The WEekly Evangelist

April 19, 2023

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Birthdays and Anniversaries

04/02-Mary Babcock

04/02-Barb Partridge

04/08-Andrew Westberg

04/13-Jill Fischer

04/14-Marcia Olauson

04/16 - Diane Deeren

04/23-John Paul

March Anniversaries

04/25-Mike & Jane Kearney

From the desk of Rev'd Cindi...

In the next weeks, Rev. Cindi will be visiting:

· Saturday, April 22: Southern MAG, Mankato MN

· Sunday, April 23: Parish Visit - Emmanuel, Rushford

· Tuesday, May 9: SE Clericus

· Wednesday, May 10: SW Clericus

SAVE THE DATE!

Bishop Loya will join us on Tuesday, May 23 at 6:30 PM for Rev. Cindi’s

installation. A festive reception will follow! Vestry will share more

information as it becomes available.

Join us TOMORROW for the next Community Conversation

Wednesday, April 19th

Topic: Action and Contemplation

Who: Everyone from all participating congregations are invited to participate

Preparation: Please read chapter 5 from Incline Your Ear found HERE

When: Wednesday, April 19th, 6:30pm-7:30pm CENTRAL TIME

Registration: Please register through the link below and Zoom will send you a meeting link

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtc-yspzkrE9NfRFKpiH61SGz4wcBEQco-#/registration

Connections Shelter News: Our hosting week along with St. John's Catholic is from April 10-14. The shelter will close for the season on April 14th. All meals and volunteer slots are filled. Yeah!

As you may know the Kato Sleep Out fundraiser was delayed from March 31st to April 14th due to extreme weather conditions. There is still time to donate if you'd like by going to the Connections Website. www.connectionsshelter.org St. John's was able to raise over $1000 for support of the shelter. Fantastic! Here's a great big THANK YOU for your wonderful generosity! It indeed makes a difference in people's lives.

ECHO Food Shelf benefited from our March Food Share efforts. We took #64 of food and $195 in donations to ECHO on March 30th. Some people may have donated directly to ECHO so our contribution may even be greater. Another great big THANK YOU for all your support.

St. John's Outreach Team

All Episcopalians living and worshipping in the southern part of the diocese are invited and encouraged to attend our spring mission area gathering!

Each spring, we gather in mission areas across the diocese to meet one another, pray together, share stories, and hear from the Bishop and our Council representatives. This year, our gatherings will focus on being rooted in Jesus. We'll hear from the Bishop and have a chance to share with one another about the ways that faith-based relationships have helped us grow our faith. These gatherings will connect us as one church in many places across the diocese, inviting us into deep conversation and sharing.

All clergy, lay delegates, and lay leaders of faith communities in the Southeast and Southwest mission areas are invited. We look forward to seeing you there!

Southern Mission Area Gathering

Saturday, April 22nd, 10am-3pm | In person and online

St. John's Episcopal Church, 302 Warren Street, Mankato & on Zoom

Refreshments and lunch will be provided, and we will close our time with a celebration of Eucharist.

Please register today, and share this invitation widely with those in your communities!