Weekly Announcements for May 18th
The flowers on the altar are to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Luke David Robert Howe.
Participants at 8am Service:
Lector: James Zuckerman
Eucharistic Ministers: John Rice & Jane Holway
Participants at 10:30am Service:
Acolytes: Jacqueline Turner, Camden Latimer, Madeline Dintino & Joe Dintino
Lector: Ann Fisher
Eucharistic Ministers: John Stromgren, Chris Sieve & Ken Moore
Ushers: Al Edwards, Bob Mennel, Ron Moore & Thomas Hourihan
Choir Director: John Stromgren
Altar Guild: Ginny Edwards, Louise Dennett, Joan Kulikowski, Jane Hourihan & Lori Johnson
People in your Prayers:
Please include these people who are ill or in distress in your prayers as a way of bringing us closer to them:
Ken Petruzzi, Bart Dean, Lori Johnson, Ben, Mary Unruh, Ed Melikian,
George Pierce, Margaret Tebbetts, Joseph & Irene Michonski, Marjorie Heckscher, Ann Loranger, Beth Bennett, David Thompson, Joan, Alex, Joan Scigliano, Karen McKinley, Kenneth Edwards, Kathy, Robyn & Gary Pennel.
Military Service:
Jeremy Blattel, James Coventry, Dan DiCredico, Mark Frost, Peter Jefferson, Kevin Keltz, Tyler Kipp, EJ McCarthy, Bryan Orr, Justin Wheeler, Michael Unruh, Aaron Martin, Christopher Beland, Ryan H. Sylvester, Lt. Shawn T. Spainhour & Pierce Cote.
Those in Nursing Homes:
Nell Edwards, Reta Flynn, Gladys Raeside, Muriel Russell, and Phyllis Palmer. We pray for all care-givers to the elderly and infirm.
Announcements
Life at St. John’s: Join us for an open discussion about being Episcopalian, led by the Rector Robert E. Stevens, Jr. Two more classes left: Wednesday, May 21 & 28 from 6:30-8pm in the Philbrick Room.
St John's Guild Auxiliary will be meeting Tuesday May 20th at 10am in Thaxter Hall. - Ginny Edwards
Holly Hill Fair: Get Involved! You are cordially invited to attend the first meeting of the Holly Hill Fair Committee, Tuesday, May 27th at 6:30pm upstairs in Thaxter Hall. If you have any interest in the fair, please don’t miss this fun meeting!
Parish Life Committee: Have you been looking for ways to get involved in the incredibly busy life of St. John’s? On Monday, June 16 at 7pm in the Philbrick Room, we will be discussing the calendar of events that makes us such a vibrant community. Suzi Raeside will talk about past events (i.e. Shrove Tuesday, Maundy Thursday supper, Parish Picnic, etc.), and The Rev. Rob Stevens will talk about where we might want to go. The committee will be project-oriented and may provide you with the opportunity to put your own stamp on a part of St. John’s traditions. For more information, please call Suzi at 207-439-3133.
The Fall Tour needs you: Stop by the Fall tour table the parish hall after both services and find out how you can help make this fundraiser a success. Read about this "fun raiser "scheduled for October 16-19th. Pick up a packet of information to send to friends at a distance. Help with host families, casseroles, salads and desserts, the downeast lobster dinner or tea at the Athanaeum. This is a chance to establish new relationships with parishioners and guests.
Any questions? Call Judy or Lew Roberts, 778-2357
Stewardship of the Earth: Let’s get the whole parish involved! So….get out your sneakers, bike and don’t forget to check how many people your car can hold because Sunday, June 22 (rain or shine)will be our BIKE/WALK/CARPOOL to church day!! Join together with family and friends - get fresh air, exercise, have fun, save on gas and help the environment! Papa Wheelies will loan us a bike rack just for the event!
Stop by the 'green table' and check out the seedlings (8"-12") donated by Ed and Verdi Johnson. We will be selling mountain ash, yellow twig dogwood, arrow-wood northern dogwood, red oak, red pine, northern white cedar and others. Plant one in honor of Arbor Day, a relative or newborn baby (it can grow with them!).
For more information, please call Carole Renselaer: 603-433-9903 or Judy Sabin: 603-431-2542
(Posted May 16, 2008 by bmenk)
