June 2006
Home Worship Schedule Staff and Vestry Directions Sermons Church Calendar Assignments Parish Newsletters Links Youth Community Outreach Episcopalese Building History Parish Profile

 

  Eagle Notes

June 1 - 30, 2006

St. John’s Episcopal Church
3480 Main Street
College Park, GA.
 404-761-8402

Dates to Remember

bullet

Saturday, June 3 Inquirers’ Class/Confirmands’ Retreat 10 a.m.—3 p.m.

bullet

Sunday, June 4 Pentecost Sunday  Parish Picnic after 10:30 service, Confirmation at St. Philip’s Cathedral, 4 p.m. ,Remember to bring back filled Family Life Ministries bags today!, 
Pick up SW Convocation Gulf Coast Relief boxes, Prayer Octave begins (pick up booklets)

bullet

Monday, June 5 “Jim & Joe” from 5-6 p.m. at Perk Place in Hapeville

bullet

Tuesday, June 6 National Hunger Awareness Day, 1st Grief Group Gathering—2 p.m., 1st Pro Peace Positive Action Group meeting, 7 p.m., at Oz Pizza in East Point

bullet

Sunday, June 11 NO 2nd Sunday Brunch

bullet

Tuesday, June 13 The 75th General Convention of the Episcopal Church begins

bullet

Sunday, June 18 Father’s Day & Return Gulf Coast relief boxes to St. Paul's Newnan

bullet

Wednesday, June 21 General Convention ends

bullet

Thursday, June 22 NO Speeders this month

From the Rector

General Convention and the Kingdom of God

Otto von Bismarck said, “Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.” For many Christians, the same holds true for the often highly politicized legislative actions of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church. I am aware that some of you could care less about the 75th General Convention which will convene in Columbus, Ohio on June 13. If that is merely an expression of apathy, I suppose I have a problem with that. But if it is an expression of your dedicated focus on the work of Christ at St. John’s, so that you don’t want to be distracted by national and international issues, I have no problem with that at all. Stay focused on the work of Christ, and may God bless you in your ministry. If your lack of interest indicates that you are in a place pastorally or spiritually in which you feel too fragile, or too new, or too tender, or too hurt to observe the “sausage making” without being damaged, I hope you will be good to yourself, avert your gaze, and focus on strengthening your faith and well-being.

But I am a deputy from this diocese to General Convention, so I am going to “God’s sausage factory.” I am aware of the peril such an endeavor entails. When one deals with the Church at this level of policy and politics, it would be easy either to simply become disgusted with it all (which I do not view as a faithful way to lead the Church) or to become enthralled with it as a legislative game in which the goal is to accumulate as many “wins” as possible (which I do not view as a faithful way to lead the Church either).

I hope to take (and, God willing, bring back!) a different perspective on General Convention. It does not provide answers, but it commends a different point of view and therefore a different approach. I would like to share with you one exercise I’ve done in that regard. It is to view General Convention through the lens of the Lord’s Prayer, and specifically, the phrase, “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done.”

We say the Lord’s Prayer so often, and yet it is so easy to say it (or at 10:30 to sing it) by rote, paying little attention to the revolutionary, earth-shattering, life-changing words of our Lord. One of the most radical phrases is, “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done.” In a wonderful article entitled, “Found in Translation” in the March 2006 issue of Sojourners Magazine (which I recommend, by the way), Brian McLaren points out that when Jesus used “kingdom” language to speak of God’s will being done on earth, the metaphor was “charged with urgent political, religious, and cultural electricity” which has been lost to us who have no king and think of kings (or queens) as largely powerless figureheads providing fodder for tabloids. McLaren suggests some different metaphors to address God’s will being done on earth. I can give each only the most superficial treatment here, but I hope they will intrigue you and enliven your prayer:

The Dream of God: May your dreams for your creation come true through us.

The Revolution of God: May racism, oppression, sexism, domination, violence, materialism, consumerism, war, hatred, revenge, homophobia, classism, lust, ageism, nationalism, xenophobia, corruption, idolatry — and all the other ways we act outside your will — be overthrown through us.

The Mission of God: May we take God’s healing presence to the world.

The Party of God: May we rejoice together as we celebrate God’s love.

The Network of God: May we see God’s love as connecting us to God and all of God’s children.

The Dance of God: Just as the Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier live in an eternal, joyful, vibrant, dance of love, honor, grace, beauty, giving, and receiving, may we share in their dynamic joy of movement, love, vitality, harmony, and celebration.

We “make sausage” at General Convention steeped in prayer, invoking the Holy Spirit, and in an effort to make the Church an instrument of God’s will on earth. Like all human endeavors, it is a messy process. But if God has committed to work with and through us messy human beings (which is the story of Pentecost), who are we to “rise above” it all?

So, my prayer at General Convention will be “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done.” I will not say it lightly. As we gather to make sausage, to make the Church the instrument of God in this broken world, my prayer will be: “Your dream come true; your revolution begin in us; your mission be our mission; your party be our joy; your network be our being; your dance be our life.”

May God’s kingdom come, God’s will be done, in your life and in our life together.

Upcoming Events

bullet

Saturday, July 1, 

bullet

Deadline to order St. John’s Centennial Bricks

bullet

Sunday, July 2

bullet

Taizé service, 7 p.m.

bullet

Tuesday, July 4

bullet

Independence Day

bullet

Sunday, July 9

bullet

2nd Sunday Brunch

Youth rock-climbing event

Youth Mission Trip to the Gulf Coast

bullet

Saturday, July 15 (rescheduled)

bullet

College Park Exposed Tour with Jane Randolph

bullet

Sunday, July 23

bullet

Youth outing

bullet

Thursday, July 27

bullet

NO Speeders

The Flowers on the Altar

If you would like to give altar flowers in memory or honor of someone,

please call the office or sign up by sending us a check and a notation as to whom you want to honor or remember. Please keep in mind that we have flowers on the altar each week—dedicating flowers is a good way to commemorate

birthdays, anniversaries, and other special days for your loved ones.

Name: ______________________________I would like to dedicate flowers for Sunday, (date) _________________

 

The notation in the bulletin should read:The flowers on the altar are given _____________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Please return this form with $40 check attached to the church office or mail to 3480 Main Street, College Park, GA 30337.

 

Schedule of Services

 

Holy Eucharist Rite I

8:00 a.m.—Sunday

10:30 a.m.—Thursday

Christian Education

9:15 a.m.—Sunday

Holy Eucharist Rite II

10:30 a.m.—Sunday

Morning Prayer (Parlor)

9:15 a.m. Tuesday & Thursday

Evening Service

7 p.m.—Wednesday

Prayer for the 75th General Convention

God our Wisdom, who eternally makes all things new: encourage by your Holy Spirit those who prepare for General Convention to labor together for the building up of your world and your Church; counsel them when to act and when to wait; turn their hearts always toward those in greatest need, and away from their own preoccupations and fears; help them never forget that love and mercy are your greatest gifts given us all to offer one another as we see in them Jesus Christ who alone is our joy, our way, our truth, and our life. Amen.

St. John’s Vestry

Robbin Iddins Outreach/Civic Duty, Youth Sr. Warden

Debbie Reeves Finance Jr. Warden

Jason Barringer Youth, Finance

Jackie Berlin Outreach, Inreach

Al Dixon Finance, Buildings & Grounds

Carl Franzman Parish Life, Inreach

Sarah Clark Parish Growth/Development, Parish Life

David McLeod Worship, Parish Life

Carolyn Pierce Parish Life

Dan Seipel Parish Life, Outreach/Civic Duty

Martha Spring Parish Growth/Development, Inreach, Youth

The mission of St. John’s Episcopal Church is to be a loving and diverse community

celebrating the Good News of Jesus Christ by word, example, and service to others

 

Centennial Celebration

Prayer

for strength, determination, and willpower

Submitted by Gerry O’Connor

In the book When Bad Things Happen to Good People, by Harold S. Kushner,contemporary rabbi, Jack Riemer (Likrat Shabbat), has written these words on which to reflect:

We cannot merely pray to You, O God, to end war;

For we know that You have made the world in a way

That man must find his own path to peace

Within himself and with his neighbor.

We cannot merely pray to You, O God, to end starvation;

For You have already given us the resources

With which to feed the entire world

If we would only use them wisely.

We cannot merely pray to You, O God,

To root out prejudice,

For You have already given us eyes

With which to see the good in all men

If we would only use them rightly.

We cannot merely pray to You, O God, to end despair,

For You have already given us the power

To clear away slums and to give hope

If we would only use our power justly.

We cannot merely pray to You, O God, to end disease,

For You have already given us great minds with which

To search out cures and healing,

If we would only use them constructively.

Therefore we pray to You instead, O God,

For strength, determination, and willpower,

To do instead of just to pray,

To become instead of merely to wish.

Family Life Ministries

Each month, the Outreach Commission

provides paper sacks for you to fill with non-perishable food items for Family Life Ministries. Please help support this vital mission!

Welcome, New Members!

from the Parish Growth & Development Commission

On Sunday, May 7, we officially welcomed new members to St. John’s in the service. Each new member or family was assigned a sponsor whose call is to help show them the ropes and make them feel welcome and a part of our church family, to be a friend.

Those received into membership and their sponsors are:

Rick & Tammy Buck, and their children Kaitlyn & Michael, sponsored by the Springs

140 Woodcrest Overlook, Fayetteville, GA 30215

770-716-6311 (H) 678-612-6614 (C)Buckx4@bellsouth.net

John & Wendy Burns-Ardolino, and their children Adrian & Adam, sponsored by Felicia Feaster and Brett Wood

155 Millwood Lane, Fayetteville, GA 30214

678-610-3290 (H) wburnsar@clayton.edu

Michael & Lisa Henderson, sponsored by Jeanne & Gale Mull

3278 Lyle Terrace, College Park, GA 30337

404-768-8447, info@audiosun.com

(Not able to attend the welcome service, but we are happy to have them in our church family all the same!)

Ralph & Daphne Mair, sponsored by Sue Johnson

1885 New Hope Road, SW, Atlanta, GA 30331

404-349-7544 (H)

Please add this information to your current Parish Directory and give our new members a warm St. John's greeting when you see them at church.

If you would like to join St. John’s or serve as a sponsor to future new members, please call the church office or speak with Jim or Ruth.

WELCOME, NEW MEMBERS!

 

Jim & Joe

Jim will be at Perk Place in Hapeville on North Central, near Dogwood, on Monday, June 5 , from 5-6 p.m. Come enjoy a cup of joe and an open mic discussion with Jim.

News from the Parish

Have something to share?

Articles for the next Eagle Notes

issue are due Monday, June 12.

 

Please e-mail submissions to parishadmin@stjohnscollegepark.com, mail to 3480 Main Street, College Park, GA 30337; fax to 404-761-8403, or deliver to the Parish Administrator’s office door mailbox.

CENTENNIAL PLANS CONTINUE

 

Are you one of the fortunate people that has already purchased your centennial jewelry? If not, don't be left out! The beautiful crosses on sale were specifically designed for the centennial year celebration. They are one inch wide, crafted from solid sterling silver or solid yellow gold. They feature a polished-finished front side and a satin-finished back with the St. John's logo engraved on the back. These crosses make wonderful gifts for anyone associated with St. John's; children, grandchildren, parents and grandparents are all wearing them with pride. When you see someone in the church wearing one, ask them if you can see it up close. We are all proud to show off this one-of-a-kind design. It might interest you to know that people around the diocese are beginning to notice this distinctive cross. Several people have commented on my necklace, saying, "You go to St. John's." It is great to proudly respond, "Yes, I do!"

Silver crosses are $50 and gold crosses are $200.

Also on sale: Centennial Bricks ($50 each, or 5 for $200) and St. John’s Gift Cards ($10 per box.) Order forms will be available in Bott Hall, in the Parish Office, or on the web at www.stjohnscollegepark.com..

 

 

Confirmation

Sunday, June 4, is the Diocesan Confirmation at The Cathedral of St. Phillip, beginning at 4:00 p.m. Come support these new Episcopalians from St. John’s!

Dorothy Scribner has moved! submitted by M.E. King

Her current address is: Georgian Place, 355 Millard Farmer Industrial Blvd., Newnan, GA 30263, Phone: 770-253-5022.

She would love to hear from you. Please call or drop a note in the mail. Thank you!

DOCC Training Conference

The rector will be the presenter at a regional Disciples of Christ in Community training conference at Holy Trinity Parish in Decatur in August. Registration begins at 3:00 on Friday, August 18, and the conference is over at 2:00 Sunday, August 20. Cost is $100 (speak with the rector if you need a scholarship). The conference features a very condensed DOCC course and presentations designed to train presenters and small group facilitators. If you are interested, please speak with Jim.

Isn't it amazing that George Carlin - gross-crude and mouthy comedian of the 70's and 80's - could write something so very eloquent (His wife recently died...) A wonderful Message by George Carlin: The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness. We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things. We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less. These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete. Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever. Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side. Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent. Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you. Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again. Give time to love, give time to speak, and give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. If you don't send this to at least 8 people....who cares? George Carlin

Benefit Event for Poverty Rights Office at Emmaus House by Nan Ross

A dinner to benefit the Poverty Rights Office at Emmaus House is planned Saturday, June 10, at the historic Griffith-Richard House and Gardens, 1295 Heards Ferry Road, Sandy Springs.

Guests and other contributors will support a challenge grant to raise an additional $70,000 to build a new home for the ministry, which was forced recently into temporary quarters when the century-old offices became uninhabitable. More than $80,000 already has been raised to meet the $150,000 challenge issued by a single Emmaus House donor.

The Poverty Rights Office provides advocacy and support for a wide variety of needs facing its inner-city clients. The staff supplies information on housing, jobs, food referrals and legal needs and assists with procurement of Georgia identification cards, birth certificates and Social Security cards.

"Just last week, we provided assistance to a mentally challenged young woman living in a dirt-floored garage, cooking on a hotplate," said the Rev. Claiborne Jones, Emmaus House director. "Unable to work, she will soon receive food stamps and disability income because Emmaus House is here to serve her."

Tickets are $150 per person. The June 10 event begins with a reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. To make a reservation by June 5, contact Emmaus House, 404-525-5948, or emmaushouse@earthlink.net. To make a donation to the building project, send checks payable to Emmaus House for "New PRO" to 1017 Hank Aaron Drive. SW, Atlanta, GA 30315.

Emmaus House is a ministry of the Diocese of Atlanta, and our rector is the chairman of the advisory board.

Around the World with Women of Faiths ECW Luncheon Program from Audrey McDaniel

On Saturday, June 10th, a luncheon program will be held at the Episcopal Church of the Nativity, Fayetteville,the Episcopal Church Women of the Southwest Convocation, Diocese of Atlanta.

All women and teenage girls 7th grade and older are invited to attend.Registration will begin at 10:30 and the program will begin at 11:00 a.m., followed by lunch provided by the ECW of Nativity.

Speakers will be women of various faiths,born in other countries.These womenspeak about how theirfaith has affected their life experiences.

Please note this program on your calendars!Mothers, please bring your teenage daughters, mothers, friends, and sisters.This will be a nice opportunity for womenmeet with others from the SW Convocation. Please contact Audrey McDaniel at audledo@bellsouth.net or 770 478-4701 with questions.

 

Atlanta Pride Festival June 23-25

Join with others in the diocese in an Episcopal Pride celebration, as we make our presence known in the gay community and assure one and all of the church’s welcome. The parade and festival provide an incredible opportunity to live out our baptismal vows and become that outward and visible sign of God’s love.

Hear the Rev. Susan Russell, national Integrity president and guest preacher at Atlanta Integrity’s 18th annual Gay Pride Eucharist, 7:30 p.m. at All Saints Church

Help staff the Episcopal Pride booth at the festival, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, June 24-25, in Piedmont Park. Especially we want to encourage people from newly participating parishes to help out at the booth. Just e-mail David (DavidATL45@aol.com) or Julius (jswilson1@dhr.state.ga.us) and we’ll gladly put you on the schedule

Join dozens of other Episcopalians in the Pride Parade, marching behind a banner proclaiming “The Episcopal Church Welcomes You.” The parade starts at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 25

 

 

 

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH CENTENNIAL BRICK ORDER FORM

Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________

Home Phone: ____________________________________Work/Cell Phone: _______________________________

Brick Engraving:

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

Centennial Bricks: $50 each or 5 for $200. Deadline for St. John’s Centennial Brick purchases: JULY 1, 2006. For multiple brick purchases, please use duplicate forms. Engraving is limited to up to 3 lines of 14 characters per line. Each line used must not exceed 14 characters including punctuation and spaces. Make checks payable to St. John’s Episcopal Church. Mail to St. John’s Episcopal Church, Attention Centennial Brick Campaign, 3480 Main Street, College Park, GA 30337. Fax to 404-761-8403, or place in Parish Administrator’s door mailbox.

 

CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION EVENTS

Saturday, July 1Deadline to order Centennial Celebration Bricks. Honor your family, loved ones, someone departed, and those just born with a permanent remembrance on the walkway entering the church. These gifts are a great, long-lasting value and a wonderful way to celebrate 100 years of our church community.

 

Saturday, July 15—College Park Exposed Tour (rescheduled date.) Jane Randolph will be conducting bus tours of College Park, with more fun and interesting facts and well-hidden local celebrities right here in our own backyard! Tickets are $5 each and include refreshments at the church.

Sunday, September 10Picnic in Barrett Park. Come enjoy food and fellowship as we celebrate the start of Sunday school programs and the final month before our 100th birthday.

Saturday, October 7—Centennial Celebration dinner at the College Park Women’s Club. Details to follow.

Our Centennial Committee is always hard at work; check the bulletin, Eagle Notes, and St. John’s website for new or rescheduled events.

 

Happy 100th anniversary, St. John’s!

 

"

What Can We Do?

SW Atlanta Convocation

Gulf Coast Relief Efforts

from Fr. Hunt Priest, St. Paul’s, Newnan

The ten congregations in the Southwest Atlanta Convocation are joining together to deliver boxes of food to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Boxes of food (specific items will be on a list) will be collected the first two weeks of June. The convocation will gather at St. Paul’s – Newnan on Sunday afternoon, June 18, to load the truck, celebrate our accomplishments with a cookout, and send the food on its way to Mississippi. Here are target dates:

By June 1 -- Empty boxes and a very specific list of food items will be delivered to each of the participating congregations.

June 1 thru 18 – Boxes will be filled by parishioners and collected at each church.

June 18 – Trucks loaded and celebration at St. Paul’s.

June 19 – Food arrives at Christus Victor Distribution Center.

Facts about Christus Victor Distribution Center

Located in Ocean Springs, Miss.

Website: www.christusvictordisasterresponse.org/

Christus Victor Distribution Center serves 1000 families in two of the three counties on the Mississippi coast (Jackson and Harrison).

The operation costs about eight to ten thousand dollars per day in donated food and supplies.

All workers are volunteers and there are neither salaries nor any administrative fees of any kind.

100% of all donations go directly to the families in need.

Supported by congregations around the country and Episcopal Lutheran Relief Services.

The distribution center not only helps those who cannot help themselves but also serves as a clearinghouse to bring in and identify those who truly need help. The need for food is a symptom, not the problem. Through the interview process and casework managers they are able to assess each family’s unmet needs and help them get their life back on track. The case work is an integral part of the operation to insure that the center is not enabling families to remain dependent upon their services. And while each week families no longer need services or supplies, other displaced people are returning to the coast when FEMA trailers are delivered. As they return, some inevitably find they need to come to the distribution center for help.

Pro Peace Positive

Action Group By Phil Sewell

These aremuch troubledfor our nation and the world:the war in Afghanistan and, troubles in Sudan and other countries of Africa, the ongoing Israeli/Palestinian, the drumbeatsa new war against Iran, not to mention violence in our own neighborhoods.might wellas to what our role as Christiansbe and feel helpless to make any change in the world.However, Christian fellowship dedicated to positive actiona powerful form of prayer and a dynamic forcegrowth and advancement.

St. John's members and friends areto meet at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 6th, at Oz Pizza (Main St., East Point),to discuss forming a. John's Pro Peace Positive Action group.may want to visitwebsites: www.episcopalpeacefellowship and www.interfaithalliance.org tofocus of these organizations and to think about which typemight be interestedforming in order to"make a difference in the world.", if you have any, ideas,suggestions, please contact Phil at ervino1@yahoo.com or 404-766-7801.

Youth Mission Trip from Nathan Spring

This year, youth from all around Georgia are going to Bayou La Batre in Alabama, July 9-15, to help rebuild homes and clear away debris. I am the only youth going from St. John's and I felt called to go on this mission to represent our parish. In order to go, I need to raise $250. Please consider supporting me by sending any money you can to St. John's and marking it for Nathan Spring. everyone going on this mission in your prayers.

Grief Gathering By Ruth T. Healy

Faith, prayer, and sharing are helpful tools

 

Within our parish family in recent years, there are a group of people who have experienced loss. Sue Johnson has suggested that we offer an opportunity for those people to meet and share experiences, with the idea of beginning, or continuing, a process of recovery.

Very often we are taught that we, as grievers, are to "tough it out" alone. Faith and prayer are wonderful tools to help us in this, but sharing with others that are in a similar spot can be very helpful too.

With that in mind, we have set up a first gathering to be held on Tuesday, June 6th, at 2:00 p.m.will meet in my office, and together we will decide on future meeting times.

It is clear that grief is an experience arising from loss. Loss can be felt as response to death, death of a spouse, a family member, a friend, or a beloved pet. Or, grief can result from events such as divorce.

Whatever your situation, you will be welcome at this meeting. I will be facilitating the first gathering, and sharing and listening will be a big part of what we do. Please call me if you have any questions about grief or the gathering.

Prayer Octave Observance

An octave is an ancient church tradition of eight days of prayer between two feast days such as the Octave of Holy Week between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday or the octave of Christian Unity between the Confession of St. Peter (January 18) and the Conversion of St. Paul (January 25).

On Pentecost Sunday, June 4, Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold and House of Deputies President George L. W. Werner will launch the observance of an octave of prayer for General Convention. The eight days of prayer conclude on Trinity Sunday, June 11, just as deputies and bishops begin to gather in Columbus, Ohio for the June 13-21 legislative sessions. All Episcopalians are invited to participate.

We have prepared booklets containing the daily prayers and reflections. Fifty copies will be available in the narthex (the back of the church) on Pentecost Sunday, June 4. Please take one per family, and pray for The Episcopal Church gathered at General Convention.

 

What’s Happening?

Sunday, June 4 is Pentecost

Come celebrate the Church’s birthday and the coming of the Holy Spirit. Join us for the annual Parish Picnic!

Come be fed (both spiritually AND physically)! Enjoy hot dogs and hamburgers following the 10:30 a.m. service on Sunday, June 4. Please bring your favorite picnic side dishes like potato salad, cole slaw, watermelon, desserts, etc.

It’s Pentecost, so don’t forget to wear red!

 

More on The DaVinci Code

It’s still fiction, folks. Really.

TO BE CONFIRMED

Ann Alston

Camille Bolton

Cecille Bolton

Kay Bolton

Linda Ellis

Phllip Sewell

TO BE RECEIVED

Brian Burnett

Maureen Sewell

TO REAFFIRM FAITH

Pamela Myers

News from around the Diocese

Congratulations Graduates!

Jameson Chamlee &

Joe Ndakpawa

We’re proud of you!

Here is a simple project that allows us to make a tangible difference in the lives of our devastated sisters and brothers on the Gulf Coast. Please pick up an empty box from the church the first week of June, and begin filling it with needed items (a list of items is printed on the box). Return the filled boxes to the church on or before Sunday, June 18. Involve the whole family, children, and your neighbors!

Rick Roby

Jacqueline Thomas

Howard Wise

Thomas Koch

Jon Tolhoek

Verlyn Thomas

James Kadidlo

Edith Daigle

Angela Joyner

Ashley Kendrick

Caryn Crawford

Creston Portis, Jr.

Richard B. Thorpe

Tink Kelley

Joy Lopez

14 James Wade

Noel McElhannon

15 Patricia Weir

17 Adam Mercure

Louise Cassel1

18 Oliver A. Kosar

Parker Allen

19 Paul Daigle

20 Memy Miller

Kaitlyn Taylor

25 Sean Cheely

Brett Lee

Jon Marc Rutherford

Myrtle Sapp

Happy Birthday! June Birthdays:

Please be sure to e-mail prayer list and birthday additions/changes to parishadmin@stjohnscollegepark.com

MEMBERS

Barbarine Thorpe

Dorothy Scribner

Glen Cassell, Jr.

Trudy Ullman

Patricia Hollister

Mary Ann Dunn

Carolyn Davis

Jim & Carol Kadidlo

Howard Wise

Sheri, Gwen & Calvin Fields

Monica Volz

Jon Marc Rutherford

Tracy Trussell

Nee Odoi

Martha McLeod

Edna Ruth Sims

Mandy Gray

MINISTRIES

The Begin Again parents,

children, foster parents, and volunteers

Odyssey Family Counseling Center &

Adolescent Recovery Program

Bethlehem Ministries,

Pere Bruno and the people of Haiti

Family Life Ministries

Episcopal Charities Foundation

St. John’s Vestry

St. John’s Bargain Shop and Volunteers

St. John’s Chapter of The Daughters of the King

St. John’s Centennial Committee

GOVERNMENT

George, our President

Sonny, our Governor

THE CHURCH

Frank, our presiding Bishop

Neil, our Bishop

Frank, our Assisting Bishop

Jim, our Rector

Ruth, our Priest Associate

FRIENDS & RELATIVES

Elizabeth Williamson’s friend, Beth

Polly Hopkins’ father, Joe, and friend, Christy

Capt. Michael Peterson, who is in Iraq

Joy Lopez’s friends, Winston and Marcia

Georgie White’s mother, Ruth

Julia Paris’ sister, Frances

Jackie Berlin’s friend, Shirley

Jane Escalera’s mother, Joanne, and friend, Jill

Ray Townsend’s cousin, Sue

Mary Hill’s father, Richard, and grandmother, Grace

Marian Tillman’s daughter, Tracey

Johnny Eckles and family

Cleo Hudson’s friends

Jeanne Mull’s aunt, Marian, and friend, Jane

Wilhelmina Butler

Calvin Fields’ sister, Mary Alice

Ernie Radaker’s father, Hugh

Jim and Charlotte Pritchett's nephew, Trey

The Springs' friends, Katy, David and Sarah

Robbin Iddins’ mother, Virginia

THOSE WHO HAVE DIED

Those who died in war this past week

THANKSGIVING

For fathers and all the special men who teach, guide, support, protect, and love God’s children

For all our blessings unnumbered and unknown

Prayer List

Daughters of the King

Available for Prayer

The Daughters of the King will be available to pray with anyone with a special need (or any need!) in the chapel after the 10:30 service.

Lord, in your Mercy, Hear our prayer.

Worship Schedule ] Staff and Vestry ] Directions ] Sermons ] Church Calendar ] Assignments ] Parish Newsletters ] Links ] Youth ] Community Outreach ] Episcopalese ] Building History ] Parish Profile ]

Home
Parish Newsletter 2002
Parish Newsletter 2001
Parish Newsletter 2003
Parish Newsletter 2004
Parish Newsletter 2005
Parish Newsletter 2006
Parish Newsletter 2007
Parish Newsletter 2008