St. John’s United Methodist Church

Remember when you could buy a soda for 7 cents and a candy bar for a nickel? Remember when someone might deliver the food to your car wearing roller skates? Remember when you drove up to a sound box and put it on your window and watched a movie? There’s a nostalgia about those “remember whens” because everything changes. It’s difficult today to have confidence in the way things are because they might not be that way when we take a look at them next week or next month. How can we be confident in a world that is changing all the time?

Kid’s Fall Party will be on October 21st from 1-3 PM in Hartford Hall.
There is a sign up downstairs in Sunday School.
We are asking each family to bring a snack of some sort.

Friday, October 19, 5:30 - 7 pm, First Parish Church of Dover. Jambalaya, Scalloped Potatoes, Cornbread, Bread Pudding and more.
Tickets available at First Parish Church or at the door call 603-742-5664, Adults $8, Kids 10 and under $5.
All proceeds go to our Slidell Mission Relief Trip to rebuild homes damaged by Katrina.
Thank you!

Dear Friends,
The proverbial plate is full this morning, so I’ll be brief today.
Diana and Bob Schuman asked me to share this first note with you:
“Peter Mayer Christmas Concert Tickets on Sale:  For the 7th year, Peter Mayer and Friends will be bringing Stars and Promises Alive to Dover with this year’s precedes benefiting Dover Police […]

Please join our Katrina Mission Team members on Saturday, December 8 from 4:30 – 6:00 PM in Hartford Hall for good food and New Orleans music. Your presence and your gifts will help us raise funds for the people of Slidell, Louisiana.
We have begun planning for two 2008 mission trip weeks in Slidell. A youth […]

Most of us think that times of stewardship are just about raising money. This isn’t about that at its heart. This is about drawing us deeper into the Kingdom of God, drawing us closer to Christ, drawing us closer to one another as sisters and brothers in the faith.

Temple Israel welcomes the Seacoast community to a Wine, Cheese and Dessert reception and a night of music to observe “Daniel Pearl World Music Days,” dedicated to the memory of journalist Daniel Pearl and to the theme “Harmony for Humanity.” (*Havdalah, a brief musical and inspiring Saturday night end-of-Sabbath ceremony, will begin the evening.)
Join […]

October is the month for the Older Adults Luncheon in Hartford Hall on Tuesday, October 23, 2007. We’re inviting all church members seventy or older and their spouses to lunch, which will include homemade apple pie and ice cream. There will be time for socializing and visiting so come to Hartford Hall by […]

Animal lovers and their pets are invited to attend the annual “Blessing of the Animals” service on the lawn of St. John’s United Methodist Church this Sunday Oct.7, 2007 at 3 PM. Following in the tradition of St. Francis of Assisi, this service celebrates animals and the many blessings they bring to our lives. […]

Dear Friends in Christ,
I’m writing to you early this week because I will have the final preparations for Janet Fowler’s funeral in the morning, and wanted to make sure this came to you in a timely manner!!  There’s allot to share this week, so I’ll get right to it.
First, let me mention once again, that […]