Announcements for June 15

Vestry Meeting
The June meeting of the vestry is Monday, June 16, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the church.

Summer Parish Office Hours
Parish office summer hours are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until noon.

Blue Jean Sunday: Help With Landscape Work
Please wear your gardening clothes, bring a rake or clippers, and stay after church on Sunday, June 29, to help with landscape work. Everything is growing well and we would like the grounds to look their best for the July 4th Ice Cream Social.

Looking Ahead: Fourth of July Ice Cream Social
July 4 is only three weeks away. St. John’s Ice Cream Social is our gift to the people, young and old, of Flossmoor. Financial contributions are needed to help cover the cost of the children’s entertainment. And many volunteers are needed to run the event. Contact Gale Michael to volunteer. Look for the red, white and blue donation envelopes around the church.

Parish Book Club
The first book that the Practicing Our Faith Book Club will be discussing in the fall is T.H. Luhrmann’s When God Talks Back: Understanding the American Evangelical Relationship with God. From the introduction: “So how, in the face of doubt and uncertainty, does God become real for someone? Particularly in our modern . . . American society, with all its exposure to scientific explanation, where the supernatural is often treated as entertaining fantasy, how does someone become confident that there is a supernatural God present in the everyday world? How does a living God become real to modern people?” We welcome you to join the discussion of this book on September 18th.