September 7

Let Your Light Shine

through Extravagant
Welcome!


To launch our theme and program year, Christian Formation, Worship & Music, Mission &
Outreach, and Congregational Life & Care have joined forces to help St. Johns be a light
in the world through several outreach projects.

Our light-filled day begins with coffee, lemonade and pastries at 10:30 a.m. in the church
parlor and on the front steps, and continues with Intergenerational Worship at 11:00. Fol-
lowing worship, we will carry the light of Christ from the sanctuary to the fellowship hall,
where all are invited to help with several outreach projects that will share Gods light in
Richmond and throughout the world:

Church World Service baby kit assembly so that newborns will experience the
world as a hospitable place from birth

CARITAS furniture build so that those who have been homeless can feel welcome
in their new houses

CARITAS overnight hosting preparation so that our guests for the week know
that we consider them part of our extended family

There will be ways for all ages to participate in these projects and we will enjoy a light
lunch while we work together. DRESS CASUALLY for the entire day.

September 2014
Volume 28.9

St. Johns
United Church of Christ

St. Johns is a community of faith
centered in Jesus Christ, seeking
guidance and direction through the
Holy Spirit, and demonstrating
Gods love to all people in words
and deeds.


An Open and Affirming
Congregation

503 Stuart Circle
Richmond, Virginia 23220
Telephone: 804.358.9291

Email:
stjohnsrichmondoffice@verizon.net

Web Site:
stjohnsrichmond.org


Published monthly
2014 St Johns UCC
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CARITAS for a Week at St. Johns
St. Johns is excited to be able to help CARITAS, a local
homeless shelter, with a scheduling emergency by providing a
place for a group of women to stay overnight for a week. Our
guests will be with us from 9/6/14 to 9/13/14. We are asking the
congregation to help with the following (sign-up in the parlor):

Laundry Each guest will place their clothes in a bag, labeled with their name. We need volunteers 9/9/14 & 9/11/14 to come to
St. Johns 6pm 8pm, pick up one or multiple bags, and return them the following day 6pm 8pm. We have two
laundromats within 5 blocks of St. Johns or you can take the clothes to your home.

Showers Our guests can shower at the YMCA . We need volunteers to drive them between 7:45pm 9:45pm on 9/8/14,
9/10/14 and 9/12/14.

Breakfast 6am 8am We need volunteers to help prepare a cold breakfast (cereal, fruit, bagels, etc) and to be available for
any other general needs.

Dinner 5:30pm 7:30pm We need volunteers to help serve dinner and to cleanup.

Evening Assistance/Entertainment 7 9pm We need volunteers to entertain our guests. Bring a board game, coordinate the
viewing of a movie, or just come to converse.

Overnight 9pm 8am We need volunteers to stay the night and to help serve a breakfast in the morning. You will be
sleeping in a separate room, please bring your own sleeping bag or cot.
These requests are for assistance, i.e. if you sign-up for a dinner, you are not preparing the food.

In addition to the volunteer needs above, we need the following
to support our guests stay at St. Johns:


Through generous donors, we have
already received the following and are
not in need of more:

Paper Plates, Bagels/Muffins/Granola
Bars, Fruit, Hardboiled Eggs, Juice,
Milk (for cereal), Sandwiches, Assem-
ble Bagged Lunches, Paper Lunch
Bags, Paper Napkins, Styrofoam
Bowls, Gallon Zip Lock Bags, Wash
Cloth, Paper Towels, Mini-Soap


For questions or to volunteer
contact:
Bill Watson william.d.watson@gmail.com
Bryan Anderegg - banderegg2003@yahoo.com
Julia Eliades - juliastjohns@verizon.net
Neighbors In Need Offering October 5

On October 5th we will receive a special offering for Neighbors
in Need (NIN). NIN is a special mission offering, that is
uniquely UCC and focuses on ministries of justice and
compassion throughout the U.S.

As we prepare for our 2014 offering you will find a series of
2013 grant-recipients highlighted in your bulletins; these grants
were made possible by your generous 2013 NIN offering.
Please take the opportunity to read how the funds have been
used and to see how these grant-recipients are helping us to
imagine another world where a quality education is accessible
to all, literacy is no longer a concern, educating women and
girls is a priority and the school to prison pipeline is eliminated.

Please consider a gift this year that will enable UCC's Justice
and Witness Ministries to continue these grants in support of
justice initiatives, advocacy efforts, and direct service projects.

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Welcome Teams
2014-2015
Team One-
Richard Bighinatti- Captain
Betsy Bighinatti
Beth Steigler
Don Stiegler
Don Warren
Scott Seifert
Sound: Chris Ward
Facilities: Richard Bighinatti

Team Three-
Bill Watson: Captain
Denise Martin
Pam Miller
Jeff Jacobs
Sal Anselmo
Laura Totty
Sound- Mark Atkinson
Facilities- Bill Watson
Team Five-
Justin Barbour- Captain
Marjorie Barbour
Erin Burnette
Billy Poarch
Vivian White
Cheryl Goode
Sound- David Pittman
Facilities- Justin Barbour
TEAM 1: 2014...Aug. 24, 31, Nov. 2, 9
2015...Jan.11, 18, Mar. 22, 29, May 31, June 6
Aug. 9, 16, Oct. 18, 25, Dec. 27
TEAM 2: 2014...Sept 7, 14, Nov. 16, 23,
2015...Jan. 25, Feb. 1, April 5, 12, June 13, 20,
Aug, 23, 30, Nov. 1, 8,
TEAM 3: 2014...Sep. 21, 28, Nov. 30, Dec 7
2015...Feb. 8, 15, April 19, 26, June 27, July 5,
Sept. 4, 11, Nov. 15, 22
TEAM 4: 2014...Oct. 5, 12, Dec. 14, 21
2015...Feb. 22, March 1, May 3, 10, July 12, 19,
Sep. 18, 25, Nov. 29, Dec. 6
TEAM 5: 2014...Oct. 19, 26, Dec. 28
2015...Jan. 4, March 8, 15, May 17, 24, July 26, Aug. 2,
Oct. 4, 11, Dec. 13, 20
More volunteers are needed. If you would like to help,
speak with Betsy Bighinatti, or call the church office.
Team Two-
Lynn Snyder- Captain
Jeff Hetzer
Sam Dalton
Sharon Machrone
Chris Miles-
Johanna Gilbert
Sound: Dan Mascher
Facilities- Joe McGregor

Team Four
Doug Waldrop- Captain
Kim Vann
Desiree McNiece
Arthur Dewey
Linda Merry
Dorothy Cook
Sound- Jeff Michel
Facilities- Bud Higgins

Pride Fest - September 27
As in previous years, St. Johns will have a booth at this years
annual Richmond PrideFest, a celebration of the central
Virginia LGBT community, on Saturday, September 27
th
from 1
-8 pm.

This years event will be held at Browns Island, and presents a
great opportunity for St. Johns to advertise its Open and
Affirming status and its ministry to the LGBT community.

Volunteers are needed to help staff the booth, so if you can be
responsible for a one or two-hour shift, please contact the
church office or Jeff Jacobs at (202) 361-9887 or
jeff.jacobs@dtiglobal.com.


Pinwheels for Peace - Sept. 21
In recognition of the
International Day of
Peace on
September 21, our
children will be
making pinwheels
during church school
classes and
planting them in a
peace garden in
front of the church
building as a witness
to our desire for
peace in the world.

Adults who also want to participate will find materials for
making pinwheels available in the fellowship hall after church
that day. To learn more about this celebration, go to
http://pinwheelsforpeace.com.



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FEST
RVA Peace Festival - Sept. 13
Be part of the 10
th
annual RVA Peace Festival, being held
this year at St. Stephens Episcopal Church (6000 Grove
Ave.) on September 13, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. This multi-
cultural,
interfaith
celebration
features
entertain-
ment, arts
and crafts,
food, exhibits, and activities and crafts for children. Its
mission is to bring together youth and adults to celebrate
peace and diversity and to build community and under-
standing in the Richmond area. For more information, check
out the festival website: http://rvapeace.wordpress.com/.



God o Love:
Thank you for every
teacher who notices
a childs special gift.
Thank you for
teachers who are listeners and gentle guides. Thank you for
teachers who expect much and love enough to demand
more. Thank you for the special teacher each one of us
remembers.
God o Mercy:
Sustain teachers who give everything they have and feel
abandoned when society expects too much. Strengthen
teachers who assume the blame for so many problems
beyond their control. Help exhausted teachers rest.
God o Strength:
Encourage teachers to care and inspire them to nourish.
Motivate teachers to keep on learning for the fun of it and to
make learning fun for children. We wonder at teachers who
know how to quiet a class of five-year-olds or help fourth
grade girls be empathetic. We admire teachers who enjoy
middle school writers, or teach physics or math or civics.
We cannot even imagine how to help every single student
achieve Adequate Yearly Progress. Bless the people who
are expected to accomplish these miracles and who know
how to comfort children when miracles dont happen.
God o Justice:
Help our nation find a way to steward our vast wealth to
support teachers in their special calling, wherever they
teach and whatever the race or religion or gender or wealth
of the children. We pray these things in the name of our
great teacher, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Give Me Strength: Personal Prayers for School Teachers
by Sharon Harris-Ewing




For teachers
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CHILDREN
Faith Place Sundays @ 9:45
Children ages 3-10 will gather
from 9:45-10:45 a.m. to explore
stories from Genesis. Each
week they will learn about a
biblical figure, try out a spiritual practice, enjoy a snack, and
engage in activities that help them discover what it means to
be part of Gods light. Faith Place will be in a new location this
year, upstairs in the large classroom. Julia Eliades will be the
primary teacher.

Toddlers (2s & 3s) Sundays @ 11:15
New this year is our toddlers class, which will meet in the
classroom across from the church office. Each week, our two
and three year olds will gather to listen to a story, share an
activity, and join in simple prayer practices. Kristina Gilbert and
Elisabeth Burnette will be the primary teachers.

Primary (4-8 years) Sundays @ 11:15
Our Primary class will explore the same stories as the Faith
Place class, but with different activities. Children ages 4-8 will
have the chance to use drama, crafts, music, and other group
projects to help them shine their light brightly in Gods world.
The class will meet in the large classroom upstairs with
Karen-Marie Yust as the primary teacher.

Junior Youth (9-13 years) Sundays @ 11:15
Like the younger children, the Junior Youth class will use the
Shine curriculum for their age group. Each week they will
gather in the small third floor classroom to experience a bible
story, explore the meaning of that story for their lives, and seek
Gods blessing as they prepare to be bright lights for God.
Sarah Allen will be the primary teacher.

Nursery (birth-2 years)
Child care is provided in our nursery space on the main floor of
the education/office wing. Kristen Lennox, our paid nursery
worker, and a rotating group of volunteers care for our young-
est children every Sunday morning from 9:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.
Parents are asked to sign-in at drop off and label all personal
items in a childs diaper bag.

CONFIRMATION
Our confirmation class (Cammie, Josh, Ashley, Bryan) will be
completing their work during the 2014-15 school year with
experiential studies including discipleship, other religions, and
Jesus Christ. The year will culminate in their confirmation next
spring on Pentecost Sunday, May 24th. Your continuing
prayers and encouragement are very much appreciated.



ADULTS
Adults Sundays @ 9:45
Our fall adult class will
focus on how Gods
prophets have shone
Gods light in the world
and what we might learn
from their examples.
They will use the Keryg-
ma curriculum Amos &
Hosea: Boundaries,
Tough Love, Amazing
Grace and meet in the
newly refurbished adult
space in room B-2. One part of the room will contain study
bibles, commentaries and a computer for accessing online
resources for faith formation. Steve Plymale and Karen-Marie
Yust will be the primary teachers.

Adults on Monday Evenings
All adults interested in reflecting on their faith in a small group
setting are welcome to participate in a monthly gathering for
study and prayer. This group is currently exploring the Psalms
and how these ancient words can shape contemporary lives.
Julia Eliades facilitates these meetings, which met in someones
living room and will be held from 7:00-8:30 p.m. on September
15, October 20 and November 17.

Adults on Wednesday Evenings
Wednesday evening faith formation for adults includes
Centering Prayer at 6:00 PM, followed by 7:00 PM reflection on
the book The Selfless Way of Christ by Henri Nouwen. Copies
of this book are available ranging from $10.00 (Kindle version)
to $11.00 (paper, new). Our first class will be September 17th.
http://www.amazon.com
Please see or call Pastor Tom for more information.




You are the light of the
world.
A city built on a hill
cannot be hid.
- - Matthew 5:14


Gods light shines amidst the darkness in our world, and we are
called to be a reflection of Gods light, shining that light at home
and beyond. We need Gods light to transform us and give us
wisdom so that we can bring healing and hope to the world.


















WHERE WILL YOU SHARE YOUR LIGHT?
Have you ever thought of being involved with the work of St. Johns in that same way?
Often when people decide to covenant with others they are encouraged to seek out a situation within the life of the community
or congregation that BRINGS THEM LIFE and then seek one out where they can be the LIFE-GIVER.

Church Council is trying on a new way of thinking regarding the fulfillment of our ministries. We are inviting you to discern your own ministry
based on where you can share your light. Below is a list of our ministry offerings. We ask you to prayerfully consider one of
these ministries listed below to strengthen your life.







Speak with Rev. Tom, Julia or any member of the Church Council to learn more.


CARITAS
William Byrd House
Circle Center
PoFEV
ACTS
Pride Fest
Advocacy
Sunday Morning children/youth programming
9:45 am and 11:15 am
Sunday Morning Adult Programming 9:45 am
and Adult Forums (third Sunday)
Small Group Bible Study (Faith Conversations)
Centering Prayer
Confirmation
Seasonal Programing (Launch Sunday,
Advent, Lent)
Being a Teacher
Covenant Care Groups
After Worship Fellowship
Monthly Breakfast
Special Fellowship Opportunities (Easter,
Thanksgiving, Summer events, etc.)
German Fest
The Fellowship
St. Johns Players
Weddings
Welcoming our Visitors
Welcome Team
Choir
Liturgist/reader
Sound System
Altar Preparations
Communion Service
Tellers
Acolytes
Sunday morning Flower Dedications
Special Services
Share Your Light
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...from the Council President

What a wonderful summer we have all had in Richmond this year fairly cool temperatures, much needed rain and no major
weather issues! We are blessed. I hope you have enjoyed your vacation time, getting out doors in the beautiful sunshine or whatev-
er was on your plate!
St Johns has had several different groups working very hard over the summer months. The Search Committee finished our
Church Profile and is busy reading candidate profiles. Our hope is to have a new Pastor sometime during 2015.
An adHoc committee is busy on the challenge of updating our Church Constitution and By laws and will be bringing the revised doc-
ument to the congregation thru discussion groups sometime in late 2014 or early 2015.
Your Church council has been tackling many issues that face our church at their meetings this spring and summer.
The Facilities committee held a clean-up day at the church and thanks to the group that assembled to do the work. Everyone needs
to take a look at our upstairs kitchen, as Sonny Darnell has made it look new! The classrooms are getting a cleanup for our church
year ahead and to those volunteers thanks!
Our Trustees have been dealing with some issues regarding our parking lot and the council will have more information in the
coming months to discuss with the congregation.
We are going to have the opportunity to give an extravagant welcome to a group of Caritas participants the first week in Septem-
ber. If you have not already signed up to help, please do so. Several committees have taken this endeavor to heart!
Our to be Eagle Scout James Cook finished his Eagle Scout project of a new sound table for the balcony. Thanks to Rob Osborn
and Richard Bighinatti who mentored him through this project.
Most of all Rev. Tom and Julia have been busy supporting all these activities, with some much deserved time off. Shirley has
provided us with a variety of music and Diane is our dedicated stable force in the office. We say thank you to all of them for their
love , devotion and support to us at St. Johns.
The fall is a busy time and there is much going on. St. Johns Players will be presenting their production Some Enchanted
Evening: the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein II. The Play opens on Friday, September 26 and runs for 8 performances, includ-
ing two matinees. A Dinner theatre night will be held on Sat. Oct 4
th
. There will be flyers around and please invite a friend and enjoy
the show!
We need volunteers to help as ushers at all performances and servers for the dinner on Oct. 4
th
. Please see either Tony
Sharpenstein or myself!
The German Fest and Dinner will be held on October. 17
and 18
th
more info to follow!
The Finance committee is presently working on our Stew-
ardship drive for the fall and the church will be asking for you
pledge to support our many activates, expenses and mis-
sions. This is our way of appreciating Gods presence among
us in our daily lives and the work we do for others.
A great big thanks to all who are doing Gods work at St
Johns we love you and appreciate all your efforts!

Betsy J. Bighinatti, Council President
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Members of Church Council
Betsy Bighinatti, President
Desiree McNeice, Vice President
Marjorie Barbour, Secretary
Bryan Anderegg Laura Totty
Jeff Hetzer Arthur Dewey
Vivian White Helena DeLigt
Bill Watson Karen-Marie Yust
Ginna Minasian Dalton

Congregational Breakfast Sept 21
Mark your calendar now and
plan on attending our month-
ly congregational breakfast
on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 9:00
am in the Fellowship Hall.
We will enjoy the food and
fellowship and update you on
all the happenings at St.
Johns. Hope to see you
there!
WORSHIP TIME CHANGE

Worship will be at
11 am
beginning
September 7
Members of The
New Pastor Search Team

Elisabeth Burnette (Co-chair)
Don Stiegler (Co-chair)
Sam Dalton Lynn Snyder
Kristina Gilbert Jeff Jacobs
Justin Barbour Desiree McNeice
Rob Osborn
Facility Report
Church cleanup day in August
I thank the 10 volunteers who came to clean the church.
We cleaned all church pews
We cleaned the balcony
We cleaned the alter
We cleaned the Parlor
We cleaned the kitchen in the fellowship hall
We painted the columns in the fellowship hall
We painted the doors to the kitchen
We painted the doors to the fellowship hall
We painted trim in the hallways.
We replaced HVAC units in Administrative office.
We replaced HVAC unit in Julias office
I would also like to thank Sonny Darnell who painted and
cleaned up our Upper Kitchen. It looks beautiful!
Items still on our agenda:
Repair roof and window leaks
Repair rose window /New lights on alter
Repair brick wall and lawn/Repair floor bathroom need
quotes.
New facility instructions for all facility team members /Facility
instruction Manual

- - Facility Chairman, Richard Bighinatti

Search Committee Progress Report
Our advertisement for a senior pastor at St. Johns was posted
on the UCC website about the middle of July. Since that time, we
have received a number of profiles from pastors who are interest-
ed in our position. We have reviewed all of these profiles and
placed them into different groups that reflect our level of interest.
We are very interested in several of these candidates and we are
now in the process of notifying all of our current candidates about
their status. Telephone or skype interviews will be arranged with
candidates where a mutual high level of interest is present.
Our search is not over. We expect to receive and review addi-
tional pastor profiles for at least two more months, and we will
possibly find more candidates in whom we have high interest.
We will keep you informed of our progress.
- - St. Johns Search Committee
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Music at St.
Johns
Do you recognize any of these...Bach? Handel? Gounod? Allen
Pote? Fettke? David York? Vaughan-Williams? Godspell? The
Scriptures? Psalms? Spirituals? Hymns? Choral Responses?
Anthems? Amens? Contemporary Songs? Folk Songs?
Children's Songs?

If you know what we are talking about with the words above, or, if
you would like to learn more, we hope you will consider being a
part of the St. Johns UCC Choir! We will rehearse on Thursday
evenings from 7 to 8:30 pm in the Chapel, (starting on September
4) and also each Sunday morning one hour before the worship
service. We need voices in all sections - - SOPRANO. ALTO.
TENOR. BASS. See Shirley Townsend for more information, or
better yet...just come and join us!
Stewardship Season Approaching
At the monthly Congregational Breakfast on September 21
st
, we
will kick off the annual stewardship campaign with a presentation
and discussion on church finances. Sometime before then, you
will receive an invitation to pledge such time, talents and treasure
as your circumstances permit in support of St. Johns programs
and ministries for 2015. All pledge cards should be returned to
the church office, dropped in the Sunday collection plate, or
brought to the church service on or before Sunday, October 26
th
,
at which time we will have a stewardship litany and blessing of
the pledges, preceded by a Congregational Breakfast discussion
of the proposed Ministry Plan (budget) for 2015. In the meantime,
please feel free to contact Stewardship Chair Jeff Jacobs (at
jeff.jacobs@dtiglobal.com or (804) 355-1115; Finance Chair Jeff
Hetzer (804-550-3928 ); or any member of Church Council with
any questions you may have about church stewardship or
finances.


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St. Johns Financial Picture YTD as of July 31, 2014
September 7
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Ezekiel 33:7-11
Psalm 119:33-40
Romans 13:8-14 Matthew 18:15-20
September 14
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Genesis 50:15-21
Psalm 103:(1-7), 8-13
Romans 14:1-12 Matthew 18:21-35
September 21
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Jonah 3:10 - 4:11
Psalm 145:1-8
Philippians 1:21-30 Matthew 20:1-16
September 28
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32
Psalm 25:1-9
Philippians 2:1-13 Matthew 21:23-32
2014 Budget Budget YTD Actual YTD

Income

Pledge Payments* $127,000 $74,083 $69,125
Cash Offerings $22,000 $12,833 $5,876
Other Income (Endowment Contributions $122,850 $87,822 $93,562
Parking Lot Rental, Wedding Income, etc.)

Total Income $271,850 $174,738 $168,563


Expenses
Personnel 166,549 101,135 99,515
Committees 22,191 12,945 10,914
Operations/Maintenance 122,390 75,498 71,814
Local Benevolences 7,300 6,192 5,572
Other 9,600 4,950 4,950

Total Expenses 328,030 200,720 192,765

Income/Expenses Total (56,180) (25,982) (24,202)
surplus (deficit)

NOTE:
1. Income includes a total of $85,000 annual contribution from Endowment Fund ($7083 monthly)
2. Annual Deficit to be covered by Endowment Fund and General Reserve Fund
3. 2014 Pledge Budget is $126,000. To date, 56 pledges for $118,000 have been received.
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Tickets are on sale NOW!
Purchase tickets on website, or by calling 804-358-9291,
or speak withTony Sharpenstein any Sunday before or
after worship!
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GermanFest October 17-18

Its not too early mark your
calendars and start airing out your
lederhosen and dirndl skirts for
the annual St. Johns German-
Fest, to be held this year on
October 17
th
and 18
th
.

Festivities kick off on Friday
evening, with a Biergarten
happy hour with grilled bratwurst and live music on the church
lawn. The traditional German dinner, featuring sauerbraten
and all the sides, with an oom-pah band and opportunities for
dancing, will be held on Saturday, October 18
th
.

Everyone is again invited to help make apple cake, for which
kits will be distributed in church on October 5
th,
with finished
cakes brought back to church on October 12
th
. If you are able
to help with set-up, with cooking in the kitchen, with serving,
and/or with making apple cake, please contact Jeff Jacobs at
(202) 361-9887 or jeff.jacobs@dtiglobal.com.




Judy Brown
1414 Pennsylvania Avenue
Glen Allen, VA 23060

JoAnn Jellison
11378 Foxhaven Drive
Charlotte, NC 28277

Sal Anselmo
correct email address is:
noven1148@gmail.com




Fall is the new June for weddings
At St. Johns!

St. John's welcomes the following
weddings to our church:


Pollack/McLeish Wedding
Sunday August 31 at 4:00 pm
160 guests
(rehearsal is Saturday August 30 at 5:00 pm)



Gupta/Dabir Wedding
Saturday September 13 at 5:30 pm
220 guests
(rehearsal is Friday September 12 at 5:00 pm)



Hunt/Meckler Wedding
Saturday September 20 at 5:00 pm
130 guests
(rehearsal is Friday September 19 at 5:30 pm)










THE FELLOWSHIP will have an organizational
meeting on September 11 at 11:00 am at June
Smyths house:
2530 Cherrytree Lane
Richmond, VA 23235
804-272-5731







October
1 6:00 pm Centering Prayer
7:00 pm Adult Book Study
3 8:00 pm Some Enchanted Evening SJP
4 6:00 pm Dinner SJP
8:00 pm Some Enchanted Evening SJP
5 9:30 am Intergenerational Breakfast and World
Communion Day Program
11:00 am Worship - Communion
Neighbors In Need Special Mission Offering
3:00 pm Some Enchanted Evening SJP
8 6:00 pm Centering Prayer
7:00 pm Adult Book Study
10 8:00 pm Some Enchanted Evening SJP
11 Wedding
8:00 pm Some Enchanted Evening SJP
12 9:45 am Christian Formation
11:00 am Worship - Communion
3:00 pm Some Enchanted Evening SJP
15 6:00 pm Centering Prayer
7:00 pm Adult Book Study
17 GERMAN FESTIVAL
18 GERMAN DINNER
19 9:45 am Christian Formation
11:00 am Worship
20 7:00 pm Faith Conversations
22 6:00 pm Centering Prayer
7:00 pm Adult Book Study
26 PLEDGE SUNDAY
9:00 am Breakfast
9:45 am Christian Formation
11:00 am Worship

St. Johns
Church Calendar
2014
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September
1 Labor Day - Church Office Closed.
Enjoy the last day of summer!
3 6:00 pm Centering Prayer
6 5:00 pm - 7:30 am CARITAS Hosting
7 LAUNCH SUNDAY! NEW WORSHIP TIME!
10:30 am Launch Sunday Gathering
11:00 am Worship - Communion
NOON Launch Sunday Activities/Lunch
CARITAS
8 CARITAS
9 CARITAS
5:30 pm Search Committee
10 CARITAS
6:00 pm Centering Prayer
11 CARITAS
12 CARITAS
13 Wedding
11:00 am - 5:00 pm RVA Peace Festival
14 9:45 am Christian Formation
11:00 am Worship
15 7:00 pm Faith Conversations; Psalms
17 6:00 pm Centering Prayer
7:00 pm Adult Book Study
20 Wedding
21 International Day of Peace
Pinwheels For Peace Garden
9:00 am Breakfast
Stewardship Kick-Off
9:45 am Christian Formation
11:00 am Worship
24 6:00 pm Centering Prayer
7:00 pm Adult Book Study
26 8:00 pm Some Enchanted Evening SJP
27 1:00 - 8:00 pm VA Pride Fest
8:00 pm Some Enchanted Evening SJP
28 9:45 am Christian Formation
11:00 am Worship



Please find a substitute if you are unable to perform your ministry and
contact your team coordinator AND the office to let them know who will be
filling in for you. Thank you for making our church ministries run smoothly!
Welcome
Team
Leader
Sound
System
Acolytes Lay
Readers
Fellowship
Hosts
Nursery
Helpers
Tellers
Facilities

September
7

Lynn Snyder

Dan Mascher

Ashley Quick

Launch
Sunday

Launch
Sunday



Joe McGregor

September
14

Lynn Snyder

Dan Mascher
Hank,
Cammie and
Eddie Allen

Greg Farmer

The Barbours

Abby Ward
Chris Ward



Joe McGregor

September
21


Bill Watson

Mark Atkinson

Savannah
and Ashley
Quick

Sal Anselmo
Jeff Jacobs



Laura Totty



Bill Watson

September
28

Bill Watson

Mark Atkinson

Savannah
and Ashley
Quick


Kenn Shirley
Cheryl Goode

Richard Yuk
Kenn Shirley

Marjorie and
Justin Barbour



Bill Watson
September 7 September 14 September 21 September 21

Sonny Darnell


Tony and
Anita
Sharpenstein

To order fresh flowers to be placed on the altar in honor of a special occasion or person or
in remembrance of someone, please sign-up on the flower chart on the bulletin board in
the hallway near the nursery or contact Sonny Darnell at 743-7528 or
kenandsonny@comcast.net
$45.00 for two beautiful bouquets.
Fellowship Coordinator: Sal Anselmo 358-1696
Tellers Coordinator: Bud Higgins 301-5059
Lay Readers Coordinator: Sal Anselmo 358-1696

2014

1 2

10 am Staff Mtg.
11:30 am NA Meeting
5:30 Constitutional
Review
7 pm SJP Rehearsal
3
5 pm Card Ministry

5:30 Finance Committee

6 pm Centering Prayer

4

11:30 am NA Meeting

7 pm Choir Rehearsal
5


6

Set up for:
CARITAS and LAUNCH


CARITAS
7
LAUNCH SUNDAY
10:30 Coffee
11 am Intergenerational
Worship/Communion
Noon - Launch Activities
Lunch
CARITAS
8


7 pm SJP Rehearsal


CARITAS
9
10 am Staff Mtg.

11:30 am NA Meeting

5:30 Search Com

7 pm SJP Rehearsal

CARITAS
10

5 pm Card Ministry

6 pm Centering Prayer



CARITAS

11
11 am The Fellowship
(@ June Smyths)

11:30 am NA Meeting

5:30pm Worship/Music

7 pm Choir Rehearsal
CARITAS
12

5 pm Wedding Rehearsal




CARITAS
13
8:30 am Indian Orthodox
Church

CARITAS TAKE-DOWN

PEACE FESTIVAL

5:30 pm Wedding
14


11 am Worship

7 pm SJP Rehearsal



15


7 pm SJP Rehearsal

7 pm Faith
Conversations



16

10 am Staff Mtg.


11:30 am NA Meeting

7 pm SJP Rehearsal




17

5 pm Card Ministry

6 pm Centering Prayer

7 pm Book Study

7 pm SJP Rehearsal

18

11:30 am NA Meeting

7 pm Choir Rehearsal
19


5:30 pm Wedding
Rehearsal
20


5 pm Wedding
21
9 am Congregational
Breakfast
11 am Worship

6 pm SJP Rehearsal

International Day of Peace
22

7 pm Church Council

7 pm SJP Rehearsal
23
10 am Staff Mtg.

11:30 am NA Meeting

5:30 Search Com

7 pm SJP Rehearsal
24

5 pm Card Ministry

6 pm Centering Prayer

7 pm Book Study

7 pm SJP Rehearsal
25

11:30 am NA Meeting

6 pm SJP Rehearsal

7 pm Choir Rehearsal


26


8 pm Some
Enchanted
Evening

27

PRIDE FEST

8 pm Some
Enchanted
Evening
28


11 am Worship



29


30

10 am Staff Mtg.

11:30 am NA Meeting





Birthdays This Month

3 Anna Davis
8 Susan Minasian-Dunevant
8 Eddie Allen
12 Jeannette Drake
14 Margaret Reuthinger
14 Tom Cooper
14 David Pittman
17 Tom Oxenham
20 Norman Bunch




21 Jeff Jacobs
25 Lee Ford
26 Karen-Marie Yust
28 Betty Pecka
29 Donald Ellwood
29 George Eliades
29 Ashley Quick
30 Pam Miller
30 Lucy Barrett
Sumer worship time begins June 1
Office Closed
New
Worship Time