Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost

October 13, 2024

Dear People of Saint John’s,

n our gospel reading this Sunday, Jesus encounters the rich young ruler, and Deacon Paul is preaching. This passage, he says, challenges us to reflect on what it means to follow Christ and examine our understanding of stewardship. Are we willing to step out of our comfort zone and serve others with our time, talent, and treasure? It’s also birthday Sunday, so if you have an October birthday, please come, be blessed, and share some birthday cake at coffee hour!

NEWS FROM THE SHEPHERD’S STOREHOUSE PANTRY

We served 80 families at our October pantry. Our guests received eggs, toilet paper, laundry detergent, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, zucchini, lettuce, onions, and tomatoes. In addition, thanks to the parish’s generosity, we were also able to provide toothpaste and toothbrushes to our visitors.

Thanks to Carol Daniel who once again led the shopping excursion to Restaurant Depot while Gail Richardson continues to recover from a leg injury. Thanks also to Deacon Paul, Pascal Bassene, Jim Doring, Claudia Dyer, Lila and Stephanie Ferreiro, Linda and Jamie McDonald, Dale and Gary Nelson, Pete and Susie Ostwald, Bill Stewart, and Brian Thomson who helped by picking up, packing, and/or distributing the produce to our visitors.

And finally, thanks to all of you for your prayers and financial support which make this ministry possible.

Lois Hodkinson and Gail Richardson~Pantry Team Leaders

We have a busy day tomorrow! We have the Community Breakfast from 9 to 11, the Blessing of the Animals at 10, “The Chosen” from 10:30 to 11:30, and our fabulous Thrift Shop surrounding it all from 9 to noon. Come and make a morning of it!

Looking ahead, the office will be closed on Monday for the holiday.

Updated parish directories will be in the Narthex on Sunday, and we are providing the announcements in a separate stack from the bulletins. The announcements are also available 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 will be found here. Come join in worship!

With gratitude for our life together,

Mother Judith

Live Stream    Bulletin    Calendar & Announcements

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.

Here are other links that you may find helpful:

 

 

Bishop Michael Curry

 

 

The Lectionary Page

 

 

Stations of the Cross