Easter Sunday & Virtual Coffee Hour – We will live stream worship on Sunday, accessible through our YouTube channel (St. John’s Chuckatuck) or our Facebook page. We will have a Virtual Coffee hour from 11:30 am to 12:00 pm via Zoom. Information was provided under separate cover but if you did not receive the information for log in please contact me via email.
Red Cross Blood Drive – St. John’s will be hosting a Blood Drive for the American Red Cross on May 21, 2020 from 2:00 – 7:00 pm. Our goal is to schedule at least 29 appointments for donation. Our drive will be important for the Red Cross because a lot of their drive sites are closed due to the Coronavirus. The Red Cross has instituted plans and procedures to keep everyone safe during donation and collection. Please spread the word and if you would like to schedule your donation please follow this link https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=StJohnSuffolk
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 12, 2020, 10:30 am Morning Prayer Rite II
Lessons for The Feast of the Resurrection – Easter Sunday
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
First Lesson: Acts 10:34-43
Canticle 19 – The Song of the Redeemed
Second Lesson: Colossians 3:1-4
Canticle 20 – Glory to God
Gospel: John 20:1-18
Video of April 5 service: https://youtu.be/a0KgNHB9DjU
Sermon from April 5: https://chirb.it/Obyg2g
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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.
Suspension of Church Activities – The suspension of activities has been extended until May at the earliest. Please join us for worship on Sunday mornings which are lived streamed on our YouTube channel (St John’s Chuckatuck) and available on our Facebook page too. 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.
Safe Church Training – The Diocesan Office has rescheduled all offerings of Safe Church Training because of COVID-19. Once the training is rescheduled, we will publish the dates.
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.
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 – Trust: It’s not that God can’t, or doesn’t, or won’t work during the brightness of the day, but we need God most in those moments of our life that are full of darkness and fear. If you have ever been or are even now afraid of the dark – afraid of the darkness of your own life, afraid of the darkness of the life of another, afraid of the darkness of the world – take courage for as terrifying as it can be, Holy Week promises us that God is at work even there, even then, even now.
– Br. James Koester, 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/
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, 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, Sheldon & Elizabeth, and Bryan.
Parish Cycle of Prayer: Anne & Bert
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: School for Congregational Leadership.
Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Peace of Jerusalem and the People of the Land of the Holy One.
Birthdays in April
John 06 Bernice 30
If you are in need of Pastoral Care
Please call Father Ferguson.
Cell: 757-418-0063
Home: 757-484-8409
Minister of Music: Roger Peyton
rogerpeyton1945@gmail.com
YouTube Channel: St. John’s Chuckatuck
Website: http://StJohnsEpiscopal-Suffolk.org
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