The Weekly Sunday Bulletin of St. John’s Episcopal Church |
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Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” And he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. Then he began to say to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing” (Luke 4:14-21).
Resurrection is the new creation that started 2000 years ago in the city of Nazareth. Jesus reads an Old Testament passage from Isaiah in his hometown synagogue. Jesus is anointed with the Holy Spirit to bring good news to the poor, to proclaim release to the captives, recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor. At St. John’s Episcopal Church in Huntington you are asked to join in this ministry. Our Baptismal covenant asks us to, “Strive for justice and peace among all people & respect the dignity of every human being.” We are asked to, “Engage the Spectrum of Racial and Social Justice, Participate in Criminal Justice Reform and Healing, and Stand with Immigrants and Refugees” in order to become a beloved community. This is a big challenge, but I believe that it is our calling. St. John’s has hosted three 10-week sessions of Sacred Ground. This program is part of the Episcopal Churches commitment to racial reconciliation. This fall we will offer a session for all our participants of Sacred Ground and look towards our next step in becoming beloved community.
“Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. On June 17, 2021, it officially became a federal holiday. Confederate General Robert E. Lee had surrendered at Appomattox Court House two months earlier in Virginia, but slavery had remained relatively unaffected in Texas—until U.S. General Gordon Granger stood on Texas soil and read General Orders No. 3: ‘The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free”” (History Website).
O God, you made us in your own image and redeemed us through Jesus your Son:
Look with compassion on the whole human family;
take away the arrogance and hatred which infect our hearts;
break down the walls that separate us; unite us in bonds of love;
and work through our struggle and
confusion to accomplish your purposes on earth;
that, in your good time, all nations and races may
serve you in harmony around your heavenly throne;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
– Prayer for the Human Family (Book of Common Prayer, p. 815)
In Christ’s love,
Fr. Duncan
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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
9:45 am - Sunday School will meet in th Guild Room
10:00 am – Rite II Choral Eucharist
Music
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SUNDAY SCHOOL RECOGNITION |
This Sunday, June 19th at the 10 am service, we will recognize our Sunday School students at the Peace. They will receive their Certificates of Completion and be recognized for their growth and good work. Following the service, please join us for cake in the Great Hall to celebrate! |
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JUNETEENTH OBSERVED - OFFICE CLOSED |
The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, June 20th in observation of the Juneteenth holiday.
Morning Prayer and Bible Study will meet as scheduled.
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We will recongize our graduates on Sunday, June 26th. If a loved one has graduated or will be graduating this school year, please let the Parish Office know, so that we may offer thanksgiving and acknowledge their accomplishment. |
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St. John's ECW (Episcopal Church Women) will meet on Sunday, June 26th at 11:15 am in the Guild Room. All are welcome!
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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.
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To continue to be welcoming neighbors in the village, we will be opening our doors to the community at large.
Starting Wednesday, June 15th at 12:00 PM, St. John's Church will open its doors to Huntington for an hour during the week! Noonday Prayer will start at 12:15 for any who are interested in attending this brief in person service or on Zoom:
If any one feels called to join in this ministry and help expand it, please reach out to Fr. James at jreiss@stjohnshuntington.org . All are welcome!
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Bible Study meets on Zoom, Mondays at 6:30 pm and Tuesdays at 11:00 am. Material covered on Mondays will also be covered on Tuesdays of the same week.
Our current unit is on the Resurrection. We are reading NT Wright's Surprised by Hope. Please contact the Parish Office to get your copy.
Summer Bible Study - Tuesday Bible Study will pause for the summer. Our last meeting will be on June 28th. Beginnning in July Fr. John Morrision will lead a summer book club on Mondays at 6:30 pm. We will be reading and discussing Michael D. O'Brien's novel, Island of the World. Copies are available in the Parish Office.
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SPIRITUALITY YOGA & MEDITATION |
All are invited to join us for yoga and meditation in the Garden of Blessings Fridays from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. Practice will be led by Lynn LaBorde, a twice certified 200 hour yoga teacher, practicing since 1990 and meditation guide. Please bring your yoga mat. Yoga will move into the Great Hall if weather warrants. Drop-ins welcome.
For more information on this and other Spirituality Group programs, contact Patti Aliperti at 631-385-1410 or silverymoon33@yahoo.com.
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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. In collaboration with Alex Pryrodny and the St. John's Choir, Fr. James will officiate our monthly Service of Evensong on the fourth Thursday of the month. Please join us Thursday, June 23rd at 7:00 PM in the church. Our guest preacher will be The Rev. Andrew Garnett who shares with us about the saint we remember that day: Etheldreda, Queen, Foundress and Abbess of Ely. All are welcome! Join us to pray for our broken world in need of healing, through the gift of music.
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ROGER GIACOMINI FUNERAL INFORMATION |
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JUNE IS LGBTQ+ PRIDE HERITAGE MONTH |
Introduction by Heather Kress, Chairperson of St. John's Racial Reconciliation & Social Justice Ministry
Since we began writing about the designated Heritage Months, they have been about the several, mostly ethnic, groups who came here and made America their home. If you have been reading our articles, you know that each group met with incredible intolerance, rejection and outright hatred. This month celebrates the LGBTQ+ community. It should not be surprising that they also face much of the same and more. Although homosexuality in particular (and to a lesser degree, lesbianism) have been embraced in some cultures, in general they have been ostracized since olden times, including in the so-called “seven gay Biblical passages” that frequently are cited by Christians and non-Christians alike who otherwise would reject outright the notion of the Bible’s authority in other matters.
"Being a Gay Christian"
by Jean Sidebottom
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OYSTER BAY MUSIC FESTIVAL PRESENTS "FOLK DREAMS" |
On Sunday, July 3 at 7pm at St. John's Episcopal Church in Huntington, the talented musicians of Oyster Bay Music Festival will present a program called Folk Dreams. The concert will feature imaginative instrumental and vocal works inspired by folk music from around the world. Included will be a special performance from Ukrainian flutist Denis Savelyev, winner of numerous competitions and “Rising Star'' at the 2021 Galway Flute Festival.
From June 26 through July 4, the Oyster Bay Musical Festival, www.oysterbaymusicfestival.org, a classical music festival featuring highly talented and prize-winning young artists, 16-26 celebrates their 2nd decade of performance in the community.
OBMF concerts feature gifted young musicians, who study at Juilliard, Yale School of Music, Eastman School of Music, San Francisco Conservatory, and New England Conservatory, among others. Often more seasoned professionals will join in the fun for a performance or two. Audience favorites such as the Zandieh Trio from Oyster Bay, pianist Maxim Lando, winner of the prestigious Young Concert Artists Competition, and award-winning Ukranian flutist Denis Savelyev will return this season.
Come join us to share in the magic!
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SEARCH FOR ST. JOHN'S NURSERY SCHOOL DIRECTOR |
Position: Director for St. John’s Nursery School, Huntington L.I., Sept 2022. Preferred start date in July 2022 to run summer camp. Successful candidate is responsible for overall operation of the school, staff management and care and instruction of the children and must demonstrate ability to:
- Facilitate a safe, comfortable and welcoming educational environment for both children and parents;
- Be accessible to parents and responsive to their questions and feedback;
- Manage staff and enable their professional training and development;
- Work proficiently with computers and technology, including social media, as an aid to education and communication.
- Use proven organizational skills, attention to detail and know-how to combine leadership with a collaborative working relationship with staff.
See detailed job description. NYS Certification for Early Childhood Education and minimum of 5 years pertinent experience required. Master’s degree preferred. Compensation package includes competitive salary and benefits including medical and pension for this part-time position (~30 hours per week). Contact: Heather G. Kress, Chair Nursery School Steering Committee, hkress44@gmail.com; with resume and letter of interest. Call 631-549-5186 for more information.
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STEWARDSHIP: PLEDGE ONLINE |
Prayerfully consider setting up recurring automatic payments directly from your bank account or using your credit card. Our secure online system, OnRealm, is an easy way to help to sustain us through the summer. Your regular stewardship payments are vital to the operation and maintenance of our beautiful church. Use the button below to make a regular payment or to set up recurring payements. |
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If you have not yet pledged, pledge cards are available in the pews and at the back of the church. You may also submit your pledge online using our secucre, online pledge form. You may send your regular stewardship payments in the mail, leave them in the collection plate on Sundays, or set up automatic, recurring payments online. |
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St. John's Thrift Shop is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Saturdays, 12-3pm.
Donations Needed! We accept donations of new or gently used clothing, accessories, and household items. Please no books, furniture, out-dated electronics, or damaged items.
Volunteers continue to be needed - We are still bulding our Thursday and Saturday teams. If you wish to become a volunteer, please contact Lilly Welch, 631-271-1648 welchr@optonline.net.
The Thrift Shop will be closed on Saturday, July 2nd, Independence Day weekend.
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ST. FRANCIS IN THE VALLEY - MISSION TRIP MEETING |
MISSION TRIP to Arizona is a GO!!!!
October 24 – 30 2022
OUTREACH is sharing Christ’s love with all our neighbors!
How can YOU help?
- Do you have credit card or air points that you can donate to support your group that will be traveling?
- PRAY, PRAY, PRAY!
Thinking about joining us on the journey? Contact Deacon Claire as soon as possible.
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- A new, industrial sized community fridge distributed over 14,000 pounds of food in Brooklyn
- 40 children struggling in school benefitted from the care of an afterschool tutoring program in Queens
- A ministry supporting our immigrant neighbors disseminated over 6,000 educational flyers about the rights of undocumented workers across Nassau County
- Volunteers from across our diocese spent 5,500 hours stocking Blessing Boxes for those experiencing homelessness in Suffolk County
In these past two years, you bore witness to isolation, loss, and injustice – but you walked with your neighbors as Christ walks with us. Investing in EMLI is an opportunity to walk with our neighbors – and see Christ in them – every day.
Your gift is a vital part of resourcing, nurturing, and amplifying ministries across the diocese. Will you make an investment in EMLI today and help us reach our goal of $100,000 by June 19th? Your partnership grows and strengthens this vital work bringing the love of Christ from the pew to the public square.
For e-news:
Please visit episcopalministries.org to make a secure gift online. You can also mail a check to:
Episcopal Ministries of Long Island
36 Cathedral Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
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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."
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We have begun a new prayer list for the summer season. Please send your updated prayers to prayers@stjohns1745.org or call Coral in the Parish Office, 631-427-1752, ext. 101.
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PRAYER CONCERNS FOR ST. JOHN'S |
We pray for Susan, Jack, Charise, Spencer, Matt, Ernest, Sue, Wylie, Tom, Debra, Christina, Ursula, Victor, Melissa, Olivia, Annie, Tom, Allison, Chyah, Mary, James, Dylan, Jake, Jeff, Shannon, Kelsey, Justin, Patti, Richard, Barbara, Cole, Edward, Christine, Fred, Patricia, Hal, Carmen, Lorraine
Recently departed: Charles A. Blythewood, DDS
Altar Flowers are given in loving memory of Robert W. Boise by his family.
Altar Flowers are given in loving memory of Winnie and Harold Staudenmaier by their daughter, Judy Staudenmaier.
Altar Flowers are given in loving memory of Charles S. Butler II, Walter McCarthy, Phillip Wulfken, Frank W. McCarthy, Joseph Mayer and Theodore Keith. The gift of the Butler, McCarthy and Wulfken Families.
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St. John's Episcopal Church
12 Prospect Street
Huntington, New York 11743
(631) 427-1752
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