What’s Happening at St. John’s
Dinner and Auction Fundraising Event
Please join us for a fun evening at our Dinner & Auction Fundraising Event on November 14th. The event will be in the Undercroft and will begin at 5:30 pm. We will have hors d’oeuvres as well as a fine three-course dinner with plenty of time for mingling and plotting your auction bidding strategy before dinner. The silent auction and live auctions will award prizes including weekend stays at lake houses at Phillips Lake and Moosehead Lake, a guided hiking trip tailored to winning bidders’ tastes, chainsaw lessons, a beautifully crafted quilt and a wonderful afghan, restaurant dinners, concert and theater tickets and much more. The funds raised will help our church ministries, and the organizing committee aims to have a relaxing, and amusing event with excellent food and guests from our congregation and our larger Bangor area community. You can reserve seats now at https://onrealm.org/stjohnsbangor/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=MWE5MjkwNTktM2MzOC00NGE5LTliYTMtYjRmMDAwZGVmMmRm. Speak with The Rector if you need reduced price tickets.
This Week at St. John’s
Find past e-newsletters here and keep up with what’s happening “This Week at St. John’s”
Outreach Ministries at St. John’s
FRESH START SOBER LIVING OF MAINE
St. John’s continues to support Fresh Start and its residents. Fresh Start needs furniture and household appliances for their many homes. They are also in need of blankets (they have many full size beds and some twin beds), pillow cases, sheets, towels, wash clothes, pot holders, dish towels, 3-1 soap (shampoo, conditioner, bodywash), combs, brushes, deodorant, Q-tips, toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, shave cream, disposable razors, bandaids, and feminine hygiene products. Items may be dropped off at the back of the church in the box labeled “Fresh Start”. For more information about Fresh Start, go to www.freshstartrecovery-maine.org.
BANGOR AREA HOMELESS SHELTER
St. John’s continues to support the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter. Items needed for the shelter pantry are: peanut butter, pasta & sauce, baked beans, canned meat/fish, rice, cereal, and any other ready to eat meals. There is a box at the back of the church labeled “Bangor Area Homeless Shelter” for these donations. As the box gets filled the Blanchettes will make sure the donations get delivered. For more information about the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter go to https://www.bangorareashelter.org/ .
Phishing scam alert
If you receive an email or text from “Rev. Jarrett Kerbel” asking you for a favor and could you please email him back, please don’t! Fr. Kerbel will never ask you to purchase gift cards for him and will not email or text you with a vague request of needing a favor. If you aren’t sure about a request that you received from St. John’s, please call or email the office at 947-0156 or office@stjohnsbangor.org.
Bangor Pride Parade June 2026
