Monday, October 28, 2013
October 27 - November 3 Church Schedule
This Week at St. John’s
Sunday,
October 27
9:00 am Church School
10:30 am Worship Service
11:45 – 12:15 am Choir, Children & Youth, Rm. 209
12:00 pm Sunday Circle
4:00 – 5:30 pm Unbinding Your Soul Class
4:30 pm Trunk-or-Treat, Sanctuary parking lot
10:30 am Worship Service
11:45 – 12:15 am Choir, Children & Youth, Rm. 209
12:00 pm Sunday Circle
4:00 – 5:30 pm Unbinding Your Soul Class
4:30 pm Trunk-or-Treat, Sanctuary parking lot
Monday, October 28
9:15 am
Staff Meeting
10:00 am Bob’s Crew
5:00 pm Hour of Prayer
10:00 am Bob’s Crew
5:00 pm Hour of Prayer
7:00 pm
Bells
7:30 pm Stewardship Committee Meeting
7:30 pm Stewardship Committee Meeting
Tuesday,
October 29
9:30 am
Presbyterian Women’s Activity Day
Wednesday,
October 30
12:00 pm Centering Prayer
2:00 – 9:00 pm Picture Directory Photos
6:00 pm Girl Scout 21151, Scout Room
7:30 pm Chancel Choir
2:00 – 9:00 pm Picture Directory Photos
6:00 pm Girl Scout 21151, Scout Room
7:30 pm Chancel Choir
Thursday,
October 31
9:00 am – 12 pm Community Bible Study
2:00 – 9:00 pm Picture Directory Photos
9:00 am – 12 pm Community Bible Study
2:00 – 9:00 pm Picture Directory Photos
Friday,
November 1
2:00 – 9:00 pm Picture Directory Photos
Saturday,
November 2
8:00 amSt. John’s Breakfast,
McPhail Hall
9:00 am Women’s Bible Small Group
10:00 am – 5:00 pm Picture Directory Photos
8:00 am
9:00 am Women’s Bible Small Group
10:00 am – 5:00 pm Picture Directory Photos
Sunday,
November 3 Hymnal Dedication
9:00 am
Church School
10:30 am Worship Service
11:45 – 12:15 am Choir, Children & Youth, Rm. 209
4:00 – 5:30 pm Unbinding Your Soul Class
5:00 pm Presbyterian Youth Fellowship (PYF)
10:30 am Worship Service
11:45 – 12:15 am Choir, Children & Youth, Rm. 209
4:00 – 5:30 pm Unbinding Your Soul Class
5:00 pm Presbyterian Youth Fellowship (PYF)
Oct. 27 Sunday Highlight Reminders
New Church Directory:
Please select your photo date by clicking on the link on the bottom of our home
page (www.stjohnspresby.org) or visit with David Nelson under the walkway after
church today.
October/November
Beacon: The church newsletter, The Beacon, was emailed last Sunday. Paper
copies are available in the Narthex and on the coffee table in Building 2.
Sunday, Circle:
The Sunday Circle will meet today following Worship in Room 205 studying Lesson
2, God’s Call to Serve (Exodus
2:11-4:17).
Trunk-or-Treat, Today:
Everyone is invited to the Sanctuary parking lot, 4:30 – 6:30 pm, for a safe
and fun evening. All ages are welcome.
Please Help: I am collecting
clean, dry, unripped newspaper bags and plastic zipper-style sandwich bags for
the Starbucks pastries for St. John's
after church snacks, it would be much appreciated. A box will be outside the
office for donations. Thanks! - Mary Plail
Living Gift Market: Calling for donated homemade items for the
Silent Auction for the Living Gift Market which will take place on Sunday,
November 24. The proceeds from the Silent Auction help fund mission trips. Call
Claire MacAdam, 713-729-2470,
or Phyllis Freeman, 713-857-3522.
Seafarers’ Boxes: It’s almost time to pack the shoeboxes.
Unfortunately, the boxes still need toothpaste, deodorant, disposable razors,
lip balm, floss, pocket combs and nail clippers. If you don’t have time to
shop, monetary donations are happily accepted and the Presbyterian women will
do the shopping for you. Please deliver the items to the church office.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
St. John's Breakfast, Saturday November 2
Please do us the honor of coming at 8 am for breakfast - our speaker is from Interfaith Ministries and will tell us about I.M. and what they do. I'm sure you will find it interesting and informative. Bring a friend - in fact, bring several!! Call if you need a ride. -Linda Dobbin
Stewardship Dedication Sunday, November 10
Stewardship Dedication Sunday
November 10
God Comes 1st
by:
Glorifying God
Making Disciples
Meeting Human Needs
And:
In our lives (time)
with our talent and our treasure.
Honor the Lord with your substance and with the first fruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine. - Proverbs 3: 9-10
We’ve got Soap, Socks and Scissors
Now all the (PW) Presbyterian Women need to fill the seafarers’ Christmas boxes is your help and generosity.
We have plenty of tooth brushes, but no tooth paste! We need deodorant and disposable razors, lip balm and floss, pocket combs and nail clippers, tissue packs and even a few more 2014 calendars.
A seaman from the Philippines once said, “Every seafarer prays to come to Houston during the Christmas season. Shoe-boxes are filled with just the things we really must have and we’d never buy on our salaries.”
Donations can be put in the recycle center in McPhail Hall or delivered to church office.
P.S. Monetary donations are happily accepted and we will shop for you! — Joann Navratil
We have plenty of tooth brushes, but no tooth paste! We need deodorant and disposable razors, lip balm and floss, pocket combs and nail clippers, tissue packs and even a few more 2014 calendars.
A seaman from the Philippines once said, “Every seafarer prays to come to Houston during the Christmas season. Shoe-boxes are filled with just the things we really must have and we’d never buy on our salaries.”
Donations can be put in the recycle center in McPhail Hall or delivered to church office.
P.S. Monetary donations are happily accepted and we will shop for you! — Joann Navratil
Adopt-a-family from M.D. Anderson
This is the time of year when MD Anderson adopts families in need to help them have a good Christmas despite receiving cancer treatments.
If you would also like to donate, you can write a check to MD Anderson "adopt-a-family" and deliver to the church office or place it in the Sunday Offering plate. Thank you so much for your support of this worthy project .Deadline: December 1 — Mary Hughes
If you would also like to donate, you can write a check to MD Anderson "adopt-a-family" and deliver to the church office or place it in the Sunday Offering plate. Thank you so much for your support of this worthy project .Deadline: December 1 — Mary Hughes
Sunday, October 20, 2013
October November Beacon 2013
Please click on the link below for the October November 2013 Beacon Newsletter.
Highlights include:
Adopt-a-Family. page 7
Birthdays & Anniversaries, page 13
Blessing of the Animals, Page 14
Children's Choir, page 9
Living Waters for the World, page 7
Pumpkin Prayer, page 10
Seafarers' Boxes, page 7
Stewardship Dedication Sunday, page 6
etc., etc., etc.,
Weekly Calendar: October 20 - 27
This
Week at St. John’s
Sunday,
October 20 Beacon Deadline
9:00 am
Church School
10:30 am Presbyterian Youth Fellowship Youth Rally
First Presbyterian Church,Sugar Land
10:30 am Worship Service
11:45 – 12:15 am Choir, Children & Youth, Rm. 209
4:00 – 5:30 pm Unbinding Your Soul Class
6:30 pm Pack 8, McPhail Hall
10:30 am Presbyterian Youth Fellowship Youth Rally
First Presbyterian Church,
10:30 am Worship Service
11:45 – 12:15 am Choir, Children & Youth, Rm. 209
4:00 – 5:30 pm Unbinding Your Soul Class
6:30 pm Pack 8, McPhail Hall
Monday, October 21
10:00 am Bob’s Crew
5:00 pm Hour of Prayer
5:00 pm Hour of Prayer
6:00 pm
Walking Together
7:00 pm
Bells
Tuesday,
October 22
9:30 am
Presbyterian Women’s Activity Day
9:30 am Presbyterian Women’s Board Meeting
9:30 am Presbyterian Women’s Board Meeting
Wednesday,
October 23
12:00 pm Centering Prayer
6:00 pm “Wonder Team”Sandwich Makers
6:00 pm “Wonder Team”
6:00 pm
Girl Scout 21151, Scout Room
7:30 pm Chancel Choir
7:30 pm Chancel Choir
Thursday,
October 24
9:00 am – 12 pm Community Bible Study
7:30 pm Christian Education (CE) Meeting
9:00 am – 12 pm Community Bible Study
7:30 pm Christian Education (CE) Meeting
Saturday,
October 26
9:00 am Women’s Bible Small Group
9:00 am Women’s Bible Small Group
Sunday,
October 27 Trunk-or-Treat
9:00 am
Church School
10:30 am Worship Service
11:45 – 12:15 am Choir, Children & Youth, Rm. 209
12:00 pm Sunday Bible Study
4:00 – 5:30 pm Unbinding Your Soul Class
4:30 – 6:30 pm Trunk-or-Treat, Sanctuary Parking Lot
10:30 am Worship Service
11:45 – 12:15 am Choir, Children & Youth, Rm. 209
12:00 pm Sunday Bible Study
4:00 – 5:30 pm Unbinding Your Soul Class
4:30 – 6:30 pm Trunk-or-Treat, Sanctuary Parking Lot
Sunday Insert Reminders October 20
New Church Directory:
Please select your photo date by clicking on the link on the bottom of our home
page (www.stjohnspresby.org) or visit with David Nelson under the walkway after
church today.
Presbyterian Youth
Rally, October 20, 10:30 am – 2:30 pm: Attention all Presbyterian youth,
please gather in the youth room at 10:30 am to leave for the Youth Rally at First Presbyterian
Sugar Land
Sunday, Circle,
October 27: The Sunday Circle will meet next Sunday following Worship in
Room 205 studying Lesson 2, God’s Call to
Serve (Exodus 2:11-4:17).
Trunk-or-Treat,
October 27: Everyone is invited to the Sanctuary parking lot, 4:30 – 6:30
pm, for a safe and fun evening. All ages are welcome.
Please Help: I am collecting
clean, dry, unripped newspaper bags and plastic zipper-style sandwich bags for
the Starbucks pastries for St. John's
after church snacks, it would be much appreciated. A box will be outside the
office for donations. Thanks! - Mary Plail
Living Gift Market: This is the first call for donated homemade
items for the Silent Auction for the Living Gift Market which will take place
on Sunday, November 24.
The proceeds from the Silent Auction help fund mission trips. Call Claire MacAdam, 713-729-2470, or Phyllis Freeman, 713-857-3522.
The proceeds from the Silent Auction help fund mission trips. Call Claire MacAdam, 713-729-2470, or Phyllis Freeman, 713-857-3522.
Parking Lot Security: Make your vehicle less attractive to thieves
by locking all doors, rolling up the windows and placing all valuable items out
of sight. (St. Johner’s have spotted people in our parking lot trying doors of
parked cars! Think security!)
Sunday, October 13, 2013
October 13 - 20 Weekly Schedule
This
Week at St. John’s
Sunday,
October 13
9:00 am
Church School
10:30 am Worship Service
11:45 – 12:15 am Choir, Children & Youth, Rm. 209
11:45 am Nominating Committee Meeting
4:00 – 5:30 pm Unbinding Your Soul
5:00 pm Presbyterian Youth Fellowship
Monday, October 14
10:30 am Worship Service
11:45 – 12:15 am Choir, Children & Youth, Rm. 209
11:45 am Nominating Committee Meeting
4:00 – 5:30 pm Unbinding Your Soul
5:00 pm Presbyterian Youth Fellowship
Monday, October 14
10:00 am Bob’s Crew
5:00 pm Hour of Prayer
5:00 pm Hour of Prayer
6:00 pm
Walking Together
7:00 pm
Bells
7:30 pm Stewardship Committee Meeting
7:30 pm Stewardship Committee Meeting
Tuesday,
October 15
9:30 am
Presbyterian Women’s Activity Day
Wednesday,
October 16
12:00 pm Centering Prayer
6:00 pm
Girl Scout 21151, Scout Room
7:30 pm Chancel Choir
7:30 pm Chancel Choir
Thursday,
October 17
9:00 am – 12 pm Community Bible Study
9:00 am – 12 pm Community Bible Study
Saturday,
October 19
9:00 am Women’s Bible Small Group
9:00 am Women’s Bible Small Group
Sunday,
October 20 Beacon Deadline
9:00 am
Church School
10:30 am Presbyterian Youth Fellowship Youth Rally
First Presbyterian Church,Sugar Land
10:30 am Worship Service
11:45 – 12:15 am Choir, Children & Youth, Rm. 209
4:00 – 5:30 pm Unbinding Your Soul
6:30 pm Pack 8, McPhail Hall
10:30 am Presbyterian Youth Fellowship Youth Rally
First Presbyterian Church,
10:30 am Worship Service
11:45 – 12:15 am Choir, Children & Youth, Rm. 209
4:00 – 5:30 pm Unbinding Your Soul
6:30 pm Pack 8, McPhail Hall
October 13 Sunday Insert
Presbyterian Youth
Rally, October 20, 10:30 am – 2:30 pm: Attention all Presbyterian youth,
please gather in the youth room at 10:30 am to leave for Youth Rally at First Presbyterian
Sugar Land
New Unbinding Class –
Unbinding Your Soul: Please join the four week class beginning October 13
meeting in Pastor Jon’s office on Sundays at 4 pm. Books are available in the
church office. Contact Pastor Jon for more information.
Beacon Deadline:
Please deliver all Beacon articles for the upcoming October November church
newsletter by email, office.sjpc@gmail.com, or deliver to the church office or
room 208. The last chance to be part of this issue is Sunday, October 20, 12
noon.
Presbyterian Youth
Fellowship Needs Meals: Each Sunday night, PYF meets from
5-6:30 pm, at 6 pm we share a meal. Available dates are: November 3 & 10, and December 15. If you are interested in providing a meal for PYF please contact Mary Sterner: mary2d@yahoo.com or 713-417-6106.
5-6:30 pm, at 6 pm we share a meal. Available dates are: November 3 & 10, and December 15. If you are interested in providing a meal for PYF please contact Mary Sterner: mary2d@yahoo.com or 713-417-6106.
Living Gift Market: This is the first call for donated homemade
items for the Silent Auction for the Living Gift Market which will take place
on Sunday, November 27.
The proceeds from the Silent Auction help fund mission trips. Call Claire MacAdam, 713-729-2470, or Phyllis Freeman, 713-857-3522.
The proceeds from the Silent Auction help fund mission trips. Call Claire MacAdam, 713-729-2470, or Phyllis Freeman, 713-857-3522.
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Trunk-or-Treat –
Sunday, October 27
Wanted:
Trunks with
Games
Candy (non-melt
able!) & Trinkets
To volunteer your trunk contact Mary (Mary2d@yahoo.com)
Place donated candy and trinkets in box outside church office
Monday, October 7, 2013
Church Photo Directory
St. John's is updating our Church Photo Directory.
The photographer will be here:
Wednesday, October 30
Thursday, October 31
Friday, November 1
(Wednesday -Friday: 2 - 9 pm)
(Wednesday -Friday: 2 - 9 pm)
Saturday, November 2
(10 am - 5 pm)
(10 am - 5 pm)
Please register for you photos session by clicking here:
Church Photo Directory
About Your Portrait Session: Please allow up to one hour for your professional portrait session. Be prepared for your session and show the real you! We often photograph families and individuals with their meaningful items: special keepsakes, sports equipment, musical instruments, etc. Many families wear coordinating colors for a unified look. For families and individuals, we suggest solid colored shirts with long sleeves.
Church Photo Directory
About Your Portrait Session: Please allow up to one hour for your professional portrait session. Be prepared for your session and show the real you! We often photograph families and individuals with their meaningful items: special keepsakes, sports equipment, musical instruments, etc. Many families wear coordinating colors for a unified look. For families and individuals, we suggest solid colored shirts with long sleeves.
Items Needed for November Mission Trip
Living Waters for the World Mission Trip
Chamcon, Yucatan, Mexico - November 2013
Items Needed: Please put your donations in the box outside the church office. Deadline: October 31Liquid hand soap
Dish soap (smaller bottles)
Canned pepper
Tempera paint
Crayons
Markers – Sharpies
Glitter
Glue sticks
Paper plates
Construction paper
Photocopy paper
Crepe paper (assorted colors)
Masking tape
Scotch tape
Scissors
Items will be packed into suitcases! Materials which can not be taken this time, will be used on the next mission trip which is already in the planning stages.
Sunday, October 6, 2013
August Braes Interfaith Ministries Statistics
In August BIM's food pantry served 1364 clients
524 Children
840 Adults
(37 of the clients were homeless)
Learn more about BIM by visiting:
Braes Pantry:
4300 West Bellfort, Houston, Texas, 77035,
(on the grounds of the Willow Meadows Baptist Church) 713-723-2670
Open 10 am - 2 pm, Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Braes Resale and Consignment Shop:
10319 South Post Oak Rd., Houston, Texas, 77035
(in the strip center on the SE corner of West Bellfort and South Post Oak Rd.). 713-728-0024
Open Monday through Saturday from 10 am - 4 pm
The shop houses Eloise's Closet, the Braes clothing ministry.
524 Children
840 Adults
(37 of the clients were homeless)
Learn more about BIM by visiting:
Braes Pantry:
4300 West Bellfort, Houston, Texas, 77035,
(on the grounds of the Willow Meadows Baptist Church) 713-723-2670
Open 10 am - 2 pm, Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Braes Resale and Consignment Shop:
10319 South Post Oak Rd., Houston, Texas, 77035
(in the strip center on the SE corner of West Bellfort and South Post Oak Rd.). 713-728-0024
Open Monday through Saturday from 10 am - 4 pm
The shop houses Eloise's Closet, the Braes clothing ministry.
October 6 Church Bulletin Highlights
Blessing of the Animals Today
4 pm - Courtyard
4 pm - Courtyard
Choir (Children and
Youth) Practice Today: Our choir needs more musicians (singers and
instrumentalists) than just elementary age singers. All ages are invited to
join us after Sunday Worship in Room 209 as we work on learning new canons
(rounds) and rehearse our song, “If I Were a Butterfly,” and the ringing of the
melody line for “All Things Bright and Beautiful” which we will sing today at
the Blessing of the Animals.
Dear Readers: Book
Group is meeting on Tuesday, October 8, at 7:30 pm, discussing the last two
chapters of How God Became King by NT
Wright. We'll also be discussing which book to read next, so be on the alert
for options. Happy reading! – Kay
Greer
“Sandwich:
Volunteers are needed to place sandwich meat between two slices of bread and
place in a baggie! That’s how you can help feed our city’s hungry children.
Come to Fellowship Hall at 6 pm Wednesday and truly make a difference in a
child’s life.
Congratulations to Vera Newell: Vera will be honored at a dinner on October 10 for 21
years of service at Braes Interfaith Ministries (BIM). Bravo Vera!
New Unbinding Class –
Unbinding Your Soul: Please join the four week class beginning October 13
meeting in Pastor Jon’s office on Sundays at 4 pm. Books are available in the
church office. Contact Pastor Jon for more information.
Presbyterian Youth
Fellowship Needs Meals: Each Sunday night, PYF meets from 5-6:30 pm, at 6
pm we share a meal. Available dates are: October 13, November 3 & 10, and
December 15. If you are interested in providing a meal for PYF please contact
Mary Sterner: mary2d@yahoo.com or 713-417-6106.
New Church Directory:
Pictures for the New Church Photo Directory will be Wednesday, October 30,
Thursday, October 31, Friday, November 1 and Saturday November 2. Details on
how to sign-up will be announced soon.
Plasma (2). –Betty Nelson
St. John's Calendar: October 6 - 13
This
Week at St. John’s
Sunday,
October 6 Blessing of the Animals
9:00 am Church School
10:30 am Worship Service
11:45 – 12:15 am Choir, Children & Youth, Rm. 209
4:00 – 5:30 pm Blessing of the Animals, St. John’s Courtyard
(If raining, Fellowship Hall)
10:30 am Worship Service
11:45 – 12:15 am Choir, Children & Youth, Rm. 209
4:00 – 5:30 pm Blessing of the Animals, St. John’s Courtyard
(If raining, Fellowship Hall)
Monday, October 7
9:00 am
Staff Meeting
10:00 am Bob’s Crew
5:00 pm Hour of Prayer
5:00 pm Hour of Prayer
6:00 pm
Walking Together
7:00 pm
Bells
Tuesday,
October 8
9:30 am
Presbyterian Women’s Activity Day
7:30 pm Book Group
7:30 pm Book Group
Wednesday,
October 9
12:00 pm Centering Prayer
6:00 pm
“Wonder Team” Sandwich Makers,
Fellowship Hall
6:00 pm Girl Scout 21151, Scout Room
7:30 pm Caring/Fellowship Committee Meeting
7:30 pm Chancel Choir
6:00 pm Girl Scout 21151, Scout Room
7:30 pm Caring/Fellowship Committee Meeting
7:30 pm Chancel Choir
Thursday,
October 10
9:00 am – 12 pm Community Bible Study
7:00 pm BIM Appreciation Dinner, Fellowship Hall
9:00 am – 12 pm Community Bible Study
7:00 pm BIM Appreciation Dinner, Fellowship Hall
Saturday,
October 12
9:00 am Women’s Bible Small Group
9:00 am Women’s Bible Small Group
Sunday,
October 13
9:00 am
Church School
10:30 am Worship Service
11:45 – 12:15 am Choir, Children & Youth, Rm. 209
4:00 – 5:30 pm Unbinding Your Soul
5:00 – 6:30 pm Presbyterian Youth Fellowship (PYF)
10:30 am Worship Service
11:45 – 12:15 am Choir, Children & Youth, Rm. 209
4:00 – 5:30 pm Unbinding Your Soul
5:00 – 6:30 pm Presbyterian Youth Fellowship (PYF)
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
AniMeals Pet Food Drive
Please bring wet/dry cat and dog food for the aniMeals booth at the Blessing of the Animals, Sunday October 6
The aniMeals on Wheels program was founded so that home-bound seniors on Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston’s Meals on Wheels for Greater Houston program would not feel compelled to share their limited food and resources with their four-legged friends.
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