February 25, 2010

Followers of Jesus’ Great Commission,
Believers in Jesus’ Great Commandment.
Worship ~ Outreach
~ Fellowship ~ Christian Education
E-Mail:
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(860) 767-8095 (office) / 767-7794 (fax)

Sunday, February 28
8:00 AM ~ Holy Eucharist Rite I
9:00 AM ~ Holy Eucharist, Rite II
10:45 AM ~ Holy Eucharist, Rite I
Lectionary

Friday, March 5th
6:00 PM
Please join Amy Petrone and

Class
101: Discovering
Have you recently been attending
Do you have a friend whom you would
like to invite to
Want to know more about
Then
come to the next offering of Class 101: Discovering
Sunday, March 7th
2:00 PM
This class is also a part of our
confirmation class series. More
information about confirmation classes can be found here.
Attendees are asked to notify the
office or Fr. Jonathan Folts by noon on Thursday, March 4th.
Thank you!

Class 201: Discovering Episcopal Church History
Do you have questions about the Episcopal
Church and how it came to be?
Sunday, March 21st
2:00 PM
This class is also a part of our
confirmation class series. More
information about confirmation classes can be found here.
Attendees are asked to notify the
office or the Rev. Molly James by noon on Thursday, March 18.
Thank you!

Saturday,
May 1, 2010 at Trinity Episcopal Church,
The confirmation service
for the Middlesex Deanery has been set to take place at 10:00 AM on Saturday, May
1, at Trinity Episcopal Church in

Choral Evensong
Sunday, March 7th,
5:00 PM

Please Mark Your
Calendars!!

We recently received a handwritten thank you note from the Cathy at
The Maine Troop Greeters for the money that the Youth Group raised and sent.
They wrote:
Dear Rev. James and all of St. John's Youth Group,
On behalf of the Maine Troop Greeters, I want to thank you all for
your extremely generous donation of $500 to our organization. Your contribution will be used to purchase
snacks, supplies & phone cards for the troops, who arrive at
Sincerely,
Cathy
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June 28-July 2 The Companions in Mission Committee of the
Diocese of Connecticut is again sponsoring a summer mission trip to the |
Learn About Some of the
Students from
Centro Comunitário de
Sto. Estêvão—(St. Stephen’s School)
Matola, Mozambique

She was born
in Xai-Xai, lives with her brother and has been a pupil at the Centro for two
years. Her father is dead. She likes to study and when she finishes secondary
education she wants to become a nurse. She says she likes being at the Centro.

He was born
in Maputo and lives with his mother. His father abandoned him when she was 3
years old.
He has been
a pupil at the Centro for 6 years and says he would like to continue his
studies through 12th grade and then go on to journalism. He also likes to help
out on the farm. He feels good at the
Centro, and thanks to it he has already gone through 5th grade.

He lives
with his grandmother; both his parents are dead. He’s attended the Centro since
2002 and feels good there. He’s glad to be in 5th grade and would like to stay
in school until 12th grade. His dream is to be a teacher.

She lives
with her mother. Her father abandoned her when she was only one year old. She
feels good at the Centro and, thanks to the Centro, she is in 7th grade. She
has been there since 2003. She hopes that after finishing 12th grade she can go
on to university and become a doctor. She likes to do embroidery.

She lives
with her mother. Her father abandoned her when she was little. She feels good
at the Centro and is grateful that she has achieved 5th grade there. She has attended
the Centro since 2005. She dreams of
becoming an accountant and hopes to stay in school through 12th grade and
possibly go to university. She likes
embroidery

Born in Inhambane
this primary school student lives with her grandmother. Her father abandoned
her and the mother lives elsewhere. She says that after finishing 12th grrade
she would like to be a teacher. She has been at the Centro for four years and
is grateful that, because of the Centro, she is now in 5th grade. She likes to
do needlepoint and cook.

From the Community Center of St. Stephen’s, Matola
To: Roger LeCompte
Subject: Teachers paid by
the Ministry of Education and the Number of Students
We are pleased to inform you that
the 2010-11 school year at the
Grades two through five are being
taught, distributed in three shifts:
·
The morning shift goes from 6:30
to 10:00 in which students of the 3rd, 4th and 5th
grades are taught.
·
The second shift goes from 10:30
to 1:30 includes two sections of second grade and one section of fourth grade.
·
The third shift is the last and
runs from 1:30 to 5:05 and includes two sections of 5th grade and
one section of 4th grade.
The classes mentioned above are
taught by nine teachers who have been trained and are paid for by the Ministry
of Education. There are a total of 479 pupils, or around 500.
The Center retains the
responsibility for buying books in conformance with the budget for the school
year 2010-11 and the payment of the following salaries:
|
Description |
Monthly Salary |
Annual Salary |
Annual Salary in USD @ 30
MT/USD |
|
Pre-school teacher |
2,000 |
24,000 |
800 |
|
Administrator |
2,200 |
26,400 |
880 |
|
Guards (2) |
3,400 |
40,800 |
1,360 |
|
Cooking teacher and cook |
2,050 |
24,600 |
820 |
|
Manual skills teacher |
1,500 |
18,000 |
600 |
|
Cleaner |
1,500 |
18,000 |
600 |
|
Program coordinator |
7,500 |
90,000 |
3,000 |
|
Total |
|
241,800 |
$8,060 |
Of the 479 pupils, we only give food
support to 120 children, which is according to our budget which you already
have.
Beyond the 120 pupils we also
feed the nine teachers of the Ministry of Education who give lessons at the
school in accordance with their contract with the Ministry. Altogether we provide food for 137 people:
120 pupils, 9 ministry of education teachers and 8 staff of our own.
The teachers who come from the
Ministry of Education seem satisfied and happy.
They say that they and their pupils are privileged because they are able
to give lessons in classrooms with desks and to children who have access to
food. Were they at
We and our children thank you for
all the help we have received from our bothers and sisters in the Parish of St.
John’s, which has not only served our children but also our partners at Primary
School of Matola “A”. The administration
of the Centro also is happy that we have been able to make concrete of having
teachers paid by the Ministry of Education, although we still have to buy books
for our own students.
God bless you and we continually
pray for you.
Women of Faith
Conference
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will be a Women of Faith Conference in

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Flower Chart
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WHAT’S
Thursday, February 25 – Sunday, March 7
Thursday
Newsletter Folding: 9:00 AM (Parish Hall)
Holy Eucharist at
Staff Meeting: 3:30 PM
Choir Practice: 7:00 PM (Choir Room)
Seeds for Growth: 7:30 PM (Parish Hall)
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Holy Eucharist: 8:00 AM
Holy Eucharist: 9:00 AM
Sunday School: 9:50 AM (Undercroft)
Holy Eucharist: 10:45 AM
Light Lunch following Service
Bishop’s Smith Retirement Party: 4:00 PM (Trinity,
Monday
AA Meeting: 10:00 AM (Parish Hall)
Planned Giving Meeting: 7:00 PM (Parish
Hall)
Monday Evening Lenten Study Group: 7:00 PM (Office)
Tuesday
Education
for Ministry: 9:30
AM (Parish Hall)
Pastoral
Care Committee (Tentative): 10:30 AM (Undercroft)
Clergy
Mtg.: 12:00
Noon (Parish Hall)
Soup
Kitchen: 5:00 PM (Undercroft)
Lenten Small
Group Discussion Program: 7:00 PM (Undercroft)
Wednesday
Holy
Eucharist & Unction: 9:00 AM
Bible
Study On the Book of Acts: 10:30 AM (Parish Hall)
Thursday
Staff Meeting: 3:30 PM
Choir Practice: 7:00 PM (Choir Room)
Friday
Irish Pot Luck Dinner: 6:00 PM (Undercroft)
Saturday
Sunday
Holy Eucharist: 8:00 AM
Holy Eucharist: 9:00 AM
Sunday School: 9:50 AM (Undercroft)
Holy Eucharist: 10:45 AM
Light Lunch following Service
“Discovering
Evensong: 5:00 PM
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Mrs. Darlene James.