February 15, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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.

 
 
 
 
FINANCE NEWS

At our monthly meeting (on February 12th), the Finance Committee asked me to let you know that because of our upcoming construction for the chapel restroom remodeling project our operating reserves will be less available than they have been in prior years. Historically when cash flow has been sparse, the operating reserves have provided a "cushion" so that payroll and bills can be paid on time. In 2019, given the construction project, that cushion will not be as available and so it is more important than ever that parishioners make regular payments on their pledges. For those who do not pledge, please make a special effort to make regular financial contributions--either every time you come to church or on some regular basis throughout the year. Setting up on-line auto payments is a terrific way to do this and helps ensure your church can meet its financial obligations without issue. Thank you.

The Finance Committee also welcomed three new members: Peter Gilman, Sarah Doelger, and H.P. Bunaes. They join Mhari Peschel, Dan Dever, and Bob Morse. Senior Warden Joanie Heard, Father Ted, Pastor Susan, Treasurer Michael Weatherwax, and bookkeepers Carol March and Amanda Lyttle comprise the rest of the committee. St John's is blessed with the expertise and commitment all these folks bring to the table!

In Christ,
Pastor Susan
 
 
 
 
 

The Eucharistic Visitor Ministry at St John’s trains and deploys caring volunteers to carry the Sacrament to the hospitalized or home-bound on Sundays after church. For nearly twenty years our parish has used and repaired the same traveling Communion kits and they’re now at the end of their useful lives. It’s time to replace our inventory of kits and this is a great opportunity to sponsor a kit and help our parish continue this vital ministry.


If you’d like to sponsor a new kit, a donation of $125 will cover the kit pictured above. We’re seeking to purchase at least six new kits by the end of March to replace our aged inventory. This is a great opportunity to dedicate the kit you purchase to the glory of God or in memory of one you love. Please send your check to the attention of Pastor Susan, together with the name of any dedication you may wish to make. If you have questions, please contact Pastor Susan. Thank you!

 
 
 
 
 

Do you feel called to Sacramental Ministry?



St. John’s is in need of a few more Eucharistic Visitors.

Would you enjoy taking communion to parishioners in their homes? Driving is a requirement. This ministry is a wonderful extension of our Church Altar to those at home.


What is a Eucharistic Visitor?


Title III Canon 4. Sec. 7.  States:  A Eucharistic Visitor is a lay person authorized to take the Consecrated Elements in a timely manner following a Celebration of Holy Eucharist to members of the congregation who, by reason of illness or infirmity, were unable to be present at the Celebration.


According to The Canons of the Episcopal Church, you must be a Confirmed communicant in good standing with the Church.  Title III Canon 4, Sec. 1 (a)  With the permission of Pastor Susan, you may be in the process of becoming confirmed.  Your license will be valid after confirmation.


What training will you need?

  • A diocesan four-hour training on the theology, and practice of being an EV.
  • Complete Safeguarding God’s People online modules which take about three hours.


Who you shall talk to if you are interested in becoming an EV.

Please talk to Deacon Jan Dewlen or Tom Brewster to indicate your interest.


Deacon Jan Dewlen

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sunday Volunteers
Welcome Table: Betsy Shears
Lectors:  Helen McKeown, Rick Collins
Intercessors: Charles Lujan
Healing Prayer Ministers: Charles de Bartolome, Kathy Ashworth
Acolytes: Molly, Henry, Addi, James
Vergers: Sarah Doelger, Steve Tilson
Guardians: Steve Scheidker
Ushers: Jenny & Bill Burton, Mark Burnett
Eucharistic Visitors: Anne Greigg, Jerry Hauser, Eli Dudok

 
 
 
 
 
FEBRUARY 17th
Introducing the Attention Homes Pine Street Project

OUR NEW NEIGHBORS!
Join us following the 9:30 am service as we welcome Attention Homes Executive Director, Chris Nelson. Chris will tell us about the project presently under construction, how it came to be, statistics on teen and youth homelessness, who will be moving in and when, how the project will offer support to its residents, the project's Good Neighbor operating statement, and how St. John's can become involved to help make a positive impact on the lives of young at-risk adults.
 
 
 
 
 
CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS DISCUSSION GROUP

The first Catholic Connections discussion group meeting was a hit! Please mark your calendars for the three remaining sessions, all in the St. Francis room at 11:00 am (or a little after if the service runs long)  
Sunday, Feb 17 
Sunday, March 3 
Sunday, April 28
On Feb 17, Father Ted will discuss church history and compare/contrast The Episcopal and Roman Catholic Churches. To get on the email list or if you have questions, please contact Cate at colburnsmith@gmail.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dates to Remember:
February 17th-   No Youth Programming or Children's Chapel
March 5th-     Shrove Tuesday! Pancake Dinner hosted by Youth Group 5pm-7pm
March 6th-     Ash Wednesday- Family service in the Chapel 4 pm
March 15th-     St. Johns is headed to Family Faith Night-Colorado Avalanche
game@ contact Caroline Melby for $25 tickets 7 pm 
April 12th-14th- Youth Group heads to Quest Youth Retreat

** Our annual Easter Eggstravaganza held on Easter Sunday after the
11 am family service Needs a Fearless Leader!
please contact Caroline Melby.
 
 
 
 
 
Pancake Supper Hosted by Youth Group
Whether you call it Shrove Tuesday, Fasnacht Day, Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, Youth group and families are teaming up to sponsor a pre-Lenten pancake supper for the whole congregation.

Tuesday, March 5th, 5:00-7 p.m., in the parish hall. 
Tickets will be on sale Sunday, February 23rd and Sunday, March 3rd  before and after the 9:30 a.m. service. 
The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for kids. Proceeds will benefit the Youth Group activities and build our scholarship fund which provides scholarships for youth to attend Cathedral Ridge camps and Quest Youth retreats.
If you can't make the supper but want to donate to Youth Group, we'll have a donation jar too!
Wondering what this is all about?
 Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday (when the penitential season of Lent begins), and traditionally Christian families used that day to prepare for fasting during the season of Lent.  Through the years, Shrove Tuesday has become a day for celebration -- especially in Spain, Latin America, and New Orleans.  On "Fat Tuesday" people use up all their remaining sugar, eggs, and fats; thus pancakes and doughnuts (also called "fasnachts," for "Fast Night") have become traditional foods to eat on this day. "Mardi Gras" is simply Fat Tuesday in French!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019 ADULT FORMATION AT ST JOHN'S  

For a look at what's happening in Epiphany, what's coming up for Lent, and what's planned for May, click HERE
 
 
 
 
 
Together Colorado—Faith in Action.  You’re invited.

On February 21st, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, in the St. Francis Room, St. John’s will host a meeting of Together Colorado.  Father Ted invited some of us to attend one of their meetings this fall, and anyone is invited to attend any of their meetings.  (The January 17th meeting of Together Colorado will be at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at 715 Cabrini Dr., Lafayette.)  It provides an opportunity for us to discover our deepest shared concerns for human dignity and learn to effectively work together to leverage our work in Boulder County and throughout the state.  Of course, the specific concern shared by most of us in the county will not be the one that is most important to each of us, but we can learn how someone else’s concern needs to be ours as well by working together across faith communities. 

Since 1978, Together Colorado has organized alongside volunteer community leaders to build and solidify lasting power in the state of Colorado. Collectively, their leaders, member institutions, and staff developed this organization, which now spans 220 congregations, schools, and faith leaders across the state. Together Colorado is a member of the national network, Faith in Action.  Rooted in our sacred faith traditions, Together Colorado works to move from fear to liberation, from violence to life, from isolation to beloved community, so that our thoughts, words, and actions place human dignity and care for creation at the center of public life.

Kathy Ashworth and Eben Carsey have already interviewed a few of us about this work.  Please contact Eben with any questions: ecarsey@comcast.net.
 
 
 
 
 
February 24th
Discernment, Decision-making, and the Brain: Spiritual Exercises based on the work of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.

In the 20th century, de Chardin was one of the first to combine theology with evolutionary science, transforming how Christians approached spirituality. Brain science informs spiritual practice in this workshop, drawn from the book "The New Spiritual Exercises" by Louis M. Savary. Workshop led by Pastor Susan.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mar 3   “Reading the ‘Spiritual Gospel’:
Critical Questions and Literary Themes in the
Gospel of John”
  
Dr Samuel L. Boyd, parishioner and Assistant Professor, Religious Studies and Jewish Studies at CU Boulder, specializing in the Bible and the Ancient Near East in Religious Studies. Sam will offer an overview of some of the major issues that face scholarship when reading and trying to make sense of the text of the gospel, its history, etc. He'll also touch on some of the more difficult parts of the book, particularly the issue of Judaism and how it’s presented in John.

There will be plenty of time for Q&A. Sam is a scholar of biblical texts and the ancient Near East. He researches the Bible through various critical methods and in light of wider historical contexts to understand both the production of these documents as well as their history of interpretation.  His particular areas of research include the development of the Pentateuch (or first five books of the Hebrew Bible), legal hermeneutics in the ancient Near East, language ideology in the ancient world, and ritual theory applied to biblical texts. He also has interests in archaeology, Semitic philology and linguistics, and Late Antiquity (Rabbinic biblical interpretation, Ethiopic Christianity, and the advent of Islam).
 
 
 
 
 
Racial reconciliation has been a priority of the Episcopal Church USA for many years.  Its importance has only increased as a result of recent racial tensions in this country.  The Rt. Rev. Robert O'Neill, bishop of the Episcopal Church in Colorado is recommending that as many of us as possible participate in the 7-city documentary film tour and presentation, Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North by attending one of the showings.  Details follow.
 
 
 
 
In March 2019, The Episcopal Church in Colorado will sponsor a 7-city tour of a documentary film that unearths a hidden legacy of slavery in America. Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North traces a journey by Katrina Browne, the filmmaker, and nine of her cousins into the dark past of the slave trade which enriched their white New England family. The Emmy-nominated film is a transparent and vulnerable view into the story of the DeWolfe family as they research and explore the unsettling truth of their ancestors being the foremost slave traders in U.S. history.

Dain Perry, one of the nine cousins, and his wife, Constance, will present the film and facilitate a conversation on race, reconciliation, and healing. The Perrys' mission is to break down the barriers around us with words and stories spoken in relationship.
"Until we talk about the issue of race and racism and until we learn how it came about in this country and how it is affecting people today in such terribly negative ways, we'll never succeed in overcoming racism," Dain Perry says.

Bishop Robert O'Neill invites congregations and communities to join together at any of these four locations for a bite of food, movie, and dialogue, and to move in a positive direction together. The presentations will be:

  • Saturday, March 9 at St. John's Cathedral, Denver, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
  • Saturday, March 9 at Trinity United Methodist, Denver, from 2:00 to 5:00 pm. 
  • Sunday, March 10 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Denver, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm.
  • Sunday, March 10 at St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, Boulder, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.
  • Tuesday, March 12 at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Grand Junction, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.
  • Wednesday, March 13 at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Durango, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm.
  • Thursday, March 14 at Fort Lewis College, Durango, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. To be confirmed.
  • Thursday, March 14 at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, Pagosa Springs, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm.
  • Saturday, March 16 at Ascension & Holy Trinity Church, Pueblo, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
  • Saturday, March 16 at Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Colorado Springs, from 2:00 to 5:00 pm.
  • Sunday, March 17 at Chapel of Our Savior Episcopal Church, Colorado Springs, from 12:00 to 3:00 pm.

Watch the trailer of this film that was shown on PBS in 2008.
 
 
 
 
ONGOING
 
 
 
 
 
GROCERY CARD MINISTRY
Hello St. John’s!  Get creative with groceries!! Are you drawn to pistachios? Do carrots bring out your green eyes, or are you more of an eggplant person? Do you find inspiration in split pea soup? The possibilities are as endless as the varieties of plastic bags… Take a selfie in a grocery store and send it in for use in the w-Eagle’s announcement of grocery card ministry donations.

Take a selfie in a grocery store and send it to Heather Dudok                   (hdudok@stjohnsboulder.org) for use in the w-Eagle’s announcement of grocery card ministry donations—and have a good time!!
 
 
 
 
 
St. John’s Whittier Pantry Needs

  • TOOTHPASTE
  • MEN'S & WOMEN'S DEODORANT
  • DENTAL FLOSS
  • TOILET PAPER


In Gratitude, Deacon Jan


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

It’s All About Protecting God’s Creation

My View: Kathy Shields


As the leader of the social action ministry network on Climate Change, I found this petition being circulated by Interfaith Power and Light and if you, like me, are concerned about the deregulation of emissions I invite you to join me and sign the petition linked at the end of this piece.


As people of faith, we have promised in our Baptismal vows to strive for justice and respect the dignity of all people. Our Climate Change network believes this includes protecting the air we breathe.


As a result of new EPA- proposed weakening of Mercury and Air Toxic Standards, our air could see an increase of deadly Mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants.  This could disproportionately impact the most vulnerable among us, people of color and the working poor who live and work near these plants.


INTERFAITH POWER AND LIGHT, our faith-based partner, explains in their petition that Mercury has devastating effects on children and babies. Even the unborn who are exposed to Mercury in the womb suffer long-term impacts on their memory, cognitive thinking, language and fine -motor skills. Adults who are exposed to this life-endangering pollutant can suffer damage to vital organs like lungs, kidneys, brain, and heart.


I invite you to join me in asking the EPA to protect human health and all of God’s creation.

 
 
Click Here to Sign Petition
 
 
 
 
 
 
JOIN US FOR EVENSONG               
Wednesdays at 6 pm

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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weekly Services
Saturday            5:00p.m.       Holy Eucharist, chapel



Sunday               7:30 a.m.      Holy Eucharist, chapel
                            9:30 a.m.      Holy Eucharist, church
                            10:30 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

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 those who attended our Campus Security Meeting!
  • Thank you to Tom Stumb for hanging more blinds on the classroom doors.
  • Thank you to Sarah Doelger, Peter Gilman, and H.P. Bunaes, our newest members of the Finance Committee.
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The Collect
O God, the strength of all who put their trust in you: Mercifully accept our prayers; and because in our weakness we can do nothing good without you, give us the help of your grace, that in keeping your commandments we may please you both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Old Testament
Jeremiah 17:5-10
Thus says the Lord:
Cursed are those who trust in mere mortals
and make mere flesh their strength,
whose hearts turn away from the Lord.
They shall be like a shrub in the desert,
and shall not see when relief comes.
They shall live in the parched places of the wilderness,
in an uninhabited salt land.
Blessed are those who trust in the Lord,
whose trust is the Lord.
They shall be like a tree planted by water,
sending out its roots by the stream.
It shall not fear when heat comes,
and its leaves shall stay green;
in the year of drought, it is not anxious,
and it does not cease to bear fruit.
The heart is devious above all else;
it is perverse--
who can understand it?
I the Lord test the mind
and search the heart,
to give to all according to their ways,
according to the fruit of their doings.

The Psalm
Psalm 1
1 Happy are they who have not walked in the counsel of the wicked, *
nor lingered in the way of sinners,
nor sat in the seats of the scornful!
2 Their delight is in the law of the Lord, *
and they meditate on his law day and night.
3 They are like trees planted by streams of water,
bearing fruit in due season, with leaves that do not wither; *
everything they do shall prosper.
4 It is not so with the wicked; *
they are like chaff which the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked shall not stand upright when judgment comes, *
nor the sinner in the council of the righteous.
6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, *
but the way of the wicked is doomed.

The New Testament
1 Corinthians 15:12-20
Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation has been in vain and your faith has been in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting God because we testified of God that he raised Christ--whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised. If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have died in Christ have perished. If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.
But in fact, Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died.

The Gospel
Luke 6:17-26
Jesus came down with the twelve apostles and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases, and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them.
Then he looked up at his disciples and said:
“Blessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the kingdom of God.
“Blessed are you who are hungry now,
for you will be filled.
“Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.
“Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets."
"But woe to you who are rich,
for you have received your consolation.
"Woe to you who are full now,
for you will be hungry.
"Woe to you who are laughing now,
for you will mourn and weep.
"Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets."
 
 
 
 
 

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: Brenda Kroge, Stephen de Bartolome, Mike Halloran (Ashworth),  Ryder Heuston, Alan Wells (Lee), Kate Dodson, Sallye Howard, The Rev. Kimberly (Kym) Lucas, Christopher Turner (Skala), Robert Schwartz.

Long-term: Charlie Skala, The Prellberg Family (Stewart), Deacon Lorine Williams, Janet Brennan, JoAnn Brown, Addie Heuston, Millie Heitman, 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: Shirley Jane McDowell and Barbara Webster Parriott on the anniversary of their deaths.

We honor Christ’s light within those celebrating birthdays:

Jennifer Jaffe, Katie Fowler, Sanna Larsen, Will Reller, Eileen Foster, Bo Stephens, Bibiana Vellandi, Andrew Jaffe, Scott Martin, Caroline Melby, Juile Coker, Peggy Lemone, Kathleen Donahue, Rick Robinson.

We give thanks to God for the life and ministry of our brothers and sisters in Christ:

Carolyn Campion, Andy Carhartt, Jane & Chris Carlough-Meline, Anne & Jim Carpenter, Brandon Carpenter, Lynn Gilbert & Eben Carsey, Sharon & Ned Caulfield, Mary Ceretto, Eleanor Chalmers, Jane Chamberlain.


 
 
 
 
 
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