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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 16th, 105 households have pledged for a total of $379,253! We are well on our way to our parish goal of $900,000, and we are so grateful for this magnificent generosity!
Also, 96% of pledgers have sustained or increased their pledge over last year.
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Join us this 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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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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“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 chap-stick.
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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Are you energetic and resourceful? Do you have organizational skills? St. Benedict's Health and Healing Ministry needs a person to organize the Silent Auction for the Annual Benefit to be held on March 2, 2019. Please contact Deacon Jan Dewlen @ 303-775-6769.
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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: toothpaste & dental floss.
Sincerely, Deacon Jan and volunteers.
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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]
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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."
- Thank you to the Becker, Gills/Gallagher, Reeder, and Hudson families for driving to the Humane Society with the Youth Group to deliver the donated pet food and join us for our tour of the Boulder facility and lunch.
- Thanks to everyone who donated items to the Humane Society as part of our Blessing of the Animals Service last Sunday. We collected over $300 in dog and cat food and more than $100 in cash.
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Sunday Volunteers
- Welcome Table: Cate Smith, Diane Wells
- Vestry Welcome: Steve Christopher
- Lectors: Ed Kase, Robert Schwartz
- Intercessor: Ellen Lawson
- Ushers: Eric Klassen, Herby Martin, Ted Williams
- Acolytes: Ryder, Molly, Marianne, Addi
- Eucharistic Visitors: Eli Dudok
- Healing Prayer Ministers:
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Vergers: Tom Brewster
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Guardian: Jim Ferenc
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Job 38:1-7, (34-41)
The Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind:
"Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
Gird up your loins like a man,
I will question you, and you shall declare to me.
"Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell me, if you have understanding.
Who determined its measurements—surely you know!
Or who stretched the line upon it?
On what were its bases sunk,
or who laid its cornerstone
when the morning stars sang together
and all the heavenly beings shouted for joy?
Psalm 104:1-9, 25, 37b
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul; *
O Lord my God, how excellent is your greatness!
you are clothed with majesty and splendor.
2 You wrap yourself with light as with a cloak *
and spread out the heavens like a curtain.
3 You lay the beams of your chambers in the waters above; *
you make the clouds your chariot;
you ride on the wings of the wind.
4 You make the winds your messengers *
and flames of fire your servants.
5 You have set the earth upon its foundations, *
so that it never shall move at any time.
6 You covered it with the Deep as with a mantle; *
the waters stood higher than the mountains.
7 At your rebuke they fled; *
at the voice of your thunder they hastened away.
8 They went up into the hills and down to the valleys beneath, *
to the places you had appointed for them.
9 You set the limits that they should not pass; *
they shall not again cover the earth.
25 O Lord, how manifold are your works! *
in wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
37b Hallelujah!
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Hebrews 5:1-10
Every high priest chosen from among mortals is put in charge of things pertaining to God on their behalf, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is subject to weakness; and because of this he must offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of the people. And one does not presume to take this honor, but takes it only when called by God, just as Aaron was.
So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest, but was appointed by the one who said to him,
“You are my Son,
today I have begotten you”;
as he says also in another place,
“You are a priest forever,
according to the order of Melchizedek.”
In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him, having been designated by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
Mark 10:35-45
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to Jesus and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” And he said to them, “What is it you want me to do for you?” And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.” But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” They replied, “We are able.” Then Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”
When the ten heard this, they began to be angry with James and John. So Jesus called them and said to them, “You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.”
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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:
We pray for all survivors of sexual abuse and assault.
Short-term: Eliza Fernie, Roger Ewing (Schwartz), Ann Pierce (Newell), Bill Ruggles, The Gillis Family (Kimberly), Brenda Kroge, 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:
Francois de Chadenedes and Edward Peter Nolan on the anniversary of their deaths.
We honor Christ’s light within those celebrating birthdays:
Grayson Bachmann, Greta Sloan, Shannon Donohue, John Fernie, Rick Myers, Alexandra Pagnotta, Jaden Pagnotta, Sue Paul, Drew Thomas, Valerie Hess, Richard Luck, Rev. Amy Lythgoe, Joan Robinson, John Davis, Wayne Grider, Drew Larsen, Nathanael Reeder.
We give thanks to God for the life and ministry of our brothers and sisters in Christ:
Dennis & Valerie Walsh, Janet Watts, Julia Watts, Melissa & Bill Weakley, Michael & Linda Weatherwax, Mike & Debbie Weidler, John Weiler, Jeffrey Weinman, Barbara Weirich.
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