St. John’s United Methodist Church

The 4th Sunday of each month is Just a Few Cents Makes Sense Sunday, so please remember your jar of coins. Your gifts are used by Outreach Ministry for St. John’s mission projects. Thank you for supporting Outreach Ministry.

St. John’s United Methodist Church
Tuesday Evenings February 27 – April 3(unless otherwise noted)
Supper 5:15-5:45PM — Studies 6:00-7:30PM
Lenten Studies begin on Tuesday, February 27 and continue through Tuesday, April 3 (except where noted).
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A light supper will be served from 5:15–5:45PM in Hartford Hall.
There is no charge for supper. Studies start promptly at 6:00 and […]

February 16, 2007
Dear St. John’s Church Family,
I believe this issue of News & Notes will be brief. There’s not too much news to share, plus I’ve got to be packing to leave for the Mission Trip! I think I’m one of those for whom God made “last minutes.” Why do something […]

Telling the stories of our ministries - online - is an important way we can reach out to people who are wondering “How is Jesus working through the people of St. John’s?” And with our new web site, it really is easy to tell the stories, as well as post and update announcements for […]

Ashes to Ashes

Ash Wednesday falls on February 21st this year and marks the first of the forty days of Lent. During Lent, many parishioners at St. John’s will choose to observe Lenten discipline around themes of ‘repentance’ and ‘reconciliation,’ involving a ‘rethinking of’ and a ‘turning away from’ sin toward God. Individual and […]

On Sunday February 11th, Pastor Mark Alley commissioned our Katrina Mission Team at both services.

“The Beatitudes”, “The Sermon on the Mount”, or “The Sermon on the Plain”…..
Maybe what we need to do is get a glimpse of the reign of God, that says what the world chases is not of eternal value. What the world chases is not what the kingdom of God is about. The good news is that if we recognize our need, if we recognize that we are not God, that if we recognize that Jesus is our Savior, then we receive the blessings that Jesus talks about. Not that he wants to hold them back from us but because then, we can receive them. Blessing or woe… blessing or curse. What is it for us? What is our attitude? Who is our god?

We have all heard of Katrina, the destructive hurricane which devastated New Orleans Louisiana in August of 2005. What most of us do not know, is that most of the damage has not yet been addressed, and that numerous volunteer efforts by groups all over the United States have augmented the formal governmental repair efforts.

Public Turkey Dinner on Saturday, February 24th from 4:30-6:30 PM

The Dover Food Pantry provides groceries to those in need, once a month.