Holy Eucharist, Rite II 9:00 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Trinity Sunday Sunday, May 22, 2016 St. John’s Episcopal Church Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Welcome to St. John’s. We are very glad you have joined us for worship today. As you prepare for worship, please be sensitive to the needs of those around you who may wish to pray quietly. Please refrain from unnecessary conversation and silence any audible electronic devices. As an aid for those who wish to read the liturgy directly from the Book of Common Prayer and the Hymnal 1982, an outline of the service is printed below. For your convenience, the prayer book service, the hymns, and the lessons are also printed in full in a separate service leaflet, available at the entrances to the nave. Prelude 9:00 a.m. OSHS Graduates Amanda, Isabel, and Isabella A Trinity Medley 11:00 a.m. Ron Crosby, trumpet I Sing the Almighty Power of God

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Processional Hymn Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! Hymnal 362 Opening Acclamation Book of Common Prayer, p. 355 Gloria Hymnal 421 Collect of the Day Book of Common Prayer, p. 228 First Reading Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 Psalm 8 Book of Common Prayer, p. 592 1 O  LORD  our  Governor,  * The Lord is King;   how  exalted  is  your  Name  in  all  the  world! let the earth re-joice; * 2 Out  of  the  mouths  of  infants  and  children  * Clouds and darkness are round about him, *        your  majesty  is  praised  above  the  heavens. righteousness and justice are the foundations of his throne. 3 You  have  set  up  a  stronghold  against  your  adversaries,  * and burns up his enemies on every side.        to  quell  the  enemy  and  the  avenger. His lightnings light up the world; * 4 When  I  consider  your  heavens,  the  work  of  your  fingers,  * The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord, *        the  moon  and  the  stars  you  have  set  in  their  courses, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 5 What  is  man  that  you  should  be  mindful  of  him?  * and all the peoples see his glory.        the  son  of  man  that  you  should  seek  him  out? Confounded be all who worship carved images 6 You  have  made  him  but  little  lower  than  the  angels;  * Bow down before him, all you gods.        you  adorn  him  with  glory  and  honor; Zion hears and is glad, and the cities of Judah re-joice, * 7 You  give  him  mastery  over  the  works  of  your  hands;  * For you are the Lord,        you  put  all  things  under  his  feet: most high over all the earth; * 8 All  sheep  and  oxen,  * The Lord loves those who hate evil; *        even  the  wild  beasts  of  the  field, he preserves the lives of his saints 9 The  birds  of  the  air,  the  fish  of  the  sea,  * Light has sprung up for the righteous, *        and  whatsoever  walks  in  the  paths  of  the  sea. and joyful gladness for those who are true-hearted. 10 O  LORD  our  Governor,  * Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous, *        how  exalted  is  your  Name  in  all  the  world! and give thanks to his holy Name. Second Reading Romans 5:1-5 Sequence Hymn Thou, Whose Almighty Word Hymnal 371 Holy Gospel John 16:12-15 Sermon The Very Rev. Dr. Charles Hawkins Nicene Creed Book of Common Prayer, p. 358 Prayers of the People Form IV Book of Common Prayer, p. 388 Concluding Collect Book of Common Prayer, p. 394 Confession of Sin Book of Common Prayer, p. 359 Peace Book of Common Prayer, p. 360 Holy Communion Book of Common Prayer, p. 361 Offertory Sentence Book of Common Prayer, p. 376 Offertory Choir at 9:00 a.m. The Trinity Robert J. Powell Organ and Trumpet at 11:15 Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence Picardy Presentation Hymn 9:00 a.m. SOC H-281 11:15 a.m. Hymnal 380 Great Thanksgiving Eucharistic Prayer C Book of Common Prayer, p. 369 Sanctus Hymnal S129 The Lord’s Prayer Book of Common Prayer, p. 363-364

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Fraction Book of Common Prayer, p. 364 Communion Hymns 9:00 a.m. Christ Be With Me Noel Rawsthrone Come Down, O Love Divine Hymnal 516 Lay Eucharistic Visitors Celebrant: In the name of this congregation, we send you forth bearing these Holy gifts, that those to whom you go may share with us in the Communion of Christ’s Body and Blood. People: We who are many, are one body because we all share one bread, one cup. Postcommunion Prayer Book of Common Prayer, p. 365 Blessing Book of Occasional Services, p. 26 Postcommunion Hymn Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise Hymnal 423 Dismissal Book of Common Prayer, p. 366 Organ Postlude Adagio and Final Allegro John Stanley from Voluntary No. 8 in D Minor, Op 5 After the Dismissal, some in the congregation may wish to be seated again to enjoy the Postlude. If you do not wish to stay for the Postlude, please leave quietly.

Lessons for Today

Some prefer to listen to the lessons from Holy Scripture without reading along with the lector. For them the act of listening to Holy Scripture read aloud is an important spiritual discipline.

Others prefer to bring their bibles to worship services and to look up the scripture verses that are being read aloud. For them the physical use of the bible and the physical handling of the book itself is an important spiritual discipline.

Still others prefer to access the Holy Scriptures used in worship via the reprinting of the lessons in bulletins or service leaflets prepared for worship services at St. John’s. For those who wish to read along with the lector from Holy Scripture as reprinted by the parish, the lessons for today are printed below. First Reading Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31

Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her voice? On the heights, beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries out: “To you, O people, I call, and my cry is to all that live. The Lord created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of long ago. Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth. When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water. Before the mountains had been shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth—when he had not yet made earth and fields, or the world’s first bits of soil. When he established the heavens, I was there, when he drew a circle on the face of the deep, when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep, when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth, then I was beside him, like a master worker;

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and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always, rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the human race.”

Second Reading Romans 5:1-5

Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.

Holy Gospel John 16:12-15

Jesus said to his disciples, “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.”

A Note on Today’s Readings

Trinity Sunday: The First Sunday after Pentecost—Year C

The first Sunday after Pentecost has been celebrated as a feast in honor of the Holy Trinity since the tenth century. Most festivals of the year celebrate a historical event, and although we celebrate a doctrine today, it is a doctrine based on historical events that revealed the nature of God as the Holy Trinity.

The first reading is from Proverbs. Here Wisdom speaks. She is the personification of God’s mighty power. Wisdom describes herself as God’s agent in creating the universe. Here we find an indication of the multipersonal God fully revealed as the Holy Trinity by Christ. In the reading from Romans, we find Paul articulating the growing discovery of the first Christians that we experience God’s salvation as the work of the Father, of Jesus, and of the Holy Spirit.

In the Gospel reading from John, Jesus describes the work of the Father, the Spirit, and himself as the work of the one God. This is not a developed doctrine of the Trinity (one was not fully developed by the church until the fifth century), but in it God is described as a dynamic relationship into which we are incorporated through the Holy Spirit.

We come together to celebrate the Eucharist, and, called together by the Spirit, we encounter Christ in word and sacrament revealing the Father, and leading us into that eternal exchange of love which is at the heart of the Blessed Trinity. From The Rite Light: Reflections on the Sunday Readings and Seasons of the Church Year. Copyright © 2007 by Michael W. Merriman. Church Publishing Incorporated, New York.

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By the Grace of God and with the consent of the people

The Right Reverend Brian R. Seage

Tenth Bishop of Mississippi will ordain

Linda Marshall Healy Sandra S. Kimmelman

Betty Anne Melton

to the Sacred Order of Deacons in Christ’s

One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church

Saturday, the fourth of June Two thousand sixteen

at half past ten o’clock in the morning

The Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew 305 East Capitol Street

Jackson, Mississippi

Your prayers and presence are requested

Clergy: Red stoles Reception to follow

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Welcome Welcome! Thank you for worshiping with us today. If this is your first time to worship

at St. John’s, please fill out the visitor’s card and place it in the alms basin. And, please join us between services for coffee in the Parish Hall.

Children’s Chapel is held during the 9:00 a.m. Sunday worship service each week.

Children process to the Children’s Chapel during the “Sequence Hymn” (the hymn that follows that second lesson). All preschool and elementary school age children are invited to attend Children’s Chapel.

Nursery Care is available for young children during the 9:00 a.m. worship service,

Adult Bible Study (or, Adult Forum), and the 11:15 a.m. service. The “Joy” Room next to the nursery has live video and audio of the service for parents with unhappy babies.

Prayers for the Week of May 22, 2016

This week we remember Bill Tolson, Pat Patterson, Joe Hank, Genevieve Estelle Fraisse’, and Rhea Kennedy.

This week we celebrate the birthdays of Chase Sekul, Hervey Purcell, Leif Anderson, David Crantz, Jeffrey Melton, and Olivia Carroll.

This week we remember the anniversaries of George & Cynthia Ramseur, Robert & Julia Wiygul, David & Mary Jensen, and Charles & Cecil George Smith.

In our Diocesan Prayer Cycle we pray for St. James’, Vicksburg, and Christ Church, Vicksburg.

In our Panamanian Prayer Cycle we pray for St. Mary’s Church, Bocas Del Toro.

In the Anglican Prayer Cycle we pray for the Anglican Church of Mexico.

Prayer for those in the Armed Forces: John Newman, Joey Ranson, Corey David Ingraham, Lance Simon and James Wise.

Prayers are offered daily by the Daughters of the King.

Parish Prayer List

Parish Family: Bill & Ann Stietenroth, James Poss, Margarita Swetman, Wilse Manning

Extended Family: Cindy Zorn, Debbie Harper, Bobbie Rushing, Vera Barton, Norman Kennedy, Bernice Waddell, Floyd Patrick, Bonnie Lovom,

Greater Community: Donna & Ken Lady and Kendall Lamb

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Honored Graduates of St. John’s 2016 Joseph Conner Armstrong Harris Co. High School, Cataula, GA Isabella Capalbo Ocean Springs High School Isabel Cheney Ocean Springs High School Anna Chataginer Biloxi High School Amanda Kilduff Ocean Springs High School Jessica Leonard Ocean Springs High School Morgan McDowell Louisiana State University Carolyn Ramseur Wichita State University Kelli Elizabeth Ransom University of Mississippi Medical Center Jett Williams Ocean Springs High School Amelia Wiygul Ocean Springs High School

Parish Announcements for the Week of May 22, 2016

Thank you to our musicians today! At 9:00 a.m., the prelude is played by a trio of OSHS graduates – congratulations to Isabella Capalbo, flute, Isabel Cheney, clarinet and Amanda Kilduff, flute. At 11:15, we welcome our friend Ron Crosby, trumpet.

Graduation Sunday – The Seniors from the Merry Widows will be hosting a special reception for the graduates following the 9:00 a.m. service on May 22.

Blood Drive - Wednesday, May 25, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. To make an appointment, please contact Denise Smith at 228-209-0966 or denise.smith2@redcross.org.

St. Luke’s Guild - May’s meeting of the St. Luke’s Guild will be Wednesday, May 25, at 7:00 p.m. It will be hosted by Mary Jensen, 3622 Portree Place, Ocean Springs, 228-875-6856.

St. John’s Preschool – Graduation for the two-year olds will be May 26. Graduation for the three-year olds and up will be May 27 at 9:30 a.m., followed by a reception in the Parish Hall.

Sunday Bible Study Group will meet today, May 22, and will be on break until September 11.

Wednesday Bible Study Group will not meet again until Wednesday, July 6. Episcopal Night with the Biloxi Shuckers – Thursday, June 2, at 7:10 p.m. Tickets are

$13 and are available in the church office. Proceeds go towards the Coast-Wide EYC. Make checks out to St. John’s. Bishop Seage is throwing out the first pitch! All ticket holders will be entered into a drawing for a jersey and autographed team baseball.

Linda Healy’s Diaconal Ordination will be Saturday, June 4, 10:30 am., at the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, Jackson. All are welcome!

Daughters of the King will have a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 7, at 6:30 p.m. If you have any questions, please call President Kay Cox or Treasurer Virginia Montgomery.

Parent Gatherings to plan the 2016-2017 program year will be happening in June. Parent of Middle and High School age youth are invited to come on Tuesday, June 7, at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Parents of Elementary School age children will meet Tuesday, June 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall.

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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry will be preaching and celebrating at a service commemorating James Chaney and his companions, the Martyrs of Philadelphia, Sunday, June 12, 11:00 a.m., at the Vicksburg Convention Center.

M.A.D. About the Bible: Music, Art and Drama – Vacation Bible School, July 13, 14, and 15. Online registration is now available at http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=o6g9kuqab&oeidk=a07ecm2ciycd2769e2f

Camp Gumbo is a weekly day camp at Coast Episcopal School that offers art, music, STEM, sports, and fun for children ages 3-12. It will be held June 6-10, June 13-17, and June 20-24. For more information, email campgumbo@myces.org or visit their website, www.coastepiscopalschool.org.

You can “Follow” and “Friend” St. John’s on Twitter and Facebook.

Notes on Regularly Scheduled Weekly Programs & Events

Sunday School. “Living the Good News” Sunday School for Preschool and Elementary

School age children is held each Sunday at 10:10 a.m. All preschool and elementary school age children are invited to attend. For more information regarding Sunday School at St. John’s contact Alexis Williams. @ 228-238-1429 or alexiswilliams@yahoo.com

Adult Bible Study with the Rev. Bruno Schroeder meets in the Kindness Room on Sunday mornings at 10:10 a.m. and Wednesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. For more information contact Bruno Schroeder. After today, Sunday Bible Study is on break until September 11, and Wednesday Bible Study is on break until July 6.

EYC (Episcopal Youth Community) EYC typically meets on Sunday afternoons at 4:30 p.m. at DeMiller Hall, Biloxi or at one of the member parishes. EYC-East Gulf Coast is a ministry of Church of the Redeemer, Biloxi; St. Mark's, Gulfport; and St. John's, Ocean Springs. All Middle School and High School age youth are invited. For additional details contact Luke Gautier at 228-617-0905. And, check out the EYC Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/sjosms.eyc

Spanish Language Holy Eucharist. Sunday evening, 4:00 p.m.: Our Spanish-language service with the Rev. Margarita Swetman; bringing together communities and cultures to celebrate God in the Episcopal tradition.

Ultreya. St. John’s has four Ultreya groups. The first meets on Mondays at 9:00 a.m. in the Rawls Room. The evening group meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. in the parish hall. The third meets on Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. in the Rawls Room. The fourth meets at Pat Spear’s home on Thursday mornings at 8:00 a.m. For more information about Ultreya at St. John’s, contact Lena Melton.

Youth Led Bible Study for Youth meets on Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the EYC room on the second floor of the education center. For more information contact Amanda Kilduff.

Children’s Choir is on break for the Summer and will resume the week of August 8. For more information contact Cynthia Ramseur at 228-875-4454.

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Public Service of Healing with Anointing and the Holy Eucharist is held on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. Nursery care available during the worship service. Worship service is followed with dinner in the parish hall.

Wonderful Wednesday Dinner Volunteers. Eight teams of volunteers rotate preparing dinner for “Wonderful Wednesdays” at St. John’s. To volunteer for a team or for more information call Melissa Johnson at (228) 239-1235 or Cecil George Smith at (228) 424-6899. “Wonderful Wednesday Dinner Volunteers” are not active during Lent. During Lent St. John’s enjoys “Lenten Soup Suppers” sponsored by a different ministry group each week.

Chancel Choir. The adult choristers of St. John’s meet for rehearsal at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays in the choir room on the second floor of the education center under the direction of the Choirmaster, Cynthia Ramseur. Some of the choristers sing at the 9:00 a.m. Sunday Family Service and some sing at the 11:15 a.m. Sunday Principal Service. For more information about the Chancel Choir contact Cynthia Ramseur.

Centering Prayer meets on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. For more information contact Sharon Manuel at 872-4041 or 229-9307.

Thursday Theology Group with the Rev. Harold Roberts meets on the second and fourth Thursday of the month at 2:00 p.m. in the Kindness Room on the second floor of our education center. For more information contact the Rev. Harold Roberts.

Education for Ministry meets on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. in the Kindness Room. New students are registered each August for the coming academic year. For more information contact Susan Ray.

Spanish Lessons. Are you interested in practical Spanish lessons? Margarita Swetman is available to teach Spanish lessons. Schedule to be determined by participants. Contact Margarita Swetman for more information or sign-up in the parish hall: 228-273-2425. Donations to Spanish-speaking ministry gratefully accepted.

Coffee Hour. Sunday Coffee Hours are the perfect time to meet new and old friends. We host two coffee hours every Sunday morning: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Come to coffee hour and greet newcomers and meet parishioners who attend a different service.

Notes on Regularly Scheduled Monthly & Occasional Programs & Events Daughters of the King. The Daughters of the King meet on the first Tuesday of the

month. Contact Ginny Dugaw (360-661-0691) or Kay Cox (228-239-9275) for more information about the Daughter’s of the King.

Family Night at Wonderful Wednesdays. “Family Night” at Wonderful Wednesdays is the first Wednesday of the month. Come to celebrate parish birthdays and share cake. Fun for the whole family. For more information contact Cecil George Smith.

Merry Widows. The Merry Widows meet on the first Friday of the Month at 5:30 p.m. Contact Ame Severson to RSVP at 228-327-0689.

Saints & Sinners. Saints & Sinners (the men’s group of St. John’s) meet on the second Tuesday of the month. All the men of the parish are invited to join in the fun. For more information on Saints & Sinners contact Terry Armstrong at 228-238-3557.

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St. Luke’s Guild. St. Luke’s Guild meets on the third Thursday of the month for their monthly potluck dinner. St. Luke’s is composed of ladies from St. John’s and the community who meet for fellowship and support our preschool. Everyone is invited - come make a new friend.

Bell Choir. St. John’s Bell Choir meets on a variable schedule. For more information about St. John’s Bell Choir, contact Martha Thompson at 228-875-7331.

Adult Forum. The Adult Forum meets monthly during the coffee hour (one Sunday a month at 10:10 a.m.). For more information about Adult Forum, contact John Switzer.

The Lord is My Help. St. John’s is responsible for volunteers for The Lord is My Help on a rotating schedule. If you can volunteer, contact Peggy Butera (228-875-7049) or Jim Lancaster.

Odds & Ends Grapevine via email. You can receive the Grapevine via email—delivered to your

inbox! Click the link on the parish website and follow the step by step instructions to sign up.

Grapevine via US Mail. You can receive the Grapevine via the U.S. Postal Service—delivered to your mail box! Call the parish office to have your name and address put on the Grapevine mailing list.

“Take me off the Grapevine US Mail List.” If you want to be taken off the Grapevine mailing list, (for instance, if you have signed up to get the Grapevine via email and no longer want a hard copy mailed to you), please notify the parish office.

Recycling Today’s Service Leaflet. Please take today’s service leaflet home with you if you wish to study it further (especially helpful is the weekly calendar and some of the announcements). If you no longer will be needing the service leaflets, however, please know that if you leave them at one of the entrances to the parish, the ushers will collect them and the sexton takes them to be recycled. The parish uses paper that is manufactured from recycled paper whenever possible.

Did you know….? Parishioners who pledged financial support to the annual Stewardship campaign or to the Praying It Forward effort to reduce the parish hall mortgage may use one of two options to have funds drawn from an account: (1) Contact your bank to establish an auto bill pay, which will send checks to St. John’s for a specified amount and time period. Parishioners can modify the bill pay plan as desired; or, (2) A second option is available by way of an Automated Clearing House (ACH) apparatus. With consent of the parishioner, St. John’s can start this automatic payment process.

Grapevine. The Grapevine is the monthly newsletter of the parish of St. John’s. The due date for items is the 15th of the month. The deadline for the July newsletter will be June 15.

Parish Announcements. Service leaflets and parish announcements are prepared on Wednesday of each week. They are edited and printed on Thursday. Items for the parish announcements should be submitted by Wednesday of each week for the following Sunday.

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We are a busy parish with many opportunities to play and pray together. Pick up a St. John's Ministry Card and/or sign-up to participate in upcoming events. Sign-Up sheets are in the parish hall every Sunday morning and Wednesday evening.

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“Art of Giving”

2016 Annual Stewardship Campaign

140 Pledges received totaling $319,668 – 24 new pledges (as of 5/18/16) Goal – $335,000

We continue to receive pledges and are ever grateful. If you have not pledged, prayerfully consider making a pledge. St. John’s ministry depends our financial

support. Pledge cards available in the pews, narthex, and parish hall.

 

Praying it Forward Capital Campaign

146 pledges received totaling $737,506

$343,736.28– paid on pledges through February 29, 2016 $393,769.72 to go

Financial Update Year-to-Date Report: End of March 2016

Actuals vs. Budget Tithes, Offerings, etc.: $101,650.00 $92,450.01 Expenses: $74,755.59 $107,601.26 At the end of March, the parish was ahead of budget on tithes and offerings. And, the parish was under budget on expenses. Some members give their pledge in one lump sum at the beginning of the year, therefore, the parish typically exceeds budget for “Tithes, Offerings, etc.” early in the year.

You will note that budgeted expenses are higher than budgeted income. Expenses are higher than income because we were budgeted to run a deficit in 2016. The difference

comes from our cash reserves (our savings).

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This Week at St. John’s Sunday, May 22 Graduation Sunday 7:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I - Early Service 9:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II – Family Service 10:10 a.m. – Sunday School 11:15 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II – Principal Service 4:00 p.m. – Spanish Language Holy Eucharist with the Rev. Margarita Swetman 4:30 p.m. – EYC Monday, May 23 9:00 a.m. – Ultreya 6:30 p.m. – Youth Led Bible Study for Youth Tuesday, May 24 6:00 p.m. – LWV 6:30 p.m. - Vestry 7:00 p.m. – AA Wednesday, May 25 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. – Blood Drive 4:00 p.m. – Spanish Language Class 4:30 p.m. – Ultreya 5:30 p.m. – Healing Service 7:00 p.m. – AlAnon 7:00 p.m. – Adult Choir Thursday, May 26 8:30 a.m. – Preschool Graduation for 2s 1:00 p.m. – Graduation Prep 2:00 p.m. – Study Group 5:00 p.m. – Centering Prayer 7:00 p.m. – AA Friday, May 27 7:30 a.m. – Preschool Graduation for 3s, 4s, and 5s Saturday, May 28 10:00 a.m. – Bagpipe Lessons 6:00 p.m. – Stephanie Bitowski Wedding

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Sunday, May 22: Seventh Sunday of Easter Sun, 7:30 AM (Holy Eucharist, Rite I) Charles Hawkins Celebrant Charles Hawkins Preacher Jim Lancaster Deacon Beau Cox Lector - First Lesson Skip Baxter Lector - Second Lesson Dave Jensen Usher Mary Jensen Usher Skip and Branda Baxter Greeters Sun, 9:00 AM (Holy Eucharist, Rite II) Charles Hawkins Celebrant Charles Hawkins Preacher Jim Lancaster Deacon Gail Bishop Verger - Lead Verger Terry Armstrong Verger - Assisting Verger Foley Ranson Lay Eucharistic Minister Bill Angus-Barker Lector - First Lesson Robbie Johnson Lector - Second Lesson Mary Jo Morgan Intercessor Jessica Leonard Acolyte Caroline Leonard Crucifer Madison LeMaire Torch Bearer Tony Taylor Torch Bearer Lee Armstrong Usher Jean Holder Usher Germaine Gotttsche-Wilson Chaplain for Children's Chapel Marty and Barbara Capalbo Greeters Sun, 11:15 AM (Holy Eucharist, Rite II) Charles Hawkins Celebrant Charles Hawkins Preacher Dennis Cowart Verger - Lead Verger Lena Melton Verger - Assisting Verger Toni Norman Lay Eucharistic Minister Wes Clearman Lector - First Lesson Leah Snyder Lector - Second Lesson Emily Lancaster Intercessor John Clearman Acolyte Pate Clearman Crucifer Zizi Foster Torch Bearer Ezekiel Foster Torch Bearer Anne Stietenroth Usher Bill Stietenroth, Jr. Usher Mike (Ms.) Cuevas Teller Virginia Montgomery Teller Cindy Johnson Greeter

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Parish Office 705 Rayburn Avenue, Ocean Springs, MS 39564

telephone: 228-875-4454 fax: 228-875-4485

email: stjohnsosms@cableone.net website: www.stjohnsoceansprings.dioms.org

Administrative Assistant to the Rector

Laura Faulkner Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. & Thursdays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

laura.stjohns.osms@gmail.com

Clergy Rector, Charles Hawkins - 228-238-7010 – charles.hawkins@me.com

Deacon, Jim Lancaster - 228-380-0775 Priest for Spanish Language Ministries, Margarita Oritz-Swetman

Vestry

Tristan Armer (2017) - Clerk - 251-209-5342 Marty Capalbo (2017) – 228-872-4485

Kay Cox (2017) - 228-239-9275 Charles Smith (2017) - 228-424-9536

David Grigsby (2018) – Treasurer– 228-282-0681 Cindy Johnson (2018) – Sr. Warden- 314-616-4622

Lena Melton (2018) – 228-219-9711 Darlene Stuart (2018) - 228-374-8325

Gail Bishop (2019) – Jr. Warden - 228-875-1343 Judy Krecker (2019) - 228-806-0318 Debbie Miner (2019) - 228-424-0143

Margaret Reynolds (2019) - 228-875-2759

Organist and Choirmaster Cynthia Ramseur – choirmaster.stjohns.osms@gmail.com - 228-282-5000

Sexton

Stuart Smith

Office Volunteer Hours Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Closed for lunch from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.)

Office Volunteers

Charlie Clark, Ginny Dugaw, David Grigsby, Flinda Hill, Julie Kilduff, Bonnie Luft, Debbie Miner, Ame Severson, Cecil George Smith, and Darlene Stuart.

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Mission Statement We will know, love and serve God, be renewed by His Spirit and share Christ.

Vision Statement

Inspired by Christ, we will strive for spiritual maturity to attain a greater knowledge of God’s divine plan. We will embrace those seeking spiritual renewal and growth. We

will offer a diversity of programs and worship to fulfill the needs of all ages and backgrounds. We will be responsive to the changing needs of our Parish and world

community. We will develop facilities to support our Vision Statement. Bishop of Mississippi The Right Reverend Brian Seage