The Bridge
May 27, 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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BUILDING SECURITY UPDATE
The new system will go "LIVE" on Wednesday, June 1
Thank you to those of you who have registered your keys and received your new security code. If you have not registered your key, please contact Kevin Flegal (512-924-7838 or jrwarden@austinstjohns.org) to make an appointment.
If you have been entrusted with a “key to the kingdom”, you have taken on the responsibility to protect our space. Please keep your key and security code secure.
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Pentecost Parishwide Potluck
Sunday, June 5
12 Noon
You are invited to join your St. John's faith family on Sunday, June 5, for a potluck luncheon! St. John's will provide hamburgers, so please bring your favorite side dishes.
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Who is missing from this pict*re?
Is it you?
Have you returned to services at St. John's? Have you participated in any of the activities at St. John's? If not, perhaps this celebration of our worship and fellowship is the right time for you! Attend the service at 11:00 AM in the church, or just come to the picnic. We will have outside seating if you are not ready to be indoors in a crowd. The important thing is to rejoin the St. John's community.
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Pentecost Sunday - June 5, 2022
Wear Red as we Celebrate the Coming of
the Holy Spirit!
Holy Eucharist Rite I with Music
11:00 am
Parishwide Potluck
12:00 Noon
La Santa Eucaristía Rito Dos con Bautismo
1:00 pm
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Volunteer to carry a ribbon banner
in the processional!
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Christian Formation Classes return to Sunday Morning -- starting June 12
Christian Formation classes are returning to our Sunday experience! Our initial offering will be a study of the lectionary readings for the day, led by our clergy.
Our new Sunday morning worship and education schedule, effective starting June 12, is:
- 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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Sunday Services - May 29
The Day of the Ascension
(observed)
9:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I (In-Person)
10:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite II (In-Person and Zoom)
1:00 pm Santa Eucaristía Rito II (en persona)
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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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The video recording of the 10:30 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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St. John's Notices and Activities |
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JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS!
We’re honoring and celebrating the contributions of African Americans in our history! The Racial Justice Team invites you to participate in the activities that are planned for June.
- A guided tour at the Washington Carver Museum on Friday, June 10 (see below for more details)
- Juneteenth Park Festival on Saturday, June 18
- Wednesday evening classes focus on African Americans commemorated by The Episcopal Church (June 1, 8, and 15)
- Movie and Popcorn Night on Wednesday, June 22 – “My Name is Pauli Murray”
- Pauli Murray Feast Day celebration and Scholarship donations on Sunday, June 26
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SEE-LEARN-EXPERIENCE
Celebrate FREEDOM with us as we step through the “African-American Presence in 19th Century Texas” exhibit at the George Washington Carver Museum
When: Friday June 10
Time: 10 a.m.
meet at St. John’s Parish Hall
caravan over to the museum together
MORE INFORMATION TO COME!
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ST. JOHN’S MEMBERS VISIT LAUREL CREEK
St. John’s church members had a great visit at Laurel Creek Apts. today. Laurel Creek is Foundation Community’s most recent affordable housing complex, on North Lamar just north of Braker Lane. It is a beautiful facility which also includes a community services center and learning center to further support the long term success of the tenants.
Foundation Communities is an amazing organization with an extremely hard-working, dedicated and loving staff. The St. John’s folks visiting are excited for our church to look for productive ways to partner with Foundation Communities in the future!
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING TEAM STRIKES AGAIN !!
St. John’s members (Paula Foy, Wayne Harry, Scott Hiers, Steve Kriechbaum, Oscar Rojas, Philip Riley, and John Williams) had a fine time volunteering Friday morning May 20, 2022, at the Habitat for Humanity “ReStore” at Lake Creek.
Habitat For Humanity describes its mission in these words: “Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.”
The ReStore is a building materials and home furnishings store that sells donated and bargain-purchased merchandise to raise revenue to support Habitat for Humanity’s mission of constructing affordable housing. Volunteer support like that provided by St. John’s makes more revenue available to this critical mission instead of going to staff and overhead. Did you know 80-90% of the revenues of ReStore go straight to Habitat for Humanity’s core mission of providing affordable housing?
Our St. John’s volunteers spent the morning organizing merchandise on the shelves in the store, getting merchandise ready to go on the floor and going through donations to see what was marketable, breaking down and recycling items that didn’t make the grade. A very satisfying and fun morning for all involved.
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DAUGHTERS OF THE KING
SUNDAY TEA
On Sunday, May 15, 2022, the Daughters of the King “Woman at the Well” Chapter hosted a Sunday Tea for the women of St. John’s. All women from our congregation, from the ages of 7 years old, up to, (cough-cough) the more mature intellectual women, were invited.
If you are interested in hearing more about the Daughters of the King and the Junior Daughters, please contact Sandra Ward.
Sandra E. Ward
President
Daughters of the King
“Woman at the Well” Chapter
916-501-4719
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FARMSHARE AUSTIN
Sunday, from 11am-1pm.
Farm fresh cucumbers on Sunday, May 29!
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. And always, thanks to Sheri Rasmussen who keeps us in iced tea!
If you would like to bring snacks, you are invited to do so. We have several "new" dishes remaining in the kitchen. Please take your dishes home with you to prevent the possibility of their being broken or misplaced.
Another note: Please mark any food left in the refrigerators. If you have placed food in the refrigerators, please remove any remains the following week. We in the office appreciate your kindness; however, we can't always consume everything, especially if we don't know what it is or whether it is being "saved" for some future event.
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Wednesday Bible Study - In Person and Zoom
7:00 p.m.
Wednesday evenings will continue with a study of the following Sunday's lectionary readings.
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The Sunday readings will be found in each week's Christian Formation email sent out on Tuesday.
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Meeting ID: 818 0719 2209
No passcode is required
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Cornerstone Literary Circle - Zoom
5:30 p.m.
We are reading The Kindness of Color by Janice Munemitsu. Mary Hutka will host this book recommended by Kim Evert.
The reading assignments will be found in each week's Christian Formation email sent out on Tuesday.
The link to join the class is here:
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Meeting ID: 865 2855 1870
Passcode 446185
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Thursday Morning Bible Study - Hybrid
We will continue meeting in person and via Zoom on Thursday, at 10:00am.
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The link to join the class is here: |
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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.
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LABYRINTH COMMUNITY GARDEN |
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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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Please pass the word -
We often have well-meant "gifts" left on the St. John's campus, and even inside the buildings. We thank you for your generosity. However, St. John's is not currently accepting in-kind donations.
Please take your donations of food, furniture, appliances, etc., to our neighborhood partner, Vincentian Center on Braker Lane east of St. John’s.
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El Salvador Mobile Consulate
St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church, Manor
Sábado 28 de mayo de 2022
The Consulate General of El Salvador of Houston will be at St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church in Manor to provide services to El Salvador nationals. The services include issuance of passports and Family Status Registry (Birth, death and Marriage) issues. If you know someone who may benefit from this event, please refer them to Yasmin Aguilar Carralero, Sr. Warden of St. Mary Magdalene. She prefers receiving text messages at (737) 708-0082.
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Christi Crow will be unavailable for providing transportation for several weeks. Please contact Sandra Ward, Anne Faithful and or Cap Metro for assistance. |
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FOR PRAYER AND PASTORAL CARE |
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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 call Deacon Victoria (512-297-5953) or email Mthr. Minerva (RevMinerva@austinstjohns.org).
We are a church family; when a family member needs assistance we want to try and help that member.
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A Prayer for Uvalde
O God our Father, whose beloved Son took children into his arms and blessed them: Give us grace to entrust your beloved children of Uvalde to your everlasting care and love, and bring them fully into your heavenly kingdom. Pour out your grace and loving-kindness on all who grieve; surround them with your love; and restore their trust in your goodness. We lift up to you our weary, wounded souls and ask you to send your Holy Spirit to take away the anger and violence that infects our hearts, and make us instruments of your peace and children of the light. In the Name of Christ who is our hope, we pray. Amen.
The Rt. Rev. David M. Reed, Bishop of West Texas
A Prayer for Those Who Grieve in Uvalde
May the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great shepherd of the sheep, empower us through your Holy Spirit to be witnesses of your love, compassion and forgiveness in the aftermath of the Uvalde school shooting. We pray that your Holy Spirit will lead those who minister to the grieving and suffering families of the nineteen children and two teachers who died.
Give us, O Lord, the courage to walk through the valley of the shadow of death as we mourn this horrific tragedy. Guide us to to respond according to your will, even as to be Christ’s light to this broken and sinful world. All this we plead through Jesus Christ our Lord who died to set this world free. Amen.
The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., Assistant Bishop of West Texas
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A Prayer for Ukraine
God of Peace and Justice, we pray for the people of Ukraine today.
We pray for peace and the laying down of weapons.
We pray for all those who fear for tomorrow. that your Spirit of comfort would draw near to them.
We pray for those with power over war and peace, for wisdom, discernment, and compassion to guide their decisions.
Above all, we pray for all your precious children, at risk and in fear, that you would hold and protect them.
We pray in the name of Jesus, the Prince of Peace.
Amen.
Archbishop Justin Welby
Archbishop Stephen Cottrell
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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. |
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for other ways to make a donation.
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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
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All First Class Mail, Priority Mail and Priority Express Mail will be forwarded through Dec. 7, 2022.
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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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Ms. Fay Jones, Director of Communications
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
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Regular Sunday Services
9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I
10:30 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 - 12Noon.
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