Join us for Evening Prayer and Fellowship tonight at 6:30!

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Join us tonight, Wednesday, October 20, via Zoom at 6:30 pm for a brief Service of Evening Prayer.
It's an opportunity to see each other’s faces, hear each other’s voices, and catch up with each other and it's a great time to pause and reconnect during the middle of the week.

You can join from any digital device by clicking this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84551334188?pwd=VDhxY3BsdC8yVmdtMVd3NUsyREg3UT09

If you'd prefer to call in, you may do so by dialing (312) 626 6799, entering 845 5133 4188 when prompted for a meeting ID, and 947736 when prompted for a passcode.

The liturgy for evening prayer can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BbQiLc2tTWuzrvXdcRk9Au3q6ERUb7L_/view?usp=sharing

The Confronting Racism class will follow Evening Prayer at 7 pm and utilize the same Zoom link and meeting information.

Evening Prayer and Fellowship normally happens at 6:30 pm each Wednesday but moves to 7:30 pm on the first Wednesday of the month due to our mobile Food Pantry.

This Sunday, October 17, 2021

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Dear St. John's Family,

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

We are so grateful to be able to gather for worship in-person outdoors at the church this morning at 10 am!  Please plan to join us!

Masks will be required for those who attend in-person, regardless of vaccination status, as a way of keeping the most vulnerable among us safe.  (Remember, those under 12 cannot yet be vaccinated yet and are increasingly more vulnerable to the disease, as are those who cannot be vaccinated for health reasons and those who have certain preexisting conditions.)

Participants are asked to bring their favorite folding chair, sunscreen, and an umbrella (to provide shade from the sun and in case of inclement weather).

Holy Communion will be offered using prepackaged elements.

We will continue livestreaming the service for those unable to attend in-person services.  To celebrate Holy Communion, please have some bread or a cracker and some juice or wine (whatever you have will work and God will be OK with it). To participate, you may watch via our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/stjohnsuccgr/, via our YouTube channel at http://alturl.com/etrte, or watch on our website at https://stjohnsuccgr.org/.

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.

Our weekly Bible Study class that normally meets on Sunday mornings at 9 am is on hiatus for the summer and will resume in the fall.

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 so 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.

With love and hope,

Pastor Wes

Sunday Bible Study
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/6169c651febb8a28556f875c/1634322001354/Bible+Study+10172021.pdf

Youth Bible Study
https://blogs.elca.org/faithlens/

Children's Activity Sheet
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/6169bf40a81ad362718bc4c7/1634320192725/Children%27s+Bulletin+10172021.pdf

Weekly Journal
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/6169bf8f3a371076938198e0/1634320272533/Journal+10172021.pdf

Order of Service
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/6169bff2a8aa7463d2796088/1634320372789/Order+of+Service+10172021.pdf

Weekly Devotional
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/6169c043aa78e51978d963fc/1634320452064/Weekly+devotional+10172021.pdf

Confronting Racism Class TONIGHT at 7 pm

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Please join us TONIGHT, Wednesday, October 13, at 7:00 pm for our Confronting Racism class.
The class will meet for about an hour and focus on Chapter Six of Jemar Tisby's book How to Fight Racism:  Courageous Christianity and the Journey Toward Racial Justice.

Please read Chapter Six in preparation for tonight's session.

The between session journal pages are posted here:

https://stjohnsuccgr.org/s/JP-Session-6.pdf

To join the discussion with any digital device, simply click here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84551334188?pwd=VDhxY3BsdC8yVmdtMVd3NUsyREg3UT09.

If you would rather just call in by phone, dial (312) 626-6799 and enter 845 5133 4188 when prompted for a meeting ID and then 947736 when prompted for a passcode.

Additional resources for the class are posted on our website under the "Confronting Racism Resources" section at the bottom of the front page of our website at www.stjohnsuccgr.org.

The class will normally meet at 7 pm, but moves to 8 pm on the first Wednesday of the month due to our mobile food pantry.

Join us for Evening Prayer and Fellowship tonight at 6:30!

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Join us tonight, Wednesday, October 13, via Zoom at 6:30 pm for a brief Service of Evening Prayer.
It's an opportunity to see each other’s faces, hear each other’s voices, and catch up with each other and it's a great time to pause and reconnect during the middle of the week.

You can join from any digital device by clicking this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84551334188?pwd=VDhxY3BsdC8yVmdtMVd3NUsyREg3UT09

If you'd prefer to call in, you may do so by dialing (312) 626 6799, entering 845 5133 4188 when prompted for a meeting ID, and 947736 when prompted for a passcode.

The liturgy for evening prayer can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jAhVM3XmEvTtWw931e7_zfq4Pwb6W1cQ/view?usp=sharing

The Confronting Racism class will follow Evening Prayer at 7 pm and utilize the same Zoom link and meeting information.

Evening Prayer and Fellowship normally happens at 6:30 pm each Wednesday but moves to 7:30 pm on the first Wednesday of the month due to our mobile Food Pantry.

This Sunday, October 10, 2021

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Dear St. John's Family,

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

We are so grateful to be able to gather for worship in-person outdoors at the church this morning at 10 am!  Please plan to join us!

Masks will be required for those who attend in-person, regardless of vaccination status, as a way of keeping the most vulnerable among us safe.  (Remember, those under 12 cannot yet be vaccinated yet and are increasingly more vulnerable to the disease, as are those who cannot be vaccinated for health reasons and those who have certain preexisting conditions.)

Participants are asked to bring their favorite folding chair, sunscreen, and an umbrella (to provide shade from the sun and in case of inclement weather).

Holy Communion will be offered using prepackaged elements.

We will continue livestreaming the service for those unable to attend in-person services.  To celebrate Holy Communion, please have some bread or a cracker and some juice or wine (whatever you have will work and God will be OK with it). To participate, you may watch via our Facebook page at

https://www.facebook.com/stjohnsuccgr/,

via our YouTube channel at

http://alturl.com/etrte,

or watch on our website at

https://stjohnsuccgr.org/.

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.

Our weekly Bible Study class that normally meets on Sunday mornings at 9 am is on hiatus for the summer and will resume in the fall.

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 so 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.

With love and hope,

Pastor Wes

Sunday Bible Study

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/6160447162a72974f67d1cd8/1633698930229/Sunday+Bible+Study+10102021.pdf

Youth Bible Study

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

Children's Bulletin

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/616044b5a489e834a9d4d2ae/1633698997463/Children%27s+bulletin+10102021.pdf

Journal

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/6160451f30699f2f28f0a6ef/1633699105121/Journal+10102021.pdf

Order of Service

Leader's Guide to the Liturgy for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 23, Year B, October 10, 2021 (squarespace.com)

Weekly Devotion

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/6160458a1f04fc1879a9e7ce/1633699210989/Weekly+Devotional+10102021.pdf

Confronting Racism Class TONIGHT at 8 pm

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Please join us TONIGHT, Wednesday, October 6, at 8:00 pm for our Confronting Racism class.
The class will meet for about an hour and focus on Chapter Five of Jemar Tisby's book How to Fight Racism:  Courageous Christianity and the Journey Toward Racial Justice.

Please read Chapter Five in preparation for tonight's session.

The between session journal pages are posted here:

https://stjohnsuccgr.org/s/JP-Session-5.pdf

To join the discussion with any digital device, simply click here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84551334188?pwd=VDhxY3BsdC8yVmdtMVd3NUsyREg3UT09.

If you would rather just call in by phone, dial (312) 626-6799 and enter 845 5133 4188 when prompted for a meeting ID and then 947736 when prompted for a passcode.

Additional resources for the class are posted on our website under the "Confronting Racism Resources" section at the bottom of the front page of our website at www.stjohnsuccgr.org.

The class will normally meet at 7 pm, but moves to 8 pm on the first Wednesday of the month due to our mobile food pantry.

Join us for Evening Prayer and Fellowship tonight at 7:30!

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Join us tonight, Wednesday, October 6, via Zoom at 7:30 pm for a brief Service of Evening Prayer.
It's an opportunity to see each other’s faces, hear each other’s voices, and catch up with each other and it's a great time to pause and reconnect during the middle of the week.

You can join from any digital device by clicking this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84551334188?pwd=VDhxY3BsdC8yVmdtMVd3NUsyREg3UT09

If you'd prefer to call in, you may do so by dialing (312) 626 6799, entering 845 5133 4188 when prompted for a meeting ID, and 947736 when prompted for a passcode.

The liturgy for evening prayer can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vc1TVvt2LfCZ1rP7bLHsfIt91KcbbbsI/view?usp=sharing

The Confronting Racism class will follow Evening Prayer at 8 pm and utilize the same Zoom link and meeting information.

Evening Prayer and Fellowship normally happens at 6:30 pm each Wednesday but moves to 7:30 pm on the first Wednesday of the month due to our mobile Food Pantry.

Help with our Mobile Food Pantry Today

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St. John's UCC will join with the Sudanese Grace Episcopal Church TODAY (Wednesday, October 6, 2021) to distribute food through our mobile food pantry. Volunteers are needed at 5:00 pm at 1550 Oswego St NW to unload groceries, pack boxes, direct traffic, register clients, distribute groceries, set up and teardown work stations, and to deliver surplus groceries to local charities. Drive thru distribution begins at 6:00 PM. Feel free to contact Teresa Markoski at (616) 690-4566 or email her at tmarkoski2004@yahoo.com for more details. Donations to our mobile food pantry are welcome by selecting Food Truck on the Church App Give tab or by mailing a check to St. John's UCC, 1934 Bridge Street NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504. Thank you for your efforts in supporting our community.

Confronting Racism Class TONIGHT at 7 pm

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Please join us TONIGHT, Wednesday, September 29, at 7:00 pm for our Confronting Racism class.
The class will meet for about an hour and focus on Chapter Four of Jemar Tisby's book How to Fight Racism:  Courageous Christianity and the Journey Toward Racial Justice.

Please read Chapter Four in preparation for tonight's session.

The between session journal pages are posted here:

https://stjohnsuccgr.org/s/JP-Session-4.pdf

To join the discussion with any digital device, simply click here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84551334188?pwd=VDhxY3BsdC8yVmdtMVd3NUsyREg3UT09.

If you would rather just call in by phone, dial (312) 626-6799 and enter 845 5133 4188 when prompted for a meeting ID and then 947736 when prompted for a passcode.

Additional resources for the class are posted on our website under the "Confronting Racism Resources" section at the bottom of the front page of our website at www.stjohnsuccgr.org.

The class will normally meet at 7 pm, but moves to 8 pm on the first Wednesday of the month due to our mobile food pantry.