St. John’s United Methodist Church

Competition in sports… competition in the workplace… competition in academia… competition within our families… competition within many arenas in our lives…. While competition can be good, I think constant competition can tear us down. Competition is only about the one who wins. What about the rest of us? I think that how the writer of I Timothy is as important as what he said: an encouragement to keep on keeping on…and know that he could do what he was created to do.

Dear Friends,
I was out of my office all day yesterday, and unable to write “News & Notes.”  I’m hoping you’ll feel that “late is better than never!”
I know many of you have been concerned about Mike R., who suffered a brain bleed yesterday.  He has given me permission to share some of the details.  Apparently […]

Youth group success the result of congregational support. Thanks!

We’re challenged to do what we do the best we can do it and recognize that we’re not going to do it right. Oh, occaisionally. But the vast majority of the time, we’re not going to get it perfect…. But grace abounds! Christ still accepts us, loves us, deeply. There’s grace for all of us. So let’s go at this the best we can do it. Let’s be over the top, excited about what we do as the Church. And do the best we can and know that when we’ve done the best we can, grace will abound! …to make up the difference. Grace will abound! Grace will abound!

Find your way out of the Coyote: Test your natural GPS skills by joining the youth group and their families for a night of fun at Coppal House Farm on Route 155 in Lee as we attempt to make our way through their six-acre corn maze.
We have reservations on October 19th at 6:30pm for […]

Start your engines! Come to a good old-fashioned Methodist revival on October 6th at the Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine.
Sponsored by Casco Bay Cluster and Portland Area Churches. Speakers include: Bishop Peter Weaver, keynote speaker; Curtis Brown, and George Walters Sleyon. Great food! Great Bands! Great Speakers! […]

The Women’s Book Group will meat on Monday, October 1st at 7 PM at Rita Murphy’s home in Durham. We will discuss The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, a story of fathers and sons set in Afghanistan. If you enjoy reading and discussion, please join us. For questions or directions call: […]

Meatloaf Dinner will be served from 4:30 – 6:30 on Saturday, September 29th. Kick off your weekend by attending our monthly dinner in Hartford Hall. Meatloaf, potatoes, vegetables, rolls, beverage and Strafford County’s best dessert bar will be served at a cost of $7 for adults, $6 for seniors, and $3 for children. We […]

What is an acolyte? What do they do? How often would I be an acolyte? An acolyte is the person who lights and extinguishes (put out) candles for the church services. The acolyte brings the light into the service. When extinguishing they bring to light of Christ into the world. […]