St John's Call
April 21, 2010
“Spring”
into
these upcoming
Great
St. John’s Occasions and Life's Toughest
Questions!
Sat
April 24 Sssssh!
A sort-of surprise birthday party
for Feliciana (don’t mention it toher!)
Saturday, April 24,
3:00-6:00pm (come
hungry!),
at Gail Peterson’s house: (Not a
potluck!)
April 25
“Is there a reason behind creation—Is
there a reason for my life?”
May
2
Jason Guy Preaching; memorial service
for Win Barber
Sat,
May 8
Workday at St. John’s
May
9
Mother's Day: “Are there basic values
to live by?”
Also, please bring clothing
for women in need, especially underwear,
socks,
personal hygiene items.
May
16
Play: Leaps and Bounds – Faith, Ecology
and the
Global Economy by Tevyn East
(more information to come);
St. John’s Car Wash
following Worship
May
23
All-church retreat; John McEntyre
preaching at St. John’s
May
30
“Is Jesus the only way?”
June
6
“Love of self and love of other,
strong identity vs.
relativism, how do we find a
balance?”
June 13
“What about sex?!!!!”
Any day
We need men’s clothes, especially
pants, underwear and socks for
the clothing
barrel. Also food
(instantly edible).
A
reminder of Sunday Forums on
the horizon:
May 2
Haiti; May 9 GRIP; May 16 Housing for the poorest; May 30 – “Not My
Priorities”
and April 25 Report on our overture to Presbytery.
Lonely?
Anxious? Come
for comfort and
fun—
Women
at the Well
will meet in the church office this Saturday, April 24,
at 8:30am
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Flick
Flak will meet Friday, April 30, at 6:30pm, in
the Fireside Room. "How
to Train Your Dragon" is in 3D at the Grand Lake Theater and in either
3D
or not 3D at the Berkeley United Artists. "The Sun" has
apparently moved on, but if you haven't seen it, come prepared to talk
about
Hirohito!
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The May
meeting of the English literature seminar has
been postponed until June 3. At
that time we will discuss the second half
of Eudora Welty's novel "Losing Battles" and make plans for next
year's reading.
—Virginia
Anderson
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The
official close of St. John’s 3-year Capital
Campaign was March 2010. Thank you heartily, all contributors! And to those
with pledges outstanding, this is a gentle nudge — in consideration of
distress
caused by the economic travail of recent times — to please submit your
gifts as
soon as you are able. You
can read
about the status of the Campaign in the current Annual Report.
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Women’s
Bible Study, Thursday, May 13, 2010, noon
to 2:00pm
Lesson
7: “God’s
Concern for Justice: The Cities of Refuge.” Read Joshua
20:1-9;
21:13-41, in which scripture shows us that justice is a mandate from
God for
all who wish to live faithful lives. We’ll learn about “asylum cities,”
and
discuss jealousy and revenge. Bring your lunch and your Bible.
Starting
next September! “Journeys Through Revelation:
Apocalyptic Hope for Today.” You are invited to
join us at Women’s
Bible Study to study about Revelation. I
hope there are some
of you who are available in the daytime to come for this excellent
study.
If you are unable to be with us, but would like to study the Horizons
material
on your own, please let me know so that I can include you in the order
for
materials. Here is the description of the study:
In
recent years, an
enormous prophesy industry has marketed frightening images and
interpretations
of the book of Revelation, leaving many Christians
intimidated by this
amazing, often misunderstood book. Although brimming with
mysterious
symbolism, Revelation ultimately is a book of hope
that sustains those
who are oppressed. In the nine lessons of this study we will
be lead to a
renewed creation in which God comes to live with us on earth.
This
hope-filled vision speaks to us in the midst of the urgent crises of
our
day. In a time when all creation stands at a turning point,
Revelation
can help guide the choices we make as we seek to live into the renewal
that God
promises for our world.
— Call Marietta Harvey
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Wedding
Bells!
Carrie
(Caroline) LeFeber and
Elliott Schneider would like to announce their wedding here at St.
John's on July
10, 2010, at 3:30pm. They would be honored and delighted if
all of their
dear friends in this congregation would join them as they begin their
married
life! The ceremony will be followed by a patio reception with
punch and
hors d'oeuvres.
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Virginia
Anderson has a new e-mail address
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Unless
you feel your eternal life has already kicked in: Consider an Advance
Directive
(also known as a Living Will) to
advise your loved ones on your
wishes. You can spare your family
confusion and heartache by specifying how you would like to be treated
in any
event that might prolong or end your life against your will. See this
website
for a downloadable California form, and start the conversation with
your folks
now: Download Your State's Advance
Directives.
While we’re on
the subject, does St. John’s have your emergency
contact information? Check
for
forms in the office if you don’t see them in the narthex.
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Please
help St. John’s honor your presence by
paying your own per capita tax: $28 per member.
60% goes to operating
costs of the SF Presbytery; 22% to General Assembly; 18% to the Synod
of the
Pacific. Please mark “per capita tax” on your check and drop it in the
offering
plate or mail it to the church office.
Thank you!
What to
do if you think you’re having a heart attack
while you are alone? Recommended,
tested
procedure: cough CPR. If you
suddenly experience severe pain in your
chest which starts to radiate out into
your arm and up into your jaw, and if you begin to
feel faint, you may
have as little as
10 seconds before losing consciousness. However,
you can help yourself by coughing
repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep
breath should be taken before each cough, and
the cough must be deep and
prolonged, as that which produces sputum from
deep inside the chest. A
breath and a cough must
be repeated about every two seconds without let up until
help arrives, or until
the heart is felt to be beating normally again. Deep
breaths get oxygen into lungs and coughing
movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The
squeezing pressure on
the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack
victims
can get to a hospital. Pass it on!
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Prime
Timers’ Volunteer Recognition Luncheon, April 27
Come
and honor our volunteers!
St.
John's Presbyterian Church
2727
College Avenue
Berkeley,
California 94705