Last Sunday we welcomed four new members into our church family: Dora
Belton; Marian and George MacNeill; and Mary Sterner joined by
transfer of letter from other Presbyterian Churches. We are excited to
welcome them into our church fellowship!
YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR CHURCH PICNIC THIS SATURDAY, March 20, at
Buffalo Run Park (Pavilion #1), 1122 Buffalo Run Blvd., in Missouri
City from 11 am to 3 pm. There will be a Potluck lunch at noon. Bring
food to share. Grills will be available. We will play games after
lunch. All ages are invited. Invite your friends, neighbors, family
and colleagues. This is a great opporunity to introduce a newcomer to
our church family.
Everyone is invited to the Annual Caring Dinner at the Braeburn
Country Club, 8101 Bissonnet, 77074 on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 from
6:30 - 8:30 pm. Please make your reservation and turn in your money to
the church office by Sunday, March 28. The price of $30 per person
includes valet parking, house garden salad, choice of entree, saffron
rice, steamed vegetable medley, hot rolls and butter, coffee or iced
tea, and Pecan Ball dessert. The Honoree of the Year will be presented
at the banquet. This is a person who has given significantly of their
time and talent to the ministry and mission of St. John's during 2009.
Léonie Tchoconté is back from Haiti and Kathie Hartzog is still in
Uganda. Keep her in prayer as she continues her work at Lullwanda
Children's Home on our behalf.
Here is our Holy Week schedule: March 28, Passion/Palm Sunday,
Confirmation Sunday and Easter Egg Hunt at 5 pm, April 1, Maundy
Thursday Service at 7 pm, April 2, Good Friday Tre Ore service at
Salem Lutheran, 12 noon – 3 pm, April 4, Easter sunrise service at 7
am and worship service at 10:30 am.
Purchase your Easter lilies from Brookwood Community by signing up on
the order form in the Narthex. The lilies can be taken home after the
Easter morning 10:30 service. The lilies cost $10.00 each.
Easter Egg Hunt supplies are needed. Please deliver to the church
office by Passion/Palm Sunday, March 28; individually wrapped candies
(non-chocolate & non-melting), stickers, novelties and miscellaneous
small items.
The Lenten study "A Closer Look at Spiritual Disciplines" continues
each Sunday in March at 4 p.m. in Room 205 with Mary Sterner. All are
invited.
Coming in April is the St. John's Presbyterian Church Speaker Series
Whatever Happened to Childhood on the Sunday Evenings:
April 18, 5:30 - 7:30 pm / Is your child being commercialized?
April 25, 5:30 – 7:30 pm / Is your child more than a statistic?
May 2, 5:30 - 7:30 pm / Is the "environment' harming your child?
A light dinner & refreshments will be served.
Peace of Christ be with you,
Pastor Jon
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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
