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Sep 6, 2022 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
It's time to kick-off the next year at St. John's! All are welcome!
At the worship service, we will dedicate our teachers and team leaders and children will meet with their new worship center teachers.
After worship,
Enjoy a pulled chicken sandwich potluck picnic on the church lawn (weather permitting). There will also be hamburgers, hotdogs, and vegetarian hamburgers available.
Learn about our teams' plans for the next year.
There will be a bounce house, parachute, and piñata for the children!
There will be lots of fellowship time and games for adults!
Please plan on attending the fall kick-off and invite your friends. There are many exciting things happening at St. John's!
Location:
St. John's United Church of Christ
1934 Bridge St NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Please join us as we follow Prof. Bart Ehrman's course "How Jesus Became God" through the weeks of the fall and winter seasons. Our discussion group will start Wednesday, September 14. This virtual discussion group will follow the Wednesday Service and will use the same zoom link. We'll listen to the lecture (available through the Great Courses organization) and talk afterward about what we've learned. Lecture and discussion will be together last approximately an hour. Everyone is welcome! No need to buy a book! Come, listen, ponder and discuss. We look forward to exploring the concepts and questions raised in this course together!
Here is a brief description of Prof. Erhman's course: "Jesus of Nazareth was a preacher of the imminent apocalypse, who proclaimed that God was soon going to intervene in history, overthrow the forces of evil, and set up a good kingdom here on earth. In the last week of his life, Jesus took his message to Jerusalem, the capital city of Judea, and there, faced violent opposition. He was arrested, put on trial, charged with imagining himself the future king of the Jews, and condemned to death by crucifixion. He died as a powerless and forsaken Jewish preacher of an apocalypse that never came.
Yet four centuries later, millions of people throughout the Roman Empire considered Jesus not to be a failed Jewish prophet but to be a divine being, none other than the God who created the universe, equal in power and stature with God the Father Almighty.
This course addresses the question of how that happened. How did the rejected Jewish preacher who ended up on the wrong side of the law and was crucified for his efforts come to be thought of as the Lord and creator of all things, a member of the divine Trinity? How did Jesus become God?"
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. The current CDC Community Risk rating for Kent and Ottawa counties is 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
If you are unable to join us in-person, please 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.
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
Journal
Order of Service
Weekly Devotional
Many hands make light work, Last month we provided food to 95 households, 246 individuals, 43 seniors, 88 children and 11 veterans. September 7, 2022 will be the next opportunity to volunteer at the Mobile Food Pantry purchased from Feeding America by St. John's. The Sudanese Grace Episcopal Church provides the distribution site and storage space at 1550 Oswego NW, Grand Rapids, Mi, 49504. Volunteers arrive at 5;00pm., distribution begins at 6:00pm. Contact Teresa Markoski at tmarkoski200@yahoo.com or at 616-690-4566 for further information, Donate to St. John's Mobile Food Pantry by mailing a check to St. John's UCC, 1934 Bridge Street NW, Grand Rapids, Mi, 40504. Please make checks payable to St. John's United Church of Christ, designate Mobile Food Pantry in the memo. Donations to the Mobile Food Pantry are also accepted on the church app give tab. Your continued support to the Mobile Food pantry is greatly appreciated, together we serve.
Location:
The Sudanese Grace Episcopal Church
1550 Oswego Street NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Sep 7, 2022 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Calling all Students and Teachers!
Bring your backpacks/school bags to church on August 28 for a special blessing. We will be offering a blessing to all students and teachers for a wonderful school year.
Please don't hesitate to reach out to the education team with any questions.
Location:
St. John's United Church of Christ
1934 Bridge St NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Aug 28, 2022 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
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. The current CDC Community Risk rating for Kent and Ottawa counties is 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
If you are unable to join us in-person, please 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.
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
Journal
Order of Service
Weekly Devotional
It's time to kick-off the next year at St. John's! All are welcome!
At the worship service, we will dedicate our teachers and team leaders and children will meet with their new worship center teachers.
After worship,
Enjoy a pulled chicken sandwich potluck picnic on the church lawn (weather permitting). There will also be hamburgers, hotdogs, and vegetarian hamburgers available.
Learn about our teams' plans for the next year.
There will be a bounce house, parachute, and piñata for the children!
There will be lots of fellowship time and games for adults!
Please plan on attending the fall kick-off and invite your friends. There are many exciting things happening at St. John's!
Location:
St. John's United Church of Christ
1934 Bridge St NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Calling all Students and Teachers!
Bring your backpacks/school bags to church on August 28 for a special blessing. We will be offering a blessing to all students and teachers for a wonderful school year.
Please don't hesitate to reach out to the education team with any questions.
Location:
St. John's United Church of Christ
1934 Bridge St NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Aug 28, 2022 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
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. The current CDC Community Risk rating for Kent and Ottawa counties is 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
If you are unable to join us in-person, please 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.
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
Journal
Order of Service
Weekly Devotional
St. John’s United Church of Christ is committed to being an inclusive faith community inviting people in the wholeness of who they are to experience the love of God, find acceptance, grow in discipleship, and discover ways to serve our Lord, Jesus Christ in today's world.
We're located at the corner of Lake Michigan Drive and Covell Ave near I-196 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Let us know how we can help plan your visit. We look forward to seeing you!
You are invited and welcomed to participate in the full life and ministry of St. John’s UCC whatever your race, age, sex, marital status, financial status, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality, or ability.
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