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PRAYER CONCERNS FOR ST. JOHN’S
For the sick: Ginny Weick, Bill Hinton, Barbara Aasheim, Lenore Hansen, Karla Smith, Taylor Rose Clarke, Bonny, Tom, Columbia, Richard, Milton Dove, Bill, Amy, Kate, Fred, Bill Wesp, Karin, Irene, Jim, Joyce, Art, Roger Giacomini, Jean Giacomini, Sue, Bruce, Daniel, Debra, Carlton Weildman, Luke Denson, Marie Cagna, Giovanni Danza, Mark Bellissimo
We pray for all our men and women serving in the armed services and all first responders. May God keep them safe and return them home to their loved ones.
The Altar Flowers are given this week In Loving Memory of William Howell Travis, the gift of Nancy Travis Feustel.
To have someone entered onto our Prayer List for, please e-mail the church office with the person’s name as well as the requester’s name. The e-mail address is: .
Last Sunday’s attendance: 198
THE CHALICE
The weekly Sunday Bulletin of St. John’s Episcopal Church
May 22, 2016
Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see you in your one and eternal glory, O Father; who with the Son and the Holy Spirit live and reign, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Today is Trinity Sunday. We are one in Christ as God is one as creator, redeemer, and sustainer. God created the world and it is good because he gave us rational brains to live within it and sustain it. We give thanks for the beauty of God in creation and I hope you will get out today to experience and enjoy it. “The first person of the Trinity is God the Father, creator, the unoriginated origin, source, Father of the only begotten Son, breathing out the Holy Spirit. The Son is eternally begotten of the Father, receives the divine nature, essence and substance from the Father, consubstantial with the Father, the Word, image and sacrament. Holy Spirit, proceeds, consubstantial with the Father and the Son, breathed out.”
The concept that we are all one in Christ in this community is demonstrated by the relation in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We are a family because we are one as the Trinity is one.
Saint Patrick is said to have explained the Trinity to the Celts by using a shamrock, three individual leaves, yet still one plant.
Augustine said the Trinity was best understood as the Lover, the Beloved, and the love which exists between them.
Tertullian used the metaphor of the Trinity as a plant, with the Father as the deep root, the Son as the shoot that breaks forth into the world, and the Spirit as the force which spreads beauty and fragrance on the earth.
In the Trinity the Father can be represented as underground water, the redeemer as the spring that leads to the source, and the Holy Spirit as the water that we drink.
In our day, contemporary Brazilian theologian Leonardo Boff helps us understand the Trinity by describing it as a primal community, "just and equal within the reality that is God...and, therefore, a model for human society."
Creator God, bring us into a new life of beauty and goodness in your creation. Jesus, Redeemer, renew us through your Gospel by teaching us how to be in relation with others. Holy Spirit, Sustainer, strengthen and guide us in unity.
In Christ’s love,
Fr. Duncan
VISITORS AND NEWCOMERS WELCOME!
We welcome you to St. John’s Episcopal Church. Established in 1745, this historic church opens its doors to all who seek to deepen their faith and provides warm hospitality to all. We are blessed by your presence and invite you to fill out a Visitor’s Card on the back table of church. Visit the Greeters’ Kiosk in the rear of church, where Greeters are available to answer questions and provide you with a packet of additional information about church services and activities.
WELCOME FR. MORRISON
Please join us in welcoming Fr. Morrison to St. John’s, as he leads us in worship this Sunday.
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CANTERBURY SHOP
Sale continues - 50% off and then take an additional 50 % off, Christmas and Easter items only! Don’t miss this great opportunity of savings.
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CELTIC SERVICE
The next Celtic Service is Sunday, May 29 at 5:30 pm. The Rev. Canon Charles McCarron will be the guest priest. There will be healing at this service. Come experience this very special service.
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FARMWORKER JUSTICE PETITION & RALLY THANK YOU!
We would like to extend a very BIG thank you to everyone who took part last Sunday’s Farmworker Justice Rally here at St. John’s. Thank you to those who helped to organize the rally, to those who volunteered at this event, and to all who attended the Rally in support of Farmworker Justice. Please keep those marching onto Albany through June 1st in your prayers.
There is another way you can help support Farmworker Justice. This Sunday there will be a Petition to Gov. Cuomo, the NY State Senate and NY State Assembly available to add your signature to. It will be delivered at the end of the march to Albany on June 1st. Please see Heather Kress, today at church, to sign and thank you!
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ST. JOHN’S SPIRITUALITY GROUP MEETING
Please join the St. John’s Spirituality Group on Thursday, June 2, at 7 pm, in the Guild Room.
New members are welcome to join us at this planning meeting for the group.
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PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
The Prayer Shawl Ministry is looking to welcome new members to this special ministry at St. John’s! If you don’t know how to knit or crochet, we can teach you. Also another way to be a part of our
ministry if you don't want to knit or crochet is to donate yarn, or give a monetary donation so we
can buy yarn for the prayer shawls. Yet another way to be s part of our ministry is just to pray for us.
Contact Lindsey Kertland for more information at: 631-651-2787, or
Please see the flyer on the back table of church to learn more about the Prayer Shawl Ministry.
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ALEX PRYRODNY CONCERT ~ IMPROVISATIONS ON CHOPIN
On Sunday, June 5th, at 5:30 pm, Alex Pryrodny will be performing a solo concert, “Improvisations on Chopin”. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Please call the Church office at 631-427-1752 for ticket reservations. There will be a “Meet the Artist” reception immediately following the concert. You can become a Patron for $100, which entitles you to 4 tickets and a listing in the Program as Patron.
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FRIENDLY REMINDER ~ ST. JOHN’S THRIFT SHOP
Final Call! St. John’s Thrift Shop would like to invite the parishioners of St. John’s, their families and friends, to help extend our current outreach to the Navajo children in Utah. The Thrift Shop is seeking donations of gently used, or new t-shirts, for approximately 200 children, ages 1-16. Your t-shirt donation can be placed in the box that will be in the Great Hall for this collection. T-shirts are being collected. NEXT Sunday, May 29th is the FINAL day to donate your t-shirt at church. If you prefer to make a monetary donation for the Thrift Shop to gladly shop for your t-shirt donation, please see one of the Thrift Shop Volunteers that will be there collecting. Any questions, please feel free to call: Lilly Welch 631-271-1648, or Dave Lasek at 631-423-3372.
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ECW ANNUAL DINNER
The ECW Annual Dinner will be held Wednesday, June 15th beginning at 6 pm. You can sign up for the Dinner after Sunday services, or you can pick up a flyer with a reservation form in the back of the Church, and mail in your reservation. Men are welcome to join us for dinner too! Tickets are $20 a person, and the Dinner’s guest speaker will be Diane Gaidon, of Christ Church Babylon, who helps organize the Episcopal Diocese’s Annual Bike to benefit Habitat for Humanity. Please join us – bring a friend for this lovely dinner.
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PRAYER LIST
We have begun a new prayer list. Please submit your new prayer requests by e-mail to . ______