June 1, 2008

June 8, Worship 11:00am!  (11:00 not 10:00)
We will be worshiping with the other two congregations in our facility, Living Water, a mostly Asian college group and the French African Congregation.  We will share communion together; I suspect this will be a powerful experience.  Also, expect a variety of wonderful music, and if you can, bring food for the potluck after worship.
            June 22, worship at General Assembly in San Jose.  There will be worship here for those who cannot come, but we would love to take a big group.  You may want to reserve space for one of the GA lunches too.
            I also strongly encourage you to make a day or several of the GA.  Monday, Tuesday and Friday will likely be the most exciting.  Monday and Tuesday committees crunch down overtures for presentation on the main floor later in the week.  Usually, the most controversial overtures are saved till last, that is until Friday.  There are also meals throughout the week with great speakers on a wide variety of subjects.  Talk to me, Gail Peterson, or go to the PC (USA) General Assembly website for more info.
            "Traveling Mercies" book reading.  I would like to start a small group on Wednesday nights over the early part of summer to read Anne Lamott’s "Traveling Mercies."  Anne comes from a secular humanist intellectual Bay Area family and with grace and humor tells how the Christian faith worked its way into her life.  A great book for the cynical and skeptical.  Talk to Max if you would like to join.
 
Remember these dates! (see more inside)

June 1              The King James version of the Bile as Literature taught by Virginia Anderson

June 8              Joint worship 11:00am
June 15            Water issues:  Sarah Harling and David McPhail will show the movie "Thirst" and lead discussion
June 22            Worship at GA in San Jose
June 29            Forum will review some of the actions and events at GA

                                                                                                Pastor Max

Upcoming significant events

Sunday Forum, next Sunday, June 1

The King James Bible, though rarely heard these days in Sunday worship, remains a classic work of English literature--"the supremely beautiful Bible," as one Biblical scholar puts it. To explore its beauties and analyze its literary qualities, the English literature seminar plans to make "The King James Bible as Literature" the focus of next year's study.

         Members of the seminar, led by Virginia Anderson (Ph.D., English), will introduce the subject to the St. John's community at a Sunday Forum on June 1 in the Fireside Room. After a brief description of some earlier translations of the Bible into English, the seminar and the listeners will take a new look at a very famous psalm. Audience participation will be encouraged. The time: roughly 11:30am

 Save the date!  Thursday, June 5, when a retirement party for Andy McComb,
retiring as Executive Director of BOCA  --- will be held at a place to be announced.  Glenda will have the information after Tuesday, May 28.  Phone 528-6238.  All are invited and encouraged to come celebrate Andy's contribution and new directions!

June 8 at 11:00am will be a joint worship service including the churches in our midst, Living Waters and Eglise Francaise.  Remember it's an hour later than St. John's customary time!

Women's Bible Study, June 12

Got questions?  Here's your chance! Bring them, along with your Bible and lunch to the Campbell Reception Room on Thursday, June 12, noon to 2:00pm, when Pastor Max will be our guest.  For more info, call Barbara Taylor .

 The Traer family invites you . . .

to a picnic at Cordinices Park, Berkeley, from 2:00-5:00pm on Saturday, June 21.

 Flick Flack meets Friday, June 27

at 6:30pm in the Campbell Reception Room for potluck and discussion of "Young at Heart" and "The Counterfeiters." For encouragement to join this vivacious group of movie lovers, or answers to questions, * call our all-purpose at-your-service providers, Barbara Taylor or Martha Perdue!

 Happy Birthday to these June babies!

Florence Stevenson 5, Linda Bostjanick 8, Don Rising 10, Sarah Holzapple 12, Ron Amundson 12, Carl Williams 20, Margy Rooker 22, Margo Wonder 23, Sasha Vitomski 25

General Assembly will be the site (in San Jose) of our worship service on Sunday, June 21. For a ride, contact Glenda Pawsey, 510.528.6238.  It will be a thrill! Plan to come!  Service will also be held at St. John's for those who can't make it.


218th General Assembly (2008) Committee on Local Arrangement
Prayer Partner Volunteer Registration Form

Welcome and many thanks for signing up to be a prayer partner for one of our guests for the 218th General Assembly. Please complete the form below and you will be contacted with the name and contact information for the individual for whom you will be asked to pray before and during the assembly. We encourage you to contact the individual before they arrive in San Jose to introduce yourself and let them know they you will be lifting them up in prayer during this time. All information will be used only for the General Assembly.

 

Name (First and Last)   ____________________________________________

 

Email Address              ____________________________________________

(if you use email)

 

Mailing Address           ____________________________________________

 

                                    ____________________________________________

 

Phone Number             ____________________________________________

(with area code)

 

Cell Number                ____________________________________________

 

Name of your presbytery____________________________________________

 

Name of your church   ____________________________________________

 

Do you speak any languages in addition to English?
If so, please list them here.

 

Please give your completed form to your Local Church Contact person (Gail Peterson) or mail it to: COLA, 888 North First Street Suite 211, San Jose, CA 95112.  Questions? Contact your Local Church Contact person or Natasha Jackson, COLA Volunteer Coordinator, (408) 286-0927, natasha_ga08cola.yahoo.com


DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE?

"We encourage every one of our 30,000 members to spend at least one day in San Jose at General Assembly June 20-28!"

Help represent St. John's at this exciting nearby General Assembly!  Access to myriad GA opportunities is easy through the San Francisco Presbytery website www.sfpby.org  On the opening page right up front you'll find volunteer opportunities. Just click on it and you are into the GA volunteer signup website – simple!  Please do check it out; even if only to volunteer your prayers!—a real request! (See the form on the inside page!)

 

Prime Timers for June

    3     11:00                   “Let’s Talk” with Helen

                            LUNCH WILL BE SERVED. Birthdays celebrated

    10     10:30                   Roma Arellano will do blood pressure screening

             11:00                  
Lucretia Jordan from Summit Medical Center will talk about Lifeline Service

    14     10:30 Bridge with Irene and Robert. Everyone welcome

                            LUNCH WILL BE SERVED.

    21                        Helen will be in Belgium. Any program ideas?
St. John's Presbyterian Church . 2727 College Avenue . Berkeley, CA  94705
 
 
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