St. John’s United Methodist Church

Do you like to meet new people?
Now that summer is over, the Witness Committee would like to start providing greeters for church services. Witness is asking for volunteers to greet people as they enter the church on Sunday mornings. It’s an easy task and only requires getting to church about 15 minutes before […]

Dear Brothers and Sisters of St. John’s,
I heard someone talking about prayer this week - and about our tendency to make prayer into a shopping list of things we want, while seldom stopping to listen to what God has to say to us.  Or even less seldom is our practice simply to sit and enjoy […]

The 2007 United Methodist Men’s Retreat will be held from Friday, October 19 to Sunday, October 21 at the Marie-Joseph Spiritual Center in Biddeford Pool, Maine. This is along the beautiful Maine coastline where a man has time to get in touch with nature, himself and our Lord Jesus Christ.
This year’s retreat focus is […]

The Men’s Book & Video Group met on September 10 at the Murphy’s Durham home to discuss Erik Larson’s “Isaac’s Storm”. The book is based on survivor accounts and records of the 1900 Galveston hurricane which killed over 8,000. Earle Custer led a lively discussion about those days of arrogance, national expansion and optimism. Larson […]

This passage of scripture to me is a picture of God. We like to see ourselves in the passages of scripture. We can find ourselves in these two parables. But I think first and foremost these parables are about God, and what God is like. And God’s great, great desire to be in relationship with us… God’s great, great desire to care for us. And God’s great nature to search for us even when it seems foolish.

Hope your week is going well and you are getting ready for Survivor Challenge! We are going to have a great time and learn a lot about God at the same time. If you didn’t make it to youth group last week, we’ll get you set up with a team t-shirt (Ruach for […]

Pick up some great bargains at a Rummage Sale taking place at St.John’s Methodist Church,Dover, on Saturday, October 13, from 8a.m.-noon. You’ll find inexpensive, quality clothing for men,women, teens and children; accessories and footwear, table and bath linens, books and maybe even costumes! Beverages and snacks will also be available.
Items and Help Needed: Look […]

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
This note comes to you as the cool, bright day fills all our lives in this area of the God’s creation.  I hope this is a day that you can enjoy at school, and work, and home and play!!  And may you all enjoy the presence of the Spirit of […]

Youth Group began on Sunday, September 9 with twenty youth in attendance and even more registered! The youth chose cards to get their Survivor team names for next week’s challenges - Ruach (wind, breath, spirit) went to the junior high team and L’Chaim (to life!) to the senior high team. After learning about […]

I think the story we’re sharing this morning is an affirmation for us about the difference we can make in the world. And the fact that there aren’t any of us who are too small to be unimportant. And while that’s certainly the message of scripture, there are ways that writers thru the years have been able to make the same message, we understand it primarily thru the power and strength and in-dwelling of the Holy Spirit in the life of Christians. I don’t know what Dr. Seuss’s background was, but certainly this is a story that carries with it the same kind of message. Dr. Seuss: “Horton Hears a Who!” Not a Christian message per se, but a message that is strong, none-the-less.