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St. John's Beverly Farms welcomes you!
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Roger Cramer
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St. John’s Church is a parish of the Diocese of Massachusetts of the Episcopal Church, the American branch of the world-wide Anglican Communion. We are a supportive community of Christian children, men, and women who strive through worship, education, hospitality, and outreach to serve as the Body of Christ in the midst of Beverly Farms, Massachusetts. We hope that you will enjoy exploring this web-site which we hope will introduce you to our common life of worship and ministry, all for Christ’s sake.
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Wendel "Tad" Meyer
Rector
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P. S. Our 8 AM Sunday Service features Rite I, our traditional Communion service. Our 10:00 Rite II service is our contemporary Communion service. We are right on Route 127, just past the Beverly Farms Fire Station on the way to Beverly. Everyone is welcome. Holy Eucharist is at 9 AM Thursdays.
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Roger Cramer is an Episcopal priest, retired from full-time parish ministry, and now a studio potter living and working in Amesbury, MA. His ceramic work can be seen at his website, www.cramerpottery.com. Prior to retirement Roger was the rector of St. Paul's Church in Newburyport, MA, for 28 years, and before that on the staff of Trinity Church in Princeton, NJ. In addition to his work as a potter, Roger writes and enjoys poetry, provides spiritual direction and is a long time member of the Mystics community at Shalom Mountain, a retreat center in the Catskills, where he provides occasional leadership in spiritual life retreats. He is the father of two grown children. (www.cramerpottery.com)
May Art Show in Celebration Hall - Steve Hawley, www.stevehawley.com
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St. Johns Concert Series Free Concert May 18
Amour, Amore
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The Bible Study group will meet Monday evening 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to continue their study of the Gospel of Luke.
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Beverly Bootstraps Food Pantry accepts donations of nonperishable, nutritious food. Please leave donations outside the church office.
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Small children are always welcome in church, in the “Soft Space” in front of the baptismal font. Nursery care is always available as an option on Sunday mornings at 10:30
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Pilgrims wanted for the Gulf Coast Mission Trip - There are still a few openings, for kids age over 15, for the fourth week in June. Contact George at (978) 927-0229.
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Our Youth Group has been growing both in size and enthusiasm this school year, and we wanted to share with you some dates and activities for fun, fellowship and service planned for late winter and spring.
Our regular meetings will be on Friday evenings 6:30-9:00pm:
Please save the date for our YG Dance to benefit Cape Ann Animal
Aid.... Please invite your friends, kids from the community are welcome as long as they are well- behaved and in 6/7 grade.... YG members should plan to come at 6:30
to help with set up.
6/7 Graders, what are YOU doing on May 30?
Well you’re probably doing nothing, so here’s something fun to do!
St. John’s church is having a 6/7 graders dance. There will be a DJ,
a room full of snacks, Wii, and relaxing, and then a room for some
fun dancing! It’s casual, so you don’t need to come dressed to the
nines... unless you want to. :) Anyways, well-behaved friends are
welcome, and we encourage you to bring one or two... three maybe?
What: A dance for 6th and 7th graders
When: Friday May 30, 2008 7-9pm
Where: St. John’s Episcopal Church
Questions? Call George or Kelly at the church 978.927.0229
Other: Food, drinks, and fun will be provided. Please bring a $1
donation and an old, clean towel to help out Cape Ann Animal Aid
Also, on this coming Sunday, May 18, we are having our final cookie/ Col. Wilson dog biscuit sale to benefit Cape Ann Animal Aid. If you
would like to bring some baked goods in on Sunday morning to sell it
would be much appreciated. We also need volunteers to man the table
during coffee hour.
Youth Group Dance at St. John’s- Friday May 30th
Playgroup for under threes continues on Mondays at 10:30 in the Nursery..drop by and join us!
Adult Forum Spring 2008, Loring Hall Sunday 9:00 AM
May 18 Ark and Temple and David Childcare provided at the Forum.
While spring cleaning, please remember the Community Shop with your donations. Open Tues 1-4, Thur and Sat 10-1 for donations and shopping.
Deanery Outreach Event Saturday May 31st - 9:30 - 12:30
Help the Food Project prepare their fields for planting at Long Hill Farm
572 Essex Street Beverly
www.thefoodproject.org/northshore
Anyone who can work the soil is needed, plus food for the workers. Call Curtis Vouwie to sign up. (978) 921-7300
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Church School
This Sunday - May 18 - will be our final Sunday School until fall. As a wrap up - we will be having a highly competitive, exceedingly thrilling, often humorous game of Old Testament Jeopardy - promising a good time to be had by all.
(webmaster’s note - please visit Tom Sawyer and Church School for some literary comments)
The kids will be divided into 2 teams, and will be tested on their knowledge of the stories that we studied this year, so the more kids that can come the better the odds of someone on the team remembering the story!
Parents, Thanks for bringing your kids this Sunday. they're a great group - we've loved having them in class all year!
Leslie Leathersich
Sarah Kaull
Jamie MacMillan
Summer is almost here, an especially sweet time of year for all
of us lucky to be living here on the North Shore. St. John's summer
service schedule will begin on Memorial Day weekend, with Sunday
Services at 8:00 and 9:30. The 9:30 will be a Family Service, all
are welcome, and nursery care will be available.
Sunday May 18...
Godly Play Adult Forum at 9:00, childcare is available in the Nursery
Regular Church School Classes at 9:45, 10:00 Rite II Eucharist
Special Coffee Hour in Appreciation for The Ministry of the St.
John's Choir.
Sunday May 25...Memorial Day Weekend
Summer Services begin at St. John's 8:00 Rite I, 9:30 Family Service
Friday May 30
Youth Group Dance 7-9pm...All St. John's 6/7 Graders and their well- behaved friends are welcome
Sunday June 1
Summer Services & Special Mission Brunch after the 9:30
Sunday June 8
Summer Services...Tad returns from sabbatical
Sunday June 15..Father's Day
Summer Services
Sunday June 22-Saturday June 28
Mission Trip to the New Orleans area...
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