No single event in human history has received more attention than the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. In this study, the author of the book and the presenter on the videos, Adam Hamilton, will guide us through the last 24 hours of Jesus’ life. Each of the six or seven (depending on which […]
Read full post...The Interfaith Community surrounding Dover will gather for our annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Commemorative Service. It will take place at First Parish Church, 218 Central Avenue in Dover. The offering will be distributed to local organizations that assist people in need. A time of fellowship will follow in the fellowship […]
Read full post...Begin the new year in covenant with God: The first worship service that we share together in the new year will give us the opportunity to renew our covenant with God. On Sunday, January 3rd, we will celebrate the sacrament of communion, and will share portions of John Wesley’s “Covenant Renewal Service” – […]
Read full post...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 […]
Read full post...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 […]
Cornerstone Dance Choir will be offering another opportunity for anyone interested in joining us. Rehearsals will be Wednesdays starting December 2nd at 7 PM in the sanctuary. We will be dancing Epiphany Sunday which is January 10th, both services. No experience necessary.
Contact Shawne Freeman or Janet Warfield if you have any questions.
Ed Mitchell has accepted an invitation to create a brass choir at St. John’s! Ed, a music educator, plays the soprano saxophone, clarinet and trumpet in worship.
He has recruited his son (a former Marine Band trumpeter), Aimee Krauss on trumpet and French Horn, Sue Williams on French Horn, Dee Whall on Baritone horn, and Jeff […]
Come enjoy a New Orleans style meal prepared by our Louisiana mission team and supporters on Saturday, December 5 from 4:30 – 6:00 PM. The Team plans to transform Hartford Hall into a New Orleans Jazz & Cultural Fest site. Louisiana music from an extensive private collection will be playing throughout the event.
All proceeds (Adults […]
The next service will be on Wednesday, November 18 at 7 PM. It will be in the form of a Taize service. The village of Taize is a center of ecumenical prayer and reconciliation in the Burgundy region of France.
Three times a day, the community of brothers and visiting pilgrims come together for prayer […]
Lee Domann is coming back!
On October 25 we will welcome Lee Domann back to our sanctuary in an evening concert at 7 pm. He was last here several years ago and we are thrilled to see him again. Don’t miss this relaxing, entertaining, moving evening of original music. An offering will be […]