Parish Life
Christmas Parade 2009
Carol Singing and Chili Supper
Blue Christmas Service - December 15
A Candlelight “Blue” Christmas Service
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Our Pastoral Care ministers and clergy shared a quiet, contemplative candlelight service of prayers, scripture and music.
Kirkin' Of the Tartans
Kirkin' Of the Tartans.
The parade began in the Hughes house garden to Locust St. and we then paraded up Main Street to St. Johns.
Halloween Breakfast and Party
The middle and high school sunday school class prepared a spooky Halloween
breakfast. They conjored up green eggs, blue gravy and orange pancakes! Yum!
Later in the day we dressed up and went on a hay ride, had a bonfire, ate dinner and played games at Ann and David Richmond's Farm.
Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting Elections
To serve on vestry for 3 years beginning 2010
Bill Clark. Tracy Werner Wilson Cindy Sullivan 
To serve as deputies of St. John's at Diocesan convention
Suzanne Thompson, Mark Herbert, Lisa Davis Hawkins,
Vickie Duff,
Katherine,Harper,
Ron Mobley
Blessing of the Pets
Allison Asay at General Convention
Allison was elected as a lay deputy at our Diocesan Convention in 2008 and will be active in church legislation during the ten days of the Convention: July 8-17. General Convention is a meeting of deputations all the dioceses and provinces of the Episcopal Church - for prayer and worship, for discussion, legislation, and action. When Allison returns we will have a forum on General Convention. Fr. Alan will discuss his previous experiences as a deputy to the Convention, and will explain the structure and workings of our larger Episcopal Church. Allison will explain
the preparation she and the other deputies have
done over the past several months and present some of the resolutions discussed
at Convention . The evening should be a lively one, and we hope you will come.
Please take time to visit the website of The Episcopal Church and the General Convention
website. All of the proposed resolutions are posted within the Convention website, and during the Convention itself, you will be able to follow different resolutions as they are argued in committee and voted for or against on the floor. http://www.episcopalchurch.org/gc2009.htm
If you are curious as to the Lexington deputation's views on any of the resolutions, feel free to send Allison an email. She will be happy to relay what she has learned from the other deputies and her own thoughts and concerns about any of the resolutions facing the Convention.
Please keep the Lexington deputation, and all deputies from other dioceses, in your thoughts and prayers. General Convention is a tiring and intense experience for all the deputies as they prayerfully work to discern the Holy Spirit in all pieces of legislation to come before the Church.
To read more about the deputies from the Diocese of Lexington and to keep up with them while they are in Anaheim: http://diolex.org/generalconvention/index.html
Allison will be keeping a blog as she prepares for Convention and will occasionally update while she's there: http://awakemysoul-generalconvention.blogspot.com/
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