St. John's Episcopal Church: Opportunities http://www.stjohnssylva.org/mod/news/group.php?category_id=9 Feed en-us no@body.com Copyright 2010 2010-09-10T20:02:03-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Please help our community! http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/please_help_our_community.html http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/please_help_our_community.html

Pattie has been asked by one of the deacons in our diocese to provide a list of the names and email addresses of anyone in our parish who would be willing to work on identifying needs in our community. These people will be paired with a facilitator to help them go through a process of identifying the needs and ways to address those needs. The information they gather will be compiled and discussed with the delegates at our next diocesan convention in November. If you would like more information or would be interested in identifying needs in our community, please contact Pattie at phcinnyc@yahoo.com. Thank you!

]]> 2010-05-09T00:00:00-05:00 Mission and Ministry Conference - June 5 http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/mission_and_ministry_conference_-_june_5-0.html http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/mission_and_ministry_conference_-_june_5-0.html The Mission and Ministry Conference will be held on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at First Baptist Church in Asheville from 9 am to 4 pm. The theme of this year's conference is "Reconciliation." Registration can be completed on the diocesan website. (Link: http://www.diocesewnc.org/) The Rt. Rev. Eugene Sutton, Bishop of the Diocese of Maryland will be the keynote speaker. This diocesan conference is always a good one and a great chance to connect with other parishes in our diocese.

]]> 2010-05-02T00:00:00-05:00 Greening Up the Mountains! http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/greening_up_the_mountains-12.html http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/greening_up_the_mountains-12.html St. John's will once again this year have a booth at the Downtown Sylva Association's fabulous street festival 'Greening Up the Mountains'! We'll need volunteers to help set up our tent, staff our booth and tidy up at the end of this fun day. Have an idea for our booth? Contact Marie Bingham at the church office: 828 586 8358.

]]> 2010-03-11T00:00:00-05:00 St. John's Garden Project! http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/st_johns_garden_project.html http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/st_johns_garden_project.html We are very grateful to First Citizen's Bank for allowing us to use their property that lies directly behind our Memorial Garden. Our plan is to place ten raised beds in that sunny beautiful space along with a fence and grow vegetables and fruits that will supplement our two food pantries in Sylva: United Christian Ministries and The Community Table. The demand on these two agencies continues to grow in these uncertain economic times, and we've got the space and the talent and skill to use the gift of this sunny space to help meet the need.

Would you like to "adopt" a bed or work with others in our new garden project?  Contact the church office for more information: 828 586 8358.

]]> 2010-03-11T00:00:00-05:00 Volunteer at TCT during Lent! http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/volunteer_at_tct_during_lent.html http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/volunteer_at_tct_during_lent.html A wonderful Lenten opportunity to serve

If you think you would be able to prepare a vegetable side dish that would serve 15-20 people, and you could do this each Monday during the Lenten season, please let Pattie know. The idea is for St. John's to support The Community Table by providing vegetables for their Monday guests during Lent. They generally serve an average of 150 people on Mondays; sometimes less, sometimes a bit more.

This would be a wonderful opportunity for us at St. John's to serve our community during the Lenten season and it would mean a lot to the hard-working people who have brought The Community Table to us.

]]> 2010-03-11T00:00:00-05:00 Hermitages at Valle Crucis are now available http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/hermitages_at_valle_crucis_are_now_available.html http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/hermitages_at_valle_crucis_are_now_available.html Valle Crucis Conference Center has four hermitages that are available for your own private retreat. You can reserve one of these hermitages for as little as one night to longer retreats of up to a week or more. Each hermitage includes a bedroom with a queen-size bed, a bathroom with a shower, a washer/dryer, a comfortably furnished living room and a porch with rocking chairs. St. Anthony's Chapel is available to all retreatants for quiet prayer, contemplation or spiritual direction. For more information, visit the Valle Crucis website at www.highsouth.com/vallecrucis

]]> 2010-03-11T00:00:00-05:00 Vestry nominations due by November 8 http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/vestry_nominations_due_by_november_8.html http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/vestry_nominations_due_by_november_8.html
Our Annual Meeting is Sunday, November 15. If you would like to nominate someone, or would like to be nominated, please email Pattie or Milt by Wednesday, November 11.]]> 2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00 Downtown Sylva ChillyFest 2009 http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/downtown_sylva_chillyfest_2009.html http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/downtown_sylva_chillyfest_2009.html
St. John's Men will be participating in the Downtown Sylva Association's ChillyFest on Saturday, October 10. - Volunteers needed!

 
To: All St. John's Men:
 
The Sylva Downtown Association's ChillyFest will be on Saturday, October 10.
 
This year St. John's will be entering the chili competition. 
 
Here's how it works:
 
Each team prepares from 7 to 10 gallons of chili.  Along with the judging, ChillyFest attendees get to sample all of the chili. 
 
In addition to the chili, each team will have space for a booth which may be decorated in an appropriate theme.  They recommend at least a canopy, chairs and equipment to keep the chili hot and serve it.
 
The festival ;hours are from 12:00 noon until 6:00pm.  We must be setup and ready to serve at 11:45am. 
 
Our plan is to start cooking the chili early Saturday morning.  Depending on how many men we have helping, we may either do the "prep" work Saturday morning or Friday night. 
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The prep work will be mainly chopping (lots of chopping), and getting the ingredients together.  We will also need folks to setup the booth and to man the booth during the day.  We can have up to 4 people working the booth.
 
This will be a fun day of fellowship for our church and community.  Also, it is an opportunity to show our friends and neighbors what a "fun bunch" we are.
 
Check your calendar and let me know if you are available to participate.
 
If you can join in, let me know as soon as possible by e-mail: larryatiner@aim.com, or phone: 828-507-1746.
 
 
Thanks
 
Larry
 
 
]]> 2009-09-26T00:00:00-05:00 Campus ministry food! http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/campus_ministry_food.html http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/campus_ministry_food.html
We meet each Sunday night at the Canterbury House on Western's campus. You can bring your casserole, etc. to St. John's and Pattie will take it to the Canterbury House and return your dish(es)  to you on Monday. Thank you for supporting this important ministry to our college students.]]> 2009-08-25T00:00:00-05:00 Volunteers needed! http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/volunteers_needed.html http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/volunteers_needed.html 2009-08-25T00:00:00-05:00 St. John’s to offer Beginners' Fly Fishing Classes http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/st_johns_to_offer_beginners_fly_fishing_classes.html http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/st_johns_to_offer_beginners_fly_fishing_classes.html Thursday evenings, 6pm to 8pm, April 16th, 23rd, and 30th, at St. John’s.
St. John’s to offer
Beginners’ Fly Fishing Classes
 
Always wanted to learn about fly fishing? Now is your opportunity! This class is designed for teens or adults in reasonable physical health who want to learn a fun, lifetime pursuit. The classes will cover the basics of fly fishing: rules and regulations, basic equipment requirements, streams of the region and culminate with a half0day on a local river or stream on a date agreeable to the majority. Classes will be offered on Thursday evenings, 6pm to 8pm, April 16th, 23rd, and 30th, at St. John’s. The cost is $50 to cover all expenses. The instructors are volunteers. Make checks payable to St. John’s Episcopal Church. You won’t need to purchase any equipment for the classroom sessions, but if you want to fish on the half-day session selected by the class, you will need to make arrangements for gear and licenses (or watch everyone else from the bank!). Head volunteer instructor is Milt Wofford, a long-time fly fisher and past President of the local chapter of Trout Unlimited. If you need more information, email him at miltwofford@verizon.net or call him at 631-2613.
]]> 2009-04-05T00:00:00-05:00 Temporary Homeless Shelter http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/temporary_homeless_shelter.html http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/temporary_homeless_shelter.html Jackson County Neighbors in Need has opened a temporary shelter for the homeless in our county at LifeWay Church. Jackson County Neighbors in Need has opened a temporary shelter for the homeless in our county at LifeWay Church.  St. John's and St. David's have volunteered to staff the shelter on Friday nights for the next few weeks.  If you are available and would like more information and this opportunity to help out, please contact Sandra Burbank at 293-2181.]]> 2009-03-01T00:00:00-05:00 76-Can Drive http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/76-can_drive.html http://www.stjohnssylva.org/n/76-can_drive.html In honor of Audrey Cox United Christian Ministeries needs our help!  They have asked if we could have a 76-Can Drive in honor and memory of Audrey Cox, one can for each year of her life.  A box has been placed in the parish hall for your offerings - each itme you make a trip to the store for groceries, please pick up an extra something and place it in the box.  Particulary needed are canned meats such as tuna or Spam.  It will be a big help to UCM who struggles to meet the needs of many during these had times.  Thank you!]]> 2009-03-01T00:00:00-05:00