June 5, 2026

Memory Cafe

Saturday, June 6

The next meeting of Memory Café is Saturday June 6, at 1:30pm - 3:00pm in the Sonshine Café at St. John’s United Methodist Church. We’re celebrating Fathers, Dads, Grandfathers, and Grampas and the other special men in our lives! Jill Frankel is our musical guest and we will play bingo! There will also be other games and snacks.

Memory Cafe is a social support meeting for anyone affected by memory loss or Alzheimer’s disease along with their care partners and family. It is a setting free of stigma and offers an opportunity to form relationships and share with others who are traversing a similar journey. For more information, please contact Sharon Jensen at (505) 323-7522 or ssmjens@aol.com. Join us for a fun time designed for you! 

Tai Chi ~ Class Change

Thursday, June 11

The Tai Chi class for Thursday, June 11, will meet in the Narthex at 10:00am. If you would like to join us for this gentle exercise session, please use the west parking lot and entrance. Class resumes back to the Family Life Center on Thursday, June 18. For all the details, please contact Dianna Muller at DLM_NM@MSN.com. 

Family Spirit Class,

New Bible Study

June to August

Adults, come join us, starting Sunday, June 7 at 9:30am - 10:30am at St. John's UMC in room 257 as we study a new book and DVD series, UMC's Adult Bible Studies (ABS) series for Summer 2026: Spirit, Boldness, Opportunities. Cultivate a deeper relationship with God.

Summer is a great time to reflect on what God is doing. We will spend all this quarter in the Book of Acts, exploring how God worked in the early church, and how God can work in today’s church.

Watch a quick 2-minute intro video with Rev. Greg Weeks, see: https://youtu.be/2am7d2wchxs

See info about book on https://www.cokesbury.com/Adult-Bible-Studies-Summer-2026-Student

Come make new connections as we gather each Sunday. We will share joys and concerns as a small group, then pray, and then watch a short 10-minute video in class with comments from the author and then discuss questions from the Leader Guide. Folks are welcome to drop by any week to sample the class. Come try it out. Free admission. Open to all adults. Questions about this class? Please ask Brian Eagan, Email: eagan.brian@gmail.com 

Taste and See

Discovering God Among Butchers,

Bakers, and Fresh Food Makers

by Margaret Feinberg

A new Women's Bible study will be held on Tuesdays, starting June 23 - July 28 for a total of 6 weeks from 9:30am - 11:30am in Rooms 245/257 and will be led by Shanlii Payment.

To register, stop by the Hospitality Center on Sunday mornings or contact Susan Perry at teachersusan@comcast.net.

Join Margaret Feinberg as she sets out on a remarkable journey to unearth God's perspective on food. What you discover will forever change the way you read the Bible - and approach every meal. This groundbreaking book provides a culinary exploration of Scripture. You'll descend 400 feet below ground into the frosty white caverns of a salt mine, fish on the Sea of Galilee, bake fresh matzo at Yale, ferry to an island in Croatia to harvest olives, spend time with a Texas butcher known as "the meat apostle," and wander a California farm with one of the world's premier fig farmers. With each stop, Margaret asks, "How do you read these Scriptures, not as theologians, but in light of what you do every day?" Perhaps God's foodie focus is meant to do more than satisfy our bellies. It's meant to heal our souls, as we learn to taste and see the goodness of God together. After all, food is God's love made edible.

Mountain Cathedrals Hike

Saturday, June 13

Jemez Falls to Battleship Rock (Jemez Mts)

Please join us Saturday, June 13 at 7:30am in the St. Johns East Parking Lot to carpool to the Jemez Falls area (1:35 min).  We’ll plan to walk down to Battleship Rock but may substitute a shorter hike slightly to the east (Las Conchas–Slot Canyon) if closures preclude the original route.  Moderately strenuous, but wonderfully scenic hiking in the magnificent Ponderosa Pines.  The alternate route is also amazing!  Plan to be back at St. John’s by 3:30pm. Bring lunch, water, sun protection, and possibly trekking poles.

Perhaps we can make some inroads on the concepts of happiness and joy?

For all the details please contact: Mike Furnish, CLM, 505-440-7292; mdfurnish@comcast.net

Future trips: July 11, August 8, September 12, and October 17. 

Possibilities: Tree Springs (Sandias), Mt. Taylor, stargazing south of Tijeras - other ideas welcome!   

 Jazz Up Your Weekend!

Jazz Vespers

Saturday, June 13

Join us on Saturday, June 13th at 5:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary for Jazz Vespers — a meditative worship service featuring some of New Mexico's best professional jazz musicians. This month's lineup includes pianist Robert Lah, vocalist Dianna Hughes, flutist Linda Davidson, bassist David Parlato, percussionist John Bartlit, and guitarist Michael Anthony. Stay after for cookies and fellowship! Can’t come in person? Click here to watch the livestream. 

Mobile Food Pantry

June 13 ~ Cancelled!

Please note ~ Due to the Juneteenth holiday observance by Roadrunner Food Bank, and staffing shortages on Saturdays, we had to cancel our June 13 Mobile Food Pantry. Clients will receive information about how to find other food pantries.

:       @Home Communion

          Sunday, June 14 

"Are you an @Home church member who would like Communion brought to you? Our @Home Communion servers will visit on Sunday, June 14 or the early part of the following week. Please let us know you're interested by contacting coordinator Susan Perry at (505) 350-9633 or teachersusan@comcast.net by Friday, June 12." 

Family Promise Meals Needed

for June 21 - 27

St. John's host week is coming up. Family Promise is an organization that strives to end homelessness while still keeping families together. We partner with them to provide groceries and meals to the families currently staying at their residential location next to Montgomery Church of Christ.

Please click this link Sign Up Genius or visit the Hospitality Center to sign up. For information regarding families staying at Family Promise, or other questions, contact Jenn Shields at (505) 450-9978; jennshields200@yahoo.com or Linn Furnish at swimsew@comcast.net. 

Christmas Trees Needed!

Children in VBS this summer will be going north to the Alaskan wilderness to explore God’s love, and we need your help to create the “wilderness.” If you have an artificial Christmas tree we can borrow, please contact Angela Lybarger at childrensdirector@stjohns-abq.org. Trees can be dropped off to the front office any time between now and June 6. Please be sure to clearly label boxes with your first and last name.

Come Join the Party- June 7

VBS Decorating Day! 😊

We will be setting up for True North VBS on Sunday, June 7. Activities will start at 1:00pm and go until we’re done. A “forest” will be created and multiple rooms decorated to make the camp experience special for our kids. If you are available to help for any amount of time, all volunteers will be greatly appreciated. We’ll meet in the FLC at 1:00pm for a light lunch before we start decorating. Please RSVP to Angela Lybarger at childrensdirector@stjohns-abq.org so we’re sure to prepare enough food. Thanks in advance for your help!

Reel to Real

The youth ministry continues their summer Reel to Real program this Sunday, May 31. We will meet at 3:00pm. in the upstairs theater room, #250. We will watch a movie and then discuss it, concluding at 6:00pm. Any incoming sixth graders all the way through just graduated seniors are invited to participate all summer. This Sunday’s movie will be The Fox & the Hound, 1981, G.

Sweet~Sweet~Summer!

This Thursday, June 11, all youth are invited to spend an hour at Bahama Buck’s, located at 4411 San Mateo Blvd NE, Suite E12, at 5:30pm for some refreshing shaved ice and some time to just hang out and play games. This fun activity will continue each week throughout the entire summer. See you there!

Prayer Quilts

Sarah Buttram is the recipient for the prayer quilt currently on display in the Hospitality Center.

If you pass through the Hospitality Center this week, please tie a knot in the quilt while praying for Sarah. Won't be in the Center this week? No worries, either way please pray this prayer (or your own prayer) for Sarah. "Father, we lift up Sarah to you today, a woman of faith, love and sacrifice, who is walking through a season of deep challenge. Lord, surround her with your peace, strengthen her spirit, and remind her that she is never alone. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen." 

  June Special Offering

Zuni Special Supplies

This month we will continue our long support of our neighbor Zuni. In addition to the weekend meal bags that we provide, when school starts in August we do something more. Teachers eagerly await the luncheon given for all of the staff. Why? Not only do they get a great meal, but we give them presents galore, supplies for their classrooms based on their specific requests. So with our giving this month, we all have the opportunity to put smiles on the teachers faces as they help the children of Zuni. Let's give generously for really big smiles!

  June Special Collections

       Hygiene Kits for Albuquerque

Healthcare for the Homeless

Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless (AHCH) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving individuals experiencing homelessness. Their work includes primary health care, social and behavioral health, street medicine and harm reduction outreach and dental care. Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless collaborates with public and private sector organizations to ensure the best care for their clients, and to address the systemic causes of homelessness.

During the month of June, we have the opportunity to support this important ministry by collecting the following items needed for hygiene kits for the homeless: plastic water bottle (16 oz), sunscreen (travel size), socks (new), deodorant, ChapStick, Ziploc gallon baggies, bar of soap, toothpaste (travel size), toothbrush (individually wrapped), shampoo (travel size) and band-aids.

These simple items can make a meaningful difference in someone's daily life. Donations may be placed in the bins located in the Hospitality Center. Thank you for your generosity and for helping care for our neighbors in need.

St. John's United Methodist Church | (505) 883-9717

2626 Arizona Street NE | Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110

Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Friday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

If there is an after-hours Congregational Care need, you may leave a message on Lauren Morgan-Smith’s church office phone 505-883-9717, ext. 127 – or email care@stjohns-abq.org and she will respond as soon as possible.