Vestry Officers: Welcome to Charlie Edmonson who will be serving as our Sr. Warden. Bettyrene Pope will continue as Jr. Warden and Emily Klotz will continue as registrar.
ADULT FORUM: The Good Book Club-The Gospel of John – We’ll read the compelling account—inspired by “the disciple whom Jesus loved”—during the time from Epiphany through Shrove Tuesday. Resources will be provided, or you can also access a whole host of additional resources at their website: https://www.goodbookclub.org/. We meet in the Library/Stage area of the parish hall at 9:15am. Please join us! us!
HERITAGE COMMITTEE– SECOND SITE DISPLAY: Come and view artifacts from our church’s second site (1624-1667) TODAY. The Heritage Committee will have a special display in the parish house.
BOOK CLUB: Please complete the book, ’The Last Act” by Brad Parks for discussion on Monday February 24th. We will meet at 5:30pm on the stage for discussion, refreshments and fellowship. Our upcoming selection is ‘The Extraordinary Life Of Sam Hell’ by Robert Dugoni. I will have the books available on the 24th.For more information please contact Shannon Olson at gro.notpmahsnhojts@noitamrof.
SHROVE TUESDAY: On February 25th at 5:30pm, the Men’s Group will begin serving pancakes in the parish hall. Join us for an evening of fun and frolicking for the whole family. This is a great way to transition into the season of Lent with your St. John’s family.
ASH WEDNESDAY: On Wednesday, February 26th, worship services will be held at 12pm and 7pm in the church.
BIBLE STUDY: Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, February 26th. We will be discussing the Revelation to John. The name of the text is derived from the Greek word for “disclosure” or “unveiling”, and remains a topic of discussion. It contains vivid visions of the perfecting of God’s divine plan for salvation. Join us as we seek to engage and experience the text and discover how our discussion will draw us closer to God’s love as we begin this new decade in the 21st century. Join us on Wednesday’s at 2:30pm in the parish hall. Contact Mark with questions.
St. Anne’s Guild has been invited to tour the newly dedicated “Monument to VA Women” in Richmond. This historic monument is one of only several currently in the US. Our Guild is celebrating 2020 as “Year of the Woman”. Our guided tour will begin March 3 at 11AM at the State Capitol. Lunch will follow. All are welcome to join us in this celebration. For more details, contact Janice Markham (moc.oohay@47mahkramj) or Barbara Sinclair (ten.xoc@3rialcnisb)
Pilgrimage: This Lent the Diocese of Southern Virginia invites you to a sacred time of pilgrimage, reflection, ritual, prayer, and embodied witness as we walk toward the truth about our Church’s role in slavery. The pilgrimage will occur Friday, March 6, Noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday, March 7, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Space is limited to 40 participants. The $25 registration fee includes transportation, entrance fees and lunch both days. Our Friday schedule ends at St. John’s for Evening Prayer at 5:15. You do not need to register to attend the Evening Prayer.
Night’s Welcome: Thank you to all who helped with Night’s Welcome. A big thank you to Bettyrene Pope who made things run smoothly and made our guests feel welcome. Thanks to Jack Pope for all his help with our toilets.
SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE (SHP) is a national organization founded by CNN Hero, Luke Mickleson, with an active chapter right here in Hampton. Its objective is to build bunk beds and deliver them fully furnished and ready to be slept in for families who have children without their own beds. Saint John’s has committed to build ten bunk beds to families on the Hampton SHP waiting list. A bed building event will be held on March 28 from 9:00 am to about 1:00 pm or whenever our beds are completed. We need 20 to 25 volunteers who can work the build until all ten beds are done. This is light work, sawing, drilling, sanding, assembling but it does require standing. There is a signup sheet posted in parish hall. If you have any questions, contact Ed Austin (Cell 757-897-5918 or email ten.xoc@nitsuadrawde)