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January 2012The Rev. Salin Low, Rector

St. John’s mission is to nurture all people in their spiritual growth, in their Christian education,

and in their relationship with God.

of St. John’s in Pine Meadow of St. John’s in Pine Meadow

A parish caring for the world around us.

We've certainly all been busy!!! Here are just a fewthings that happened in the way of outreach for De-cember and what we're looking toward as we beginthe New Year!

All the Prayer Shawls that I received on December 4thwere delivered to the Chaplain's office at John Demp-sey Hospital on December 13th. The Chaplains at thehospital were delighted to receive so many! They'veasked that we please keep them coming!! There are alot of patients who benefit from them and the Chap-lains will gratefully accept as many prayer shawls aswe're willing to bring them! Thank you to everyonewho has brought in their shawls so far!! They're abso-lutely beautiful! Anyone who wants to join in pleaselet me know if you need Prayer Shawl instructions.

Food Sunday will continue to be the third Sunday of every month. I'd like to say thank you to Phil andMaureen Prelli for graciously offering to deliver ourdonated food items to the Food Bank in Pleasant Val-ley on a continuing basis!

All of our Jesse Tree Gifts and Holiday food itemswere delivered to the Social Worker in Torrington onDecember 12th. Thank you to all those involved formaking this happen! Many hands make light work!

Betty Castonguay has generously agreed to organizewhat I'll call "Fellowship" Meals to any of our parish-ioners who may need a helping hand in receiving ameal or two should they become temporarily sick orinjured. I have (10) volunteers so far who are willingto be put on a rotation list to make/buy and deliver ameal to one or more of our church family membersshould the need arise. Anyone interested in participat-ing in this fellowship ministry is most appreciated.

I'm very excited about a new outreach project duringthe month of February. We will be doing a "Sock Drive" starting the last Sunday of January in order tocollect "new" socks for the homeless to be deliveredto Christ Church Cathedral in Hartford on Sunday

March 4, 2012. The Cathedral gives out over (100)socks, underclothing and toiletries to the homelessevery week! So they need all the help they can get.Our goal during February is to collect at least (100)pairs of new socks for distribution at the Cathedral the4th. If each person from both services brought in just(1) package of socks we could easily make our goal!The Cathedral also provides the homeless with lunchafter their 10:00 am service so this would also be anexcellent opportunity to help serve lunch that day aswell. Anyone who would like to attend the 10:00 am

service at the Cathedral, help bring the socks over andthen assist in serving lunch afterward, please let meknow!! We would meet at St. John's to carpool andload up the socks at 9:00 am so we're there in time forthe 10:00 am Liturgy. We should be all done witheverything by 1:30pm! I will talk more about this inthe weeks to come. March will be here before weknow it!

And last but not least...Anyone interested in hostingthe meal for Peter's Retreat in 2012, please let me or

Salin know. We will continue this very special out-reach ministry as long as we have enough volunteerswilling to participate in the monthly dinners.

In everything we give Thanks and Praise,

Deacon Denise



HOW WE’RE DOING SO FAR

NOVEMBER 2011 RESULTS

Operating Income $ 27,542Operating Expenses $ 16,465

Year To DateOperating Income $180,6 38*Operating Expenses $203,213

*Includes $37,000 withdrawn from investments for operat-ing expenses.

Sue Bremer, Treasurer

Annual Appeal Results 108 pledge cards were distributed. 86 Pledge cards returned 47 Pledges increased 11 Pledges decreased 24 Pledges unchanged 4 New pledges

Total amount pledged to date: $172,998Pledge Goal for 2012 $225,000

If you have not returned your pledge card, please do

so as soon as possible. Thank you to the following pa-rishioners who returned their 2012 pledge cards recently:James & Anne Hall, Sherri & Mel Johnson, Stephen &Donna Brehm, Anne Marek, Jessica & Peter Hinman,

Laura Frey, Helen Kurau, Nancy Butler, Molly Read,Cheryl & Rick Maust, Jennifer & Brian Hester, Marie &Jason Keefe.

Budget Decisions by the Vestry

Since the results of the Annual Appeal were far lower than we had

hoped, the Vestry, after hearing from parishioners, made somehard decisions about ministry in 2012. The rector will take a 10%pay cut in exchange for time off. The parish administrator’s hourswill be reduced from 24 to 20, and the office will be open threedays a week. Cleaning will be done by volunteers, who will becoordinated by Joan Caine. There will not be a paid attendant inthe nursery. Jill Smith and David Childs committed to organizingfundraising efforts to raise a net of $20,000 for the parish (somefunds raised will go to outreach.) Obviously, these decisions haveimplications for the level of commitment needed from all mem-bers of the parish.

Prayer Requests— Requests are handled confiden-tially through the Rector. Prayers will continue for a

month unless other time periods are specified. Youmay fill out a prayer request form or call the rector at693-1851.

Committee Reports Due in January—For all com-mittee chairpersons, please E-mail your year-endreport to: [email protected] by January15.

Wednesday Evening Services—Please consider the7:30 p.m. service on Wednesdays to be cancelled if

other area activities are cancelled due to inclem-

ent weather.

Offering Envelopes for 2012—The envelopes forthe coming year are in the narthex. If you have notrequested envelopes and would like some, pleasecontact the office. Please consider using offering en-velopes for cash donations that you want to be in-cluded on your contribution statement.

Bits & Pieces

Shopping CardsAn Easy Way to Help

When you buy shopping/gift cards through St.John’s, you are making a contribution that does notcost you financially. It may take a little planning.Orders are taken the 1st and 3rd Sundays, and cardsare delivered on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. Orderforms are available in the narthex and can be placedin the lockbox at any time. Sale of the gift cardswill all go to defray the budget deficit.

Daytime Eucharists

Every Tuesday in January

We will have a service at 11:00 a.m. every Tuesdayin January, beginning on January 3. Following theservice we will have coffee and enjoy brown baglunches for those who wish. If schools are cancelleddue to snow, etc., the service will also be cancelled.



Many thanks to Beth Coates for coordinatingthe Jesse Tree. Thanks to all elves for helping sortand/or deliver gifts. Thanks also to everyone who

donated gifts, money and food for Christmas meals.The collection was a wonderful success due to yourgenerosity.

Thank you to Donna Colavecchio and the Altar

Guild for polishing silver and a special thanks to thealtar guild members who decorated the church withthe Christmas flowers. Thanks to Nancy Linton forarranging the Advent greens. Thanks also to every-

one who contributed to the Christmas flowers.Thanks to Helen Kurau for donating the Christ-

mas tree and to Bruce & Laura Wearne for deliver-

ing and setting up the tree.Thanks to Winnie Pratt for folding the many

bulletins throughout the year and to Mary Hoag &

Kathy Jakubowski for helping out in the office.Special thanks to Halyna & the choir for their

hard work preparing music for Lessons & Carols andfor the Christmas Services.

PARISH REGISTER

Deaths Barrant Sweet

(Father of Meg Toro)

Edith Bergeson

Mother of Doris Bryant

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Flower Chart 2012

The chart for altar flowers and greens is postedin the narthex. Flowers from your garden can also bearranged and donated during the summer months.

Please sign the chart if you would like to reservea particular Sunday in memory of a loved one. Thesuggested donation is $50 for two containers of flow-

ers or greens. You can also split a Sunday withsomeone else at a cost of $25 each.

Checks for the flowers/greens should be mailedto the office or placed in the offering plate. Pleasenotify the office how you’d like your memorial do-nation to read at least one week prior to that Sunday.

If you wish to use an a florist other than Chris-tine’s in Winsted, please make your own arrange-ments for the order, including delivery, and let theoffice know. Thank you.

PETER’S RETREAT

Thanks to those who help.

Thanks to everyone who volunteered in 2011

and helped to make this such a successful ministry!If you are a newcomer and would like to learn moreabout participating in this important outreach,please contact Larry Alibozek, our liaison with Pe-ter’s Retreat, at 379-1889.

Sign up in the narthex if you would liketo help on the 4th Saturday of any month during2012 or email Salin: [email protected]. The

date of the next meal is January 28, 2012.

Mark Your Calendar

February 14, 2012

Mardi Gras Concert & Ice Cream Social

Annual Meeting January 22

Be Sure You Can VoteThe voting list will be posted in the narthex by Jan-uary 8. Please check it to make sure your name isincluded. Every year we find errors and omissions.If your name is not on the list and you want it to be,please speak to the rector before January 22, andcome to the meeting to exercise your vote.

Hospice Volunteer TrainingBeginning in January

The hospice program of the Foothills Visiting NursesAssociation will begin a course of training for thosewilling to be nonmedical volunteers. Trained individ-uals visit hospice patients as scheduled, in order toread or visit with them. They also provide muchneeded respite for primary caregivers. The trainingtakes 20-25 hours. See the rector if interested.



The Episcopal Church

We’re Here For You

Sunday Worship8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.

Tuesday

11:00 am

Wednesday7:30 pm

Address Correction

P. O. Box 27

Pine Meadow, CT 06061

860 379-3062

Have You Seen Our Stars?

Sunday, January 8 at 10 am

Pageant, etc. • Lunch • CakeSign up to bring a side dish

All children & youth are invited to take part.(We might even include some adults.)

Rehearsal on January 79-11 a.m.

ANNUAL MEETING

SUNDAY, JANUARY 22

Following the Joint 10:00 AM Service

Committee Reports

Election of New Vestry Members& Deanery Representatives

Discussion of Financial Condition& New Ways of Doing Ministry

Charlotte DufourLifetime Service Recognition

13-Year Olds Honored on Feb. 5

At St. John’s we recognize those young peoplewho have become teenagers in the last year. It isour way of acknowledging their changing role inthe church and the church’s support of their grow-

ing in all phases of their lives.At the 10 am service on Feb. 5, we will have a

prayer and encouragement for the teens and theirfamilies as they move towards adulthood. We think we know each of the teens who are 13. However, if you think we might not have gotten your teen’s ageright, let us know by calling the office or email to:[email protected]. We send a letter to eachteen, asking him or her to be part of the service.



Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 10 AM Morning Prayer

& Homily

2 Winnie & LeonPratt

3 11:00 AM

Holy Eucharist

4 7:30 PM

Holy Eucharist

5 6 7

Jan & Joe Kenney

8 8 & 10 AM Holy Eucharist

EpiphanyPageant &Lunch

9 10 11:00 AM

Holy Eucharist

11 7:30 PM

Holy Eucharist

12 13 14 Joan & Ron Caine


16 17 11:00 AM

Holy Eucharist

18 7:30 PM

Holy Eucharist

19 Salin & Bill Low

20 21

22 10 AM Holy Eucharist(One Service)

Annual Meeting11:00 AM

23 7 PM Vestry

24 11:00 AMHoly Eucharist

25 7:30 PMHoly Eucharist

26 27 28

Peter’s Retreat


30 31 11:00 AM

Holy Eucharist

January 2012St. John’s Church—Calendar of Events

Anniversaries in Italics

January Birthdays

3-Jan Jim Grustas6-Jan Caroline Bremer 7-Jan Anne Marek9-Jan Gavin Hester 9-Jan Maggie Stull9-Jan Joy Pernal

10-Jan Laura Frey10-Jan Josette Carter 11-Jan Mac Wilson12-Jan Blake Hall13-Jan Peg Normann14-Jan Leah Alibozek15-Jan Peter Pobuda17-Jan Andy Cambo

18-Jan Peggy Budny18-Jan Chloe Gargiulo19-Jan Ron Dufour 20-Jan Luke Nelson22-Jan Donna Colavecchio22-Jan Lois Moraski23-Jan Heather Carrier 24-Jan Lorraine Hart

24-Jan Sam Kimmerle25-Jan David Childs28-Jan Adam Althen28-Jan Judy Jones28-Jan Austin Marek29-Jan Henry Ross31-Jan Dolores Dery31-Jan Frances Frigon



On December 11 the Middle School Youth Groupwent caroling at Valerie Manor Nursing Home. Hal-yna and Cheryl Maust had practiced with them fora couple of weeks. They sang and played instru-ments. We ran into our old friend Ashley Jaku-

bowski and passed out gifts we’d made.

Check out www.reddoors.com for updated pixand information about parish activities.

On December 4 prayer shawls knitted and cro-cheted by members of the parish were present-ed. They were taking to John Dempsey (UConn)Hospital for distribution by the chaplain’s office.

On Nov. 27 Derek Burgy (secondfrom left) and Bradley Radziewicz(boy in center) were baptized.

On December 11 Jake Levesquewas baptized.

On November 27 Colin Coatesmade his debut as an acolyte.Matthew Moraski, who had al-ready served once, showed himthe ropes.

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