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Group Pictures Please contact our webmaster, Sharon Hunter if your Ministry or Program group picture(s) needs to be updated. See Sharon at Church or email her at shunter13@nyc.rr.com   United Thank Offering The Spring Ingathering for the UTO will be held on Sunday, April 28th. Please empty your blue boxes, write a check and give generously to this outreach community. High School Graduates All parishioners who expect to graduate this May/June and plan to go on to higher education, please give your name to Barbara Taylor. Walking Group The walking group will resume walking Monday, 4/8 at the Springfield Park at 6PM. Please see Dayo Corley for more details.   International Spring Fair 2013 International Spring Fair Vendor Sign-Up Link Outreach School supplies are now on sale for the beginning of the second half of the school year. Please remember to purchase supplies for our adopted school, PS 37. Episcopal Catechism "It is a commentary on the creeds, but is not meant to be a complete statement of belief and practices; rather, it is a point of departure for the teacher" (Book of Common Prayer, p. 844). Offered in a question-and-answer format, the Catechism found in the back of the Book of Common Prayer (pp. 845-862) helps teach the foundational truths of the Christian faith. Outline for instruction in the Christian faith presented in a question and answer format. The Catechism appears in the BCP as "An Outline of the Faith" (pp. 845-862). Although the Catechism serves as a commentary on the creeds, it is not intended to be a complete statement of belief and practice. It provides a brief summary of the church's teaching. The Catechism is intended to serve as a point of departure for discussion by the catechist (lay or ordained) with those who seek to understand the beliefs and practices of the Episcopal Church. Source: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/catechism

Coffee Hour - PAG Schedule 05/12 - Mother's Day (No Coffee Hour) 05/19 - Group 2 05/26 - Group 3 05/02 - Group 4 Click Here For PAG Web Page Schedule of Service Please visit the Ministries link on the left navigational bar to view the Schedule of Service for: - The St. Mary's Altar Guild Schedule - The Counters'Schedule - Lay Readers Schedule - LEMs Schedule - Acolytes Schedule Ministries & Programs  Reminder to visit our Ministries and Programs Web Pages to see additional acitivites taking place at St. John's Episcopal Church. St. John's invites you to take part in as many of our programs and ministries as you wish.  Please see our Ministries and Programs Link in the navigational bar to the left of each web page. ATTENTION!! All Organizations: If you are planning any activity for next year (sept. 2012-June 2013). Please give that information to the wardens. We will be working on the calendar and it is important not to have too many activities plannned close together. Vestry Web Page The Sacraments "Sacraments are outward and visible signs of inward and spiritual grace" (Book of Common Prayer, p. 857). Besides baptism and the Eucharist (Holy Communion), the church recognizes other spiritual markers in our journey of faith. These include: •Confirmation (the adult affirmation of our baptismal vows), pp. 413-419, Book of Common Prayer •Reconciliation of a Penitent (private confession), pp. 447-452, Book of Common Prayer •Matrimony (Christian marriage),  pp. 422-438, Book of Common Prayer •Orders (ordination to deacon, priest, or bishop), pp. 510-555, Book of Common Prayer •Unction (anointing with oil those who are sick or dying) pp. 453-467, Book of Common Prayer These help us to be a sacramental people, seeing God always at work around us. Source: Sacraments