Saint John’s

The Episcopal Church

in Pine Meadow, CT

SAINT JOHN’S CHURCH and

PEACH FESTIVAL

September/October 2019 Edition

 FROM THE RECTOR

Dear St. John’s Family,

This past Sunday we worshipped in the Gill

Memorial Garden on a Sunday morning for
the first time since my arrival here almost
five years ago. It was a wonderful and spirit-
filled time together basking in the beauty of
this place.

Our time together as a parish was made

more special by the opportunity to worship
together with our friends from North Con-
gregational Church and their pastor, the
Rev. Marcia Cox.

In a world where the differences between us

BLESSING OF THE
are so often a focus, our time together al-
lowed us to remember the many things that
we hold in common:
ANIMALS
 Our love of God our creator, re-
deemer and sustainer;
Sunday, September 29th
 Our commitment to God’s creation
and our role in honoring and caring at 10:00am
for all that God has given us;
 Our commitment to hospitality and Everyone and every animal family
the blessings that come to us when
we open ourselves to being with member are invited
others;
 Our desire to share the story of God
working in our lives and in the lives A Prayer for Our Pets
of those around us. Leader: Almighty and everlasting God, Crea-
The start of the school year is upon us and tor of all things and giver of all life, let your
we begin again the rhythm of the program blessing be upon all these animals. May our
year and all that comes with this renewed
time together. relationships with them mirror your love,
Join us. Harvest the Good News that is rip-
and our care for them be an example of
ening all around us. Be part of the work of your bountiful mercy. Grant the animals
sharing the richness of God’s Blessings.
health and peace. Strengthen us to love and
May this autumn time be a time of grace for care for them as we strive to imitate the
you and those you love.
love of Jesus Christ our Lord and God’s
Faithfully, servant Francis. Amen.

The Rev. Sandra L. Cosman, Rector

 MAGIC SHOW
St. John’s Episcopal Church
in New Hartford
Invites You to Marvel At
Charlie the Magician
Charlie Phillips is a senior at Avon High School.
His close-up magic and kids’ shows are sure to astound!
www.charliepmagic.com

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
2- 4 p.m.

Kids Free - Kids at Heart $5

Refreshments will be served
Reservations: (860) 379-3062

Dates to Note
Week Day Events at St. John’s
Mondays – Office Hours – 8:30am to 1:30pm
Tuesdays – Staff Meeting at 9am
Wednesdays – AA Meetings at 12pm and 8pm
Thursdays – Warden’s meeting at 9:30am, The Healing Eucharist will take place at 6:30pm.
Fridays – Al Anon at 10am; Codependents Anonymous @7:30pm; and AA Meeting @8:30pm.
Open Door Soup Kitchen – Next date: September 21st at St. James in Winsted. (9:00am–1:00pm)
Christ Church Cathedral – Hip Hop Mass, an offering to our ECCT youth, September 15th 3pm, 45
Church Street, Hartford, CT. Contact the Parish Office by 9/2 if you would like to participate.
Godly Play – Welcome Back Date – September 8th.
Dwelling In The Word will resume Sept. 12th.
Chorus Angelicus & Gaudeamus – Nov. 17, 2 pm

SCHOLARSHIP UPDATE - We are pleased to announce that our second scholarship candidate completed
his 25 hours of work in the garden and received his $1,000 St. John's Garden Scholarship money. We wish
Colin Coates great success in his future endeavors at the University of South Carolina. We also have a new
candidate participating in the scholarship program this year, Ethan Hall. Ethan graduates in 2021 and will
start helping out in the garden September 1st, on weekends. Welcome aboard Ethan!. We thank you all
who have donated to the Garden Scholarship Fund, continued support of this fund will insure our ability to
award future scholarships.

St. John’s Monthly Donations Schedule

September – St. John’s Little Free Pantry; October – Coats, Shoes, Boots, Mittens and
Hats Distributed to The Open Door Soup Kitchen, Winsted, CT.
St. John’s – Peach Festival

Baptism of Everett Rylander

Office Visitors

Ringing of the Bell –

Remembering amd Honoring the
First Enslaved Africans in 1619
 Open Door
Soup
Kitchen
Join our team on Thanks to Ron Caine, Tom Chappell, Bruce Wearne,
September 21st, Bob Osborne, Jeff Linton, Nancy Butler and Rick
Smith for cleaning the church.
2019 at St. James Thanks to Rick & Jim Smith and all the Volunteers for
in Winsted. all their hard work in making our Peach Festival a success.
9:00am–1:00pm Thank you to our Soup Kitchen Crew for their hard
work.
(No Open Door during the summer.) Thank you to Anne Hall for providing the weekly Prayer
List.
Thanks to Pat Sepples for taking care of our lawn mainte-
PARISH REGISTER – Contact Information, nance.
Special thanks to Norma Pappalardo and the Lay Weed-
Birthdays & Anniversaries Needed Please email ers who have made the Garden and the front of the church
Michelle, our Parish Administrator at the Parish Office at so beautiful.
office@RedDoors.com with updates of your email and Thank you to Ginny Hoffmann, Betty Castonguay, Win-
phone contact information. Also, we love to honor folks nie Pratt, Howie Martin, Nancy Butler, Nancy Gibson,
Joanne Ritchie and Mary Fiorillo, our office volunteers.
on their birthdays and anniversaries. Please let us know Thanks to everyone who participates in the mission and
the month and day, so that we can celebrate with you! ministry of St. John’s.

CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE TO ADD YOUR THANKS TO

St. John’s Community THE NEXT EDITION OF THE PORTAL.
shares our prayer requests
via our weekly email. GODLY PLAY
Please contact Anne Hall It is time to begin our program year for Godly Play. This
Sunday, Sept. 8th we will be welcoming back our old mem-
at annechall@att.net or the bers and new ones joining our community. Godly Play will
Parish Office to be added continue to meet each Sunday through the 29th when we will
to the list. celebrate St. Francis Day with the “Blessing of the Animals”
with the wider church community. Returning members of
PASTORAL Godly Play have received registration forms to be filled out
and returned but if you haven’t received one they are on line
VISITS AND HOME at : http://reddoorschildren.weebly.com/index.html and we
COMMUNIONS will have additional copies on Sunday. Reminder: there is a
special program for all kids and “kids at heart” at St. John’s
Please email the office at of- this Sunday afternoon; “Charlie the Magician”, 2-4PM (See
fice@RedDoors.com if you - page 3 of the newsletter for more information). Our Sunday
also contact Mother Cosman if storytelling will focus on: The Christian Calendar, Creation,
and The Fall Apart (Adam and Eve).
you enter the hospital.
Linda Snyder
Christian Formation Specialist
Al-Anon Meetings – Are you bothered by some-
one’s drinking? Al-Anon can help. Please join us on TREASURER’S NOTE:
Friday mornings at St. John’s Parish Hall at 10:00am. Parish Finances YTD as of September 1, 2019
2019 Pledges $177,455 2019 Budget: $208,809

Pledges Received: $ 127,385 YTD Actuals:*

Pledge Goal: $ 121,420 Operating Revenue: $142,019
HEALING EUCHARIST – Thursday Difference: $ 5,965 Operating Expense: $121,866
Difference: $20,153
evenings at 6:30pm. Please join us! *includes all prepaid pledges
Thanks to everyone for their generous giving. If you have
not pledged for 2019, it is not too late. Pledge sheets are
in the narthex. Thank you. Diane Hayes, Treasurer
 Saint. John’s
The Episcopal Church in Pine Meadow
51 Church Street – P.O. Box 27
Pine Meadow, Connecticut 06061
RedDoors.com

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my
prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. Phil. 1

CONTACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW 2019 PORTAL DEADLINES

Saint John’s Saint John’s 2019 Vestry Publication Deadline:
The Episcopal Church in Pine Meadow Sr. Warden: Month Noon, Friday
51 Church Street – P.O. Box 27 Stanley Moraski Stanleymoraskijr@comcast.com
Pine Meadow, CT 06061 Jr. Warden:
Sept/October September 4
Ph: 860-379-3062 Anne Hall annechall81@yahoo.com
Treasurer:
November October 23
Office Hours: Diane Hayes hayesd@snet.net
Mon.-Thurs., 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Clerk of the Vestry:
After Hours Emergency Only: Beth Coates b.coates@charter.net December/January November 27
Priest in Charge 860-227-6991

Rector:
The Rev. Sandra Lee Cosman, M.Div.
E-Mail: Sandra.Cosman@gmail.com
Secretary:
Michelle Piekos
E-Mail: Office@RedDoors.com
Music Director:
Halyna Petronchak
E-mail: Halyna191@gmail.com
Christian Education Specialist:
Linda L. Snyder
Email: llsnyders4@charter.net
Web sites:
St. John’s: www RedDoors.com
facebook.com/stjohnspinemeadow/
ECCT: EpiscopalCT.org
Members:
Ryan Patch (2020) patcher4680@gmail.com
Virginia Hoffmann(2020) 3mccabe8@gmail.com
Jeff Linton(2021) jlinton1966@gmail.com
Christopher Olson(2021) cjolson7@yahoo.com
Mary Fiorillo (2022) marefio45@gmail.com
Susie Horn (2022) susanhustonhorn@sbcglobal.net
ECCT Delegates:
Robert Osborne rkosborne_98@yahoo.com
Anne Hall annechall81@yahoo.com
Mission & Outreach Ministries:
Laura & Bruce Wearne moseyworks@gmail.com
Deadline for
Altar Guild:
the September/October
Cynthia Welch welchcbma@sbcglobal.net
Portal is noon, Sept. 4th
Intercessory Prayer List Requests: Word limit is 250.
Anne Hall annechall81@yahoo.com Send information to
office@RedDoors.com