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A message from Reverend Sharon

11/18/2022

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Gratitude is in the air!
Across the country, Americans are gearing up for Thanksgiving. The generous members of St. John’s contributed many bags of food to make sure our hungry neighbors can enjoy a Thanksgiving meal.

We will collect more food this Sunday for the town food pantry, as we do on the third Sunday of each month. We will give thanks for the many blessings of St. John’s and the generosity of our members as we bless all the all stewardship campaign pledge cards. And, on this Christ the King Sunday, we will express our praise and thanksgiving to God, the giver of all good gifts, and for the life, sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus, our most wonderful and unusual king.
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In a world full of business and strife, we sometimes forget how much we have to be grateful for. I urge you to take a few moments during the next week to reflect on the blessings in your life. If you get stuck, try this exercise, either on your own or perhaps around the Thanksgiving table: Create a list of one thing you’re thankful for starting with each letter of the alphabet. I’d love to hear what you come up with!

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Ingathering - bring your pledge card

11/16/2022

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This Sunday- bring your pledge card to church. We will bless them for the new year. Don't have a pledge card? You can fill out this form, save it to your desktop and print it out. Don't worry you can still fill out a card at church this Sunday. As always thank you for your support. If you can't pledge right now, it is OK. Come as you are. 

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Imagining our next presiding bishop

10/14/2022

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The Episcopal Church Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop invites all Episcopalians to participate in a survey. The responses will help the committee develop a profile of the skills, qualities and gifts the church seeks in its next presiding bishop, considering what the church and world may look like in the next decade. The church’s General Convention will elect the next presiding bishop in the summer of 2024.
The deadline for completing the survey — which can be found online at
https://www.generalconvention.org/jncepb-survey in English, French, and Spanish
— is Oct. 31.

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A Success!

10/10/2022

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A thank you to the team at St. Peter's, Mountain Lakes for a great lunch. We have been closed to guests for a couple of years because of Covid. They were here from set-up to clean-up providing a delicious baked ham, mashed potatoes, veggies, and tasty pies for dessert. We had over 20 guests who were excited to be back.
A shout-out to Allyson who coordinates the scheduling of the lunch teams. Thank you to Rev. Sharon, pictured with Jerry, Ellen, Sandra, and Joan G. who came out to help start us off. St. John's will host our lunch on October 22 if you want to volunteer or provide a meal let us know.
St. Peter's team: Fred Osborne, Steve Emn, Jerry Watkins, Joe Fenske, Deacon Nancy.

#SaturdayLuncheonSocial #MovingForward #StJohnsBoonton

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Saturday Luncheon social

10/3/2022

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#SaturdayLuncheonSocial #SLS #MovingForward #Thriving #StJohnsBoonton

St. John's is excited to again offer meals through our Saturday Luncheon Social program. The meals are provided by Faith and Community groups in the area.
We gather around a table or two and share a meal and fellowship with others.
If you or someone you know is in need of a decent meal join us on Saturdays from noon to 1:00 P.M.
Moving forward, we need volunteers to pick up Saturday bread donations, guide volunteers from other churches, and provide food for our scheduled weeks. If you can help, please let Sharon Liparini know at Sharon.Liparini@gmail.com.

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Blessing of the Animals & boonton day

9/23/2022

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#BlessingoftheAnimals #BoontonDay #SundayService #Volunteer
Sunday, September 25th
Blessing of the Animals during the 10 a.m. Choral Eucharist. We will have a table at the annual Boonton Day from noon to 4 p.m. Rev. Sharon will be blessing animals at our booth.
Tell your friends to bring their pets, even cuddly stuffed ones to be blessed.
We need volunteers to help set up the booth and to greet visitors at the table. 

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An Invitation to JOY! Got Faith?

9/19/2022

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022, to November 9, 2022 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm"Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: The Rev. Michael Muller, rector, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 973-334-4429; mmuller.stpetersml@gmail.com 

New program explores faith’s relevance today- MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. — How is faith relevant in my life? How do I deepen my faith? Where is God in my life? 

Beginning Sept. 21, an eight-week evening program of faith exploration and discovery will provide an opportunity to explore these questions.
The series will include inspirational talks, discussions and worship experiences, offered through the collaborative ministry of the Episcopal churches of Boonton, Denville & Mountain Lakes. It is open to anyone interested, whether they belong to a faith community, are exploring different faiths or have no faith affiliation.
Participants will gather Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. at St. Peter’s Church, 215 Boulevard, Mountain Lakes. Free childcare will be available.
For more information, contact the Rev. Michael Muller at St. Peter’s at 973-334-4429 or mmuller.stpetersml@gmail.com.

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Food, Healing and welcome back

9/15/2022

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Sunday, September 18th is a busy Sunday. 
Immediately following the Sunday Service, we will have a healing service and laying on of hands. Bring your concerns for yourself or others. 
Boonton Food Pantry Sunday. These continue to be challenging times for many, so if you’re able, please grab a few extra shelf-stable items, cans with pull-tops (powered mild, pasta, rice, peanut butter, cereal, etc.) also diapers, feminine products on your next trip to the grocery store and remember the pets; dog and cat food (litter too) are requested items at the food pantries.
Welcome Back Picnic Join us after the service for our Welcome Back Picnic. There will be food, fun, a skit and birthday cake - Happy Birthday Kevin Bidwell. 

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VACATIONS, RENEWAL, PREPARATIONS

8/1/2022

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Sunday services continue with Choral Eucharist and Morning Prayer. We are grateful for Rev. Sharon who has gone out into Boonton to meet the local community groups, who is guiding us through transitions and getting us back to activities sidelined by Covid restrictions. Robert, our hardworking choir director and organist will be on vacation all of August. 
The vestry is back in session. We are preparing for the fall. Here are some of the things we have on the agenda:
  • Finishing the Wilson House-it looks wonderful
  • The Welcome Back Picnic
  • St. Francis day and the Blessing of the Animals
  • Boonton Day
  • Saturday Luncheon Social
  • Stewardship
  • Planning the Worship season with the Altar Guild and all our new members. 
There is so much more going on with maintenance of the building, cleaning and care of the buildings, preparing and planning. If you don't hear from us, we have our heads down getting ready for a thriving, busy fall season. See you in September. 
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wilson House renewal

7/2/2022

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Wilson House Renewal - Local Mission Trip
June 27-30, 2022


Thank you to the Wilson House Renewal Mission! They did amazing work painting and cleaning the Wilson House and the surrounding property for our next refugee family. Twenty-two young people attended the mission trip from June 27 to June 30th. Twelve from St. Peter's, Mountain Lakes. Five young men from, Fr. Sylvester Ekunwe's new parish, St. Mary's, Staten Island, and five young ladies from Community Church of Mountain Lakes. They were joined by Fr. Sylvester and his youth minister, Ernie Figueroa. Clive Knowles, Deacon Nancy Hansen, Tom George, Doug Sonn, John Garrison, Anna Floreno, Helen Pulitano, Janet Porsche, John Hyde, Michael, and Liz Muller from St. Peter's, Deacon Ken Bocchino, and George Wong from Church of the Saviour. They were joined by Rev. Sharon and Ellen Bomser on Thursday. Thank you to everyone who participated in person and in spirit. The collaboration between churches is amazingly wonderful. We are excited about the efforts of many people to help those in need. Some of the things accomplished. 
  • Painting the 1st and 2nd floor of the Wilson House.
  • Scraping and painting the wooden front porch.
  • Painting the rear metal Bilco doors.
  • Power washing the exterior of the building.
  • Doing some concrete patching on the foundation.
  • Trimming of bushes and removal of a small tree.
  • Yard clean-up and removal of debris.
For more information visit these links: Key News - ST PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH (stpetersmountainlakes.org) and for more photos Photos - ST PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH (stpetersmountainlakes.org)

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