We are pleased to announce the birth of Jonas Keith Jacobsen, brother
of Ava and son of Carli and Aaron Jacobsen. Mother and child and the
family are doing well.
Last Saturday we had a great All Committee Day and Session meeting on
Saturday followed by an inspiring worship service on Sunday.
This Sunday we will have our Annual Congregational Meeting at the end
of the service. It will include the annual report from the various
committees and presentation of the budget and reviewing the pastor's
terms of call.
There is an old story about a man who came to a Quaker meeting and was
puzzled because everyone was just sitting there in silence. After
waiting patiently for a long time for something to happen, he finally
whispered to the person sitting next to him: "When does the service
begin?" The answer came back: "When we leave." It's still true. Our
service begins when we leave these walls and take with us the reality
of God's Kingdom as Jesus taught it and lived it. We go, and his
spirit goes with us. That's part of the covenant, too. The sermon text
this Sunday is from Nehemiah 8:2-6, 8-10 and the sermon title is
Something Old, Something New.
Here is an update on Haiti from John Freeman:
St. John's and ChristChurch Presbyterian Church are partnering to
collect items needed for Haiti. We have a 42 feet box-car shipping
container located at Christian Alliance in Pearland. We need to fill
it. (See list below)
Please bring items to the recycling center in McPhail Hall. It is
best, but not essential, that the items are in large boxes, sealed
with shipping tape. Please label the boxes with generic titles, such
as clothes, shoes, hygiene supplies, etc. If McPhail Hall is locked,
please bring your donations to the office in Building II.
Monetary donations are also needed to cover shipping. Make checks
payable to St. John's with the Haiti Project in the memo line. The
container will be trucked to the Port of Houston where a Brown and
Root ship will take it to Haiti to be off-loaded with amphibious
craft, bypassing the port. Funds collected in excess of shipping cost
will go to The Living Waters for the World Haiti Water Project.
Please remember the Haitians needs are long-term. TV and News coverage
may end in a few weeks but people will be homeless for months or
years.
Items Needed for Haiti
Clothes & Shoes(for a warm climate, in good condition)
Non-perishable food items
Hygiene Products
Cloth Diapers
Blankets
Tents & Sleeping bags
Medical supplies: ACE bandages, bandages, gloves, gauze, antibiotic
ointment, alcohol pads
Peace of Christ be with you,
Pastor Jon
(To view photos of Jonas Keith Jacobsen click on
http://groups.google.com/group/st-johns-presbyterian-church/web/epistle-for-january-21-2010
- or copy & paste it into your browser's address bar if that doesn't
work.)
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St. John's Presbyterian Church
5020 West Bellfort / Houston, TX 77035
T. 713.723.6262 / F. 713.723-4015 / Email: office.sjpc@gmail.com
Worship Service: Sunday, 10:30 am / Sunday School: 9:00 am
