St. John’s Episcopal Church
Masks are mandatory in church due to the case numbers in Phillip County. If you remember we originally did not meet unless active cases were below 28. (They are above 500 right now.) When numbers went down, we could meet with masks and not sing. Due to the size of our church and if we continue to social distance, wear masks, take temperature, and sanitize hands we will continue to meet and sing. We are having the church professionally sanitized each week to help also. St. John’s doors can continue to be open for all Sunday Services with everyone participating. Thank you all for your help in trying to prevent these numbers to continue to rise and hopefully fall quickly. Our prayers continue to be for more people to participate in this cause so we can keep our church open.
Video will be available for those unable to attend in person.
FROM THE BISHOP: Recently, I expected my invitation to you to attend diocesan convention on Saturday, February 19, would be an invitation to see each other in person. Given the recent rise in COVID infections, I am now inviting delegates and visitors to join diocesan convention that day online instead. We will get the technology ready so that delegates can participate and vote from their homes, and visitors can watch online.
Allison Biederman and Susan Carter will be our delegates for the online convention.
WORSHIP AND EDUCATION NEWS:
Worship: January 30, the Holy Eucharist, Rite II, with Rev. Teresa Cantrell
Readings: Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany: Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:14-21
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, and Gretchen Barry.
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 30, 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 Eucharist Minister: Susan Carter
Acolyte: Eli Pillow
Altar Guild: Maureen Jones
Ushers: Ben Pittman & Mike Fielder
Video: Facebook: Angie Fielder
Altar Flowers: Madge Saba
FYI: According to the Cannons of the Episcopal church, a parish's Sr. Warden is appointed by their priest. If a parish is in transition without a priest, the Diocese (Bishop) appoints the Sr. Warden, but may allow the vestry to submit from its members a candidate for Sr. Warden for the Bishop's approval. This last way was offered to our vestry and the way our Sr. Warden was appointed this year.
Letter from Bishop Benfield attached:
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
