"To know Christ and to make Him known . . . " | |
The Weekly Sunday Bulletin of St. John’s Episcopal Church | |
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Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes, *
and I shall keep it to the end.
Give me understanding, and I shall keep your law; *
I shall keep it with all my heart.
Make me go in the path of your commandments, *
for that is my desire.
Incline my heart to your decrees *
and not to unjust gain.
Turn my eyes from watching what is worthless; *
give me life in your ways. (Psalm 119:33-37)
I would like to give a special thank you to our Wardens, Patti and Sean, to our vestry, to Fr. Daniel Ade and Alex, to Coral, to Deacon Claire and Deacon Zack, to John, Jenni and Chris and all those who helped with the floors, to our teachers in the Nursery school, and to all those who helped and supported the kitchen remodel. I invite our entire congregation to service this Sunday, to see the new, remodeled kitchen and floors, and to the Parish Picnic on September 17th. September is a homecoming for many of us, as we return back to the practice of listening to the Word of God at St. John’s.
During my sabbatical this summer, I wrote about my great-grandmother in a book that will be titled, “Restless Heart.” The book is about the life of one strong, independent, indigenous woman. I include some of the stories that she gave me that reveal what it was like to be an orphan on the reservation in Muskogee, Oklahoma. I am amazed that she named a musical society that is still active over a hundred years later in Tulsa, that she was a music composer from New York to Paris, that she knew President Teddy Roosevelt, that she helped found a mission school that later became Tulsa University, that she was number one on the Dawes roll of all indigenous people in Oklahoma, and that she went from extreme poverty to abundant wealth and back to poverty in her lifetime. I gave her a promise that I would share the oral tradition of the Muscogee (Creek) people and share her thoughts on how to teach the next generations to align their lives with the will of God.
Paul tells us in Romans that the fulfillment of the law is to love one another. Jesus said, “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another” (John 13:34). Jesus brings people from slavery to freedom, from brokenness to wholeness, and from death to life. We need to have a relationship with Jesus that we may also love each other as Jesus loves us. Paul asks us to, “Owe no one anything except to love one another.” Jesus tells us that when we are gathered here together, he will be with us. Let us witness to the reconciling power of Jesus Christ by listening to one another, caring for one another, and loving one another.
My great grandmother told me that there are two ways to know God. The first is with a relationship with Jesus Christ through loving one another. The second is through the Native American practice of knowing God through nature. She taught me to watch the sunrise every day and to give thanks to God for everything that I have received from God. She showed me how to listen to God’s will through a deep relationship with the natural world.
In a few weeks, many of us will travel to Iona, Scotland on pilgrimage. We will have the opportunity to meet God in nature and Jesus in the Word of God at the St. Columba Chapel. We will celebrate the Eucharist and either Evensong or Compline every day. Please pray for us and we will pray for you.
We are given the opportunity to hear the Word of God and to be in community each weekday through Morning Prayer. We have an 8AM and 10AM service on Sundays in person or on Zoom. There is noonday prayer on Wednesdays in the church and a Healing Service and an Evensong every month on Thursday nights. You are invited to join us with God because, “For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am among them ” (Matt. 18:20).
In Christ, Fr. Duncan
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The Readings
Ezekiel 33:7-11
Psalm 119:33-40
Romans 13:8-14
Matthew 18:15-20
Join us for Sunday Worship at 8:00 am and 10:00 am in the church or remotely on Zoom and Facebook.
8:00 am - Rite I Holy Eucharist
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83803451202
Facebook Live Stream: https://www.facebook.com/stjohns1745
Bulletin: Rite I After Pentecost
10:00 am – Rite II Choral Eucharist
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86739553648
Facebook Live Stream: https://www.facebook.com/stjohns1745
Bulletin: Rite II after Pentecost
Music
Opening Hymn: 645 The King of love my shepherd is
Sequence Hymn: 602 Jesu, Jesu, vs. 1-2
Offertory Anthem: "We All Are One in Mission"
Communion Hymn: LEVAS 155 This Is My Body
Recessional Hymn: LEVAS 148 I'm gonna eat at the welcome table
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ANOINTING PRAYER EACH SUNDAY | Every Sunday, during our regular services, you are welcome to receive an anointing or healing prayer, which is offered at the side altar during communion. As always requests are kept confidential. | |
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Our next Open Doors will be on Sunday, September 10th. The church will be open for prayer and quiet contemplation from 2 to 4 pm with musical offerings at 3 pm.
We welcome The Spiritlifters, a contemporary Christian band, let by Mike Tomek who played at our Harvest Fair last year.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL HELP NEEDED | |
We are in need of volunteers to teach and assist on a rotating schedule. Each classroom requires one teacher and one assistant each week, and we can always use an extra hand.
To volunteer or find our more please contact Christine Doré, doreivory@optonline.net.
Safe Church training is required for all those working with children. Please contact Coral in the Parish Office for more information.
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RR&SJM SUGGESTS A TOUR OF LLOYD MANOR | |
St. John's Parish History & Racial Reconciliation and Social Justice Ministry members recommend this tour of Lloyd Manor for anyone interested in Huntington history and the history of slavery in our area.
Lloyd Manor is the estate of former parishioner, Henry Lloyd, who was one of the major benefactors of St. John's in its very early years and also one of the area's largest slave owners, 8 when he took over the estate and 15 by the time of the first Federal Census in 1790, some 35 years later.
Joseph Lloyd Manor located at 1 Lloyd Lane, Lloyd Harbor, NY is open Saturdays and Sundays. Guided tours are available at 11:00 am and 12:30 pm, and self-guided tours from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.
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The Ecclesiastes study will begin October 16th. We will be using Jacques Ellul's Reason for Being: A Meditation on Ecclesiastes as a background guide. Purchase is not required but recommended and supplements from it will be provided. Participants are asked to have read over Ecclesiastes beforehand and personal notes and meditations on it are highly encouraged. We will have a few copies of the book for purchase in the Parish Office for $25.
Beginning October 16th & 17th, Bible Study will meet regularly on Mondays at 6:30 pm on Zoom and Tuesdays at 11:00 am in person in the Guild Room. The material covered each Monday evening will be covered on the following Tuesday morning.
Please reach out to Zach with any questions, (631) 427-1752, ext. 104.
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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH | |
Sunday School is where St. John's Christian Education formally begins. On September 10th, we will begin the Christian Education school year with our annual Meet & Greet and in-person registration. Please join us in the Canterbury Corner at 9:40 am for group activities and a chance to reconnect after the summer break.
Blessing of the Backpacks will take place on Sunday, September 17th at the 10 am service during the Peace when the Sunday School children rejoin the congregation.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CALENDAR
First Holy Communion will take place in April. Classes begin in January. Anyone with a 2nd grader or above interested in First Holy Communion for their child should enroll in Sunday School in the fall.
Confirmation will take place in the late spring. Any youth, 7th through 12th grade, interested in Confirmation should enroll in Christian Education and begin attending Youth Group meetings in the fall.
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Youth Group for 7th to 12th graders. In addition to our annually scheduled events, we will meet regularly with our youth neighbors at St. John’s in Cold Spring Harbor and Trinity in Northport. There will be service opportunities throughout the year.
Our first meeting will be on Wednesday, September 13th at 6:30 pm at St. John's Huntington.
YOUTH GROUP CALENDAR
Parish Picnic - Our kick-off volunteer event for Youth Group will be at our Church BBQ at Centerport Beach on Sunday, September 17th at 12:00pm. We will be helping cook and run games! All are welcome!
If you have any questions about Youth Group, please contact our Curate, Rev. Zach Baker at zbaker@stjohnshuntington.org.
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CALLING ALL FUTURE ACOLYTES | |
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In the meantime, the boy Samuel continued to serve the Lord, wearing a sacred linen apron. Each year his mother would make a little robe and take it to him when she accompanied her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice... The boy Samuel grew up in the service of the Lord.” 1 Samuel 2:18-21
“Acolyte” means an attendant or follower and Samuel is one of the first examples of an assistant to a priest. Your job as an acolyte is to assist the priest in charge of a worship service and enhance the worship service to help glorify God. You are a minister of the church who is called to serve God.
The Ministry of Acolyte offers a valuable contribution to the worship experience for our services at St. John’s. Acolytes are part of the worship team – the clergy, choir and musicians, Eucharistic ministers, and readers-- who together with the entire congregation join in worshiping God. Together we hear and receive God’s word and Sacraments.
Please contact Fr. Duncan, Deacon Zach or Deacon Claire if you are interested in providing this wonderful service. If we have enough volunteers, we will set up a regular schedule.
Please note: This qualifies for community service!!!!
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ORDINATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD | |
God willing and the People consenting
The Right Reverend Lawrence C. Provenzano,
Bishop of Long Island,
will ordain
ZACHARY DANIEL BAKER
to the Sacred Order of Priests
in Christ's One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church
Saturday, September 16, 2023
at eleven o'clock in the morning
The Cathedral of the Incarnation
50 Cathedral Avenue
Garden City, NY
Your prayers and presence are requested.
A livestream will be available at: www.dioceseli.org/2023ordination
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All are welcome to the Annual Parish Picnic on Sunday, September 17th from 12:00-3:00 pm at the Senior Beach House at Centerport Beach, 239 Little Neck Road, Centerport. This will be a wonderful chance for all of us to meet our newcomers. The Youth Group will organize fun activities for the children and families.
Please bring your food donations as follows:
· Last names beginning A thru M - salad
· Last names beginning N thru Z - dessert
There will be a sign up sheet available at the back of the church and in the Great Hall during coffee hour.
Hot dogs, hamburgers and soft drinks will be provided by the Breakfast Group and the ECW. Don’t forget to bring a beach chair and umbrella!
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HOPE Ministry at St. John’s Huntington
Hearts Offering Passionate Encouragement
Outreach for Our Community Friends in Need
Please join me (Deacon Claire) in collecting personal care and toiletry items for Family Service League, as well as for our Eastern Farmworkers Association. Both organizations provide direct services to our local friends who may find themselves struggling from time to time.
Eastern Farm Workers Association is a membership association of Suffolk Count’s farm workers, service workers and other low wage workers, as well as unemployed and disabled workers and their families. They are 100% volunteer run and operate with no government funding. EFWA’s goal is to unite their membership with local businesses, professionals, students and other concerned residents and organizations to pursue permanent solutions to the problems of poverty in Suffolk County.
Members include Suffolk County farm workers and low wage service workers. They benefit from membership through donations from local faith based communities, businesses, service organizations.
The following are some of the offerings to over 40,000 workers:
· Clothing
· Emergency food and personal care items
· Preventive medical care for members
· Legal advice
· Job referral, etc.
There will be a box in the back of the church and items will be distributed periodically to both organizations!
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Please join us at St. John's for Evensong, an ancient traditional Anglican/Episcopal service of evening prayers, psalms, biblical readings and canticles, chanted in a choral setting. Please join us Thursday, September 21st at 7:00 pm in the church.
All are welcome! Join us to pray for our broken world in need of healing, through the gift of music!
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St. John's Spirituality Group's fall Labyrinth Walk will be on Saturday, September 30th. We will meet at St John's at 10 am and carpool to LIU CW Post to walk their labyrinth. Afterwards, we will have lunch before heading back to Huntington. There is no cost for this event, however, each person will be responsible for their own lunch.
Please call Patti Aliperti at 631-385-1410, or email silverymoon33@yahoo.com to reserve your spot.
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All are welcome at Morning Prayer. We meet Monday through Friday at 9:00 am via Zoom.
Our short prayer service is followed by some fellowship and discussion. Feel free to join us occasionally to listen and pray, or come more often to participate as a leader or reader, and to start your day with your focus on Christ and a deeper connection with your friends at St. John's.
Join us via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86041146543
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On Wednesdays, the church is open from noon to 1 pm for noonday prayer which starts at 12:15 pm. All are welcome. | |
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Our annual Harvest Fair will take place on Saturday, October 21st 10am to 4pm.
Ways you can HELP US TO HELP OTHERS:
- Organize Vendors.
- Purchase Raffle Tickets.
- Invite your friends and family to shop, dine and visit our beautiful, historic church.
- Make a craft – woodworking items, Christmas decorations, homemade soap, sachets or potpourri are just suggestions. Use your creativity!
- Offer your vacation home\timeshare week for the Silent Auction.
- Donate new unused gifts you have received for the Silent Auction.
- Request a donation for a Corporate Sponsorship from the place where you work.
- Ask stores, restaurants, etc. for gift certificates for a gift basket or donate $$ to create one. MERCHANT PACKET
- Give your gently used clothing or bric-a-brac a second life at the Thrift Shop and White Elephant.
- Volunteer to work a table, or help before and after to set up/clean up.
- Become a Harvest Fair Patron. Contact Chris Boccia for more info.
To volunteer or learn more, contact Carol Goldbaum, ECW President.
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The Thrift Shop is open regularly on Tuesday, Thursdays & Saturdays, 12 - 3 pm.
To volunteer or find our more, please contact Mary Beth Dieterle, (631) 427-1752, ext 106.
Donations welcome. We accept donations of new or gently used clothing, accessories, and household items. Please no books, furniture, out-dated electronics, or damaged items.
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Just a reminder that all parish events and building use must be submitted to the Parish Office and be approved by the rector.
Notices for events to run in the Chalice, to post on the website and social media must be received by the Parish Administrator by noon on Tuesdays prior to publication.
We are looking to finalize the fall calendar to coordinated our many events and start to spread the word about all the great programs and ministries here at St. John's.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW ST. JOHN'S CALENDAR
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REGULAR MINISTRY MEETINGS | |
Prayer Shawl Ministry - Next meeting will be on Thursday, September 14th at 6 pm in the Guild Room. Then in October, monthly meetings will resume on the 1st Thursday of each month. Please contact Noelle DeLorenzo for more information.
Racial Reconcilitation & Social Justice Minsitry - For more information contact Heather Kress.
Spirituality Group - Next meeting will be on Thursday, September 7th at 5pm in the Guild Room. Contact Patti Aliperti.
St. Hilda's Guild (Sewing & Crafting) - Weekly on Tuesdays, 12:30 - 3 pm in the Guild Room. Contact Sue Hartman.
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ALTAR FLOWERS & THE PERPETUAL LIGHT | |
If you would like to remember a loved one or give thanks for an important event with altar flowers or Perpetual Light, please complete an Altar Flower Form and return it to the Parish Office with your check made payable to "St. John's Altar Guild."
ALTAR FLOWER ORDER FORM
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PRAYER CONCERNS FOR ST. JOHN'S | |
We pray for: Amy, Kate, Cheryl, Caitlin, Patti, Gladys, Anthony, Christian, Richard, Jim, Irene, Sean
We join The Episcopal Church in prayer for the health of our Presiding Bishop Michael Curry.
Please send your prayers or updates to prayers@stjohns1745.org, call Coral in the Parish Office, 631-427-1752, option 1, or click on the link below and complete the online form:
PRAYER LIST FORM
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Thank you for volunteering to serve. | |
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St. John's Episcopal Church
12 Prospect Street
Huntington, New York 11743
(631) 427-1752
stjohns1745.org
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