Newsletter: Sunday, January 2, 2022
December 31, 2021, 7:00 AM

St. John’s Episcopal Church 

 

St. John’s doors will continue to be open for all Sunday Services.  Masks, social distancing, use of the hand sanitizer and temperature checks are mandatory as long as CIVID-19 and OMICRON case numbers are up.  Thank you everyone for your help in trying to prevent these numbers to continue to rise.  Our prayers continue to be for more people to participate in this cause.  

Video will be available for those unable to attend in person.

There will be no in-person annual meeting in January for St. John’s this year due to the recent spike in COVID & Omicron cases.   More information on this will follow next week.

 

WORSHIP AND EDUCATION NEWS:

Worship:  January 2, the Holy Eucharist, Rite II, with Rev. Teresa Cantrell

Readings: Second Sunday after Christmas: Jeremiah 31:7-14; Psalm 84; Ephesians 1:3-6, 15-19a; Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23

 

PASTORAL NEWS:

Please keep the following in your prayers: Debra Richardson, Kathy Sullivan, Parker Pace, Courtney Turner, Jo Boone Wild, Gloria Higginbotham, Kathleen Gibson, Cole Jefferies, Carol Spencer, Bonnie & Charles Rowland, Jo Liddy, Janet Juengel, Vivian Wright, Jim Howe, Cliff Clark, Sylvia Ross, Linda Dowling, Susan Taylor, Sawyer Barry Smith, Gretchen Barry, and the family of Pat Wheeler.

 

 

OUTREACH NEWS: 

To make donations to Camp Mitchell please use the CampMitchell.org/BOV website so that your contributions will be automatically entered in the donor records at the Diocese of Arkansas.  If you prefer, a check can be mailed to Rev. Joanna Seibert, 27 River Ridge Road, Little Rock, AR 72227.  Or you can send it to St. John’s or give to Lindalu Hargraves and we will send them in for you.  Thank you so much for your continued support of Camp Mitchell.

Grace Food Pantry: plastic bags go in the labeled container in the narthex.

Thank you for your donations.  They are all greatly appreciated and needed.

 

CHURCH OFFICE NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:

January 2, Sunday, at 10:30 at St. John’s Episcopal Church: For those that cannot attend in person, there will be live streaming on Facebook.  (Links are below)         

Acolytes & Readers: NO gospel procession until further notice.

Lay Reader: Ann Lee

Acolyte:  Katherine Pillow

Altar Guild: Lindalu Hargraves

Ushers: Mark Rogers & Jack Hornor

Video:  Facebook & YouTube

Alta Flowers: Poinsettias

 

Thank you for all the donations for the poinsettias this year.  They are available for pick-up Sunday. 

 

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The link for Sunday services on YouTube is:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzXzE7hmvDG7vbl9Zzzdzlw/featured?view_as=subscriber

or https://www.facebook.com/   --

Facebook Group:  Events and Pictures of St. John’s Episcopal Church; Helena, AR

 

St. John’s Church Office:

Phone:  870-338-8115    

Email:   office@saintjohnshelena.org  

Mailing address:  P.O. Box 770, Helena, AR 72342

Street address:  625 Pecan St., Helena, Arkansas