Announcements for April 19

Blue Jeans Sunday is This Sunday
Wear casual clothes to church, bring a rake, and stay after church to help prepare the church grounds for spring glory.

Milkweed for Monarchs
Over the past 20 years the monarch butterfly populations has decreased by over 80%, primarily due to lack of habitat, specifically the milkweed plant, which is essential in the monarch life cycle. Several organizations are spearheading efforts to plant milkweed wherever possible. Milkweed seed packets are available in the undercroft. Take as many as you like to plant and share. (More information from the Xerces Society and the Save Our Monarchs Organization.)

Vestry Meeting
The vestry meets Monday, April 20, beginning at 7:00 PM in the church.

High School Youth Group
Raking for beauty: Let's pitch in after church on 4/19 & help clean up St. John's for spring (garden gloves always fashionable). Baking for hunger: Make your favorite baked treats to sell at coffee hour after church on 4/26. All proceeds to benefit CROP Hunger Walk. More details to follow. High School Youth & Their Parents: Watch the mail for a letter outlining our Youth Group's final activities before the summer break, including details about our upcoming bake sale. Our youth have given so much of their time and talent to benefit others this year... now it's their turn to receive. Our gatherings in May will be entirely for fun and fellowship. Be sure to mark your calendars now for the long-anticipated overnight lock-in on Friday, May 29th!

Recycle Plastic Easter Eggs
If you have left over plastic Easter eggs, please place them in the lavender-colored box near the church office. We can reuse them in next year’s Easter egg hunt.

Grande Prairie Singers Feature Mozart… and Michael! 
Sunday, May 17, is the final concert of the Grande Prairie Singers’ season, “Haydn and Mozart: Composers and Friends.” Selections include Mozart's “Ave Verum” (a St. John’s Choir favorite) and “Te Deum in C” and Haydn’s “Great Organ Solo Mass” featuring our own Michael Soto. The concert is at 4:00 p.m. at Flossmoor Community Church. Tickets are $15 in advance ($20 at the door) and $10 for students and are available from Bob or Betsy Burgwald.