St. John's Episcopal Church146 1st Street
Troy, New York 12180
Phone 518.274.5884
Fax 518.274.5880
Albany Diocese Daughters of the King - Behold God’s Presence with us
Albany Diocese Daughters of the King
Assembly ~ October 28, 2023
9:00am – 3:30pm, with Registration at 8:30am
Christ the King Center, Greenwich, NY—Great Hall & Chapel
Edvard Munch, The Son, 1912
Theme: Behold God’s Presence with us
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory...
John 1:14, NKJV
Brynna Carpenter-Nardone, Speaker
Rev. Sue Troiano, Celebrant
Rev. Judith Malionek and Tiffany Dzembo, Music Team
Click Here for more information and registration form.
Albany Diocese Daughters of the King - Behold God’s Presence with us
Albany Diocese Daughters of the King
Assembly ~ October 28, 2023
9:00am – 3:30pm, with Registration at 8:30am
Christ the King Center, Greenwich, NY—Great Hall & Chapel
Edvard Munch, The Son, 1912
Theme: Behold God’s Presence with us
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory...
John 1:14, NKJV
Brynna Carpenter-Nardone, Speaker
Rev. Sue Troiano, Celebrant
Rev. Judith Malionek and Tiffany Dzembo, Music Team
Click Here for more information and registration form.
Prayer
On Wednesday mornings at 8am, we gather for Holy Eucharist (1st & 3 rd Wednesdays) or Morning Prayer (remaining Wednesdays) in the Thompson Room, followed by breakfast.
Studies
The Tuesday morning Bible Study, led by Gail Richardson, resumed on Tuesday, September 5, at 11am, via Zoom. This fall we will be reading the story of Abraham and Sarah, found in Genesis. Their story is a study in contrasts: faith and disbelief, courage and cowardice, trust and mistrust! We are a low-key group who enjoy reading scripture together. We use maps and photographs to help us understand what is being read, as well as insights from scholars. No previous experience is required and all are welcome! Contact the parish office if you would like the Zoom link. ~Gail Richardson, Bible Study Leader
Saturday mornings at 10:30am. Mother Judith leads a Bible Study based on the acclaimed crowd-funded series “The Chosen,” in the Thompson Room with coffee.
Sunday Morning Bible Study will resume on Sunday, September 24th, from 9 to 9:45. We will be continuing with the resources of noted biblical scholar, The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Bailey. This study, led by Mother Judith, will focus on the Good Shepherd. The understanding of Jesus as the Good Shepherd was more essential to the life of the early church than previously assumed. We will be bringing together the filmed lectures of Dr. Bailey with additional insights from the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.
Service
Saturdays at Saint John’s are humming, with a bustling Thrift Shop, guys playing basketball, the monthly food pantry, Bible Study, and occasional sanctuary tours. The Thrift Shop is open Wednesdays and Saturdays, from 9am until noon.
News from Shepherds Storehouse Pantry—Donation news. We are pleased to announce that throughout the month of September 2023, our pantry has been selected to receive a $1 donation for every $2.50 reusable Fight Hunger Bag sold at the Hannaford store located at 40 Main Avenue, Wynantskill NY. Shoppers can now purchase the reusable Fight Hunger Bag on Hannaford-To-Go. Any online sales of these reusable bags at your selected store location for your selected month will automatically go to your nonprofit upon purchase.
September pantry. We served 51 people last Saturday; they received dish detergent, TP, eggs, and fresh produce (tomatoes, romaine, corn-on-the-cob, bananas, pears, apples, and potatoes). Many thanks to our helpers, for driving, heavy lifting, packing, and gracious serving: Jim Doring, Jamie & Linda McDonald and Linda’s daughter, Brian Thomson, Mother Judith, Carol Daniel, Claudia Dyer, Pascal Bassene, and Deacon Paul.
In preparation for Thanksgiving, for the next two months we are asking members of the congregation to donate boxes of Stove-top Stuffing, cans of cranberry sauce, and cans of One-Pie pumpkin. These will be distributed at our November pantry. Our next pantry is October 7. Thank you for your prayers, your generous help, and your financial support! ~Gail and Lois, Team Leaders
Looking Ahead
Don and Deborah Lansing have been working for many months on reorganizing and cataloging our rich collection of books in our Parish Library. Stop by!
We will be convening a Fellowship Committee, focusing on parish-wide dinners, which are so important to church life. Would you like to help choose what these events will be and make these celebrations happen? Keep reading!
New Foyer Groups will be forming in the Fall, coordinated by Linda McDonald. These ever-popular groups are for parishioners to gather about once a month in small numbers, sharing a simple meal and getting to know one another better.
Sign-up sheets are in the Parish House hallway for both the Fellowship Committee and Foyers Groups. More information will follow on Welcoming Sunday, September 17.
Beaver Cross Fall Edition—Friday, October 6 through Monday, October 9. Junior Fall Edition for grades 3 – 7 and Senior Fall Edition for grades 8 – 12. $180 per person. For complete details, see Beaver Cross Ministries.
From Bill Stewart, our Treasurer, on 2024 Budget Planning: “It's that time of year when we work on preparing a budget for our next fiscal year which begins on January 1. We ask that all committees, mission activities, and parish programs needing funding next year - whether existing or new that may be proposed - to submit their budget requests to treasurer@stjohnstroy.org by October 15. Please include the anticipated expenses & annual amount being requested along with as much information as possible about the work of the committee/activity/program for the Vestry's consideration.
“If your group needs to know how much may have been spent so far this year to help prepare its 2024 request, send an email to treasurer@stjohnstroy.org. Based on the submissions received a draft budget will be prepared, with input from the Finance Committee, for initial review by the Vestry at its November meeting. Following the review in November any necessary "fine tuning" will be made for review again by the Vestry in December.”
Please mark your calendars for these wonderful events:
- Blessing of the Animals in our garden and Food Pantry, Saturday, October 7th, at 10am That afternoon at the Cathedral, at 3pm, there will be another blessing of the animals, with charcoal pet portraits made beginning at 2pm. More information on the Cathedral event can be found here.
- Sunday, October 15th: A special coffee hour provided by Sue Rielly for the celebration of the Salmon’s 50h wedding anniversary. Do come!
- Sunday, October 15th: Choral Evensong jointly celebrated with the Roman Catholic Diocese on the Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham. Organ concert at 2:30, choral evensong at 3 pm, followed by a reception. More information can be found here.
- A Bible Symposium on Psalms will be held on Saturday, November 4th, at the Cathedral from 9:30 to 1:30, with Priest/Poet Michael Guite. More information can be found here. Leading up to this is a study of the Psalms led by Jon Kimmel on Zoom on Tuesday nights. More information can be found here.
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