorrow and frustration knowing that every life is infinitely valuable to you.

Receive all who have died into the arms of your mercy,

bless those who mourn with the hope of eternal life,

and strengthen our hearts and our arms to bring an end to this scourge.

This we pray in the name of the one who overcame the power of death,

your son, Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Wednesday Morning Prayer and Bible Study



Join us for Wednesday Morning Prayer and Bible Study

on Wednesdays at 9:30 am as a Zoom meeting.

Please contact Rev. Roger ( revroger@saint-johns.org)

to be included in the Zoom meeting.

Morning Prayer will have a week off and will resume on February 15th.

Calling All Quilters: We Need your Help

Our supply of prayer quilts is very low and need to have new prayer quilts made.

If you are interested in sewing new prayer quilts, please contact Diane Gustafson.

Parish Prayer Lists

Birthday and Anniversary Prayers

We would like to acknowledge and pray for anyone celebrating a birthday and/or anniversary in the coming week. Please let us know by Thursday of the prior week so that we can pray for you during the Sunday liturgy. 

Our Parish Prayer Intentions

Today and every day include some time for prayer, for yourself,

for your church family, and for those in need.

For our Military

Matt Jensen, Drew Shorkey, Cody Crossland, Cameron Ronie, Chariti Paden, Mark Stanfield, Sean Robinson, Jonathan Martinez, TK Nguyen, Christopher Lindshield, Timothy Lindshield, Jeremy Colton, David Sanchez, Jonathan Baldera, Nick Wyatt, Jamal Warner,

Matt Hernandez, Daniel Getreu, Devon Strunk, Taylor Harrold, Jorge Zuazua, Sebastian Morales, Roberto Chavez, Ryan Lothspeich, Andrew C. Dugger, Dan and Chelsey Nyaradi, and Gen. G.J. Heinrich.

Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping 

all the men and women of our armed forces at home and abroad.

Defend them day by day with your heavenly grace; 

strengthen them in their trials and temptations; 

give them courage to face the perils which beset them; 

and grant them a sense of your abiding presence 

wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Strength in Time of Need

Steve Magill, Gary and Shirley McCarren, Ann Lindshield, the McClure family, 

Barb Oliveira, Heather Wallace, Linda Longoria-Neff, Josey Felts, Karen Polk, Celia Vasquez,

Alec Hauer, Susy Martin Del Campo, Helen McGrath, Irene Cheney and Ann Rogers.

O God of heavenly powers, 

by the might of your command you drive away from our bodies 

all sickness and all infirmity: 

Be present in your goodness with your servants, 

that their weakness may be banished and their strength restored; 

and that, their health being renewed, they may bless your holy Name;

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Cycle of Prayers for the Church

In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we pray for all congregations of the diocese in transition.

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea.

In the Military Cycle of Prayer, we pray for Sailors serving aboard USS Bunker Hill,

USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), and USS Lake Champlain (CG 57).

Upcoming Events at St. John's



• February 2: La Misa in English celebrating Dia de la Candelaria, 6:00pm in Nale Hall
• February 4: Celebration of Life for Norma Dunn, 11:00am at St. John's
• February 7 & 9: Tai Chi class, 2:00-3:00pm in Nale Hall
• February 21: Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, 6:00pm in Nale Hall
• February 22: Ash Wednesday; services at 12 noon and 7:00pm

1st Quarter Calendar Events 2023

Parish Office Hours and Contacts

The Parish Office will be open 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday through Thursday.

Please call the parish office if you have any questions or concerns

(619-422-4141) or email info@saint-johns.org.

Rev. Roger will be in the office on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday afternoons; and all day on Wednesday and Friday. He is available by appointment. Please call the office to schedule an appointment.

In case of a pastoral emergency, Rev. Roger may be reached on his cell phone at

619-301-0724.

Bringing Out the Flavors that are Already There

With special guest Bishop Susan Brown Snook

This week David is joined by Charlette and our very special guest, The Rt. Rev. Dr. Susan Brown Snook, who discusses salt and light, the 2023 Year of Service, and how we can live into our call of relational service for our neighbors. 

“You’re not supposed to pour salt all over everything and make it all salty. You are supposed to use the salt to draw the true flavor out of all the other ingredients. We are called to enter our ministry in the community humbly and authentically. [...] Christians are not called to take over the world and make it all salty. We are called to be the salt and draw God’s truth out of every person we meet,” said Bishop Susan Brown Snook. 

Listen Here

Prepare the Ashes

By: Jason Evans, Canon for Mission



On Ash Wednesday of 2022, Episcopalians across the four counties that make up the Diocese of San Diego left their church buildings, entered their surrounding communities, and offered the imposition of ashes. This act has come to be known as “ashes to go.” The practice has its detractors. The name itself implies a correlation with the kind of drive-thru food we are all familiar with. It may be a cheap shortcut to spiritual sustenance, but I am convinced that the practice has its merits.

Possibly the greatest merit of Ashes to Go is its honesty. Not only in the words that are shared but in its transparency. How often do we see Episcopalians in parking lots vested in surplices or cassocks, administering an ancient ritual as they navigate concrete curbs and bustling passersby? Read More

New Sacred Ground Circles Forming

EDSD Racial Justice and Reconciliation Task Force will offer two Sacred Ground circles. One on Mondays 3-5 pm starting February 13th, and one on Fridays 6-8 pm starting February 17th.

Pre-registration for a circle and/or info session is required.

Click here for information and registration.

Diocesan-Wide Book Study

This year, as part of the Year of Service, EDSD is studying one book: The New Parish: How Neighborhood Churches are Transforming Mission, Discipleship, and Community. Churches across the diocese are encouraged to gather in small groups to explore how your church can be known to our neighbors through care, reconciliation, and renewal. After all, a church that cares for its neighborhood is the type of church others want to join.

Bishop Susan Brown Snook said, “This book is an excellent example of how churches can lead local neighborhoods to the gift of God’s love through service and action. I encourage you to join your church’s book group and engage in the life-giving joy of sharing Christ’s love with your neighborhood.” 

Each chapter in The New Parish concludes with questions for conversation and missional practices for congregation members—making facilitating a book study much easier.

If you are interested in facilitating a book study at St. John's please contact the office at info@saint-johns.org.

2023: Year of Service

Theology of Service Webinar

Join EDSD Missioner for Multicultural Ministries, Rachel Ambasing for the third session of a four-week webinar series on the Theology of Service, February 1 at 6:00pm.

Click here for information and registration.

• The Bishop's Statement on Gun Violence
• A pastoral word from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on the death of Tyre Nichols
• Concert for the Human Family, St. Dunstan's, February 24, 4pm
• RefugeeNet Gala, St. Paul's Cathedral, March 18, 6pm
• "We Believe..." EDSD Collaborative Confirmation

Help Ukrainian Refugees



Episcopal Relief & Development continues to work with Anglican and ecumenical partners to provide aid to people displaced by the crisis in Ukraine. 

Please click the button below to donate:

760 First Ave  Chula Vista, CA  91910

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