Dec 24 Christmas Eve services
3:30 p.m. with children’s pageant
7:00 p.m. Carol Sing
7:30 p.m. Candlelight service
Dec 25 Christmas Day 10:00 a.m. service
All are welcome as we celebrate Christ’s birth with joy!
Following the tree lighting in Downtown Bowmanville on Friday December 6th at 6:30, we invite the local community to St. John’s to see over 100 nativity scenes that parishioners have brought into the church. We also have Christmas carols, hot cider and cookies, and the chance for children to make gingerbread nativity scenes.
We will be participating in the Advent series led by our bishops on zoom:
Bishops lead Advent series
As part of the Season of Spiritual Renewal, the Diocese’s bishops will lead “Advent For Everyone,” four evenings of prayer and reflection. Sessions will take place on Tuesdays starting Nov. 26 from 7:30-8:30 p.m. on Zoom. Read the news story for more details and register on the Season of Spiritual Renewal Workshops page. You can download a poster for your bulletin board.
When you register, include that you are from St. John’s, Bowmanville so that we will be in the same breakout room for the discussions.
You and your pets are invited to the 6th Annual Blessing of the Animals at St. John’s. It will be on Friday October 4th, the Feast Day of St. Francis, at 7:00 p.m. in the church. We will thank God for animals and all creation, and each animal will receive an individual blessing. Feel free to forward this invitation to any animal lovers you know.
We are now posting our church newsletters on the parish website! Thanks to Rob Benz for setting that up. If you go to the parish website, click on “About Us” and on “Newsletters” you will see them. We hope it will be a good way for people who are looking online for a church to get a better sense of who we are and what we do, as well as being a resource for our current members to find information about upcoming events.
ANNUAL SEPTEMBER SALAD POTLUCK LUNCH
**Sunday September 22 2024 following the 10:30 service.**
Learn about all the opportunities to serve at St. John’s.
See the slide presentation.
Meet some new Parishioners.
Eat some good food.
Please bring a LARGE, family size SALAD or DESSERT of your choice and we will supply the rest.
We will switch from our summer schedule to our full church schedule starting this Sunday, September 8th.
The 8:00 Sunday service with the Book of Common Prayer resumes.
The 10:30 Sunday service moves back into the sanctuary.
The children’s program at the 10:30 service resumes.
If you’ve been away this summer, it’s a great time to return to church!
Grace and peace,
Lucia
Bishop Andrew’s visit Sun Jun 23 10:30
Baptism of Ian and Grace Curtis and Chimanda and Chidubem Ezefibe
Confirmation of Hayden Connolly
will take place at this service.
There will be a reception in the parish hall after the service, with sandwiches, fruit, and cake for everyone.
The zoom service will be held at 10:30 this day, and we will not have the 8:00 service this day. We encourage everyone to attend to welcome Ian, Grace, Chimanda, Chidubem, and Hayden.
The garden crew (Cathie and Phyllis) are requesting help in our gardens, especially over the next few weeks as we prepare for Bishop Andrew’s visit on June 23rd.
Our corner garden has become overgrown and needs some TLC. As well, the other gardens around our church require some attention.
The gardeners meet on Friday mornings from 9:00 – 10:00am. Please bring your own gardening tools. In July and August when the weather is hotter, they meet from 8:00 – 9:00am.
Please JOIN US Easter Sunday morning at 9 AM in St. John’s Parish Hall for our EASTER POTLUCK BREAKFAST.
BRING a friend or neighbour and a family sized serving of anything you like to have for breakfast yourself. (muffins, cheese, fruit, yogurt, anything)
SIGN UP in the foyer at church or email Sharon Kosloski.
Come anyway whether or not you’ve signed up and whether or not you’ve brought food: there is always plenty to go around.
We’ll have the coffee ready and a place set for you. See you there!
Sharon