May 2015

Saint John’s mission is to nurture all people in their spiritual growth, in their Christian education, and in their relationship with God.

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Dear Friends, On the Third Sunday of Easter we gathered together to welcome Greyson Levesque into the Body of Christ and into our Christian community here at Saint John’s. It was a wonderful opportunity for all of us to renew our baptismal vows as well. At baptism we are sealed as Christ’s own forever and in response to that adoption into God’s family, we make promises about how we will live our lives. As we promise to turn toward God and away from sin, we also promise to, “continue in the apostles’ teaching and fel-lowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers.” At Saint John’s we have many opportunities to be faithful to these vows. I hope that you will feel called to join us in the following: Continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship

Beginning May 17th, we will gather for four consecutive Sundays (5/17, 5/24, 5/31 & 6/3 from 11:30-12:30) for an adult forum, 24/6: A Prescription for Healthier Happier Life and discuss the importance of Sabbath rest.

On May 7th (7-8 pm), we will gather for a book group to discuss The Lord is My Shepherd, an exploration of the 23rd Psalm by Harold Kushner.

Our young people continue to grow in the knowledge and love of the Lord by participating in our Godly Play pro-gram.

On the 1st Sunday of the month we gather for Rhythms of Grace, our service for children and families with special needs.

Our Young People in grades 5-8 recently met for their first gathering for fellowship and will gather again in May. High School Students will gather soon for ice cream and discussion this coming Sunday. Please help us get the word

to these folks! Ladies of our parish will travel to the ECW Annual Meeting and to hear Barbara Crafton speak and to join in fellow-

ship with other Episcopal women in Connecticut.

In the breaking of bread… In addition to our Sunday services, our community gathers at 6:30pm on Thursdays for a service of communion and

healing prayers. Please come be with us and bring with you all those who need to be held in prayer. If you or someone you love is homebound and would like to receive Holy Communion, please contact the parish of-

fice. In the prayers…

Each Sunday we offer prayer for those who are in need of prayer and those who participate in our outreach ministries. Please carry these prayers home with you and help us maintain a vigil of prayer for those in need.

We hold our parish family in prayer and celebrate milestones in the life of our community. Please contact the parish office with news of graduations, birthdays, anniversaries, and other occasions for us to celebrate and to give thanks.

Please remember to alert Saint John’s when you will be hospitalized, undergoing surgery or have need for special prayers.

Everything we do as a community at Saint John’s is an intentional response to our baptismal vows. As this Easter season progresses, it is my prayer that we will all live our lives in response to God’s blessings and in a way that makes God’s love apparent to the world. Sandra L. Cosman

HOW WE’RE DOING SO FAR

March 2015 March 2014 Operating Income: $ 16,373 $ 18,725 Operating Expenses: $ 16,851 $ 15,233

YEAR TO DATE 2015 2014

Operating Income: $ 44,312 $ 40,858 Operating Expenses: $ 44,393 $ 49,118

Larry Espinet, Treasurer

Bits & Pieces 

Church Office Hours — Office hours are 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Prayer Requests—Requests are handled confidentially through the office or by speaking to the Rev. Sandra L. Cos-man. You may fill out a prayer request form or contact the office. If you would like to be a part of the prayer circle, please call the office. Prayer is part of our concern for one another. Altar Guild - The Altar Guild is looking for 2 people to join a team in June/October and July/December. No experi-ence is necessary as on the job training is provided. If inter-ested, please contact Donna Colavecchio at (860) 379-4643. Flower Chart Posted in Narthex—Sign up for the Sunday of your choice. Cost is $60.00, or you may bring flowers from your garden in the summer. The office will contact you about memorials. Training for Liturgical Duties - Training for greeters, aco-lytes, torchbearers will be coming soon. Please see Mother Cosman, if you are interested in helping to lead our worship. The Open Door Soup Kitchen - would like to thank Saint John’s Church for their generous donation and support. Prom Pictures & Senior Pictures - Please contact the of-fice if you are interested in reserving a space in the garden area for your pictures. Refreshments will be served.

PARISH REGISTER(Broadly Defined)

Let the office know about happenings in your own life and in the lives of other parishioners, especially hospi-talizations, so Rev. Sandra L. Cosman can contact those in need of comfort.

Baptism Greyson Jean-Roch Levesque

(Son of Kimberly & Jason Levesque)

Death Olga S. Welch

(Mother of William Welch)

Next Ingathering—June 7th

The total year to date is $96.05. Bring coins any-time. We will keep them safe.

SCRIP – A way to help Saint John’s and simplify your life! The Scrip Program is a simple way for Saint John’s to benefit from your regular purchases at select retailers at no cost to you. Here is how it works: If you purchase a scrip card (gift card) here at Saint John’s in the amount of $50. You receive a gift card for $50 for that store and our parish re-ceives a percentage of your card purchase. The gift card is the full value of your purchase and we re-ceive a donation from the retailer. It is that simple. Stop & Shop cards are available on Sundays for pur-chase and a listing of many other retailers is also available. Easter gifts, birthday presents and every-day expenses can all benefit Saint John’s and you can save a trip to the store!

Special thanks to Ron Caine, Tom Chappell, Bruce Wearne and Bob Osborne for cleaning the church.

Special thanks to everyone who cooked, cleaned and volunteered during Holy Week.

Special thanks to our volunteers that helped out dur-ing our 1st Annual Giant Jenga Tournament.

Thanks to our Soup Kitchen Crew for their hard work.

Thanks to everyone who helps with the mission and ministry of St. John’s.

PETER’S RETREAT

Thanks to those who help.!

Coffee Hour Hosts 10:00 a.m. Service

Garden News Spring Clean Up Date May 3rd

We’ll gather in the garden following the 10AM ser-vice. Bring your rakes; wear your gardening clothes. Remember many hands make light work.

Rhythms of Grace

First Sunday of Every Month At 1:00 p.m.

Rhythms of Grace is designed to meet the needs of families with children on the Autism Spectrum and with other special needs. Those who help feel it is a rewarding experience to work with children and families who need the attention and who are new to St. John’s. Contact Linda Snyder at llsnyders4@charter.net for information.

Once again it is time to plan for this ministry. We take the fourth Saturday in all months, except No-vember and December, because of Thanksgiving and Christmas. The date of the next meal is May 23rd which will be hosted by Sandra Cosman. Spe-cials thanks to Candy Flaherty and Laura & Bruce Wearne for hosting the April meal. We still have July 25 open for volunteers to assist. Please contact Laura Wearne with a date that you would like to volunteer for Peter’s Retreat. She can be reached at (860)307-3031. Thank you!

Discernment Day On May 16, the Commission on Ministry will host a Discern-ment Day at The Commons from 9am to 3:30pm. This is an opportunity for those feeling a pull to do something new and different, discerning a new vocation, or wondering how to deepen their participation in God's mission to join in a day of reflection and learning about call and discernment. There will be opportunities for worship, fellowship, learning and conversa-tion around what it means to be a follower of Jesus, to be called by God to serve God's mission in the world. Hebrew Bible Scholar Carolyn Sharp will speak on the lessons offered to through the Hebrew Bible stories of Call. Bishop Laura Ahrens will reflect on how Episcopalians in Connecticut are called to be apostles and disciples. There will also be a panel discussion with a variety of lay and ordained ministers who live out their calls as chaplains, business people, parish clergy, and mental health professionals.

This is an important part of our ministry of hospi-tality—to visitors, to children, to one another. Cof-fee supplies other than cream are available in the kitchen. Baked goods are terrific, whether home baked or purchased—whatever works for you. A sign up sheet is posted in the parish hall. All pa-rishioners who attend the 10 a.m. service are re-quested to host at least once this spring/summer.

The Episcopal Church We’re Here For You

Sunday Holy Eucharist

8:00 a.m. & 10 a.m. Thursday Holy Eucharist With Healing Prayers 6:30

p.m.

Address Correction

P. O. Box 27

Pine Meadow, CT 06061 Phone: 860 379-3062 www.reddoors.com

Winsted Food Pantry Needs Donations

Please, don't forget to bring in non-perishable food items for the hungry that live among us. Donations have been declining and the need is still great! The Open Door Soup Kitchen, located at 160 Main St., St. James Place, Winsted, CT, is in need of dona-tions. They can use everything. Donations can be brought to the church and placed in the totes in the narthex and are delivered to the kitchen. Please be generous in donating to this important ministry.

news from 

church school 

Godly Play will continue through May with our Easter Season theme of: Knowing Jesus in a different Way. The stories are about the encounters with Jesus after his resurrection on Easter, Accession, and Pentecost (the birthday of the church). We will conclude this theme on our last day of Godly Play, Sunday June 7th.

As we begin to look forward to another year of Godly Play we will be offering additional pieces that we would like to take our stories deeper for our children. We will be featuring two stories each month that we ask you to consider offering to donate (by purchasing or having made) to our Godly Play ministry. Please contact the office or speak with Linda Snyder if you would like to help. (See insert for pictures )

Honduras Update!!! St. John’s Episcopal, Thank you for being a Pathway Sponsor for students in Honduras! We have attached an updated photo and translated information sheet about your student. Please look for a letter in the mail from your student as well. If you would like to correspond with your student, please contact Jill Smith for information. Once again, thank you for supporting education in Honduras!  Thank you, Education Coordinator Name: Genesis Pamela Perez Mejia Something special about me: I’m cheerful Age: 6 years old How I help in my house: I mop Birthday: September 2, 2008 What I want to do in the future: Be a teacher Name of my village: Culuco Siblings: (3) sisters, (2) brothers My favorite color: Purple My favorite activity with friends: Playing My favorite food: Apples 

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 10:00 AM Al-Anon

8:30 PM AA

2

3 8 & 10 AM Holy Eucharist Garden Clean-Up 11:00 am High School Gather-ing 2:00pm

4

5

6

8:00 PM AA

7 Holy Eucharist 6:30 PM Book Group— 7:00 pm

8 10:00 AM Al-Anon Polly & Paul Pobuda 8:30 PM AA

9

10 8 & 10 AM Holy Eucharist Mother’s Day

11 12 13

8:00 PM AA

14 Holy Eucharist 6:30 PM

15 10:00 AM Al-Anon 8:30 PM AA

16 Open Door

17 8 & 10 AM Holy Eucharist 9:00am Outreach Committee Meeting Prescription for Healthier Life— 1st Session-11:30am

18 Nancy & Joseph Russo

19 20

8:00 PM AA

21 Holy Eucharist 6:30 PM

22 10:00 AM Al-Anon

8:30 PM AA

23 Peter’s Retreat

24 8 & 10 AM Holy Eucharist Prescription for Healthier Life— 2nd Session-11:30am Apples to Apples—12-1:30

25 Memorial Day Office Closed

26

27

8:00 PM AA

28 Holy Eucharist 6:30 PM

29 10:00 AM Al-Anon 8:30 PM AA

30 Skip & Frank Misiorski

31 8 & 10 AM Holy Eucharist Prescription for Healthier Life— 3rd Session-11:30am

May 2015 St. John’s Church - Calendar of Events

Anniversaries in Italics

May Birthdays 4-May Luke Healey 4-May Zachary Phillips 5-May Nancy Russo 5-May Jake Levesque 6-May Brian Phillips 7-May Maryelen Wielock

8-May Matthew Moraski 8-May Norma Pappalardo 9-May Phil Walker 10-May Matthew Russo 10-May Michael Budny 10-May Katharine Jessen 10-May Sarah Jessen

11-May Joseph Russo 12-May Paul Patch 12-May Terry Moscaritolo 16-May Helen Kurau 19-May Sherri Johnson 22-May Brian Hester 23-May Madeleine Toro

25-May Sasha Moraski 26-May Sue Hall 26-May Peter Freigant 27-May Bode Allyn 28-May Howard Truax 29-May Molly Lukiwsky 29-May Guy Hayes

GODLY PLAY ITEMS

Price: $96.95 (for the total set) The story of Adam and Eve called, “Falling Apart” Includes hollow wooden apple containing "differences," 2 fruit trees (one with apples one with out), Adam and Eve, serpent, green felt underlay, basket, wooden tray, and story icon. If we could find someone to make the trees, Adam and Eve and the “differences” we could buy the basket and

felt. Someone would only have to donate the Icon, Serpent and hollow apple for a total of $40.00.

Story of Abraham Price: $99.95 Includes 3 rocks, 3 clear boxes filled with sand, dust, and silver stars, statue of three figures, small pieces of wood wrapped in twine, bowl of "fire," small knife, long piece of twine, ram cave, tan felt underlay, basket, wooden tray, story icon. We would need to buy the 3 clear boxes, the statue, the bowl of fire, the ram, story icon, and small knife for a donation of $75.00.

Other stories that will be featured are: The Story of Sarah, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Ruth, Samuel and King David

Foot Washing Pictures from Palm Sunday!!

Nancy Gibson At The Open Door Soup Kitchen “Presentation is the Key”

Greyson Jean-Rock Levesque - Baptism 4/19/15 (Son of Kimberly & Jason Levesque)

EASTER SUNDAY!!!

PINE MEADOW FIRE DEPARTMENT—AWESOME JOB ON OUR BASEMENT FLOOD

1ST ANNUAL GIANT JENGA TOURNAMENT. LOTS OF FUN!!!