St. John's Episcopal Church

Announcements

• Annual Meeting Sunday January 30th

  Our annual meeting including reports for 2021 and elections for Wardens and Vestry members will be held in the church on January 30th following our service.

• Annual Stewardship Pledge for 2022

  We are in our stewardship season as we prepare a budget for 2022 based on anticipated giving.  Cards have gone out in the mail but you can also fill out and submit your pledge using this online form.

   

• Sunday Service on January 23rd

  Please join us at St. John's for Holy Communion at 9 am this Sunday, January 23rd - the Third Sunday after Epiphany. Our Sunday School unit -- Pray without Ceasing -- continues with our second session.  Mark your calendars for our annual meeting following services on January 30th.

  Given the current State requirements, we ask that all in-person attendees wear masks. Please sit in the pews marked with a green ribbon.

  Not everyone is ready to come back to church and no one should come if they are unwell or have been with someone who has tested positive for the corona virus so we will continue to make the service available Facebook Live. Click to access our page.  You do not need a Facebook account to view the service.

• Bible Study - 10:30 on Thursdays

  Bible Study is back.  We have been reading the letters of St. Paul's in chronological order and learning a great deal about the early church.  We will begin Ephesians when we meet on January 20th.   All are welcome on Thursdays at 10:30 am for any or all gatherings.  

• Food Pantry Distribution - Last Tuesday of the Month

  St. John's Food Pantry is held on the last Tuesday of each month from 9:30 am to 11:30 am. Come to the parking lot off Franklin Street.  Please wear a mask and maintain social distancing during distribution.

  Note:  Next distribution is Tuesday, January 25, 2022.

  Non-perishable food or monetary donations are always welcome.

• "Sunday's Cool" - Join us for our new Sunday School

  This year we are following a new curriculum for our Children's Sunday program from WorkshopCycles.  Each 5-week theme is presented through different activities each week -- music, arts and crafts, story-telling, drama and cooking, all very similar to a VBS experience.

  We have completed our first three series: "What is Worship: Teaching Children about the Book of Common Prayer", "What Makes My Church Special" and our Advent series -- "Emanuel-God with Us" focusing on preparation and gifts. We are starting our next series -- "Pray without Ceasing" on Sunday, January 16th. We hope the children will join us each Sunday, meeting in the Parish Hall before the Sunday Service begins in the Church.  As is our tradition, the children will join our service after the Peace in order to participate in the Eucharist.

• Web Site Issue

  The host site vendor for our website company catastrophically lost most of the content of over 3000 church sites -- including St. John's.  We are in the process of restoring and rebuilding the site.  Please be patient as we continue this work.  If you see something that needs to be corrected, please use the "Email Web Admin" link in the left panel.

• Prayer Request

  If you would like St. John's Prayer Team to pray for you, please submit your request using this form.