Want
to attend the SWIFT Picnic? RSVP by July 17!
St.
John's recently became the 15th area congregation (and first Episcopal
church!) to join the SouthWest InterFaith Team (SWIFT), which promotes
harmony and joint community service among the three Abrahamic faiths: Christianity,
Judaism and Islam. This month, our first
opportunity to participate in a SWIFT event is here. On Sunday, July 23, from 1-5 pm, at
Peace Memorial Church UCC, in Palos Park (10300 West 131st St.),
SWIFT will be hosting its annual picnic for families from all member
congregations. Please attend, if you
can, and feel free to bring along a friend or two. Fun and food for all ages will be provided,
from BBQ, desserts, and soft drinks to balloons, a bouncy house, piñata, and
even a clown. Embrace this opportunity
to share faithful fellowship with your Jewish, Muslim, and Christian neighbors!
RSVP by Monday, July 17 to Rob McManamy or Bryan Burke For more about SWIFT, go to www.swiftinterfaith.org, or visit the group's Facebook
page: https://www.facebook.com/SWIFT-South-West-Interfaith-Team
The
Daughters of the King
The Daughters of the King are once again
sponsoring the Back to School Backpack Give Away through Respond Now. We are seeking contributions of folders and
wide-ruled spiral notebooks for the backpacks.
The deadline for the supplies will be Sunday, July 30th. Please contact Cyndie Knoll if you have questions
or need more information. Collection
boxes will be provided in the atrium lobby.
Ice Cream Social
A
big thank you to everyone who participated in the Ice Cream Social by scooping
ice cream, cutting watermelon, setting up tents and tables, arranging flowers,
making and pouring lemonade and iced tea, serving ice cream, lemonade and iced
tea, grilling hotdogs, selling food, helping the balloon ladies, greeting the
community, attending, cleaning up, donating to the entertainment and most
importantly praying for good weather. The
weather was glorious and attendance was good. This event would not work as well
if all of you didn’t support it. THANK YOU!!!!!!!
