An exciting week, with KoG (our primary school program for kids year 2 to year 6) and Youth (high school students) going back on Friday 16 February!
KoG runs 4.30pm–6pm and Youth is 7pm–8.30pm. Get in contact with Rob Woolfrey, our Children and Youth minister, to find out more: 0425 278 063.
Many thanks to Fr Ken and his team of volunteers who have… replaced the church lights with brighter LED lamps through the nave and the chapel area…and de-headed all the agapanthus flowers around the perimeter of the churchgrounds ready for a fresh crop of flowers later this year!
Blessings, Murray
This bulletin was emailed to members of the parish on Thursday 15 February 2018 – if you would like to join the Weekly Bulletin email list, please call the church office on 02 4927 5399 and we will happily arrange this.
Ladies’ Morning Tea
The ladies of the St John’s Guild would like to invite the rest of the ladies of the Parish to a Morning tea on Monday 12 March 2018.
WHERE :- It will be in the Parish Hall
TIME :- from 10 am til 12 m.d.
THERE IS NO COST – free!
SPEAKER :- We have invited the new Dean – Kathryn Bowyer to speak to us and she is thrilled to have been given the opportunity to meet with us. Please come! It is also an opportunity to meet with other women of the Parish.
Any enquires please speak to Jen Benson, Jenny Walkom, Penelope Young or Elizabeth Turner, or RSVP at www.saintjohns.com.au/rsvp
Recycling
Penelope Young from our 9am congregation is keen to get us recycling more… and to raise some funds at the same time. The NSW Government has a new plastic bottle recycling scheme and we can earn a small amount of money for each plastic bottle we recycle. If we band together… let’s see how much we can raise!
Please bring your bottles to church and leave them in the plastic bucket labelled for this purpose in the kitchen.
Thanks, Penelope!
Safe church training
Fr Ken is leading a NVEST Safe Ministry Training session on Saturday, 24 February, 2018 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Volunteers who work with children at St John’s are required to complete this training, but we strongly recommend that all parents and people with a passion to keep St John’s safe undertake it. It’s an excellent resource for all parents who are concerned about the safety of their children, whatever institutions and groups they are associated with.
The cost of workshop is $30 and St John’s will reimburse members of our church who do this training to enable their ministry here.
Refreshments provided. Please bring your own Lunch
Registration Enquiries to: Amanda Zaicos Ph: 02 4926 3733 safeministry@newcastleanglican.org.au
Lent Services at St John’s
Join us for our new services each week in Lent.
We are offering Morning Prayer at 9.30am on Tuesdays, and Holy Communion each Wednesday night at 6.30pm. All welcome.
Two members of our church have started a prayer group that meets at noon on Tuesdays… and would love to have more people praying for St John’s. Feel free to come along!
The Anglican Board of Mission has produced a Lent resource which is available for download from: www.abmission.org/lent. The letter to accompany this is available on our website.
Rosters:
18 Feb. 2018 | 25 Feb. 2018 | |
9:00 am | ||
Welcomer | Jennifer B & Howard B | Jenny K & Helen C |
Leader | Xander G | Thomas P |
Preacher | Murray W | Ken Y |
Communion | Murray W | Ken Y |
Server | Amy D | Josephine T |
Candles | Sebastian T & Matthew B | Amy D & Isobel P |
Bible reading 1 | Helen C | Rodgers F |
Bible reading 2 | Ken Y | Penny B |
Prayers | Howard B | June W |
Chalice | Jennifer B & Jenny W | Howard B & Dianne W |
Kids Church Leader | ||
Kids Church Helper | ||
Refreshments | Lance W & Dianne W | Ken Y & Margret Y |
Counters | June W & Penelope Y | John F & Helen C |
Flower Arranger | Dianne W | Don S |
Brass Cleaner | Dane T & Sue T | |
10:45 am | ||
Welcomer | Helen P | *Volunteer needed* |
Leader | Mark T | Mark T |
Preacher | Murray W | Ken Y |
Communion | Murray W | Ken Y |
Music Leader | Mark T | Mark T |
Prayers | *Volunteer needed* | Helen P |
Refreshments | Helen P | Irini T |
5:00 pm | ||
Welcomer | Marg T | *Volunteer needed* |
Leader | Murray W | |
Preacher | Murray W | Ken Y |
Communion | Murray W | X X |
Prayers | *Volunteer needed* | Dan T |
Music Leader | ||
Music 2 | ||
Kids Church Leader | Susan A | |
Kids Church Helper | Phil A | |
Creche Leader | ||
Creche Helper | ||
Refreshments | *Volunteer needed* | Kathryn H |
Tidy after service | ||
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Activity 7 |
Upcoming at St John’s:
Sunday, 18 February 2018 | |
9:00am | Sunday School: The Covenant with Noah |
9:00am | Traditional Communion service |
10:45am | Informal Communion |
12:30pm | Baptism of Logan Upward |
5:00pm | Kids Church: The Covenant with Noah |
5:00pm | Evening service |
Tuesday, 20 February 2018 | |
9:30am | Morning Prayer |
2:00pm | Funeral of Barbara Lavender |
Wednesday, 21 February 2018 | |
10:00am | Funeral of Elaine Lundgren |
6:30pm | Evening Communion |
Friday, 23 February 2018 | |
4:00pm | Wedding of Wall & Wilson |
4:30pm | K.O.G youth group for School Years 2-6 |
4:30pm | KoG Primary School Youth Group |
7:00pm | High School Youth Group |
Saturday, 24 February 2018 | |
9:00am | NVEST Safe Ministry Training |
Sunday, 25 February 2018 | |
9:00am | Sunday School: The Covenant with Abraham |
9:00am | Traditional Communion service |
10:45am | Informal Communion |
12:30pm | Baptism of Chase Redman |
5:00pm | Sunday School: The Covenant with Abraham |
5:00pm | Evening service |