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Led by the Holy Spirit,
St. John's mission is to inspire people to grow into the heart and mind of Christ by engaging together in worshiping, serving, and spiritual formation.
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Coffee Hour
Please join us after the 9:30 service for liquid refreshment!!
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On Sunday, August 12th, as part of our Second Sunday celebration during the 9:30 service we will once again offer backpack blessings for students of all ages. Please bring your empty backpacks to church that morning. We will place them at the altar for the first half of the service, invite the students forward for the blessing, and provide a small token to attach to the backpacks as a reminder that the prayers and blessings of St. John’s remain with them throughout the year.
If you have any questions, please contact Mother Amy (alythgoe@stjohnsboulder.org or 303-552-4256). We hope you’ll join us!
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CHORISTERS!
Our children's choir, The Choristers, led by St. John's music director Tom Morgan, will resume rehearsals on Wednesday, August 29th, from 5-6pm in the choir room and the sanctuary; all children in kindergarten through 6th grade are invited to participate. The Choristers sing in church on Family Sundays (the second Sunday of the month, October through May), as well as at family services on Christmas and Easter. For more information, contact Tom Morgan, 303-494-4018 or tom@mrgn.us.
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Refugees and Immigrants
We have designated August as our time to remember the plight of refugees and immigrants both at our Southern border and around the world. On our doorstep, we have seen children separated from their families and asylum seekers turned back or arrested. In Europe and the Middle East, there are millions of Syrian refugees in camps -- displaced by war and unable to return home. This is our time to stand together as people of faith to support "the least of our brothers and sisters” who are in such need.
For the month of August, we will display pictures of immigrants and refugees from Latin America and Syrian in the parish hall. Remember them in your prayers.
August 12th, after the 9:30 Service: Allison Duvall and Kendall Martin of Episcopal Migration Ministries will host a webinar in the Parish Hall. They will discuss the plight of refugees, what's happening at our Southern Border, and how we can advocate for Immigrants and Refugees.
August 19th, after the 9:30 Service, St John's own Andrew Pasini will speak to us about his two trips last year to give aid and comfort to Syrian Refugees in Greece and Lebanon.
Our loose-plate recipient for the month of August will be Episcopal Migration Ministries to aid them in their work to support refugee resettlement.
For more information or to volunteer, please contact Mark Guzzi at mdguzzi@gmail.com.
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Choral Compline Returns Sunday, August 19, at 9:00 pm! “The Lord Almighty grant us a quiet night and a perfect end. Amen.” - BCP, p. 127
Compline is a 1500-year-old tradition that developed in the early monastic communities. It is the final office of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours. Compline is offered when the day’s work is ended and the quietness of evening settles upon the hearts and minds of those who have gathered in thankfulness for the blessings of the day that has passed. The sanctuary is dark and quiet; there are candles, but no cell phones, no responses to have to follow, no preaching. It’s short: just 35-40 minutes. People are free to sit on the floor, sit up around the altar, or even lie down and allow the music to wash over them. It is a come-as-you-are experience of the presence of God, through music and prayer, using the beauty of our liturgy. It is a sacred space for people at the end of their weekend, before the busy-ness of the week. “When I close my eyes and listen to it, the to-do list stops ticking in my head and I am reminded in my soul that I am not a machine made to complete tasks but a human-made to love.”Fall Compline Dates: August 19 September 9 October 14 November 11 December 2 Join us and experience the peace and mystery of this ancient liturgy!
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 2018 MINISTRY FAIR
is right around the corner!! Sunday, August 26th we will be honoring all of St. John’s wonderful ministries and inviting everyone to get involved!! If you are a ministry leader now is the time to get to work on a banner for the procession. There are some retired banners that can be re-purposed. Just contact Diane Wells at dwells@stjohnsboulder.org or 303-442-5246 if you are interested in making a banner for your ministry.
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On September 2
Celebrate Tom Morgan’s
30th Anniversary
as our Music Director!
30 years is amazing, and we are blessed! In those 30 years, Tom has led the entire music program, including the choir, the Choristers, other musicians, and congregational singing. He founded and leads the St. John’s Compline Choir, and participates in creating almost every worship service, making sure that the music complements the lectionary and the church calendar. He plays a wider variety of instruments than we can list here, and he is also the go-to person when our sound system misbehaves. Perhaps most important, in 30 years he has never lost his enthusiasm and love for music and our congregation. He is an inspiration.
As if that weren’t enough, many people in the greater Metro area and beyond know about St. John’s because Tom is here. He is the artistic director and conductor of the Ars Nova Singers, one of the premier choral ensembles in the region. His musical compositions have been performed around the world, and among other accolades, garnered an award from BMI. Recently (2016), as a result of his work with Ars Nova and the Compline Choir, Tom received the Dairy Arts Center Honors Lifetime Achievement in the Arts award. This pays tribute to outstanding individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to the arts in our community.
As we said, we are blessed!
When Tom was asked how he would like to celebrate, in a Tom-like fashion he chose something that benefits us all. He would like to produce a St. John’s Choir CD.
Here’s how you can join in the celebration and say THANKS:
~ Send a check made out to St. John’s with Tom Morgan Anniversary Fund in the memo line. This will fund the CD, which is estimated to cost $4,000-$6,000. Please get your contribution in by August 30 so we can present our gift to Tom on September 2. (Donations of $50 or more receive a complimentary CD)
~ SAVE THE DATE! Sunday, September 2nd will be a Day of Celebration for Tom. Pastor Susan has invited him to preach and he has accepted! Coffee hour will be a chance for us all to personally say Thank You. We will let him know how much money we have raised.
~ Share your pictures and stories to be included in the September 2nd festivities. Contact Kathe Lujan at kathelujan@comcast.net
A CD. A Celebration – what great ways to honor Tom’s 30 years at St. John’s and say “Thank You”.
We are looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours in Christ,
The Tom Morgan Anniversary Team
John Black, Steve Clarke, Paul Logan, Kathe Lujan, Melinda Mattingly, Caroline Melby, Janice Moore, Sue Morse
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
St. Benedict Health and Healing Ministry thanks St. John’s Episcopal Church for its ongoing financial and in-kind support of our ministry! You may know that one of our free clinics operates monthly at St. John’s, providing basic health care screening, doctor and nurse consultations, education and referrals. This health care “safety net” helps enable the uninsured and underinsured to find the ongoing care they need.
Volunteer health care professionals are always needed to staff clinics in Boulder, Longmont, and Lafayette. In addition, we use non-clinical volunteers to distribute medicine in shelters, serve on our Board of Directors or a committee, plan our annual fundraising event, and more. If potentially interested in finding your role, please visit our website at www.sbhhm.org, leave a voice mail at 303-380-3132, or contact Bill@sbhhm.org. Thank you.
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Are you traveling much this summer?
Travel size toiletries are needed for homeless clients.
St. John’s Soup kitchen provides the best homemade meal in the city. St. John’s and St. Benedict’s Health and Healing Ministry pass out travel size toiletries if the clients need them. Last Soup Kitchen Sunday, Deacon Jan gave away 72 items.
You may donate your small toiletries to St. John’s and SBHHM and we will see that the clients receive them at Soup Kitchen. There will be a bag in the office to collect items.
Items needed are toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shampoo, conditioner, hand lotion, lip balms, and small deodorants for men and women.
Thanks so much, Deacon Jan
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St. John’s Whittier Pantry
It is time to restock the Pantry for this fall!
We re-open September 6, 2018. Bring your donations to the
Whittier Pantry and put them in the bin outside the room.
The Pantry serves about 25 families, (average size 5
members), once a month. Below is an average of what we
dispense per month. We appreciate all donations! If you
write a check, put “Whittier Pantry” in the memo.
Toothpaste, adult, and children 50 tubes
Toothbrushes 50
Shampoo, adult and baby 30 bottles, 12 baby
Hair Conditioner 25 bottles
Bar Soap (no Irish Spring) 50 bars
Body Lotion 30 bottles
Toilet paper 140 rolls
Kleenex 30 boxes
Deodorant, male and female 50 tubes
Feminine pads (Always Thin preferred) 250-300 Pads
Diapers, Sizes 4 & 5 for children still at home 120-140 Diapers
Sincerely,
Rev. Jan Dewlen, Coordinator of Whittier Pantry at St. John’s Episcopal Church.
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ACTION FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE
At our Baptism we are asked “ Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?” and we answer, “I will with God’s help” (BCP p. 305)
As Christians, we know there are actions that all of us can take in the name of justice, and that one person…multiplied by many… can make a difference. We don’t have to look any further than the vow we all took (or loving Godparents took for us) at the time of our Baptism. In it, we hear a clear call to action… or at least to strive, “for justice and peace…and respect the dignity of every human being” And, in this spirit, our Social Action Ministry would like to offer some ideas. These will be a regular weekly feature in The E- Eagle and will be devoted to calls to action for justice.
The focus of this new feature will change periodically, as we address the social and environmental challenges of our time. The ideas will be researched and provided by the Social Action Ministry as we all set our hearts and souls on making the world a better place.
Blessings,
Kathy Shields, Chair, Social Action Ministry
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A CALL TO ACTION
When a public health official warned President Trump that his family separation policy would cause children "traumatic psychological injury," he went ahead and did it. Now we've seen the aftermath: children crying behind chain-link fences, babies returned to their mothers covered in lice, babies not remembering their mothers at all. It's not hard to see that what's happened to these children will cause lifelong harm.
But what's going on behind the scenes is even more alarming: There are reports of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents kicking and hitting detained children. So while Trump is taking his time to reunite the families he tore apart – missing last week's court-ordered deadline – children are being abused.
The stories of abuse are not new. In May, we unearthed 30,000 pages of documents proving physical, sexual, and verbal abuse of children under the custody of CBP dating back to 2009. The details our report uncovered are shocking: CBP agents shooting children with Tasers and stun guns, running children over with patrol vehicles, threatening children with rape and death, and much more.
These abuses are not only unconscionably inhumane, but they also violate U.S law and international human rights law, which protect migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers – no matter their country of origin. Many of these children are fleeing violence in Mexico and Central America – and tragically, CBP has shattered that dream for so many.
All human beings deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, regardless of their immigration status – and children, in particular, deserve special protection.
Stay in the fight,
Lorella Praeli
ACLU Director of Immigration Policy and Campaigns
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JOIN US FOR EVENSONG
Wednesdays at 6 pm
EVENSONG WILL BE ON HIATUS FOR THE SUMMER
Contemplative Evensong meets every Wednesday evening at 6:00 p.m. from September through May. Participants are welcome to join the cantor in the beautiful, meditative chant. Includes short periods of silent prayer. Please contact the office at 303-442-5246 for more information.
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Weekly Services
Saturday 5:00p.m. Holy Eucharist, chapel
Sunday 7:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, chapel
9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, church
10:50 a.m. Children's Eucharist, chapel (when Sunday school meets)
Tuesday 8 a.m. Morning Prayer, chapel
Wednesday 8 a.m. Morning Prayer, chapel
10 a.m. Holy Eucharist, chapel
6 p.m. Evensong, chapel
Thursday 8 a.m. Morning Prayer, chapel
Noon Holy Eucharist and Service of Reconciliation, chapel
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Thank you!
Paul often affirmed members of the churches he shepherded by telling them he was thanking God for them. In Philippians 1:3-5 Paul writes, "I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now."
- Thank you to the Vestry subcommittee for their hard work on security search.
- Thank you to the Tom Morgan Anniversary committee for all of their dedicated work.
- Thank you to Kathi Grider for her "TREE IDENTIFICATION" for the campus grounds.
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Sunday Volunteers
- Welcome:
- Lectors: Helen McKeown, Josie
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Intercessor: Josie
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Ushers: Ted Williams, Bill & Jenny Burton
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Acolytes: Arianna, Sebastian, Harry
- Eucharistic Visitors: Jerry Hauser, Laura Ferenc
- Healing Prayer Ministers:
- Vergers: Katherine Davis
- Guardian: Steve Scheidker
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Readings
2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33
The king, David, ordered Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.” And all the people heard when the king gave orders to all the commanders concerning Absalom. So the army went out into the field against Israel; the battle was fought in the forest of Ephraim. The men of Israel were defeated there by the servants of David, and the slaughter there was great on that day, twenty thousand men. The battle spread over the face of all the country, and the forest claimed more victims that day than the sword. Absalom happened to meet the servants of David.
Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great oak. His head caught fast in the oak, and he was left hanging between heaven and earth, while the mule that was under him went on.
And ten young men, Joab’s armor-bearers, surrounded Absalom and struck him, and killed him.
Then the Cushite came; and the Cushite said, “Good tidings for my lord the king! For the Lord has vindicated you this day, delivering you from the power of all who rose up against you.” The king said to the Cushite, “Is it well with the young man Absalom?” The Cushite answered, “May the enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise up to do you harm, be like that young man.”
The king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept; and as he went, he said, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
Psalm 130
1 Out of the depths have I called to you, O Lord;
Lord, hear my voice; *
let your ears consider well the voice of my supplication.
2 If you, Lord, were to note what is done amiss, *
O Lord, who could stand?
3 For there is forgiveness with you; *
therefore you shall be feared.
4 I wait for the Lord; my soul waits for him; *
in his word is my hope.
5 My soul waits for the Lord,
more than watchmen for the morning, *
more than watchmen for the morning.
6 O Israel, wait for the Lord, *
for with the Lord, there is mercy;
7 With him there is plenteous redemption, *
and he shall redeem Israel from all their sins.
Ephesians 4:25-5:2
Putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neighbors, for we are members of one another. Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not make room for the devil. Thieves must give up stealing; rather let them labor and work honestly with their own hands, so as to have something to share with the needy. Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is a need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption. Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
John 6:35, 41-51
Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”
Then the Jews began to complain about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” They were saying, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” Jesus answered them, “Do not complain among yourselves. No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me; I will raise that person up on the last day. It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
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Prayers of Intercession
Please use this list today and throughout the week praying with special intention for:
All who are suffering in the wake of violence or natural disasters, all who are serving in the military, all who are distressed in mind, body, or spirit, and members of our parish family including:
Short-term: Trudy Morron, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, The Prellberg Family (Stewart), Dorothy Mahon (Ralls), Gretchen Sliker, Pam Millener (Maddock), Ryan Geisler (Tracy), Donna Jackson (Burnsed)
Long-term: Deacon Lorine Williams, Janet Brennan, JoAnn Brown, Addie Heuston, Millie Heitman, Mark Odeen, Don Shields
Please notify Heather in the church office
(303-442-5246 or hdudok@stjohnsboulder.org)
if there are people who should be added to
or removed from our prayer list.
THIS WEEK:
We pray for the repose of the souls of:
William Van Aspinwall on the anniversary of his death.
We honor Christ’s light within those celebrating birthdays:
Warren Frebel, Scott Russell, Shirlee Rushton, Andrew Shears, Karen de Bartolome, Sebastian Dorman, Andrew Martin, Mattie Rose McGarey, Mark Monroe, Tom Brewster, Pamela Compo, Christin Heuston, Ethan Wobus, Mark Meredith, Mary Pearson, Gretchen Soika, Elizabeth Hubert/Hall
We give thanks to God for the life and ministry of our brothers and sisters in Christ:
Carl & Juleigh Severin, Andrew & Emily Sewell, Roberta Sewell, Kris & Colleen Shaffer, Neil & Jennifer Shaw, Robert & Janet Shaw, Christopher & Betsy Shears, Frank & Ingrid Shepherd, James & Cecile Sheppard
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