March 2016

Saint John’s mission is to nurture all people in their spiritual growth, in their Christian education, and in their relationship with God.

of Saint John’s in Pine Meadow

Holy Week to Easter at

SAINT JOHN’S - The Episcopal Church in Pine Meadow

Palm Sunday – March 20th

8am - Holy Eucharist, Rite I with Palms and Passion Gospel

10am - Holy Eucharist, Rite I with Choral Passion and Palms

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Maundy Thursday – March 24th

6pm Family Maundy Thursday Service – The Holy Week story, foot washing, and Communion in the tradition of

the Last Supper

7pm – Maundy Thursday Liturgy with the Commemoration of the Lord’s Supper & the Stripping of the Altar

9pm Maundy Thursday Overnight Vigil – continues through the night.

When the hour had come for him to be glorified by you,

his heavenly Father, having loved his own who were in the world,

he loved them to the end.

Good Friday – March 25th

Noon –The Liturgy of Good Friday

7pm - Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday with the Reading of the Passion Gospel and the Solemn Collects and

Anthems

Our heavenly Father sent his Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be

saved.

Easter Day – The Feast of the Resurrection – March 27th

8am - Holy Eucharist, Rite II

10am - Holy Eucharist, Rite II with Music & Choir

Alleluia! Christ is risen. The Lord is risen, indeed. Alleluia!

HOW WE’RE DOING SO FAR

Jan. 2016 Operating Income: $ 13,214

Operating Expenses: $ 16,815

YEAR TO DATE 2016

Operating Income: $ 13,214

Operating Expenses: $ 16,815

Larry Espinet, Treasurer

Bits & Pieces

Church Office Hours — Office hours are 8:30 a.m.

– 1:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

Prayer Requests—If you wish to have prayers for

any reason, intercession, thanksgiving, etc., please

contact Anne Hall (annechall@att.net), with the

names and all the information. Prayer is part of

our concern for one another. For pastoral emer-

gencies, please contact the Parish office at (860)

379-3062 or office@reddoors.com

Winsted Food Pantry - Please don’t forget to bring

in non-perishable food items for the hungry that live

among us.

PARISH REGISTER(Broadly Defined)

Let the office know about happenings in your own

life and in the lives of other parishioners, especially

hospitalizations, so Mother Cosman can contact

those in need of comfort.

Baptism

Matthew James Olson

(son of Patrice & Christopher Olson)

Next Ingathering—March 13th

Total to Date—$30.16

Bring coins anytime. We will keep them safe.

SCRIP – A way to help Saint John’s and simplify

your life! The Scrip Program is a simple way for

Saint John’s to benefit from your regular purchases

at select retailers at no cost to you. Here is how it

works: If you purchase a scrip card (gift card) here

at Saint John’s in the amount of $50. You receive a

gift card for $50 for that store and our parish re-

ceives a percentage of your card purchase. The gift

card is the full value of your purchase and we re-

ceive a donation from the retailer. It is that simple.

Stop & Shop cards are available on Sundays for pur-

chase and a listing of many other retailers is also

available. Easter gifts, birthday presents and every-

day expenses can all benefit Saint John’s and you

can save a trip to the store!

A sign up sheet is posted in the parish hall. This

is an important part of our ministry of hospitali-

ty—to visitors, to children, to one another. Coffee

supplies other than cream are available in the

kitchen. Baked goods are terrific, whether home

baked or purchased—whatever works for you. All

parishioners who attend the 10 a.m. service are

requested to host at least once this winter. See

Candy Flaherty for more information.

Coffee Hour Hosts 10:00 AM Service

Special thanks to Ron Caine, Tom Chappell,

Bruce Wearne, Bob Osborne for cleaning the

church.

Special thanks to Joanne Ritchie, Betty

Castonguay, Ginny Hoffmann, Winnie Pratt,

Howie Martin, and Nancy Gibson for their volun-

teer work for folding all the weekly programs.

Thank you to Anne Hall for providing the

weekly Prayer List.

Thanks to our Soup Kitchen Crew for their hard

work.

Thank you to Pat Sepples for snow removal and

sanding the walks.

Thanks to Diane Hayes and her crew for hosting

another spectacular Jazz Concert and Ice Cream So-

cial.

Thanks to Cynthia Welch and Altar Guild for

prepping for Ash Wednesday services.

Thanks to Linda Snyder and volunteers for the

Ash Wednesday program for children.

Thanks to everyone who helps with the mis-

sion and ministry of St. John’s.

HANDS ON HARTFORD

Thanks to those who help.!

Rhythms of Grace

Worship for Families and

Individuals with special needs

Our monthly next worship will be on Sunday March

6th at 1:00PM. We are looking for worship leaders

AND participants. All people are welcome to join us

in the service. Rhythms begins with a gathering activi-

ty then on to storytelling and response activities. We

re-gather and process upstairs to gather around the ta-

ble for Eucharist and receive a blessing and then dis-

missal. Worship is around an hour. If you would like

to learn more about this experience speak with Linda

Snyder, visit the website: www.rhythms-of-grace.org

If you may know of someone who might be interested

in joining us please take a brochure in the back of the

church or give them our contact information above.

Hands On Hartford

HOH Center for Community Volunteer Opportunities for residents at

55 Bartholomew Avenue (Peter’s Retreat)

To Bring Prepared Meals to H.O.H every other month

on the 2nd

Sunday of the month

Lunch on the2nd Sunday – every other month

Volunteers arrive to serve at noon.

Please contact Laura Wearne at mosey-works@gmail.com or at 860-307-3031 to sign up or for any questions . Thank you!! Please see information

and sigh up sheet in the narthex.

March Collection for The Open Door and The Gathering Place – We are in need of food donations. There will be bins placed in the nar-thex. Please contact Laura Wearne for further information at moseyworks@gmail.com

Easter Flowers Flower Envelopes due back by March 21st

An envelope is included with this newsletter (also

available in the narthex) to donate for Easter flowers

and include a memorial or thanksgiving in the Easter

program. Your generosity also supports the work of

the altar guild through the year. You can also call or

email the office (office@reddoors.com) with names

to be included in the Easter program and send a

check in by mail.

Altar Guild Prepares for

Palm Sunday and Easter

March 19th—9:00 a.m. The Altar Guild will be polishing the silver and

brass and stripping palms on Saturday, March 19th

at 9:00 am. Please make every effort to attend.

Please call Cynthia at (860) 482-3933 with any

questions.

The Episcopal Church

We’re Here For You

Sunday Holy Eucharist 8:00 a.m. & 10 a.m.

Thursday Holy Eucharist With Healing Prayers

6:30 p.m.

Address Correction

P. O. Box 27

Pine Meadow, CT 06061 Phone: 860 379-3062

www.reddoors.com

Congratulations to St. John’s Charlotte

Dufour Award Winner for 2015

Joanne Ritchie

.

Godly Play will continue to hear the “Faces of East-

er” stories through the 13th of March. Palm Sunday

we will hear the story of Holy Week and creating a

cross with symbols and stories of the week.

There is no Godly Play on Easter as we hope our

children with join us in worship that day. Families

can help us “Flower the Cross” by bringing artificial

flowers to place on our wooden cross.

Godly Play will continue the week after Easter with

our stories of sights of the resurrected Jesus and the

early church.

Safe Church Training Certification

Here is a link to the schedule of upcoming Safe

Church Training Certification and Recertification

dates. The local sites are Tariffville and Collinsville

which are wonderfully close! These sessions are val-

uable training for lay leaders.

https://www.episcopalct.org/Find-Resources/General

-Parish-Operations/Safe-Church-Resources/Safe-

Church-Training-Schedule/?

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Annual ECCT Mission Conference is drawing near!

To learn more about what our parish can do in

God’s global mission please consider attending the ECCT Mission Conference: “Walking Together: Living

God’s Mission” on Saturday March 5th, from 9:00

am to 4:00 pm at St. Paul’s Church on the Hunting-

ton Green.

Additional information can be found at

http://2016missionconference.eventbrite.com.

March 2016 St. John’s Church—Calendar of Events

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 8:00 PM AA

3 Bible Study—10:00AM 11:00AM Volun-teers—Lenten Lunch 6:30 PM Holy Eucharist Billie Jo & Russell Martocchio

4 10:00AM Al-Anon 1-4PM Home-Schooling Group 8:30 PM AA Susan & Brian Jones

5

6 Holy Eucharist 8:00 & 10:00 AM Nooma—9:00 AM Rhythms of Grace—1:00PM

7

8 11:00am Schultz Funeral

9 8:00 PM AA

10 Bible Study—10:00AM 11:00AM Volun-teers—Lenten Lunch 6:30 PM Holy Eucharist

11 10:00AM Al-Anon 1-4PM Home-Schooling Group 8:30 PM AA

12

13 Holy Eucharist 8 & 10 AM Confirmation Class-11:30am Hands of Hart-ford—Lunch

14

15 16 8:00 PM AA

17 Bible Study—10:00AM 11:00AM Volun-teers—Lenten Lunch 6:30 PM Holy Eucharist Vestry 7:00 pm

18 10:00AM Al-Anon 1-4PM Home-Schooling Group 8:30 PM AA

19 Open Door Altar Guild Polish-ing—9:00am

20 Palm Sunday Holy Eucharist 8 & 10 AM Maureen & Phil Prelli Kelly & Peter Ficalora

21

22 23 8:00 PM AA

24 Maundy Thursday 6:00PM—Family 7:00 pm—Holy Eucharist 9:00pm Overnight Vigil Begins

25 Overnite Vigil Continues Good Friday 12:00PM service 7:00PM Service 10:00AM Al-Anon 8:30 PM AA

26

27 Easter Sunday Holy Eucharist 8 & 10 AM

28 29 30 31 Bible Study—10:00AM 6:30 PM Holy Eucharist

March Birthdays

3/3 Stephen Jakubowski 3/6 Kathy Riberdy 3/6 Emily Atwood 3/9 Lawrence Alibozek

3/12 Suzanne Moraski 3/12 Donald O'Neill 3/14 Barbara Patch 3/15 Elliot Nelson 3/16 Gordon Ross

3/19 Barbara Krohner 3/25 Evelyn Chicoski 3/26 Colleen Doyle 3/29 Kammryn D’Angelo 3/31 Allan Buttrick, Jr.

Holy Week Experiences 2016 For Children, Families, and Individuals

Palm Sunday, March 20th- During Godly Play time-Holy Week Lesson and take home

-Holy Week Easter Eggs

Maundy Thursday, March 24th 6:00 PM

Experiential “Last Supper” and Eucharist

Good Friday, March 25th- Traditional Noonday service and

7:00PM service.

Easter Sunday, March 27th- Traditional Festive Celebration 8:00AM and 10:00

AM Childcare at 10:00AM

Help us “Flower the Cross” by bringing artificial flowers to place on the cross!

PRETZEL SUNDAY!

Thursday Night—Pre-Eucharist

Huddle

Sue Hall & Jill Smith celebrat-

ing the First Day of Lent to-

gether.

Howie, Betty and

Nancy checking

out the Lent Mad-

ness progress!

ASH WEDNESDAY

MARDI GRAS