Announcements
The next Baptism is offered at the Easter Vigil on Saturday, April 19th.
Silent Auction: There is still time to place your bid for the beautiful fleece blanket produced by Mary Howe. Bids will be accepted by phone through the office, or by filling out a slip and placing it in the box in the Narthex. The blanket will be on view and bids accepted through March 30th. Proceeds from the auction will be donated to St. John’s.
Easter Floral Donations are given in loving memory of, and in grateful thanksgiving for loved ones. Please call or email the office with names of those you wish to have remembered in our Easter worship bulletins. Remembrance forms are available in the Narthex. Please print, and place in the collection plate. Suggested donation is $20.
Women’s Group meets on Thursday, April 3rd in the Parish Hall at 5pm. This month’s topic is: “Speaking Up”. Come join this wonderful group. All are welcome!
St. John’s Thrift Boutique boasts a refreshed landscape as do the church and Parish House buildings, thanks to Josh Cole Landscaping, and Mary and Alan Carlson. Gone are the unruly old shrubs. The smell of bark mulch is everywhere!
Our parishioner Elaine Young turns 99 years old on (oops-date correction) April 9th. Please join us as we “shower” her with cards for this special day. You can find her address in the Parish Directory, or call the office for it. On April 6th, we will celebrate with a birthday cake for Elaine following the 9:30am worship service.
Workshop for wardens and vestry members: offered via Zoom on Saturday, April 5, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. The workshop will be hosted by Canons Kelly O’Connell, Bill Parnell and Greg Perez. Participants will learn about “An Episcopal Path to Creation Justice”; discover how to spend less on buildings and free up resources for mission through the Community Purchasing Alliance; hear about equipping and empowering their congregations with Invite Welcome Connect resources; explore new and updated Safe Church resources; meet new Regional Canon Marissa Rohrbach; and get acquainted with wardens and vestry members from other churches.
FOR INFORMATION: Contact Jennifer Garrett, Administrator and Event Coordinator at: jgarrett@diomass.org
Eucharistic Visitor Training: Eucharistic Visitors extend the altar to include those who are homebound or in the hospital. This important pastoral and liturgical ministry is offered by adult lay members of the congregation who are certified by the diocese. In order to be certified, Eucharistic Visitors must complete Safe Church training, be nominated by their priest and attend a diocesan-approved training. Trainings are scheduled in each region of the diocese, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on: • April 26 at Grace Church in Medford; • May 3 at St. David’s Church in South Yarmouth; and • May 10 at the Church of Our Redeemer in Lexington. Please see Fr. Al for more information.
