Outreach Commission – The Outreach Commission will meet this coming
Wednesday, October 16 at 7:00 pm in the Parish House. Please come and
participate in this ministry of St. John’s. For more information contact Kathy.
Visitors – Thank you to all who helped welcome the visitors
at St. John’s last weekend. I received good feedback that they all felt welcome
and were paid an appropriate amount of attention.
Office Closure – The office will be closed this coming Monday,
October 14 in observance of Columbus Day.
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October 13, 2013, 10:30 am Holy Eucharist
Rite II
Lessons for the Twenty-first
Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 23)
First Lesson: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7
Psalm: Psalm 66:1-11
Second Lesson: 2 Timothy 2:8-15
Gospel: Luke
17:11-19
Lay Participants for October
13, 2013 - 10:30 am service
Eucharistic
Minister: Leone
Lector: Kevin
Prayers: Terry
Ushers: Nick and Tina
Refreshments: Bernice
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Parish
Fall Work Day - We will come together on Saturday, October
26th at 8:00 am to do some much-needed yard work. All are invited to
help and then attend the Chuckatuck Founders’ Day festivities at the Fire
Department.
Fall
Wednesday Book Study – We are studying the book The Practice of
Prayer by Margaret Guenther. This week we will discuss Chapter 2 “Prayer as
Conversation”. If you would like to participate please contact Fr. Ferguson or
Margaret.
Leaving
a Lasting Impression – Thank you to all who purchased a memorial brick for the churchyard,
this will help make a lasting impression on the church and those who will
follow us at St. John’s.
Unveiling
a Headstone – Save the date! On
November 3 immediately following our All Saints’ Day Worship service we will
dedicate Mr. William A. Potter’s headstone. We hope to have his father-in-law,
Mr. Eddie Cotten with us as we remember Bill’s life and honor his presence in
our churchyard.
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 66:1-11 together. The Psalm will be set to
Hymn 615, “’Thy Kingdom come!’ on bended knee” (St. Flavian) from the
Hymnal 1982. The words and music will be found on a bulletin insert.
Formation Classes – This week we will discuss Lamentations 1:1-6,
“The Deserted City” from 9:15-10:15 am in the Parish Hall. Next week’s class
will discuss our Old Testament reading Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7, “Jeremiah’s Letter
to the Exiles in Babylon.” All are invited to come together in the Parish Hall
from 9:15 to 10:15 am.
Suffolk Night Stay
Program – The Coalition Against
Poverty in Suffolk (CAPS) is preparing to start a winter homeless shelter in
the City of Suffolk. It is a distinction that Suffolk is the only City in
Tidewater that does not have a homeless program. The vision of the Night Stay
Program is to provide overnight lodging, dinner and breakfast for homeless
people in Suffolk. CAPS is striving to begin January 1, 2014 and can provide
more information about the mechanics of hosting – whether a church is a solo
host or a number of churches partner to host for a week. Contact the rector for
more information.
Thought
for the week – Freedom: Our benchmark in life is not to achieve higher mobility – to be
the greatest in our little hemisphere of the world – but simply to claim
freedom to be: to be wholly and fully who God created us to be, and to welcome
others into that same freedom.
- Br. Curtis
Almquist, 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. Oct. 10th *
Historic Landmark Commission meeting – 9:00 am (City Office
Building)
*
Choir Rehearsal – 7:00-8:30 pm (Choir Room)
Sat. Oct. 12th *
Bishop’s Day for Everyone East – 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
(Eastern
Shore Chapel, Virginia Beach)
Mon. Oct. 14th *
Office closed for Columbus Day
*
G. F. W. C. Junto Women’s Group – 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
(Parish
Hall)
Wed. Oct. 16th *
Book Study – 10:00-11:30 am (Parish Hall)
*
Outreach Meeting – 7:00-8:30 pm
Thu. Oct. 17th *
Choir Rehearsal – 7:00-8:30 pm (Choir Room)
Mon. Oct. 21st *
Vestry Meeting – 7:00-9:00 pm (Parlor)
Wed. Oct. 23rd *
Book Study – 10:00-11:30 am (Parish Hall)
Thu. Oct. 24th *
Choir Rehearsal – 7:00-8:30 pm (Choir Room)
*
CAPS 1st Anniversary Celebration – 7:00 pm (Suffolk Christian
Church)
Sat. Oct. 26th *
Fall Parish Work Day – 8:00 am
*
Chuckatuck Founder’s Day – 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sat. Nov. 2nd *
Diocesan service of Repentance, Reconciliation, and Healing
11:00
am (Christ & St. Luke’s Norfolk)
Fri. Nov. 8th *
Sanctuary reserved for Bradshaw/Hudson wedding
Sat. Nov. 9th *
Church and Parish House reserved – Bradshaw/Hudson
Wedding
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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, Marvin, Kaille, Lillian, Donna, Opal, and Elvira.
Serving in the Armed Forces and Overseas: Bryan, Elizabeth,
Dane, Leon, and Patrick
Parish Cycle of Prayer: Linda
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: The Episcopal Diocese of Southern
Virginia
Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Rt. Rev. Dr. Jacob Ayeebo – The Bishop of Tamale,
Ghana.
Flower Dedication: To the Glory of God and in honor of our 30th Wedding
Anniversary, by Les and Kathy.
Birthdays in October
Charles 09 Sharon
20
Marvin 20 Basil
25
Rusty 27 Tina
27
Terry 30
Anniversaries in October
Les & Kathy 01 Pretlow
& Mary-Kemple 04
Burr & Jennifer 08
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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