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The Sixth Sunday of Easter - May 9th:
All are welcome to church at St. John's at 10am with The Rev. John Beach presiding, and Stephen our music director will accompany with hymns and other music selections. The worship bulletin is posted here to your right, and the new Zoom dial-in/link options have been shared through email (kindly check your spam file if you have not received it). Please note that for in-house worship, we continue to observe current Covid safety protocols. If you are new to this site, kindly email or call the office; we would be happy to send you the link or reserve a seat for church. Happy Mother's Day to all moms, and we hope you will join us! The Fifth Sunday of Easter ~ May 2nd: We gather both in-person (by RSVP) as well as online at Zoom at 10am to celebrate w/ The Rev. John Beach. Our worship bulletin is posted here to your right, and the new Zoom dial-in/link options has been shared through email. Please note that in church, we will continue to observe current Covid safety protocols. If you are new to this site, kindly email or call the office; we would be happy to send you the link or reserve a seat for church. Join us! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Fourth Sunday of Easter ~ April 25th: All are welcome to join us Sunday; we will gather at 10am, online and at the church. Kindly email or call the parish office if you plan to attend, as our seating capacity remains at 35. Our service bulletin is posted here to your right and the Zoom options have been shared through email. See you Sunday! The Third Sunday of Easter ~ April 18th: All are welcome to in-person or Zoom worship at 10am, with The Rev. John Beach presiding. A service bulletin to posted here to your right, and Zoom options have been shared through email. Please call/email the office if you plan to attend the church as seating capacity remains at 35, and we continue to observe recommended Covid safety protocols. See you Sunday! The Second Sunday of Easter ~ April 11th: Once again we will conduct in-house worship at 10am, as well as broadcast through Zoom. Seating is limited to 35 - kindly contact the church office if you plan to attend, as we are observing Covid safety protocols. All are welcome to join us with The Rev. John Beach presiding, and Stephen Sikorski our music director will accompany with hymns. The service bulletin is posted here to your right, and the Zoom options have been emailed to parishioners. See you then! Kindly note: flowering plants will be offered after the service for the children until approximately 12pm (or until supplies last). Masks for Sale A longtime parishioner, Betty, has been generous with both her time and skills in creating and donating an assortment of cloth masks for our (Square) website. The cost is $8.00 per mask; purchases may be made with a credit or debit card, and all proceeds go to St. John's. Please visit st-johns-church-saugus.square.site ~ shopping and (local) delivery are quick and easy. Patterns change often - feel free to browse! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Please note: A letter from Fr. John concerning the resumption of public worship, as well as the May letter from our MA Episcopal Bishops, has been mailed (or emailed) to St. John's members and friends. Additionally, below is a link to the diocesan guide to regathering, should you wish to review the recommendations; just copy and paste to your browser. For a printed version of this document, kindly contact the office - we will be happy to mail it to you. https://www.diomass.org/sites/diomass/files/documents/A%20JOURNEY%20BY%20STAGES%202020_05_18.pdf ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Please note: Per the Episcopal Bishops of Massachusetts, it is strongly recommended for virtual services to continue until further notice. We remain hopeful that in-person worship will resume soon. We have adopted safety protocols set forth by the Diocese, and we ask the following of parishioners:
* If you feel unwell in any way, please do not attend church. * If you are in what is considered a “high-risk” group (i.e., chemotherapy, heart disease, respiratory, or diabetes patients, or have an autoimmune disorder, you are strongly urged to avoid attending large groups, including worship. * During worship: We will not perform handshakes, elbow bumps, or other touching during the Peace, there will be in-one-kind Communion, and no passing of the offering plate (to be placed in a designated area), etc. Until further notice, and per strong diocesan recommendations - Bible study will be on hiatus. We understand these circumstances are unique and uncertain, but we must be vigilant in keeping everyone’s best interest in mind, while we seek God’s comfort and protection. As this situation changes, we will keep you posted - your cooperation is greatly appreciated. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Worship Please note: when we return to in-person summer worship, our Sunday morning service will begin at 9am. September through May our two-service schedule resumes: 8am (Rite I) and 10am (Rite II). Additional services are held during Christmas and Easter Holy Week. All are welcome! Bible Study: Tuesdays morning at 10:30 on Zoom. All are welcome - please contact us for the meeting link. Healthy Students, Healthy Saugus: We gather to pack food for the HS2 program on the first Thursday of every month at 7pm (w/ the exception of holidays). Please check our worship bulletin announcements or St. John's FB site for updates on collection information. Find us on social media: Instagram: We're new to the site! Follow us at ~ StJohnsECSaugus Twitter: @StJohnsSaugus Facebook: St. John's Episcopal Church Saugus For national news about The Episcopal Church, please visit www.episcopalnewsservice.org Please look under 'Resources' to download St. John's recent newsletter. Our national church: www.episcopalchurch.org Episcopal news: www.episcopalnewsservice.org |
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