SIGN UP NOW FOR ART CAMP! Deadline is today!
This summer the St. John’s Church School will hold an Art Camp for children ages 4 - 12. Camp will be from 8:30am—12:30pm starting on Monday, June 25th and ending on Friday, June 29th, 2012. The cost is $25 per child. Scholarships are available and St. John’s parishioners are free.
WHAT WILL WE DO AT ART CAMP YOU ASK? We will: Paint, Sculpt, Craft, Weave, Tie-Dye, Sing, Play Games, & Meet New Friends!
Registration forms can be printed from our website: “Church School”.
Friday, June 15th is the deadline for the next issue of St. John’s newsletter.
The end of the school year is a great time to “clean house!” Please check the lost and found in the parish hall before Monday, June 18th to find your lost treasures! Leftovers will be donated.
Whenever there are labeled leftover plates, dishes, etc. from events at St. John's, they are put in the East Narthex cupboard closest to the door. The top shelf is labeled for these items. Please be sure to check for your belongings.
Update from the Rector Search Committee: The Rector Search Committee has received materials from several applicants for our Rector position and will begin the interview process soon. Please keep the Search Committee in your prayers.
Scrip update:
We are moving into our summer ordering for the scrip program. The next day to order will be July 8th. Thought you'd like to know that so far this year we have earned $1,946.42 for St. John's. To those who have participated, thank you. If you would like to know more about the scrip program, please see Linda Kidd on Sunday.
We are saddened to announce the death of Ann Garey, long-time administrator for St. John’s. There will be a memorial service for her at Christ Church, 1060 Chandler Rd. in Lake Oswego, on Friday, June 22 at 2 pm.
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:
Youth fundraiser for the Mission Trip:
Eat out at Burgerville! The youth will be at Burgerville in Gladstone on Tuesday June 19th from 5-8 p.m. to fund-raise for the mission trip. During this time, the youth will be serving and busing the tables in the restaurant and will receive 10% of the evenings profits. In addition, the manager has agreed to add 25 cents for each "specialty" milk shake that is included with a meal, to the group's profits. Be sure to plan ahead and buy scrip and come enjoy an evening of fellowship with other church members, good food and support the youth. Invite your family and friends as well. Remember it is Strawberry season at Burgerville!
PORTLAND PRIDE WITH THE BISHOP: Integrity USA, the national advocacy and outreach organization for LGBTQ Episcopalians and their friends, invites you to join us for our fifth consecutive appearance in Portland's annual Pride NW Parade on Sunday, June 17. This year we have a special focus on The Episcopal Church's growing response to the needs and gifts of committed same-gender couples. Bishop Michael joins us for the second year in a row! Everyone is welcome, and we encourage you to bring banners or signs and t-shirts to represent your home parish. The parade begins at 11:30 a.m. in the north park blocks; our precise meeting spot has not yet been announced, so please watch the diocesan E-Board for that important update. For more information, please contact Integrity's diocesan organizer Andy McQuery atOregonIntegrity@gmail.com or visit www.pridenw.org.
Grief Recovery Weekend: Are you, or someone you love, grieving the end of a marriage from a death or a divorce? A grief recovery retreat for the widowed, separated and divorced will be held the weekend of June 29 -July 1 at The Griffin Center in Milwaukie, near Clackamas Town Center. (Registration by June 25 is recommended) The next scheduled Weekend is December 7 - 9, 2012.
The retreat consists of presentations by Beginning Experience team members, periods for private personal reflection and sharing in small groups. The weekend begins on Friday evening and concludes Sunday afternoon. The cost of $195 includes lodging for 2 nights in a double room, meals and resource materials. Special arrangement may be made for payment, and partial scholarships are available.
Please call Jeri Shaw at 503-314-3697 for more information. You could also email using this address: shawjeri@frontier.com. Additional information may be found on the website of International Beginning Experience: www.beginningexperience.org.
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OTHER INFORMATION YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW:
Beginning Experience, a peer ministry, was created with the help of the founders of Marriage Encounter in the 70's. The Oregon team, active since 1978, provides 3 healing Weekends each year. It is a peer ministry of people who have benefited from this program and have received training to offer the opportunity to others.
Serving at the 8:00 o'clock Service
The Rev. Ric Simpson, Celebrant & Preacher
The Rev. Stephen Denny, Deacon
Jamie Berry, Eucharistic Minister · Maria Aikin & Julie Ann Smith, Lectors
Serving at the 10:00 o'clock Service
The Rev. Ric Simpson, Celebrant & Preacher
The Rev. Stephen Denny, Deacon
Michelle Horgen, Director of Music
Bruce Fontaine, Sharon Fontaine & Phil Wallace, Eucharistic Ministers
Ian Ball, Emily Downs, & Ian Mallory-White, Acolytes
Donna Mell, Sharon Fontaine & Bruce Fontaine, Lectors
Linda Kidd & Megan Kidd, Ushers
The Rev. Stephen Denny & Veronica Murray, Healing Team
