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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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Easter Flower Donations
Just send a check (to the office by April 15th) made out to the Altar Guild with Easter Flowers written in the memo line. If you would like to include a memorial remembrance or thanksgiving, please fill out this form and return it with your check. (Or use the donation envelopes in the church provided by the Altar Guild for Easter Flower Donations.)
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The Rector's Pen
It's that email from St John's that lands in your inbox every Tuesday afternoon. What is it, and why should you read it given the myriad of other emails that clamor for your attention?
Here's what I can tell you: I've written The Rector's Pen nearly every week (vacations aside) since October 2012. It is my way of regularly sharing my theology and my heart with you, my nearly 1500 parishioners, in a way we aren't always able to do face-to-face. One of the vows priests take at ordination is to teach, and yet the reality in most congregations is that few people come to church every single Sunday to hear sermons (and take away learnings from them), and fewer still come to adult formation classes. This is simply the case across our denomination nowadays. I don't plan to stop holding adult formation classes because there is an irreplaceable value in learning in community. But I supplement our adult formation programming by teaching via The Rector's Pen.
I know from some of you who cannot make it to church as often as you like that reading The Rector's Pen is not only a way to learn but also offers you a way to feel connected to our wonderful faith community when you cannot be with us. Some of you tell me that reading the weekly issue is a kind of spiritual practice for you, one undertaken with a cup of coffee or tea and a quiet half hour. A few others have said that now and again they share an issue with friends or co-workers and it offers a basis for good discussion. So I encourage you to read it, save the issues you cannot get to at the moment to read while traveling or waiting--things we all seem to do increasingly. The more of our waking hours we spend thinking theologically, the richer our lives--and the life of our world--will be.
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CONVERSATIONAL SERMON
MARCH 31ST; 9:30 AM!
Read the Gospel (Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32) the story of the PRODIGAL SON. Come to the March 31st 9:30 am service with some questions and join Pastor Susan and Father Ted in creating the sermon together.
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Sunday Volunteers
Welcome Table: Kathy Fox
Vestry Welcome: Steve Christopher
Lectors: Peter Gilman, Kathy Ashworth
Intercessors: Josie
Healing Prayer Ministers: Nancy Iverson, Helen Melody Witherill
Acolytes: Ryder, Addi, Harry
Vergers: Joanie Heard, Tom Brewster
Guardians: Tom Brewster
Ushers: Patrick Edwards, Wood Rigsby, Eric Klassen
Eucharistic Visitors:
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Dates to Remember:
March 31st- No Youth Programming or Children's Chapel -Nursery is available
April 12th - 14th- Youth Group heads to Quest Youth Retreat
April 14th- Palm Sunday service beginning with our traditional, ecumenical, donkey-led procession on Pine Street, which begins about 9:30 a.m. Children are invited to follow the donkey and wave their palms!
April 21st -Easter Sunday. 11 a.m. service is family focused and is followed by our annual Eggstravaganza coffee hour and egg hunt.
(The nursery IS NOT open on Easter Sunday.)
**Please have your children bring an Easter basket with them to collect eggs -- and if you can, please bring a bunch of flowers to help flower the cross**
May 5th- Family Picnic at Boulder Park 11 am- 1 pm - Walk to the park after the 'Kirkin of the Tartan' service. Bring food, blankets, and a frisbee and let's hang out together!
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St. John’s Choristers!
(our Children’s Choir for kids age 5, through 6th grade)
Upcoming schedule:
Sunday, March 31, 11:00-11:50am
Sunday, April 7 - no rehearsal
Palm Sunday, April 14, 11:20am to 12:00pm
The Choristers will sing in church on Easter Sunday at the 11:00 am Family service. (meet at 10:20am)
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SAVE THE DATE
April 18-19 Maundy Thursday/
Good Friday Watch.
Interested? Contact Pastor Susan.
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Catholic Connections Discussion Group
Please mark your calendars for our final session (for now) in this series on April 28 in the St. Francis room after the 9:30 service.
What is Catholic Connections? A lively discussion group for former or current members of the Roman Catholic Church who now find themselves at St. John's. We also welcome Episcopalians with strong Catholic connections or curiosity.
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May 5, 2019 @ 9:30am
Kirkin’ of the Tartan
A Celebration of Family
The Northern Colorado Calidonia Pipe Band
8 Pipers
4 Drummers
will perform at St. John’s during the 9:30 service celebrating the blessing the symbol of a family - the tartan.
Please join us at 9:30am May 5th - Somewhere in time we were all Celts - come and enjoy the celebration, and please bring a dish to share!
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Lads and Lasses, Save the date! May 5th. Donations to help fund the $750 pipe band fee are most appreciated. Please send your donation to the attention of Heather Dudok and write “Kirkin”
in the memo line. Thank You!
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Front Range Region Confirmation Service,
Saturday, June 8th,10:00am
If you are interested in being Confirmed or Received in The Episcopal Church or would like to Reaffirm you confirmation vows, the annual Front Range Region conformation service is Saturday, 6/8, at 10:00 am at Saint James Episcopal Church, Wheatridge. All Candidates must attend preparation classes prior to being Confirmed or Received. Please contact Mother Amy (alythgoe@stjohnsboulder.org, or 303-442-5246) to be placed on our list or for more information. Amy+ will contact everyone to find a mutually agreeable time to meet, and will the Candidates at the service at Saint James. This service will be among our new bishop’s first confirmation services, so it will be an even more exciting time.
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Guardian Ministry - We observe for the safety of others
ST. JOHN’S NEEDS YOU to be an observer
The Diocese of Colorado has asked all parishes to develop and implement campus security programs, and one part of our program at St John’s is the Guardian Ministry. Guardians are trained volunteer parishioners who take turns, one person per Sunday, walking the campus before and during the 9:30 am service. Their mission is to observe, watching for individuals and situations that could pose risks to people, and to alert law enforcement or emergency response folks as necessary. In the event of an emergency, Guardians take the lead in moving people to safety. Guardians also move about the campus and help welcome arriving worshippers. This is all holy work—the work of hospitality and the stewardship of people.
Here is where you come in – to paraphrase an old poster, St. John’s Wants You!
We are looking for volunteers who are willing and able to serve 1 to 3 days per quarter to walk the campus before and during the 9:30 am service. Training is provided. Please contact Tom Brewster by calling 303-442-5246 or emailing office@stjohnsboulder.org
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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!!
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St. John’s Whittier Pantry Needs
- TOOTHPASTE
- MEN'S & WOMEN'S DEODORANT
- DENTAL FLOSS
- TOILET PAPER
- Monetary donations are always welcome
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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.
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Child Gun Deaths
My View: Kathy Ashworth
Did you know that every 3 hours an American mother is told her child has been shot and killed?
In Colorado, multiple efforts to enact a Child Protection Law (also referred to as Safe Storage) have been attempted in the last 20 years, but gun lobby leaning legislators have rebuffed them. In 2016, six children in Colorado, eleven years-old or younger, were shot and killed, largely because an adult left a loaded firearm accessible to children (www.gunviolencearchive.org).
But you can take action:
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Secure guns in homes and vehicles
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Model responsible behavior
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Ask about unsecured guns in other homes
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Recognize the role of guns in suicide
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Tell your peers to Be SMART!
Visit www.BeSmartforkids.org to learn more.
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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
10:30 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
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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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Joshua 5:9-12
The Lord said to Joshua, "Today I have rolled away from you the disgrace of Egypt." And so that place is called Gilgal to this day.
While the Israelites were camped in Gilgal they kept the Passover in the evening on the fourteenth day of the month in the plains of Jericho. On the day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate the produce of the land, unleavened cakes, and parched grain. The manna ceased on the day they ate the produce of the land, and the Israelites no longer had manna; they ate the crops of the land of Canaan that year.
Psalm 32
1 Happy are they whose transgressions are forgiven, *
and whose sin is put away!
2 Happy are they to whom the Lord imputes no guilt, *
and in whose spirit there is no guile!
3 While I held my tongue, my bones withered away, *
because of my groaning all day long.
4 For your hand was heavy upon me day and night; *
my moisture was dried up as in the heat of summer.
5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you, *
and did not conceal my guilt.
6 I said," I will confess my transgressions to the Lord." *
Then you forgave me the guilt of my sin.
7 Therefore all the faithful will make their prayers to you in time of trouble; *
when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach them.
8 You are my hiding-place;
you preserve me from trouble; *
you surround me with shouts of deliverance.
9 "I will instruct you and teach you in the way that you should go; *
I will guide you with my eye.
10 Do not be like horse or mule, which have no understanding; *
who must be fitted with bit and bridle,
or else they will not stay near you."
11 Great are the tribulations of the wicked; *
but mercy embraces those who trust in the Lord.
12 Be glad, you righteous, and rejoice in the Lord; *
shout for joy, all who are true of heart.
2 Corinthians 5:16-21
From now on, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way. If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. So we are ambassadors for Christ since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him be sin who knew no sin so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
All the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to Jesus. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, "This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them."
So Jesus told them this parable:
"There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.' So he divided his property between them. A few days later the younger son gathered all he had and traveled to a distant country, and there he squandered his property in dissolute living. When he had spent everything, a severe famine took place throughout that country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed the pigs. He would gladly have filled himself with the pods that the pigs were eating, and no one gave him anything. But when he came to himself he said, 'How many of my father's hired hands have bread enough and to spare, but here I am dying of hunger! I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands."' So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him. Then the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' But the father said to his slaves, 'Quickly, bring out a robe--the best one--and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. And get the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; for this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!' And they began to celebrate.
"Now his elder son was in the field; and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing. He called one of the slaves and asked what was going on. He replied, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf because he has got him back safe and sound.' Then he became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and began to plead with him. But he answered his father, 'Listen! For all these years I have been working like a slave for you, and I have never disobeyed your command, yet you have never given me even a young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf for him!' Then the father said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.'"
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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: The Caldwell Family (Lythgoe), Brenda Kroge, Stephen de Bartolome, Sarah Swank (Skala), Mary Kevin Dodson, Gus Grote (Stumb), Greta Sloan, Ellen Lawson, Dr. William Burton, Eric Henderson (Schwartz) & Teague Owings (Hogue).
Long-term: Sallye Howard, The Rev. Kimberly (Kym) Lucas, Jan Treadwell, Randy Brock (Moore), Charlie Skala, Bill Battreall & The Prellberg Family (Stewart), Deacon Lorine Williams, Janet Brennan, JoAnn Brown, Addie Heuston, Millie Heitman, Don Shields.
Please notify Stephanie in the church office
(303-442-5246 or sboulton@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:
Orville E. “Ben” Van Horn, Peter A. Guzzi, & Charles Nelson Needham on the anniversary of their deaths.
We honor Christ’s light within those celebrating birthdays:
Trina Flores, Pat Biggers, Dorothy Whitehouse, Jack LeCuyer, Herby Martin, Patrick Harrington, Keely Ryland, Robert Schaffner, Robert Schaffner, Mark Guzzi, Jane Cummings.
We give thanks to God for the life and ministry of our brothers and sisters in Christ:
Jane Deyoe, Libby & Tom Dietz, Joseph Dineen Jr., William & Michele Dodson, Sarah Doelger, Melissa Dombrowski, Kathleen & Shannon Donohue, Loretta Dorman, Catriona & Cathy Dowling-Davis, Barbara Downing.
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