Archive for December, 2009
Friday, December 11th, 2009
Our church will host the first “Blue Christmas/Longest Night” worship service on Monday, December 21st (the longest night of the year), at 7 PM. This is presented by the Christian faith communities of the Dover Area Religious Leaders Association. It’s “target audience” is folks who struggle emotionally with the contradictions that many feel […]
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Christmas Eve at St. John’s will truly be a celebration of the birth of the Christchild. As in previous years, we will offer three different worship services plus a concert on the Charles Brown Memorial Carillon.
Festivities begin at 6:30 PM with a Family Christmas service – appropriate for all ages. Our new Brass Choir will […]
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Dear St. John’s Church Family,
How did you do “surviving” the first significant snowfall of the season? Well, I hope. The church did okay - save for a leak or two in the narthex of the church. Those leaks are difficult to find with a flat roof over the “choir hallway!” God grant us patience and […]
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Do you think that God may be calling you to help the people of St. Bernard Parish rebuild their homes and lives? No special skills are needed as we put our Christian love into action in Louisiana. The experience is likely to transform you on your faith journey.
Our team departs on April 17, and […]
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Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Hello Friends of St. John’s,
Lots to share with you this week, so I’ll dive right in!
What a wonderfully gifted congregation we have! Last Sunday’s “Hanging of the Greens” bears . . . bares . . ? . . witness to that fact most clearly! From the Worship Committee (and friends) who made preparations for the […]
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Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Dear Friends,
I need to send this special “News & Notes” to you to correct a statement I made in worship last Sunday.
When the Mission Team presented their Public Supper last year, the team was big enough that they didn’t need other “person power” from the congregation. I incorrectly assumed that would be the case again […]
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