Vol. 79 Issue 2 | Week of January 11-17, 2021 |
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Worship on January 17th
This Sunday morning we will worship together online to continue this season of Epiphany. During this service, we will focus on the theme, "The God of Truth and God's People of Truth." The scripture passage is 2 Samuel 11:26-12:7a. Dr. Foust will offer a message called, "Courage in an Age of Anxiety."
The worship video will be available at 8am via our YouTube channel and at our website under the Worship tab for you to view. You can also link to worship from the Realm Connect App Events list.
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MLK Day Celebration:
January 18, 2021
ART-POETRY-MUSIC
Celebrating the Life and Legacy of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
On January 18, Opera Carolina, in partnership with Friendship Missionary Baptist Church and Firebird Alliance, presents a powerful, collaborative concert by the creative team of James Kevin Gray, Frank McGinnis, David Tang, Quentin ‘Q’ Talley and Emily Jarrell Urbanek. APM fuses music, spoken word and visual art, with selected readings from Dr. King’s iconic speeches.
Star performances by Dawn Anthony, soprano, Jordan Bisch, bass, the Lovell Bradford Quartet, Sequina DuBose, soprano, Johnnie Felder, tenor, Boris “Bluz” Rogers, poet, Johnathan White, tenor with special guests Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, Ohavia Philips, Derrick Davis, star of Opera Carolina’s “I Dream” by Douglas Tappin, and visual artworks by Beverly Smith and Tony Moy and Charlotte’s Community Virtual Choir.
View for free for 24 hours on Opera Carolina’s Virtual Opera House by clicking the button below.
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To All College-Age Members of St. John's:
The Martha Miller and J.P. Hackney Scholarship Fund was created through the will of Mildred Hackney Smith and provides grant money for St. John's members (or children of St. John's members) who plan to attend Furman University, Wake Forest University, or Wingate University.
If your plans for college next year include one of these three schools, you may wish to apply for one of the Hackney Grants. The deadline for application is March 1.
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Zoom Conversations on Monday Nights:
A Change
For the past several months, our ministry staff has hosted open Zoom conversations on Monday evenings at 5 PM. After reflection, they have decided to change the format and frequency of these conversations. For the month of January, there will not be any more Zoom meetings with ministry staff on Monday nights. Starting in February, they will begin a new schedule with a conversation on the first Monday of the month and then a specific, focused conversation or interview on the third Monday night of the month.
Please stay tuned for more detailed information and remember, there will not be any more Zoom conversations on Mondays with the ministry staff for the rest of January.
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Old Laptops Needed
Refugee Support Services (RSS) is in need of old laptops to help in the virtual services they offer to their clients. The laptops will be cleared of data and refurbished. The RSS staff train their clients in the use of the devices, which are then used to provide services they are still unable to provide in-person to the refugee clients they serve because of the pandemic.
RSS is also looking for volunteers to serve, remotely, as tutors for their clients working on the process of naturalization. Training for this is required and is done remotely by the RSS staff.
For more information about any of the above, contact the following:
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Prayer Concerns, Thanks & Sympathy |
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Polly Hull, Gene & Carol Poole, Elma Thomas,
Alison Zieglmeier (daughter of Ken and Donna Scott),
Andrew Adair, Barbara Ledford, Tom Bryson, Erskine Harkey,
Carol Hager (sister of Betty Harkey), Carole Ann Simpson, R.D. Bond, Brad Sifford, Sara Page Lewis, Deacon Jones, Betty Curlin
Sympathy to Kim Diehl and Karen and Jimmy Williams in the death of Kim and Karen's mother and long-time St. John's member, Doris Diehl, on January 10, 2021. We also express sympathy to Bailey Williams in the death of her grandmother. Graveside arrangements are being planned for this week.
"Thank you to the St. John's members and the St. John's Care Committee for their thoughts and prayers in the death of my brother-in-law." -Steve Hoffman
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Financial Ministry Plan Report
Week of January 6-12: $5,405
Income through January 12: $16,470
If you have not turned your pledge in, please mail it to the church office to the attention of Jacquelyn McAbee at 300 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte, NC 28204. You can also enter your pledge in Realm (go to Giving/Pledge) or by contacting Jacquelyn McAbee, Church Administrator, at jmcabee@sjcharlotte.org or 434-579-1177.
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You can make contributions, view your giving history and pledge status, as well as update your pledge and giving information anytime by accessing your personal
Realm profile online or via the Connect App.
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Contact the Staff
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