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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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We are pleased to report that as of noon on Tuesday, October 9th, 79 households have pledged for a total of $253,000! We are well on our way to our parish goal of $900,000 thanks to your generosity! Also, 95% of pledgers have sustained or increased their pledge over last year.
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CHORAL COMPLINE THIS SUNDAY
Join us this Sunday, October 14 at 9:00 pm!
“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.”
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.
This week’s music includes works by Renaissance composers William Smith of Durham, Thomas Tallis, Robert Parsons, and Tomas Luis de Victoria; and classical guitar works performance by our special guest Ian Jickling.
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Join us next Sunday (Oct 21st) as we continue our fall adult formation series "The Great Spiritual Migration", based on the book by Brian McLaren. In Session 4 of 5 we will discuss material that was published in the August 28th issue of The Rector's Pen and which is also available on our website. |
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"Third Grade Bibles"
This year, the Bible class will be held on Sunday, October 21st from 11:00 - 11:45 am in the St. Francis-St. Clare Room upstairs in the education wing.
St. John's third graders (and older children who haven't participated before), learn about the history and structure of the Bible and receive a Bible of their own from
St. John's.
Parents have the opportunity on Sunday, November 4th, at 11:00 am (optional) to personalize their child's Bible by highlighting verses and adding stickers and decorations, and children receive their Bibles during a Second Sunday on Sunday, November 11th service from the hands of their parents.
PLEASE RSVP so we can order a Bible for your child!
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On Sunday, 10/14, the Youth Group is going on a field trip to the Boulder Humane Society to donate the dog and cat food we collect that morning as part of our Blessing of the Animals service. We are looking for volunteer drivers to help shuttle us there and then to lunch at Snarf's near Arapahoe and 55th. We will leave following the animal blessings, about 11:00 am and pick-up at Snarf's will be at 1:00 pm. Please contact Mother Amy (altythgoe@stjohnsboulder.org or 303-442-5246) with questions or to volunteer. Thank you! |
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Blessing of Animals to include
Pet Food Donations
This year the October 14th Blessing of Animals will include an invitation to bring unopened cans or bags of cat or dog food to church. Each pet food donor will receive a heart themed bandana for their pet, and the food collected will be shared with the Longmont and Boulder Humane Societies. This is a great way to honor your pet, who freely gives you their love. Spread that love and help support a pet looking for a human to love forever. We’ll also bless veterinarians at this service. Please help us spread the word by telling your favorite veterinarian!
Children who do not share their homes with live animals are invited to offer instead a stuffed animal friend or photo for a special blessing.
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“Soul Collage as a Spiritual Practice” is the title of a workshop at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Broomfield, Saturday, Oct. 20 from 9 am to noon. The presenter will be the Rev. Michelle Danson, spiritual director and retreat leader. The cost is $30 which includes material fees. Registration with coffee and bagels begin at 8:30 am.
Please RSVP to Sandy Grundy at jssgrundy@comcast.net or 303-902-4664.
SoulCollage® was originated by Seena Frost.
It is a process for accessing your intuition and creating an incredible collection of cards with deep personal meaning that can help you with life's questions and transitions.
This is a multi-leveled, creative process which EVERYONE can do. You do not have to be creatively gifted to do this work, and each card created is an unique treasure.
During our time together, trained SoulCollage® facilitator, Rev. Michelle A. Danson, will provide all of the supplies needed, and will guide us in a process of creating one or more cards, and interacting with them in a way that is creative, fun and inspirational. You do not need to bring anything to the workshop, except yourself, a sense of adventure and an open and receptive heart.
For more information Check out the SoulCollage® Website:
https://www.soulcollage.com
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You are invited to a skill-building workshop:
In these deeply divided times, Connecting Communities, a program of The Institute For Sustainable Peace, is building a coalition of courageous Americans of divergent views saying no to fear and yes to understanding each other’s points of view.
To that end, Connecting Communities is working with a growing group of community organizations to offer a series of skill-building experiential learning workshops for community-minded people from the Denver/Boulder region. The focus will be on building skills enabling participants to engage in effective and meaningful dialogue to develop and deepen understanding across our differences.
Date/Time: Nov. 10, 2018 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: First Congregational Church
1128 Pine St., Boulder, CO 80302
Cost per person: Earlybird $20 online registration by Nov. 6, $30 at the door
Cost includes lunch & refreshments
CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION
What you can expect: Our experiential learning workshop will begin with an experience in dialogue focused on what makes these conversations so difficult and what we can do about that. Via teach-ins and group exercises we will cover essential practices that make constructive conversations possible among people with divergent views and backgrounds: Suspending, Reflection, Listening, Empathy, Respecting, and Voicing.
About the facilitator: Randall Butler, J.D., CEO of The Institute for Sustainable Peace has over twenty years experience in mediating disputes and training leaders in America and Internationally in dialogue and conflict transformation. For more information about the work of The Institute for Sustainable Peace see www.sustainablepeace.org.
If Not Now, When?
We face unprecedented division across culture and politics. If we fail to act, we risk irreparable damage to our common life together and the future of our democracy. Fortunately, there are clear, simple approaches that can help us overcome our differences and build a better future. And it starts with better conversations. We invite you to join us.
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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 eEagle’s announcement of grocery card ministry donations—and have a good time!!
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St John's
Foyer Dinner
Fall Sign Ups for 2018-2019
Now’s the time to sign-up for your spot in the St. John's Foyer Dinners; groups will be forming at the end of October and kicking off their joint dinners this winter. What’s Foyer Dinner? Six to nine St John's folks (couples and singles) who get together monthly at each other’s homes for potluck dinners and good company. A great opportunity to meet new friends in Christ’s family at St John's and get to know old friends better. Sign up by calling or emailing Bill Ashworth (720-352-6456; washwort@gmail.com) by the end of October... Buon appetito!
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This is the supply cart that I organized for St Benedict's with all the toiletry donations (keep them coming). On Soup Kitchen Sunday, clients eagerly helped themselves and I counted each item for St. Benedict's Health and Healing Ministry. I gave out 126 toiletry items, 12 hats. and two dozen pair of socks.It was the largest in-kind value distribution since 2014!!!
The cold weather is upon us! Keeping feet dry is a constant issue for those experiencing homelessness. We are in need of socks, any kind, to keep feet from freezing when wet. Clients are also asking for dark colored warm knit hats, and chapstick.
Items may be brought to St. John's and put in the box for Whittier Pantry donations. I will know what they are for. I store the donation cart in the Pantry and restock it weekly.
In Gratitude, Deacon Jan Dewlen
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St. John’s Whittier Pantry
Thank you to parishioners of St. John's for your help in stocking the Whittier Pantry!!! We opened on September 6th and had 7 families come. We will host up to 30 families this school year. We appreciate your donations of items or of checks (with Whittier Pantry in the memo).
Current needs: Men and Women's deodorant, dental floss, kid's shampoo.
Sincerely, Deacon Jan and volunteers.
P.S. WHITTIER PANTRY IS LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD VOLUNTEERS! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER, PLEASE CONTACT DEACON JAN! Shifts are Thursdays from 2:45pm-4:30pm
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The St Jude Young Adult's Group at St Aidan's offers fellowship and theology to young adults from the Episcopal Churches of Boulder. In their words:
-Pub(lic) Theology: On the second Thursday of the month, we meet at a local brewery to discuss a wide range of topics from death to the Prosperity Gospel. Upcoming topics are Demons and Satan on October 11th and The Saints (hopefully featuring Saints Mary Magdalene, Ambrose, John, and Aidan) on November 8th.
- Bible Study: We're launching a monthly bible study starting in October on the 3rd Sunday of the month at 5 pm.
-Service: We make a point of serving our parish and city communities on a regular basis.
If you are interested in checking out this group, please contact Durango Jenkins at St Aidan's: djenkins@saintaidans.org
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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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Presiding Bishop, church respond to further cuts to the US refugee resettlement program By Lynette Wilson
Posted Sep 18, 2018
Episcopal News Service
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The United States was a worldwide leader in refugee resettlement just two years ago when more than 80,000 refugees were welcomed into the country with help from the nine agencies with federal contracts to do that work, including Episcopal Migration Ministries. That number has dwindled under the Trump administration, which announced Sept. 17th it would reduce resettlement further, to just 30,000 a year.
The Episcopal Church has a long history of standing with refugees, people who are fleeing violence, war, and political and religious persecution, and on Sept. 18 the church expressed its disappointment at the reduced cap on the number of refugees.
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“Don’t Breathe”
(But Please Do Vote)
This article has been excerpted from an essay by Nicole Wetsman whose work recently appeared in the Health section of Newsweek Magazine.[1] Not intended to scare the joy of living out of you, but I believe that, as loving and seeking people, all of us would want to be mindful of this revealing information about our rapidly changing climate: that the threats of unmitigated climate change are more imminent to our children’s health and ours than many of us may have considered. [39]
The author lays the groundwork by reminding us of the fallout from recent (and anticipated) rollbacks of environmental protections. She sheds light on the very meaning of air pollution as a “hodgepodge of chemical particulates made up of toxic metals like lead, iron, and zinc, 2.5 micrometers in diameter”. These are the “big components of emissions from vehicles and power plants”. She continues…and this is one of the scary parts…“These particulates enter the lungs and pass into the bloodstream…through the nasal cavity to the brain”. “They speed cognitive decline in the elderly and contribute to Alzheimer's disease and dementia”. Wetsman gives the example of how “new rules” for coal-burning power plants could “cause an additional 1400 deaths per year” as well as “increased rates of lung cancer and heart disease.”[39] In addition, “a study of 1.7 million veterans… with exposure to these pollutants…found an increased risk of diabetes” [39].
Unfortunately, Children are especially vulnerable to this toxicity, Wetsman tells us because they “breathe faster than adults” and therefore “they absorb more pollutants, relative to their body size”. This exposure hampers neuropsychological development and is “linked to memory and attention disorders”, as well as “delinquent behavior and poor performance on intelligence tests”[39]; moreover, “rates of asthma could rise quickly”. Worse yet, “exposure can increase the risk of respiratory illness in infants, including sudden infant death syndrome”.[39]
But WE ARE NOT POWERLESS. So, What can we do? With new awareness comes new resolve to step up what most of you are probably already doing: continue modeling vigilance of any of our behaviors that may contribute to the pollution of our air, water or land; continue teaching our children and grandchildren by the example of our love for this earth and of all living things whose lives depend on it; pray like our lives depended on it, because they do. AND PLEASE VOTE.
With hope and faith,
Kathy Shields, Chair
St John’s Social Action Ministry
[1] Newsweek Magazine, p39, 9/14/18
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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.
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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."
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Sunday Volunteers
- Welcome Table: Kathy Ashworth, Miki Laws
- Vestry Welcome: Steve Clarke
- Lectors: Alan Nelson, Josie
- Intercessor: Josie
- Ushers: Kathleen Ferguson, Ren Feldman, Cedar Barstow
- Acolytes: Arianna, Jane, Arisa, Ryder, Sebastian
- Eucharistic Visitors: Robert Schwartz
- Healing Prayer Ministers:
- Vergers: Joanie Heard, Katherine Davis
- Guardian: Tom Brewster
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Job 23:1-9, 16-17
Job said:
"Today also my complaint is bitter;
his hand is heavy despite my groaning.
Oh, that I knew where I might find him,
that I might come even to his dwelling!
I would lay my case before him,
and fill my mouth with arguments.
I would learn what he would answer me,
and understand what he would say to me.
Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power?
No; but he would give heed to me.
There an upright person could reason with him,
and I should be acquitted forever by my judge.
"If I go forward, he is not there;
or backward, I cannot perceive him;
on the left he hides, and I cannot behold him;
I turn to the right, but I cannot see him.
God has made my heart faint;
the Almighty has terrified me;
If only I could vanish in darkness,
and thick darkness would cover my face!"
Psalm 22:1-15
1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? *
and are so far from my cry
and from the words of my distress?
2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but you do not answer; *
by night as well, but I find no rest.
3 Yet you are the Holy One, *
enthroned upon the praises of Israel.
4 Our forefathers put their trust in you; *
they trusted, and you delivered them.
5 They cried out to you and were delivered; *
they trusted in you and were not put to shame.
6 But as for me, I am a worm and no man, *
scorned by all and despised by the people.
7 All who see me laugh me to scorn; *
they curl their lips and wag their heads, saying,
8 "He trusted in the Lord; let him deliver him; *
let him rescue him, if he delights in him."
9 Yet you are he who took me out of the womb, *
and kept me safe upon my mother's breast.
10 I have been entrusted to you ever since I was born; *
you were my God when I was still in my mother's womb.
11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near, *
and there is none to help.
12 Many young bulls encircle me; *
strong bulls of Bashan surround me.
13 They open wide their jaws at me, *
like a ravening and a roaring lion.
14 I am poured out like water;
all my bones are out of joint; *
my heart within my breast is melting wax.
15 My mouth is dried out like a pot-sherd;
my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; *
and you have laid me in the dust of the grave.
Hebrews 4:12-16
The word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And before him no creature is hidden, but all are naked and laid bare to the eyes of the one to whom we must render an account.
Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Mark 10:17-31
As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; You shall not defraud; Honor your father and mother.’” He said to him, “Teacher, I have kept all these since my youth.” Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, “You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” When he heard this, he was shocked and went away grieving, for he had many possessions.
Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” And the disciples were perplexed at these words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” They were greatly astounded and said to one another, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.”
Peter began to say to him, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.” Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields, for my sake and for the sake of the good news, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this age—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”
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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: Ann Pierce (Newell), Bill Ruggles, The Gillis Family (Kimberly), Brenda Kroge, Lynelle Stewart, Dr. Kyra Toledo (Clarke), Donna Jackson (Burnsed), Charlie Skala, Jackson Furst, Rose Ayars, Trudy Morron
Long-term: The Prellberg Family (Stewart), 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:
Nadere R. Rhoades, John William Griffin, Conor Padraic McMahon, and Dexter Lishon on the anniversary of their deaths.
We honor Christ’s light within those celebrating birthdays:
Tom Stumb, Henry Barone, Alan Clark/Lembitz, Caroline Hogue, Jenny Shears, Cynthia Stephens, Duncan Coker, Charles Hager, Kara Holbrook, Chris Wall, AllyCatherine Wall, Henry Huey, Bryan Morgan, Cedar Barstow, AJ Clark/Lembitz, Pearce Clark/Lembitz, Lori Phillips, Jessie Logan, Lorna Paradise, Kathryn Pieplow.
We give thanks to God for the life and ministry of our brothers and sisters in Christ:
David Vogels, Remsen & Marilyn Voorhis, Alexandra Vorbeck, Paula & Glenn Wager, Katherine & Joseph Wagner, Margie Wagner, Richard Wagner, Anna & Chad Walker, David & Jennifer Walker, Chris & Kelley Wall.
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