Newsletter: Sunday, December 26, 2021
December 23, 2021, 7:00 AM

St. John’s Episcopal Church 

 

St. John’s will have a Christmas Eve Service on Friday, December 24 at 5:30 pm including special music.

St. John’s doors will continue to be open for all Sunday Services. Masks, social distancing, use of the hand sanitizer and temperature checks are mandatory as long as CIVID19 case numbers are up.  Thank you everyone for your help in trying to prevent these numbers to continue to rise.  Our prayers continue to be for more people to participate in this cause.  

Video will be available for those unable to attend in person.

 

WORSHIP AND EDUCATION NEWS:

Worship:  December 26, Lessons & Carols

Readings: First Sunday after Christmas

 

PASTORAL NEWS:

Please keep the following in your prayers: Debra Richardson, Kathy Sullivan, Parker Pace, Courtney Turner, Jo Boone Wild, Gloria Higginbotham, Kathleen Gibson, Cole Jefferies, Carol Spencer, Bonnie & Charles Rowland, Jo Liddy, Janet Juengel, Vivian Wright, Jim Howe, Pat Wheeler, Cliff Clark, Sylvia Ross, Linda Dowling, Susan Taylor, Sawyer Barry Smith, and Gretchen Barry.

 

 

OUTREACH NEWS: 

To make donations to Camp Mitchell please use the CampMitchell.org/BOV website so that your contributions will be automatically entered in the donor records at the Diocese of Arkansas.  If you prefer, a check can be mailed to Rev. Joanna Seibert, 27 River Ridge Road, Little Rock, AR 72227.  Or you can send it to St. John’s or give to Lindalu Hargraves and we will send them in for you.  Thank you so much for your continued support of Camp Mitchell.

Grace Food Pantryplastic bags go in the labeled container in the narthex.

Thank you for your donations.  They are all greatly appreciated and needed.

 

 

CHURCH OFFICE NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Christmas Eve Service at 5:30 pm, Friday, December 24.  Special Music

December 26, Sunday, at 10:30 at St. John’s Episcopal Church: For those that cannot attend in person, there will be live streaming on Facebook.  (Links are below)         

Acolytes & Readers - NO gospel procession until further notice.

Lay Readers: Betsy Wright, Laquenta Baker, Brooke Tappan, Gabe Statom, Susan Carter, Macon Kirkman, & Allison Biederman

Acolyte:  Katherine Wright

Altar Guild: Carla Myers

Ushers: Brooke Tappan & Macon Kirkman

Video:  Facebook & Youtube

Altar Flowers: Poinsettias

 

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The link for Sunday services on YouTube is:  

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzXzE7hmvDG7vbl9Zzzdzlw/featured?view_as=subscriber

or https://www.facebook.com/   --

Facebook Group:  Events and Pictures of St. John’s Episcopal Church; Helena, AR

 

St. John’s Church Office:

Phone:  870-338-8115    

Email:   office@saintjohnshelena.org  

Mailing address:  P.O. Box 770, Helena, AR 72342

Street address: 625 Pecan St., Helena, Arkansas