St. John’s Episcopal Church, 795 Franklin Avenue (P.O. Box 246), Bandon, OR 97411 * 541-347-2152

St. John’s Journal June 2019

Worship Schedule

Sundays at 9:30 a.m.

6/2 Easter 7

MP II

6/9 Pentecost

HE II (The Rev. B. McWhorter)

6/16 Trinity Sunday

MP II

6/23 Pentecost 2

HE II (The Rev. Doug Hale)

6/30 Pentecost 3

MP II

6: p.m. SINGSPIRATION!

June Birthdays

9: Harmony Harrison

9: Stephen Mohorko

15: Joan Markey

25: Lorilyn Holton

June Anniversaries

26: Kay & Bill Marino

30: Karen & Joe Sinko

St. John’s Journal June 2019 Page 2

THE SEASON OF GRADS & DADS

June is a month to count our blessings. Fifty-four students will graduate from Bandon High School on June

8, and embark on a phase of life they’ve been eagerly anticipating for 12 years without knowing what really lies

ahead. Some will go directly into the work force, others will go on to college, and some may drift a while till they

find their bearings. None of these graduates are members of our church, but all are members of our community

and we can certainly wish them well and pray for their success. On June 5th, the graduating class will be honored

at a Baccalaureate service at the Barn, organized by the Bandon Ministerial Association. (This late addition to the

BMA’s calendar was too late for us to reschedule groups that meet at St. John during the two proposed time slots.

However, St. John’s has offered to host a noontime Baccalaureate next year.)

When I was a senior in High School I was already in the second year of what I thought would be a lifelong

career in newspaper publishing – not on the front lines as a journalist, or in the revenue-producing advertising de-

partment (though I worked in both for a while), but in the multifaceted department known as “Production” that in-

cluded typesetting, page layout, “paste up,” proofreading, “cutting” color and burning plates. My Dad was a com-

mercial artist and copy writer who worked for one of our clients. He worked days; I worked nights. We made a pret-

ty good father-daughter team that saved both companies a lot of money. You see, his company would send the

artwork, a sketched layout and “copy” to us. We would assemble them that evening and send a “proof” (by motor-

ized dispatcher) for them to correct and return to us the next day. Sometimes it would take three or four proofs to

get it right. Occasionally, we would catch a potentially disastrous typo (like an incorrect discount price). I would call

my Dad, no matter the hour, and get an immediate correction so we could proceed and keep the presses running

on schedule. Today, newspapers are written and laid out using desktop publishing software similar to what you may

have on your own home computer. But when I worked for Publisher’s Offset, our “cold type” paste up technique

was cutting edge. It replaced “hot type” – slugs of molded lead that were produced one line at a time on noisy,

cumbersome linotype machines.

Dad took me to see the last operating linotype machine in San Diego some 50 years ago. I still have a sou-

venir slug with my name on it. Soon afterward, those operators who failed to evolve with technology lost their jobs.

The visit appealed to my love for history and gave me a sense of connectedness with my father and his profession,

even though I lacked his artistic talent. I think Dad liked having someone to talk to about his work, but he preferred

that I go to college (which he had not been able to do) and blaze my own path.

THE SEASON OF PENTECOST

Last year, on the Sunday of Pentecost, we used a liturgy from the 1890’s as we began a countdown to the

125th anniversary of the foundation of Bandon’s first Episcopal Church in 1893. This year, the Feast of Pentecost

falls on June 9th. We will wear red and recall the day some 2,000 years ago when, in the midst of a Jewish harvest

festival, Christianity was born. The apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit and empowered to share the Gospel of

Christ with people of many languages. During the Season of Pentecost, we will read how the early Church grew in

strength and understanding of God’s will and imagine what St. John’s can become as we experience the Holy Spirit

in our own lives through our work, our service to church and community, and our love for one another. Let us do so

with the same eagerness and anticipation as Bandon’s high school graduates; the same faith in a better future that

a father has for his child; and the same zeal as the early Apostles.

Denise Skillman, Senior Warden

Extra! Extra! St. John’s new webpages are up and beautiful, thanks to the combined efforts of our own

Judy Jackson and Heidi Pitts at the Diocesan office. Check it out! www.stjohnsbandon.org

S t . J o h n ’ s J o u r n a l J u n e 2 0 1 9 P a g e 3

BAC

Senior Warden Denise Skillman

Junior Warden Tom Glunt

Clerk: Judy Jackson

Treasurer Kay Marino

Members at Large: Laurea Arnoldt, Mary Garrett,

Judy Jackson, Caroline McKemy, & Lani Reynolds

The Rt. Rev. Michael J. Hanley, Bishop & Rector

Church Administrator:

Virginia MacCallum

Office Hours: Tuesdays 2-6 p.m.

Vacation Bible School coming July 15-19

Bandon Ministerial Association (BMA) selected

“Who is my Neighbor?” as the curriculum for

this year’s sessions, to be hosted by First Bap-

tist Church from 4 to 7 p.m. BMA churches will

take turns providing meals, and volunteers will

be needed one night (Wed. or Thur.)

McKay’s Receipts! Don’t forget to turn these in

for a cash-back rebate the church receives. The

receipt drawer is in the hallway.

Belated birthday greetings to our Medical Loan Closet and grateful thanks to all the

volunteers who staff, account for, clean, and loan the equipment to clients from Coos,

Western Douglas, and Curry Counties.

CALL FOR COOKIES!

St. John is the host church for Singspiration on June

30 at 6 p.m. This is a call for cookies to serve our

guests from the other churches in Bandon who will be

with us to raise their grand voices in wonderful

hymns. We’ll have a sign-up sheet in Theresa Hall in

advance so you can volunteer to bring cookies.

SINGSPIRATION!

Mark your calendars for 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, when

St. John hosts Singspiration, an ecumenical sing-fest that

occurs on the fifth Sundays during the year. Member

churches of the Bandon Ministerial Association take turns

hosting, and there are wonderful voices that fill the air with

glorious sound. Be there to support your choir and join

your voice in singing some great hymns.

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“Cleanliness is Next to Godliness”

What is the first thing you would look forward to after a week of dry camping in the desert? A

long, hot shower perhaps? For many homeless people, feeling clean and well-groomed are rare heav-

enly sensations. Cleanliness is important both for one’s physical well-being and for a healthy environ-

ment.

A service project recently discussed by the B.A.C. will create ”Blessing Bags” full of assorted

travel size hygiene products, non-perishable snacks, and perhaps a new pair of socks, to hand out to

persons in need, either individually or through nearby shelters. Assembled in convenient gallon-sized

zip-lock bags, they can provide refreshment and dignity to a person who lacks the bare essentials for

comfort.

You can support this project by donating unopened travel soaps, shampoos, combs, razors

and similar supplies. Then we can schedule a work party to assemble the bags and begin sharing our

blessings with others.

RED DOORS

Have you ever wondered why our church doors are painted red? The doors opening from the

street to the narthex of St. John are red, as is the handicap-accessible door that opens to Theresa Hall off

the deck at the top of the ramp from the parking lot behind the church. Yes, it does look good, and it cer-

tainly is eye-catching; but there us a deeper reason that they are red.

According to an explanation Kala Veon published in quora.com, the practice of painting church

doors red began in the Middle Ages to remind us of the blood Christ shed for us. Veon pointed out that

the red doors shut out evil and designated the church as holy ground and a place of refuge. Ron McGee

noted that in England during the Middle Ages, red doors signified sanctuary and safety within hallowed

ground, the practice originating at a time in England when civil law did not apply to the Church

(www.secaucus.org/oursaviour/churchdoors.html).

Thus it is today that you see red doors on churches. They seem to be most used on Episcopal

churches, but Lutheran and Methodist churches, especially, will have them. Today, as it was some eight

hundred years ago, the red reminds us of the blood Christ and the martyrs shed for us and of the sacred,

safe, holy space within, the sanctuary and place of safety.

As we honor the tradition of our red doors and guard the sanctity and safety within our walls, let us

also honor and protect the feelings of all who come within our safe and sacred space. Let our words and

actions demonstrate that St. John is a welcoming church community.

St John’s Journal June 2019 Page 5

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1

2 Easter 7

MP II

3 4

ACOA 6:30

AA 8:00

5 Youth Bible

Study: Noon

Choir Practice

6:30

6

Adapt 4:30-7:30

7

Chair Yoga

10:30-noon

8

9 Pentecost

HE II (The

Rev. Betty

McWhorter)

10

BAC 10:00

11

ACOA 6:30

AA 8:00

12 Youth Bi-

ble Study:

Noon

Choir Practice

6:30

13

Adapt 4:30-7:30

14

Chair Yoga

10:30-noon

15

16 Trinity

Sunday

MP II

Father’s Day

17 18

ACOA 6:30

AA 8:00

19

Choir Practice

6:30

20

Adapt 4:30-7:30

21

Chair Yoga

10:30-noon

22

South Coast

Convocation:

in Florence

23 Pent. 2

HE II (The

Rev. Doug

Hale)

24 25

ACOA 6:30

AA 8:00

26

Choir Practice

6:30

27

Adapt 4:30-7:30

28

Chair Yoga

10:30-noon

29

30 Pent. 3

MP

Singspiration

6 p.m. here

June 2019

Remember to wear RED on June 9th, the Sunday of Pentecost,

to celebrate the birthday of the church!

795 Franklin Avenue

P.O. Box 246

Bandon, OR 97411

Phone: 541-347-2152

Email: stjohns@mycomspan.com

Website: www.stjohnsbandon.org

S t . J o h n ’ s

E p i s c o p a l C h u r c h

W H O W E A R E

St. John Episcopal Church is a community where

God leads us in healing, teaching, reaching out, and

stewardship.

We are a community that sees Christ in all people

and judges none. We believe in inclusion for all peo-

ple regardless of race, gender, age, disability or sexual

orientation. We aim to break down barriers that sepa-

rate us from one another and to provide a home for

anyone on their spiritual journey. Our work brings

together people of faith who believe in the inherent

dignity and worth of all people on their journey.

S t . J o h n ’ s J o u r n a l J u n e 2 0 1 9 P a g e 6

Lay Ministry Schedule— June 2019

Service LEM/Lay

Minister

1st Lector 2nd Lector Intercessor Usher/

Greeter

Coffee/

Snacks

6/2 MP II

Easter 7

Denise

Maggie

Ginger

Laurea

Maggie

6/9 HE II

Pentecost

The Rev. B.

McWhorter

Bill

Denise

Kay

Wailani

Mary

6/16 MP II

Trinity

Sunday

Kay

Myra

Bill

6/23 HE II

Pentecost

2

The Rev.

Doug Hale

Denise

Caroline

Myra

Laurea

Judy

Laurea

6/30 MP II

Pentecost

3

Ginger

Helen

Laurea

Eddie