Weekly Newsletter

Updates

  • Advent Calendar - downloadable pdf. 
    During the season of Advent, on Sundays, please enter the worship service in silence. We will begin The Great Litany at 9:45am in the library.
    • December 1 - 9:00 am. - Advent Program, 9:45 - Great Litany, 10:00 Service
    • December 8 - 9:00 am. - Advent Program, 9:45 - Great Litany, 10:00 Service with special visitor, Cookie Bakeoff, Choir Practice
    • December 10 - 5-7 pm Christmas Party at the Bishop's 
    • December 15 - 9:00 am. - Advent Program, 9:45 - Great Litany, 10:00 Service, Choir practice
    • December 22 - 9:00 am. - Advent Program, 9:45 - Great Litany, 10:00 Service, Choir practice
    • December 24 - 4:30 pm, A Service of Lessons & Carols
    • December 25 - 2:30 pm, Festive Eucharistic Service at Claiborne & Hughes, 200 Strahl St. Franklin, TN
  • Advent Week 1 - Devotional Guide - Download here.
  • Angel Tree - The deadline to turn in gifts is December 7th. You can drop gifts off at the Cool Springs Mall by December 7th. For Claiborne & Hughes Angel Tree gifts, please drop them off with David Fleet on this Sunday, December 8th.
  • Cookie Bakeoff - December 8, Bring 3-4 dozen cookies of your own creation for a chance to win a prize! There will be an adult category with a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prize, as well as a children category. Everyone will have a chance to vote on their favorite cookie. We could also use some extra cookies for our fellowship time. Bring your favorite cookies even if you do not wish to compete. 
  • Annual Christmas Party: Tuesday, December 10th from 5pm-6pm at the home of Mike and TI Bishop. Contact the office for directions. This will be a family friendly party. Bring a sweet or savory appetizer to share!
  • Christmas Choir: St. Johns joyfully announces our second annual, intergenerational, non-professional Christmas Choir, and you are invited! We will be rehearsing directly after service on 12/8 (after a cookie break!), 12/15, and 12/22, and singing Christmas Eve, 12/24 at 5 PM. Contact Alan to let him know you’ll be a part of this ministry. We hope you’ll join us!
  • Hurricane Relief: Please follow the link to see the work of the Anglican Relief and Development Fund (ARDF), and consider how you might help. Click here. 
  • Fall Calendar & Service Opportunities: For the St. John's Fall Event Calendar, and to learn more about how to serve at St. John's, 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.
  • Women's Book Study: Continuing our study on the book Jeremiah, Daring to Hope in an Unstable World by Melissa Spoelstra. The women meet at 9am at the church office. All women are welcome!
  • 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 Christmas Caroling and treats on Wednesday, December 18th from 6-7:30pm. We will resume bingo and refreshments in January on our 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.

  • Women's Book Study: Next Meeting Wednesday, December 11th at 9am 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

  • 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