St. John’s Episcopal Church
April 13….Stations of the Cross, Wednesday at 5:30 pm in the church
April 14.... Maundy Thursday (Stripping of the Altar) at 6:00 pm in the church
April 15.... Good Friday service at noon in the church
April 17.... Easter Sunday
Social distancing will be practiced in church and temperature checks and hand sanitizer are available as you enter. The church is professionally sanitized each week using an ozone generator. CDC COVID-19 guidelines (Vestry approved) list is on table in the back of church.
WORSHIP AND EDUCATION NEWS:
Worship: April 17, the Holy Eucharist, Rite II, with Rev. Teresa Cantrell
Readings: Easter Sunday; Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:19-26; John 20:1-18
St John’s ECW is sponsoring Bingo at Crestpark Nursing Home monthly on the second Tuesday from 1 – 2. Contributions are needed for the prizes. What they like includes: kleenex (square and rectangular boxes), paper towels, toilet paper, candles, batteries, soap, body wash, lotion, blueberry muffin mix, chocolate candy, gum, microwave popcorn, decorative paper plates & napkins, anything decorative/seasonal, and air freshener. There will be a box at the back of the church.
Please keep the following in your prayers: Debra Richardson, Kathy Sullivan, Courtney Turner, Kathleen Gibson, Cole Jefferies, Carol Spencer, Bonnie & Charles Rowland, Jo Liddy, Janet Juengel, Jim Howe, Cliff Clark, Sylvia Ross, Linda Dowling, and Susan Taylor.
OUTREACH NEWS:
Grace Food Pantry: plastic bags go in the labeled container in the narthex.
CHURCH OFFICE NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
April 14: MAUNDY THURSDAY, at 6:00 pm
Lay Eucharist Minister: Ann Lee
Ushers: Tait Owens & Tap Jennings
Altar Guild: All Altar Guild
Video - Facebook: Angie Fielder
April 15: GOOD FRIDAY, at 12 Noon
Lay Eucharist Minister: Allison Biederman
Video - Facebook: Angie Fielder
Altar Guild: All Altar Guild
April 17: EASTER SUNDAY, at 10:00 am Flowering of the Cross followed by Festival Easter Eucharist at 10:30 am
Lay Eucharist Minister: Gina Miles
Acolytes: Mary Pillow, Eli Pillow, Jack Pillow, & Katherine Pillow
Altar Guild: All Altar Guild
Ushers: Ed Pat Wright & Mark Rogers
Video - Facebook: Nancy Hornor
Altar Guild: All Altar Guild
Thursday 14th : 6:00 Maundy Thursday – Stripping of Altar
Friday 15th : 12:00 Good Friday – Decorate for Easter (after)
Sunday 17th : 10:00 Easter --
CDC COVID-19 guidelines (Vestry approved) list is on table in the back of churchï¸
For those that cannot attend in person, there will be live streaming on Facebook.
The new link for Sunday service is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/929943537685987
Facebook Group: 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
