Family Picnic & Worship Service

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A celebration of our parish community is set for September 11, 2022 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Parish Hall. This is a change from the Emmaus monastery, but due to rain predictions it has been changed to an indoor location. There will be food, games, fun and worship.  We are looking for interested people to plan the picnic and service.  Please contact Jen Dingman (djdingman@charter.net) or Pat Thurston (pattt1246@gmail.com) to volunteer on the planning committee.  ​

Icon Writing Retreat

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Register Now! Icon Writing Retreat of St. Michael, Angel of Peace. 
 When: Sept. 14-17, 2022, Wed - Sat, 9 am-5 pm daily
 Where: St. John’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 512 S. Washington, Mt. Pleasant MI.  
 St. John’s Episcopal Church is accepting registrations for the Icon Retreat. Sessions run from 9 am to 5 pm daily in the Parish Hall. No previous experience or artistic proficiency required.
 The retreat is limited to 20 people. The cost is $375 per person and includes lunch, art supplies, instruction, and Fr. Pearson’s expenses. Scholarships may be available. 
 Reserve a space by July 30 by calling the Parish Secretary at 989.773.7448 and providing a $150 deposit payable to: St John’s Episcopal Church, 206 W Maple Street, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858. The balance is due by August 21.
 Fr. Pearson will preach at the Eucharist service at 10 am on Sept 18. There will be a display and blessing of the icons in church. 
Visit Fr. Pearson’s website here.
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Matthew Alton and his Lego Kraken ​
It’s Time LEGO Creators, Release the Kraken!

Behold, the Kraken! The largest sea creature to exist, it has now taken the form of 2994 LEGO bricks! After a year of building by Matthew Alton and Robin Berk, the Kraken has finally been unleashed to LEGO Ideas to hopefully become a real LEGO product!

But it needs support. It needs 10,000 people willing to click that support button. An account is needed, but it is free and no personal information is needed. Also, LEGO never sends any kind of spam or advertising to your e-mail. To support The Kraken with your vote, just go to the LEGO Ideas website and search “The Kraken”, or click on the following link and you’ll be taken directly to the page: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/8ae4ec8f-d49f-42c0-9c41-2ce0749e2482/comments_tab#content_nav_tabs

The Kraken has plenty of fun action features, but the best part about the beast is that the features are mostly invisible. You can display the model without having to look at big “Press Me!” buttons dotted around. The action features are as follows:


Removable tentacles with stands so they can be posed as if they’re coming out of the sea
An inner ring of teeth that can be spun remotely
Glow in the dark eyes for a creepy bonus
Removable section on the top that shows detailing of a stomach underneath (the belly of the beast) complete with skeleton and an old captain’s hat
Removable section on the bottom that contains small red pieces to simulate small injuries that the Kraken has had
A tail that can be moved up and down to simulate swimming
Two small boats to act as prey for the behemoth