Announcements for October 1st

We Need Your Feedback!  

The Search Committee is asking that everyone complete the Church Assessment Tool, or CAT.  This survey is designed to tell us who we are as a parish and who we want to be going forward as we search for our new rector.  If you are 16 and over and consider St. John's your church home, please go online and take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/StJohnEvangelistIL.  Hard copies are also available if you'd prefer.  The next phase of research will be small group discussions and all ages are encouraged to participate.  More information to come.

Yarn Ministry – Will meet Monday, October 2^nd in the Guild room at 7:00 p.m.

College Care Packages

St. John’s Outreach Ministry is sending college freshmen surprise care packages this fall. We’re asking everyone to bring something to contribute to the now 6 young people we’re collecting for. Keep it simple (gum, pencils, Post-it notes)…use your imagination. Stumped? See, text or call Mike Madden or Dee McManamy for suggestions or if you, too, know a college freshman who would like a fun surprise. Boxes will be in the undercroft during coffee hour for the next several Sundays. Remember: Notes of encouragement are always a welcomed addition!

Blessing of the Animals – Sunday,  October 1^st at 4:30 p.m.

Announcements for September 24th

We Need Your Feedback!  

The Search Committee is asking that everyone complete the Church Assessment Tool, or CAT.  This survey is designed to tell us who we are as a parish and who we want to be going forward as we search for our new rector.  If you are 16 and over and consider St. John's your church home, please go online and take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/StJohnEvangelistIL.  Hard copies are also available if you'd prefer.  The next phase of research will be small group discussions and all ages are encouraged to participate.  More information to come.

Yarn Ministry – Will meet Monday, October 2^nd in the Guild room at 7:00 p.m.

College Care Packages

St. John’s Outreach Ministry is sending college freshmen surprise care packages this fall. We’re asking everyone to bring something to contribute to the now 6 young people we’re collecting for. Keep it simple (gum, pencils, Post-it notes)…use your imagination. Stumped? See, text or call Mike Madden or Dee McManamy for suggestions or if you, too, know a college freshman who would like a fun surprise. Boxes will be in the undercroft during coffee hour for the next several Sundays. Remember: Notes of encouragement are always a welcomed addition!

Announcements for September 17th

FINALLY! “Faith + Science” // Interfaith Forum // Sept 17, 3 pm, Frankfort

This Sunday, Sept. 17, Episcopal Rev. Clayton Thomason, medical ethics director at Rush University Medical Center, will offer a Christian take on "Faith + Science" at the latest SWIFT Interfaith Forum. He will be joined onstage by Dr. Zaher Sahloul, a pulmonologist at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, and Dr. Carol Gerson, an ENT specialist and assistant professor at Northwestern University. The free event will take place from 3-6 pm, at the St. Francis Woods Campus in Frankfort IL (9201 W St Francis Rd). Refreshments will be served, but please bring a non-perishable food item for Respond Now. For more details, please contact Rob McManamy or Bryan Burke. For more about SWIFT, of which St. John's is now a member, go to www.swiftinterfaith.org, or visit the group's Facebook page.

We Need Your Feedback!  

The Search Committee is asking that everyone complete the Church Assessment Tool, or CAT.  This survey is designed to tell us who we are as a parish and who we want to be going forward as we search for our new rector.  If you are 16 and over and consider St. John's your church home, please go online and take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/StJohnEvangelistIL.  Hard copies are also available if you'd prefer.  The next phase of research will be small group discussions and all ages are encouraged to participate.  More information to come.

Got Freshmen?

Let us know who they are!  Let's send our young adults away at college for the first time a surprise "care package." Consider bringing in simple, fun items, or a note of encouragement to let our fellow parishioners (or relatives/friends) know we are thinking of them and wishing them success in their new life phase.  And when we say "simple", we mean simple:  a pack of gum, deck of cards, refrigerator magnet, pencils, stickers, candy, etc (the Dollar Store would be the perfect place to shop).  Anything, really--use your imagination!  We will have labeled boxes in the undercroft during coffee hour over the next few weeks; toss in your contributions (so far, we have a list of four freshmen).  If you know a college freshman you want to receive a St. John's care package, please call/text either Mike Madden or Dee McManamy--or see them at church. We'll need your freshman's full mailing address.  Each package will be a collective gift from the Church of St. John--yet another way to say we are, indeed, One Body--even when we are away from one another.

Confirmation and Sunday School classes begin Sunday, September 17^th at 9:00 a.m.

Announcements for September 10th

    

       “Faith + Science” // Interfaith Forum // Sept 17, 3 pm, Frankfort

Next month, Episcopal Rev. Clayton Thomason, director of the medical ethics program at Rush University Medical Center, will offer a Christian perspective at the SWIFT Interfaith Forum on "Faith + Science." Muslim and Jewish speakers will also join him on a panel to present their distinct takes on this oft-contentious topic. The event will take place on Sunday, Sept. 17, from 3-6 pm, at the St. Francis Woods Campus in Frankfort IL (9201 W St Francis Rd). Refreshments will be served, but attendees also are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item as a donation for Respond Now. For more details, please contact Rob McManamy or Bryan Burke. For more about SWIFT, of which St. John's is now a member, go to www.swiftinterfaith.org, or visit the group's Facebook page.

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!  URGENT HELP NEEDED!

We need volunteers for teaching Sunday School!  This is an important ministry that has a positive and lasting impact upon the children of our parish.  Volunteers do not need to be parents of current students, and can alternate Sundays to meet personal schedules.  If you are interested or want to know more about the program, please call Diane Walsh-Madden.

We Need Your Feedback!  

The Search Committee is asking that everyone complete the Church Assessment Tool, or CAT.  This survey is designed to tell us who we are as a parish and who we want to be going forward as we search for our new rector.  If you are 16 and over and consider St. John's your church home, please go online and take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/StJohnEvangelistIL.

We will also have computers set up and ready with the CAT after both services this Sunday for anyone interested.  Thank you!

Jubilation – Sunday, September 10

All are welcome to celebrate St. John's Annual Ministry Jubilation directly following this Sunday's 10am service. Gather additional information and learn how to become more involved in our parish's ministries and activities. Lunch will be provided by Loaves and Fishes.

Announcements from Cyndie Knoll

Daughters of the King will be meeting on Saturday, September 9^th from 9:30-11:00 am. We will be discussing our plans for this year as well as preparing the display for the Jubilee. Also, Confirmation Registration is this weekend. All young people 7th through 12th grade are welcome to enroll. Classes will begin September 17^th.

Announcements for September 3rd

       

       “Faith + Science” // Interfaith Forum // Sept 17, 3 pm, Frankfort

Next month, Episcopal Rev. Clayton Thomason, director of the medical ethics program at Rush University Medical Center, will offer a Christian perspective at the SWIFT Interfaith Forum on "Faith + Science." Muslim and Jewish speakers will also join him on a panel to present their distinct takes on this oft-contentious topic. The event will take place on Sunday, Sept. 17, from 3-6 pm, at the St. Francis Woods Campus in Frankfort IL (9201 W St Francis Rd). Refreshments will be served, but attendees also are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item as a donation for Respond Now. For more details, please contact Rob McManamy or Bryan Burke. For more about SWIFT, of which St. John's is now a member, go to www.swiftinterfaith.org, or visit the group's Facebook page.

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!  URGENT HELP NEEDED!

We need volunteers for teaching Sunday School!  This is an important ministry that has a positive and lasting impact upon the children of our parish.  Volunteers do not need to be parents of current students, and can alternate Sundays to meet personal schedules.  If you are interested or want to know more about the program, please call Diane Walsh-Madden.

COMING SOON!!!!  

The first step in the search for our next rector is a survey to be completed by all the members of St John's.  The Church Assessment Tool or "CAT" survey will be online for all parishioners 16 and older to complete.  Kick off will be on Sunday, September 10 (Jubilation Sunday).  More information will follow.

An Update from Senior Warden Greg Lawrence

I am pleased to announce that the Wardens, with the approval of the Vestry, have selected an Interim Rector, Fr. Michael Dwyer. He will be starting November 1, 2017 and will officiate his first Sunday services on November 5, 2017.  Fr. Dwyer lives in Park Forest, IL with his wife Jane and their three cats. He previously served as Priest-In-Charge of the Calumet Episcopal Ministry Partnership in Northern Indiana. We look forward to welcoming Fr. Dwyer to our St. John's family.