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Dear Friends, I pray that this edition of the Tower finds you still enchanted by joy and wonder as we continue to celebrate the birth of our Lord this Christmastide. I hope you will continue this celebration for the full twelve days of this season and join us as we close it out with our Epiphany Pageant at 5:30 on January 6 th . I have now been here amongst you as your priest for a couple of months. I intentionally spent this time seling in and geing a sense of this wonderful parish. As you may guess I arrived with a lot of memories of St. John’s and I wanted to spend time coming to know St. John’s here and today, not St. John’s twenty years ago as I remember it when I was in high school. I know I will continue to come to know what St. John’s has become in the years since I left, but as we start this new year I am ready to start acting, ready to move beyond seling in. Since the early time in my priesthood I have created time each week where I essentially have office hours at a local coffee shop. This has allowed me to come to know parishioners and have conversations that Sunday mornings don’t usually allow for. So I am going to start this back up. Every Wednesday from 1-3 I will plan on being at Coffee Depot in Warren for anyone to drop by and chat, for some or all of the time. Please note two things about this, some weeks pastoral emergencies might take me away, so if you come and I’m not there please try back again. And please visit me in the office if you have pastoral concerns, or are looking for uninter- rupted or individual time. In these times other people may be coming and going and we are of course in a very public seing. I also would like to invite you all to join me in reading St. Paul’s Leer to the Romans this Epiphany sea- son. The Good Book Club, www.goodbookclub.org, has drafted a schedule to read the leer through beginning on the Monday following the Epiphany, January 7 th , and ending on Shrove Tuesday, March 5 th . Beginning January 8th on Tuesday mornings from 11am-12pm we will have a Bible Study to accompany this reading. Please come out to learn about and discuss this important piece of Holy Scripture. Yours in Christ, patrick+ The Tower January 2019
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Dear Friends,
I pray that this edition of the Tower finds you still enchanted by joy and wonder as we continue to
celebrate the birth of our Lord this Christmastide. I hope you will continue this celebration for the full
twelve days of this season and join us as we close it out with our Epiphany Pageant at 5:30 on January 6th.
I have now been here amongst you as your priest for a couple of months. I intentionally spent this time
settling in and getting a sense of this wonderful parish. As you may guess I arrived with a lot of memories
of St. John’s and I wanted to spend time coming to know St. John’s here and today, not St. John’s twenty
years ago as I remember it when I was in high school.
I know I will continue to come to know what St. John’s has become in the years since I left, but as we start
this new year I am ready to start acting, ready to move beyond settling in. Since the early time in my
priesthood I have created time each week where I essentially have office hours at a local coffee shop. This
has allowed me to come to know parishioners and have conversations that Sunday mornings don’t
usually allow for. So I am going to start this back up. Every Wednesday from 1-3 I will plan on being at
Coffee Depot in Warren for anyone to drop by and chat, for some or all of the time. Please note two things
about this, some weeks pastoral emergencies might take me away, so if you come and I’m not there please
try back again. And please visit me in the office if you have pastoral concerns, or are looking for uninter-
rupted or individual time. In these times other people may be coming and going and we are of course in a
very public setting.
I also would like to invite you all to join me in reading St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans this Epiphany sea-
son. The Good Book Club, www.goodbookclub.org, has drafted a schedule to read the letter through
beginning on the Monday following the Epiphany, January 7th, and ending on Shrove Tuesday, March 5th.
Beginning January 8th on Tuesday mornings from 11am-12pm we will have a Bible Study to accompany
this reading. Please come out to learn about and discuss this important piece of Holy Scripture.
Yours in Christ,
patrick+
The Tower January 2019
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DIRECTORY
Clergy
The Reverend Patrick Greene
Rector
Ext. 16
Staff Dale West
Parish Administrator
Ext. 11
Mary Clark
Business Manager
Ext. 13
Heather Annis
Children & Youth Ministries Director
Ext. 18
Jacob Stott
Director of Music Programs
Ext. 19
David Murray
Head of Buildings and Grounds
Ext. 12
Vestry
Lou Massa Sr., Warden
Michael Obel-Omia, Jr. Warden
John Cavanagh, Clerk/Secretary
Kelly Deering, Treasurer
Stephanie Adamek
Pat Anderson
Jay Billingsley
Jeff Davidson
Jan Malcolm
Pattie Mitchell
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www.stjohnsbarrington.org
ST. JOHN’S TOWER Please consider writing for
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welcome!
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January 30th.
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“Letters to the Tower” to
ENCORE
ENCORE will be closed January 1st, 2nd and 3rd
but will re-open on Saturday, January 5th from
10:00am—1:00pm. We hope you all had a won-
derful holiday and hope to see you soon!!
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January 1st
Parish Office Closed
January 2nd
9:30am Holy Eucharist
10:15am Women’s Bible Study
7:00pm HS Mission Trip Meeting
January 3rd
7:30am NYA Bible Study
12Noon Staff Luncheon
12:30pm Warm Wooly Knitters
7:00pm Choir Rehearsal
January 5th
8:30am John’s Meals
10:00am ENCORE Open
January 6h
8:00am Holy Eucharist
9:00am Adult Formation
9:00am Church School/Parent Group
10:00am Holy Eucharist
4:30pm Pageant Rehearsal
5:30pm Pageant
January 8th
9:00am Staff Meeting
10:00am ENCORE Open
2:30pm Youth Art Team
January 9th
9:30am Holy Eucharist
10:00am ENCORE Open
10:15am Women’s Bible Study
7:00pm HS Mission Trip Meeting
January 10th
7:30am NYA Bible Study
10:00am ENCORE Open
12:30pm Warm Wooly Knitters
January 13th
8:00am Holy Eucharist
9:00am Adult Formation
9:00am Church School/Parent Group
10:00am Holy Eucharist w/ Baptism
5:30pm Holy Eucharist
6:15pm Youth Group
January 15th
9:00am Staff Meeting
10:00am ENCORE Open
7:00pm Executive Meeting
2:30pm Youth Art Team
January 16th
Tower Deadline &
Annual Meeting Report Deadline
9:30am Holy Eucharist
10:00am ENCORE Open
10:15am Women’s Bible Study
January 17th
7:30am NYA Bible Study
10:00am ENCORE Open
12:30pm Warm Wooly Knitters
6:00pm Family Game Night
January 20th
8:00am Holy Eucharist
9:00am Church School/Parent Group
10:00am Holy Eucharist
11:30am Loaves & Fishes RI
5:30pm Holy Eucharist
5:30pm HS Mission Trip Meeting
6:15pm Youth Group
January 21st
MLK Day Parish Office Closed
6:00pm Finance Meeting
7:00pm Vestry Meeting
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COMMISSION ON CHILDREN’S FORMATION
Church School Schedule
Sunday, January 6 9:00 am Regular classes and parent group
4:30 pm Pageant rehearsal
5:30 pm Pageant
Sunday, January 13 9:00 am Regular classes and parent group
Thursday, January 17 6:00 pm Family Game Night
Sunday, January 20 9:00 am Regular classes and parent group
Sunday, January 27 9:00 am Church school family day
12:00 pm Chili Cook-Off
Older Youth Formation Dates
Wednesday, January 2 7:00 pm HS mission group
Sunday, January 6 4:30 pm Pageant rehearsal
5:30 pm Pageant
Tuesday, January 8 2:30 pm Art team
Wednesday, January 9 7:00 pm HS mission group
Sunday, January 13 6:15 pm Youth group
Tuesday, January 15 2:30 pm Art team
Thursday, January 17 6:00 pm Family Game Night
Sunday, January 20 5:30 pm HS mission group
6:15 pm Youth group
Sunday, January 27 12:00 pm Chili Cook-Off
6:15 pm Youth Group
Eureka! The Pageant is Here!
Our annual St. John’s pageant will take place on Sunday, January 6th at 5:30. We will have a dress
rehearsal at 4:30 pm on the 6th (leaders and youth participants, please arrive at 4:15). There will be a
special reception following the service, including a hot chocolate bar and cookies.
5th Annual Chili Cook-Off
Please join us for our chili cook-off following the Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 27th. We will
be raising money for our high school group’s next mission trip. Sample some of St. John’s best chili
recipes and vote for your favorite. There will be corn bread! There will be prizes!
The fee to enter your chili is $20. Simply bring your chili ready-to-serve in a crock pot or simi-
lar. We will provide table cloths, spoons, and bowls. Feel free to decorate! Tickets to vote are $5 for
10 tickets – the more you buy, the more you get to vote! Bring a canned good for TAP-In and get
one vote free! For more information or to sign up, please see Heather Annis or Wendy Foley.
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COMMISSION ON CHILDREN’S FORMATION
Can You Help?
A small group of dedicated youth meets regularly to explore faith, scripture, prayer, liturgy, and other top-
ics through the lens of comics. We have made available a number of our individual comics for sale in the
past but are currently compiling about 5 years’ worth of work into a single volume. This spring the anthol-
ogy will be printed and bound. We estimate that the printing and shipping costs for 50 copies will be
roughly $250. We are looking for someone to underwrite our project so that the result of the spring release
party and sale will be pure profit. The proceeds will be split three ways, among the art team, the high
school mission trip, and Heifer International. If you can help please contact Heather at 245-4065 x 18 or
Calendar continued
January 22nd
9:00am Staff Meeting
10:00am ENCORE Open
January 23rd
9:30am Holy Eucharist
10:00am ENCORE Open
10:15am Women’s Bible Study
January 24th
7:30am NYA Bible Study
10:00am ENCORE Open
12:30pm Warm Wooly Knitters
7:00pm Choir Rehearsal
January 27th
8:00am Holy Eucharist
9:00am Church School/Family Day
10:00am Holy Eucharist
11:00am Annual Meeting
12Noon Chili Cook-Off
5:30pm Holy Eucharist
6:15pm Youth Group
January 28th
7:00pm Property Meeting
January 29th
9:00am Staff Meeting
10:00am ENCORE Open
January 30th
Mail Tower
9:30am Holy Eucharist
10:00am ENCORE Open
10:15am Women’s Bible Study
January 31st
7:30am NYA Bible Study
10:00am ENCORE Open
12:30pm Warm Wooly Knitters
7:00pm Choir Rehearsal
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COMMISSION ON OUTREACH
The Giving Tree
Thanks to all for another incredibly successful year for our annual “Giving Tree”. I am so touched
as to the generosity and outpouring of support for this very important ministry that takes place at
this busy time of the year. Remembering and providing for those less fortunate than we are is what
truly is important during times of need, and our St. John’s “family” really stepped up to the plate.
On December 6th “ALL” the requested gifts (along with many extras) were delivered to the Women’s
Resource Center in Warren. Each family also received $100 in gift cards for their holiday meal.
These 3 families have now been blessed with a Christmas that would have been entirely different
without our help.
Along with this, checks totaling $1,400.00 were delivered to “Foster Forward” towards the purchase
of gift cards for TEENS living in Foster Care in Rhode Island. The agency is extremely grateful for
our continuing support and generosity of this vital program.
I wish you all a Happy and Blessed New Year and I thank God that I am a part of such a wonderful
and caring congregation.
Judy Tavares
Transitions
December Anniversaries ~ Congratulations! Colin & Allison Mercer ~ January 5, 1985 ~ 33 years
Albert & Marion Colella ~ January 18, 1986 ~ 32 years
Mike & Nancy Morrissette ~ January 25, 1997 ~ 21 years
COMMISSION ON PARISH LIFE & CARE
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The mission of St. John’s Church is to be a
community of Christians committed to the care,
nourishment and spiritual growth of all.
Presorted Standard
U.S. Postage
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Permit No. 3
Barrington, RI
Return Service Requested
St. John’s Episcopal Church
191 County Road, Barrington, RI 02806
Phone: 401-245-4065 Fax: 401-245-0518
Website: www.stjohnsbarrington.org
Parish Office Hours
Monday– Thursday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Friday—10:00am—Noon
Worship Services
Sunday: 800am, 10:00am and 5:30pm
Wednesday: 9:30am
January 2019
Flower Guild Thanks You!
The Flower Guild would like to thank all those who brought greens to church. You all helped in
the greening of St. John's for welcoming Jesus once again. Thank you and Happy Holidays!
