May 29, 2026

Josh's Jottings

This summer, the Adulting group has a lot of good things in the works! Adulting is our group for people in their 20's, 30's, and 40's. Here is the scoop on everything. 

Sweet Dessert & Discussion: 6:30pm every other Sunday at Sawmill Market. May 31, June 14 & 28, July 12 & 26, and August 9. Join us for an easy-going evening with dinner, dessert, or refreshments. 

Special Events throughout the Summer

June 7, 6:30pm - Movie night at Pastor Josh's house

June 21, (time tba) - Service day serving lunch at the Rock/Noonday

July 5, 6:30pm - Art night led by Vivien 

July 19, 6:30pm - Murder mystery at Pastor Josh's house

August 2, 1:00pm - Mountain picnic & hike

August 16, 4:00pm - Game gathering

Plus, every 1^st Saturday, we'll have the gym open starting at 9 AM for free play basketball. All are welcome.

Join us for this special summer of fun with the Adulting group!

Servers Still Needed for ADAC

Community Expressions Arts Festival

Come support inclusive arts and get a free admission to the show! Front of the house servers are needed to help serve drinks, bus tables and clean up for the meal during the Community Expressions Arts Festival on Saturday, May 30. There are two shifts: Shift 1: 3:30pm to 7:00pm and Shift 2: 8:30pm - 9:30 pm. 

Servers will get free admission to the dinner and the performances of Ken Medema and all the other artists in show. Please Sign Up Here or contact Chef Tim at tnuzum@stjohns-abq.org or 505-883-9717 x141 with any questions!

ADAC Presents

Community Expressions

Saturday, May 30

WHAT:

ADAC Community Expressions Inclusive Arts Festival & Fundraiser,

with the one and only Ken Medema! Supporting ADAC arts programs!

WHERE:

St. John's United Methodist Church Family Life Center and classrooms.

WHEN:

10:00am-3:00pm FREE Art Show with FREE workshops provided by amazing artisans and instructors. *Free all day

5:00-8:30pm Dinner and Variety Showing Starring Ken Medema and a variety of sensational artist performances. *28 dollars per person (ask us if you want a ticket and can't afford it --- info@adacnm.org or 505-451-4175)

WHY?

We are fundraising to expand ADAC's programming and find a new full-time space where we can do ADA Cafes daily, classes, workshops, more Open Mics, a theater company, art shows, expressive arts therapies, and much much more! Help us get there!

Go to www.adacnm.org for a variety show tickets or to become a sponsor! Or call/text 505-451-4175.

Ladies' Book Club

Monday, June 1

The Ladies’ Book Club will meet on Monday, June 1, 2026, at 1:00pm in Room 241. Come share your love of reading. We will be discussing The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. What if you had the chance to visit a library allowing you to see other lives you could have lived based on your choices along the way? Contact Sara Perovich: sjperov@yahoo.com.

June book pick: Evensong by Stewart O'Nan

Men's Summer Bible Study

Paul's Later Letters

Monday, June 1

The last four letters of Paul (1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon) are addressed to specific persons. They seem to have been written late in Paul's life and largely concern the situation of the churches he's founded. The new believers, he feels, are being misled in both the content and the practice of their faith, and he is instructing his co-workers on how to get them back in line.

Some of his advice is easy to understand, but his instructions to women and slaves to keep their place will tend to rub us modern readers wrong. Paul was in a place that is familiar to us today: How to be true to the Gospel and therefore distinctive, but not so different that we are considered weird. He is both critical of the surrounding culture but concerned about church's reputation in that culture. These are ancient issues that are still relevant.

If you are interested in discussing these scriptures, please join us Mondays, both morning and evening, from June 1 through July 6, 2026. Morning sessions will be from 10-11:30am both in person in the church library and on Zoom; evenings will be 7:00pm - 8:30pm on Zoom only.

To sign up or for more information, please contact Jack Nuzum at jcnuzum@gmail.com.

UWF Field Trip

Thursday, June 4

"Mending women's lives one stitch at a time, Tenderlove's mission is to help homeless, near homeless and low-income women, including survivors of domestic abuse and previously incarcerated women achieve stable, self-supporting lives for themselves and their families." 

UWF will take a field trip to Tenderlove Community Center on Thursday, June 4. We will meet at 10:00am in the church parking lot (east side) and will carpool to the location at Girard and Indian School. Afterwards, we will enjoy lunch at Padilla's, located next door to Tenderlove. All are welcome!

If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Regina Hampton at hamptonmason1@msn.com 

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! 

Family Spirit Class,

New Bible Study

June to August

Adults, come join us, starting Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. 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 

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." 

A Heartfelt Thank You!

Thank you, St. John’s congregation, for making Lenten Fish Fry Season 13 such a wonderful success! Whether you attended, volunteered, invited friends, donated, prayed, or supported us in any way, we are truly grateful for your generosity and spirit.

A limited number of Fish Fry Dinner Reports are available in the Hospitality Center for anyone who would like a copy.

Now it’s time to rest up… because Lenten Fish Fry Season 14 will be here before we know it! 😉

Thank You for All the Non-Perishable

Food Items ~Helping the Recipients of

the NM Ramp Project

A shout out to the congregation of St. John’s United Methodist Church for its amazingly generous offering of non-perishable food items collected for recipients of the New Mexico Ramp Project. 

Twenty-five (25) food boxes were assembled from the Missions Special Collection for April. It was heart-warming to witness the generosity of the St. John’s community and the willingness of volunteers from the Mobile Food Pantry to package the bounty of food provided.

The positive impact of the mountain of food collected is a tribute to the outstanding spirit of benevolence that is alive in the St. John’s community. 

THANK YOU!!!!

Missions Team and Greg Hallstrom, Executive Director of the New Mexico Ramp Project.

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 Warrior, 2011, PG-13.

Sweet- Sweet- Summer

This Thursday, June 4, 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

Ron Nelson 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 Ron. Won't be in the Center this week? No worries, either way please pray this prayer (or your own prayer) for Ron. "Heavenly Father, as Ron embarks on this treatment journey, we pray for your healing touch.

Please restore his body, mind, and spirit throughout this journey. Let your peace fill his heart and may he feel your presence every step of the way. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen." 

   May Special Offering

Albuquerque Disability Arts Collaborative (ADAC)

ADAC fills a special need in our community, offering supportive, safe, accessible and inclusive activities for people with varying needs.

Such activities include arts workshops and classes with opportunities to sell their arts, very popular open mic nights, a cafe and special events. An upcoming special event is at St. John's on May 30th.

It includes an arts workshop, crafts, vendors and a silent auction. In the evening Chef Tim will prepare a fundraising dinner which features Ken Medema as the entertainment. You won't want to miss it!  Have a fun day and a great way to support this fine organization financially as well.

  May Collections: Weekend Meal Bags

for Zuni Elementary School

As the 2025–2026 school year comes to a close, we’re already looking ahead. Our Weekend Meal Bag team will resume packing in July to prepare for the 2026–2027 school year—and you can help us get a strong start!

This important program supports food-insecure students at Zuni Elementary by providing weekend meal bags filled with breakfast, lunch, and dinner options when school meals aren’t available.

We’re currently collecting single-serve, kid-friendly items, including individual oatmeal packets, shelf-stable milk (white or chocolate), breakfast or granola bars, cereal cups, chicken or tuna packets with crackers, Chef Boyardee products, macaroni and cheese cups, vegetables in a cup, applesauce, fruit cups, pudding cups, and individual packages of cookies.



Donations can be dropped off in the collection bins located in the Hospitality Center. Your support helps ensure that every child has access to nutritious meals over the weekend. Thank you for making a difference!

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.