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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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STEWARDSHIP UPDATE FROM THE RECTOR |
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To date our parish has raised $681,000 of the $890,000 we need to fund our 2017 budget. This is great but we are not yet done! If you have not yet pledged for 2017, please do so now. If you are new to the parish, please know that we count on everyone pledging.
You can pledge online at our website under the Stewardship tab or call in your pledge to Diane in our office at 303-442-5246, or email it to her at dwells@stjohnsboulder.org.
Your pledge is vitally important to the continued health of this parish. If St John's worship and programs are important to you, then please pledge to support them financially in 2017. Tell us how much you can commit to giving the church. The vestry will approve a budget in January. If insufficient money is raised then the vestry has no choice but to look at cutting staff and programs.
St John's receives no money from the diocese and has no endowment. Every dollar spent comes from generous and faithful people like you. If you have pledged for 2017, thank you again! If you have not yet pledged, my prayer is that the Spirit moves in you and calls forth great generosity and commitment to this wonderful faith community.
Blessings,
Grace and peace,
Susan+
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At our Annual Meeting on January 29, 2017, the congregation will vote for three new vestry members. We are fortunate to have nine parishioners who are interested in serving on the Vestry for the next three-year term. The candidates for consideration are:
Eli Dudok, Phil Ecklund, Reynold “Ren” Feldman, JoAnne Foster, Wayne Grider, Kathe Lujan, Beth McKnight, Linda Morgan and Allen White.
Biographies and photos of the candidates will be published after Christmas.
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PRINCIPAL ORGANIST SEARCH COMMITTEE (POSC) UPDATE |
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The POSC met Dec 4th and chose Rick Collins as chair, and chose Cynthia Sliker to handle communications. Other committee members include Kathy Asta, Matthew Dane, Tom Morgan, Diane Rex, and Wood Rigsby. Tony Lee, Lydia Morrongiello, and David Vogels will provide assistance as organ professionals, and Sue Morse as an HR professional.
The POSC is charged with promoting the position opening, discerning a slate of finalists from the pool of applicants, conducting interviews and scheduling parish visits. The members of the POSC will recommend a slate of finalists, and the Music Director and Rector will make the hiring decision.
The committee meets next on Jan 18th, 2017.
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Remember our church with a year-end gift…to help retire the 2016 budget deficit. The deficit is due to a shortfall in the income we anticipated receiving this year, and is not due to expense over-run (in fact, expenses have been very well controlled!)
We began our appeal a week ago with a deficit of $63,000. Thanks to a few generous donors, that number is down to $43,500! Can you help reduce it further, and help bring it down to zero?
Any gift you can make will help your church end the year with a balanced budget, and your gift is tax deductible. To make a year-end gift, simply write “Year-End Gift” in the memo line of your check and mail it to the office or place it in the offering plate on Sunday.
These year-end gifts, of course, are in addition to your 2016 pledge and not in lieu of it. This is an excellent time to make sure your 2016 pledge is paid in full.
As always, we make this request with grateful hearts for the incredible generosity of our parishioners. Thank you for all you have given to our church, and thank you for being part of this wonderful, vibrant community of faith!
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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:
NO COFFEE HOUR THIS SUNDAY
And please sign up to help make Coffee Hour Fellowship happen. Sign up sheet available on Sunday morning at the Welcome Table near the Narthex, available on the St. John's database, or contact Jessica Burnett: (jburnett@stjohnsboulder.org)
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St John's Foyer Dinner Groups
- still room!
Though the teams have been set for next year (January - June), there is still room in several of them. If you're interested in once-a-month potluck dinners with St John's parishioners, contact Bill Ashworth (washwort@gmail.com or 720-352-6456)
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BLESSING OF WINE JANUARY 1ST AT BOTH SERVICES
In honor of the Feast Day of John the Evangelist our patron saint, we will bless (unopened) bottles of wine. You are invited to bring your favorite wine on January 1st so it can be blessed. You can then take it home to sanctify the year just passed and bless the year ahead.
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Upcoming Baptism Dates
Our next baptism date will be Sunday, January 8th at the 9:30 a.m. service. If you are interested in baptism for yourself or your child(ren), contact Pam White, 303-442-5246 or pwhite@stjohnsboulder.org.
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 Whittier Pantry Update
THANK YOU, THANK YOU to the many generous elves who donated items to the Pantry to assist low income families of Whittier Elementary School. We are fully stocked and ready for the New Year.
We are closed Dec. 22nd and 29th and re-open on Jan. 5th, 2017
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This weeks update from...
Please click the link below for more information:
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Christmas Eve Dec. 24
All services include carols &
Holy Communion
2:30 p.m. Bell Service
4:30 p.m. Family Service
7:30 p.m. Service of Peace
10:30 p.m. Principal Service
Dec. 25 10:00 a.m.
Christmas Day service
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Choral Compline is on hiatus until January 8th—St. John’s presents a Choral Compline service in the sanctuary at 9:00pm on the Second and Fourth Sundays. Join us and experience the peace and mystery of this ancient liturgy; when it returns in January.
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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
11:11 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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 SATURDAY EVENINGS FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES:
Youth Group (9th-12th grade) meets Saturdays at 5pm with Fr. Ben in the Youth Room, while parents are invited to attend Acoustic Prayers for Evening Service at 5pm in the Chapel and gather for fellowship and study following.
No meeting on December 24th on January 31st
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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.
- Diane Wells for making Ebrahim's reception/coffee hour a success
- All those who brought goodies for coffee hour
- Paul Paiva for a great adult forum
- All of the many volunteers that helped tackle the folding of the Christmas bulletins, your hard work is greatly appreciated!!
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