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All services of worship are in-person and online. Sunday bulletins, including Zoom links, are found below.
Worship for Holy Eucharist:
Sunday, February 5, 2023- Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, 10:00 AM
Music Director Position
St. John’s in the Mountain’s Episcopal Church in Stowe, Vermont is a small, vibrant congregation in search of a skilled musician to serve as music director. The music director will lead hymns and perform preludes and postludes at our 10:00 am Sunday service, as well as Christmas and Holy Week services. The church is equipped with an electronic organ and baby grand piano.
Though the congregation does not have a choir, parish vocalists and instrumentalists participate in music leadership. The music director will oversee the selection of music in consultation with the priest using the Hymnal 1982 and other hymnals of the Episcopal Church. The music director will also assist the parish to learn new hymns from other hymnals and music sources.
Qualifications for this position include knowledge of and experience with leading congregational singing; training in organ and piano as well as other instruments if possible; access to and/or knowledge of a wide range of Christian hymnody; and ability to collaborate with clergy and lay musicians. This position is compensated per service as well as an additional monthly stipend. In consultation with the rector and parish musicians, arrangements can be for a seasonal position (September – May) or year-round.
Please submit your resume or request additional information to The Rev. Rick Swanson, Rector, rick@stjohnsinthemountains.org.
Sabbatical News and Updates
Please see Rick’s short reflection on his time away:
https://youtu.be/1b1o46u_kIw
Mark Your Calendar
February
St John’s in the Mountains and Stowe Community Church invite you to a traditional beginning of Lent.
Tuesday, February 21st @ 5:30 PM @ St John’s
Shrove Tuesday
Pancake Supper
Pancake Races
Preparing Ashes
Wednesday, February 22nd @ St John’s
Ash Wednesday Services
12:00 PM Holy Eucharist
Preacher- The Rev Dr Richard Swanson
7:00 PM Holy Communion with the Imposition of Ashes
Preacher: Rev Dan Haugh
Music: Stowe Community Church Choir
Scheduling Sunday Coffee / Agape Hour
Prior to the Covid restrictions, St. John’s Coffee/Agape Hour was a special time when parishioners and guests gathered in the undercroft to share coffee, tea, a wonderful fare and, most importantly, conversation and laughter. Fr. Rick and Zarina would like us to return to this tradition and reinstitute the scheduling of Coffee/Agape Hour hosts.
If you are willing to host a Coffee/Agape Hour once every month or two, Heidi will set up a schedule. If the date that you are hosting is not convenient, you can swap with another host or contact Heidi to help find a more convenient Sunday. And… Donald Clinton has very generously offered to set up the coffee and tea each week.
Dear beloved faith communities,
We are delighted and moved to share some big news with you: the first-ever greater Stowe Holy Land interfaith journey to Israel!
This unprecedented trip for our community will take place April 16-24, 2023 for eight days of touring Israel, plus a two-day optional extension to visit Petra, Jordan.
See the traditional site of Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem. Visit the town of Nazareth where he grew up. Explore the Ministry of Jesus around the Sea of Galilee. Follow his footsteps on the Via Dolorosa as he walked towards the cross. Experience an unforgettable Easter morning moment at Garden Tomb in Jersualem.
At the heart of this tour is the opportunity for meaningful connection and learning and relationship-building. In addition to the local friendships you will make, you have the chance to meet directly with Ahmadiyyan Muslims, Ethiopian Jews, Israeli Arab Christians, observant Jews for a home hospitality Shabbat meal, and Israelis and Palestinians taking important steps towards peace and reconciliation.
And of course, there’s the delicious food at the outdoor markets and in Bedouin tents in the desert, and great fun in cosmopolitan Tel Aviv on the beautiful Mediterranean.
Rev. Dan Haugh, Stowe Community Church
Rabbi David Fainsilber, Jewish Community of Greater Stowe, rabbidavid@jcogs.org
Rev. Dr. Rick Swanson, St. John’s in the Mountains Episcopal Church, rick@stjohnsinthemountains.org
July 2022
Discretionary Fund Needs
A message from Deacon Zarina
The Discretionary Fund, which is used for emergency assistance for basic needs (food, gas, housing and transportation), has been depleted, and the needs continue apace. During 2020 and 2021, the calls for assistance were much lower because of all the federal and state assistance available for housing, utilities and food assistance. We also had a very generous donation to the fund in 2020. But federal and state emergency assistance is no longer available, and inflation is hitting people.
Please consider a donation to the church earmarked for the discretionary fund. You may put in a check in the offering basket, mail one in, or donate online. Just be sure to mark that it is for the discretionary fund.
Dear members and friends of St. John’s in the Mountains,
Please note the following changes effective March 20, 2022:
~Masks are optional in the building, at your comfort level.
~ Please wear masks during the singing of hymns
~If you’re not feeling well, please stay home, even if you have mild symptoms and join worship via Zoom.
~Agape Hour will take place directly following worship.
Your brother in Christ,
Father Rick Swanson
Rector
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Stowe Holy Land Interfaith Journey to Israel