St. John's Episcopal Church - Centreville, VA
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Parish News - July 6, 2022
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to the surge in Corona Virus in FFX, St. John's is asking everyone to continue wearing masks at the Sunday service.
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Dear St. John's Parishioners and Friends:
I have been in church choirs nearly all of my life and I have a great love of church music. The beautiful melodies and harmonies can touch us and move us to be closer to God. While we love that music, we often don’t take in the text. The texts by themselves can be truly moving prayers.
The following is one of my favorites and a worthy prayer for any of us.
“God be in my head and in my understanding. God be in mine eyes and in my looking. God be in my mouth and in my speaking. God be in my heart and in my thinking. God be at mine end and at my departing.” Sarum Primer 1514
God bless,
David Parker
Senior Warden
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We welcomed The Rev. Philene Ware Dunn on April 24 to St. John's. She is the priest celebrating the Sunday service until July 31. She will be here on Sunday mornings only and will work with Deacon Steve on any pastoral concerns.
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If you are available to be the nursery attendant at the 9:30 AM Sunday service on July 17th, please speak with Deacon Steve.
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Carol, we're so glad you got to Hawaii!
From all of us at St. John's
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Aloha from Hawaii!
(Carol and her sister, Jan, evidently "earned their wings" while there!)
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The altar and cross at the outdoor Episcopal church we have attended just two blocks from where we they stayed.
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Mission Outreach – Save the Children:
Parishioners of St. John’s have been longtime contributors to the Save the Children charity which champions the rights of over 2.3 billion children in over 100 countries to ensure that the health and well-being of these needy, vulnerable children are protected. Save the Children has a proven track record of using donations efficiently and effectively to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn, and protection from harm.
Photos of two of the children St. John’s has sponsored are on display in the parish hall breezeway. It costs $39.00/month to sponsor each child. To help raise much needed funds, a parishioner of St. John’s, who wishes to remain anonymous, will match all donations (up to $500.00) to help St. John’s continue its sponsorship of these needy children. All donations, large or small, will be appreciated.
Please make checks out to St. John’s Episcopal Church and designate them for Mission Outreach – Save the Children. Cash donations may be placed in an envelope marked Mission Outreach – Save the Children and placed in the offering plate. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
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We have all seen the horrors of the war in Ukraine. If you would like to help those in need, Episcopal Relief and Development is working closely with a group that is on the ground in Ukraine. You can make a contribution on their website at https://www.episcopalrelief.org/ Please continue to keep the people of Ukraine in your prayers.
A Prayer for all those involved in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
God of peace and justice, we pray for the people of Ukraine today. We pray for peace and the laying down of weapons. We pray for all those who fear for tomorrow, that your Spirit of comfort would draw near to them. We pray for those with power over war or peace, for wisdom, discernment and compassion to guide their decisions. Above all, we pray for all your precious children, at risk and in fear, that you would hold and protect them. We pray in the name of Jesus, the Prince of Peace. Amen
(written by Archbishop Justin Welby and Archbishop Stephen Cottrell)
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OUTREACH and VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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Centreville Immigration Forum and Labor Resource Center
Current Volunteer & Intern Opportunities
Here is a list of our current volunteer and internship opportunities. For more information fill out the volunteer intake form.
1. Volunteer in these areas:
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Administration / Community Outreach / Database Management / Marketing Committee / Personnel Committee / Fundraising
2. How can you get involved with the programs and projects of the Centreville Immigration Forum?
- Our bimonthly new volunteer orientations are a great way to meet the staff and hear more about our current volunteer needs.
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Please fill out the Intake form, include your resume,and we will reach out to you shortly with information about the next information session. Be sure to read our Code of Ethics before filling out the form! Join our next orientation!
- Join us in action as we make Centreville a model of how day laborers and the community can work together!
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Top Items Currently Needed by The Katharine K. Hanley Family Shelter
Toothpaste / Shampoo / Conditioner / Body Wash /
Bar Soap / Hand Soap / Deodorant
The items may be dropped off at the office.
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The KKHFS is very thankful for the donations St John’s has provided to support their clients as they transition to their long-term residences. However, they are still looking for volunteers in these various roles to support their long-term success:
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The Katharine K. Hanley Family Shelter is located nearby and currently house up to 12 families onsite, 12 families in hotel sites and serve over 40 families in their prevention and rapid rehousing programs. Seeking volunteers for:
- On-call movers:
- Volunteer Delivery Driver
- Volunteer On Call Moving Assistant
- Volunteer Shelter Assistant
- If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please contact Rev. Deacon Steve at [email protected] who will coordinate with KKHFS Community Coordinator to get you started.
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A NOTE FROM THE GARDEN COMMITTEE: Last week, A St. John's Volunteer Gardener delivered to the WFCM Food Bank 1 bunch of parsley, 2 bunches pf radishes, 3 bunches of onions, 7 small bags of basil, 4 small bags of thyme, 3 small bags of pineapple mint, 2 small bags of chives, and 3 green peppers. FRESH OUT OF THE GARDEN!!!
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Western Fairfax Christian Ministries updated list of the foods that they need the most. You can bring your non-perishable items to the church on Sunday mornings, or drop them off in the box outside the door by the breezeway during the week and they will be delivered to WFCM.
Most needed items in the food pantry this month, JULY 2022:
· Canned Vegetables (low salt beets. collard greens, carrots)
· Canned Olives
· Rice - bagged white and brown
· Great Northern, Cannelli, Refried, Pinto, and Black Beans
· Canned Tuna and Vienna Sausages
· Canned Mandarin Oranges, peaches, pineapple, mixed fruit (no sugar added preferred)
· Spaghetti (1 lb. packages)
· Pasta Sauce - canned or jars
· Tomato Sauce, Tomato Paste, Canned Whole Tomatoes (low salt preferred)
· Oatmeal
· Family Size Boxed Cereal
· Sugar
· Peanut Butter
· Jelly
· Ramen soup
· Gluten-free food items
· Family-size Snacks (chips, crackers)
· Cake Mix/Brownie Mix
· Pancake Mix
· Syrup
· Boxed Instant Mashed Potatoes
· Ketchup, Mustard, Mayo, and Salad Dressing (family size not miniature packs)
· Toiletries: Toilet paper, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, toothpaste (NOTE: we are not currently in need of diapers size 0-5 due to our partnership with Greater DC Diaper Bank. Please only donate size 6 or larger size diapers, larger size pull ups size 4T/5T for toddlers, or wipes if you want to donate items for babies.)
They accept food and toiletry donations Monday - Friday 8-10 am at 4511 Daly Drive Suite H (Back Door) and on the second Saturday monthly 9-11 am.
The Western Fairfax Shepherd Center is still accepting volunteer drivers to support clients who need help getting to appointments, shopping trips (for food), and to deliver food from WFCM to clients. Please contact the Shepherd Center at 703-246-5920 or email [email protected] and copy Deacon Steve at [email protected].
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Due to the current increase in COVID19 transmission rates in Fairfax County, the Vestry has decided to continue the masking policy during worship services. We will monitor the transmission rates and modify this policy if things in our area change. We will use the data from the Fairfax County Health Department to make these determinations. This applies to our worship service. The policy of our ministry partners may differ, so please respect them by masking while in other parts of the building. You should also mask If you need to be in close proximity to others in an enclosed space. You never know who may be unable to be vaccinated or is otherwise compromised. Thank you for your cooperation. We also continue our "safe" way of having communion by using the individual cups for the bread and the wine.
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The services continue to be live streamed at 9:30 AM on Sunday morning, and they can be watched later as well. On Saturday, we will resend the link, along with a link for the bulletin and the lectionary class.
SUNDAY LIVESTREAM LINK:
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*Please* consider volunteering -
to support our Sunday Worship.
We need Lectors to read the lessons, ushers to greet and help with the service, sign up below). Consider signing up every 2 months throughout the year, that way some folks aren't leaned on. If you find you can't fill something you signed up for, just let us know. (Senior Warden or Parish Admin)
We need Lay Eucharistic Visitors to help visit our sick and shut-ins who would like communion at their home (see Deacon Steve for this),
We need Altar Guild members to help prepare for our worship service (see Marcia Evans or another A.G. member)
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Sunday service reader or usher We welcome, need, and value your help! The lector will read the 2 lessons and the psalm. The usher will hand out bulletins and bring the elements and offering to the altar.
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Altar Flowers
When you sign up, please indicate how you wish your flower donation to appear in the Sunday bulletin.
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The Adult Lectionary Forum - IN PERSON & ON ZOOM
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SUNDAY WORSHIP & EDUCATION
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We can prepare our hearts & minds by reading ahead
for the Sunday Service lesson
The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
July 10, 2022
The First Reading: Amos 7:7-17
Amaziah, the priest, seeks to undermine the message from God that Amos is willing to communicate. The harsh truth of Israel’s waywardness — symbolized in the plumb line — stands as a witness against Amaziah, King Jeroboam, and all of Israel’s leaders.
The Psalm:82, BCP p. 705
The Second Reading: Colossians 1:1-14
Paul and Timothy send greetings and encouragement to the faithful in Colos’sae; they express great joy at the faith which is taking root in these new believers, and highlight the fervent prayers they offer.
The Gospel: Luke 10:25-37
An expert in the law seeks the boundaries of his religious responsibility; Jesus shares the parable of the Good Samaritan to spread his arms wide, revealing to the lawyer that all come within the reach of the command to love one’s neighbor.
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Online Contributions
to St. John's
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St. John's now offers three buttons for online donations via Tithe.ly. You may use the buttons below to go directly to Tithe.ly, or you may download the Tithe.ly app on your phone or tablet.
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The Pledge payment button may be used only to make your pledge payment (after signing up to be a pledger, which may be done at any time in the year. See Carol or Vestry)
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The Facility Campaign button may be used only for any contribution for the facility's buildings and grounds, or special facility campaigns.
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The Donation button may be used for any other type of donation to St. John's. To designate a special purpose (i.e. Organ Fund, Ministry Partner payments, etc.) please send a note to [email protected].
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A Legacy
The Right Reverend Bishop Peter James Lee, 12th Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia, passed away in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on July 2, 2022. He was 84. Bishop Lee served for 25 years as Bishop of Virginia, from 1984 to 2009.
During his tenure as Bishop, Peter Lee ordained more than 200 people to the priesthood; helped to strengthen the Church Schools in the Diocese of Virginia; oversaw major capital improvements to the two diocesan conference centers, Roslyn in Richmond and Shrine Mont in Orkney Springs; developed a partner relationship with the Diocese of Christ the King in South Africa; and established a program to give financial assistance to diocesan youth to make mission trips. He also helped to establish the Triangle of Hope, a covenantal relationship between the Dioceses of Virginia, Liverpool, England and now the Diocese of Kumasi, Ghana. The Triangle of Hope promotes reconciliation and healing from the three dioceses’ shared history in the slave trade.
One of the hallmarks of Bishop Lee’s episcopate was his vote in 2003 to confirm the first openly gay bishop in The Episcopal Church. That decision prompted 11 churches to break away from the Diocese, which led to a legal battle over property ownership. The Diocese ultimately won the legal dispute in 2012 when the courts ruled that the seceding churches’ buildings and land were the property of the Diocese.
Bishop Lee said that some of the highlights of his career were meeting Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and being presented to the Queen of England.
Another legacy he leaves to the Diocese of Virginia is a fund established in his name, the Peter James Lee Fund for Small Church Revitalization. The endowment fund was established in 2001 and its purpose it to assist small churches in their revitalization, preservation and expansion primarily of their facilities.
While Bishop Lee eventually found his way to seminary, ordained ministry was not his first career. Prior to his call to ministry, Bishop Lee served as an Army Intelligence Officer (61-62), then as a journalist for several newspapers, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
He enrolled in Duke University Law School in 1963, but it was during his first year that he felt his call to ordained ministry. It was also the year he met his wife, Kristy Margaret Knapp.
Bishop Lee graduated from VTS in 1967 and was ordained a deacon that same year. In 1968, he was ordained a priest. From 1968-1970, he served as Assistant Rector of St. John’s Lafayette Square, then became rector of Chapel of the Cross, Chapel Hill, NC, where he served from 1971 – 1984. He was elected Bishop CoAdjutor of the Diocese of Virginia in 1984.
While Bishop of Virginia, he served in many leadership positions in the wider Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion, including as President of the Presiding Bishop’s Fund for World Relief (1987-1993); President, American Friends of the Diocese of Jerusalem (1989-1996); Chairman, Board of Trustees, VTS (1993 – 2009); Chaplain, Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, Washington, DC (1994-2000) and Chairman of The Friends of Canterbury Cathedral in the United States (2003 – 2018).
Though he resigned as Bishop of Virginia in 2009, he continued a distinguished career in ministry. He went directly from Virginia to San Francisco where he served as Interim Dean of Grace Cathedral from 2009-2010. From 2010-2011, he served as Interim Dean of General Theological Seminary in New York City. From New York, Bishop Lee moved to Paris, where he served as Interim Dean of The American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (2012-2013). In 2013, he was elected Provisional Bishop of the Diocese of East Carolina, where he served as an Interim Bishop until 2014. He served in a variety of other ministries including Interim Rector, Christ Church, Georgetown, (2015 – 2017); Assisting Bishop, Diocese of North Carolina and Bishop-in-Residence, Chapel of the Cross, Chapel Hill, NC.
Bishop Lee is survived by his wife, Kristina Knapp Lee, daughter Stewart, son James, and several grandchildren.
Funeral details are still being planned. They will be shared with the Diocese when finalized.
Condolences to the family may be mailed to: The Lee Family, Mayo Memorial Church House, 110 W. Franklin St. Richmond, Va., 23220 or emailed to [email protected] for forwarding to the Lee family.
Please keep the Lee family in your prayers.
Journalist Alberta Lindsey contributed to this report.
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The Rev. Canon Mark Stevenson
The Next Bishop Diocesan
of the Diocese of Virginia
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