Icon Writing Retreat - Madonna and Child

When: Sept 14-17, 2023, in the evenings on Thursday and Friday, all day Saturday, afternoon on Sunday.

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.
  • No previous experience or artistic proficiency required.
  • The retreat is limited to 20 people.
  • The cost is $300 per person and includes Saturday lunch, art supplies, instruction, and Fr. Pearson’s expenses. Scholarships may be available. 
  • Reserve a space by August 4 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 17. 
  •  The icons will be blessed and displayed after Choral Evensong on September 17.
  • Visit Fr. Pearson’s website here.
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Booth space is available for a $75 fee. Contact Nancy Hartshorne (989) 289-7372 or Pat Thurston (517) 303-1046 for more information.

Thoughtful Threads - Mondays at 6:00 pm

Thoughtful Threads will meet monthly in the Chapel located in the undercroft.

​Bring your own projects and join us as we continue our contemplative, spiritual journey into the rich history and meaning of fiber arts. We'll explore how handmade gifts connect us one to another, and begin our journey with some special fabric art inspired visio divina.
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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