St. John’s United Methodist Church

The Next Blood Pressure Clinic will be held, June 28th, 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. Please join us at the back of Hartford Hall.

The Men’s Book & Video Group meets @ Patrick Murphy’s Durham home on Monday, June 8 @ 7 PM. Up for discussion is Kate Braestrup’s “Here If You Need Me”. For directions call Patrick @ 557-2781.

Dear St. John’s Church Family,
This week our congregation will host the “United Methodist Action Read-out Mission by Youth” - a service group.  You can read more of the details on the June “Bell-Wether.”  They’ll be arriving Sunday afternoon/evening, and leaving next Saturday.  While they’re here, they’ll be working on homes of folks in town who […]

Periodically we try to remind the congregation that we are always open to having more singers and instrumentalists participate in worship. Now is the time to think about summer. The summer choir does less difficult music and is more flexible in terms of attendance so your vacation won’t suffer! If you want […]

Are you seeking to deepen your spiritual life and explore the connections among healing and wholeness of body, mind, spirit and relationship? If so, then please come to the classes guided by James Wagner’s book, An Adventure in Healing and Wholeness. Classes will be held from 1-5 PM on two Saturdays- June 13 and […]

There will be no Sunday School on Confirmation Sunday May 31st. We want our children and teachers to have the opportunity to enjoy, witness and support the Confirmee’s as they take this important step in their faith journey. We are asking that the children join their parents during this service.
Jinny Scott

In July 2010, United Methodist churches in Vermont will officially be a part of the New England Conference! While this is definitely exciting, it is also a lot of work, and there are already plenty of questions about the “nuts and bolts” of this transition.
Transition teams have been created and are continuing to meet and […]

WOMEN’S BOOK CIRCLE will meet Monday, June 1, at Judy Strate’s home, 4 Morning Street, Somersworth. The book is House Lights by Leah Hager Cohen. As this will be our final meeting till Fall, we will gather at 6:30 PM and share a pot luck. We are looking for suggestions for books for next year. […]

On Saturday, May 9, 12 people came to help for the Clean-Up day. Many projects were completed and others were begun. We want to thank those of you who were able to come.
The rainy weather prevented all painting projects, and there are more pews to vacuum, windows to wash and limbs and brush […]

Your many donations to the Strafford County Department of Corrections over the years have been greatly appreciated. Here is a list of what could be used now so that when you are doing your Spring Cleaning, you could see if you have any of these items that you might want to donate.
• Cards, stationery, writing paper, […]