Saint John’s

The Episcopal Church

in Pine Meadow, CT

September/October 2018 Issue

From the Rector
Dear Friends,
Later this month, Ian Douglas, Bishop Di-
ocesan of the Episcopal Church in Con-
necticut will stand before us and read the
following words:

Sandra Cosman, Presbyter of the

Church of God, you have been
called to work together with your
Bishop and fellow-Presbyters as a
pastor, priest, and teacher, and to
take your share in the councils of the
Church….
…Having committed yourself to this
work, do not forget the trust of those
who have chosen you. Care alike for
young and old, strong and weak,
rich and poor. By your words, and in
your life, proclaim the Gospel. Love
and serve Christ’s people. Nourish
them, and strengthen them to glorify
God in this life and in the life to
come.
May the Lord, who has given you
the will to do these things, give you
the grace and power to perform
them.
Thank you for placing your trust in me and
for allowing me the privilege of being pre-
sent in your lives. It is a blessing to pray,
celebrate, laugh, and join in God’s Mis-
sion alongside you.
By the Grace of God
The Rt. Rev. Ian T. Douglas
and the people of
St. John’s Episcopal Church
invite your prayers and presence
at a liturgy of
Renewal of Ministry and
Welcoming of our New Rector
The Reverend Sandra L. Cosman
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Light dinner fare starting at 5:00 p.m.
Liturgy at 6:30 p.m.
Ice Cream Social following the service
St. John’s Episcopal Church
51 Church Street
Pine Meadow, Connecticut
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St. John’s
Monthly Donations Schedule

Please join us on Thursday, September 27th
for the Renewal of Ministry and the Wel-
coming of Our New Rector. Until then,
pray for St. John’s, our community, and
our world.
September – St John’s Little Free Pantry
Supplies – Nonperishable food items, hy-
giene products, cleaning supplies, and
paper goods.
October – Coats, Shoes, Boots, Mittens &
Hats Distributed to The Open Door Soup
Kitchen in Winsted, CT
 Children’s Ministry
Newsletter
Our Godly Play class has begun its
fall programming on Sunday Sept.
9th with The Christian Calendar
story. We will focus this fall on the
core Old Testament stories. In
Sept. we will be hearing the stories
of Creation, The Fall Apart (Adam
and Eve), and The Great Flood
(Noah’s Ark). As we continue with
the stories in Oct. and Nov. there
will be times when some of our
older members will meet separately
and hear a deeper story of individ-
ual people in the Old Testament.
The first Sunday in Oct. we will be
celebrating St. Francis Day with
what has become a tradition here
at St. John’s, The Blessing of the
Animals during the 10:00AM ser-
vice. Our children and youth will
be in our service that Sunday but
will continue our stories on Oct.
14th.
Red Door Youth will meet on
Thursday Sept. 20th from 4:10-
5:30PM. During that time we will
again be making animal treats for
St. Francis Day and sharing a meal
together. This group welcomes any
youth from acolyte age and older to
join them. We meet once a month
on a Thursday afternoon. Dates
are in our bulletins or speak with
Linda Snyder or Mother Cosman for
future dates.
Our youngest members, our nurse-
ry children, will be led by our own
Mary Healey. We also hope to tell a
monthly Godly Play story to those
in this group.
If you as an adult would like to
know more about our program or
may be interested in “trying out” a
leadership role in our program
(commitment is about once every 6
weeks) you can talk with Linda
Snyder, email-llsnyders4@charter.net.
Linda Snyder
Christian Formation Specialist
Dates to Note
Youth Festival at Camp Wash-
ington, September 8 – 9 - Cost of
the weekend is only $30.
Grades 8-12. See Mother Cos-
man for more information.
Northwest Region Collaborative
Evensong - Sunday, September
9th from 7:30-8:30pm at Trinity in
Torrington. Please join the
Northwest Region Parish Musi-
cians for a collaborative Even-
song to commemorate the
tragedy of September 11th, 2001.
Evensong is a quiet service, and
we will enjoy candlelight, in-
cense, and prayer.
Dwelling In The Word, our study
of the Gospel passage for the
coming Sunday, will resume Sep-
tember 13th at 10:00am.
St. John’s Quarterly Update
Meeting will be held on Sunday,
September 16th following the
10am service. News of our Fall
plans and a financial update will
be shared.
Bishop's Book Discussion with
Bishop Laura Ahrens at Camp
Washington, September 18. Join
Bishop Laura Ahrens to discuss
Waking Up White by Debbie Ir-
ving, Chapters 1 - 5. Discussion
begins at 11:00 a.m. and is open
to everyone, no cost to attend,
however a $10 donation is en-
couraged to cover the cost of
lunch. Please register at camp-
washington.org or call 890-567-
9623.
Red Door Youth - Mark your cal-
endars - September 20th, Octo-
ber 25th, November 29th, De-
cember 20th, January 24th, Feb-
ruary 28th, March 28th, April
25th, and May 23rd from 4:30pm
to 6pm. Middle School students
and up are invited.
Vestry Meeting – Our vestry next
meets on Thursday, September
20th. Please hold us in your
prayers.
The Altar Guild will gather on
Saturday, September 22nd at
9am to care for God’s Altar and
to polish in preparation for our
celebration.
Northwest Region Family Fun
Day - Saturday, September 22nd
from 11am-5pm at Quassy
Amusement Park in Middlebury.
Join us in the Trolly Stop Pavilion
for a relaxing afternoon of con-
versation, food, and amusement
park fun! Our Fun Day includes
FREE PARKING and LUNCH. All-
Day Ride Passes can be pur-
chased for $16. The Water Park
will be closed.
The Renewal of Ministry with the
Welcoming of a New Rector –
September 27th at 5:00pm.
The ECCT NW Region Budget Re-
view will take place on October
2nd. See EpiscopalCT.org for
more information.
Annual Convention of the Epis-
copal Church in Connecticut
takes place on October 19 and
20 in Mystic. St. John’s will be
represented by Anne Hall, Bob
Osborne, and Mother Cosman.
Save the Date: Storytelling Work-
shop - Saturday, October 13th
from 10am-2pm. The Northwest
and Southwest Regions are col-
laborating to host a storytelling
workshop. On this day, we will
explore and share stories about
our faith. This workshop is open
to laity, clergy, experienced sto-
rytellers… and especially to
those who think they don’t have
a story to tell.
CHOIR NEWS
We invite anyone who is inter-
ested in joining our St. John’s
Choir to please contact Halyna
Petronchak at:
halyna191@gmail.com.
PET MEMORIAL GARDEN CELEBRATION
PET MEMORIAL GARDEN CELEBRATION

BLESSING OF
THE ANIMALS
Sunday, October 7th
at 10:00am
Everyone and every animal fami-
ly member are invited
A Prayer for Our Pets
Leader: Almighty and everlasting
God, Creator of all things and giver of
all life, let your blessing be upon all
these animals. May our relationships
with them mirror your love, and our
care for them be an example of your
bountiful mercy. Grant the animals
health and peace. Strengthen us to
love and care for them as we strive
to imitate the love of Jesus Christ our
Lord and God’s servant Francis.
Amen.
 Open Door Thank you to
Soup Stan Moraski,
Kitchen Anne Hall, Scott
Join our team Rogers, Barbara
for October & Paul Patch,
20th at St. Norma Pappa-
James in lardo, Betty Castonguay, MaryEllen Wielock,
Winsted. Laura Frey, Beth Coates, James-Paul Forbes,
9:00am–
Nancy Butler, Jill & Rick Smith, and all our vol-
1:00pm
unteers for all their hard work for the Peach Festival.
COFFEE HOUR FOLLOWING SUNDAY Thank you to Bob Osborne who led our Book of
SERVICES – Common Prayer class and Diane Hayes for her tech-
A sign up sheet is posted in the parish hall as we start nical support.
our Fall services. All parishioners who attend the 10AM
service are requested to host at least once this Thank you to Cynthia Welch and the members of the
fall/winter. Coffee supplies other than cream are availa- Altar Guild who care for God’s Altar each week, espe-
ble in the kitchen. cially Sue Hall, Diane Hayes, Donna Colavecchio,
Leah Alibozek, who served in July and August, and
PARISH REGISTER – Contact Information, our new member, Joan Peresada.
Birthdays & Anniversaries Needed Please email
Michelle, our Parish Administrator at the Parish Office at Thank you to Bob Osborne and our Lay Eucharistic
office@RedDoors.com with updates of your email and Visitors who bring the Eucharist and offer pastoral care
to our members who are shut in.
phone contact information. Also, we love to honor folks
on their birthdays and anniversaries. Please let us know Thank you to Anne Hall for cleaning and scrubbing
the month and day, so that we can celebrate with you! the Gazebo when she wasn’t doing the prayer list.

St. John’s Community Thanks to Ron Caine, Tom Chappell, Bruce

shares our prayer requests Wearne, Bob Osborne, Jeff Linton, Nancy Butler
and Rick Smith for cleaning the church.
via our weekly email.
Please contact Anne Hall Thank you to Norma Pappalardo and the Lay Weed-
at annechall@att.net or the ers who have made the Garden and the front of the
Parish Office to be added Church so beautiful including Reid & John Gargiulo,
to the list. Jill & Rick Smith, Peg Budny, Anne Hall, Gordon
Ross, Ellen Childs, Jill Healey, Debbie & Wally
PASTORAL Truss.
VISITS AND HOME
Thank you to Betty Castonguay and Ginny Hoff-
COMMUNIONS mann for picking up and delivering the Fresh Market
Please email the office at of- donations to the Open Door Soup Kitchen.
fice@RedDoors.com if you -
also contact Mother Cosman if Thanks to everyone who participates in the mis-
you enter the hospital. sion and ministry of St. John’s.
CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE TO ADD YOUR THANKS TO
Al-Anon Meetings – Are you bothered by some- THE NEXT EDITION OF THE PORTAL.
one’s drinking? Al-Anon can help. Please join us on
Friday mornings at St. John’s Parish Hall at 10:00am.
FROM THE TREASURER
Year to Date (July) 2018 2017
Operating Revenues: $120,680 $109,051
HEALING EUCHARIST – Thursday Operating Expenses: $116,342 $110,781
evenings at 6:30pm. Please join us! Difference: $ 4,338 $ -1,730
Your faithful stewardship provides for the work of God’s Mis-
sion here at St. John’s and in the world. Your generous dona-
tions are appreciated. Mother Cosman
 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 2018 PORTAL DEADLINES

Saint John’s Saint John’s 2018 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:
November October 23
Ph: 860-379-3062 Anne Hall annechall81@yahoo.com
Treasurer:
December/January November 27
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 Please enter these dates on your
Priest in Charge 860-227-6991 calendar NOW.
Members:
Rector: Kevin Case (2019) kcase@cantonschools.org
The Rev. Sandra Lee Cosman, M.Div. Ryan Patch (2020) patcher4680@gmail.com
E-Mail: Sandra.Cosman@gmail.com Virginia Hoffmann(2020) 3mccabe8@gmail.com
Jeff Linton(2020) lintonj@charter.net
Secretary: (2021)
Michelle Piekos Christopher Olson(2021) cjolson7@yahoo.com
E-Mail: Office@RedDoors.com
ECCT Delegates:
Music Director: Robert Osborne rkosborne_98@yahoo.com
Halyna Petronchak Anne Hall annechall81@yahoo.com
E-mail: Halyna191@gmail.com

Christian Education Specialist: Mission & Outreach Ministries:

Linda L. Snyder Laura & Bruce Wearne moseyworks@gmail.com
Email: llsnyders4@charter.net Deadline for
Altar Guild:
Web sites: Cynthia Welch welchcbma@sbcglobal.net the November
St. John’s: www RedDoors.com Portal is noon, Oct. 23rd
facebook.com/stjohnspinemeadow/ Intercessory Prayer List Requests: Word limit is 250.
Anne Hall annechall81@yahoo.com Send information to
ECCT: EpiscopalCT.org
office@RedDoors.com