Friday, October 30, 2026-----

This Sunday's Sermon: "I Wonder..." Sunday @ 10:00 am

Our gospel lesson will be from Matthew 5:1-12, "Blessed are the poor in spirit..." Pastor Mark wonders about how our deceased love ones viewed today's lesson.

Join us in the pews, in the Zoom or streamed on facebook. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Zoom Meeting ID: 753 4674 0584 or Zoom in here.​ Preview the service here.

Reflection on Prayers and Praises

Pastor Mark reflects on our time of Prayer Requests and Praises during service. Read it here.

Election Day!

Tuesday, November 4

Tuesday is Election Day, although early voting is available now in many locations, and you can send in your absentee ballot at any time. You can find all the information you need here.

Feeling some Election Season stress? Pastor Mark has some advice.

Angels and All Saints

Sunday, November 8 @ 4:00 pm

All are welcome to enjoy this special concert in honor of All Saints Day, featuring ethereal music for violin, viola and keyboard. Come and be uplifted by heavenly masterpieces of the repertoire by Bach, Mozart, Debussy and others.

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Music is presented by Jerusha Taylor, violin; Jeffrey Wilkinson, viola; and our own Sean Michael Jackman, piano and organ.

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A reception follows the concert, hosted by Rebecca Parker, Julie Cyrus and friends. This event is FREE and open to everyone!


Invite your friends! Here's a flyer to share.

Speaking Peace

Thursday, November 19 @ 6:00 pm

Musician and Educator Charlie Dentel will present "The Music of Peace" in which he will discuss what we do about peace, and what we expect and think it actually is, in the context of musical expressions of various peace movements in history and the current day. How do we spread compassion, mercy, forgiveness, justice, and grace in our societies to achieve peace? What does it look like? How do we reconcile the different interpretations of that across cultural and religious divides? He will provide musical examples throughout the talk to illuminate the discussion.

Learn more about Charlie here.

A light dinner will be provided. Childcare is available on request.

Please register here so we know how many to expect.

Could You be a Tutor?

Join our tutoring program! Once a week for one hour, meet with a student after school to help them with their reading or math. They will reap huge benefits, and so will you!

We also are looking for someone to help with English as a Second Language tutoring for an Egyptian family. If you can do this, or know someone who can, please contact Shirley George at 678-478-8642.

Fun with St. John House!

Thursday, November 12 @ 5:30 pm

Please join our neighbors from St. John House and our team for Thanksgiving Bingo in the MPR. We will have pizza, prizes and grateful fun together. Wear your fall colors! 

Let Karol Niskanen know if you will attend so we have a count for pizza. Text 248 470 5023. 

Where do you volunteer?

Pastor Mark and the Board would like to assess the impact of St. John on our local community, beyond what we do as a congregation. Do you volunteer for Neighborhood House? CARES? Your local school? Other organizations?

If you do, please send an email to Carole Pavolich and tell her what the organization is and what you do!

Church Directory App

Have you got the app? Go to Google Play or the App Store and download Instant Church Directory app. Follow the setup instructions and you will have an up-to-date directory at your fingertips!

Do we have your picture? If not, please send to Gilda Bingham.

The First Thursday

Thursday, November 5
@ 6:00 pm

We gather on the first Thursday of each month for fellowship, food and conversation. Please bring:

• a dish to share
• a beverage
• friends! 

Support Our Neighbors in Need!

Thank you for your food/personal care/cleaning product contributions for our neighbors in need. Please continue to buy a couple of items each week and bring them to the shelf by the coffee area. If you are a Meijer shopper, they have gone to a pricing policy where you need to buy two (or 3) of an item to get a good sale price. Why not bring the extra? Thank you for your participation in this important ministry.

Your gifts are distributed through both CARES and Neighborhood House.

Men's Breakfast

Thursdays @ 7:00 am

All men are welcome! We gather every Thursday morning at 7:00 am for fellowship. We order breakfast at 8:00 and begin Bible study shortly after. Please join us at:

L. George's Restaurant

24250 Sinacola

Farmington 48335 map

Commemorations This Week

Sunday, November 1, 2026

All Saints Day

The custom of commemorating all of the saints of the church on a single day goes back at least to the third century. All Saints Day celebrates the baptized people of God, living and dead, who make up the body of Christ. On this day or the following Sunday, many congregations will remember the faithful who have died during the past year.

Monday, November 2, 2026

Daniel Payne, teacher, pastor, died 1893

Educator Daniel Payne organized a school for African Americans in Charleston, South Carolina, that eventually became the largest school in Charleston. In 1835 the school was closed when the General Assembly of South Carolina passed a law preventing free African Americans and slaves from operating schools. Payne eventually enrolled in Gettysburg Seminary and was ordained by the Franckean Synod of Upper New York. No call was available to him in the Lutheran church, so he served a Presbyterian congregation in East Troy, New York. He went on to found Wilberforce College in Ohio.

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Martín de Porres, renewer of society, died 1639

Martín was the son of a Spanish knight and a freed Black woman from Panama. As a lay brother in the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), he engaged in many charitable works in Lima, Peru. He founded an orphanage, a hospital, and a clinic for cats and dogs.

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