Janet Kaido Joins St. John’s as Director of Music
We are pleased to share the exciting news that Janet Kaido has been hired as our new Director of Music! Janet has a Master’s Degree in Sacred Music from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, as well as an Artists’ Certificate in Organ Literature and Improvisation Study from the University of Music Franz Liszt in Weimar, Germany. She most recently served as the organist and choir director at Christ Church Ridley Park and before that she was the organist at Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton. Janet’s first day with St. John’s will be Monday, January 6, 2025. We are very excited to welcome Janet to St. John’s!
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Women’s Fellowship Blanket Drive
The annual Women’s Fellowship Blanket Drive for Church World Service has begun. Children and families around the world are suffering or dying from the frigid cold of snow, ice and freezing rain. For $10, you can purchase one blanket for someone who needs it; you may purchase as many blankets as you wish. Checks can be sent to the church office (please write “Blanket Drive” on the memo line) or you can donate online using by clicking here https://cwsblankets.org/donate/. Deadline for purchasing blankets is Feb 9, 2025.
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Transformation Team Update – January 2025
For the past year, St. John’s Transformation Team has been hard at work discerning the church that God is calling us to be now. Their work is now completed and the Session has unanimously and enthusiastically approved their proposal. You can read the full proposal here St John’s Transformation Team Proposal and can watch a video of their presentation that highlights the basics of the proposal by clicking on the link below.
>>> Transformation Team Presentation
In January, Session approved the creation of an Implementation Team comprised of Laurie Cato, Doris Humphrey, Steve Scolari and Jim Tiede. The initial purpose of the Implementation Team is to identify church members to work on each of the 7 areas of interest that have been identified and to set priorities for the initial stages of work. The Implementation Team is greatly interested to hear from you if you are interested in helping out in one or more of the identified areas. Click on the link to let us know of your interest(s) (please note that by signing up, you are not committing to serve, simply expressing your interest). The deadline for signups is February 14.
>>> Transformation Work Area Sign-Up
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