Happy Greetings to you, my Friends,
I hope you’re able to enjoy the unfolding of creation during this season of spring. At every change of season I say “this is my favorite,” but I really think that spring actually rises to the top for me - with Easter, constantly changing flowers and bushes, leaves turning […]
Happy Greetings to you, my Friends,
I hope you’re able to enjoy the unfolding of creation during this season of spring. At every change of season I say “this is my favorite,” but I really think that spring actually rises to the top for me - with Easter, constantly changing flowers and bushes, leaves turning […]
Dear Friends,
I wanted to send a note to let you know about two time sensitive events - so you could make plans to attend as soon as possible.
The first has to do with the funeral arrangements for Barbara Prescott. Her Memorial Service will take place Thursday, May 16th, at 1 PM, at the Wentworth […]
Dear Friends,
It has been a busy week around the church, and there are allot of things that I want to share with you.
Guy Eaton, Kenny Gallant and Lenny Colongione have been busy working to run an electric line to the yellow storage shed that was moved last fall. That will enable lights and an […]
Dear St. John’s Church Family,
Happy May, my friends!! And a beautiful month it’s starting out to be! I’m going to be brief with this issue of “News & Notes,” so let me jump right in.
The volunteer crew is working on the End 68 Hours of Hunger building again today. The windows and […]
Happy Day to you, my friends,
I want to begin with a blog entry by one of my colleagues, Rev. Steve Garnaas-Holmes, the pastor of the Acton UMC, in Acton, MA. It’s a longer piece than I usually include in News & Notes, but I think the events of last Monday warrant something like this.
After […]
Greetings St. John’s Church Family,
I writing to tell you that from now on, I’m going to “whine” about expecting every Sunday to be “low Sunday.” I mentioned something in last week’s “News & Notes” about expecting a small crowd at worship last Sunday because it was the Sunday after Easter - and tradition tells […]
Christ is risen!
Christ is risen, indeed!!
It was wonderful to worship the risen Lord this past Sunday, as God’s Easter people came together for praise and worship!! I hope this doesn’t become too redundant, but I want to thank all those who helped in ways great and small to make Holy Week and Easter such […]
Greetings to you, My Friends,
We continue the journey through this terrible and wonderful week. I hope you have taken time to sit and reflect on the scriptures that inform these days - what the Church calls “the Passion narratives.” As you know, we have some services to help in the reflection, but also […]
Dear Friends,
Happy Spring, everyone!!
Our Church Council met on Monday, and lifted up affirmation for “two of our own,” as they travel to different parts of the world, to do some very different things. From April 6th through the 9th, 0ur Lay Leader, Todd Warfield, will go will a team of folks from across […]