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Pentecost Cakes Celebration

slopilato · May 24, 2023 ·

We celebrate the Church’s birthday at Pentecost. And what is a birthday celebration without cake?!

We invite you to enjoy a beloved St. John’s cake-tasting tradition after the 10:30 AM worship service on Sunday, May 28.

Parishioners, we need contributions of cakes or cupcakes for this celebration. If you or your family bakes (We welcome young people’s contributions!) this is a great chance to express your creativity through baked goods, honoring the Church! Store-bought cakes and cupcakes are also welcome. Please click here to sign up if you can bring a cake, then deliver items to the Parish Hall on the 28th, no later than 10:30 am. Thank you!

Winners of the 2023 J2A Online Raffle

slopilato · March 23, 2023 ·

Thank you to all who supported the J2A pilgrims by purchasing tickets and making donations! You are all winners in our eyes, but a few of you were also lucky enough to have your names randomly drawn to receive a raffle prize:

Sea Colony, Bethany – Valerye Strochak
Bayside condo – Paul Beatty
West Palm Beach – Sue Rohan
$500 – Becky Neal
$1000 – Carolyn Peirce
Parking space – Scott McNulty
Lebanese dinner or cooking lesson – Greg Mallory
Artwork by Carolyn Peirce – Cindy Anderson
Turkish rug – Shirley Sagawa
Case of wine – Frances Kittrell
50/50 “Pot o’ Gold” door prize – Joan Filson

Winners are being contacted directly, in most cases by the prize donor.

Questions? Reach out to Dawn Molloy, Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministries.

The Easter Brunch Reception Returns!

slopilato · March 20, 2023 ·

This Easter, enjoy the return of a beloved St. John’s tradition that we had to put away during the pandemic: the Easter Brunch Reception!! What a wonderful and tasty way to reconnect with your St. John’s friends and to extend hospitality to the many visitors whom we receive on that most special of Sundays.

Taking place between the 9:00 am and 11:15 am services, you’ll have the opportunity to indulge in items lovingly prepared (or purchased) by our parishioners. It promises to be beautiful, too, with Sallie Chatfield’s special decorating talents on display.

The saying “many hands make light work” is certainly true in regard to the Easter Brunch Reception. Sign up to contribute food items or to volunteer your time to set up or clean up on Easter Sunday, April 9.

If you have any questions, please contact Lee Walsh.

Support Our March Outreach Partner, Identity, Inc., on Sunday the 26th

slopilato · March 20, 2023 ·

St. John’s March outreach collection, on Sunday the 26th, will benefit Identity, Inc. Chaired by St. John’s own Sarah Whitesell, Identity, Inc. is a Montgomery County nonprofit serving Latino youth and families.

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Purchase Olive Oil and Support Charitable Projects in Palestine – Sundays, March 26 and April 2

slopilato · March 20, 2023 ·

St. John’s Olive Oil ministry will sell olive oil and soap on Sunday, March 26 and Sunday, April 2 at 10:00 and after the 10:30 service in the West Avenue lobby.

We will be selling 2 types of olive oil, a mix and the bold-flavored Rumi for $25/bottle, as well as bars of olive oil soap for $6/bar.

While the Olive Oil ministry has historically raised money to benefit the Tent of Nations, beginning in 2019, we have also provided support for other worthwhile projects, especially those in Gaza. In 2021 we donated a total of $12,421 to several of those entities, including $5,316 to Anera (American Near East Refugee Aid), $5,000 to two hospitals in Gaza and Nablus (each $2,500), $500 to the Museum of the Palestinian People in Washington, DC, and indirectly $1,605 to Playgrounds for Palestine, an organization which builds playgrounds for children in Palestine, as well as $9,500 to Tent of Nations.

If you have any questions, please contact Helen Habiby or Liz Everhart.