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Memorial Service for Barbara Thaler
Long time parishioner Barbara Thaler died on March 22. A memorial service will be held this Saturday, April 22 at 2:00 PM at St. John's. The burial will follow in St. John's Cemetery.
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Many thanks go to.....
-Marcia Evans who made the beautiful red chausable that Carol wore on Palm Sunday.
-all who worked so hard on the Holy Week and Easter services: our organist and choir director, Jonathan Boksan; our wonderful choir; Catherine Packard, our Parish Administrator; the Altar Guild; the lectors, Lay Eucharistic Ministers, crucifers, torch bearers, ushers and counters. These seven Holy Week and Easter services were truly a team effort. Thanks to all!
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St. John's Men's Group
The newly formed St. John's Men's Group will meet on Saturday, April 29, starting with breakfast at the church at 7:30 AM. The group will then work to put up two new Episcopal Church signs and install a new mailbox. For more information about the Men's Group, please contact Andrew Wade.
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Save the date!
Our very popular Annual Progressive Dinner will be held on
Saturday, May 20 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM. Information and reservation forms are available in the breezeway and need to be returned to Penny Parker by May 7. This is a good opportunity for St. John's adults to gather for food, fun and fellowship.
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And the winner is.....
The winner of this year's Lent Madness, and receiver of the Golden Halo award is
Florence Nightengale!!! You can see the winners (and losers) in each bracket posted in the breezeway. This battle of the saints is decided each Lent by the votes of people around the country. It also helps us get to know some of the saints a bit better!
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Coming soon.......a new mailbox
We will soon be getting rid of our post office box which will save us money. The new mailbox at the church will be very secure.
Please start sending your mail, including your pledges, to our street address: 5649 Mt. Gilead Road, Centreville, VA 20120. Note that the address on your pledge envelopes is the PO Box, so you will need to change that if you mail in your pledge. We will have some address labels on the back table that you can use for your pledge envelopes. We will continue to have our post office box for the next few months while we make this transition.
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Prayers, please....
Please keep Arirang Senior Center in your prayers as they continue to try to recruit more clients. The Arirang Senior Center is open to all and they offer a variety of activities and speakers. If you know someone who might benefit from the companionship and activities, please call Arirang at 703-543-6008.
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Education for Ministry
Please let Carol know by May 1 if you are interested in this EfM program. So far, only two people have expressed an interest. We need at least 6 to start a group. You don't need to make a commitment by May 1, just an interest to meet for more information.
EfM is a program for adult Christian formation through theological education and reflection written by the School of Theology at the University of the South, Sewanee, TN. We would like to start an EfM group at St. John's if we have the 6-12 people necessary to start a group. All that's needed is a desire to learn and grow in your faith. There is a good amount of reading to be done each week, but no tests. You will get out of it what you put into it. The topics of study are Old Testament, New Testament, Church History, and Theology. The entire program is 4 years, but each participant signs up for a year at a time. Interested? There are brochures in the breezeway explaining the program or you can speak with Carol. If we have enough interest (we have 2 people so far), we would like to start a group here in September.
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