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Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Holy Eucharist, Rite II
August 16, 2026
Dear People of Saint John's,
This Sunday is The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost. Deacon Paul’s sermon will consider the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 15: [10-20], 21-28. He states that this was a difficult sermon to prepare. The Gospel has two stories that at first glance seem to be different but that together reveal something profound about the Kingdom of God.
Please Note: Parking Lot change beginning this Monday, August 17th
A film company will be using the St. John’s parking lots Monday, August 17th through Monday, August 24th.
Please use the Sage parking lot on Sunday the 23rd and street parking as needed.
Backpacks for Love - Tomorrow! Saturday the 15th 9:00 AM
Dear Families!
Just a quick, friendly reminder about our Backpacks of Love project! We’d love to have you join us for backpack filling this Saturday, August 15, at 9 a.m. in the Thompson Room to finish up and make special cards for the children receiving the backpacks. We need to write 24 more cards, and all supplies will be provided!
Don’t forget—the backpacks will be blessed during our church service on Sunday, August 16. We are looking for a few children to help pull the wagon with backpacks during the procession. After the service, Agnes Zink will deliver them to TAUM that same afternoon.
We warmly encourage all children and youth to join us—your participation makes a difference!
If you plan to attend (or not) on Saturday, please let me know so I can set up the Thompson Room with enough tables and supplies for everyone.
Contact me at Gaby's Email
Looking forward to seeing you soon!
In Christ's love.
Gaby
Is Your Birthday in August?
Join us this Sunday after the 10:00 AM service for the Birthday Sunday celebration during coffee hour.
Summer Ice Cream Social! Next Sunday, August 23rd, from 6:00 to 7:30 in the Garden!
The Young Adult Group will be hosting the Ice Cream Social in the garden next week! Come one, come all for this lovely treat!
Children’s Ministry
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Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
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Committee News for Upcoming Eblasts
If you would like to share news or events in the weekly announcements and eblast, please send your entries to June at office@stjohnstroy.org by noon on Thursdays. Thank you!
Worshiping from home? Join the Service 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. Service Links are found at the top right of this page.
Come join in worship!
With gratitude for our life together,
June Waters
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.
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