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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)
Please Wear RED on May 11
This coming Sunday, May 11 there will be no regular church school
classes, instead all are welcome at our 10:00 Family Service where
will celebrate the "birthday" of the church...Pentecost, as well as
Mother's Day and the Baptism of three new members into the Body of
Christ....come dressed in red to celebrate Pentecost. The Children's
Choir, led by Lisa Cheney, will be performing throughout the service,
leading us in songs of celebration and renewal. The Prayers of the
People have been written and will be read by members of the 4/5 Grade
Class. There will be a special recognition for all of the moms
present. Nursery care is be available for children ages four and under.
At 9:00, this Sunday in Loring Hall, we will have the third in our
series of Godly Play Adult Forums. Eileen Young will be telling the
story of the Ark and the Tent and the story of a very special
mother..Ruth. Childcare is available in the nursery during the
forum, and older children are welcome to attend as well.There are available dates for flower donations for Altar Flowers. Please call the office.
Coffee Hosts needed May 11. Please call the office if you can help.
May Art Show in Celebration Hall - Steve Hawley, www.stevehawley.com
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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:
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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