Pentecost … Sunday, June 8, 2025 at 10am
Come as you are! Everyone welcome … In-person or on Zoom.
R E A D I N G S
Romans 8:24-26, 1 Peter 2:4-5, 1 Peter 2:10, Psalm 104: 10-15, 24-30, Romans 8: 14-17
S E R M O N
“You Are So Beautiful I Can Hardly Stand It” by The Rev. Dr. Max Lynn
M U S I C
PRELUDE … “Meditation on ‘Kedron’” Dale Wood (1934-2003)
INTROIT … “Holy Spirit, Hear Us” Peter Sohren (ca. 1630-1692) setting by Healey Willan (1880-1968)
HYMN … “Spirit of God, Unleashed on Earth“
MUSIC … Gamil Kamel and Refca Estas
ANTHEM … “Breathe on Me, Breath of God” John Leo Lewis (1911-1971)
HYMN … “Every Time I Feel the Spirit”
OFFERTORY … Église Franco Africaine De La Nouvelle Alliance
MUSIC … The Mataafa Family
HYMN … “Of the Father’s Love Begotten”
POSTLUDE … “Nun bitten wir den heiligen geist” Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Join us for Coffee Hour immediately after the service.
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Pentecost Sunday is today
Pentecost is a major event in the church year, celebrated 50 days after Easter, marking the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus’ followers. It’s considered the “birthday of the church,” signifying the start of the church’s public mission and ministry, and when the Holy Spirit breaks out, crossing boundaries of culture. On Pentecost, St. John’s is sharing worship with the Église Franco Africaine de la Nouvelle Alliance church. For more information on Pentecost, please read the Presbyterian website article.
Guest Preacher for Father’s Day and Sunday Forum
The Reverend Deborah Lee, Co Director of Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity will be preaching at St. John’s on Father’s Day, June 15. Rev. Lee will also lead the Sunday Forum after worship and discuss what their organization is doing to help immigrants and refugees, and how churches can respond.
Volunteers Needed . . . Make a Difference at St. John’s!
The Ushering team is looking for people who would like to support worship services by acting as ushers on Sunday mornings. Ushers come early to set up (and hear amazing choir and organ rehearsals) before the service; stick around during the service passing out bulletins and greeting people as they arrive, and taking the offertory; and then finish up the morning by clearing up and putting worship materials away until the following Sunday. Our current ushers (Elizabeth Patelke, Julia Oversloot, Nigel Blampied, and Lisa Blampied) can answer questions you might have. Contact Lisa at 707-332-7689 if you’d like more information during the week.
The Coffee Hour fellowship crew is also seeking people to assist on Sunday. Our after-worship coffee hour is a warm and welcoming time. Coffee Hour crew members volunteer to set up refreshments, be the host, and then cleanup. Sign up 1x, or for a particular Sunday every month. One may also team up with others (many hands make light work). There are cookies, crackers, and drinks in the pantry, which one may serve, or one is welcome to bring other snacks to share. Contact Elizabeth Patelke, or look for the sign-up calendar on the coffee hour table.
Training is available for both volunteer duties. Thank you, in advance, for considering these opportunities to meet, converse, laugh and build friendships with your fellow parishioners.
Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity’s Summer Leadership Celebration
Join us on Saturday, June 21 from 3 to 5pm, to honor the evolution of our organization’s leadership and celebrate Rev. Deborah Lee and Gala King’s new roles as Co-Executive Directors! This gathering is at St. John’s Presbyterian Church and is an opportunity to honor the past, embrace the future, and uplift the collective wisdom to reimagine new ways moving forward.
This event is also a fundraising opportunity to sustain and strengthen our work. Your support helps us continue building a more just and liberated future. Please donate to support our evolving leadership! Please RSVP by June 13 using this link. If you have any questions prior to this event, please contact office@im4humanintegrity.org. – Benja Mertz, Chair, Board of Directors, Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity
May 4th Sunday Forum on USAID topic now has a YouTube Link
After graduating from Notre Dame and serving with Pastor Max in Peace Corps Guatemala, Nick Marinacci has spent most of the last 30 years in countries in conflict and transition, much of it with the United States Agency for International Development. Nick will discuss how USAID’s work relates to U.S. national security and what effect the agency’s closure and a reduction in foreign assistance might have around the world.
Nick’s experience includes humanitarian assistance during the war in Bosnia and conflicts in the former Soviet Union in the 90s, and post-9/11 counterinsurgency and counterterrorism efforts in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan. He worked in West Bank/Gaza during the second intifada, worked (remotely) on Libya and Syria during the Arab Spring, and has managed and/or advised on peacebuilding, stabilization, and countering extremism programs in Colombia, Central America, the Lake Chad basin, Somalia, and across the Middle East. Nick’s last assignment for USAID was a trip to Ukraine in January. Click on the link to view.