In this Week's e-pistle... * Sunday Services * Fall Fair * Summer Choir *

* Fr. Stephen Ordination * Welcome Back Sunday *

* New Parish Directory * Music Program/SING *

* NEW Coffee Hour Program * Sunday School News *

* Food Pantry request * Hurricane Harvey * EOC *

* The Slayer Players * Scenes from St. John's *

* Upcoming Dates * Contact Information *

Sunday Services

September 3, 2017

8:00 a.m. Morning Prayer Rite I 9:30 a.m. Faith Matters 10:30 a.m. Morning Prayer Rite I 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 11:30 a.m. Coffee Hour

Ministers of Liturgy Adrian Bogart, Johanna Canonica, Acolytes

Johanna Canonica, Peter Marshall, Wayne Chambless, Corrie Decker, Peter Marshall, Lectors

Kevin Daigh, Peter Marshall, Ushers Nina Randall, Greeter

Suzanne Dillenbeck, Lelia Harrington, Carol Large, Altar Guild

IT'S NOT TOO LATE

TO HELP SUPPORT

St. John's Country Fair 2017

Our single largest source for funding

community outreach programs!

Join your fellow parishioners:

EAGLE Level:

Bruce W. Addison

Sarah & Christopher Blundin

Mr. & Mrs. John A. Forlines, III

E. Maxwell Geddes, Jr.

Lel & Tom Gimbel

Mr. & Mrs. Ian Gumprecht

The McAndrew Family

Allen & Eileen Ritter

Mr. & Mrs. Theodore B. Smith, Jr.

Mrs. David S. Taylor

PATRON Level:

Virginia & David Apple

William & Margaret Cobb

Virginia Coleman

Carlyle & Susan Dunaway

Jim & Carol Large

Mrs. Marjorie Matheson

Dr. Marilyn Moffat Salant

St. John's Rector & Staff

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Stiegelbauer

John Witsell

SPONSOR Level:

Beverly & Vincent Banker

Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius E. Colley

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Dirkes

Meredith and Carl Doerge

Edie Haack

Nubia & Roger Herr

Mr. & Mr. Wm. Hollingsworth, III

Mr. & Mrs. Salvatore Naro

Peter J. Pell, Sr.

Mr. & Mrs. Philip B. Pool, Jr.

Randall & Kathryn Smith

Celia Sole

John & Ann Vessalico

Angela D. Works

DONOR Level:

Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Copp

The Decker Family

Lil Gillies

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Jennings

Nancy Roenfeldt

Please consider a financial donation or a barn donation!

http://www.stjlat.org/fall-fair.html or contact the office marysavin@stjlat.org

or 516.671.3226

St. John's Country Fair

is Sept 16th & 17th

COUNTDOWN TO FAIR: 17 DAYS!!!

BARN DROP OFF DATES: Saturday, September 3rd

10 am- 12 noon NOW ACCEPTING DONATIONS Please contact the office 516.671.3226

or email: marysavin@stjlat.org

to if you need an alternate date and time to drop off

your donations or schedule a pick-up!

POPULAR DONATION ITEMS:

Antiques

Fine Jewelry (includes good costume jewelry)

Fine & Decorative Art/Paintings

Furniture/Lamps

Area Rugs (large and small)

Linens/Drapery/Quilts

China, Crystal, Glassware, Barware, Vases

Homegoods (nice knickknacks, nifty things for the home)

Kitchenware (Cuisinart, blenders, pots & pans, basics)

Books (cook books, home/garden, art books)

Sporting goods/equipment (bikes, golf, tennis, hockey, etc)

Children's Clothing (Sunday best & casual)

Toys and games (no stuffed animals please)

Christmas Items (includes homemade items)

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FALL FAIR VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED

FOR THE FOLLOWING BOOTHS:

Christmas

Children's Toys

Peddler's Market

Children's Boat Races (activity)

Please call 516.671.3226 if you can help!

Please join us as we celebrate

The Ordination of Stephen Connor Tamke

Followed by Welcome Back Sunday

on September 10th! Fr. Stephen's first Mass and

our annual "Blessing of the

Backpacks" at 10:30 a.m.

service followed by "Potluck

Coffee Hour"- bring your favorite

brunch dish!

NEW PARISH DIRECTORY 2018 We are in the process of updating our Parish

Database

If you would like to be included in the new St. John's Parish Directory, Please acknowledge

your participation by:

1. Circling or adding your name on the old directory - available at all Sunday Services

2. Email the office- marysavin@stjlat.org

or call 516.671.3226

If you have any questions- 516.671.3226

St. John's Choir Programs

Something for all ages:

Please join us for Open House for all Boys & Girls Choirs

Wednesday September 13th, 4:15 - 5:15pm

St. John's Parish Choir and Choral Scholars

Rehearsals begin on August 31, 2017 7 pm - 9pm

Register through the website

or call Chris 516-434-3226 Ext 12 Please also view our new Choirs Registration Form

NEW COFFEE HOUR PROGRAMMING

Beginning September 3rd!

Many hands make light work!

We will ask the major ministries to host coffee hour once every eight weeks. A list with instructions and suggestions will be emailed the

Monday before your Ministry is scheduled, to ask for one tray from 5 members, beverages will be provided. We also need one or two to help with set up and clean up each week. More information coming

soon...

SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS

The happiest Sunday school anywhere-

here's to summer Sunday School 2017!

DON'T FORGET to bring your backpacks on

Sunday, Sept 10th for the annual "Blessing of the Backpacks "

St. John's Food Pantry needs your unused

hotel toiletries! We are collecting travel size toiletries

for the food pantry. Bring us those unused, unopened hotel samples, and we will donate them to our food pantry

families. Please put in the Food Pantry donation basket at the back of the church!

To donate to the

Hurricane Harvey Response Fund

to support impacted dioceses as they meet the needs of their most vulnerable neighbors

after this event, please go to:

http://www.episcopalrelief.org/hurricane-harvey-response

Economic Opportunity Council Helping People Changing Lives

Victoria Crosby with Daymian Davis who was sponsored by

St. John's for his summer camp program at EOC (his touching thank you note is below)

Children performing at EOC program

The Slayer Players Theater Company

present

Murder at the Banquet Dinner theater to benefit The Glen Cove Arts Council

Cocktails 5:30 pm Dinner 7:00 pm

160 Highwood Circle, Oyster Bay Cove Seating limited

For information and to RSVP gcartscouncil@aol.com

Formal attire optional

$200 per person Send checks to GCAC PO Box 27, Glen Cove NY 11542

The GCAC is a non profit 501c3 charity which was founded in 2006 by Victoria Crosby to support the arts for youth in Glen Cove and surrounding

communities.

SCENES FROM ST. JOHN'S

Fr Mark leads the morning service at Camp de Wolfe for the

Choristers from Chris Church Greenwich

Camp de Wolfe,Wading River, NY

Chris Brayne, guest clinician for Boys and Girls Choisters at

Christ Church Greenwich Camp held at Camp de Wolfe

Fr. Mark, Johanna Canonica, Chris Brayne,

and Courtney Callahan

Acolyte, Johanna Canonica

Fr. Mark with Kay Weininger

We celebrate the summer birthdays of our staff-

Fr. Stephen, Chris, Kate, Mary and Courtney

THIS WEEK at ST. JOHN'S

Monday, September 4th OFFICES CLOSED- Labor Day

4:00 p.m. - Nurture Group - 23 Fox Ridge Lane, Locust Valley

Tuesday, September 5th 9:00 a.m. - Morning Prayer - Chapel

10:00 a.m. - Staff Meeting - Rector's Office

8:00 p.m. - AA Meeting - Parish Hall

Wednesday, September 6th 9:00 a.m. - Morning Prayer - Chapel

12 noon - Bible Study & Healing Eucharist - Chapel

Thursday, September 7th 9:00 a.m. - Morning Prayer - Chapel

Friday, September 8th

9:00 a.m. - Morning Prayer - Chapel

Saturday, September 9th 9:00 a.m. - Altar Guild Set up

11:00 a.m. - Ordination of Stephen Connor Tamke

(Cathedral, Garden City)

Sunday, September 10th- Welcome Back Sunday

Fr. Stephen First Mass, Blessing of the Backpacks 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I

10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II and Sunday School

11:30 a.m. Potluck Coffee Hour

St. John's Contact Information

The Reverend Mark L. Fitzhugh, Rector The Reverend Stephen C. Tamke, Curate

Staff

Christopher Brayne, Director of Music Ministry Courtney Callahan, Director of Outreach & Children's Ministry

Mary Savin, Parish Administrator Kate Scefonas, Sexton

Mary Syracuse, Financial Officer

Office Hours Monday thru Friday - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

516-671-3226

The Vestry Michael Powers, Senior Warden (2018)

Victoria Fox, Junior Warden (2020) John Fredericks, Clerk (2018)

George Stimola, Treasurer (2020)

Jay Aston (2019) Carlyle Dunaway (2020)

Martha Busconi (2019) Thomas Gimbel (2019)

Johanna Canonica (2019) Jackie Powers (2020)

Wayne Chambless (2018) Judy Wohrle (2018)

Henry Davison (2019) Julie Zarou (2019)

For information regarding Sunday School, please send an email to

courtneycallahan@yahoo.com

In case of a pastoral emergency, please call 516-491-3936

St. John's of Lattingtown Episcopal Church

325 Lattingtown Road

Lattingtown, NY 11560

516.671.3226

Fax 516. 671.6097

Admin@stjlat.org

emergency 516.491.3936

www.stjlat.org