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Splendid News About Rev. Lucia!
Dear St. John’s,
It is with great joy that I announce splendid news to our Parish. Bishop Riscylla Shaw has appointed the Reverend Lucia Lloyd as Incumbent of St. John’s. Please join me, and your wardens, in congratulating Lucia in her new position! You may email her at st.johns.bow@bellnet.ca. Reverend Lucia’s appointment to our church on May 1, 2019, was as Priest-in-Charge for two years. During the past month, the Bishop has held meetings with Reverend Lucia, and also with your wardens, to discuss the next step of Lucia becoming our Incumbent, a position that has no end date. I am delighted to say that everyone has been in agreement, and Reverend Lucia has accepted her new appointment from Bishop Shaw. I am truly thankful that Reverend Lucia has accepted this position of Incumbent. Her meaningful ministry has been inspiring to me and to my family. I have seen how Lucia’s ministry has encouraged many others in our church, how she has kept our parish together during the pandemic, and how she desires to make Jesus known to those around her. Please pray for Reverend Lucia: Heavenly Father, we thank you for bringing your daughter Lucia to St. John’s. We thank you for your love for her, and for her love for all of us. Protect, guide and care for Lucia all her days, and inspire her ministry according to your will. Help her to know that you walk beside her with each and every step she takes. In Jesus Christ’s name we pray, Amen. I look forward to experiencing how God will lead us throughout Reverend Lucia’s ministry this year and in the future. Blessings, Cathie Arlene King's Testimonial
Outdoor Sunday Worship to begin June 20th at 10:30 at St. Johns!Dear St. John's
We are planning to begin worshipping together in person outdoors starting Sunday June 20th at 10:30! Phase one of Ontario's reopening includes a provision for outdoor religious services, which says that as long as there's enough space for social distancing there's no maximum number of people. These services will be similar to the outdoor services we had in September. They will be held in a shady spot on the church lawn. You are invited to bring your own lawn chairs, and we'll have a few extras in case someone needs a seat. As we get details from the government and the diocese about covid precautions at those services we will pass those details along to you. We will offer these outdoor worship services at 10:30 every Sunday during the summer except when it rains. We will continue our services on zoom at 9:00 and on YouTube every Sunday as well. We are excited to have this opportunity to gather together in person for worship and to rejoice together! Grace and peace, Lucia Doctrine of Discovery: Stolen Lands, Strong Hearts June seriesDear St. John's,
We encourage you to participate in this 3-session discussion series on the Doctrine of Discovery. Reach out to the church email for more information. Grace and peace, Lucia Go Fund Me Roof Repair
Dear St. John's,
Thanks to Sharon for setting up a fundraiser on GoFundMe to encourage people in Bowmanville and beyond to contribute to the roof repairs for our church. You can click on the picture to see it. The church gets 97% of the donations that come through GoFundMe. You can also give directly to St. John's (with a note that it's designated for the roof) through any of the usual channels (cheque, e-transfer, the donate now button on the parish website) and the church gets 100% of those donations. It is posted on the parish facebook page and my facebook page as well as on the GoFundMe site. Please share it on social media so that others in the area have a chance to participate in doing good for our community and our church. Grace and peace, Lucia Migrant Worker MinistryDear St. John's,
Rev. Augusto, who leads the migrant worker ministry we help support, is requesting donations of non-perishable food for the migrant workers who labour in our area, especially rice, bread, tuna, cooking oil, water bottles, red peas/kidney beans, condensed milk, coffee, sugar, tomato paste, packaged tortillas, cornmeal, toilet paper, and soap. If you would like to participate, you can do so in one of three ways: by taking the food donations directly to St. Saviours Anglican Church in Orono between 10 am and 1 pm on Wednesday, May 19th or by dropping off food donations at St. John's (11 Temperance St.) between 1:00 and 2:00 on Tuesdays or by dropping off food donations on the porch of the rectory (124 Queen St.) at other times Penny Stripp, Sharon Hillyer and I will take your food donations from Bowmanville to Orono . As we remember Jesus' teachings to love our neighbours who have less than we do, and that by feeding the least of these we are feeding Jesus himself, this is a tangible and immediate way of putting our faith and love into action. Grace and peace, Lucia The Gathering PlaceDear St. John's,
I thought you would appreciate knowing about one of the ways in which your financial gifts to St. John's are providing food to our neighbours in our local community. In previous years, St. John's has given $900 a year to The Gathering Place, which is the cost of a meal for the guests who attend a free dinner there, including many folks from local group homes. During the pandemic when volunteers could not gather in a church kitchen to serve a meal to a group, The Gathering Place began ordering meals from local restaurants to be delivered to the recipients, as well as to local migrant workers. Since the restaurant meals cost more than meals made by volunteers, St. John's has increased our contribution to $1100 this year. We received a letter from Isabel Peat, the Secretary of The Gathering Place Board, telling us about the ways our neighbours appreciate it. Grace and peace, Lucia 
Snail Habitat and Rock GardenDear St. John’s,
Introducing our snail habitat, discovered by our ‘rock garden maintenance crew’, in the corner rock garden of our churchyard! I am inviting you to join the ‘rock garden maintenance crew’ on Friday mornings from 8:30 – 10:00am, and to visit our snail habitat in the yard. We will work on maintaining the corner rock garden, plus the other flower / shrub gardens around the church. Please bring your own masks, gardening gloves and trowels, plus the other gardening equipment you like to use. We will be socially distanced throughout the yard. According to the current Government of Ontario Covid guidelines for outdoor organized public events and social gatherings, we must comply with public health advice on physical distancing and have no more than 5 people. Please contact us at the church email if interested Easter Signs of Hope
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