This Sunday, April 23, 2023

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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. The current CDC Community Risk rating for Kent and Ottawa counties is 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

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/643ec57a7302cc1c7159f735/1681835386653/Children%27s+bulletin+04232023.pdf

Weekly Journal

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/644152eed9ee9b3e24017c1f/1682002671221/Journal+04232023.pdf

Order of Service

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/644152bea2416f02b665a8fe/1682002623321/Order+of+Service+04232023.pdf

Weekly Devotional

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/643ec5618ea2165d432cd1c2/1681835361462/Weekly+Devotional+04232023.pdf

Today at 6:30 PM: Girlfriends

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Ladies,

We will be meeting April 17 at 6:30pm on zoom. 

We will be discussing pages 98 to 150. 

Girlfriends is sending prayers and wishes out to:

  • Prayer to the family of Pete Anda

  • Prayers to the family of Christine and Mark Moore on loss of a family member.

  • Prayer and get well wishes to Susan Newsom’s sister Mary and nephew John. Might have Covid.

  • Prayers and Get Well wishes to Sandy William

  • Prayers to Bren Tooley’s sister fighting cancer.

  • Get well prayers and wishes to Lois VanTil

  • Get well wishes to Lorraine Post

  • Recovery  wishes, keep up the hard work to Bren Tooley.

  • Save travels to Christine and Richard.

  • Happy birthday to Pastor Nathan, Mary Vaccaro, Rebecca Tiedt, Casey Berg.

  • Happy Anniversary to Jeremy and Elizabeth Mcinnis

  • Best wishes for a very successful night for UCOM at their fund raiser.

  • Welcome to our new church family members Renee Bailey, Lindsey and Kai Kramer, Rachel and Spencer Hoffman.

Wishes for an amazing week to everyone.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86275282871?pwd=VktaZTA5S3Y1Q2IyazFDeE5RQ0o5dz09

Meeting ID: 86275282871
Passcode: 792137

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Apr 17, 2023 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

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This Sunday, April 16, 2023

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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. The current CDC Community Risk rating for Kent and Ottawa counties is 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

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/64394ba6a9fe01658006c9f7/1681476519121/Children%27s+bulletin+04162023.pdf

Weekly Journal

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/64394be654480a7dd91db8ab/1681476582957/Journal+04162023.pdf

Order of Service

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/64394b889b812576abe368c0/1681476488565/Order+of+Service+04162023.pdf

Weekly Devotional

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/64394c33c276131ef4ebf1ab/1681476659292/Weekly+Devotional+04162023.pdf

Today at 6:30 PM: Girlfriends

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Ladies,

Hope you all have a nice Easter and the bunny left you a nice treat in your basket. Hopefully we are heading into nice spring weather. I’m so ready for nice weather, flowers, and green grass.

Girlfriends will be meeting on April 10th at 6:30p. We will be discussing pages 72 to 100 in the book Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. Girlfriends is open to any who enjoy reading and discussing books. We welcome new members with new ideas, thoughts, viewpoints, learning more about Jesus,The Lord, and life.

🙏🙏🙏 And ❤️❤️❤️❤️ from Girlfriends to:

  • The friends and family of Pete Anda

  • Lorraine Post, in the hospital with Covid

  • Thanks to the Renucci House Volunteers who served a great dinner to the Renucci house guests.

  • Sharon Van Bennekom thanks everyone for all their cards, calls, thoughts, prayers on her recent health issues

  • Peace and healing for this country and others. 

  • Healing, help, support for area hit with tornadoes  and flooding in recent days

  • Good luck to Pastor Dick’s daughter and her family, on their move to Wyoming(MI)

  • All our pet babies and the joy they give us

Happy Birthday wishes to:

  • Bill Newsom

  • Margaret Hawley-Lowry

  • Tarah Tiedt

Happy Easter to all the friends and members of St. John’s church

Welcome to all our New Members joining us this week

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85087602366?pwd=ZWlvTUNWa2dodXdIcVBvK0tGRms3UT09

Meeting ID: 85087602366
Passcode: 682276

Dial by your location:
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
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Location:

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Apr 10, 2023 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

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This Sunday, April 9, 2023

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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. The current CDC Community Risk rating for Kent and Ottawa counties is 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

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/642c3911c48d873c5060ba4e/1680619793553/Children%27s+bulletin+04092023.pdf

Weekly Journal

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/643022bedf6a437546aa5a74/1680876223771/Journal+04092023.pdf

Order of Service

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/64302322ce5cd56a978696c3/1680876322901/Order+of+Service+04092023.pdf

Weekly Devotional

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/642c39413a1ca04f1fc8142a/1680619841868/Weekly+Devotional+04092023.pdf

Today at 5:00 PM: Mobile Food Pantry

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The next Feeding America Mobile Food Pantry is scheduled on April 5, 2023, during spring break.  The volunteer team has about six regular volunteers who will be traveling, so April would be a great month to participate on this mission.  Last month, over 5,000 pounds of food was distributed to 70 households, 274 individuals, 64 seniors, 101 children and 14 veterans.  The volunteer team was 15 people strong.  Richard Johnson was able to deliver a large load of surplus food to United Outreach Christian Ministries. Volunteers will gather at 5:00 PM, distribution starts at 6:00PM.  The location of distribution is at The Sudanese Grace Episcopal Church, 1550 Oswego NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504.  Finacial donations are welcome by using the church app or by writing a personal check to St. John's UCC, 1934 Bridge Street, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504.  For further questions, contact Teresa Markoski at 616-690-4566 or at tmarkoski2004@yahoo.com. Thank you for your continued support.  Together we serve.

Location:

The Sudanese Grace Episcopal Church
1550 Oswego NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Apr 5, 2023 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

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This Sunday, April 2, 2023

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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. The current CDC Community Risk rating for Kent and Ottawa counties is 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

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/6423115422ddca347c7c781d/1680019797230/Children%27s+bulletin+04022023.pdf

Weekly Journal

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/6424429448fd677e31f112a9/1680097940911/Journal+04022023.pdf

Order of Service

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/6423113b101d5c1f014d2c5b/1680019772972/Order+of+Service+04022023.pdf

Weekly Devotional

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51294ee7e4b03f854ee99725/t/64231191d6b5f25c0c8cb3ab/1680019857574/Weekly+Devotional+04022023.pdf

Celebrate Easter!

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Help us celebrate Easter!

Last year we had such a wonderful response to our request for everyone to bring bouquets and potted flowers to decorate the chancel that we are again asking everyone consider bringing flowers again this year to be placed on and around the altar for our Easter service. Just bring place your flowers up to the chancel prior to the service and then take them home again after the service. Let's make our church alive with the beauty of creation.

After the service we will again be having an Easter Egg hunt for all children at the service. Children can bring their own Easter basket to collect eggs which they can redeem for candy. We will need volunteers to "hide" the eggs and/or redeem eggs for candy that morning. Donations of candy or small items can still be made on Palm Sunday.

Just a reminder--Palm Sunday will be celebrated this week as Passion Sunday with both the chancel and bell choirs and a dramatic reading of the Passion story. Children will be moving through the events of Holy Week in their worship centers in a very moving and memorable way.