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Join us for our May 16th Sunday ServiceJoin us for our May 9th Sunday ServiceMigrant 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 
Join us for our May 2nd Sunday ServiceSnail 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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