Free Concert – Sunday, March 23 at 5:00 P.M

St. John’s will be hosting a concert on Sunday, March 23 at 5:00 p.m. in the sanctuary! Pianist Jonathan Kreamer, soprano Bethann Dilione, and tenor Chris Lorge will present a program titled, “Love & Devotion,” featuring a diverse selection of songs ranging from Verdi and Dvorak to Bernstein and Rodgers & Hammerstein, each offering a poignant reflection on the spectrum of human emotion. This concert is free and open to the whole community, so please bring friends/family and join us for an evening of beautiful music!

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Supper At St John’s

Our second class for the 2025 winter Supper at St John’s will be taught by Brennan Breed from Columbia Theological Seminary. The classes will begin on Wednesday February 26 with dinner at 6:00 pm and the seminar at 7:00 pm. A brief description of the class follows.

Is God in Control of a World Out of Balance – Reading the Book of Daniel in the 21^st Century

Most people today feel like the world is getting stranger, more complex and more unbalanced with every passing year. Several books of the Bible address an ancient situation that resembles ours in many ways – and one of them is the book of Daniel, which was written to help support Jews surviving in lands dominated by foreign kings after the destruction of Jerusalem. In our Lenten study, we will learn from the example of Daniel and his friends: how can we retain faith in God’s sovereignty in the midst of a world that seems to have lost its moorings

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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