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My dear people,
Pastor Christopher Weidner just shared this hymn – written specifically for this past Sunday and sung first in a Lutheran church in Denver – just 4 days ago!
I’ve asked Kathleen to plan on using it this week at St. John’s. I think we should sing it as we present your “above and beyond” gifts to the “Two Denarii Fund” at the altar during the offertory on Sunday.
You’ll know the music: it’s what we usually sing “The Church’s One Foundation” to. These words, however, are powerful and very current for our use in this day and in our church, and were intended to address the government “crack-down” on immigrants, initiated last Sunday.
Have you ever heard of the SINGING REVOLUTION in ESTONIA?
A traditionally Lutheran country, Estonia has suffered much from being a political foot-ball. However, the people were able, with music and song, to bring successful results to impossible political realities with the unity created by music and the power of song.
Martin Luther referred to music as the “Handmaid of Theology.” And so, I believe it is.
Let us sing on!
Fr. Ron
P.S.
FYI: re The Singing Revolution in Estonia
Historical background of the SINGING REVOLUTION: Caught in the middle between two aggressively expansionist superpowers, Nazi Germany and the USSR, and pledged to the Soviet Union by the secret clauses in the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact between the Nazis and the Soviets, Russian forces invaded and “annexed” the Baltic states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in 1939, at the beginning of World War II.[4] As was the case in Latvia and Lithuania, by the end of the war more than a quarter of the Estonian population had been deported, executed, or had fled the country. During the turbulent decades that followed, music became a powerful unifying force in the Baltic republics – a means of preserving the country’s national identity, as well as a tool for political resistance in the face of cultural genocide.
The power of a peaceful resistance: Between 1986 and 1991, while there was violent turmoil and struggle for independence from the Soviet Union in the other Baltic states, Estonians courageously and peacefully demanded that the Soviets recognize their country’s right to statehood and self-governance. The revolutionary songs they created anchored Estonia’s struggle for freedom, which was ultimately accomplished in 1991 without the loss of a single life. The Estonian activist Heinz Valk, who first dubbed Estonia’s resistance the “Singing Revolution”,[5] said proudly of his countrymen, “Until now, revolutions have been filled with destruction, burning, killing, and hate, but we started our revolution with a smile and a song.”[6] Singing fueled the non-violent revolution that defeated a very violent occupation.
Thanks to former immigrant parishioners of mine and to WIKIPEDIA for the above info. R.
St. John’s Episcopal Church – Events for July, 2019
Father Ronald Miller, Priest-in-Charge Sunday: Mass at 8 and 10am
July 2 9:30am Daughters of the King meets in Parish Hall
July 2 10:45am Prayer Group meets in Parish Hall
July 4 Thank God and our Veteran’s for our freedom!
July 13 9am-1pm Thrift Shoppe Open
July 13 9am Hamlin Clergy Meets at Salem UMC
July 16 10:45am Prayer Group meets in Parish Hall
July 17 10-noon; 5-7pm Free Clothing Event @ Thrift Shoppe
July 21 11:30am Saint John’s Parish Nursing: Picnic to Planning Wishes
July 27 9am-1pm Thrift Shoppe Open
July 28 11:30am Vestry Meets in Parish Hall
Phone: 570-689-9260 Office hours: Mon., Wed., Fri. 10 am-3 pm Email: saintjohnshamlinpa@gmail.com
Website: saintjohnhamlin.org
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On Sunday the 21st of July at 11:30 – why not come to a Picnic to Planning session at Saint John’s Parish Hall for making sure your last wishes are fulfilled according to your own desires. Five Wishes is changing the way we talk about advance care planning.
On this day you will be provided with: 1) Lunch 2) A Workshop on Advanced Directives Planning
3) Legal documents that are easy to understand and use
4) Techniques to make your wishes known for medical, personal, emotional and spiritual needs. 5) A guide to help structure discussions with your family and physician, making conversations easier. Five Wishes is a complete approach to discussing and documenting your care and comfort choices. It’s about connecting families, communicating with healthcare providers, and showing your community what it means to care for one another. Please let us know if you are able to join us for this event by responding to this email or calling St John’s 570-689-9260
Thoughts from our Priest-in-Charge:
8 July 2019
My dear people, Yesterday was a real “wow” Sunday – our attendance at the 8am Mass was 18. That’s a crowd – for that hour – on a holiday week-end. The 10am attendance wasn’t as vigorous but not bad. I recall a number of 21. However many or few gather, we believe, teach and confess that Christ is with us in our gathering. Can you remember as far back as Christmas? (There are even those who celebrate “Christmas in July!”) Q: What did they name that baby? A: Immanuel. What’s in a name? Well, that name means: “God with us.” That is precisely why virtually every time we gather we celebrate ‘Mass’ – the Last Supper – the Holy Communion – the Eucharist (which, translated means ‘thanksgiving’). We celebrate that meal to remember that not only at the birth of Jesus but in the very last moments of his life, he himself gives the promise that GOD IS WITH US when we gather in his name. Then it is that we faithfully RE-MEMBER, at the same time as we experience, Christ’s presence with us, really, at mass. Yesterday we encountered some very powerful words from Jesus, recorded in Luke 10: “Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me, and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.” There can be no question what this means. It is a simple statement of our INCARNATIONAL THEOLOGY. That is our belief that together, as the church, we constitute the living Body of Christ in the world today. We believe that if Christ is going to be heard today, as we hear and believe Christ, that will happen only as we live out our faith in the world today. As we were thinking about these things, Pastor Alan Shumway spoke out and said that means taking care of children on our borders – for no other reason than they have need, and for no other reason than for Christ’s sake. Although I teased him for ‘stealing my punch-line,’ I was very grateful to have the voice of another clergy person from a different ecclesiastical and liturgical tradition affirm our posture, and confirm our Mission Statement to “welcome all people to embody the love of Christ!” Thanks, Alan, for that. INCARNATIONAL theology means that what we believe is acted out in how we live. Our model for that kind of living is Jesus. Jesus did NOT do what he did to encourage God to love him. Jesus KNEW he was loved, and that he was God’s own child. So do we. And we follow the example of Jesus not to gain God’s graces but because we know that all that we have and are are God’s gifts to us. When I asked the question what in the world do we have to give God that God doesn’t already have or might need, Joan Griffin responded: “To love each other.” How right she is. So, like Jesus, no matter what the arguments, excuses and ‘religious’ cleverness which tempt us to believe otherwise, we KNOW that the object of the Parable of the Good Samaritan is to teach us that anyone in need is our neighbor! And, we do know what to do about that. Another really special gift at mass yesterday was a young visitor – Ben, from Staten Island – who happily responded to an invitation to serve during mass. So he was the crucifer, Gospel book bearer, and altar assistant. He was not only willing to serve – he sang well! The church really is universal. It’s pouring rain, yet again, as I write to you. Let all that water remind us and recall to us our own baptism into the Body of Christ and encourage us to do his work and his will in his world today. There’ a lot of water, there’s a lot of work and as we read on Sunday – the laborers are few. However few or many, we know GOD with us: Immanuel! And if God is with us, who can be against us?
Bless you, one and all,
Father Ron
P.S. Canon Jay Gordon had some week-end guests with him at the 8 am mass who were from the Dominican Republic and the Words of Institution over the bread were offered in Spanish. Have you seen the sign board out front welcoming everybody to St. John’s? The message is in English, Spanish and Polish. Thanks to Karen and Paul Fels for that!
Fr. Ron
Thoughts from our Priest-in-charge:
3 July 2019
My dear people,
This past Sunday we thought about the appointed lessons and re-visited old ideas the church thought were important enough to enshrine in Scripture.
We reflected on Elisha being covered with Elijah’s mantle and beginning to experience what would become the fulfillment of his eventual desire to inherit – if only a fraction – of Elijah’s spirit. It’s astounding what the ‘cost’ is to Elisha when he begins to respond : he immolates 12 yoke of oxen and feeds the people! There’s not much subtlety in that story of what it costs to follow a prophet and what the purpose of doing so is. To follow a prophet occurs at great personal expense and directly benefits the poor and the hungry.
There are those who would ask us, as religious people: “What people are we to feed?” And, we all know the answer to that one: “Feed your neighbor. ESPECIALLY the hungry ones!”
Others, we know, will then ask us: “Well then, WHO is my neighbor?” That question implies a bias on the part of the asker, in the first place. That kind of question is already looking for the rules, the boundaries, the limits of those I am expected to feed, and those I am neither expected to nor required to feed. That question would really be better phased as: “Whom do I NOT HAVE to feed?”
We remember the parable of the Good Samaritain, in which Jesus uses the “bad guy” (i.e. the Samaritan) to be the “good guy.” Samaritans and Jews knew their boundaries. The Jews’ holy place was the Temple Mount in Jerusalem and the Samaritans’ was Mount Gerizim. And, although they shared a common ancestry, each group knew – self-righteously – that it was right and the others were wrong. How often has our own sense of ‘religion’ looked like that?
So, I’m sure you can see where this is going! The question really becomes: “What are the RELIGIOUS REASONS NOT to feed the hungry?” The assumption is, of course: “If the hungry person is not close to me physically or related to me somehow genetically or socially (i.e. a neighbor), I therefore do NOT have either the moral or legal responsibility or obligation to feed him or her!”
Jesus smelled that one coming a mile away. So that’s when he told the story of the “Good Bad Guy!”You know the story well – because we are all embarrassed by it every time we hear it! Aren’t we?
So we all know that the Samaritan does what the Priest and the Levite (the ‘good religious people’) will NOT and do NOT do – for RELIGIOUS REASONS!
The Samaritan, remember, was despised by the Priest and the Levite and their kind of religion, for RELIGIOUS REASONS!
But we all know that Jesus’ understanding was – and the purpose of the parable was to teach – that the Samaritan WAS IN FACT really religious and the Priest and the Levite – despite all their piety, holiness, and understanding of the law and order of their religion – were simply NOT RELIGIOUS at all!
So, in the Second Lesson from Galatians 5, we read and thought about what Paul means when he reports that: “…the whole law is summed up in a single commandment, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” Which leads to the lawyerly question “Who is my neighbor?” And to the genuinely Christian answer that Jesus supplies in the context o the story of the ‘Good Bad Guy.’
Some come to the conclusion that the Parable of the Good Samaritan is that the neighbor figure in the parable is the man who shows mercy to the injured man—that is, the Samaritan.
O.K. I get that. BUT I believe a better ‘conclusion’ is to arrive at an understanding that ANY PERSON IN NEED BECOMES A NEIGHBOR TO ANY REALLY RELIGIOUS PERSON! So, go ahead and argue all you want that the Priest and the Levite were really religious. Jesus argues that the “Bad Guy” was in fact the “Religious Guy” because he addressed human suffering and need by dressing wounds and caring for a man in need for no other reason than that the needy man was right in front of him. He didn’t use just band-aids either, nor did Elisha. Twelve yoke of oxen, an inn, and the promise of long-term care are the perduring images of Jesus’ understanding of what TRUE RELIGION looks like to the Christ!
What do you suppose Jesus’ evaluation of our religion would look like?
Peace and love to you as you enjoy a safe holiday.
Fr. Ron
THOUGHTS FROM OUR PRIEST-IN-CHARGE
24 June 2019
My dear people,
It’s not yet 5:30 am and the day is bursting with beauty. There is a half moon, fully-lit placidly shining its cool, clear light in the steel-blue western sky. In the east, above the mist and the silhouetted mountains which are higher than the earth-hugging clouds, the sky is broken with long horizontal strips of the first orange-gold-red light of a sun not quite-yet risen. That light paints the underside of striated grey clouds – and all of that paints a silent symphony of promise about the world we live in which is so much larger than ourselves, and the God we believe in, who is so much larger than our universe. It is all overwhelmingly beautiful. And yes, sometimes perspective is required to see such beauty.
Yesterday, after mass, we shared a lot of vision and perspective on the world of our richly-blessed congregation. We joyfully reviewed the good news of the reports of our work over the last year and celebrated the ministry and accomplishments which were ours during the last 12 months. We had good attendance, lots of food, we celebrated the birthdays of both Kathleen, our organist and Cheryl, our treasurer. We approved our goals for the coming year. And, we continued our trajectory of inclusivity. I was so delighted that when time came to fill two vestry positions and there were three names, instead of electing only two people, the decision was made to expand the vestry to include all three! Wow!!! What a great idea. How typical of your life and work and creativity and freedom to be the ever-expanding Body of Christ we claim to be as Christians. In short, we had fun, got our business done, and committed ourselves to another year and a much longer future of doing what we are called to do: “Welcome all people to embody the love of Christ.”
If you missed the meeting there are still copies of the bulletin of reports for you to have at church.
I never thought I’d live to see the day when an annual business meeting could be both as much fun and as productive as ours was yesterday.
Keep the faith and keep up the good work.
God bless you, each and every one.
Fr. Ron
17 June 2019
My dear people,
Yesterday we did our best to struggle with 2,000 years of theological, political and ecclesiastical history surrounding the theology of the ONE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY. I took delight in being told that the sermon was a “stem twister!”I’m not quite sure what that meant – but I knew it meant that the sermon was NOT soporific. That is we weren’t sleeping! Rather, we were struggling with ideas which, in the end, we have to confess are mysteries beyond our comprehension. If you want to continue the challenge, look at pages 864-5 of your Prayer Book and re-visit the Quicunque Vult otherwise known as the Athanasian Creed. Have fun with that! That may really twist your stem! It certainly does mine.
REMINDER: ANNUAL MEETING this coming Sunday, 23 June, immediately following the 10am Mass. Lunch provided and a very good time expected. There’s lots of GOOD NEWS to report. Your attendance is important! A quorum is necessary to conduct business. In order for the whole congregation not to have such a ‘corporate meeting’ every month, your elected Vestry does that in your stead between annual meetings. So please be sure to be present to participate in the corporate structures and affairs of the congregation we all love so well.
Now, here’s a church sign, sent to me by my friend Ruth who lives in Toms River, NJ. I usually find such messages too self-righteous and turgid for my tastes – and often, I believe, NOT reflective of the Gospel. This one, however, hit the mark, for me!
God’s richest blessings be yours, In Christ
Fr. Ron
P.S. Yesterday, Judy Restaino showed me pictures she had taken in Rome of the oculus in the Pantheon (through which rose petals are showered down on Pentecost!) and the drain holes in the floor below, to carry away the rain! I was delighted that we were both interested and have both seen those wonderful places and things.
PENTECOST SUNDAY 2019
Our gifted choir 🙂
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Events for June, 2019
Sunday: Mass at 8 and 10am; Sunday School after 10am Mass
Fr. Ronald R. Miller, Priest-in- Charge
June 2 11:30am – ish Altar Guild Meeting
June 4 9:30am Daughters of the King meets in Parish Hall
June 4 10:45am Prayer Group meets in Parish Hall
June 8 8am-noon Salem Township Clean Up Day
June 8 9am-1pm Thrift Shoppe Open
June 9 7pm Joyful Hearts Chorus at Newfoundland Moravian
June 12 10-noon & 5-7p Free Clothing Event @ Thrift Shoppe
June 18 10:45am Prayer Group meets
June 22 9am-1pm Thrift Shoppe Open
June 23 11:30 – ish Annual Meeting in Fellowship Hall
Phone: 570-689-9260
Office hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 10am to 3pm
Email: stjohnshamlin@verizon.net
Website: saintjohnhamlin.org
Our heads are together; let the planning begin!!
may 2019 events
May 3rd 8 & 10am Easter 3 – Rev’d. Elizabeth Haynes preaching
May 7th 9:30am Daughters of the King (DOK) meets
May 7th 10:45am Prayer Group meets
Committee Chairs: Have you submitted your report for the annual report?
May 11th 9am-1pm Thrift Shoppe open
May 12th 8 & 10am Easter 4 – Rev’d. Ron Miller preaching
May 13th HEADCOUNT TO BE GIVEN TO MENDICINO’S FOR PLANNING DINNER
May 15th 10-noon/5-7pm Free Clothing Event at Thrift Shoppe
May 15th Deadline to submit your committee’s report to church office (to Beverly)
May 17th 6pm Planning Session – dinner/discussion at Mendicino’s
May 18th 10am Finalize Planning Session-Fellowship Hall w/Luncheon
May 19th 8 & 10am Easter 5 – Rev’d. Ron Miller preaching
May 19th 11:30am Vestry monthly meeting
May 21st 10:45am Prayer Group meets
May 25th 9am-1pm Thrift Shoppe open
May 26th 8 & 10am Easter 6 – Rev’d. Ron Miller preaching
THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE OF ST. JOHN’S CONGREGATION FOR THE LOVELY SECRETARY’S DAY FLOWERS 🙂 VERY THOUGHTFUL!!
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St. John’s Episcopal Church Events: April 2019
Mass ~ Sundays at 8am & 10am: Fr. Ronald R. Miller, Priest-in-Charge
Sunday School in Church after 10am Mass
Apr 2 9:30am Daughters of the King meets in Parish Hall
Apr 2 10:45am Prayer Group meets in Parish Hall
Apr 3 6pm Simple supper at Hamlin Assembly of God with 7pm Hymns
Apr 7 11:15am Pastoral Care Committee meets
Apr 12 6pm Stations of the Cross w/ 7pm simple supper
Apr 13 9am-1pm Thrift Shoppe Open
Apr 14 7am Men’s Communion breakfast at Salem Comm. Church
Apr 14 8 & 10am Mass & Procession w/palms at St. John’s for Palm Sunday
Apr 16 10:45am Prayer Group meets
Apr 17 10-noon & 5-7p Free Clothing Event @ Thrift Shoppe
Apr 18 6pm Maundy Thursday – Agape Supper at Newfoundland Moravian and Presentation hosted by St. John’s at 7pm
Apr 18 7pm Mass of The Lord’s Supper w/night prayer at 8:45pm at St. Thomas More in Lake Ariel
Apr 19 2pm Good Friday – St Mary’s Ledgedale-Eucharist w/Veneration of the Cross; private devotion until 5pm
Apr 19 7pm Lakeville UMW Good Friday service
Apr 20 8pm Easter Vigil-Holy Saturday-St. Thomas More-Lake Ariel
Apr 20 8pm Easter Vigil – Holy Saturday at St. John’s
Apr 21 8 & 10am Mass of the Resurrection at St. John’s – please see Ecumenical Lenten Activities brochure for various Easter worship opportunities +
Apr 27 9am-1pm Thrift Shoppe Open
Apr 28 8 & 10am Easter 2 – Rev’d Elizabeth Haynes preaching
Apr 28 11:30am Vestry monthly meeting
Dear Family and Friends of St John’s: Mark your calendar for Friday, May 17th. We will have our annual planning dinner on that evening at Mendicino’s Italian Restaurant located on Route 435 in Moscow, Pa. Please join us for a great buffet and discussion with lots of fun. I will forward to you the price and other details as soon as it is negotiated. –Michael, Senior Warden
The funeral for our dear friend, Rev’d Hugh Miller took place Saturday, March 23, 2019 at the Moscow United Methodist Church. As you can see, it was well attended.
Rest in peace, Rev’d Hugh…
The Thrift Shoppe will be open from 9-11 am this Saturday, March 23rd instead of 9am-1pm so that we may attend Pastor Hugh Miller’s funeral that day. Thank you all, Pat Ware
Our Thrift Shoppe will not reopen for the 5-7 free day shift today as we are holding an Ecumenical Lenten Evensong Service at 7pm with a Simple Soup Supper preceding in our Fellowship Hall at 6pm – Please join with us!
Lenten Events:
Shrove Tuesday March 5th
6pm Pancake Supper at St. John’s – Hamlin
We will burn last year’s palms and bury the
Alleluias for Lent while we enjoy food and fellowship!
Ash Wednesday March 6th
For Ash Wednesday, several services are planned to accommodate various faith traditions:
8:15am Mass and Imposition of Ashes at St. Mary’s-Ledgedale
3:30pm Imposition of Ashes St. Thomas More-Lake Ariel
6pm Mass and Imposition of Ashes St. Thomas More-Lake Ariel
7pm Imposition of Ashes Salem Community-Hamlin
7pm Service with Imposition of Ashes St. John’s-Hamlin
Special Ecumenical Events:
“Soup and Something” Fellowship Events held on the Wednesday nights during Lent:
March 13: St. John’s-Hamlin
6 pm Simple Soup Supper
7 pm Evensong Presentation
March 20 Assembly of God-Hamlin
6 pm Simple Supper
7 pm Something
March 27 Salem Community-Hamlin
6 pm Simple Supper
7 pm Something
April 3 Hamlin Assembly of God
6 pm Simple Supper hosted with Salem Community Church
7 pm Hymn Singing
April 12 St. Thomas More-Lake Ariel
6 pm Stations of the Cross
7 pm Simple Supper
Holy Week Events: Please Join Us at 8am or 10am for Worship 🙂
Palm Sunday April 14th
7am Men’s Communion Breakfast
Salem Community Church
8 & 10am Mass and Procession with Palms-
St. John’s-Hamlin
Maundy Thursday April 18
Again, several services are planned to accommodate various faith traditions:
6pm Agape Supper hosted by St. John’s-Hamlin at Newfoundland Moravian Church with Presentation at 7pm at Moravian Church
7pm Mass of The Lord’s Supper with
Night Prayer 8:45 pm -St. Thomas More
v Good Friday April 19th
We have planned these events to accommodate all who wish to participate:
2 pm St. Mary’s-Ledgedale Eucharist with Veneration of the Cross; with Private Devotion until 5 pm
7 pm Lakeville United Methodist
Holy Saturday April 20th The Great Easter Vigil
8 pm St. Thomas More-Lake Ariel
8pm St. John’s-Hamlin
Easter Sunday April 21st
St. John’s-Hamlin – 8am and 10am Mass of the Resurrection
St. Thomas More – 8:00 am and 11:00 am
Lake Ariel UMC – 9:00 am
St. Mary’s-Ledgedale 9:30 am
Hamlin Assembly of God – 10:30 am
Lakeville UMC – 10:30 am
Salem Community-Hamlin – 9 am and 10:30 am
St. John’s Episcopal Church Events: Mar 2019
Mass ~ Sundays at 8am & 10am: Fr. Ronald R. Miller, Priest-in-Charge
Sunday School in Church after 10am Mass
Mar 5th 9:30am Daughters of The King meeting at St. John’s
Mar 5th 10:45am Prayer Group meeting at St. John’s
Mar 5th 6pm Shrove Tuesday: Pancake Supper in Fellowship Hall: burning of palms and burial of the alleluias
Mar 6th 7pm Ash Wednesday Service with Imposition of Ashes at St. John’s
Mar 9th 9am-1pm Thrift Shoppe Open @ St. John’s
Mar 10th 8 & 10am 1st Sunday of Lent
Mar 13th 10-noon only Free Winter Clothing Event @ St. John’s Thrift Shoppe – Morning Shift Only
Mar 13th 6pm Soup Supper with Ecumenical Evensong Service at 7pm at St. John’s
Mar 17th 8 & 10am 2nd Sunday of Lent
Mar 17th 11:30am Vestry meeting
Mar 19th 10:45am Prayer Group Meets
Mar 20th 6pm Food followed by Program at 7pm at Hamlin Assembly of God
Mar 23rd 9am-1pm Thrift Shoppe Open @ St. John’s
Mar 24th 8 & 10am Rev’d. Elizabeth Hayes Preaching – 3rd Sunday of Lent
Mar 27th 6pm Food followed by program at 7pm at Lake Ariel UMC
Please also see the Ecumenical Lenten Activities brochure for services and programs hosted by our Ecumenical church partners! It will be available in the very near future.
Please Contact us anytime! Church Telephone: 570-689-9260 Parish Office hours: Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 10am – 3pm Email: saintjohnshamlinpa@gmail.com Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter Website: saintjohnhamlin.org
Hats!
15 large hats going to a local cancer care facility; 33 medium and 35 small hats going to St. Jude’s and a local Ronald McDonald house.
All hats made by the Eddins’ family, including 7 and 10 year old Lauren and Taylor. Four more made by fellow church members of St. John’s Episcopal Church.
Hats!
February 13, 2019: Due to the travel conditions, Pat Ware has informed me that there will be no free clothing event today. Thank you and be safe if you go out – very icy!
Please mark your calendars to join us in early March for two important events!
Mar 5th 6pm Shrove Pancake Supper @ St. John’s Fellowship Hall- we will burn last years palms/and bury the Alleluias
Mar 6th 7pm Ash Wednesday Service at St. John’s w/ Imposition of Ashes
February 2019:
Feb 5th 9:30am Daughters of the King meet in Parish Hall
Feb 5th 10:45am Prayer Group meets in Parish Hall
Feb 9th 9am-1pm Thrift Shoppe Open
Feb 13th 10-noon & 5-7p Free Winter Clothing Event
Feb 17th 11:30ish Vestry Meets
Feb 18th —– Federal Holiday – Office closed
Feb 19th 10:45am Prayer Group Meets in Parish Hall
Feb 23rd 9am-1pm Thrift Shoppe Open
Feb 23rd 11am Hamlin Clergy (bring lay person) @ Salem Commun.
MUSIC DIRECTOR POSITION AVAILABLE
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN HAMLIN IS LOOKING FOR AN ORGANIST/CHOIRMASTER FOR ITS 10:00AM SUNDAY MASS. THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WOULD REHEARSE THE CHOIR SUNDAYS BEFORE MASS AND ONCE DURING THE WEEK, IF POSSIBLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO APPLY, PLEASE CONTACT MICHAEL NIGRO, SENIOR WARDEN AT 570-8778-4944 OR EMAIL: sirarmand@echoes.net
St. John’s Episcopal Church Events: Jan. 2019
Mass ~ Sundays at 8am & 10am: Fr. Ronald R. Miller, Priest-in-Charge
Sunday School in Church after 10am Mass
Jan 6th 11:30am Pastoral Care Meets
Jan 8th 9:30am Daughters of The King (DOK) Meets
Jan 8th 10:45am Prayer Group Meets
Jan 9th 11:00am Hamlin Clergy meets @ Salem Comm. Church
Jan 12th 9am-1pm Thrift Shoppe Open
Jan 16th 10-noon & 5-7pm Free Winter Clothing Event
Jan 20th 11:30am Vestry Meeting at Church
Jan 21st * Parish Office Closed * Federal Holiday
Jan 22nd 10:45am Prayer Group Meets
Jan 26th 9am-1pm Thrift Shoppe Open
Please Contact us anytime! Phone: 570-689-9260
Parish Office hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10am-3pm
Email us: saintjohnshamlinpa@gmail.com
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Website: saintjohnhamlin.org
Our Advent and Christmas Worship Schedule:
Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 23: Mass at 8 am and 10 am at St. John’s
Christmas Eve Worship, Monday, December 24 at 10pm at St. John’s
Christmas Day Worship, Tuesday, December 25 at 10 am at St. John’s Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
1st Sunday of Christmas, December 30: Mass at 8am and 10 am at St. John’s ~ Service of Lessons and Carols at 10am.
