Weekly Newsletter

Updates

  • Epiphany House Blessing: To schedule a house blessing with Father Michael during Epiphany, please click (Sundays are preferred for scheduling). 
  • Annual Meeting: Join us Sunday, February 1st after the service. David Greening has been nominated for Parish Council.
  • Shrove Tuesday: We hope you will be able to join us for our Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner on Tuesday, February 17th, any time from 5:45pm-7pm. If you plan to attend, and if you are able to help Beth with setup/teardown, please RSVP by Sunday, February 15th by clicking here to email Beth.
  • Ash Wednesday: Join us on Wednesday, February 18 at 6pm at New Hope Academy as we begin the season of Lent with our Ash Wednesday Service. For a brief history of Lent, click here.
  • Coffee & Conversations: Join us after the service starting February 22nd for an open discussion of some of the pressing topics of the day. For more details, click here.
  • Omega Valentines Lunch: We are excited to announce a gathering of the Omegas (55 and older) after church on February 15th for lunch and jovial hobnobbery at the Robertsons. Details coming soon!
  • Baptism of Gibson Haynes: Join us on Sunday, February 15th during the Sunday service for the baptism of Gibson Ware Haynes.
  • Baby Shower for Elizabeth Stoody: A shower for Elizabeth will be held on Sunday, February 8th from 2pm-5pm in downtown Franklin. For more details, contact the church office. 
  • 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 February 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: All women welcome. 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