Dear St. John's,
I am writing to update you about our schedule for the next several weeks. Beginning this week, I will be out on medical leave for a surgical procedure. I anticipate being back in church with you for Pentecost Sunday, May 19. Seminarian Brigid Dwyer, who preached at St. John’s last summer, will return on Sunday, April 28, to lead Morning Prayer and preach. She will lead a workshop for all readers or potential readers after the service. Deacon John will lead Morning Prayer and preach on May 5. Sister Eleanor Francis from the Convent of St. John Baptist will celebrate Holy Eucharist and preach on May 12. Please direct any pastoral concerns during this time to Kathy Cascone or Deacon John. I appreciate your prayers during this time and look forward to being back with you in May. Rev. Sharon
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ANNOUNCEMENTS - The Week of April 7, 2024 (click here for the PDF version)
Here’s what’s happening at St. John’s, around the diocese, and in the local community. THANK YOU to everyone who helped with Saturday’s iftar dinner. PRAYER LIST We pray for those on our parish prayer list: Presiding Bishop Michael, Sylvent, Carl, Joan P., Elmada, Jackie, Brett, Lori S., Charlotte M., Michelle J., Nathan, Donna, Andrew, Steve D., Bruce, Nina, Shabba and Sister Eleanor Francis. FOOD PANTRY Next Sunday, April 21, we will collect food for the Boonton Food Pantry. ZOOM MEETING TOMORROW Monday, April 8, at 7 p.m. is the next Zoom meeting for small and mid-sized churches. This is a great opportunity to connect with resources and members of other similar-sized parishes. Such connections may be especially helpful as St. John’s enters a time of clergy transition. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87371874393?pwd=dlBEa3hkdUhJTHFzM3lqaGVTU0lNdz09 Meeting ID: 873 7187 4393 Passcode: 553852 Join by telephone: 1 646 558 8656 US (New York) SAVE THE DATE: On Sunday, April 28, Brigid Dwyer will return to St. John’s as guest preacher and Morning Prayer officiant. After the service and coffee hour, she will lead a training workshop in the church for all lectors, including those currently serving and those who wish to participate in this ministry in the future. MORE NEWS Find the latest diocesan and denominational news, including the nominees for the next presiding bishop, in The VOICE online. The current and past issues are in the archive at https://dioceseofnewark.org/e-news. You also can sign up to receive the biweekly newsletter and other diocesan announcements via e-mail.
Dear St. John’s,
I suspect none of us expected this morning’s earthquake. When such an unusual event occurs, we often look first to more ordinary explanations. I initially thought a tree fell on my house. Other friends at first attributed the rumbling to a passing truck, a car hitting the foundation of their building, an airplane crashing near Newark Airport and even to their washing machine. It’s like the Resurrection. No one expected Jesus to rise from the dead. So those who first saw the empty tomb assumed someone had stolen his body. Those who first encountered him didn’t recognize him at first. They thought he was a gardener or a fellow traveler on the road to Emmaus. And even though the miraculous event was the same, each person experienced and understood and interpreted it from their own location and perspective. So the Bible contains different accounts of the Resurrection. And we, too, experience the Risen Christ in different ways – often when we’re least expecting it. We, too, share our stories of when we have seen the Lord in our lives. Each story may be as unique as our fingerprints, because Jesus meets each of us where we are. But they all share the amazing, eternal truth on which our faith is based: Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! Rev. Sharon |
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