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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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THIS WEEK’S PRAYER FOR STEWARDSHIP
Lord, during our fall pledge campaign when we seek to fill the net so that we might be fed and feed others, please help us to pray: God you are the creator of all that is and all that is to be. Help us to remember that when we encounter abundance we are encountering you. Help us to trust in your continual goodness and kindness towards us. Release us from our miserly grasp on material things. Free us from worrying about having enough, for grasping and worry prevent us from living lives that are as large as you dream for us. Help us to live expansively, from a place of generosity and not fear. With gratitude we pray. Amen.
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THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL NOTES
Friends in Christ,
Third quarter statements are going out this week, and you may receive a note with yours that says you're behind on your pledge payment. We are 75% of the way through the year and everyone who has fulfilled 60% or less of their pledge to date is receiving a gentle reminder note.
Why are we doing this? Last December, we found ourselves $64,000 short of projected income, and the primary reason was that many pledges had not been paid in full. So we scrambled, asking parishioners for extra money to help cover the shortfall. That kind of reactionary fund raising is not ideal, and I promised the vestry and finance committee that in 2017 I would do a better job of reminding people throughout the year if their pledge payments were falling behind.
If you receive a reminder note, please receive it with grace and know that we are simply trying to do the best we can to manage well the resources that have been entrusted to us. If you are in fact behind, we ask that you do your best to bring your pledge current. If you think our records are in error, call or email us. Diane is away October 6th-22nd, but in her absence Heather and I will do our best to note the discrepancies you might find and Diane will gladly help you upon her return.
We are so grateful for your faithful support of this church.
Thank you, Bless you, Susan+ |
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Embarking on the Spiritual Journey
Plan now to join us for our fall adult formation series. Read The Rector's Pen beginning August 1st and mark your calendars for our discussion group: October 15, 22, 29, and November 5. You can find complete information on our website under "Faith Formation". On Sunday October 15 we discuss the Session 4 material!
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HELP FILL THE NET!
Our fall pledge campaign launched on Oct. 1st and will run through November. This is the season when through pledges we raise the money to operate our church for the year ahead. You'll see that the beautiful boat is back on the wall in church, this year sporting a fishing net hanging over the side. The theme of this year's pledge campaign is HELP FILL THE NET. Jesus was all about feeding people and as his church, so are we. We spent some time in church on Sept. 24th talking about how we are spiritually fed through the programs, worship, and people of St John's, and we'll keep talking about that during the pledge campaign.
The more money we raise, the more our church can continue to be a place of spiritual nourishment. For every pledge, we'll put a stuffed fish in the net. Last year 281 households pledged. This year I'd like to exceed that. Last year we raised $712k in pledges. We can exceed that as well. Each week we'll give you the updated totals, and each week as pledges come in we'll put more fish in the net. I trust that by the end of this campaign, that net will be so full of fish that we'll be able to continue being a place where everyone is spiritually fed by God and where we are able in turn to spiritually feed the community.
You'll also see some paper fish hanging from nets on the stone pillars. These represent ways you've told us you are fed by God in this place. If you'd like to fill out a fish, please take one from the basket in the aisle when you return to your seat from Communion. Write down how God feeds you here and either hang it on the pillars or leave it in the pew and we'll hang it for you.
For all you have done to help St John's be a place of spiritual nourishment and refreshment, thank you, and for all you will do this coming year, thank you again.
With gratitude,
In Christ,
Pastor Susan
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Dear St John's Parishioners, In light of the Las Vegas massacre, I invite you to join St John's Gun Violence Prevention Rapid Response Network (RRN). Most of our work is done at the state level where I am provided Talking Points on controversial gun bills by Colorado Faith Communities United (CFCU) and I then ask you to write or call the appropriate committee members to discuss that bill. So this is legislative work and it begins in January with the opening of the 2018 Colorado General Assembly. If you would like to join St John's RRN, please send me an email at kathleen687@comcast.net. I also ask you to pray for the victims and families who suffered such great loss in the massacre and for the first responders and Good Samaritans who had the courage to rescue the injured under gun fire. And now a short prayer: " Please Holy Spirit, hear our prayers and bless our actions as we join you in working for peace in the world." Peace in Christ, Kathy Ashworth |
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Father Andy is looking good and in great spirits!
He is at Manor Care room 120.
His surgery went well. It was sort of a reconstruction of his knee, not a replacement.
Some of the muscles and ligaments were fixed as well as some fluid added.
He is already undergoing PT.
Keep the prayers coming.
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Coffee Hour
We envision St. John's as a community
where everyone undertakes
"welcome" and "hospitality"
as an intentional holy practice.
Coffee Hour this week is brought to you by:
And please sign up to help make Coffee Hour Fellowship happen. Contact Jessica Burnett: (jburnett@stjohnsboulder.org)
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Family Fall Fun Festival
Sunday, October 29th, 5 to ~7:30pm
Anderson Farms 6728 Co Rd 3 1/4, Erie, CO 80516
Please plan to join us for this spook-tacular event! Click here to buy tickets for your family. Come as early as you like and participate in all the Anderson Farms activities: run the corn maze, search the pumpkin patch, get some tasty eats, ride the rides, and play the games. Then come find the St. John's reserved campfire spot, where the flames will begin around 5 p.m..and last until we're done. We'll provide hot dogs for roasting and standard s'mores ingredients. (If your family needs gluten-free graham crackers or veggie dogs, please bring your own.) Sides to share are also welcome but not required. If you are sending your older kids alone or with another family (whom you informed) they'll need a permission slip (contact Caroline Melby cmelby@stjohnsboulder.org). |
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Believe it or not, our annual Christmas pageant is fast approaching (December 10th), and we do not have anyone at St. John's (that I know of) who has or is expecting a baby to play Baby Jesus! Baby Jesus has always been played by a real, live baby.
Do any of you have friends or family with a baby who will be 1-3 months old in December who might be interested in participating in the pageant? Their older children would also be welcome.
If you know of someone, please let me know!
Director of Family Faith Formation
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The human soul is hungry for beauty: we seek it everywhere---in nature, music, art, clothes, gardening, our homes, companionship, love, spirit, and ourselves. When we experience the Beautiful, there is a sense of homecoming. To participate in beauty is to come into the presence of the Holy.
As we enter autumn and its glorious beauty we welcome you to come to Solas on October 15 at 7 pm at St. John's. We offer musicians, a storyteller, a walkabout with artistic activities, healing prayer, breaking of bread and pouring of wine, conversation in sharing appetizers. Contact Barbara Dumke at 303-579-3242 or barbaraanndumke@yahoo.com or call St. John's at 303-442-5246 or the church's website www.stjohnsboulder.org.
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St. John's, YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!
Thank you to the many parishioners who either brought items in for the Whittier Pantry or made a donation to the Pantry!! We opened September 14th! Yay!
Your Pantry will serve many Whittier families with children who need a little extra assistance with the basic needs of life. Thank you for caring!
-Deacon Jan Dewlen
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The Thursday 5:30 pm Centering Prayer group is going on hiatus, and will start up again on October 19th. We hope to see you then! |
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JOIN US FOR EVENSONG
Wednesdays at 6pm
Contemplative Evensong meets every Wednesday evening at 6p.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
Friday 4:15 p.m. Common Cathedral, rotunda
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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."
This week, the staff and leaders of St John's give thanks to God for those listed below, praying with joy that these good people are sharing in the work of the gospel in our parish.
- Thank you to Betsy Shears and the whole Pastoral Care Team for their hard work to deliver flowers to parishioners.
- Thank you to the St. John's delegates who will be attending the Annual Convention in Grand Junction this weekend.
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Sunday Helpers:
Vestry Welcome: Peter Gilman
Lectors: Ed Kase, Janice Moore
Intercessor: Bella Mody
Ushers: Daryl Palmer, Bill and Jenny Burton
Acolytes: Molly, Addi, Ryder, Marianne
Vergers: Sarah Doelger
Healing Prayer: Kathleen Ferguson, Charles deBartolome
Eucharistic Visitors:
Isaiah 25:1-9
O Lord, you are my God;
I will exalt you, I will praise your name;
for you have done wonderful things,
plans formed of old, faithful and sure.
For you have made the city a heap,
the fortified city a ruin;
the palace of aliens is a city no more,
it will never be rebuilt.
Therefore strong peoples will glorify you;
cities of ruthless nations will fear you.
For you have been a refuge to the poor,
a refuge to the needy in their distress,
a shelter from the rainstorm and a shade from the heat.
When the blast of the ruthless was like a winter rainstorm,
the noise of aliens like heat in a dry place,
you subdued the heat with the shade of clouds;
the song of the ruthless was stilled.
On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples
a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wines,
of rich food filled with marrow, of well-aged wines strained clear.
And he will destroy on this mountain
the shroud that is cast over all peoples,
the sheet that is spread over all nations;
he will swallow up death forever.
Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces,
and the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the earth,
for the Lord has spoken.
will be said on that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us.
This is the Lord for whom we have waited;
let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
Psalm 23
1 The Lord is my shepherd; *
I shall not be in want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures *
and leads me beside still waters.
3 He revives my soul *
and guides me along right pathways for his Name's sake.
4 Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I shall fear no evil; *
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
5 You spread a table before me in the presence of those who trouble me; *
you have anointed my head with oil,
and my cup is running over.
6 Surely your goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, *
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Philippians 4:1-9
My brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved.
I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. Yes, and I ask you also, my loyal companion, help these women, for they have struggled beside me in the work of the gospel, together with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are in the book of life.
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.
Matthew 22:1-14
Once more Jesus spoke to the people in parables, saying: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come. Again he sent other slaves, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited: Look, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready; come to the wedding banquet.’ But they made light of it and went away, one to his farm, another to his business, while the rest seized his slaves, mistreated them, and killed them. The king was enraged. He sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy. Go therefore into the main streets, and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.’ Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both good and bad; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.
“But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing a wedding robe, and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding robe?’ And he was speechless. Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ For many are called, but few are chosen.”
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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:
Donna Jackson (Burnsed), ,Hannah Swank (Skala), Fr. James Williams, Joe Witherill (Helen Melody’s Brother), Michael Chunn, Stu Naegele, Molly Lee, Aldo (Bannert), Bill Woodward, Jared Wheelock (Lawson), Mike (Wells), Janet Brennan, JoAnn Brown, Pete Jackson, Addie Heuston, Millie Heitman, Mark Odeen, Lynn Post, 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 soul of:
John William Griffin, Conor Padraic McMahon, and Dexter Lishon on the anniversaries of their death. We also pray for the repose of the soul of Aldo Bonora, family friend of parishioner Dora Bannert..
We honor Christ’s light within those celebrating birthdays:
Cynthia Stephens, Jenny Shears, Carol Ziegenhagen, John Delaney, AllyCatherine Wild, Charles Hager, Duncan Coker, Bryan Morgan, Lucie Harrington, Henry Huey, Cedar Barstow, Pearce Lembitz, AJ Lembitz, Lori Phillips, Lorna Paradise, Jessie Logan, Kathryn Pieplow, Grayson Bachmann, Greta Sloan
We give thanks to God for the life and ministry of our brothers and sisters in Christ:
Christopher & Lisa Elliott, Jean & Peter Elliott, Alicelee Ewan, Daniel Farland, Ren Feldman, Laura & Jim Ferenc, Charlotte Ferguson, Kathleen Ferguson, John Fernie, Susan & Rich Fey
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