Sunday Bible Study
/The Sunday Bible Study will not meet this Sunday, December 26.
We will resume meeting on January 2.
Join Us for Wednesday Evening Prayer
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Join us tonight, Wednesday, December 22, 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:
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.
Refugee Support
/Please consider helping St John's UCC to support a family from Afganistan. We have a family that is currently get settled in Grand Rapids and needs our support in many ways. Right now, we could use monetary support to buy groceries and toiletries. You can easily give on the church app and choose "Refugee Support." You can also mail a check to the church. Thank you for your continued support in the community outreach of our church.
This Sunday, December 19, 2021
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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! This Sunday, our worship will be led by Barb Huitema.
While the COVID pandemic numbers in our area are above our target metrics, we continue to worship exclusively online. A small team of worship leaders (pastor, music director, liturgist, cantor, and tech) will broadcast the service from the sanctuary.
You may join the worship service via our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/stjohnsuccgr/ , our YouTube channel at http://alturl.com/etrte , or our website at https://stjohnsuccgr.org/ 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.
When the service completes, please join us on Zoom for a time of fellowship using this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/192123229?pwd=Z203SlNXWmRmdnFFWDg4RlltZlVqdz09
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.
Sunday Bible Study
Youth Bible Study
https://blogs.elca.org/faithlens/
Children's Activity Sheet
Weekly Journal
Order of Service
Weekly Devotional
Supporting UCOM in the Christmas Season - Donations needed for Senior Presents
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UCOM (the United Church Outreach Ministry), seeks donations and volunteers in this Christmas season. See UCOM is in Need of Donations — St. John's United Church of Christ (stjohnsuccgr.org) for more information about the current ways in which we can help.
Donations are VERY MUCH APPRECIATED - particularly because UCOM has a list of gifts promised for 125 people. A UCOM affiliate created a gift tag tree with 125 tags but UCOM has only received 60 of those gifts. They are now purchasing gifts for the remaining people. UCOM has some monies in a general fund for this purpose (estimated 20-30 gifts), but this is not likely to be enough. That would still leave 35 gifts remaining. Please consider helping to support this outreach effort to UCOM clients, seniors in the UCOM ministry outreach circle!
Two options for donating:
Sending a check (or delivering to UCOM):
United Church Outreach Ministry
1311 Chicago Dr SW
Wyoming, MI 49509
You may write "senior gifts" in the note area.Going online to the UCOM website & making a donation there (United Church Outreach Ministry :: Home (ucomgr.org)). If a person would like to designate "for senior gifts", there is a space for a note.
Monday, December 20, 2021: The Longest Night Service
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The clergy of the Grand West Association will offer a live-streamed (via Zoom) Longest Night Service of memories and reflection on Monday, December 20, 2021 at 7PM.
This service will acknowledge that this season, while merry and bright for many, is not so for some. Mixed feelings of grief and loss mingle with the anticipation of the season. This is a time to express longing and joy together.
To join the service, click the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81053859339?pwd=eEJkZXM0M01Gd0MyQmdNWUJJeXBjUT09
You can also join by phone by calling 312-626-6799 with meeting ID: 810 5385 9339 and passcode: 958932
The order of worship is available here: Longest Night Service
Location:
Zoom
Dec 20, 2021 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Sunday Bible Study
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The Sunday Bible Study will meet via Zoom from 9:00 until 9:45 Sunday morning. Bill Newsom will lead our discussion of the gospel lectionary passage for that day.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/931107725?pwd=RkpYOTJmMHVSMUd1SGJ4U2EyMEdpZz09
A PDF study guide can be downloaded at
You are welcome to join us for this encounter with the good news of Jesus.
UCOM is in Need of Donations
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UCOM is looking for donations of men's and teens winter gloves. If you would like to make a donation, you may email or contact the church office at (616) 453-2497 and we will pick them up or you can deliver them directly to UCOM at 1311 Chicago Drive, Wyoming, MI 49509.
They are also looking for volunteers willing to deliver gifts to senior citizens in the next 9 days. To volunteer call UCOM at 616-241-4006. Let them know how many deliveries you can make and they will set up a map for you and provide the gifts.
For questions or more information, feel free to contact Barb Huitema 616-438-1336
Join Us for Wednesday Evening Prayer
/Join us tonight, Wednesday, December 15, 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:
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.
Church Sledding
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Save the Date!!
Church Sledding event on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at 3:00pm. Meet at the sledding hill at Union High School and enjoy some winter sledding with your church friends. All are welcome!
Contact the Education Team with any questions.
