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March 2016
Saint John’s mission is to nurture all people in their spiritual growth, in their Christian education, and in their relationship with God.
of Saint John’s in Pine Meadow
Holy Week to Easter at
SAINT JOHN’S - The Episcopal Church in Pine Meadow
Palm Sunday – March 20th
8am - Holy Eucharist, Rite I with Palms and Passion Gospel
10am - Holy Eucharist, Rite I with Choral Passion and Palms
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Maundy Thursday – March 24th
6pm Family Maundy Thursday Service – The Holy Week story, foot washing, and Communion in the tradition of
the Last Supper
7pm – Maundy Thursday Liturgy with the Commemoration of the Lord’s Supper & the Stripping of the Altar
9pm Maundy Thursday Overnight Vigil – continues through the night.
When the hour had come for him to be glorified by you,
his heavenly Father, having loved his own who were in the world,
he loved them to the end.
Good Friday – March 25th
Noon –The Liturgy of Good Friday
7pm - Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday with the Reading of the Passion Gospel and the Solemn Collects and
Anthems
Our heavenly Father sent his Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be
saved.
Easter Day – The Feast of the Resurrection – March 27th
8am - Holy Eucharist, Rite II
10am - Holy Eucharist, Rite II with Music & Choir
Alleluia! Christ is risen. The Lord is risen, indeed. Alleluia!
HOW WE’RE DOING SO FAR
Jan. 2016 Operating Income: $ 13,214
Operating Expenses: $ 16,815
YEAR TO DATE 2016
Operating Income: $ 13,214
Operating Expenses: $ 16,815
Larry Espinet, Treasurer
Bits & Pieces
Church Office Hours — Office hours are 8:30 a.m.
– 1:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
Prayer Requests—If you wish to have prayers for
any reason, intercession, thanksgiving, etc., please
contact Anne Hall ([email protected]), with the
names and all the information. Prayer is part of
our concern for one another. For pastoral emer-
gencies, please contact the Parish office at (860)
379-3062 or [email protected]
Winsted Food Pantry - Please don’t forget to bring
in non-perishable food items for the hungry that live
among us.
PARISH REGISTER(Broadly Defined)
Let the office know about happenings in your own
life and in the lives of other parishioners, especially
hospitalizations, so Mother Cosman can contact
those in need of comfort.
Baptism
Matthew James Olson
(son of Patrice & Christopher Olson)
Next Ingathering—March 13th
Total to Date—$30.16
Bring coins anytime. We will keep them safe.
SCRIP – A way to help Saint John’s and simplify
your life! The Scrip Program is a simple way for
Saint John’s to benefit from your regular purchases
at select retailers at no cost to you. Here is how it
works: If you purchase a scrip card (gift card) here
at Saint John’s in the amount of $50. You receive a
gift card for $50 for that store and our parish re-
ceives a percentage of your card purchase. The gift
card is the full value of your purchase and we re-
ceive a donation from the retailer. It is that simple.
Stop & Shop cards are available on Sundays for pur-
chase and a listing of many other retailers is also
available. Easter gifts, birthday presents and every-
day expenses can all benefit Saint John’s and you
can save a trip to the store!
A sign up sheet is posted in the parish hall. This
is an important part of our ministry of hospitali-
ty—to visitors, to children, to one another. Coffee
supplies other than cream are available in the
kitchen. Baked goods are terrific, whether home
baked or purchased—whatever works for you. All
parishioners who attend the 10 a.m. service are
requested to host at least once this winter. See
Candy Flaherty for more information.
Coffee Hour Hosts 10:00 AM Service
Special thanks to Ron Caine, Tom Chappell,
Bruce Wearne, Bob Osborne for cleaning the
church.
Special thanks to Joanne Ritchie, Betty
Castonguay, Ginny Hoffmann, Winnie Pratt,
Howie Martin, and Nancy Gibson for their volun-
teer work for folding all the weekly programs.
Thank you to Anne Hall for providing the
weekly Prayer List.
Thanks to our Soup Kitchen Crew for their hard
work.
Thank you to Pat Sepples for snow removal and
sanding the walks.
Thanks to Diane Hayes and her crew for hosting
another spectacular Jazz Concert and Ice Cream So-
cial.
Thanks to Cynthia Welch and Altar Guild for
prepping for Ash Wednesday services.
Thanks to Linda Snyder and volunteers for the
Ash Wednesday program for children.
Thanks to everyone who helps with the mis-
sion and ministry of St. John’s.
HANDS ON HARTFORD
Thanks to those who help.!
Rhythms of Grace
Worship for Families and
Individuals with special needs
Our monthly next worship will be on Sunday March
6th at 1:00PM. We are looking for worship leaders
AND participants. All people are welcome to join us
in the service. Rhythms begins with a gathering activi-
ty then on to storytelling and response activities. We
re-gather and process upstairs to gather around the ta-
ble for Eucharist and receive a blessing and then dis-
missal. Worship is around an hour. If you would like
to learn more about this experience speak with Linda
Snyder, visit the website: www.rhythms-of-grace.org
If you may know of someone who might be interested
in joining us please take a brochure in the back of the
church or give them our contact information above.
Hands On Hartford
HOH Center for Community Volunteer Opportunities for residents at
55 Bartholomew Avenue (Peter’s Retreat)
To Bring Prepared Meals to H.O.H every other month
on the 2nd
Sunday of the month
Lunch on the2nd Sunday – every other month
Volunteers arrive to serve at noon.
Please contact Laura Wearne at [email protected] or at 860-307-3031 to sign up or for any questions . Thank you!! Please see information
and sigh up sheet in the narthex.
March Collection for The Open Door and The Gathering Place – We are in need of food donations. There will be bins placed in the nar-thex. Please contact Laura Wearne for further information at [email protected]
Easter Flowers Flower Envelopes due back by March 21st
An envelope is included with this newsletter (also
available in the narthex) to donate for Easter flowers
and include a memorial or thanksgiving in the Easter
program. Your generosity also supports the work of
the altar guild through the year. You can also call or
email the office ([email protected]) with names
to be included in the Easter program and send a
check in by mail.
Altar Guild Prepares for
Palm Sunday and Easter
March 19th—9:00 a.m. The Altar Guild will be polishing the silver and
brass and stripping palms on Saturday, March 19th
at 9:00 am. Please make every effort to attend.
Please call Cynthia at (860) 482-3933 with any
questions.
The Episcopal Church
We’re Here For You
Sunday Holy Eucharist 8:00 a.m. & 10 a.m.
Thursday Holy Eucharist With Healing Prayers
6:30 p.m.
Address Correction
P. O. Box 27
Pine Meadow, CT 06061 Phone: 860 379-3062
www.reddoors.com
Congratulations to St. John’s Charlotte
Dufour Award Winner for 2015
Joanne Ritchie
.
Godly Play will continue to hear the “Faces of East-
er” stories through the 13th of March. Palm Sunday
we will hear the story of Holy Week and creating a
cross with symbols and stories of the week.
There is no Godly Play on Easter as we hope our
children with join us in worship that day. Families
can help us “Flower the Cross” by bringing artificial
flowers to place on our wooden cross.
Godly Play will continue the week after Easter with
our stories of sights of the resurrected Jesus and the
early church.
Safe Church Training Certification
Here is a link to the schedule of upcoming Safe
Church Training Certification and Recertification
dates. The local sites are Tariffville and Collinsville
which are wonderfully close! These sessions are val-
uable training for lay leaders.
https://www.episcopalct.org/Find-Resources/General
-Parish-Operations/Safe-Church-Resources/Safe-
Church-Training-Schedule/?
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Annual ECCT Mission Conference is drawing near!
To learn more about what our parish can do in
God’s global mission please consider attending the ECCT Mission Conference: “Walking Together: Living
God’s Mission” on Saturday March 5th, from 9:00
am to 4:00 pm at St. Paul’s Church on the Hunting-
ton Green.
Additional information can be found at
http://2016missionconference.eventbrite.com.
March 2016 St. John’s Church—Calendar of Events
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2 8:00 PM AA
3 Bible Study—10:00AM 11:00AM Volun-teers—Lenten Lunch 6:30 PM Holy Eucharist Billie Jo & Russell Martocchio
4 10:00AM Al-Anon 1-4PM Home-Schooling Group 8:30 PM AA Susan & Brian Jones
5
6 Holy Eucharist 8:00 & 10:00 AM Nooma—9:00 AM Rhythms of Grace—1:00PM
7
8 11:00am Schultz Funeral
9 8:00 PM AA
10 Bible Study—10:00AM 11:00AM Volun-teers—Lenten Lunch 6:30 PM Holy Eucharist
11 10:00AM Al-Anon 1-4PM Home-Schooling Group 8:30 PM AA
12
13 Holy Eucharist 8 & 10 AM Confirmation Class-11:30am Hands of Hart-ford—Lunch
14
15 16 8:00 PM AA
17 Bible Study—10:00AM 11:00AM Volun-teers—Lenten Lunch 6:30 PM Holy Eucharist Vestry 7:00 pm
18 10:00AM Al-Anon 1-4PM Home-Schooling Group 8:30 PM AA
19 Open Door Altar Guild Polish-ing—9:00am
20 Palm Sunday Holy Eucharist 8 & 10 AM Maureen & Phil Prelli Kelly & Peter Ficalora
21
22 23 8:00 PM AA
24 Maundy Thursday 6:00PM—Family 7:00 pm—Holy Eucharist 9:00pm Overnight Vigil Begins
25 Overnite Vigil Continues Good Friday 12:00PM service 7:00PM Service 10:00AM Al-Anon 8:30 PM AA
26
27 Easter Sunday Holy Eucharist 8 & 10 AM
28 29 30 31 Bible Study—10:00AM 6:30 PM Holy Eucharist
March Birthdays
3/3 Stephen Jakubowski 3/6 Kathy Riberdy 3/6 Emily Atwood 3/9 Lawrence Alibozek
3/12 Suzanne Moraski 3/12 Donald O'Neill 3/14 Barbara Patch 3/15 Elliot Nelson 3/16 Gordon Ross
3/19 Barbara Krohner 3/25 Evelyn Chicoski 3/26 Colleen Doyle 3/29 Kammryn D’Angelo 3/31 Allan Buttrick, Jr.
Holy Week Experiences 2016 For Children, Families, and Individuals
Palm Sunday, March 20th- During Godly Play time-Holy Week Lesson and take home
-Holy Week Easter Eggs
Maundy Thursday, March 24th 6:00 PM
Experiential “Last Supper” and Eucharist
Good Friday, March 25th- Traditional Noonday service and
7:00PM service.
Easter Sunday, March 27th- Traditional Festive Celebration 8:00AM and 10:00
AM Childcare at 10:00AM
Help us “Flower the Cross” by bringing artificial flowers to place on the cross!
Thursday Night—Pre-Eucharist
Huddle
Sue Hall & Jill Smith celebrat-
ing the First Day of Lent to-
gether.
Howie, Betty and
Nancy checking
out the Lent Mad-
ness progress!