Announcements for September 14

Vestry Meeting
The vestry meets Monday, September 15, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the church.

Children’s Sunday School: Window Mural Painting
Children and youth of all ages are invited to help paint this year’s window mural in the Atrium. Painting takes place during the 9:00 a.m. Sunday School hour. Regular Sunday School classes begin next Sunday, September 21.

Wednesday Bible Study
Parishioner and deacon John Whennen will give a presentation on the creation story from the first chapter of the Book of Genesis. Everyone is invited to participate on September 17th at 10:00 a.m. in the Guild Room.

Youth Worship Begins This Sunday
Youth Worship begins this Sunday at 10:00 a.m. in the Youth Worship Chapel in the education wing. Youth worship is primarily youth led worship experience of prayer, music and learning. Participants join their families in church for Holy Communion. Participation in youth worship is optional; children of all ages are always welcome throughout the main church service.

Adult Sunday School: Sustainable Faith
The Living Faithfully adult Sunday School class will begin September 21. The curriculum will be “Sustainable Faith: God, the Environment and Human Responsibility,” with material drawn from the public radio series Krista Tippett On Being.

Practicing Our Faith Book Club
Our first meeting of the year is scheduled for Thursday, September 18th at 7:00 p.m. in the Guild Room. We will be discussing T.M. Luhrmann's When God Talks Back. It’s not too early to start reading October’s book, Adam, Eve, and the Serpent, in which the author, Elaine Pagels, explores how the interpretation of this familiar story from Genesis changed as the Christian Church emerged. A list of the nine books we will be reading this year is posted on the undercroft bulletin board to the right of the fireplace. Readers will need to buy or borrow their own copies. With the exception of the March selection, all titles are available through the public library system. The discussions are always fun, and we’d love to have you join us.

Daughters of the King Collecting Winter Clothes for Respond Now
Throughout the fall the Daughters of the King will be collecting winter clothes. Please bring clean, lightly used coats, mittens, hats or other winter clothing. The clothes will be donated to Respond Now to be given to folks trying to keep warm this coming winter.

Last Call for Delegates to Diocesan Convention
The annual convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago will be held November 21 – 22 at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center. If you are interested in representing St. John’s at convention, please speak to the Rector.