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An Extra Hour of Love
posted on Dec 7, 2022 Dear Church, An extra hour of love? Are you kidding me? Don't you know how busy we are during the holidays? This is what came to me when we began tossing around the idea of "an extra hour of love" for Advent 2022. Asking each of us to step out...
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Life Together / Student Ministry Activities / Worship / Connect
Calling All Acolytes
posted on Nov 30, 2022 The next acolyte training takes place on Sunday, December 4th at 9 a.m. in the church. If interested, please contact Pam . Definition of acolyte: ac·o·lyte
1 : one who assists a member of the clergy in a litur...
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Holiday Gift Drive
posted on Nov 16, 2022 You're invited this season to help local families facing financial challenges. Because the Holiday Gift Drive has grown significantly in recent years, we are making it easier for One22 to keep track of the hundreds of gifts that come in. Th...
Read MoreBelonging to a Team
posted on Nov 16, 2022 We interview volunteers from around the church about why they love St. John's and how they're finding belonging. Today, we're chatting with JR Dalby. JR lives in Jackson and has been in the valley for 12 years working as a security professional. ...
Read MoreLove is the best ingredient
posted on Nov 8, 2022 Sometimes I feel, and maybe you experience this too, that we move from Halloween straight into Christmas. As soon as the pumpkins come down, our stores are full of Santa and his helpers, reindeer, stars, and trees. I know as a church staff we fee...
Read MoreMusic Notes
posted on Oct 26, 2022 Adult Choir | The choir is beginning to learn music for Advent and Christmas and if you like to sing, now is the time to join our choir. We need both experienced singers to help fill out our choir sections as well as those who think of themsel...
Read MoreDecorate the Altar
posted on Oct 18, 2022 We need your help decorating the church altar for Día de los Muertos !
If you would like to bring a photograph of a loved one or pet who has passed away, please bring them to the church, or email them, anytime before the viewing on Novembe...
Read MoreMeet Gracie Helms
posted on Oct 18, 2022 From whence do you come? I come from a long line of Texans and fierce Texas Longhorn fans (Hook 'em!). I bopped around a bit as a young child (born in Baltimore, brief stint in Melbourne, and then a few years in Cleveland) before settling into ...
Read MoreLonging for Home
posted on Oct 3, 2022 During the last week of September, I traveled to New Haven, CT, to curate a series of poetry and spirituality events at Yale Divinity School. Though I love New Haven and my alma mater; as I touched down in Laguardia I immediately and keenly felt ...
Read MorePilgrims in Place
posted on Sep 12, 2022 Pilgrims in Place-our Stewardship theme this year. What can this possibly mean? It seems to be self-contradictory, an oxymoron, a paradox, and it is, and I kind of love the fact that it is. Like many things we have faith in (a fully incarnate God...
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