Announcements for March 1

High School Youth Group
Attention High School Youth: Let's shop for our furry friends (because winter has been rrrrufff)! Meet at St. John's promptly at 4pm this Sunday, March 1. We'll take our proceeds from the Pancake Supper and shop for necessities for our animal friends at South Suburban Humane Society. Please call or text Dee so we know how much car space is needed. We will return to St. John's by 5:30pm.

Wednesday Evening Class for Lent: Reading Assignments 
This year the Wednesday evening Lenten class is studying The Last Week: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus’s Last Days in Jerusalem by Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan. Classes meet in the church from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM. Reading assignments for the remaining weeks are: March 4 – Chapters 2 & 3; March 11 – Chapters 4 & 5; March 18 – Chapters 6 & 7; March 25 – Chapter 8.

The Fish Fry is Coming
Mark your calendars for St. John’s annual Lenten fish fry, coming March 20.

Daylight Saving Time Begins March 8 
Remember to set your clocks forward one hour sometime before church next Sunday, March 8.

Last Call: Draft of New Parish Directory
Draft copies of updated version of the parish directory are located on the information tables. Please check to ensure your information is up-do-date. We always welcome the addition of email addresses and cell phone numbers if you are willing to share those. Copies of the new directories will be available soon.

Yarn Ministry
The knitting group will meet Monday, March 2, beginning at 7:00 PM in the Guild Room.

Spring is Almost Here
Well, at least musically, as the Grande Prairie Singers present a love-themed concert featuring West Side Story and Henry Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas. It will be held at 4 p.m., Sunday, March 8, at Faith United Protestant Church in Park Forest. Pianist is our own amazing Michael Soto. See Bob or Betsy Burgwald for tickets.