Journey of the Magi, T.S. Eliot ‗

Jan. 2 ECW Luncheon Meeting Jan. 6 Outreach Meeting

Jan. 8 Theology and a Pint

Jan.10 Annual Reports Due

Jan.12 Men’s Group Meeting

Jan.13 Vestry Meeting

Jan.15 St. Julian’s Meeting

Jan. 21-23 Trinity Institute at GAC

Jan. 26-27 Jr High Diocesan Youth Event

Jan. 27 Annual Meeting & Potluck

Jan. 29-31 “For the Bible Tells Me So”

St. Julian Guild’s next meeting is January 15, 7:00 p.m., at Meg Stump’s home, 610 N. Broad Street. Any questions? Call Meg at 344-1894.

Dear St. John‘s Family, A Wish for each of you at this Holy Season. May the true meaning of Christmas Remain in your heart throughout the The coming year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Jerry

Save your Wednesday evenings in Febru-ary and March for our Lenten pro-gram!

Playing in the Water: Baptism and the game show event of the year! Saturday-Sunday: January 26-27, 2008 3 pm, January 26 to 10 am, January 27 St. Mark’s Cathedral 519 Oak Grove, Minneapolis Come for an evening of friends and fun as we team up to play game shows centered around the themes of our baptismal prom-ises. Who? Youth in grades 6-8 and their adult chaperones Why? Games, Food, Fun, and Renewal of Baptismal Vows with Bishop Jelinek For more information and registration go to http://www.episcopalmn.org/youth_calendar/articl106214c665099.htm

JANUARY 2, 2008 NOON St. John’s churchwomen will meet for an after-the- holidays luncheon meeting at 101 Main (Holiday Inn) please call Phyllis 388-8090 or Ann 387-4396

Mission: To support Christ’s mission in the local, state, and national communities. Matthew 25:35…”for I was hungry and you gave me food, was thisty and you gave me drink. I was a stranger and you welcomed me. I was naked and you clothed me. I was sick and you visited me. I was in prison and you came to me.” :40…”truly I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.” St. John‘s Outreach Committee met on De-cember 2nd. The meeting was opened with a reading and prayer.

After much consideration the members of St. John‘s voted on Dec. 16th to contribute our budgeted $1000 Millennium Develop-ment Goals money to PumpAid and Nets for Life. The money has been divided pro-portionally to reflect the vote with Pump Aid receiving $640 and Nets for Life $360. With this money clean water will be avail-able for a whole community in sub Sahara Africa and malaria prevention nets and training will reach 30 more households. Thanks for your participation and for supporting the fight against extreme poverty.

In Our Thought and Prayers Lt. John Marshall, US Army, son of Linda Duckett, is now stationed in Afghanistan serving as a Platoon Leader in Operation Enduring Freedom. Information is very limited but Linda is grateful for some e-mail correspondence, an occasional phone call and that he can receive packages. ―John sounds great, and this is very much a calling for him. He is grateful for prayers and support from our St. John‘s Family and said he is looking forward to going to church again at St. John‘s after his return, sometime this spring.‖