July 2015 ST. JOHN S GOOD NEWS St. John s Episcopal Church / Iglesia Episcopal de San Juan! 11201 Parkfield Drive 512/836-3974!!! www.austinstjohns.org!!! Austin, TX 78758 We are now in the season after Pentecost. It is a long season of the church year and will last until the first Sunday of Advent, November 29. I often think of this season as the season of parables. We will hear many parables before Advent. As Mark notes, With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it (Mark 4:33). More than anything, Jesus used parables to describe the Reign of God or the Kingdom of God. In wonderful and strange parables such as the Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:1-9), or the Mustard Seed (Mark 4:30-32), or the Lost Sheep (Matthew 18:12-14, Luke 15:4-7) or the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) Jesus preached how God intends the world to be. Parables are surprising. Parables say strange things like the reign of God is like a weed (Mark 4:30-32; mustard plants were weeds in Jesus time). They make us look at the world in new ways. They often show us that the world is not God s intended world of generosity, peace, and P 1 Priest s Post/Publicar del Sacerdote Fr. Matt Seddon/Padre Mateo Seddon Estamos en la temporada después de Pentecostés. Es una temporada larga y dura hasta el primer domingo de advenimiento, el 29 de noviembre. Muchas veces pienso en esta temporada como "temporada de parábolas." Vamos a escuchar muchas parábolas antes de advenimiento. Como anota Marc, "con muchas parábolas diferentes, El les hablo, y ellos podías escuchar." (Marco 4:33) Mas que nada, Jesus uso parábolas para describir el reino de Dios. En parábolas maravillosas y extrañas, como la parabola del sembrador, (Marco 4:1-9) o de la semilla de mostaza (Marco 4:30-32) o de la oveja perdida (Mateo 18:12-14) (Lucas 15:4-7) dan un sermon como Dios intenta que sera el mundo. Las parábolas pueden sorprender uno. Las parábolas dicen cosas extrañas como "El reino de Dios es como un mala hierba" (Marco 4:30-32) (en el tiempo de Jesus una planta de mostaza era considerada una mala hierba). Las parábolas nos dan una manera diferente para mirar el mundo. Nos enseña que el mundo no es solamente un mundo de Where Is It? Priest s Post 1 Wardens Words 2-3 Discipleship 4 Outreach 5-6 Food Pantry 6-8 Treasurer 8 Seekers Class 9 Our Lady of Guadalupe 9 School Supplies 10 Cultures and Diversity 10 Making Announcements 11 Card Making 12
dignity for all. They challenge us to make the world more like the Reign of God. As you hear parables this season, ask how they might be challenging you or us to remake the world. God placed St. John s here more than 50 years ago so that we could help heal the world. What is broken in our community that we can fix? How can we be known in our community? What do we do that we should do more of? What new things should we consider? How can we become more generous so that we can be like the generous God who pays the workers who arrive last the same as those who arrive first (Matthew 20:1-16)? Your Vestry, the Outreach Ministry, and all our ministries are actively trying to hear God s call to us. We cannot do it all. But we are called to use the gifts God has given us to bring about the Reign of God. Listen to the parables during ordinary time with a relaxed mind and an open spirit. See if you are inspired. Help us become what we are called to be! generosidad, paz, y dignidad para todos, nos desafío a hacer el mundo mas como el reino de Dios. Como escuchas las parábolas, piensan en como están desafiándonos a ti o a nosotros a hacer un cambio en el mundo. Hace mas que 50 anos Dios puso la iglesia de San Juan aquí para ayudar a sanar el mundo. Que esta roto en la comunidad que podemos arreglar? Como podemos ser conocidos en nuestra comunidad? Que hacemos que debemos hacer mas de? Que son cosas nuevas que debemos considerar? Como podemos mostrar generosidad como el Dios generoso que pago los trabajadores que llegaron al ultimo igual a los que llegaron primero? (Mateo 20:1-16). La junta parroquial, el ministerio de alance, son activos en escuchando la llamada de Dios a nosotros, pero no pueden hacer todo. Estamos llamados para usar los regalos que nos ha dado Dios para traer el reino de Dios. Escucha a los parábolas con un mente abierto y relajado y un espíritu abierto. A ver si estas inspirada. Ayudanos a ser lo que estamos llamados a ser! Senior Warden s Message Mensaje del Encarado de la Tercera Linda Villarreal At our most recent Vestry meeting, the Vestry was discussing the latest donation made by one of our generous parishioners to the Pastoral Care Ministry and I was suddenly struck with a deep sense of gratitude and an overwhelming feeling of peacefulness. I felt as if St. John s and our entire congregation had been blessed and grace had fallen upon our church. It was then that another Vestry member said, The Holy Spirit is definitely at work here. I sat still for a second and knew immediately that yes, indeed the Holy Spirit has been and continues to be at work at St. John s. " St. John s has received numerous gifts and contributions over the last several months from our congregation. It seems as if the needs of the church continue to be met, even when we don t P 2 En nuestra última reunión de la Junta Parroquial, hablamos de la última donación realizada por uno de nuestros generosos parroquianos y de repente me sorprendió con un profundo sentido de gratitud y una abrumadora sensación de tranquilidad. Sentí como si de San Juan y nuestra congregación entera habían sido bendecidos y gracia había caído sobre nuestra iglesia. Fue entonces que otro miembro de la Junta Parroquial dijo: "El Espíritu Santo es definitivamente aquí". Me quedé quieto durante un segundo y sabía inmediatamente que sí, en efecto el Espíritu Santo ha sido y sigue estando en el trabajo en San Juan. San Juan ha recibido numerosas donaciones y contribuciones en los últimos meses de nuestra congregación. Parece como si las necesidades de la iglesia se siguen cumpliendo, incluso cuando no siempre sabemos cómo, o donde podríamos
always know how or where we might find the funds or assistance to do the things that need to get done, it happens. Someone from the congregation always seems to step forward and offer assistance, whether it be a financial donation, or an offer to do the actual work needed, we continue to be blessed with generosity and hope. Hope for the future of St. John s, hope and strength for and in our Episcopal faith, and hope for our congregation to be able to continue walking in the Spirit and continue serving others both inside and outside our church walls. To be filled with the Holy Spirit is to be filled with Christ. I invite the congregation to pray with me that St. John s and our congregation will continue to be empowered by the Holy Spirit and allow the Holy Spirit to work through us to continue to share our faith with others. May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13) encontrar los fondos o ayuda haciendo las cosas que tienen que ser hechas, sucede. Alguien de la congregación siempre avanza y ofrece la ayuda, ya sea que se trate de una donación, o una oferta para realizar el trabajo real, continuamos a ser bendecido con generosidad y esperanza. Esperanza para el futuro de San Juan, esperanza y fortaleza y en nuestra fe Episcopal, y la esperanza de nuestra congregación ser capaces de seguir caminando en el Espíritu y siguen sirviendo a otros tanto dentro como fuera de nuestras paredes de la iglesia. Estar lleno del Espíritu Santo debe estar lleno de Cristo en el Espíritu y siga sirviendo a otros tanto dentro como fuera de nuestras paredes de la iglesia. Invito los fieles a rezar conmigo que San Juan y nuestros fieles siga siendo autorizado por el Espíritu Santo y permitirá que el Espíritu Santo trabaje a través de nosotros para seguir compartiendo nuestra fe con otros. Que el Dios de la esperanza le llena de toda la alegría y paz ya que confía en él, de modo que se pueda desbordar por la esperanza por el poder del Espíritu Santo. (Romans 15:13) Junior Warden s Report Mike Davis Happily there isn t much to report since the merry month of May which brought us record amounts of rain. While our leak in the center of the church continued, dry weather has allowed us to remove the bucket and the blue tarp which had become a virtual fixture. The rest of our buildings endured the rain quite well. Our buildings are in pretty good shape although the parish building could use a paint job. Our valiant crew of retirees continues to bravely battle against the grass, the shrubs, the trees and other adversaries. I ll mention that one other church in the vicinity (which shall go unnamed except to note that it is located at the corner of Metric and Gracy Farms) has many of the same problems as does our campus, namely that the vegetation outpaces the efforts of the groundskeeping crew--and that church pays for landscaping service. We don t. That church has as shaggy curbs along Metric as we do along Braker. In fact, the contributed labor by our groundskeepers is a significant factor in the budget for the church. I d be happy to bring anyone else into the lineup who wants to help by any activity from pulling weeds to tackling use of the backpack sprayer to lopping branches off of overgrown trees. We usually gather on Wednesday, but as a retiree, I can open up the locker and give responsible adults access to our equipment pretty much any time. As I reported last month, would-be thieves had cut into our outside copper line connecting one of our a/c units outside to the expansion valve inside the church. The high pressure of the line caused all of the Freon to P 3
exhaust into the atmosphere and probably injured the thief as well. As a result our outside unit was ruined. The vestry faced a choice. Replace only the compressor or replace the entire a/c unit including the parts inside of the parish building. The vestry opted to replace everything. A claim for theft damage was filed with our insurance company which came up with a check in an amount only about $800.00 short of the actual cost of the new equipment. Thus that new unit now cooling down the parish building was almost a gift from our faithful and generous Church Insurance Company of Vermont if, that is, you don t count the insurance premiums the church pays and has paid for many years. Thanks to the concern and generosity of one of our members, electricians have combed all over our property with aim of fixing our long inoperative outside security lights. At long last those have been restored to working order and, one hopes, the church building is safer from mischief. That s all the news from Lake Woebegone where all the men are handsome, all the women are strong and all the children are above average. Discipleship Contemplations/ Contemplaciones de Discipulos Fay Jones Blessings from Crow Canyon God s world is sheer beauty! P4
Mission and Outreach Ministries Judy Hughes Labyrinth Garden The garden had a very good month is June. They received a check for $2566. from the Lola Wright Foundation. They now have enough money to finalize the garden plan and go out for bids for the water system. Hal built a model that the group used to experiment on layouts - stay tuned. Drive A Senior Scott and I made about 12 rides in June. Fr Matt went to the Drive a Senior Board meeting in June. Buckner Villas Steve Mudge is handling the services at Bucker Villas this summer while Mike is doing class work at the State Supported Living Center through July. The regular service will be at 3:00 on Sunday, July 12. Loops and Stitches and Karoline s Sunday School Class are working away with their needles and crochet hooks and knitting machines. Loops and Stitches meets the 2 nd Sunday of the month after the 10:30 service, so drop in to help or just talk to them. They make a huge contribution to people in need. St. John s Community Center Fr Matt, Autumn Jordan and I toured the food pantry at SJCC in June. Be sure to read Autumn s article, below. We donated 12 pounds of food in June. Oakcrest Nursing Home This month we are spotlighting the nursing home ministry with an article by Mark Hartwell: St. John s Nursing Home Ministry continues to thrive and be a valuable service to the residents at OakCrest Manor Nursing Home. We meet on the fourth Monday of each month and play bingo. Some of the residents require help in playing and all of them enjoy the game, as well as the interaction with our group. Following the bingo game, we serve refreshments to all. We need approximately five persons to be able to help all of those that require assistance. Since the passing of our founder, mentor, and leader, Bill Beare, we have struggled occasionally to keep enough persons attending to serve all of the folks. His passing is still felt by the residents and all of us. This ministry achieves the important goal of just being there in the lives of many of the residents who have few if any visitors. Over time, many rely on us for attention and social interaction. With the love and affection that we are able to share, I feel a part of the mission of social gospel is accomplished. I would like to share a story which exemplifies the relationships that we foster: I met Georgia Hayes about ten years ago at OakCrest. She had just arrived and had spent the last couple of years living without a home; most often under the bridge at Congress Avenue, where the bats fly. She was a P 5
very large woman with an even larger heart. She dipped snuff and was prone occasionally to profanity. I could sense her wanting my friendship so I began to visit her and her roommate in their room before bingo so I could get to know her. She loved telling me about herself but was more interested in me, my travels, and work. She was emotionally needy and very generous with hugs and affection. One Christmas I got her a CD player and made copies of many of my CDs. She was very overwhelmed and felt bad that she did not have a gift for me. Before I left that night she gave me the cross from around her neck. It was an enameled cross given to her by a staff member when another resident died. It was one of her very few possessions. The cross still hangs from the lamp by my bed and reminds me of the generosity of her heart. I later gave her a beautiful cross carved from mother of pearl from Jerusalem and she kept it with such pride that it made me cry. Over the years we remained close and this year her health declined. In April when I visited she was bed-ridden and I knew this would be the last time I saw her. I asked Fr. Matt to come and pray with her and even as frail as she was I knew how much that meant to her. This month I got the news that she had died and I felt like a part of my life had passed with her. The simple and profound love that we had shared was so important to us both and I knew that we had added to each other s lives. Much of this ministry is about loss as we see the suffering and loss of so many residents over time. Some are not as receptive to our attention and affection as was Georgia, but even the smallest gestures of kindness towards each resident are felt whether seen or not. Many of the residents have mental and or physical impairments. Regulations do not allow the staff to describe their reasons for being there, but Jo Barnes, the activity director, once shared with me that schizophrenia is the most common diagnosis. We are given the opportunity to show these folks that we care by just being there. We come for them and in the name of Jesus. The gifts I have received from these residents in seeing a smile or accepting a hug are deeply rewarding and I leave each time with something stronger in my heart than I when I arrived. The appreciation we receive seems to be an incredible reward. This is a ministry for those who want to be a part of people s lives who genuinely need attention and to be shown they are cared about. It is a small offering we make to them each month, but big in its impact. If this sounds like something for you, please join us. You will be glad that you did. St. John s Community Food Bank Autumn Jordan Chances are, if you've attended church at St. John's for any length of time, you've had opportunity to notice the ever present basket of donations of canned food and dry goods that go to the food bank at St. John's Community Center (SJCC). You may have dropped Es probable que, si usted ha asistido a la iglesia de San Juan para cualquier tiempo, Ud. ha tenido la oportunidad de observar el siempre presente canasta de donaciones de alimentos enlatados y productos secos que enviamos al banco de alimentos en el P 6
some items in there, too. You may have even bought a feather for the turkey donations that the EYC, and now the JW, collect each year for Thanksgiving. But, if you're anything like I was, you may not know much about the food bank itself. So a couple of weeks ago, I took the opportunity to sit in on a meeting that Father Matt and Judy Hughes had with the Director of SJCC, Mona Allen. We started the meeting by visiting the food bank pantry, and it was an eye-opening experience. The way I always pictured a food distribution center before was as a warehouse or grocery store. But the SJCC pantry is one room, about the size of an office. Shelves of canned and dry food line two walls, with one refrigerator and one freezer along a third wall, and paper goods stacked against the fourth. There is a table for boxing items in the center of the room. And there is plenty of space for more food on those shelves! Mona explained that the food bank is partly supplied by the USDA and the rest of the donations come from churches and individuals. The USDA food is distributed under guidelines similar to WIC. USDA food can be distributed to anyone whose income is no more than 185% of the federal poverty level. The donations from churches like ours and individuals can be donated to anyone in need. We asked Mona what items the pantry needs most, and she replied that it depends on what they get each month, but she did say that since many of their clients are homeless, they are always in need of cans of food with the self opening tab tops, for people without can openers, and food that doesn't require heating or other preparation, for those without access to a kitchen. St. John's Community Center is one of the few outreach programs that we, as a parish, have supported for many years, and especially after visiting the food bank, I can see why. As usual, I had my baby daughter, River, with me as we toured the pantry and spoke about the needs of the people in our community. I looked down into River's sweet face, and felt the connection we all P 7 Centro Comunitario de San Juan (SJCC). Es posible que Ud. puede han donado artículos también. Tal vez compró una pluma por las donaciones del pavo que el EYC y, ahora, los Jesus Warriors, venden cada año para el Día de Acción de Gracias. Pero, tal vez como yo era, no conoces mucho del banco de alimentos. Entonces, dos semanas pasadas, tomé la oportunidad de asistir a una sita con Padre Mateo, Judy Hughes y la directora del Comunitario de San Juan, Mona Allen. Comenzamos la reunión visitando la despensa de banco de alimentos, y fue una experiencia reveladora. La manera en que yo siempre imaginé a un centro de distribución de alimentos antes, era como un almacén o tienda de comestibles. Pero la despensa SJCC es una habitación, aproximadamente el tamaño de una oficina. Los estantes de enlatados y secos alimentos toman dos paredes del espacio, con una nevera y un congelador a lo largo de una tercera pared, y artículos de papel apilados contra el cuarto. Hay una mesa para los artículos de boxeo en el centro de la habitación. Y hay un montón de espacio para más comida en los estantes! Mona explicó que el banco es en parte suministrado por la USDA y el resto de la donaciones vienen de Iglesias y individuos. Los alimentos del USDA se distribuyen bajo las directrices como los del WIC. Los alimentos del USDA pueden ser distribuido a cualquier persona cuyo ingreso es no más de 185% del nivel federal de pobreza. Las donaciones como las de nosotros y de individuos pueden ser donado a cualquier persona en necesidad. Preguntamos a Mona qué artículos la despensa más necesita, y ella respondió que depende de lo que reciben cada mes, pero sí dijo que ya que muchos de sus clientes son personas sin hogar, siempre están en necesidad de latas de alimentos con la lengüeta de apertura auto tops, para las personas sin abrelatas, y alimentos que no requieren calefacción u otra preparación, para los que no tienen acceso a una cocina. El Centro Comunitario de San Juan es uno de los pocos programas de extensión que nosotros, como una parroquia, hemos apoyado durante muchos años, y especialmente depués de nuestra visita, yo si veo por qué. Como siempre, tenia mi hija River
have - we are families who want to provide for our children, our parents, our loved ones, and our neighbors. I hope the next time you go to the grocery store, you'll remember that basket, and pick up a couple extra cans or another box of cereal for our brothers and sisters who are hungry. I know I will! Also, I'd just like to remember Bill Beare's contribution to this ministry. I'm constantly being reminded of what a great friend he was to those in need. He was the liaison between St. John's and SJCC, and he helped to build a strong relationship there. Bill Beare, you are missed! conmigo como recorrimos la despensa y habló sobre las necesidades de las persoas en nuestra comunidad. Yo mire la cara dulce de mi hija y sentí la conexión que tenemos somos familias que quieren darles a nuestros hijos, nuestros padres, aquellos nos aman y nuestros vicinos. Espero que la próxima vez que vayas a la tienda que recuerdes la canasta y comprará latas extra de comida o otra caja del cereal para nuestros hermanos y hermanas que tienen hambre. Yo sé que lo haré. Además, me gustaría recorder la contribución que hizó Bill Beare a este Ministerio. Constantemente se me recuerda de lo que un gran amigo que fue a los necesitados. Él fue el enlace entre la iglesia de San Juan y el SJCC y ayudó a construir una relación fuerte allí. Bill Beare, te extrañamos! Treasurer s Report Marvin Rasmussen Five Sundays and a major fundraiser event (with $2,131.78 in net receipts) made for a great month! May 2015 had higher monthly receipts (a 17.1% increase from last month) and lower monthly disbursements (a 3.3% decrease). The year-to-date average monthly receipts are $16,267.44; disbursements, $14,198.44. May marks the fifth consecutive month this year with a surplus. Way to go! If you have any questions or want additional information, please contact me at the church office at 512-836-3974 or by e-mail at treasurer@austinstjohns.org. Thank you. P 8
Journey / Seekers Class Fay Jones Journey / Seekers Class Preparation for Confirmation and Reception into the Episcopal Church Below is the schedule for the Fall class! This class is open to all over the age of 14 years who have questions whether cradle Episcopalians who are embarrassed to ask questions they should know the answers to or newcomers to the Episcopal Church who are seeking a church home. There is NO OBLIGATION to be confirmed if you participate in this class. If you have questions about the Episcopal Church, St. John s, this class, please get in touch with Fay Jones, fay@austinstjohns.org. 5 Date Class # Class Topic Leader Tuesday July 28 1 Introductions; What is Your Story; Hot Button Items; Why Baptism? Why Confirmation? Fay Jones (Fr. Matt Seddon) Tuesday August 4 2 History of the Episcopal Church Fay Jones Tuesday August 11 3 The Book of Common Prayer Marvin Rasmussen Tuesday August 18 4 The Catechism - An Outline of Our Faith / The Creeds - Statements of Our Faith Fay Jones Tuesday August 25 5 Baptismal Promises Fr. Matt Seddon (Fay Jones) Tuesday September 1 6 The Eucharistic Liturgy Fay Jones (Fr. Matt Seddon) Tuesday September 8 7 Looking at the Bible from an Anglican Perspective Elaine Jackson Tuesday September 15 8 Stewardship: a journey of gratitude, prayer, and faith Katherine Lilly Tuesday September 22 9 A Sense of Ministry; St. John's Ministry Opportunities Fay Jones and Invited Speakers Tuesday September 29 10 Q&A / Practice for Confirmation and Social Fay Jones & Fr. Matt Seddon Sunday October 4* Confirmation (5:30pm)** with Reception following Bishop Andrew Doyle * we will be meeting in the church Journey / Seekers Class Schedule - Fall 2015 7:00 pm in the Annex ** Everyone needs to be at the church no later than 4:30 pm on Sunday October 4 to meet with the Bishop before the service. Our Lady of Guadalupe/Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Please join us on Saturday, July 18, at 11:00 am in the church. We will talk about how to make an area in our church to hold a larger image of Our Lady of Guadalupe and our existing image of Our Lady of Walsingham! Sra. Maria Nuñez, who is donating the image, will bring a copy so we can see how it might work. We hope to have people of all services there to find how best to honor the mother of Jesus in our church! Por favor, únase a nosotros en sábado, 18 de julio, a las 11:00 en la iglesia. Vamos a hablar sobre como hacer una área en la iglesia para una imagen mas grande de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe y la imagen de Nuestra Señora de Walsingham que tenemos todavía. Sra. Maria Nuñez, quien donará la imagen, traerá una copia para que podemos ver como se cabrá. Esperamos tener gente de todas las misas para encontrar como podemos honrar la madre de Jesus en nuestra iglesia! P 9
School Supply Drive Margaret Beare It is that time of year again, we are in need of collecting school supplies for those children who aren t able to have what they need. School will start for most schools on or about August 24. We will be concentrating on elementary school supplies. We need to have them collected by August 10 in order to provide them to the schools for students. If you do not like to shop for supplies you can make a donation and I will purchase them. Make a note on the donation that it is for school supplies. Some of the supplies needed are: Backpacks (remember that these will be for elementary school)" " # 2 pencils Erasers (both pencil top and large pink erasers)" " " " Crayons (24 box size) Pencil boxes (cigar box type)" " " " " " Pencil sharpeners (hand held) Glue (both stick and bottle)"" " " " " " Rulers with dual scales Scissors (both round and pointed) "" " " " " Pens (blue or black) Spiral binders (wide rule, 70 page) Thank you in advance for helping to fill this necessity. For any questions, please call or email me at 512 837-2780 or mdbeare@aol.com. Multicultural and Diversity Learning/las Diferentes Culturas y la Diversidad Mark your calendars! St. John s will have two opportunities for us to become more experienced at bridging the many cultures here and in Austin. The Fertile Ground Project Saturday, August 22, 9am-4pm A 1 day training designed to help us communicate well across cultural differences. http://www.epicenter.org/formation/ intercultural-development/fertile-ground-project/ One Human Race Three Saturdays (September 12, 19, 26, 12:30pm-3pm) - A three part series to make us aware of race and more able to combat racism in our communities. http:// 1humanrace.info A dream of our church is to be known as a joyful community of many people and cultures. Please attend one or both of these trainings, here at St. John s! P 10 Marque sus calendarios! La iglesia San Juan tendrá dos oportunidades de nosotros de hacerse más con experiencia en tender un puente sobre muchas culturas aquí y en Austin. The Fertile Ground Project (El Proyecto de la Tierra Fértil) sábado, 22 de agosto, 9:00-16:00 Un entrenamiento de una sola día para ayudarnos comunicar bien tras diferencias culturales. http:// www.epicenter.org/formation/interculturaldevelopment/fertile-ground-project/ One Human Race (Una Sola Raza Humana) - (Tres sabados 12, 19, 26 de septiembre, 12:30-15:00 pm). Una serie en 3 partes para ayudarnos entender el concepto de la raza y ayudarnos luchar contra el racismo en nuestras comunidades. http://1humanrace.info Un sueño de nuestra iglesia es ser conocido como una comunidad gozosa de personas de muchas culturas. Por favor, atiende uno de estas entrenamientos. Estos primeros serán en inglés. Si quiere uno o dos en Español, notifica a Pd. Mateo!
Announcing Events/Anunciar Eventos Procedures for Announcing Events Sunday Announcements send an email to Bill Cox (wcox2@austin.rr.com) and Fay Jones (fay@austinstjohns.org) stating specifically what you wish to have announced. Editing for length is reserved to Bill. Deadline for Sunday announcements in printed worship insert is the prior Tuesday. Church-wide Email Blast send an email to Sheri Rasmussen (shrasmus@swbell.net) as you wish it to look; photos should be sent as.jpeg attachments and clip art can be inserted into the email directly (not embedded in your message or document). We will make every reasonable effort to get your blast out within 24 hours of receipt. Newsletter email articles for the monthly newsletter to Elaine Jackson (elaine@gaj.com). Photos should be sent as.jpeg attachments and clip art can be inserted into the email directly (not embedded in your message or document). Deadline for newsletter is the third Monday of the prior month. Note: Editing for length is reserved to Bill Cox, Fay Jones, and Elaine Jackson. Editing for content will be done in consultation with Fr. Matt and the writer. To Schedule a Meeting contact the parish office (512-836-3974) to inquire about the date and get your meeting on the church calendar. Procedimiento para Anunciar Eventos Anuncios de Domingo - envia un correo electrónico a Bill Cox (wcox2@austin.rr.com) y Fay Jones (fay@austinstjohns.org) indicando específicamente lo que usted desea que se anunció. Edición de longitud está reservado a Bill. Fecha límite para anuncios de Domingo en el boletín es el martes anterior. Para toda la Iglesia "Blast" - envia un correo electrónico a Sheri Rasmussen (shrasmus@swbell.net) como usted desea que se vea; fotos deben ser enviadas como archivos adjuntos.jpeg y arte del clip se pueden ser insertado en el correo electrónico directamente (no incluido en su mensaje o documento). Haremos todos los esfuerzos razonables para obtener su "blast" (mejor dicho Blast es correo electrónico por todos) en el plazo de 24 horas de recibido. El Boletín de Noticias - envia artículos para el boletín mensual a Elaine Jackson (elaine@gaj.com). Las fotos deben ser enviadas como archivos adjuntos.jpeg y arte del clip se pueden insertar en el correo electrónico directamente (no incluido en su mensaje o documento). Fecha límite de boletín es el tercer lunes del mes anterior. Nota: Edición de longitud se reserva a Bill Cox, Fay Jones, y Elaine Jackson. Edición de contenidos se realizará en consulta con el P. Matt y el escritor. Para Programar una Reunión Póngase en contacto con la oficina parroquial (512-836-3974) para obtener información sobre la fecha y poner su reunión en el calendario de la iglesia. P 11
Making Greeting Cards/Fabricación de Tarjetas de Felicitación Darlene Robertson We will have a class on making your own greeting cards from 10:00 a.m. to noon on August 15, 2015 in the parish hall. Each participant will make four cards and maybe a bookmark if time permits. There will be a $5.00 fee to cover the cost of supplies. If this is something that you would like to attend, please notify Darlene Robertson at either drober1943@yahoo.com or 512.584.8513. I would need to know the exact number in order to prepare materials in advance. P 12 Tendremos una clase en la fabricación de tarjetas de felicitación a las 10:00 a.m. hasta mediodia el 15 agosto, 2015 en la salón parroquial. Cada participante hará quarto tarjetas y talvez un marcador, si hay tiempo. Habrá una tarifa de $5.00 para cubrir los gastos suministros. Si tiene interes en la clase, por favor mandame un correo electrónico a drober1943@yahoo.com o me llaman a 512.584.8513. Es necesario que sepa de anteemano si viene con el fin de preparer previamente los materiales. St. John s Episcopal Church Iglesia Episcopal de San Juan 11201 Parkfield Drive, at Braker Lane The Reverend Dr. Matthew Seddon, Rector Austin, Texas 78758, Phone 512/836-3974, Fax 512/836-3936 Web www.austinstjohns.org SUNDAY SERVICES: 9:00 & 10:30 AM 1:00 PM en Español WEDNESDAY: 6:30 PM: Holy Eucharist/Healing The Reverend David Beer, Assisting Priest Philip Riley, Organist and Choirmaster Fay Jones, Director of Growth & Discipleship VESTRY: Linda Villarreal, Senior Warden; Mike Davis, Junior Warden; Sandra Alonso, Mary Cree, Christi Crow, Laura Jennings, Ranie Lewis, Priscilla Murguia, and Sandra Ward OFFICERS: Marvin Rasmussen Treasurer Annette VanDover Assistant Treasurer