ST. JOHN'S 2010 PARISH PICNIC
Sponsored by the Women of St. John's

We need your help and ideas to plan the upcoming St. John's 2010 Parish Picnic and Pool Party on Sunday, June 27, at Gertrude E. Miller Park and the Claude A. Stokes Community Swimming Pool.

Elena Patrice and four other women have graciously volunteered to start the planning process, but they need more help! Please consider joining this dynamic committee to share your great ideas, time, and talent to make this parish picnic the best that it can be!

PLANNING MEETINGS WILL BEGIN SOON, SO PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL:

Dear Women of St. John’s,

We have a very busy week so we thought we’d send out an email to remind everyone of some of the events taking place this week.

First of all, this Thursday is our regularly scheduled monthly meeting.  We’re excited to have Sofia Cuddeback speaking to us on “A Continued Discussion of the Temperaments.”  We hope you’ll be able to join us!  7:00 Rosary in the Adoration Chapel followed by the meeting in Padre Pio Hall.

Friday is our 4^th Lenten Soup Night.  If you would like to help out in any way: making soup, bread, mac & cheese, kitchen help… please let us know.  We are particularly in need of soup makers each week and 1 more kitchen helper/dish washer.  All of the proceeds will go to St. John’s social outreach program.  Soup is served from 4:00 – 6:30 and we would love to see you!  As often as you did it for one of my least brothers, you did it for me. Mt 25:40

On Saturday we are sponsoring a Lenten Retreat for Women from 10:00 – 2:00.  This will include talks given by Fr. Elias Henritzy from the Dominican House of Studies, Adoration, prayer time, lunch and Mass.  If you are interested in attending this Retreat, please RSVP to Terri Barnikel atmountainbarnacles@embarqmail.com as soon as possible (by Thursday night please).  We hope you are able to get away from the busy-ness of everyday life for a few hours to take advantage of this opportunity for spiritual reflection this Lent.

Lastly, we were saddened to hear of the unexpected death of Deborah D’Andrea’s brother, David Rapoport, this past weekend.  Please keep Deborah and her family in your prayers. 

We hope to see you at some or all of the WSJ events this week!

Thank you for your continued prayers and support,

Michelle Bodoh, VP

Linda Wilson, Treasurer

Terri Barnikel, Secretary

Our next meeting will be held on Thursday, February 11. Come hear our guest speaker, Mary Wingate, talk about her husband's paintings of St. John the Baptist that grace our church: The Birth of John the Baptist, The Visitation, The Baptism of Christ and The Martyrdom. Bring your questions about Henry Wingate's research, technique, and inspiration!

The 7pm Rosary will be held in the Main Church so we may meditate on the paintings.

The meeting, talk, Q&A and social time will follow at Padre Pio Hall.

If possible please bring a dessert or snack to share.

All women are welcome!

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Blessings to you in this New Year! 

This is just a reminder about this Thursday’s Women of St. John’s meeting at which our guest speaker, Laraine Bennett, will talk on “The Gift of Temperament: How Understanding Temperament Helps Us Appreciate One Another and Grow in Virtue.”  We hope you can join us for the rosary at 7PM in the Adoration Chapel, followed by the meeting and lecture at Padre Pio Hall.  Mrs. Bennett will have a vending table at which her books and materials will be available for sale.

If you are able to bring a snack or dessert to share at the meeting, you can drop it off at Padre Pio Hall between 6:30 – 6:45 prior to the rosary.  Thank you!

St. John's will again take three buses to the March for Life on Friday, January 22, 2010.

If you would like to ride the buses, please call the church office (635-3780) between 9am and 4pm to reserve a seat. We ask that each parishioner pay $5 to ride the bus ($20 per family). If you actually board the bus, you can request a refund for the fee.

The buses are for St. John's parishioners. If the buses are not filled by January 16, seats will be available to others.

Children under 18 years of age must be accompanied by their parent.

The buses will leave at approximately 9:30am. Please bring a bag lunch to eat on the bus.

Two more bus captains are needed. When you call the office to sign up, please volunteer. Bus captains must be adults.

The next Women of St. John's meeting will take place on Thursday, January 14.

There will be a 7pm Rosary in the Adoration Chapel, followed by the meeting at Padre Pio Hall.

Special guest speaker Laraine Bennett, co-author of The Temperament God Gave You, will speak on "The Gift of Temperament: How Understanding Temperament Helps Us Appreciate One Another and Grow in Virtue." Q&A and social time will follow.

We hope you can join us!

Just a reminder that due to the snow, the Epiphany Pageant has been rescheduled.

This Sunday, January 3rd at 2:00 (after the last Mass) we will have our first rehearsal in Padre Pio Hall. Parts will be assigned and costumes and scripts will be given out. Cherub Choir members do not need to attend this rehearsal unless they also want a speaking part in the Pageant.

The dress rehearsal for participants and Cherub Choir members will be Saturday, January 9th at 1:00pm in Fr. Ruehl Hall. The Pageant will be held in Fr. Ruehl Hall on Sunday, January 10th. Participants and Cherub Choir members should arrive at 1:30. The pageant will begin at 2:30.

Please watch the Announcements page of the Religious Education website at sjtbre.org for any last minute instructions.

The next Women of St. John's meeting will take place on Thursday, December 10.

All women of the parish are invited to join us in praying the rosary at 7pm in the Adoration Chapel. A short meeting and social will follow in Padre Pio Hall. Please bring a snack or cookie to share.