Palm Sunday & Triduum Resources – In coordination with Virginia Theological Seminary, the Episcopal Church has created worship and liturgical resources for families during the pandemic. Files will be forwarded individually, but the files are also available to download from our Google Drive by clicking the link above.
Suspension of Church Activities – The suspension of activities has been extended until late-April or early-May at the earliest. Please join us for worship on Sunday mornings which are lived streamed on our YouTube page (St John’s Chuckatuck) and available on our Facebook page too. Other worship streaming links are listed below. We also offer Morning and Evening prayer most days during the week through YouTube. Also, if you are able, please continue to keep your pledge as current as possible – there are still expenses that need to be paid.
Prayer and Worship in Our Homes– ChurchNext (an online learning portal) is offering a free course entitled Prayer and Worship in Our Homes through their website http://churchnext.tv. This is a good course that will help everyone navigate their prayer and worship in this time of social distancing (and beyond). Please consider taking this course (along with me), it is enlightening for those who are looking for the next steps in their practice of faith.
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April 5, 2020, 10:30 am Morning Prayer Rite II
Lessons for Palm Sunday
Psalm 31:9-16
First Lesson: Isaiah 50:4-9a
Canticle 11 – The Third Song of Isaiah
Second Lesson: Philippians 2:5-11
Canticle 13 – A Song of Praise
Gospel: Matthew 27:11-54
Video of March 29 service: https://youtu.be/3dzcrBaXWio
Sermon from March 29: https://chirb.it/JqF4e7
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Coronavirus COVID-19 precautions – As the coronavirus pandemic grows our life together continues to be impacted. Most other churches and group gathering locations are closed or significantly curtailed. As we practice social distancing please continue to monitor your health and your neighbor’s health and if you need assistance please contact the rector. Please keep abreast of the CDC recommendations for limiting or delaying the spread of the virus.
Safe Church Training – The Diocesan Office is scheduled to present Safe Church training at St. John’s June 13 from 8:00 am – 3:00 pm. The course may be postponed or cancelled depending on the COVID-19 response and quarantine. If it is held, this will be a good time for those required to complete training to attend. See the Rector for more information.
Formation Classes – Are suspended until further notice.
Altar flower Sign-up – There is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex for sponsoring flowers for the coming year. Please help beautify the altar during your choice of two-weeks this coming year. Please remember, flowers cost $100 for 2 weeks.
Soles-for-Souls – There is a collection box to help this worthy cause in the parish hall. Consider giving gently used or new shoes for those in need. For more information see their website: www.soles4souls.org.
Questions about Our Protestant Heritage – Over the coming weeks we will have a question about our Protestant heritage and faith as part of our announcements and e-News. All are invited to think about and answer the week’s question. Answers will be provided the following week.
Last week’s question and answer: Question: What is the difference between Reformed, Calvinist, and Presbyterian? Answer. Those terms are nearly equivalent or used interchangeably.
This week’s question: Who are among the formative people in Reformed theology? Look for the answer next week.
Hospitality hour Sign-up – The sign-up sheet is on the bulletin board; please sign-up for an upcoming Sunday. If you would like to help but cannot provide all the items for coffee hour/lemonade on the lawn any assistance, even a single item, will be graciously accepted.
Upcoming Parish Events – Suspended until further notice.
Thought for the week – Signs of Life – Community Day One: Sent – We’re not only a gathered people, we’re also a sent people. Jesus says, “I send you into the world. Just as the Father sent me into the world, I’m sending you.” We need to be sent out from the church building itself – and from the church community itself – to have a wider rippling effect in the world.
– Br. David Vryhof, SSJE
Society of Saint John the Evangelist
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Upcoming Events:
Online calendar: http://stjohnsepiscopal-suffolk.org/parish-calendar/
Online events listing: http://stjohnsepiscopal-suffolk.org/events/
Tues. * Boy Scouts meet
Sun. Apr. 5th * Palm Sunday
Thu. Apr. 9th * Maundy Thursday
Fri. Apr. 10th * Good Friday
Sun. Apr. 12th * Easter Sunday
Mon. Apr. 20th * Vestry Meeting – to be determined
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PASTORAL CARE
For Michael, our presiding bishop; Susan our bishop; Jay our assisting bishop; and for Les, our priest.
Meriwether, Allen, Lon, Leone, Virginia, Jimmye, Richard, Opal, Carolyn, Diane, Ann, Patti, Bette, Larry, David, Bob, Lawrence, Kim and family, Beth and Adele and family, Katherine, John, Kevin, Vicky-Ann, and Casey.
Serving in the Armed Forces and Overseas: Alexander, Leon, Alan Vaughan, Sheldon & Elizabeth, and Bryan.
Parish Cycle of Prayer: Jimmye
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: Trinity Episcopal School, Richmond.
Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean. The Most Rev. James Richard Wong Yin Song – Archbishop, Province of Indian Ocean & Bishop of the Seychelles.
Birthdays in April
John 06 Bernice 30
If you are in need of Pastoral Care
Please call Father Ferguson
Home: 757-484-8409
Minister of Music: Roger Peyton
Website: http://StJohnsEpiscopal-Suffolk.org
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