This Week's Announcements

Announcements: Week of September 5, 2010

The Vestry meeting originally scheduled for Saturday, September 11, has been rescheduled for Thursday, September 30, at 7 p.m. The remaining meetings are scheduled for Saturday, October 23, at 9 a.m. and Saturday, December 4, at 9 a.m.

Worship Notes: We will begin the 10:30 a.m. Communion Service on Sunday, September 12.

• Starting Saturday, September 11, we will begin offering Evening Prayer at 5:30 p.m. in the Library. September 11th seems an appropriate day to begin to offer prayers, as we remember those who died on September 11, 2001 and all who have died in the subsequent wars. If you are interested in leading Evening Prayer once every 4-6 weeks at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, please contact Pastor Teresa at teresa@towergrovechurch.org. Thanks!

• HOMECOMING will take place on Sunday, September 19, at 10:30 a.m., followed by a picnic in Tower Grove Park at the Humboldt North Pavilion. St. John's will provide meat, vegetarian options and beverages. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share.
  

• The 5:00 p.m. Communion Service will continue in the Chapel through September 26.
  
• The Wednesday morning service continues at 8:00 a.m. in the Chapel

• The Altar Guild will meet on Sunday, September 12, from 12 noon - 3:00 p.m. for lunch and an organizational meeting.

• There will be a Ministries Fair on Sunday, September 26, from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. so that everyone can find out what is going on at St. John's and how to get involved.

SAVE THE DATE! Sunday, October 3: Adult Christian Formation begins at 9:00 a.m., with Commissioning of Teachers and Students at 10:30 a.m. Service. St. Francis' Day Pet Blessings at the 5:00 p.m. Service - Pets (leased or in boxes) welcome to attend the 5:00 p.m. service or to come by for a blessing at 5:30 p.m.

The Thursday Bible Study has resumed in the Library from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Enter through the Parish Hall. The Facebook Bible Study Discussion group will also continue.

New to Christianity, the Episcopal Church, or St. John's? Chaplain Jeffrey Deutsch, with Pastor Teresa Danieley, will lead a 10 week course called To Travel Together this Fall, on Sunday mornings from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. This course is for people potentially interested in confirmation, baptism, or reception into the Episcopal Church, or reaffirmation of baptismal vows. The dates of To Travel Together for this fall will be October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, November 7, 14, 21, 28, and December 5. Contact Jeffrey at jeffreydeutsch@charter.net or Teresa at teresa@towergrovechurch.org for more information.

A Program Calendar for August, 2010 - June 2011 is now available on the Calendar of Events - it will be added to throughout the year.

Prayer Requests - Please pray for fellow parishioners, their family & friends throughout the week.

The Peace Meal Project continues every Saturday, from 4:00-6:00 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 2:00-6:30 p.m. and a half shift would be 2:00-4:30 p.m. (food prep and cook) or 4:00-6:30 (serve and clean up).

"The Heat is On!" In August & September, Isaiah 58 needs extra donations of canned goods to deal with the increased demand brought about by high unemployment. The "Give a Meal a Month" menu for August is: Tuna, Boxed Potato Mix, Corn, Pineapple, Graham Crackers or Nilla Wafer. Thank you! Notes on Give a Meal a Month: One way we can carry out the ministry of Jesus is by contributing to Isaiah 58 Ministries' food distribution program. The ministry provides a suggested shopping list each month to assist those contributing and to ensure that they have an adequate assortment of food for those in need. Contributions should be in bags labeled "Isaiah 58" and can be dropped off in the big, blue bin in the entrance of the main church at any time during the month. A member of the Service & Advocacy Working Group will deliver them to Isaiah 58 Ministries. Please remember that all fruit and vegetable suggestions are to be canned.

Diocesan and Community Events:

Two Events to Benefit the LGBT Center of Metro St. Louis: (1) NOTE CHANGE IN DATE! "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" - An Afternoon Garden Party *FREE Admission* Sunday Afternoon, September 19, 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the William A. Kerr Foundation Building, 21 O'Fallon Street, St. Louis, MO 63102 (A totally "green" building - very cool!) (2) SAVE THE DATE - A Concert on Saturday Evening, October 9 with The Gateway Men's Chorus, Charis, and Band Together, $20.00, at the MCC Church in Soulard. For more information, please contact Pastor Teresa at teresa@towergrovechurch.org.

Diocese of Missouri's Episcopal Church Women (ECW) Annual Meeting will take place Friday, October 22, 2010 from 3:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, October 23, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 514 E. Argonne Drive, Kirkwood, MO 63111. Contact Karen Birr, Diocese of MO ECW President, ksbirr@charter.net or 314-831-7728 for more information. Registration fees are $15/person for Friday and $18/person for Saturday. Registration Deadline is October 8, 2010.

Episcopal Church of the Ascension's 14th Annual Gospel Jubilee: Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. If you and/or a group would like to offer a song or dance at the Jubilee, please call Georgia Harrell at 314-524-4880 before October 15. There will be a meal afterward in the Fellowship Hall. Please invite your friends to join us for this evening of spiritual uplift.

Praying the Eucharist: A Contemplative Workshop

8:30 AM registration
9:00 AM - 3 PM conference
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Christ Church Cathedral

RSVP for conference by email to Dan Handschy or call 314-843-0123 by Fri., Sept 17. RSVP for child care by email to Mike Kinman due Sept. 17.

On Saturday, September 25, 2010, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. presenters the Rev. Richard Valantasis and Doug Bleyle will lead this workshop which is sponsored by Christ Church Cathedral and Church of the Advent. Valantasis and Bleyle co-direct the Institute for Contemplative Living in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

There will be Two Performances of C.S. Lewis' "Screwtape Letters"at the UMSL's Touhill Theater on Saturday, September 25, at 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. http://www.touhill.org/default.asp?touhill=51&objId=594

Urban Health Fair & Market: Saturday, September 18, 2010, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Park Avenue in Lafayette Square, between 18th and Vail. FREE EVENT! For more information: call 314-762-0669 or e-mail urbanhealthfair@gmail.com

Got your tickets yet for Episcopal City Mission's annual dinner "Moment in Time" benefitting young people in detention? Your invitation will be in the mail soon for the dinner Sept 24 at at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 7750 Carondolet Ave, Clayton. You don't want to miss out on a dynamic speaker, Scott Larson, founder and president of Straight Ahead Ministries, a faith-based organization that works with thousands of juvenile offenders in 15 states.

There will be a delicious dinner, live entertainment and an auction that features a weekend getaway, aspa package and an entertaining and elegant evening of dining cooked up by ECM's executive committee. The reception begins at 6:15 p.m. Dinner's at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $125 and will be available at the ECM office, at Christ Church Cathedral, starting Aug. 11. For information or to make a reservation, call314.436.3545 or go tohttp://www.ecitymission.org/

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