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Month: October 2020

Weekly Announcements, October 30, 2020

Pledge Sunday: We firmly believe that all who wander are not lost. During the pandemic, we have all felt a bit lost, but our faith and belief in the one true God will always lead us home. The St. John’s community has not missed one Sunday. We have continued to gather...

Weekly Announcements, October 23, 2020

Stewardship Video Series: Fans of "The Office" are sure to appreciate this final installment: an homage to the workplace sitcom starring your favorite Rector, Assistant Rector and Music Director. Though the video is all in good fun, we acknowledge that the process of...

Religion and Politics: October 18, 2020

Religion and Politics: October 18, 2020

 Matthew 22: 15-22                                                              October 18, 2020        At some point in 9thor 10th grade, I became obsessed with politics.  I think it was the presidential election that got me interested and maybe living in Northern...

Weekly Announcements, October 16, 2020

2020 Pledges: Thank you to all who have been able to maintain your pledges for 2020. We are so very grateful. The summer is always a tough time financially but was even more so this year. As a result, we have fallen behind on pledges. We will send out all of the...

Rejoice? Peace? Really?: October 11, 2020

Rejoice? Peace? Really?: October 11, 2020

 Year A, Pentecost 19                                                              Philippians 4:1-9                                                       “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice…The Lord is near.  Do not worry about anything…”  When I...

Weekly Announcements, October 9, 2020

Stewardship Video Series: Below you will find the first installment of our stewardship video series. Many of us are not in church, which makes it harder to share what we have been doing. Therefore, we have decided to once again bring the work of the church to you. For...