St. John’s Episcopal Church
Masks and social distancing are mandatory in church due to the case numbers in Phillip County. St. John’s doors can continue to be open for all Sunday Services with everyone participating in trying to lower these cases. We are having the church professionally sanitized each week to help also. Our prayers continue to be for more people to participate in this cause so we can keep our church open. Thank you for your help.
We are very fortunate to have back with us this Sunday the soprano Kallen Esperian.
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Due to working on our sound and live-streaming systems, we are temporarily discontinuing YouTube for the time being. We are working on the church’s sound system and need to dismantle the existing equipment in order to improve the quality. We will continue our live-streaming on Facebook during this transition time. Thanks for your patience.
Dates to mark in your calendar:
March 2....Ash Wednesday service at 5:45 in the church
April 10....Palm Sunday
April 14....Maundy Thursday service at 5:45 in the church
April 15....Good Friday service at noon in the church
April 17.... Easter Sunday
WORSHIP AND EDUCATION NEWS:
Worship: February 20, the Holy Eucharist, Rite II, with Rev. Teresa Cantrell
Readings: Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany; Genesis 45:3-11, 15; Psalm 37:1-12, 41-42; 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50; Luke 6:27-38
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, Jim Howe, Cliff Clark, Sylvia Ross, Linda Dowling, Susan Taylor, Sawyer Barry Smith, and Gretchen Barry.
OUTREACH NEWS:
Grace Food Pantry: plastic bags go in the labeled container in the narthex.
CHURCH OFFICE NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
February 20, 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)
Kallen Esperian will be our guest soprano today.
Acolytes & Readers: NO gospel procession until further notice.
Lay Eucharist Minister: Ann Lee
Acolyte: Ann Lee
Altar Guild: Bennett Sellers & Angie Fielder
Ushers: Dana Kurts & Ed Pat Wright
Video: Facebook: Julie Pittman
Altar Flowers: Mike & Angie Fielder
A note about Communion in church:
At the time to receive, please proceed to the altar in single file with social distancing, stand one person at a time at the center altar gates and receive your wafer and return to your pew. In other words, we are not spreading out along the altar rail to receive the wafer and we are not kneeling. As soon as it is safely possible, we will return to our regular format. Thanks everyone for your understanding and cooperation.
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The link for Sunday service is: 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
