Archive for February, 2008

Katrina Mission Teams Update

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Both of our Mission Teams are busy getting prepared for the upcoming trips to Lousiana. Four teens and four adults depart on February 23 and return home on March 2. For most of these members, this will be their first mission trip. A second team of eleven adults, mostly veterans from last year’s […]

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No Youth Group

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

Many of us are away on the mission trip to Louisiana on Feb.24, so youth group is cancelled for this week. Please keep us in your prayers. Thanks!

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Youth Group

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

We will be trying the sliding/skating/Skittles event on Feb. 17th. The ice may not be great, but it should be fine for a game of hoccer. The plan is to meet at the church at 1 PM, go to Brenda’s sister’s place, and be back at the church for 4 PM. This […]

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Youth Group News

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

Hi!
First of all, a big THANK YOU to everyone who made today’s Disability Awareness Coffee Hour such a huge success. I tend to panic before these big events, but I don’t know why - our youth are fantastic! No matter what we challenge them to do, they rise to the occasion. Once […]

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News & Notes Special

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

Dear St. John’s Church Family,
I’ve been asked to share a couple things with you today - things that, once again, are time sensitive, so I’m sending this note out at a time you’re not accustomed to receive it.  I hope you read it in time.
First I was asked to say that the Second Sunday Organ […]

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Lenten Study Groups

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Please sign up in fellowship hall or let leader know you are coming.
“From Jericho to Jerusalem”
Tuesdays, 10-11 AM February 12, 19, 26 and March 4), Wentworth Home, 795 Central Avenue, Dover. Lucille Carpenter

“Caring for God’s Earth: A look at our use of the world’s resources”
Wednesdays, 5:15-6:30 PM at the church. Judith Custer […]

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Women’s Retreat

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Women’s Retreat May 2-4. Mark you calendar and save the date! You will not want to miss it. Our leader will be Tina Luce. Blind since birth, Tina is a pianist, as well as a song writer. This has become a powerful way for her to express various frustrations, fears, struggles, and triumphs.  Registration forms […]

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The Men’s Book & Video Group

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Our men started out 2008 reading the 528 page “In the Fall”, by Jeffrey Lent. The book is like three almost separate tales of three generations of an American family, stretching from the Civil War to the edge of the Great Depression. Each generation never quite manages to shake off the ghosts of their forebears […]

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News & Notes 2/7/08

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Blessings to you, my friends,
Reporting on last weekend’s fundraiser for the scholarships for youth attending the Mission Trip, Brenda Borchers wrote, “I’m not sure if it’s love of football, our church family or our fellow man and I suspect it’s a combination of all three, but at any rate, praise God for the support our […]

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Disabilities Awareness Coffee Hour

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

The Senior and Junior High Youth Groups invite you to a special coffee hour this Sunday, February 10 from 10 - 11:15 AM when they will offer hands-on activities to promote disabilities awareness.
There will be stations set up in Hartford Hall, which the congregation can visit in any order they choose. Some […]

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