"To know Christ and to make Him known . . . "
The Chalice
The Weekly Sunday Bulletin of St. John’s Episcopal Church 
“Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet and begged him repeatedly, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live. So he went with him. And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on him. Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years. She had endured much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse. She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, for she said, “If I but touch his clothes, I will be made well.” Immediately her hemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease.” (Mark 5:22-29).

There is no doubt that Jesus is a healer. Jesus is healing folks and announcing the coming of the Kingdom. What is evident in the lesson this week and next week is that the coming of the Kingdom happens through our faith and through a relationship with God. In my teaching sermon two weeks ago, I mentioned that the Kingdom of God is the gathering of believers that follow the will of God. The irony of being a Christian is that without faith you can’t even imagine the coming of the Kingdom. With faith and a relationship with Jesus Christ, you can’t imagine anything besides the coming of the Kingdom.

This is what makes St. John’s such a special place. Many of us have journeyed through difficult waters during the pandemic, but our faith and the prayers of our brothers and sisters have guided us. Jesus not only healed folks with faith like the woman in the Gospel, but heals faithful folks every day. God can’t fix every problem we have, but Jesus can walk with us through the stormy days. The Kingdom comes when we feel our fellow St. John’s parishioners right there with us.

Even Jairus, a synagogue ruler, believes that Jesus has the power to heal his daughter. There is no doubt that his power comes from above. When your mind is closed to the possibilities of the coming of the Kingdom, you will struggle to have faith in a being greater than yourself. The woman in our story believes that Jesus has the power to heal her. This is not to say that God will answer every prayer and heal every disease, but that the healing had a purpose in God’s plan. Jesus feels the energy leave his body as this faithful woman touches Jesus’ prayer shawl. Jesus will often tell folks that their faith has made them well. When we open our minds to the possibilities of the Kingdom, God will keep us on the path to the Kingdom of God. When we believe that Jesus was merely a Carpenter who did good things instead of the Son of God, we close the door on the power of the Holy Spirit. When we have faith that God loves us dearly and we are open to the power of the love of Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit, we can have an incarnational expectancy.

St. Augustine said, “God loves each of us as if there were only one of us. Therefore, there is no one on this planet that God loves more than you and no one that he loves less.”  An incarnational expectancy is the knowledge and faith that God is present at St. John’s and that we are in store for amazing things.

Ministries like our thrift shop, our racial reconciliation committee, our nursery school, our concert and music programs, altar guild, our morning prayer, lay ministers, nursery school, spirituality group, Hilda’s group, or bible study all point to the coming of the God’s Kingdom when we have faith. Mission trips next year to Puerto Rico, Navajoland, and the southern border in Arizona will happen only if we have faith in the power of God’s love.

Right now, as we emerge from the pandemic, is a great time for all of us to re-claim our faith, develop our relationship with Jesus Christ, and discern God’s call in our lives.

In Christ's love,
Fr. Duncan
SUNDAY WORSHIP THIS WEEK
Join us for Sunday Worship at 8am and 10am in the church or remotely on Zoom or Facebook. Face masks, social distancing, and contract tracing sign in are required for all in person services. Space is limited.
 
8:00 am - Rite II Morning Prayer with Music

10:00 am – Rite II Morning Prayer with Music

The Readings
SAFE PRACTICES FOR IN-PERSON SERVICES
We are so happy to welcome people into the church for in-person worship. As we increase the number of people allowed in the church, we can all do our part to keep ourselves and others safe and healthy:

  1. Masks are required. Disposable masks are available at the back of the church;
  2. Social distancing. Please maintain a 6ft distance between your group/family and others;
  3. Sanitize hands upon entrance. Dispensers are available at the back of the church;
  4. Prayer books are available;
  5. Service bulletins and reading inserts and are available at the back of the church.
ST. JOHN'S SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
This Sunday, June 27th at the 10 am service, we will recognize Chloe Busterna and Wade Holden as the recipients of the 2021 Florence and Robert Scott Memorial Scholarship, generously established by DeeDee Finlayson in honor of her parents. Please join us in celebrating their accomplishments and wishing them much success, Chloe at SUNY Stony Brook and Wade at Bentley University.
MORNING PRAYER
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 occassionallly 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 connnection with your friends at St. John's.
BIBLE STUDY
Bible Study meets Tuesdays at 11:00 am on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4448323853

This summer we will be referencing the Sunday reading of Forward Day by Day. Copies are available in the back of the church or through the Parish Office.

You can also access the daily readings anytime online: https://prayer.forwardmovement.org/forward_day_by_day.php
SANCTUARY MUSIC AT NOON - TAIZE PRAYER SERVICE
This Sunday's Sanctuary Music and Noon will be a Taize prayer service--a candlelit, contemplative prayer service using beautiful music and silence to find inner unity with God.
 
Join us in our beautiful, historic church or in the sanctuary of your own home via Facebook Live:
OYSTER BAY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Celebrating 10 years with Indispensably Music!
 
From June 27 through July 6, the Oyster Bay Musical Festival, a classical music festival featuring highly talented and prize-winning young artists, 16-26 (OBMF) will celebrate its 10th anniversary. Rejoicing a return to live music this summer, OBMF introduces the theme Indispensably Music!

On July 1st at 7 pm, OBMF will be bringing Music that Speaks to St. John’s.  The program will include the Ysaye Violin Sonata No. 3, the Franck Sonata, works by Debussy and more! Come join us to share in the magic!

OBMF concerts feature gifted young musicians, who study at Juilliard, Yale School of Music, Eastman School of Music, San Francisco Conservatory, and Hofstra, among others. For reserved seating and information, send an email to Lbab1flute@gmail.com, or contact 631-357-2518.
SPIRITUALITY GROUP
The Spirituality Group meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Our next meeting will be on July 8th at 4pm. Join us as we focus our minds and hearts on...

Acceptance

If you are interested in exploring your spirituality and deepening your connection to others, consider joining us. Please contact Patti Aliperti (silverymoon33@yahoo.com) if you would like more information about St. John's Spirituality Group.
THRIFT SHOP YARD SALE!
The thrift shop is open on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 12 to 3 pm.
 
On Saturday July 10th, the thrift shop is holding a Yard Sale from 12:00 to 3:00 pm. The shop will be highlighting great buys and bring in extra money for the church. If you can help in set up, during great the sale or prepping for the sale during the week of July 6th to 9th, please contact Nancy Feustel at n.feustel@verizon.net.
FRIENDSHIP DAY CONCERT
Sunday, July 11th, the choirs of St. Augustine's Brooklyn and St. John's Huntington will join in a virtual concert. Save the date!
RACIAL RECONCILIATION & SOCIAL JUSTICE MINISTRY
Tom Petriano will present "There is a Balm in Gilead: Prophets of Racial Reconiclaitaion" at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, 53 Prospect Rd, Centerport, on Monday, July 19 to Thursday, July 22nd, 9:30 - 11:30 am.

The struggle to achieve what Martin Luther King called “the beloved community” has been a long and arduous one. Religion has often had a mixed role in relationship to race. During this week we will explore what King meant by the beloved community and look at some of the faith-filled prophets of racial reconciliation whose life and message can be a helpful guide to all of us as Christians as we work toward the realization of the beloved community. Some of the voices we will consider are those of Thomas Merton, Sr. Thea Bowman, Howard Thurman, Martin Luther King, John Lewis, John Howard Griffin, and the writers of the African American Spirituals.

All are welcome. No registration necessary. Free will offering accepted.

The next meeting of the St. John's Racial Reconciliation & Social Justice Ministry will be on Thursday, July 15th at 6:30pm. Please contact Heather Kress at hkress44@gmail.com for more information about other RR&SJM initiatives.
ST. FRANCIS OF THE VALLEY
We are excited to share a new outreach ministry. Several of us have been communicating on zoom with Fr. Warren Leibovitch and his parishioners at St. Francis in the Valley (Episcopal) in Green Valley, AZ. We have been learning about the humanitarian work they have been doing at Nogales, on the border of Mexico. It is our hope to find ways to support their ministries, which may include a future mission trip to Arizona. The attached link will give you some pictures and information about St. Francis and the good work they have been doing.


If you are interested in joining our monthly conversation, please get in touch with Coral, Fr. Duncan or Claire Mis.
MEMBERSHIP VOLUNTEERS
The Parish Office (Coral) is in need of a volunteer or two to help with membership. We are looking to better utilize Realm online to update our membership roster with the most current information. Help could be at the church or at home. While internet access is a plus, we could also use help with phone calls and in person updating. Please email, cfreas@stjohnshuntington.org or call the Parish Office at (631) 427-1752 ext. 101 to find out more.
STEWARDSHIP
If you have not already pledged, please consider making a Stewardship commitment in 2021 in support of the ministry of St. John’s. Your stewardship is a commitment to sustaining St. John’s ministry today and going forward.

Using your credit card or a direct payment from your checking account, you will be able to make a one-time payment or set up recurring payments using our secure payment platform Realm. Please click on the link below to make a payment:


Or send a check made payable to "St. John's Episcopal Church" to 12 Prospect Street, Huntington, NY 11743.
PRAYER CONCERNS FOR ST. JOHN'S
We pray for all our doctors, nurses, and medical staff who put themselves at risk to care for us during this corona virus epidemic.

We pray for all our men and women serving in the armed services and all first responders who put themselves at risk every day, especially during this time. May God keep them safe and healthy, and return them home to their loved ones.

We pray for those who work for justice. May God give us all strength and wisdom to act for change when it is needed.

We pray for the sick: Tom, David & Irene, Linda, Danica, Lori, Leslie, Hope, Mike, Michael, Elizabeth, Patti, Bob, Christian, Gladys, Lynn, Fred, Jim & Irene, Debra, Alex, Michelle, Pauline, Richard, Barbara, Cory, Allassadra, Ellen, Lucille, Frank, Theresa, Spencer, Sue, Wylie, Matt, Cheryl, Tom, Stephanie, Lisa, Gary, Maggie, Tyler, Ursula, Christine, Samantha, Edward, Alan, Tali, Bill, Kate, Amy, Margaret, Jean, Pat, Joanie, Sueann, Karen, Dermot, Jill

Recently Departed: Robert W. Boise

Altar Flowers are a gift of Denise Hernandez in loving memory of her father, Hector Hernandez.

The Perpetual Light is given in thanksgiving for the graduation of Claire E. Freas from Northport High School by her mother, Coral Freas.

Please send your prayers to Coral in the Parish Office, cfreas@stjohnshuntington.org.

For pastoral care and prayer, please contact Fr. Duncan or Claire Mis, directly.
ALTAR FLOWERS & PERPETUAL LIGHT
If you would like to remember a loved one or give thanks for an imporant 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."