The Gleanings of St. John’sN O V E M B E R 2 0 1 8

Giving Generously We believe in this congregation. We offer word and sacrament,

teaching, fellowship, community leadership. We are community

of formation and proving ground as we try to live together faith-

fully sharing Christ’s love. We strive as a parish community to

find ever more creative ways to give of our resources to the com-

munity and world beyond. excerpt from The Rector’s Message, p.2

All Saints’ Sunday November 4All Saints’, also knownas “All Hallows” is amajor feast day of thechurch and honors allsaints, known andunknown.

Stewardship Sunday November 4Members are askedto fill out a pledgecard for the comingyear so that theAnnual Budget canbe completed.

Thanksgiving Potluck November 18Come, give thanksand join us for apotluck lunch afterchurch. Bring a sidedish or dessert toshare.

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Message from the Rector

All Saints’ Evensong Service

Stewardship Sunday

Thanksgiving Potluck

The Episcopal Shield

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A Message from the Rector The Very Rev. F. Wilson Brown

Dear beloved of God,When we talk about giving toGod, I will often go to somewords from the marriage servicein the Book of Common Prayer:“With all that I am, and all that Ihave, I honor you.”

When the Church speaks of giv-ing our time, talent, and treas-

ure there are always at least two tiers to beconsidered. The primary tier is always about ourrelationship with God. In that tier we are notweighing the needs around us. We are respondingto God.

Tithing and percentage giving are the most com-mon spiritual disciplines of money. If you grew uplike me it may have never occurred to you thatfinances are spiritual. It had not occurred to meuntil I saw the witness of folks who tithed. Theywere not self-righteous or crazy. Rather they hadexperienced a new freedom from and openness tootheir finances.

Their witness is that God has been so generous inour creation, preservation, and all the blessings oflife; most especially God’s love in sending us Jesus.They read in the Bible that the tithe, 10%, is a stan-dard of “giving back” to God. Moreover, they attestby word and action that somewhere in the 7% to10% giving range attitudes change about money. A new freedom, trust, and love of God emerge. (In fairness I cannot tell you which comes first, thegreater giving or the changed relationship.)

Those who teach this way of giving suggest aprocess of growing into it. The idea is to make aninitial shift from giving an amount to giving a per-centage. It can be a simple shift in thinking. If I give$5 a week and make $200 a week I am already giv-ing 2.5% of my income. Then I stretch to see if Ican raise the percentage.

Sparing the long story, we tried it. We found outthat God really is in all aspects of life, including ourrelationship with money. We give a percentage ofour income to the glory of God as a symbol of ourvows, and with all that we are, and all that we have,we honor God. It has gotten to be fun trying to fig-ure out how to give away God’s portion in a waythat best serves God.

That brings us to the second tier of giving: where isthe money to go? We have options that require ourprayerful consideration. The needs of the world aregreat. There are many ministries and organizationsthat serve the world in Christ’s name.

St. John’s community asks us to consider givinggenerously to this parish. We believe in this congre-gation. We offer word and sacrament, teaching, fellowship, community leadership. We are commu-nity of formation and proving ground as we try tolive together faithfully sharing Christ’s love. Westrive as a parish community to find ever more cre-ative ways to give of our resources to the communi-ty and world beyond.

One can make a case that it is possible to do all ofthese things without a building, staff, and parishorganization. But would we? Consider what drawsus together and causes us to return regularly. Ourwalk with Christ is considerably strengthened bythe vitality of this parish community.

My family and I invite you to join us in giving generously of time, talent, and treasure; first to theglory of God, then to this congregation that nur-tures so many in their walk with God.

Your brother in Christ,

—Wilson+

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Upcoming Events & Parish News

All Saints’ Sunday—November 4th

The Feast of All Saints is one of the major Holy Daysof the Christian year and is one of the oldest festivalsin the church calendar. It was originally celebrated onthe first Sunday after Pentecost, marking the end ofthe season of Easter. Pope Gregory III, in 740 A.D.,designated November 1st as the day in which thefaithful were to pray for the souls of “…all saints,martyrs and confessors (and) of all the just made per-fect who are at rest…” Many Christian countriesaround the world have traditional activities associat-ed with this day, though in the English-speakingworld celebration is usually limited to singing thehymn “For All the Saints.” All Saints Day is, in manyplaces called All Hallows. The night before AllHallows becomes All Hallows’ Eve — Hallowe’en.There will be an Evensong service on November 4that 5:00 p.m. Rev. Nina Salmon will be the preacherfor the service. Special music will be provided by theSt. John’s Choir, Steve Lawrence, C.W. Markham,Johnson Scott and Bill Parrish.

Stewardship Sunday—November 4th

This year Stewardship Sunday is November 4th. Following a brief presentation at the 10:30 service,we will be given the opportunity to fill out a pledgecard for the coming year. The 2019 budget is facinga challenging year so we do encourage you to attendthis important presentation.

Vestry NominationsKim Nowlin, Julia Baker, J.R.Rodes and SteveWandrei will be completing their terms on theVestry at the end of this year. They are acceptingnominations for new Vestry members. Anyone whois a communicant in good standing can be nominat-ed. If you would like to nominate someone, pleaseadvise one of them or Wilson Brown, or call thechurch office at 586-9582. Voting will take place atthe Annual Meeting in December.

St. John’s BoxwoodsAfter consulting with bunches of people, theGarden Club, the Cooperative Extension, and ourlandscapers, we have become convinced that wehave to remove our boxwoods. The bottom lineappears to be that our bushes are already infected.The treatment program may, I emphasize “may”,work in keeping the blight off of uninfected box-woods for the rest of the season. It is expensive,time consuming, will have to be continued for theforeseeable future, and even then may not work.In the meantime, our infected boxwoods pose adirect threat to the unaffected boxwoods belongingto parishioners who pass by the plants. Our altarguild leaders decided a couple of weeks ago that wewould not be using our boxwoods for greens any-more. Just too easy to pass the blight along.We regret the course of action but have becomeconvinced that prompt removal is the best way tobe good neighbors to those trying to keep their box-woods blight free.

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The Vestry’s monthly meeting was held onWednesday, September 27, 2018. Wilson Browncalled the meeting to order at 6:00 pm and openedwith prayer. The minutes of the last meeting and theTreasurer’s Report were approved.T-Shirt sales have begun with a total sale of $300 thusfar. Julia Baker moved and Rick Guerin seconded thatthe difference of the shirt payment be paid from theMardi Gras account, reimbursing the account uponfurther sales. The motion passed unanimously.Audit Report approval: Rick Guerin moved and JohnWaff seconded the approval of the audit report. Themotion passed unanimously.

Ongoing Items:Kitchen Dedication: Cathey Burks reported thedetails of the upcoming kitchen dedication onSunday, September 30. Anyone available to assistwith set up on Saturday should contact RandyPatterson. The vestry will assist with plating and serv-ing food and clean up.Parish Picnic: The picnic is planned for Sunday,October 14 at Falling Creek Park. The picnic areahas been reserved from 9 to 2. The service will beginat 10:30. A sign up sheet is available for the congrega-tion to sign up for side dishes.Bedford Get Together: The event is Saturday,October 13 at Edmund Street Park from 11 to 4. Setup can begin at 8:00 AM. Heather Garrett hasordered a pop up tent with St. John’s printed on it.The vestry discussed and reviewed supplies to bring.Wilson will work with Jenny on give-aways. A sign upwill be provided for the congregation to volunteer.Bridges Out of Poverty: Cathey Burks reported moreinformation will be presented during Adult Forumsin October.BPS Solutions Team: Kim Nowlin reported BCPShas not received any completed applications. Anyoneinterested in volunteering should apply through theBCPS website as a Volunteer-Instructional. BPS willbegin ROAR Club (homework club) in November.No other reported needs at this time.Sponsoring/Training Just Getting By Classes: Noaction at this time.

Review Last Month’s Action Items: Heather Garrettordered the St. John’s pop up tent. Wilson reportedsuccessful tips for participation in community eventslike the upcoming Bedford Get Together.

Junior Warden's Report:Mel Nowlin reportedClean Up Day will be held Saturday, September 29from 8 to 11. Wilson reported the drain spoutsneeded to be checked. Mel noted there are twoadditional holly bushes/trees that need Vestryapproval to be removed (front right by the driveway& by the playground). The Vestry unanimouslyapproved the removal of the bushes.Other items of note: the altar window lighting hasarrived and he is working on finding a bracket formounting; the exit lights are currently not lightingproperly and will need to be fixed; there is a waterleak near the bell tower. Requested names for slateroof repair.. Lastly, the approximate cost for therepainting of the outside lintels is $6,000.

Rector's Report: In addition to items already dis-cussed, Wilson’s written report noted severalupcoming events:The Bishop will be visiting on October 7. Tim andMelissa Brooke will be confirmed. He noted thenext confirmation class will be in Spring 2020.The Blessing of the Animals is also October 7.

Concerns, Issues, Questions• November Meeting: The date is changed fromNovember 21 to November 14• What is the status of the bylaws committee?• Thank you to Larry Schmehl for fixing Wilson’schurch chair!• Highly consider attending Convention – celebrat-ing the 100th year, with Presiding Bishop.

The meeting closed with prayer at 6:55 pm.

Respectfully Submitted,—Kim Nowlin, Vestry Clerk**Complete reports from the Rector, Treasurer and anyother officers or committees that are submitted in writing areavailable at any time in the church office in an easily accessi-ble binder. Anyone can come and look at it at any time.**

The Vestry Report Jenny Shutt, recording secretary

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Thanksgiving Potluck LunchSunday, November 18th

following the 10:30 serviceBring a side

dish or dessert

to share!

Is it Christmas Yet?If you go by the movies on the Hallmark Channel,or the items for sale in the dollar stores, youwould think Christmas is going to take place nextweek. The early commercial hoopla does remindus that it is time to start thinking of how we aregoing to approach gift giving this holiday season.Are you going to try giving some alternative giftsthis year? Alternative Gift Giving refers to mak-ing a charitable donation in honor of someoneinstead of purchasing a more traditional gift. Soinstead of buying a sweater or belt or scarf orgloves, you make a donation to the BedfordChristmas Station or Bedford ChristianMinistry or God’s Pit Crew or Episcopal Reliefand Development. There are many, many worth-while charities that need, and would be thankfulfor, your support. You can be very thoughtfulabout matching the person with the charity.Maybe the person is a volunteer driver and wouldappreciate a donation to Bedford Ride. Maybehe/she has been a long time supporter of BoysHome and would appreciate a gift given to thatorganization. Maybe a donation to the AmericanCancer Society, the Alzheimer’s Association,Shriners Hospitals for Children, or some otherhealth-related charity would be appropriate.Please consider prayerfully the idea of alternativegiving this Christmas. This just might turn out tobe the most appreciated gift you give this year.

Shepherd's TableThanks to all the wonderful help we had a success-ful Shepherd’s Table on Friday, October 5.

We served a total of 75 including 2 children and 25second or third helpings of Linnette Healy’s BakedSpaghetti. Barbara Murphy made and served thespinach salad. Gail Guerin, Cheryl Miller, JoKissenberth, Pat Gang, Marylin Sites and IreneCatlin either served plates or waited on tables.

Great desserts were provided by Marylin Sites,Marge Rucker, Irene Catlin and Cheryl Miller. JimHuber is the official counter for our Shepherd’sTable. Pat Gang, Evelyn Johnson, and Connie pro-vided the onions and green peppers for the BakedSpaghetti. Thank you so much helpers for makingeverything easy for me.

If you are able to help with future Shepherd’sTables in any capacity please notify Jo Kissenberthat 540 425-4599 or jkissenberth1205@gmail.com .Any help is always appreciated!

—submitted by Ellen Wandrei

Community Outreach Kathie Childers

C O M M I T T E E S

Next Shepherd’s Tables: Friday, November 2 & December 7

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The Episcopal Shield—The Rev. F. Wilson Brown

Our new event tent is embla-zoned with the church’s nameand the Episcopal shield. Atthe Bedford Get Together Iwas asked about the symbol-ism of the shield. Finding that I

did not remember I decided toshare an update with all of us.

What follows is shamelessly borrowed from thewebsite of St. James Episcopal Church inGoshen, NY: http://stjamesgoshen.org/our-parish/episcopal-shield-history/ .

The shield was adopted by the GeneralConvention of 1940 and is rich in symbolism. Thered cross on a white field is the St. George Cross,an indicator of our link to the Church of England,the mother church of the Anglican Communion.The miniature crosses in the blue quadrant sym-bolize the nine original American Dioceses thatmet in Philadelphia in 1789 to adopt the constitu-tion of the Protestant Episcopal Church in theUnited States of America. They are: Connecticut(established in 1783), Maryland (1783),Massachusetts (1784), Pennsylvania (1784), NewJersey (1785), New York (1785), South Carolina(1785), Virginia (1785), and Delaware (1786).The blue field in the upper left is the color tradi-tionally associated with the Blessed Virgin Maryand is symbolic of Jesus’ human nature, which hereceived from his mother.

The outline of the miniature crosses is in theform of St. Andrew’s Cross in tribute to theScottish church’s role in ordaining the firstAmerican Bishop, Samuel Seabury, in 1784. Thecolors red, white and blue symbolize, respective-ly, (Red) the sacrifice of Christ and Christianmartyrs,(White) the purity of the Christian faith,and (Blue) the humanity of Christ received fromthe Virgin Mary. In duplicating the colors of theAmerican flag, they also represent the EpiscopalChurch’s standing as the U.S. branch of theAnglican Communion.

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Christian Formation Kara Wagner Brown

We have a great Sunday School Program! Pleasejoin us, even if you cannot come every week.

Our Godly Play class for our 5 year olds through5th gradersmeets on Sunday morning from 9:30until 10:15. We have a great group of teachers whowill be guiding our kids through this wonderfulhands-on Christian Education Program. Come andexperience a Bible Story reenacted in our desert boxor with our other cool materials. Respond withsome artwork, journaling or play. No class on Nov.25 as we take a Thanksgiving Break.

Youth Class for everyone 6th Grade and upmeetsafter church from 11:45 until 12:45. The teachersare enthusiastic about creating some opportunitiesfor service as we take a bread from our curriculumentitled: ‘Christians Build Community.’ No classon Nov 18 or 25 as we celebrate Thanksgiving.

Looking Ahead: It’s Christmas Pageant Time! The children and youth of the parish will be pre-senting a Christmas pageant during the regular wor-ship service on Dec.. Please consider being a part ofthis special Christmas tradition! You can have a bigspeaking part, a little speaking part, a one liner orjust dress up as an angel or shepherd and not haveto say anything. Please let Kara Wagner Brownknow ASAP if you would like to be a part of this

special event and what kind of a part you would likeand we will try to make it happen. Please plan to beat rehearsal Sat, Dec. 8, Thur, Dec. 20 and Sat, Dec. 22 from 10:00 til 11:30. (Subject to change)karawb123@gmail.com

St. Nicholas Visits on December 2St. Nicholas will be visiting St. John’s on Sundaymorning December 2. He will worship with us dur-ing the late service, visit with the children duringChildren’s Chapel and will be in coffee hour, aswell. All are invited to bring an unwrappedChristmas gift for someone in need. St. Nick willbless them and then make sure they get delivered toBedford Christmas Station.

Adult Forum in NovemberOur thanks to Steve Wandrei and Cathey Burks forleading the Adult Forums in October. We beginNovember with “History of Hymns– “I Sing a Songof the Saints of God” led by Kathie Childers andAmy Willis. This session will last two weeks,November 4 and 11.

Adult Forum will not meet on November 18 due tothe Thanksgiving Potluck or November 25 due tothe holiday break. In December we are looking for-ward to an Advent Bible Study led by Amy Willis.

C O M M I T T E E S

Youth Breakfast on Third MondaysOur next breakfast is on Monday, November 19th,at St. John’s for both Youth Groups. Middle andhigh school students are invited to share a heartybreakfast at St. John’s before heading off to school.Join us and bring a friend at 7:30 am. We are gratefulto the youth leaders from Main Street UnitedMethodist Church, who prepare the breakfast.

Hot Chocolate at the ParadeThe Bedford Christmas Parade will take place onSaturday, December 1st at 11:00 am. We plan onceagain to give away hot chocolate and cookies as asign of Jesus’ unconditional love.

Diocesan Youth EventsThere are several opportunities coming up for youthin the diocese including the following events.

Youth@Council, Jan 25–27, 2019St. John’s, Roanoke . Register online.For youth in grades 5–12

Spring Youth Retreat, May 3–5, 2019Register online.For youth in grades 8–12

For more information on any diocesan youth eventsvisit the diocesan website: http://youth.dioswva.org/

Youth Group

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Prayer List Name Prayer Concern Relation to St. John’s Beverly Briggs kidney issues Sister of Nancy StrachanElizabeth Everidge arthritis Sister of Mary Ann WilsonTom Brace cancer Brother in law of Mary SiegelMargaret Brace lupus Sister of Mary SiegelJacqueline Ellege Cancer Friend of Sherri HodnettKathy Updike Brain Cancer Mother of Heather GarrettHelen Marie Graves Brain Cancer God Daughter of Nancy StrachanAlica Hicks Colostomy Sister of Linnette HealyTom McAllister Depression Relative of Mary SiegelMarian Guckert Broken Hip Friend of Revelle HamiltonJoanne Schaper Cancer Sister of Gail GuerinStephanie Sue Kennedy Recovery from surgery Sister of Linnette HealyVirgil Wagner Stroke Father of Kara Wagner BrownColt Clark Kidney surgery Friend of Rhetta WatkinsPenny Clarke Radiation for breast cancer Friend of Pat RieleyJacob Olivera Recovery from burns Grandson of Pat NelsonMeda Hicks Moving to nursing home Mother of Linnette HealyRita Walker Cancer Friend of Rick and Gail GuerinPeggy Gayle Alzheimers Friend of Judy WhiteheadBob Chevalier Parkinson’s Disease Friend of St. John’sJackie Preston Illness Friend of the Nowlin FamilyDebbie Accident-broken bones Family member of Judy WhiteheadBuddy Perry Healing Uncle of Allyson EyAnna Archer Healing Friend of Allyson and Christopher EyDaniel Blanks Cancer Nephew of Sherri Hodnett & Brenda ChurchFrances Wilson Recovery from a fall Mother of Tom WilsonBarbara Earle Cancer Friend of Jenny GreenGlola Osborne Recovering from pneumonia Mother of Jim ChurchJerry French COPD, diabetes Brother in law of Carol CrossRick Ecklund Amputation of foot Pastor of Main Street UMCNilufa & Jonathan Croucher Health Concerns Friends of Carol CrossDot Purinton Health Concerns Cousin of Bob WandreiEmma Williams Breast Cancer Friend of Ellen WandreiChantal Havugimana Cancer Friend of Nancy StrachanWallace Johnson Cancer Cousin of Wilson BrownBrooklyn Goff Personal Friend of Tracey GoffConnie Castro Heart Procedure Sister of Carol CrossRobert Steiner Recovery from Stroke Father of Cathey BurksMarge Brace Recovery from Stroke Friend of Mary SiegelFelicia Davis Personal Friend of Tracey GoffAnnie Murphy Health Concerns Sister in law of Barbara MurphySarah Oaks Health Concerns Sister of Gin McCabeBrooke Winckler Health Concerns Family member of Ellen WandreiHenry Cheatwood Aortic Aneurysm Friend of Cathey BurksContinued on next page

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Prayer List (continued) Continued from previous pageMichael Curry Prostate Cancer Presiding Bishop-Episcopal ChurchMissy McGinnis Hip Replacement Daughter of Barbara MurphyCharlie Cancer Friend of Rick and Gail GuerinAnna Whitmore Healing Family Member of Nowlin’sCynthia Piazza Brain tumor Friend of Sensenig familyPersell Brown Back Surgery Friend of Revelle HamiltonJim Hueber Recovery from Heart Surgery Member of St. John’sPeyton Brown Cancer Member of St. John’s Rick Guerin Cancer Member of St. John’sDon Rowe Recovery from Cancer Member of St. John’sCarol Cook Surgery Member of St. John’sVi Scheuring Seizures Member of St. John’sTom Zirkelbach Health concerns Member of St. John’sCarol Cross Knee Replacement Member of St. John’sPat Nelson Grief Member of St. John’sBrenda Church Recovery from Surgery Member of St. John’sBarbara Murphy Recovery from Surgery Member of St. John’s

Elderly Homebound Tempe Davis Ella Justice Virginia Philbrick

Serving in the U.S. Military Jake Chris Woodward (Coast Guard) Ben Melton (Texas) John Bailey P.J. Walerko (Okinawa) Tyler (Afghanistan)

The Bedford Community For the Bedford Fire Department and all the volunteer fire departments in our county.

Diocese of Southwestern For the Rt. Rev. Mark Bourlakas and for the people of Grace Episcopal, Massies Mill, Virginia and their Rector, The Rev. Marion Kanour

Diocese of Leeds For our companion parish, St. James, Crossroads. For the Rt. Rev. Nick Baines, Bishop of the Diocese of Leeds, as he recovers from a stroke.

The needs of the world For national, state and local government. For an end to violence and terrorism. For the people of the Carolinas recovering from Hurricane Florence.

Daughters of the King Kay Waff, president

The Motto of the Order

For His SakeI am but one, but I am one.

I cannot do everything, but I can do something.What I can do, I ought to do.

What I ought to do, by the grace of God I will do.Lord, what will you have me do?

Contact Joyce Moorman with prayer requests

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Vestry Person of the Month VPOM November—J. R. RodesJ.R. Rodes III has been a mem-ber of the St. John’s family all ofhis life. He was both baptizedand confirmed as anEpiscopalian at St. John’s andserved as an acolyte for sevenyears. Additionally, J.R. was an

active member in the Youth Group and in 1999 herepresented St. John's in the diocesan youthexchange in Bradford, England.

J.R. is the Treasurer of the Vestry and serves on theBudget & Finance Committee as well as theStewardship Committee.

J.R. is a Senior Vice President and PortfolioManager at Bank of the James in Lynchburg. Hegraduated from Wake Forest University in 2004with a B.S. in Analytical Finance and is a 2015 grad-uate of the American Bankers Association’s StonierGraduate School of Banking. He is also a 2008 grad-uate of Leadership Lynchburg, where he currentlyserves as a member and past Chairman of theAlumni Committee. J.R. also coaches travel soccerfor the Central Virginia United Soccer Club.

Fellowship Blu Ayers & Julia Baker

C O M M I T T E E S

We are looking forward to Thanksgiving Potluckpreparations in our new kitchen on November 18!We are thankful for the addition of the icemakerand warming drawer —just two of the amenitieswe’ve been dreaming of for many years.

Many thanks to our coffee team volunteers! Please feel free to contact Julia Baker at philipandju-lia@prodigy.net or Blu Ayers at 297-7465. Keep inmind a few helpful hints:

1) Most coffee supplies are in the drawers andupper cabinets around the coffee pot. (The new coffee maker is similar to the old one, except you donot need to wait for it to heat up.)2) When finished, empty the coffee grounds into

the trash before leaving the kitchen; be sure to turnthe coffee maker switch to “off.”3) Tablecloths & tea towels need to be washed andreturned OR bring your own from home.4) Please leave notes for on the refrigerator board ifsupplies are needed, etc.

November Coffee Team Schedule

November 4 Hodnett

November 11 Garrett

November 18 Potluck (Vestry & CG)

November 25 Rieley

Altar Guild Pat Rieley

Advent Season is quickly rolling around for thebeginning of a new church year. On Saturday,December 1 at 10:00 AM, there will be an AltarGuild meeting in the nave of the church.

Please attend so that we can bring everyone up todate, welcome our newest member, Becky Kassell,and get our plans lined up for Advent, Christmas,and Epiphany. Following the brief meeting we willprepare the church for Advent …door wreaths,bows, Advent wreath, etc.

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Around St. John’s We send healing prayers to Sally Counts. She is inLynchburg General Hospital after experiencing aseries of black out episodes originally thought to beTIAs. The physicians are now talking of seizures.We hope to see her back at St. John’s soon! B

Mark your calendar right now for the BedfordCommunity Orchestra’s “Holiday Concert” onSaturday, December 15, 2018 at 7:30 pm at theBedford Middle School. We expect to see KaraWagner Brown and Karen Nichols in the orches-tra that evening. B

Need Christmas Cards? St. John’shas multi-use cards featuring ourstained glass windows. The cardsare blank inside and are sold (withenvelopes) in bunches of 10 for$7.50. The price includes VA salestax of $0.38. You can stop by theoffice anytime and pick yours up,or you can order online atwww.stjohnsbedford.dioswva.org

Please send your contributions to “Around St. John’s” to Chandra Schmehl at stjohnsnewsletter@verizon.net.

Bedford Christian Ministries is asking for single serve applesauce, tunafish, and boxedpotato products this month.

PLEASE place your donations in the basket atthe main entrance of the church so that theycan be blessed during the offertory. Thank you.

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November 2018C A L E N D A R

S U N D A Y WEDNESDAYM O N D A Y T U E S D A Y T H U R S D A Y F R I D A Y S A T U R D A Y

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All Saints’ Sunday

8:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I 9:30 am Sunday School 10:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite II Children’s Chapel 11:30 am Morning Social Hour/ Acolyte Training 5:00 pm Evensong Service

Pentecost Twenty-fifth

8:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I 9:30 am Sunday School 10:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite II 11:30 am Morning Social Hour 11:45 am Youth Christian Edu.

Pentecost Twenty-sith

8:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I 9:30 am Sunday School 10:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite II Children’s Chapel 11:30 am Thanksgiving Potluck Lunch

Pentecost Last

8:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I 9:30 am Sunday School 10:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite II Children’s Chapel 11:30 am Morning Social Hour

Shepherd’s Table

No School No School

8:00 pmN.A. Meeting

BIRTHDAYS BIRTHDAYS BIRTHDAYS ANNIVERSARIES

B I R T H D A Y S & A N N I V E R S A R I E S

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7:00 pmAdult Choir

7:00 pmAdult Choir

7:00 pmAdult Choir

7:00 pmAdult Choir

Nov 4 John Meade(Ayers) Trulove

Nov 10 Mike RieleyNov 11 Theresa PeregoffNov 11 Mary Ann WilsonNov 12 Jim Rodes

Nov 17 Maggie CraigNov 17 David MillerNov 19 Judy WhiteheadNov 22 Harry PattersonNov 22 Vi ScheuringNov 23 Chandra Schmehl

Nov 23 Frank WestNov 26 Maya SchmehlNov 27 Becky KassellNov 30 Katy Craig

Nov 11 Tony & Nora Rucker

Nov 26 Michael & MichelleAbraham

Nov 27 Tom & Shirley Mustard

Nov 28 Jim & BrendaChurch

6:00 pmVestry Meeting

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10:00 amPEO Meeting

7:30 amYouth Breakfast

12:15 pm Holy EucharistHealing Service

12:15 pm Holy Eucharist

Thanksgiving(Church office

closed)

(Church office closed)

11:00 amBedford Christmas Parade

No School

12:15 pm Holy Eucharist

12:15 pm Holy EucharistHealing Service

8:00 pmN.A. Meeting

8:00 pmN.A. Meeting

8:00 pmN.A. Meeting

8:00 pmN.A. Meeting

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The StaffThe Very Rev. F. Wilson Brown, Jr. . . . . . . . . Rector . . . . . . . . . .email: wbrownstjohns@verizon.net

The Rev. Carol Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deacon

The Rev. Kay Waff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deacon

Mary Anne Eubank . . . . . . . Organist/Choir Director

Jenny Shutt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . .email: jshuttstjohns@verizon.net

Madalin Danieley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nursery Attendant

Tracey Goff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sexton

Sunday Services8:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holy Eucharist Rite I9:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunday School/Choir Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .classes for preschool through high school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and Adult Forum10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holy Eucharist Rite II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(1st Sunday, Rite I)11:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morning Social Hour

Wednesday Service12:15 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holy Eucharist Rite II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Healing Services 1st & 3rd Wednesdays)

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St. John’s Episcopal Church

The Vestry 2018Cathey Burks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior WardenMel Nowlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Junior WardenKim Nowlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clerk of the VestryJ. R. Rodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TreasurerMembers: Julia Baker Heather Garrett Rick Guerin Gin McCabe Chandra Schmehl John Waff Steve Wandrei

Vestry Person of the Month for November: J.R. Rodes

Submit Newsletter articlesto Chandra Schmehl by email at stjohnsnewsletter@verizon.net

December/January Deadline: Sunday, November 25, 2018