Announcements for May 25

Uplifting Update
Good News! The Accessibility Project is back on track and moving forward. We’ve hired a new architect and are awaiting drawings and cost estimates for a scaled-down project that will provide a lift between floors. Please ask anyone on the Vestry for more details.

ECW Potluck Luncheon
The Episcopal Church Women (all women of the parish) will hold a potluck luncheon on Wednesday, May 28, beginning at 11:30 a.m.

Ascension Day Service
Ascension Day is one of the seven principal feast days in the church calendar. It falls 40 days after Easter. The Holy Eucharist will be celebrated on Ascension Day, Thursday, May 29, at 7:00 p.m.

Confirmation: May 31
Youth and adults from St. John’s will be Confirmed by Bishop Lee at the Diocesan Confirmation service at St. James Cathedral, Saturday, May 31, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend.

Sunday School and Youth Worship on Vacation
Sunday School classes for all ages (at 9:00 a.m.) and the Youth Worship service (at 10:00 a.m.) are on vacation for the summer.

Parish Picnic and Dedication of Food Garden – June 1
The annual beginning-of-summer parish picnic will be June 1, following the 10:00 a.m. service. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be served on the south lawn. Bring a dessert or side to share. This year we will also plant seedlings in St. John’s new food garden and bless this new ministry.

Places of Grace and Gladness: One Way to Honor Confirmands
In 2013 St. John’s vestry decided to participate in the Diocesan capital campaign, Places of Grace and Gladness, by offering parishioners the opportunity to make a financial contribution in honor of confirmands (this year’s or previous year’s). Look for more information on the campaign and how you can participate on the information tables.

Holiday Closing
The parish office will be closed Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day.

Michael Soto Organ Recital
St. John’s Director of Music, Michael Soto, will present an organ recital on Pentecost Sunday, June 8, beginning at 4:00 p.m. in the church. The program will include Bach’s Prelude & Fugue in A minor, César Franck’s Chorale in A minor, and Marcel Dupré’s Passion Symphony. The event is free to the public, and a free will donation will be collected for The Night Ministry.