SIGN UP in the foyer at church or email Sharon Kosloski.
We’ll have the coffee ready and a place set for you. See you there!
Sharon
SIGN UP in the foyer at church or email Sharon Kosloski.
We’ll have the coffee ready and a place set for you. See you there!
Sharon
Every one of us in Durham region enjoys local fruit and vegetables every summer! But that would not be the case if we didn’t have many migrant workers who come to Canada to help out on our farms.
The church season of Lent is a time of year when we focus especially on the needs of others. So our Lenten project again this year is to support the Migrant Worker ministry of the Anglican Church in our Durham area through our diocesan FaithWorks program. The Reverend Augusto Nunez, the incumbent of St. Saviour’s, Orono, works hard to support the workers who come mostly from Mexico and Jamaica to work on our farms.
Our St. John’s goal this year is to raise $2000 towards this ministry. Look for the special table and poster in the church.
You can donate cash or a cheque at church
or through e-transfer the “donate now” button on the church website
or by e-transfer to the office at St. Johns Bowmanville
Please make all donations to “St. John’s” and mark donations “FaithWorks” or “migrant worker ministry”.
With your help we can reach our goal – and enjoy our local fruits and vegetables – knowing that we are helping those who work on our farms!
Thu March 28 Maundy Thursday Service 7:00 p.m.
Fri March 29 Good Friday Service 12:00 noon
Sun March 31 Easter Sunday Services 8:00 and 10:30 plus 9:00 Easter breakfast
Our Ash Wednesday services will be in person on February 14th at 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Please join us as we begin Lent by bringing to God our need for repentance and our recognition of the frailty and uncertainty of human life. The services include the imposition of ashes, prayers, a sermon, and communion.
Everyone is invited to our annual Pancake Supper on February 13th from 5:00 to 7:00 for Shrove Tuesday, a day for feasting and merriment before the Lenten fasting begins.
Pancakes, sausages, syrup (regular and sugar free) salad, and more, with friendly folks to socialize with
Free, donations welcome
We encourage you to invite friends and neighbours to attend too.
St. John’s will participate in the joint ecumenical prayer service during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity along with local churches of a variety of other denominations. It will be on Wednesday, January 24th at 7:00 pm at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church (127 Liberty Street South). Please mark your calendars to join together with our fellow Christians in prayer and worship.
For over a decade St. John’s has supported The Gathering Place, a charitable organization that prepares a dinner for people in our community who often struggle. It’s held the 2nd Friday of every month [except July and August] at St Paul’s United Church in Bowmanville.
This January 12th it’s our turn to host this dinner and we need some help from the parishioners of St. John’s; we need twelve servers who’ll deliver the meal from the kitchen to our patrons. If you haven’t done this before you’re in for a treat, it’s a fun atmosphere. And the help get fed too!
If you wish to help out it’s
Friday, January 12th
St. Paul’s United Church
Church and Silver Streets
At 4:00 pm
If you would like to volunteer, contact Barry McCabe