Weekly Newsletter

Updates

  • Holy Week Schedule:
    Spoken Eucharist: Monday, April 14th     at 6:30pm at the church office (225 4th Ave. N.).
    Spoken Eucharist: Tuesday, April 15th     at 6:30pm at the church office (225 4th Ave. N.).
    Spoken Eucharist: Wednesday, April 16th     at 6:30pm at the church office (225 4th Ave. N.).
    Maundy Thursday: Thursday, April 17th     at 6:30pm at New Hope Academy
    Good Friday Service and The Watch:     Service at 12:00pm on Friday, April 18th. The Watch at the top of each hour until 3:00pm.
    Good Friday Stations of the Cross: Friday, April 18th     6:30pm at New Hope Academy (outside).
    Easter Vigil: Saturday, April 19th     at 7pm at the Vander Elst home (Contact church office for directions). Please bring a snack or beverage to share for our time of hospitality after the service.
    Easter Sunday: April 20th     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.
  • St. John's Events Calendar: To view the calendar of our upcoming events and services, please click here.
  • 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.
  • Sunday Bible Study on 1st John: Continues Sunday, April 13th at 9am at New Hope Academy.
  • Women's Book Study: Our book study meets weekly on Wednesdays at 9 a.m. in the church office(225 4th Ave. North, Franklin). No Study next week as we observe Holy Week. New study coming soon! For questions or more information, please reach out to Susie Tillman. All women are welcome!
  • Easter Choir - Calling all St. John's voices, youth and adult! Easter Choir practices will be immediately after morning service on Palm Sunday, April 13th. Easter is on April 20th. Bring a pencil/pen, a water bottle and perhaps a snack to hold you until lunch. Questions, text or call Alan Robertson. See you there!
  • Updated Directory Information: We are currently in the process of updating the St. John's directory. If you would like to add or update your information, please click here for the form. A current copy of the directory will be available on the back table this Sunday for review.
  • Children's Ministry Volunteer Sign Up: We are looking 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 .
  • Claiborne & Hughes: Our next evening at Claiborne & Hughes will be for Bingo and refreshments on Wednesday, April 30th from 6-7:30pm. Our visits are normally scheduled last Wednesday of each month. All are welcome! If you have any questions, please contact David Fleet.

Weekly Events

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

  • Wednesday 9am:Women's Book Study: No Study this week as we observer Holy Week. Study normally meets at the church office. New Study coming soon!

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 Facebook page. 
  • Morning Prayer: Mondays through Fridays at 8:30am. Click here for the bulletin.
  • Aid to Ukraine: If you are looking for ways to offer aid to the people of Ukraine, follow the links below.
    • ACNA: Here
    • Fred Heumann's Ministry: Here
  • 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