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On Monday, Haley Blackwell officially began her ministry with St. John's as our new Minister for Youth and Young Adults. She and her husband, Austin, are settling into their new home and are eager to meet you all!

Please stop by the office during the week to say hello and, of course, introduce yourselves on Sunday mornings during worship. 

We couldn’t be more thrilled to have Haley on staff and Austin as a part of our community!

2022 Goal: $25,000

Received: $8,940

This year, we are supporting the Nyarweng School in South Sudan as well as Project Ruth to support those affected by the war in Ukraine.

$20,000 will go to support Nyarweng School 

$5,000 will go to Project Ruth

You can give towards this goal today by donating online and specifying Global Missions (button below), or by writing "Global Missions" in the memo line on your check.

Sign Up to Make a Banana Pudding for the Men's Shelter!

We still need a few folks to make banana puddings for the Men's Shelter to enjoy on August 19.

Sign up below.



The Charlotte Pride parade returns to Uptown for the first time since the pandemic shutdown on Sunday, August 21. 

Here are the details:

• The parade runs from 1-4:30 pm. Our slot in the parade is supposed to depart the staging area at around 3 pm.
• There is a planned church lunch that day (with homemade ice cream)! so you can eat and socialize after worship.
• Around 1 pm, we will make our way together Uptown to the staging area near 9th and Tryon. 

We need to get a headcount as soon as possible, so please register in Realm [button below] if you plan to march with us. More details to come.



We have a very good problem!

Need for Children's Volunteers

With nineteen babies born in the church family in the last couple of years, we have a growing children's program!

Of course, this means we need more volunteers to provide care during Sunday School and Worship on Sunday mornings.

For safety, we must have at least two workers in each classroom. Volunteers are asked to commit to one Sunday a month, so it's not onerous but a fun time to be with our youngest members. Children's programming will resume after Labor Day on Sunday, 9/11/22.

If you are willing to work in our nursery or one of our children's classrooms one Sunday a month, or if you would just like to substitute, please contact Mindy Vergakis at mindyvergakis@hotmail.com or Amanda Morrison in the church office.

Throughout the month of August, St. John's is committed to collecting items to help the students at Highland Renaissance Academy. 

Starting this Sunday, there will be two barrels at the Main Entrance. In one barrel, we will collect canned soup and fruit cups. In the other barrel, we will collect school supplies of all sorts (glue sticks, pencils, notebooks, child scissors).

Drop off these essential supplies to help these sweet students!

Questions? Contact Becky Skidmore at beckyskidmore@carolina.rr.com.

The Faith Journey book study will begin its fall study on September 12. The book for discussion will be What Good is God? The Search of a Faith That Matters by Philip Yancey. Books will be available for $12. The group meets each Monday at 11:30 am at the church. All are welcome. Don't hesitate to contact Kathy Bragg or Loretta Brown if you are interested in joining the group. 

The Heritage Anniversary exhibits in the office hallway and the alcove have now been updated to the decade of the 1960s. Please take time to go by and view

Among the items on display in the hallway are newspaper articles relating to the change in the church’s baptism policy. choir and play programs, youth directories, a youth camp and retreat programs, pictures and listings of youth month ministers, a copy of the Youth Sunday sermon by Ken Benton from 1967, and pictures and programs from Girl’s Auxiliary coronations. Some of the names on these programs are those of current church members, including Teri Franklin, Donna Hipps Morris, Jimmy Morris, Rob Peacock, Ken Benton, Nancy Edwards Fuller, and Debbie Hutson Benton.

In the alcove is information about the sanctuary renovation completed in 1964 and the 25th Anniversary celebration of Dr. Broach’s ministry at St. John’s held at Park Center, now the Grady Cole Center. Also in the alcove are a notebook with information about Rev. Roberts (Bob) Lasater whose 23-year ministry at St. John’s as Associate Minister began in January 1960 and a notebook compiled by Nina Phillips about her mother, “Miss Fannie” Rupelt, the Church Secretary for many years including the decade of the 1960s. The hallway bulletin board display shows additional information about the church staff during the decade.

Prayers, Thanks, and Celebrations

• Kathleen Bumgardner, Tarsha Williams, Jeck Warren, Pauline Funderburk, Linda Finger, Caroline Godsey, Rob Sellers, Arnold Philemon

Ministers On-Call Schedule

• August 1-7: Lee Gray
• August 8-14: Kevin Gray

 

Staff Contact Information

• Amanda Morrison, Ministry Coordinator - 704-333-5428, ext. 11
• Haley Blackwell, Minister for Youth & Young Adults
• Dennis Foust, Senior Minister - 704-359-7234 (cell); 704-333-5428, ext. 12
• Lee Gray, Minister for Congregational Care - 704-451-1309 (cell); 704-333-5428, ext. 15
• Kevin Gray, Minister for Music and Worship - 803-524-0287 (cell); 704-333-5428, ext. 14
• Mallory Brown, Media Coordinator - 704-477-3349 (cell)