Wednesday, May 01, 2024: Mobile Food Pantry

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Let's work together on May 1, 2024.  St. John's UCC in partnership with Sudanese Grace Episcopal Church will host a Feeding America Mobile Food Pantry at 1550 Oswego NW, Grand Rapids, MI., 49504. This is an equal opportunity provider. Last month, we were fortunate to have 23 volunteers to move 4,455 pounds of food.  Food was distributed to 106 households, 324 individuals, 105 children, 81 seniors and 12 veterans.  Greg Markoski and Richard Johnston delivered surplus food to UCOM. Diane Sinsabaugh was oriented to the registration team and Linda Koslowski brought her friend Danny to volunteer with us.  For more information about the Mobile Food Pantry, feel free to contact Teresa Markoski at 616-690-4566 or at tmarkoski2004@yahoo.com.  Financial support is always welcome by contributing on the church app or by sending a check to St. John's United Church of Christ, 1934 Bridge Street NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504.  It takes a village to feed our neighbors.  Together, we serve.  

Location:

Sudanese Grace Episcopal Church
1550 Oswego NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
May 1, 2024 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

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Sunday, April 28, 2024: Connections Sunday

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Do you want to get involved at St. John's or get to know people at St. John's? Do you like light-hearted games and fabulous prizes?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, please plan on joining us for Connections Sunday after worship on April 28. 

Learn about each of our teams and groups and how to get involved via discussions and fun activities. As you complete activities, meet new people. Participation is your entry into drawings for prizes!

St. John's has grown recently and this is a great opportunity to mingle and learn about the church at the same time. Visitors, long-time members, new members--are all invited!

Location:

St. John's United Church of Christ
1934 Bridge St NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Apr 28, 2024 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM

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Today at 7:30 PM: Evening Prayer and Jonah in the Fish

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St. John’s Church offers two opportunities each Wednesday evening via Zoom. All are welcome to attend either or both.

7:30pm – Evening Prayer. This is an opportunity to share joys and concerns, seek spiritual refreshment, pray together, and catch up with each other in the middle of the week. Outstanding sacred music is included.

8:00-9:00pm – A podcast featuring Marcus Little on the story of Jonah from the Hebrew Bible. The April 24 podcast, "Jonah in the Fish," will consider Jonah's prayer from inside the fish. We will hear this podcast and then discuss it.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85804056702?pwd=bythaEVOeW9DYXZwb3JnT2VwRUM3Zz09

Meeting ID: 85804056702
Passcode: 419234

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Location:

Zoom
Apr 24, 2024 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

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This Sunday, April 21, 2024

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Welcome to Sunday morning!  This is the day that God has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it! 

Please join us for in-person worship at 10:00 a.m. 

If you are unable to join us in-person, please join the worship service on our website at https://stjohnsuccgr.org/worship-online at 10:00 a.m.

There are links below this message to the order of service, the weekly Journal, a children's bulletin for the week's lectionary readings, a youth Bible Study, an Adult Bible Study, and a devotional guide for the week. Please share these resources with your family and friends and know that we are joined together across any distances or difficulties that might separate us.

We are able to provide all of these wonderful services because of your continuing generosity and support.  If you are able to give to support our ministries, please do. You can make a donation or set up regular giving by clicking here:  http://www.stjohnsuccgr.org/give .  You can also simply mail your check to the church:

St. John’s UCC
1934 Bridge ST NW
Grand Rapids, MI  49504

Thank you for your continued faithfulness in supporting St. John's. Let us continue to hold each other and the entire world close to our hearts and to the heart of God in prayer.

Youth Bible Study

https://blogs.elca.org/faithlens/

Children's Bulletin

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/661fc61d480a9073c323913e/1713358365778/children%27s+bulletin+04212024.pdf

Order of Service

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/661fc60530b7f1280922d669/1713358341911/WORSHIP+ORDER+04212024.pdf

Weekly Devotional

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/6622824ee027ff6cf528ddb3/1713537614757/Weeky+Devotion+04212024.pdf

Weekly Journal

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/66228124428f2b006970a72a/1713537318399/Journal+04212024.pdf

Today at 7:30 PM: Evening Prayer and Jonah Overboard

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St. John’s Church offers two opportunities each Wednesday evening via Zoom. All are welcome to attend either or both.

7:30pm – Evening Prayer. This is an opportunity to share joys and concerns, seek spiritual refreshment, pray together, and catch up with each other in the middle of the week. Outstanding sacred music is included.

8:00-9:00pm – A podcast featuring Marcus Little on the story of Jonah from the Hebrew Bible. The April 17 podcast, "Responding to Yahweh's Invitation," will consider why Jonah asked to be thrown overboard. We will hear this podcast and then discuss it.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86329666445?pwd=R2huQmFTTmtOTy9NWmdEL3NuZFBsdz09

Meeting ID: 86329666445
Passcode: 611231

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Location:

Zoom
Apr 17, 2024 7:30 PM to 9:15 PM

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Sunday, April 21, 2024: LGBTQ+ Affirming Church Panel Discussion

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Hello Everyone, We are invited to join "Eastern Avenue Christian Reformed Church on April 21, 2024 at 4:30 PM, for a panel discussion among LGBTQ+ affirming churches from a variety of denominations in the area.  We will spend some time listening to each other's stories and learning about how we extend hospitality to our LGBTQ+ siblings." 

Heidi Armock will be serving on the panel.  You are invited to support Heidi and our siblings in Christ as we continue to seek to be the "Beloved Community" that Jesus calls us to be. 

Our presence also will show our support for Eastern Avenue CRC as they seek to become more open and affirming. The church is located at 514 Eastern Avenue, SE and a light supper will follow the discussion. 

This meeting is open to the public, so please pass this information on the your friends and families.

This Sunday, April 14, 2024

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Welcome to Sunday morning!  This is the day that God has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it! 

Please join us for in-person worship at 10:00 a.m. 

If you are unable to join us in-person, please join the worship service on our website at https://stjohnsuccgr.org/worship-online at 10:00 a.m.

There are links below this message to the order of service, the weekly Journal, a children's bulletin for the week's lectionary readings, a youth Bible Study, an Adult Bible Study, and a devotional guide for the week. Please share these resources with your family and friends and know that we are joined together across any distances or difficulties that might separate us.

We are able to provide all of these wonderful services because of your continuing generosity and support.  If you are able to give to support our ministries, please do. You can make a donation or set up regular giving by clicking here:  http://www.stjohnsuccgr.org/give .  You can also simply mail your check to the church:

St. John’s UCC
1934 Bridge ST NW
Grand Rapids, MI  49504

Thank you for your continued faithfulness in supporting St. John's. Let us continue to hold each other and the entire world close to our hearts and to the heart of God in prayer.

Youth Bible Study

https://blogs.elca.org/faithlens/

Children's Bulletin

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/661927fa02070f04d6ad6c0d/1712924666430/Children%27s+bulletin+04142024.pdf

Order of Service

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/66192954899e301150b3f83d/1712925012755/Order+of+Service+04142024.pdf

Weekly Devotional

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/6619281d58d16534cd374d65/1712924701387/Weekly+Devotional+04142024.pdf

Weekly Journal

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/6619287168d32813cb6caaab/1712924787098/Journal+04142024.pdf

Come Hungry this Sunday

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The children of St. John's will be serving a Spaghetti Dinner THIS SUNDAY during coffee hour as a thank you for the congregation's support throughout the year. We will have spaghetti (and some gluten free spaghetti), salad, and garlic bread. The children will do all of the preparing during Worship Center time, serve during coffee hour and clean up afterwards. Please come hungry and cancel your lunch plans for this Sunday, April 14, 2024 so you can enjoy the meal and fellowship with us.

Any questions, please contact education@stjohnsuccgr.org 

Today at 7:30 PM: Evening Prayer and "What's Eating Jonah?"

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St. John’s Church offers two opportunities each Wednesday evening via Zoom. All are welcome to attend either or both.

7:30pm – Evening Prayer. This is an opportunity to share joys and concerns, seek spiritual refreshment, pray together, and catch up with each other in the middle of the week. Outstanding sacred music is included.

8:00-9:15pm – A podcast featuring Marcus Little on the story of Jonah from the Hebrew Bible. The April 10 podcast, "What's Eating Jonah," will explore Jonah's feelings in response to God's call for him to prophesy at Nineveh, and why Jonah fled instead of obeying God's call.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87003129115?pwd=ZEpIcEFYRTVJK3Y1Uys0Tnp4SllIUT09

Meeting ID: 87003129115
Passcode: 995900

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Location:

Zoom
Apr 10, 2024 7:30 PM to 9:15 PM

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