Archive for December, 2008

Katrina Mission Team Supper a Success!

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

On December 6 our 28-member regional St. John’s mission team welcomed well over 100 guests for a Louisiana-style supper. We hope you enjoyed Chef Mike’s wonderful menu, live music by GRASP, Louisiana decorations from the Bolian family and extraordinary service by our mission team.
We especially thank those of you who are not going with […]

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News & Notes (special)

Monday, December 8th, 2008

Dear St. John’s Church Family,
I mentioned in worship yesterday that there was going to be a benefit for Deb Kelly this coming Saturday - and that I would need to communicate with you about the details, because the information that I had at the time was not complete.
Well I have been given the information that […]

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Men’s Book & Video Group

Friday, December 5th, 2008

The Men’s Book & Video Group meets Monday, December 9 @ 7 PM to discuss Jeannette Walls’ “The Glass Castle”. All St. John’s men are invited to join us at the Murphy’s Durham residence to share Rita’s annual Christmas whipped cream cake. For directions call Patrick @ 868.2322.

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Auction Continues

Friday, December 5th, 2008

The Auction Continues: We have a couple of Auction items that haven’t been picked up. We are going to re-auction the following: One month membership to The Works, value $195; Tea Drop Hot Tea Maker, value $49.99; Basket of Hair Products, value $27.99 and Sheila’s Collectibles Revolutionary series, value $100. You […]

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Greeters Needed

Friday, December 5th, 2008

Greeters are needed for both Sunday services.
If you are willing to greet for one Sunday, please leave your name with Sandy in the Church Office.

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News & Notes 12/4/08

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Hello St. John’s Church Friends,
One of the things that last evening’s Advent Study came to see in the account of Jesus’ arrival on the scene - as relayed by Matthew - was that he came into a pretty “messy” world.  Though the issues were not exactly the same as today’s world, the message of hope […]

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News & Notes (special)

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Dear St. John’s Church Family,
You have been more than wonderful already, about picking “stars” from the Angel Tree in the narthex.  We have been swamped with requests, haven’t we?  Thank you very much for being so generous.  Please remember that those gifts need to be returned this Sunday, so they can be distributed to the […]

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