NO COFFEE HOUR Sunday due to the scheduling of Big Nick’s Ride which kicks off at the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Complex near the Bourne National Cemetery at 10AM. The route follows Route 6A.
Your Search Committee Needs Your Help! St. John’s Search Committee members and other members of the congregation have been busy working on the text of the Parish Profile which will be used to call our new rector. We would like to add some updated photos to the Profile to further depict all aspects of parish life at St. John’s. If you have any recent photos that you think would fit the bill, please e-mail them to Celia Bailey-Ochoa at cbochoa1@comcast.net. Prior to publishing, we will ask permission to do so from anyone pictured in the photographs. Now, get scrolling through all those photos on your phones! We thank you for your help with this.
Our Quilter’s Group meets weekly on Wednesday afternoons at 2PM in the Parish Hall. All are welcome to join us! Bring your own craft to work on, or we can use your help with a quilt making project. No quilting experience necessary and free training is available.
Our current shoe drive fundraiser is part of the Funds2Orgs Group. Shoe drive fundraisers help provide inventory to over 4,000 micro-entrepreneurs who sell the shoes to support their families. In turn, they help themselves out of poverty with a hand up, not a handout. There is a monetary benefit to our church as well. Drop off your donations in either of the two boxes on the left hand side of the front porch of the 161 office building any time. This drive continues through the end of July. For more information check www.funds2orgs.com. Helen and Alan Miller
Celebrate nature…St. John’s Episcopal Church Summer Garden Tour July 22, 2023 (rain or shine – umbrellas welcome). 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. $5 suggested donation per garden – pay at door; benefits St. John’s Caring for Creation programs at the following gardens:
Phyllis & Don Helfrich, 7 Jeannes Way, Forestdale. An extensive garden treat featuring tall oaks, pines, shrubs, perennials, and annuals in a setting featuring a lively fishpond with waterfall, winding stone-lined paths, wind chimes, hand crafted red cedar railings and many laurels, rhododendrons, and hydrangeas. All this punctuated with hanging baskets, planters, and garden sculptures.
Mary & Arnold Howe, 1124 Old Stage Road, Centerville. More than 200 daylilies including 35 “Howe Creations” registered with the Daylily Society are set amongst many perennials & interesting trees and shrubs, all bursting with color and summer energy.
Anne and Luke Miller, 31 Windswept Drive, Sandwich. Step into what you think is one garden and find yourself surrounded by mature rhododendron, maples, and pines in an English Garden, Woodland Garden, and a simple Japanese Garden, all calming your mind with a sense of natural solitude. Sprinkle in a few water features and you have a complete garden retreat.
Bob King & Tobin Wirt, 9 Summer Street, Sandwich. Fondly known as the Hedge House, this mature garden features dahlias of many shades, layers of morning glories, perennials, and annuals, as well as several examples of hydrangeas in shades of pink to blue to deep purple, all designed with display in mind. Hydrangea highlights include Abracadabra, Mop Heads, and Smoke Bush.
You’re Invited on July 23, at the 9 am Worship Service to Celebrate the Mutual Ministries between St. John’s Laity and Clergy. So far, The Reverends John McGinn, Tom Ferguson and Cathy Harper will be present.
Cape Cod Council of Churches is always looking for items to help families with babies and children through A Baby Center, in Hyannis. Donations of diapers, baby food, back-to-school supplies, personal care products, small toys, books, etc. can be left in the donation basket in the Narthex, or brought to the parish office during business hours. Meanwhile, any financial donationscan be sent to the Cape Cod Council of Churches, 320 Main St, Hyannis MA 02601, or online through their website, capecodcouncilofchurches.org
We have a supply of shrubs for sale! Salmon and pink azaleas, and willow trees. Price is $10.00 each or 3 for $25.00. There is a cautionary note about the willows – they should not be planted near underground water lines, sewer pipes or septic systems.Make your checks payable to St. John’s Church, (marked “shrubs” in the memo line), drop in the weekend plate or mail, and take your shrubs from the walkway between the Church and the Office Building.