We are saddened to announce the death of Pat Fontaine, longtime member of St. John’s and sister of current Junior Warden Bruce Fontaine. Pat’s memorial service will be held this coming Saturday, April 28, at 11 a.m.
Adult Education Topic for April 29th and May 6th: Immortality: A Gift or Curse? Using some of the text from “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” as a basis for our discussion, we will examine the many aspects of immortality and ownership of cells, and the prospects for how this reality may provide benefits and/or consequences for the future. Come join the provocative conversation.
Updated St. John's Bookmark Coming May 6th. An updated St. John's bookmark will be included with the service bulletins next Sunday, May 6th. The front, with our Mission and Vision, remains the same. The back side provides the 2012 Vestry Focus Areas and Vestry contacts. Watch for it!
Our wonderful Sunday School Teacher, lector, and fellow parishioner, Cathy Behm, has a daughter who recently heroically, without hesitation, and with spiritual guidance I am sure, went through surgery to donate her kidney to a person she didn’t even know; because hers was a good match. Now the time comes to pay hospital, doctor, and medicine expenses for both herself and the person who received her kidney. Cathy’s daughter needs a little financial help and her kidney recipient needs a lot. Cathy’s daughter gave selflessly and is a wonderful example of the spirit at St. John’s. Could you join me in support of Cathy and her daughter’s example of God’s love? We do not walk alone.
In a couple weeks there will be a fundraiser dinner and auction at Persimmons Golf Club for these two comrades. Tickets cost $50 and can be purchased from Sue, in the office by May 3rd. If you can’t make it to the dinner/auction fundraiser, perhaps you could contribute a few bucks to help out. A check made out to St. John’s and identified as a donation to this kidney transplant should do the job. We love you Cathy Behm and are very proud of your daughter’s example.
First Friday Milwaukie resumes on May 4th featuring art by artist Carol Brown.
Thank you from the FTH board members to everyone donating their beverage cans, plastics and glass in support of FEED THE HUNGRY. The BOTTLE DROP program is working great ~ and is SUPER easy. Just grab a green bag ~ fill and return to the church. EVERY little bit….or “can” does help! And Linda Kidd gets a HUGE thank you for her continued help with this effort.
Reminder: If you use the building, please be sure that the doors are locked at the conclusion of your event. Please check all the doors, even ones you didn’t unlock-doors have been found unlocked more than once in recent weeks.
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.
Coming Up:
A memorial service for Joan Waite, parishioner and resident of Willamette View, will be held on April 28 at 2:00 p.m. at the Willamette View Terrace Auditorium.
The Recovery Commission of the Diocese of Oregon will sponsor a workshop on May 12th from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the parish hall at Christ Church Episcopal Parish in Lake Oswego. This is an opportunity to deepen your spirituality as you look at your addictions. Is also is a welcoming and safe place to explore your “attachments” or addictions that might be troubling you. For those of you who wish to look at the 12 steps of recovery from a Christian standpoint, we will bring new perspectives on steps 10, 11 and 12. Step 10 is the way all of us should examine our lives on a daily basis looking for where we missed the mark. In step 11, we are seeking insight through prayer and meditation and we will offer a variety of resources to help us deepen this step. In step 12, we carry the message to those who are still suffering. There is not any cost for this workshop and lunch is provided. To register, mail or phone Patty Burke:Pattyburke@aol.com or 503-860-9006.
Providence Hospice will present Seven Strategies: Coping with the Recent Death of a Loved One, a free, one-hour seminar open to those who have been bereaved in the past year. It will be offered at Providence Milwaukie Hospital, 10150 SE 32nd Ave. on Monday, May 21, from 1-2 p.m. in the Mother Gamelin Room. It will be offered at several other sites as well; check the poster in the Parish Hall for those dates and locales. For more information or to register contact Anne Kister at 503-215-4636 orAnne.Kister@providence.org.
Serving at the 8:00 o'clock Service
The Very Rev. Anthony Thurston, Celebrant & Preacher
The Rev. Stephen Denny, Deacon
Jim Holway, Eucharistic Minister · Cornelia Cerf, Lector
Serving at the 10:00 o'clock Service
The Very Rev. Anthony Thurston, Celebrant & Preacher
The Rev. Stephen Denny, Deacon
Michelle Horgen, Director of Music
Jan Graves, Jim Holway & Beryl Fetters, Eucharistic Ministers
Emily Downs, Abby Elliott & Lexie Elliott, Acolytes
Gail Buchanan, Cathy Behm & Mark Akerman, Lectors
Ian Ball & Erin Harrison, Ushers
Carol Sharp, Greeter
The Rev. Stephen Denny & Zee Wilks, Healing Team
