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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Free Concert – Sunday January 19

St. John’s will be hosting a concert on Sunday, January 19, at 5:00 p.m. in the church sanctuary. Pianist Jonathan Kreamer, soprano Bethann Dilione and tenor Chris Lorge will present a program titled “Love & Devotion” featuring songs that “delve into the multifaceted tapestry of dedication from passionate romance to familial bonds and more.” They will play a diverse selection of songs, some beloved, others unexpected, 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. Please join us for an evening of beautiful music!

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Join Us For Our 3rd Annual Chili Cook Off

We invite you to come to the Fellowship Hall and enjoy a free meal of chili, cornbread, and dessert after the Annual Meeting on January 26! The youth will share details about their summer trips during lunch so that you can hear the ways they grew in faith this past summer at the Massanetta and Montreat Youth Conferences thanks to your support during the Devon Horse Show. But we can’t do this without your help! Please RSVP using the link below if you plan on attending and include if you will be bringing food to share.  All chili dishes should be brought to the kitchen the morning of January 26 in a crockpot so that we can set it up before the chili cook off begins. If you can’t make chili, cornbread, sides and desserts are ALWAYS welcome! ALL are welcome to attend this event – even if you don’t bring any food.

             >>> Chili Cook Off SignUp

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Transformation Team Update

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. Additional updates will be posted when the implementation process is underway.

             >>> Transformation Team Presentation

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Youth Summer Trips – 2025

Youth Summer Trip registration is now open! St. John’s Presbyterian and Covenant Presbyterian will collaborate this summer for the fourth summer in a row. We will head to Massanetta Springs Camp and Conference Center in Harrisonburg, VA June 19-22 with rising 6th -8th graders and to Montreat Conference Center in Montreat, NC July 26-August 2 for rising 9th – graduating 12th graders.

To register your child for one of our summer trips, please fill out the form below, one form per registrant. After you register, you will be contacted by your respective church for payment and we will be in touch about our final meeting together in May. Please register by February 1.

             >>> Summer Trip Sign-up