THE LADY DAY SERVICE: Mothers’ Union Branch of St. John’s Cathedral would like to inform all of “The Lady Day Service” which will be held on Sunday 19th April at The Lady of the Valley Church at 4:00pm. All are invited.
M.U. CAKE SALE: St. John’s Cathedral Mothers’ Union Branch will be having a cake sale on Sunday 26th April 2015 after the 6:15 am and 8:00am Masses. Thanking you in advance for your Support.
MOTHERS’ DAY BREAKFAST: The St. John’s Cathedral Mothers’ Union Branch would also like to inform all that they will be serving breakfast on Sunday 10th May – Mother’s Day – and are asking all men to please buy a breakfast or two for the ladies in their lives at $10.00 each.
USHERS MEETING: There will be a meeting for Ushers on Thursday 23rd April 2015 at 5:15pm at the Deanery office.
CONGRATULATIONS: We express congratulations to Rev. Janet Roberts who celebrates her third anniversary in the Diaconate on Sunday 25th April 2015. May God continue to bless her .
FOOD FAIR MEETING: All Stall Holders and members of the Food Fair Committee are invited to a meeting at the Deanery on Monday 20th April 2015 at 5:15pm. We welcome new ideas and suggestions. Come and share with us as we prepare for this main fundraising event.
Great hymns of the faith III: A combined musical programme “Great Hymns Of The Faith III” will be held on Sunday 3rd May at St. Peters Church. This is a combined effort of the Ebenezer Methodist Church and St. John’s Cathedral. The programme begins at 7:00pm under the Distinguished Patronage of Their Excellencies the Governor General Dr. Sir Rodney and Lady Williams. A generous offering will be accepted for the Restoration of both churches.
Activities for the week:
Sunday 19th – 7:00pm Evensong at Good Shepherd
Monday 20th – 4:00pm confirmation class at the DWLCC and St. James.
– 5:15pm Food Fair meeting
Tuesday 21st – 6:00am Matins and Mass at the DWLCC
Wednesday 22nd – 12:30pm Holy Communion at the DWLCC
– 4:30pm OSL meeting at the DWLCC
– 4:45 pm “Listen to Me” meeting
Thursday 23rd – 6:00am Matins and Mass at the DWLCC
Friday 24th – 6:00am Matins and Mass at the DWLCC
– 5:00pm Baptism class
– 7:00pm Bonfire at St. James church yard.
Saturday 25th – 7:00am Matins and Mass at the DWLCC.
Good shepherd week: Good Shepherd Church celebrates its Feast of Title – April 24 – May 2. The theme is “Walking With Jesus the Good Shepherd.”
Activities:
Friday 24th – Take-away Dinner. Tickets are EC$ 20.00.
Saturday 25th – Community Day – cleaning and decorating the church and yard.
Sunday 26th – Sung Mass – Family Sunday – Breakfast
Monday 27th – Biblical reflection on theme and panel discussion.
Wednesday 29th – Revival Service.
Friday 1st May – Youth Evening.
BIBLE QUIZ: The annual Bible Quiz competition will be held on Sunday 26th April at the D.W.L.C.C. beginning at 5:30 p.m. Please attend in large numbers and support the youth of our Parish. A donation of $10.00 will be received to assist with expenses. They are our youths, let us encourage them.
An appeal to heavy equipment ownERs: We are inviting members with back-hoes and trucks to assist in removing the rubble from the construction site at the Cathedral as their contribution to its restoration. Interested persons can contact the Dean. Thanks in advance for your assistance.
Unclaimed envelopes: We have been appealing for persons to subscribe to the Stewardship Scheme. The Prayer Book, Catechism states that every member should give in support for God’s work. (page 404). There are close to 100 boxes still at the Deanery. Have you been contributing to the work of God with your tithes and offerings?
ASSIST in the restoration: Sincere gratitude to all who have contributed to the Fundraising effort for the restoration of the Cathedral. Funds are low and we are making every effort to raise some. We applaud organizations and churches that have taken on the challenge to raise the $10,000.00 that was suggested. We are asking those who are employed and are not involved in Fund Raising to consider a donation of E.C.$25.00, $50.00, $100.00 or more monthly for the next ten months. This will go a long way in assisting us to pay the bills. We again invite members to visit the building and see the extent of the work done.
Education corner: Here is tip #4 on how to strengthen any organization (from the Christophers)
# 4 Show a personal interest: Work with any organization can become quite cold and impersonal unless people go out of their way to inject a warm, personal note to everything they do. Countless opportunities exist to let God’s love find its way into your words and actions…if you look for them. For instance:
- Be cordial instead of distant or hostile.
- Blend gentleness with firmness when you must take a stand.
- Keep lines of communication open.
- Disagree without becoming disagreeable.
- Give assurance to those who are frustrated.
- Respect the feelings and viewpoints of others, no matter how much you may differ.
- Listen attentively when others have the floor. Whispering or causing distractions is discourteous to say the least.
In a word, “owe no man anything, except to love one another.” (Rom. 13:8)
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