Announcements for September 11

Jubilation: This Sunday, September 11
St. John’s fall celebration of the people, activities and ministries of the parish will take place this Sunday, September 11, following the 10:00 AM service. Lunch will be served. Catch up with fellow parishioners after the summer. Browse program and ministry opportunities and register for Sunday School classes.

Introducing New Office Manager: Betsy Sloan
Betsy has lived in Flossmoor for the past eight years with her husband, Dan and daughters Lucy (a senior at HF) and Eleanor (an 8th grader at Parker Junior high). She has spent most of her working life as an administrative assistant at various levels at DePaul University. She looks forward to getting to know and working with the parishioners of St. John’s.

Choir Returns This Sunday
Following their summer break, the choir returns to participation in the 10:00 AM service this Sunday.

Practicing Our Faith Book Club
This month the Practicing Our Faith Book Club is reading Jabbok by Kee Sloan, a novel about a friendship between a white boy and an African-American preacher in rural Mississippi. The book club will meet on Thursday, October 20 at 7:00pm in the Guild Room to discuss Jabbok. New members are always welcome.

Organist Michael Soto in Concert
Michael will be performing with the Southwest Symphony in an upcoming concert. He’ll be playing Handel’s Concerto for Organ HWV 295, “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale,” and Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 for organ and orchestra. The concert is on Sunday, September 25 at 4:00 in Ozinga Chapel at Trinity Christian College, 6601 W College Drive, Palos Heights. Information and tickets are available at www.southwestsymphony.com.

New Outreach Opportunity for Teens and Adults
Only have a little time to spare but you care about making a big difference? All hands, all minds, all ages invited to join in service. Look for St. John's new outreach ministry at this Sunday's Jubilation. We've listened to our high school teens and this is what they've told us: We are busy with academics, sports, clubs and jobs; the pressure can be intense. You also manage to carve out time for church and want to do good works. This last part makes you very special and--in today's world, sadly--a rarity. Our diocese has learned this the hard way, which has led to a significantly reduced diocesan youth program, including the elimination of decades-old programs like Happening. That's why St. John's wants to meet the challenge and support your commitment to our parish and your own spiritual growth. Here's the idea... each quarter we'll put forth at least one service project that parishioners of all ages and interests can join in. No regularly scheduled "meetings". Just projects and dates and details. You choose the ones you are able to do (and suggest your own ideas). We'll invite other Flossmoor churches to join us. Involve your friends, family, neighbors--whatever makes it fun and meaningful for you, and in the process, we'll help heal the world. God loves it when we do that.

Vegetable Abundance
This week: Arugula, green and jalapeno peppers.