This Week's AnnouncementsAnnouncements: Week of March 7, 2010 - Third Week of LentPrayer Requests - Please pray for fellow parishioners, their family & friends throughout the week. Thank you so much to choir members John & Judith MacDonald for leading music on Sunday, March 7, at 10 a.m. Thank you also to their friend, Donna, who played piano!!! The St. Louis Community Farmers' Winter Market returns to St. John's Parish Hall every second Saturday this winter. Jeffrey Deutsch will be selling his wonderful St. John's soups! Please stop by and shop March 13, 2010, and April 10, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 2010 Census: Between Tuesday, March 23 - Friday, April 16, a staff member from the US Census will be in the St. John's Parish Hall every Tuesday - Friday morning between 9 a.m. - 12 noon to help people fill out the simple questionnaire for the 2010 Census. There will also be 2010 Census questionnaires and a drop box in the Parish Hall throughout the entire month. If you receive a 2010 Census form in the mail, please fill it out and mail it back. If you don't receive a form in the mail, please fill out a form and drop it in the 2010 Census box in the Parish Hall. For more information on the 2010 Census, please visit www.2010census.gov. Thank you for your participation in the 2010 Census!!! Holy Week Schedule 2010: If you are willing to serve as a lay minister (acolyte, altar guild, lay readers, worship leaders, ushers, etc.) during Holy Week, please e-mail Pastor Teresa at teresa@towergrovechurch.org and let her know when you are available and what you would like to do. Thank you!!! March 28: Palm Sunday - Blessings of the Palms, Passion Reading, Mass at 10:00 a.m. (no 5 p.m. service) March 30: Holy Tuesday - Mass at 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel March 31: Holy Wednesday - Mass at 8:00 a.m. in the Chapel, Episcopal Tenebrae at 5:30 p.m. in the Main Church, and Sarum Tenebrae at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel April 1: Maundy Thursday - Ecumenical Service at 6:00 p.m. (Footwashing, Communion) at Tyler Place Presbyterian Church. Sarum Tenebrae and Vigil starting at 9:00 p.m. in the Chapel. April 2: Good Friday - Mass at 8:00 a.m. in the Chapel. Ecumenical Stations of the Cross at 12 noon through Tower Grove, Good Friday service at 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel, Sarum Tenebrae at 7:00 p.m.in the Chapel April 4: Easter Sunday Festival Eucharist at 10:00 a.m. (no 5 p.m. service), followed by a POTLUCK! "AAA Trainings" - Materials from the AAA trainings is available on the table in the Parish Hall near the kitchen. Thank you to everyone who attended these sessions and to the Rev. Bob Hagel, our facilitator. We are preparing to start Godly Play Sunday School by this fall. If you are interested in helping out, please talk to vestry members Gina Malone or Susan Brower-Toland. There will be a Trivia Night to raise money to renovate our classroom spaces. Donations to the Building Fund will also be gladly accepted. We are applying for a matching grant from the Diocese of Missouri. If we raise $7500.00, we will be eligible for the full matching grant. "Late Night with Mother Teresa" cancelled tonight (March 3). MoKaBe's will continue from 8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. March 10, 17, & 24. This is time for open conversation and fellowship. Sunday, March 21 after the 10 a.m. service: Presentation by Susan Brower-Toland on "Augustine and the Nature of Sin" in the Parish Hall Notes on Worship during Lent and Observing a Holy Lent: Full Text Lent.pdf - full text bulletin for the 10:00 a.m. service (through March 21). Please download The Season of Lent for more information on the Season of Lent, Opportunities during Lent, and Notes on Worship at 10:00 a.m. on Sundays in Lent. Also, please note that we transitioning into using the brown Bibles for Scripture readings and the red Book of Common Prayer for the Psalm, rather than the Scripture inserts. A limited number of Scripture inserts are still available at the Entrance to the Main Church, if you prefer to use one. We will also begin to proclaim ENTIRE Psalms, rather than partial Psalms, in order to facilitate this process. Lenten Quiet Day: RESCHEDULED!!! New Date - Saturday, March 27, 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at St. John's. RSVP to Pastor Teresa at teresa@towergrovechurch.org. Suggested donation: $10.00 for food and materials. Confirmation of 10 participants needed by March 21. Thank you! MORE St. John's Announcements: In Need of a Date! We need updates to the Birthday/Anniversary Calendar!!! If your Birthday and/or Anniversary is in March and is not listed under Prayer Requests, please e-mail info@towergrovechurch.org and your Birthday and/or Anniversary will be added to the calendar. THANKS! (We'll continue to collect updates throughout the year.) Please PRAY for the people of Haiti, especially parishioner Jean Vil and his family in Haiti. Several of his nieces and nephews were killed in the Earthquake. During Lent, we will collect "Lenten Alms" (financial donations) in a special box in the main church that will be forwarded to Jean's relatives in Haiti. To LEARN more about the immediate crisis impacting 83,000 Episcopalians in Haiti and to DONATE immediately through Episcopal Relief & Development, please visit http://www.er-d.org/HaitiCrisis. A weekly Lectionary Bible Study takes place on Thursday evenings, from 5:30 - 6:45 p.m. You don't need to come every week, but it helps to have the same people commited to the group over the long term in order to build community. please contact Pastor Teresa at teresa@towergrovechurch.org. The weekly readings may be found on this Lectionary Page. There is also more information about the Bible Study Process and Bible Study Worship, which may be downloaded as PDFs. The Peace Meal Project continues every Saturday, from 4-6 p.m. To sign up as a volunteer, please contact Scott Splater at ssplater@yahoo.com or 314-497-1050. A full shift is from 2-6:30 p.m. and a half shift would be 2-4:30 p.m. (food prep and cook) or 4-6:30 (serve and clean up). Diocesan and Community Events: The Rev. Canon Susan Nanny is beginning a spiritual formation group with children between the ages of 7 – 11, which will meet 3 times for 45 minutes on April 3, 10, & 17 from 4:30 - 5:15 p.m., followed by a family gathering (date/time TBD). $55.00 for 4 gatherings. If you are interested, please contact Susan Nanny at susan.nanny@mac.com or 314.378.6167 by March 5. You are invited to The Central South City Interfaith Event sponsored by St. Louis Interfaith Partnership/Faith Beyond Walls at St. Pius V, Grand & Utah, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m., Sunday, March 14. This is a time to learn more abo8ut Interfaith Partnership/Faith Beyond Walls and how it touches on life in the City of St. Louis. For more information, contact the Rev. Michael Vosler, Board Member IP/FBW, 481-4357 o mvuccoef@earthlink.net.
The Dismantling Racism Training: This engaging, challenging, supporting, uplifting, intense two day workshop includes historic and current material, multimedia, small groups, role plays, facilitated dialogue, and spiritual nourishment. Mandatory for clergy and wardens in the Diocese of Missouri. Open to every member and all Christians who wish to deepen their understanding of racism, prejudice, and privilege. In response to a mandate from the 73rd General Convention in 2000 (Resolution B049), the Commission for Dismantling Racism offers workshops on recognizing and eliminating institutional racism in the Church. The workshops are free and include lunch and refreshments. Space is limited to thirty participants and training will occur with a minimum of fifteen registrations. Download a registration form. March 12-13, 2010 in Columbia, Missouri. July 9-10, 2010 in St. Louis, Missouri. For more information on the next scheduled training, contact Cory Hoehn, choehn@diocesemo.org. Friends of Tower Grove 2010 Lecture Series: Sunday, April 4, 3:00 p.m. (Easter) "Evolution through Revolution: From Mozart to Beethoven," Arianna String Quartet, UM-St. Louis. If you or anyone you know needs Cheap Office Space, St. John's, Tower Grove has quite a bit available in two of our buildings - 3664 Arsenal Street and 3672-A Arsenal Street, 63116. Great for writers, social workers, therapists, spiritual directors, attorneys, accountants or other small businesses or small nonprofit organizations. The basic rent prices are $300 a month for one room, $500 for two rooms, $700 for three rooms, $900 for four rooms, etc. Prices are somewhat negotiable, depending on the space. Most utilities - gas, electric, water, and fire alarm service included. Secure wireless internet included in some parts of the physical plant. Phone not included. If you are interested, please contact the Rev. Teresa Danieley at teresa@towergrovechurch.org or 314-772-2970. Please forward this to anyone who might be interested. Thank you.
 
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