New Adult Forum Offering

Beginning Sunday, 7 February and continuing every Sunday through the season of Lent from 9:15 -10:15 a.m.

Join in a conversation based around the newly published book, REDISCOVERING VALUES: On Wall Street, Main Street and Your Street by Jim Wallis. (Books are available for purchase for $15 in the Parish hall.)  The forum will be facilitated by the Rector and Bill Rhode, who has recently retired from Scott & Springfield, and serves on the Financial Faculty of CREDO, Inc.

RETURN YOUR PALMS

Please return your palms to the Parish House over the next two weeks.  We'll have the "Burning of the Palms" after the Pancake Supper on Tuesday, 16 February.

Office Closed for President's Day

Parish Office Closed on Monday, February 15th to observe Presidents' Day.

Annual Pancake Supper & Burning of the Palms

Tuesday, 16 February @ 5:30pm

Please join us for our annual pancake supper.  Children of all ages are invited to come to the Alleluia area to color and decorate "Alleluias" which will be burned at the end of the evening.  Note:  There will be no Mission Talent Show this year.

The Return of the Snowmen and the Winter Dinner/Chili Cook-Off

Saturday, 27 February
Appetizers @ 5:30pm, & Dinner @ 6pm

Bring in your favorite chili recipe for judging and enjoying and St. John’s will provide a 50-item salad bar.  Remember, we’re in Lent on 27 February so there’ll be no dessert served.  In celebration of our 400th year we’ll have 400 snowmen, snowflakes, and sparkling lights – we’ll be all decked out in our winter finest and “funnest”.  Please come and join us to have some good food, fun, and fellowship.  Vote with dollars for your favorite chili and all the proceeds will go to Episcopal Relief and Development Haiti Fund. The winner of the Chili Cook-Off will be awarded the coveted St. John’s Ladle. To honor our 400th year of blessings at St. John’s please bring 4 cans of food for donation to the H.E.L.P. Food Pantry. Our goal is to collect 400 cans of fruits, vegetables, tuna, or meat products. Please come, enjoy, give, and please give thanks for all that we have and all that we’re able to give to others. Come on and get out of the cold, the Snowmen will be waiting!

HAITI STILL NEEDS OUR HELP

You may assist in providing immediate help to the area by visiting the Episcopal Relief & Development's website, for updated information on the crisis in Haiti and to make an immediate, convenient and secure contributions to the Episcopal Relief & Development's Haiti Fund to help those affected by the earthquake.  You can also make a check out to St. John’s with “Haiti Relief” in the memo line and we will get it to ER-D.  Episcopal Relief and Development has one of the lowest overhead costs of any relief agency and you can be assured that your funds will go directly to support the relief efforts.

Epistle Newsletter Deadline

Every Third Monday

Please submit all articles and announcements by 722-2567.

2010 Living Memory Book

Melodye Dorst needs your recollections/ memories/ stories – short or long – mini-testaments for the “living memory” book.  Get the kids involved, too… like a funny story or event at EYC for example.  What a collection we would have if every member submitted 10 lines or so.  Drop them off at the Church Office or contact Melodye.

CELEBRATION 2010

Our Four-Hundredth Anniversary!

We have new information about our celebration.  Check out the Celebration 2010 links in our menu.  And, if you want to volunteer to paricitpate, let Linda McMahon know.  Her contact information is in the Celebration 2010 pages.

On Sale Now
“How Firm a Foundation”

by James Tormey

This book is about the history of St. John's Parish beginning in 1610 to present.  Jim's book is now available in the Parish Office ($20.95 per copy).  Profit from the sale of books will go towards the fund to support St. John’s Celebration 2010.  Please pick up your copy today or go to The Dietz Press and order the book on-line.

St. John's Greeting Cards for Sale

St. John's Greeting Cards are on sale in the Parish Office.  These beautiful cards feature St. John's on the front and blank inside.  The cost is $8.00 for a pack of 10 cards/envelopes.

Soles-to-Souls

Nov 2009 - Nov 2010
A Charity 400 Mile Team Walk

Come by the St. John's Parish Hall or call to to sign your team up for “Soles-to-Souls” team walk.  You can combine miles from your individual team members for your team's total miles.  The monies you collect go to the charity(s) you specify.  You don't have to be a member of St. John's to participate.  Visit our Sole-To-Soul webpage for more information.

Hurricane Food

Did you stock up on an emergency food supply of 'Hurricane Food'?  As we head into the season of high food needs, we invite you to rotate your 'hurricane food' stock.  Donate your unused food stock to the food bank.  Baskets are in the church vestibules and in the Parish office to receive your donation.  You don't have to be a member of St. John's to help. 

H.E.L.P. is in need of help

The Hampton Roads Ecumenical Lodging and Provision (H.E.L.P.) group is in need of basic non-perishable food items and clothing.  Please visit our Mission & Outreach web page or contact H.E.L.P (850-5956) for more information.

Looking for Vacation Bible School Volunteers

VBS Volunteers 2010

Youth and adults are needed to help plan VBS for 2010. The VBS focus will concentrate on the four centuries of St. John’s history. Your ideas and thoughts are welcome to make this a successful VBS. Please contact Harper Lewis at 722-2567 or christianed@stjohnshampton.org with your thoughts and ideas, or an interest in volunteering.

Save the date for Vacation Bible School 2010

VBS 2010

Join us on Monday, June 28th - Thursday, July 1st from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at St. John’s for ages 3—6th grade. Closing Program beginning at 12:30 p.m. All invited! For more information contact Harper Lewis, christianed@stjohnshampton.org, or call 722-2567.

Shop at Farm Fresh?

Please save the "1-2-3 4 for the Community" portion of your original receipts and bring them to St. John's.  We are registered to earn points for books, computer software, printers, and sports equipment.

There is a bag which say's "1-2-3 4 for the Community" program located outside the church office door and the three vestibules of the church.  The program ends Tuesday, June 1st 2010.