Archive for December, 2007
Saturday, December 29th, 2007
Dear St. John’s Church Family and Friends,
This comes as a reminder that on Sunday, December 30th, we will have only one worship service - at 9:30 AM. It will be lead by the wonderful, faithful youth of our congregation. There will be no Sunday School session this week. Our regular schedule returns January 6th.
Have a […]
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Monday, December 24th, 2007
2008 starts off with Jeffrey Lent’s In the Fall at 7:00 PM on January 14. All St. John’s men are welcome to join us at John Ewalt’s Dover home. Please call John @ 749-3229 for directions
Spanning three generations from the end of the Civil War through Prohibition, this story begins with an interracial marriage between […]
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Monday, December 24th, 2007
A “Guys’ Garage Sale” - March 29
• Do you have tools or duplicates you don’t need or haven’t used?
• Need more space because your garage or basement is full of things that are too good to throw away or that someone might be able to use?
• Looking for a specialty tool, but don’t want to pay for new […]
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Monday, December 24th, 2007
On Tuesday, January 8, 2008 between the hours of 5 and 6, we will again be serving The Dover Friendly Kitchen at St. Thomas Church.
The meal we are serving will be a Chicken Stew with biscuits and will also include an appetizer and desserts provided by the St. John’s congregation. For more information please contact […]
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Monday, December 24th, 2007
Have an interesting morning learning a new skill and maybe making a new friend. The “Learn Something New Day” will be held on Saturday, February 2 (snow date Feb 9–announcement of WTSN). Watch the Sunday bulletin. Sign up sheets will be posted in fellowship hall in mid-January.
Come at 9ish for coffee and juice […]
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Monday, December 24th, 2007
Is your New Year’s resolution to slow down, find balance, and make room for God in your life?
Join members and guests of the United Methodist Order of St. Luke for a day away to restore life’s rhythms to a holier balance. Cycles of prayer, worship and sacramental celebration form a framework that counteracts our […]
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Sunday, December 23rd, 2007
Baptism involves the naming of the child or adult. Names have meaning, and in ancient times they had even more significance than they do now. The name “Jesus” is a version of the Hebrew “Joshua”, which means “God saves”. Jesus is also called “Emmanuel”, which means “God is with us.” …..
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Christmas Eve . . .
at
St. John’s
United Methodist Church
6:30 PM Service for all ages
with a telling of Tomie DePaola’s
“The Legend of the Poinsettia”,
carols and communion
8 PM Reflective time as
carols are played on
the Carillion (bell tower)
9 PM Lessons and Carols,
with a sermon
by Rev. Nancy Jo Johnson,
and communion
11 PM Special music,
sermon by Rev. Mark Monson Alley,
communion, concluding
with […]
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
December 20, 2007 St. John’s Church “News & Notes”
Greetings St. John’s Church Community,
Enough already!! I think too many of you have been singing “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas.” Your wishes have apparently come true. Not that I’m a curmudgeon or anything, but I wish you’d stop the chorus!!
I anticipate the present snowstorm will make things […]
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Sunday, December 16th, 2007
If you purchased a gift for the angel tree but haven’t been able to bring it to church yet, you may still drop it off Monday, December 17 before 3:00 PM or call the church office to make arrangements to have your gift picked up.
Thank you and Merry Christmas!
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