Midweek News
October 16, 2024
Dear People of Saint John's,
The funeral for Ted Phillips is this Saturday, October 19th, at 11 a.m., followed by a reception in the gym. Organist Alfred Fedak will be the organist, Tiffany Dzembo will sing a solo, the choir will be processing and singing, and Ted’s longtime friend Wayne Palka will be speaking. Come to this long-awaited service of Christian Burial for our faithful organist.
This past Saturday, 80 people came to our hearty community breakfast! What a great job the hospitality committee did! Eggs, sausages, pancakes, home fries, baked goods, and beverages were enjoyed around our beautiful new banquet tables. The food was great (I loved the “pupcakes” addition!), the mood in the kitchen was joyful, the gym looked gorgeous, and everyone was warmly welcomed! It was a great day of ministry and community. Many thanks to hospitality chair Isabelle Andrews and all who came to set up in advance and serve on that day: Jeff Anderson, Lois Hodkinson, Billy Hodkinson, Dale and Gary Nelson, Seble and Nathan Mekonnen, Sue Rielly, Sandra Rouse, Carolyn Smith, Nolte Baxter, Jennifer Firth, Brendan Fisher, Mark Zielinski, Agnes Zink, Deacon Paul, Gaby Gastelum, Mary Campagna, Janai Coles and others. The Blessing of the Animals was also well attended by 15 pets and their 15 people.
The Food Pantry is asking that we bring boxes of stuffing and cans of cranberry sauce for our next food pantry, coming right up on November 2nd.
Updated directories are available as you enter the church, and in the office!
Education: Tonight, we will continue our Anglicanism course, an online Zoom at 7 pm, which will run for 7 weeks (and 7 people are signed up!). Tonight we talk about the castle intrigues of Henry VIII, which gave reformers the opportunity to thoughtfully and poetically translate the our Scriptures and liturgies into beautiful English, and make some changes to canon law. This is a perfect opportunity for those of you who are considering joining the Episcopal Church as well as those who would simply like to know more about our tradition. I will send out a link to everyone this afternoon.
This Sunday at 3 pm at All Saints Cathedral, we will celebrate our annual joint Evensong with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, celebrating Our Lady of Walsingham. Father Sam Bellafiore, a friend of mine and of the parish, will be preaching. Come at 2:30 to enjoy an organ concert prior to Evensong.
“The Chosen” will be canceled the next two Saturdays but resume on November 2nd.
Weekly announcements are available each Sunday at the entrance to the church for you to take home, but also available on the website under “Worship Online.” There are so many ways to participate in our life at Saint John’s!
And finally, as we welcome Richard and Chris Salmon’s first grandchild into the world, we want to spell her name right: Abigail Elise Salmon.
With gratitude for our life together,
Mother Judith
