NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 1
LAFs Dinner this Friday, Nov. 15
The November dinner of the Lively After Fifty group will be at The Oriental Wok, 317 Buttermilk Pike, Lakeside Park, KY, 41017, on Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. If you would like to attend, let Anne Septic know by tonight.
Sanctuary and Immigration Team meeting online Nov. 18
Our church is a member of the Immigrant Dignity Coalition (IDC) through the Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center (IJPC), of which St. John’s is a sponsor.
Our team assists the sanctuary at the Clifton United Methodist Church as a part of our Solidarity Congregation commitment. We also assist with a weekly food distribution for Hispanic immigrants in northern Hamilton County via The Willows Project and other efforts.
Contact John Kachuba for the meeting link.
Last Mile Food Rescue is the topic for the Dec. 1 forum
Last Mile Food Rescue reduces food waste in metro Cincinnati and northern Kentucky by delivering excess fresh food from groceries, special events, and wholesalers to community food pantries. Deliveries are made primarily by volunteer drivers using an app similar to requesting an Uber ride. This is fresh food that would have otherwise gone into the landfill! Millions of pounds of food per year are diverted to hungry people.
Erin Lord, volunteer coordinator, and Ellen Stedtefeld, director of projects from Last Mile, will explain their mission in detail and explain how their app works during the 9:45 to 10:45 am Dec. 1 forum in Krolfifer Hall. Last Mile is the Split-the-Plate organization for December.
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Meditation on Wednesdays and Sundays
Meditation is available 4-5 p.m. Wednesdays in Haehnle Hall and from 10-10:45 a.m. on Sundays in the Gandhi Room. For more information, or if you plan to come for the first time to the Wednesday session, please contact Erna or Alicia beforehand at erna.olafson@gmail.com or Alicia at 513-807-9902.
Brown bag lunches with Rev. Jenn
Join Rev. Jenn and others for casual conversation at noon Wednesdays at church.
Next Tai Chi session Nov. 14
Nan Fox again leads Tai Chi classes from 10-11 a.m. in Krolfifer Hall every other Thursday, starting Oct. 3 and ending Dec. 12 (Thanksgiving week will be off) for a total of 5 classes.
Please join us for this beautiful moving meditation. All are welcome and there is no cost.
OCTOBER
Earth Listening Circle 6:30 – 9 p.m. Oct. 10 Online
The Pachamama Alliance has created this listening process to help identify ways to accelerate an evolutionary leap that transforms our species’ dominant way of being from human supremacy to human responsibility and sacred reciprocity with Earth, one another, and all life. By participating in the Listening Circle, you will be playing a small but important part in this discernment process.
Please register here for this Thursday’s online event: https://forms.gle/h1JAMsee2ZTj3WYD9
Men’s Group Retreat Oct. 12:
The Men’s Group will not have a potluck in October but instead, the group’s annual 9 am-3 pm Saturday retreat will convene at Twin Towers in College Hill on Oct. 12. Contact Howard Tolley for more information.
Next Tai Chi session Oct. 17
Nan Fox again leads Tai Chi classes from 10-11 a.m. in Krolfifer Hall every other Thursday, starting Oct. 3 and ending Dec. 12 (Thanksgiving week will be off) for a total of 5 classes.
Please join us for this beautiful moving meditation. All are welcome and there is no cost.
Nan Fox has been practicing Tai Chi for many years, teaching at St. John’s and at UU summer camps.
LAFs Dinner Oct. 18
The October dinner of the Lively After Fifty group will be at Thai Namtip, 5461 North Bend Rd. on 10/18 at 6 p.m. If you would like to attend let Anne Septic know by Oct. 15. Adult beverages are not served but you may bring your own. There is a small corkage fee of $5 per 3 people.
Sanctuary and Immigration Team meeting online Oct. 21
Our church is a member of the Immigrant Dignity Coalition (IDC) through the Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center (IJPC), of which St. John’s is a sponsor.
Our team assists the sanctuary at the Clifton United Methodist Church as a part of our Solidarity Congregation commitment. We also assist with a weekly food distribution for Hispanic immigrants in northern Hamilton County via The Willows Project and other efforts.
Contact Sarah Seibert for the meeting link.Nov. 3 Forum: What’s on your ballot?
November Forum: What’s on the ballot?
Forums are held the first Sunday of the month from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. in Krolfifer Hall.
Member Claire Wagner, with the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area, will inform us about what you need to bring as ID the day you vote, what will be on the ballot, provisional voting and more. The LWV of Northern Kentucky hopes to send a speaker as well.
If you have an idea or would like to present at a Forum, Please contact Amy Monson, amymagdic@gmail.com.
Men’s Group Nov. 3
SJ member David Behrens, a retired biomedical electronic service engineer, will report on a group of emergency room doctors who can revive patients hours after they have died!
As a student of Vedanta for 20 years, David has always been fascinated with the concept of human consciousness.
David’s 7 p.m. presentation will follow the 6 p.m. monthly potluck on Sunday, Nov. 3. In addition to bringing food to share, all should provide their own dishware, utensils and beverage for dinner.
Prospective members can walk-in, no RSVP required.
St. John’s LGBTQ+ Community
St. John’s members and friends who identify as LGBTQ+ are invited to contact Rev. Jenn, Greg Terhune or Joetta Prost to be added to our St. John’s LGBTQ+ Community email group.