The new Parish Directory is out! Pick up your copy in the East Narthex.
The youth participating in Story Line are learning through creating their own church. In this process they are trying to decide how many services to offer each week. Please take just a moment to answer just two questions by following this link. Thanks so much for your participation.
There will be a meeting of the Kitchen Users group on Tuesday, March 6, at 7:00 p.m.,to discuss the potential kitchen remodel with architect Larry Abell.
Clackamas Women's Services has recently been able to provide more shelter for women and their children fleeing abuse. This leads to a need for more bedding which will fit twin beds. Please check your linen closets for gently used items or shop for bargains so we can help make the women and their children feel secure and comfortable. Please bring the bedding to St. John's. Thank you in advance for your kind generosity.
Adult Education Program designed for Lent: We are going to spend each adult class at 9 a.m. during Lent looking at the week of the Passion. We will be studying the events that lead up to the Passover Feast, the Last Supper, the Agony and Arrest in the Garden, the Accusations and charges, and the Crucifixion and Death of Jesus. We will be looking at how the four Gospels treat these events and will have time for discussion. Bring a Bible with you and come to prepare yourself for a discussion of the Last Week of the life of Jesus. -Frs. Bud Thurston and Ric Simpson
UPCOMING CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS:
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT & PIZZA: Please join us on Saturday, March 10th @ 5pm for Pizza and a Movie on the ‘”Big Wall” in the West Wing. Feel free to bring your PJ’s, blankets and cuddlies. If you would like to bring a supplement to dinner, please contact Hillary Regan .
EGG HUNT DONATIONS WELCOME! The generosity of our parish is greatly appreciated by the Church School. Once again, we welcome donations of small toys, stickers, trinkets, bobbles, candy and other items to fill up our eggs for the Annual Easter Egg Hunt. We could also use more baskets for collecting eggs. Items gladly accepted on Sunday mornings or in the church office. Empty eggs will be in the Narthex starting March 4th, should you like to fill eggs yourself. Many thanks
LEAVE YOUR MARK WITH SPRING BREAK ART: Meet us in the Church School area on Tuesday, March 27th @ 1pm to leave your mark on the walls! We’ll be using hands and feet as our tools, so wear appropriate clothing! If you would like to participate, please contact Hillary Regan.
A Prayer for a Time of Transition:
Almighty God, we pray that the power of Christ’s love may be present in our lives as we, the people of St. John the Evangelist, enter a time of prayerful discernment and transition to new leadership. May the Holy Spirit illumine the hearts and minds of those who have the responsibility to lead us as we prepare to build on the vision that is before us. Let not the prospect of change be an occasion for fear and confusion, but rather a time to build trust and increase understanding that Christ’s love may be made known between us and among us that your will may be done. Amen
Serving at the 8:00 o'clock Service
The Very Rev. Anthony C. Thurston, Celebrant & Preacher
The Rev. Stephen Denny & The Rev. Pat Morris-Rader, Deacons
Jim Holway, Eucharistic Minister · Cornelia Cerf, Lector
Serving at the 10:00 o'clock Service
The Very Rev. Anthony Thurston, Celebrant
The Rev. Stephen Denny & The Rev. Pat Morris-Rader, Deacons
Michelle Horgen, Director of Music
Juanita Chambers, Mary Dettmann & Jan Graves, Eucharistic Ministers
Nathan Cougle, Elizabeth Van Drimmelen & Ian Ball, Acolytes
Barbara Redman, Chris Thurston & Connie Ross, Lectors
Sharon Fontaine & Bruce Fontaine, Ushers
Carol Sharp, Greeter
The Rev. Pat Morris-Rader & Connie Ross, Healing Team
Coming Up:
You are invited to Wednesdays of Lent at St. Paul’s, Oregon City. Soup will be served, followed by a time of prayer & reflection on the topic of Celtic Spirituality. It begins at 6:00 p.m. each Wednesday in Lent and runs through April 4.
You are invited to an open house regarding the Milwaukie light rail project: Wednesday, March 7
Open House @ Milwaukie HS, 11300 SE 23rd Ave., Milwaukie, 6-8 p.m.
Follow the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project:
trimet.org/pm @PMLRProject
facebook.com/portlandmilwaukie
http://trimet.org/pm/index.htm
