Catch the Spirit T-shirts
– The t-shirts should be
ready by Friday, August 23rd. Please plan to pick yours up at church
on Sunday, August 25th to have for the Crab Feast. Make checks out
to St. John’s for payment. Call Alice if you cannot pick up on Sunday. Order
forms are in this bulletin and on the usher’s table in the Narthex.
Special Meeting for the Sanctuary
Roof – The Vestry will host a Special
Parish Meeting today to make a presentation regarding the restoration of the
Sanctuary and the road ahead.
New
Service Music Offering – We continue singing the Sursum Corda, Response,
and the Proper Preface using the form in the Hymnal, S120. Last week
went well and we’re on the way to look for feedback on how the service music
suits you.
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August 18, 2013, 10:30 am Holy Eucharist
Rite II with a Litany of Healing
Lessons for the Thirteenth
Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 15)
First Lesson: Isaiah 5:1-7
Psalm: Psalm 50:1-2, 8-18
Second Lesson: Hebrews 11:29-12:2
Gospel: Luke
12:49-56
Lay Participants for August
18, 2013 - 10:30 am service
Eucharistic
Minister: Jim
Lector: Ben
Prayers: Jim
Ushers: Anne and Bert
Refreshments: No volunteer
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Leaving
a Lasting Impression – Would you like to leave your mark on the earth? Maybe your name or the
name of loved ones. If you are interested in having an engraved brick in the
St. John’s walkway Contact Bernice or talk to her at church on Sunday and let
her know you are interested in taking part in the project. The fee is $100.00 per
brick and for that you get up to 3 lines with a maximum of 13 characters each
line of dedication. If you haven’t noticed them before, they are located within
the Trinity Garden area near the Parish House. Take a walk and check them out.
Bishop's Days for
Everyone – Bishop's Days 2014 will
be held October 12 at Eastern Shore Chapel, Virginia Beach. Our Bishop's Days are
a whole new experience - new ways to teach, learn, and share. There are
"Ideas Worth Spreading" in Southern Virginia, so we're having our own
TED-style conference. The talks are short, but long on inspiration. The day
should give you new perspectives, ideas and ways of thinking. If you let it, it
could change YOUR world.
The Annual Crab Feast
– On
Sunday August 25 beginning at 5:00 pm, we will have our quarterly Fellowship
Meal, the annual Blue Crab Feast. Old and new members are invited to catch up
with old friends and meet our new parishioners over a fine feast of Crab and
Brats (for those who do not or cannot eat crab). Bring your picking utensils if
you have them, there are some available and if you’ve never picked a Blue Crab
there will be expert pickers on hand to help navigate the crustacean cleaning.
Beverages will be provided and the cost is still only $10. Contact Marcella at
home evenings before 8:00 pm for more information. Sign up forms are available
at Church.
Helping
the Viola’s – Tony and Marvetta
appreciate our prayers and good wishes. They would appreciate and gladly
compensate anyone who might have some extra produce from the garden to share
with them. Anything you have over and above what you would use would be
appreciated. If you have something to share please contact Marvetta at home or
on her cell.
Today’s Psalm – We will sing the portion of the Psalter in together
using a metrical version of the Psalter from A New Metrical Psalter by
Christopher Webber as we sing Psalm 80:1-2, 8-18 together. The Psalm will be
set to Hymn 609, “Where cross the crowded ways of life” (Gardiner) from
the Hymnal 1982. The words and music will be found on a bulletin insert.
Formation Classes – This week we will discuss Isaiah 5:1-7, “The
Song of the Unfruitful Vineyard” from 9:15-10:15 am in the Parish Hall. Next
week’s class will discuss our Old Testament reading Jeremiah 1:4-10,
“Jeremiah’s Call and Commission.” All are invited to come together in the
Parish Hall from 9:15 to 10:15 am.
Thought
for the week – Trust: Authentic faith has more to do with the heart than with the head.
Genuine faith involves trust. Christian faith, Christian belief, has to do with
a radical trust in God. It does not mean trusting in the truth of a set of
statements about God; it means trusting in God.
- Br. David
Vryhof, SSJE
Society of Saint John the Evangelist
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Upcoming
Events:
Daily Mon.-Thu. *
Daily Morning Prayer – 9:00 am (Parish House)
Thu. Aug. 15th *
Sanctuary Roof Presentation – 7:00 pm (Parish Hall)
Sun. Aug. 18th *
Special Parish Meeting – following Worship (Sanctuary)
*
Growth Team meeting – following Worship (Parish Hall)
Tue. Aug. 20th *
Suffolk Night Stay Program planning meeting – 3:00 – 4:30 pm
(Parish
Hall)
Sun. Aug. 25th *
Annual Parish Crab Fest – 5:00 – 8:00 pm (Parish Hall)
Sat. Sep. 14th *
Diocesan Priest Ordination – 11:00 am (Christ & St. Luke’s)
Sat. Oct. 12th *
Bishop’s Day for Everyone East – 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
(Eastern
Shore Chapel, Virginia Beach)
Sat. Oct. 26th *
Chuckatuck Founder’s Day – 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
*
Fall Parish Work Day (tentative)
Sat. Nov. 2nd *
Diocesan service of Repentance, Reconciliation, and Healing
11:00
am (Christ & St. Luke’s Norfolk)
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Community
Church Websites:
New
Community Christian Center http://www.nccfamily.us
Oakland
Christian Church (UCC) http://www.oaklandchristianchurch.com/
Perfecting
Saints Church of God in Christ http://www.pscogic.com/
Wesley
Chapel United Methodist Church http://www.wesleychapelchuckatuck.org
Ebenezer
United Methodist Church http://ebumc.net/
Coalition
Against Poverty in Suffolk (CAPS) http://www.capsuffolk.com
PASTORAL CARE
Pray for Katherine, our
presiding bishop; Holly, our bishop; and Les our priest.
Marianne, Meriwether, Allen, David, Shirley, Suzanne, Janis,
Lon, Barbara, Tina, Kathleen and
Fergal, Steve, Morse, Rick, Kathy, Ronald, Dorothy,
Leone, Dwight,
Tony, Gilbert,
Carolyn, the Terry family, the Arnold family, Bob, Lillian, Kaille, and the
Rt. Rev. M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE.
Serving in the Armed Forces and Overseas: Bryan, Elizabeth,
Dane, Leon, and Patrick
Parish Cycle of Prayer: Shannon &
Dotty
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: The Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia
Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Rt. Rev. Filadelfo Oliviera Neto – The Bishop of Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil.
Flower Dedication: To the Glory of God and in Memory of My Mother Paul Kirk by Claiborne.
Birthdays in August
Nick 01 Meriwether
01
Anne 06 Shirley
07
Mary Kemple 13 Ben
26
Regina 29
Anniversaries in August
Bryan & Dianne 05 Anne
& John 10
Landy & Randy 29
If you are in need of Pastoral Care
Please call Father Ferguson.
Home: 757-484-8409
Contact Minister of Music Roger Peyton
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