Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

Holy Eucharist, Rite II

July 26, 2026

Dear People of Saint John's,

What is the Kingdom of Heaven like? Jesus provides answers to that question in the Gospel from Matthew, 13:31-33 and 44 – 52.

This Sunday we welcome The Rev. Canon Bill Hinrichs, Diocesan Transition Officer. Father Hinrichs will preach, celebrate, and also meet with our Search Committee after coffee hour.  

Again - there will be cake! During this week’s coffee hour we will be recognizing Jennifer Firth's retirement after five years as our very capable office manager, so please do join us in that (though we are glad to say she will very much continue as an active member of the parish).

News from the Shepherd's Storehouse Pantry

News from the Shepherd's Storehouse Pantry

Our monthly pantry is next Saturday, August 1st. Come join us! We will be packing produce in the gym on Friday, July 31st beginning at about 10:45am and distributing the items from 10am-12pm on Saturday. (Saturday volunteers: please arrive by 9:45am.) Thank you!

Parish Picnic Cancellation

Due to a construction delay, the Brucato/Jolie home will not be available for our annual summer picnic. Although they generously offered to host it elsewhere, the vestry noted that attendance at the summer picnic had been declining in recent years, possibly due to the variable August weather. Therefore, they decided to cancel this year's picnic and focus instead on a strong welcome back activity in September.

More to come on that next month!

Coffee Hour Needs You! Keep the fellowship growing!

          August 9^th, 23^rd, and 27^th, September: 6^th,and 27^th.

(September 13^th is Welcoming Sunday and September 20^th is Birthday Sunday)

A sign-up sheet is in hallway outside of the Thompson Room. Please contact Isabelle Andrews or the office to volunteer or for more information.

A Note on Giving

Please do not give cash to people who come onto our property or into the parking lot asking for money. They are already aware of Community Compass and other local resources available to them. Thank you for your understanding and support.

In Case You Missed it: The School Backpack Outreach Program Continues

The Christian Education Committee is again sponsoring a school backpack outreach program for neighborhood children through our association with TAUM and the Women’s Refuge Shelter.  We are providing filled backpacks to children as they return to school in the fall.  This is an exciting opportunity to help children prepare for success as they start a new school year!

The committee has purchased (48) backpacks for this outreach activity.  We need your support now to help fill them!  Baskets for these donations are situated in both the church narthex and the church office.  Financial donations will be accepted as well, and our committee members will be your personal shoppers!  If you are writing a check for this donation, the check should be made out to:  St John’s Episcopal Church….on the memo line, please indicate School Backpack Program.

The final date for accepting school supplies is Sunday, August 9.  The filled backpacks will be blessed at our church service on Sunday, August 16.  Agnes Zink is St John’s own contact person who will be coordinating the delivery of our filled and blessed backpacks to TAUM and the Women’s Refuge Shelter.  Agnes will supervise the delivery of these backpacks during the week of August 17.

Please select items from the following list that you would like to contribute.  Shopping tip:  local stores - Walmart, Target, and Staples are now offering fantastic prices on these necessary school items.  Here’s the list of supplies as designated by the local school district.   The list can also be found in the Narthes, outside of the church office, and the Thompson Room.

Happy shopping!

St John’s Backpack Shopping List

Thank You!  

Happy shopping!

Announcement regarding the Announcements:

We are providing the announcements in a separate stack from the bulletins. The announcements are also available in the Thompson Room and online. For those of you who will be worshiping with us via live stream, be sure to let us know that you are there through the chat feature, so that we can greet you at the passing of the Peace.

The services and bulletins are found below." Come join in worship!

With gratitude for our life together,

June Waters

Latest Live services.   

What to Look For (to Send a Chat)

Once you are viewing the live stream by pressing the link above, there should be a "conversation" to the right of the stream (Top Chat). Like this:

Messages populate from the bottom of the box. You add your message by typing on the "Say something..." line and pressing Enter (or clicking/tapping on the right-pointed arrow under your message). Other messages that come in after yours will file in underneath yours in the running chat above the entry line.

If you're watching the live stream in full screen mode, you'll need to find the chat box. This might be found using the arrow at the bottom center of the screen under the red line. You'll have to click or tap on the screen to see this option, similar to when you want to pause or change the volume, etc.

See that little white down arrow/carat under the red line and Scroll for details? If you tap on that, the screen pulls up, and you see the chat box. You may need to scroll up further to see the "Say something" line.

 Sunday Liturgy will be available on YouTube after the conclusion of the 10 am service. 

For our YouTube Channel Videos click here ==> All streamed services

Click on the Subscribed button and then the Bell in the upper right hand corner of our channel to be notified of any new videos.

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