United
Thank Offering – IT’S EASY!
Notice
the good things that happen each day? Give thanks to God for your Blessings and
make an offering for each Blessing. Every penny, nickel, dime, quarter, and
dollar offered in thanks through the United Thank Offering (UTO) is given to
God’s mission in the world. Every coin
and bill transforms Lives in the United States and around the world. Turn your
gratitude for your blessings into blessings for others.
Respond
Now
The
Daughters of the King are collecting personal items for the men and women that
receive assistance through Respond Now. Suggestions are: soap, shampoo, body
lotion, toothpaste, toothbrushes, razors, deodorant, etc. Both full-size and
travel-size are needed.
Blue
Jean Yard Clean Up – Will meet
Sunday, November 12th.
Yarn Ministry – Will meet
Monday, November 6th in the Guild room at 7 PM.
Christmas
Basket Program
St.
John’s is once again participating in the ReVive Center for Housing and
Healing’s Christmas Basket Program. We are asking parishioners and church
organizations to please volunteer and sponsor a family to provide them with a
merry and memorable Christmas. Sign-up sheets are available in the undercroft,
so please start selecting the families you wish to sponsor. This year’s
deadline for dropping off the Christmas Baskets at St. John’s will be no later
than Wednesday, November 29, 2017.
NOV. 12 - Annual SWIFT Inter-Faith Mixer/Dinner in
Orland Park
Meet,
greet and break bread with open-hearted members of other faiths next month at
the annual SouthWest InterFaith Team (SWIFT) dinner, Sunday, November
12, at Faith United Methodist Church in Orland Park. The traditional
format of this fun event is to seat fellow SWIFT members at each table from all
three Abrahamic faiths. The simple idea is to help promote dialogue and
fellowship in a casual and communal setting ("Mohammed, please pass the
butter?"). The Church is located at 151st St & 80th Ave.,
and doors open at 5:30 pm. The dinner runs from 6 pm—8 pm and tickets are $20
apiece. Please make checks payable to St. John's, and reserve your seat by Nov.
3. For more information, please contact our SWIFT ambassadors, Rob McManamy or
Bryan Burke.
Fr. Jim Caldwell’s last Sunday with us will be
October 29.
There will be a celebration of his ministry among us
in the undercroft after the 10 am service.
In gratitude for his service here, the Vestry would like to present him with a
purse. If you wish to contribute to this, please place your check or cash
(labeled “purse”) in the collection plate at next Sunday’s service.
Practicing Our Faith Book Club
This month the Practicing Our Faith Book Club is
reading Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery
O'Connor, a collection of short stories written in the final decade of her
life. The book club will meet on Thursday, November 16 at 7:00pm in
the Guild Room to discuss the book. New members are always welcome!
Parish Dinner Groups
Sign up for the 2018 Parish Dinner Groups continues
through Sunday, November 12, 2017. Information and forms for signing up will be
found on a table in the undercroft. Please join us even if you are not a
“couple” or you can’t host a dinner in your home. If you have any questions
regarding this unique opportunity to get to know your fellow parishioners a
little bit better, please talk to Gale Michael.
