Weekly Newsletter

Updates

  • Holy Week Schedule
    Spoken Eucharist:     Monday, March 30th at 6:30pm at the church office (225 4th Ave. N.).
    Spoken Eucharist:     Tuesday, March 31st at 6:30pm at the church office (225 4th Ave. N.).
    Spoken Eucharist:     Wednesday, April 1st at 6:30pm at the church office (225 4th Ave. N.).
    Maundy Thursday:     Thursday, April 2nd at 6:30pm at New Hope Academy.
    Good Friday Service and The Watch:     Service at 12:00pm on Friday, April 3rd. The Watch at the top of each hour until 3:00pm.
    Good Friday Stations of the Cross:     Friday, April 3rd 6:30pm at New Hope Academy (outside).
    Easter Vigil: Saturday,     April 4th at 6:30pm at the Perez home. (Contact the church office for directions.) Please bring a snack or beverage to share for our time of hospitality after the service.
    Easter Sunday:     April 5th 10am at New Hope Academy. Breakfast potluck starts at 8:30am and ends at 9:30am. If you plan to join in, please bring a breakfast item to share.
  • Easter Choir Practices: Practices are immediately after church in Foster Hall on March 29th, and on Saturday morning at 9:30am on April 4th. Please do these two things: #1 Put the practice date in your calendar, and #2 Email Alan right away if you wish to sing, so we can plan parts and print music.
  • Easter Sunday Altar Lilies: Easter Lilies can be purchased "In Honor" or "In Memory" of a loved one. Please order by March 29th. For the order form, click here.
  • Prayer During Communion: If you would like to receive prayer for any reason, members of the prayer team will be available in the back of the library during communion on Sunday mornings.
  • Spring Calendar of events - Click Here
  • New to St. John's Reception: Whether you’re new or have been visiting for a while now, we would love for you to join us for a reception after the service on Sunday, April 19th in Foster Hall.
  • Calling all Mitford Fans: We will meet at the church office, 225 4th Ave N on Wednesday, April 8 at 9am to watch the Hallmark movie of At Home in Mitford. All are welcome! Our women's group is just about finished with the second book, but everyone is welcome to join us.
  • Every Moment Holy Live: Doug McKelvey invites everyone at St. John's for the Every Moment Holy Live event on Tuesday, April 7th in the Kaleidoscope Studio at the Factory in Franklin. For more information, click here.
  • Transition to Adult Parenting Group: We will be meeting at the Lauterbach"s home on Saturday, April 11th at 4:30pm to enjoy time with Doug and Lise McKelvey discussing his new book, Every Moment Holy: Rites of Passage. Plan to Bring your own dinner. We will provide drinks and dessert. Contact the church office for directions.
  • Sunday Morning Schedule for Sunday Morning Volunteers: There are many ways to serve at St. John's each Sunday morning. We have set up a sign-up sheet for anyone interested in volunteering to either read the lessons, serve as greeter, acolyte, serve as altar guild, serve as offering/communion usher or read the prayers of the people. To view the sign-up form, click here. 
  • Sunday Livestream Changes: We have changed the hosting platform for our Sunday morning livestreams from Facebook to Youtube. You can find our Youtube page here, "Helpful Links" section.
  • Children's Ministry Volunteer Sign Up: We continue to look for volunteers to lead or assist in Children's Church on Sunday mornings. Follow the link here to view the sign up. Leaders must have completed the "Ministry Safe Training Course", which you can find by emailing Campbell .
  • The Mulberry (formally Claiborne & Hughes): Our next evening at Mulberry is March 25 for Bingo and refreshments with the residents. 
    Our visits are normally scheduled last Wednesday of each month. All are welcome! If you have any questions, please contact David Fleet.
  • Women's Study Group - The St John's Wednesday morning women's group welcomes you! We are continuing with Book 2 of the Mitford series, by Jan Karon: “A Light in the Window.” We meet at the church office, 225 4th Ave N. If you have any questions, please reach out to Susie Tillman.

Weekly Events

  • Wednesday 7am: Guys Breakfast at Bar-B-Cutie.

  • Wednesday 9am: Women's Book Study: No meeting this week due to Holy Week. Normally meets at the church office.

Our Life Together

  • Children’s Ministry: To view our website click here.
  • Prayer - At St. John's we embrace a prayerful life. Whether you are a member or not, it is our privilege to include your prayers with our own. If you have prayer requests for the prayer team or questions about the prayer ministry, please email .

Helpful Links

  • Sunday Morning Service Stream - YouTube
  • Sunday Bulletin  - Click here
  • Daily Prayer: To view each prayer Livestream, click here for St. John's YouTube Channel. 
  • Morning Prayer: Mondays through Fridays at 8:30am. Click here for the bulletin.
  • On-Line Giving: If you would like to give online, you can do so by clicking here or by visiting the church website. Text-to-give is also available by texting a dollar amount to 84321. You can either make a one time donation or set up recurring payments. 

This Week's Lectionary

  • Lectionary Readings by week available here