The Bridge
August 19, 2022
The Mission of St. John’s is to be a community of God’s people who heal brokenness, build bridges, and exemplify borderless kindness.
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Meeting ID: 879 9502 6837
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New Phone Number for St. John's
Please note there is a new phone number for the church office.
512-580-0200
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Submit to the Bridge
You are invited to send pictures and articles to the Bridge! Please note the deadline: Noon Wednesday preceding the Friday of publication.
Send to lshirah@hotmail.com with "For the Bridge" in the subject line. Be sure to note the date of the issue in which you want to publish.
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Back to School Blessings
On Sunday, August 21st, we will have our annual blessing of students, teachers and backpacks at all three services. Come and start the school year off right!
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School Supply Drive
It is that time of year again. We will be participating in a back-to-school supply drive for McBee Elementary School, as we have done for many years. For those of you who aren’t familiar with McBee, it has a very underprivileged student body. We will collect supplies until September 4, 2022. Below is a list of potential supplies, if however, you don’t want to purchase supplies, you may make a monetary donation with the “school supplies” noted on your gift.
Supplies needed are:
- #2 pencils
- Wide ruled spiral notebooks, solid colored covers
- Wide ruled composition notebooks, with solid-colored covers
- Boxed crayons – 24 count
- Washable markers
- Colored pencils – 12 count box
- Scissors – either blunt tip or pointed
- Glue – either bottled or stick
- Rulers – plastic
- Kleenex
- Paper towels
- Dry erase markers
- Pencil top erasers
- Large erasers
- Individual pencil sharpeners
As more items are told to me, I will add it to the list.
Thank you in advance, Margaret Beare
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New Christian Education Offering Sundays Aug 28-Oct 2
St. John's Adult Christian Education team is presenting a six-part series based on Welcome Homeless, a book written by Austin philanthropist Alan Graham with Lauren Hall. Graham started Mobile Loaves and Fishes to feed the Austin homeless. He also helped organize Community First! Village to give shelter to homeless Austinites. Each hybrid session will occur from 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m on Sundays starting August 28th.
The schedule is 1. August 28 -- introduction, stories, and Bible verses related to two homeless people profiled in Graham's book; 2. September 4 -- representative from Mobile Loaves and Fishes/Community First! Village; 3. September 11 -- stories and Bible verses related to two homeless people profiled by Graham; 4. September 18 -- stories and Bible verses related to two homeless people profiled by Graham; 5. September 25 -- Update on St. John's team working on affordable housing; and 6. October 2 -- update on Foundation Communities by Walter Moreau.
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Farmshare Austin
Sunday, from 11am-1pm.
Come shop for fresh, delicious, and affordable fruits and vegetables, local eggs and honey, and a variety of pantry staples!
The market accepts cash, credit, debit, SNAP, and Double Up Food Bucks.
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Coffee and Fellowship
The Parish Hall is open for coffee and fellowship after each Sunday service!
Thanks to our volunteers who make the coffee, set it up, and clean up after.
If you would like to bring snacks, you are invited to do so.
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Neighborhood Walk September 17th
We will be walking the St. John's neighborhood on Saturday, September 17th to introduce ourselves to our neighbors. We will get to know them, and they will get to know us, and we will have an opportunity to let them know about upcoming events in October. Stay tuned for more information to come.
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Save the Date for the Blessing of the Animals
Sunday, October 2nd we will have our annual blessing of the animals. Stay tuned for more information.
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Save the Date for Jamaica
Jamaica is back! It will take place Saturday, October 15th from
10 am to 5pm. Prepare to share your talents and your dollars in a day of fun for all the family.
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Our Sunday morning worship and education schedule:
- 8:30am - The Holy Eucharist Rite I (English)
- 9:45am - Adult Christian Formation Class
- 11:00am - The Holy Eucharist Rite II (English)
- 1:00pm - La Santa Eucaristía Rito Dos (Spanish)
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To participate in our virtual Sunday services, you do not need to have a Zoom account or download Zoom. Simply click the link to join. |
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Meeting ID: 879 9502 6837
No passcode is required
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You may also join the service by telephone - dial (346) 248-7799 and enter the meeting ID when prompted. Meeting ID: 879 9502 6837
The video recording of the 11:00 a.m. service will be posted on the St. John's Facebook page, YouTube, and the St. John's website later in the day. Additionally, recordings of the English and Spanish sermons will be available. Links to the recordings will be posted on our website (www.austinstjohns.org).
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Sunday Morning Bible Study
Sunday Christian Formation classes will study the lectionary readings for the day, led by our clergy.
The readings for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost:
Click on the underlined text to access the reading online. You may also download all the readings as a PDF Document here.
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Cornerstone Literary Circle -
Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
Ann and Glenda are hosting the next book. So for those who will join us, go ahead and get it now. It comes in 3 formats.
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century
Paperback, Kindle, Audiobook – June 30, 2020 by Alice Wong
The reading assignments will be found in each week's Christian Formation email sent out on Tuesday. Please contact Laurie Williams for more information
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Meeting ID: 865 2855 1870
Passcode 446185
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Wednesday Night Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.
We will study the lectionary readings for the upcoming Sunday (see above).
The class meets via Zoom:
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Meeting ID: 886 3246 7047
Passcode: 980365
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Thursday Morning Bible Study
The Thursday morning Bible Study will take a break until after Labor Day. Beginning September 8th we will continue meeting in person and via Zoom at 10:00am Thursdays.
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Meeting ID: 821 5253 7149
No passcode is required
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Please refer to our website www.austinstjohns.org or to the Christian Formation email sent every Tuesday for more information and links)
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Wednesday Morning Grounds Crew
For more information about this ministry, please contact Kevin Flegal.
Labyrinth Community Garden
To learn about how our Labyrinth Community Garden serves the community, or for information about obtaining a bed in the Garden for you and your family, please contact Patty Arnold.
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St Michaels Episcopal Church invites you to…
Mission: Joy Screening | Sunday, August 21 3:00 pm | Parish Hall
Deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu share science-backed wisdom of how to live with joy in troubled times in Mission: JOY.
You’re invited to a free screening of this amazing film on Sunday, August 21, at 3:00 pm in the Saint Michael’s Episcopal Church parish hall. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to Karen Moody at kmcmoody@gmail.com to help estimate seating and food. St. Michaels is located at 1500 N. Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78746.
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Letter from Bishop Doyle from the Lambeth Conference
To the clergy and people of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas: The participation of bishops in the Lambeth Conference is an essential part of living into our ordination vows and our life as Episcopalians who are interdependent members of the Anglican Communion. Each of the bishops of the diocese gives thanks for our time at Lambeth. It is very difficult to express the power of meeting with bishops from the global communion and the time spent in prayer together, in reading scripture, in sharing our mission, and in pondering the challenges we face in the world.
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For Prayer and Pastoral Care
If you find that your situation is causing financial, spiritual, or emotional difficulties, or if you are in need of food, do not hesitate to email Mother Minerva.
We are a church family; when a family member needs assistance we want to try and help that member.
Click on the links below for Prayers for Uvalde and the Ukraine.
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Please send mail to the church post office box:
St. John’s Episcopal Church
P. O. Box 81493
Austin, TX 78708-1493
If you are having problems with the online donation system, please contact the treasurer at Treasurer@austinstjohns.org and someone will help you resolve the problem.
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Masks are optional on the St. John's campus. The CDC guidelines highly recommend that all persons who are not fully vaccinated wear masks while indoors. Thank you for your cooperation in these efforts to keep our St. John’s community safe and healthy.
Austin-Travis County's COVID-19 Community Level is currently medium.
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Mr. Steve Kriechbaum, Senior Warden
Mr. Kevin Flegal, Junior Warden
Ms. Maria Caballero, Clerk
Ms. Sandra Welles, Treasurer
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Class of 2023
Mr. Steve Kriechbaum
Ms. Sandra Welles
Sr. Carlos Lugo
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Class of 2024
Ms. Maria Caballero
Sra. Maria Angie Hernandez
Ms. Sandra Ward
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Class of 2025
Dr. Carolyn Cline
Mr. Kevin Flegal
Sra. Patricia Mata
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The Rev. Minerva Camarena Skeith, Rector
The Rev. Victoria Mason, Deacon
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Mr. Philip Riley, Choirmaster and Organist
Sr. Alfonso Hernandez, Spanish Music
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St. John's Episcopal Church
11201 Parkfield Drive
P. O. Box 81493, Austin, TX 78708-1493
Church Office: 512-580-0200
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Regular Sunday Services
8:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I
9:45 a.m. Adult Christian Formation (in-person & Zoom)
11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II hybrid (in-person & Zoom)
1:00 p.m. Santa Eucaristía, Rito II
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The Parish Office is open Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
from 10am - 12 Noon.
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For more information about St. John’s Episcopal Church, please visit our website at www.austinstjohns.org
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