This Sunday, March 27, 2022

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

With our updated COVID-19 Response, we will soon be returning to the building for in-person worship services. Until the building is prepared for our return, we will continue to worship exclusively online via a broadcast from the sanctuary. We hope to announce the return to the building soon!

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

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/623b41c4b8acfd0810b13dc0/1648050628195/Sunday+Bible+Study+03272022.pdf

Youth Bible Study

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

Children's Bulletin

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/623ddc7296811441ff5dc965/1648221298532/children%27s+bulletin+03272022.pdf

Journal

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/623dd8afec3bfa058f5bd283/1648220336744/Journal+03272022.pdf

Order of Service

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/623b41a766df080129e13272/1648050599819/Order+of+Service+03272022.pdf

Weekly Devotional

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/623b417db1277e7d30bf7563/1648050557120/Weekly+Devotional+03272022.pdf

Drive-in Movie Cancelled

Due to the forecasted wind gusts this evening, the Membership Team is sad to announce the cancellation of the scheduled drive-in movie at the church.

Our projection screen is not rated for the wind speeds expected this evening. We look forward to drive-in movies and in-building movies in the future.

Join Us for Wednesday Evening Prayer

Join us on Wednesday, March 23 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://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/6239ca38d610f76fed5ae4d7/1647954488417/Evening+Prayer+03-23-22+%281%29.pdf

Updated COVID-19 Response

With a recommendation from the Pandemic Task Force, Council has approved aligning with the updated CDC Community Level-based guidelines. 

St. John's UCC will use the COVID-19 Community Levels as determined by the CDC's County Check Tool to determine the highest risk of either Kent or Ottawa counties. This risk level will be used to determine our mitigations at St. John's for in-building gatherings to align with the CDC Community Level-based Guidelines.

Low	If you are ill or think you are ill, please stay home and join us online We will run air purifiers/circulators within the sanctuary when people are present We will keep windows open when possible when people are present We recommend increased distancing
Medium	If you are ill or think you are ill, please stay home and join us online We promote the wearing of KN95/N95/KF94 masks within the building for group events We will run air purifiers/circulators within the sanctuary and other group meeting areas when people are present We will keep windows open when possible when people are present We will serve prepackaged communion elements only We recommend increased distancing
High	If you are ill or think you are ill, please stay home and join us online We recommend the wearing of KN95/N95/KF94 masks within the building We will run air purifiers/circulators within the sanctuary and other group meeting areas when people are present We will keep windows open when possible when people are present We will serve prepackaged communion elements only Food and beverage serving is not allowed We recommend increased distancing

Sunday Bible Study

The Sunday Bible Study will meet via Zoom from 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. on Sunday morning.  

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/931107725?pwd=RkpYOTJmMHVSMUd1SGJ4U2EyMEdpZz09.

 A PDF study guide can be downloaded at:

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/6230a982d786456ae3b5ce0e/1647356290254/Sunday+Bible+Study+03202022.pdf

You are welcome to join us for this encounter with the good news of Jesus.

This Sunday, March 20, 2022

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

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

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/6230a982d786456ae3b5ce0e/1647356290254/Sunday+Bible+Study+03202022.pdf

Youth Bible Study

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

Children's Bulletin

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/6230a9a534c3733c43166335/1647356325820/Children%27s+Bulletin+03202022.pdf

Journal

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/6234b83555a96a51a22e5c62/1647622198763/Journal+03202022.pdf

Order of Service

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/6230a9c1a5aaa56eecbba182/1647356353641/Order+of+Service+03202022.pdf

Weekly Devotional

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/6230a9dd80d5ab73ca67802a/1647356382015/Weekly+Devotional+03202022.pdf

This Sunday, March 13, 2022

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

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

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/62277908622d76090f65146d/1646754056545/Sunday+Bible+Study.pdf

Youth Bible Study

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

Children's Bulletin

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/622777b36334123ecd0f5abe/1646753715707/Children%27s+Bulletin+03132022.pdf

Journal

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/622b5c5d07b4507e85773a81/1647008861867/Journal+03132022.pdf

Order of Service

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/6228c842c2b9ff6f974cb1c3/1646839874842/Order+of+Service+03132022.pdf

Weekly Devotional

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/622778153577214717933c84/1646753813584/Weekly+Devotional+03132022.pdf

Reminder: Set your clocks ahead an hour Sunday morning

Daylight savings time begins at 2:00 am on Sunday, March 13, 2022. Be sure to set your clocks ahead an hour so you join the Sunday morning worship service before its over!

Today at 8pm: Speaker Series: Climate Crisis and the Grand Rapids Climate Coalition

Join us after Wednesday Night Prayer and Fellowship at 8pm today (March 9, 2022) to hear from Rev. Richard Killmer as he talks to us about the climate crisis and the role of the Grand Rapids Climate Coalition (St. John's joined this coalition in 2021).

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

Meeting ID: 845 5133 4188
Passcode: 947736

Dial by your location
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Join Us For Wednesday Evening Prayer

Join us on Wednesday, March 9 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://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/6227671bc000ba5a292f407e/1646749468063/Evening+Prayer+03-09-22.pdf