Vol. 78 Issue 33 Week of August 17-23 , 2020 |
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Midweek Moment
Getting to Know Nate & Emma Dove
This week continues a series of videos getting to know Nate and Emma Dove. Nate became our Minister with Youth and Young Adults in July and he and Emma have recently made the NoDa neighborhood of Charlotte their home. Click the image below to view this week's edition.
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Worship on
August 23rd
This Sunday morning we will conclude our summer emphasis with texts from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount found in the book of Mathew. This week's sermon from Dennis Foust is, “'Your Right-Side-Up Influence.”
Worship will begin at 10:30 am via our YouTube channel and at our website under the Worship tab. You'll want to have a pen and paper to make some notes during worship this weekend as well.
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Share Your Photos!
It has been nearly 6 months since we have physically gathered together and we miss seeing everyone! On Sunday, September 6th, at the end of our worship service, we would like to have a virtual photo parade of our St. John's family. You could share a photo of you or your family worshiping from home, a photo of your Growth Group having Zoom Sunday School, or any other activity. It's also a great time to make a sign to hold and send a message to your St. John friends! Be creative and have fun!
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Please email your photos to Derek at dhenson@sjcharlotte.org no later than Thursday, September 3rd and please include information about who is in the photo! |
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ST. JOHN’S IS ONE
We continue to use the 1:00 hour each day to do something expressing our unity with One Another.
Consider sharing ways that you have found to connect and express our unity with your Growth Group or friends at St. John's. Maybe you have been the recipient of someone's kindness that you would want to share with others. Not only can we encourage and connect with One Another but we can share our ways and inspire others to discover meaningful ways to connect.
A note of appreciation, a prayer, telephone calls, friendly emails or a text, or a handwritten letter of encouragement, are just some of the ways you could encourage someone.
Although we cannot be with one another in the usual ways, let us explore new ways of our covenant unity, through our commitments to Jesus Christ, by celebrating that ST JOHN’S IS ONE!
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The Faith Journey Book Study group invites you to join them in reading and discussing the book, "Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others" by Barbara Brown Taylor. Discussions will be held via Zoom each MONDAY at 11:30 am beginning on September 14th. You may view and purchase the book online here or contact the leaders to order a copy. For more details and the meeting invitation, contact Kathy Bragg, 704-896-7444; or Loretta Brown, 434-579-2669 |
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The current format of our conversation hours via zoom will continue until Labor day and then change to a new format. For the remainder of August, join in with the following:
On the Porch with Nate Dove Monday's at 5 PM
Coffee with Lee Gray Tuesday's at 3:30 PM
Happy Hour with Allison Benfield Wednesday's at 5 PM
Poet's Corner with Kevin Gray Thursday's at 2 PM
Beginning on September 14th, we will move to a once per week Zoom call with a different member of the Pastoral staff hosting the call. Rev. Dennis Foust will begin this series.
Details on all conversation hours and Zoom links are available from the Realm Connect App under Events and via email on the day of each meeting.
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Goal of $15,000
Received to Date: $13,465
The offering has been extended to September 20, 2020
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We hope you will join us in supporting our Brothers and Sisters in South Sudan by contributing to this years Global Missions Offering by clicking below. |
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“…I was hungry and you gave me food
…I was a stranger and you welcomed me.”
Matthew 25:35
Barbara and Dick Schafer had this to say of their recent experience of responding to the call to share with some of our neighbors hard hit by the pandemic.
“Like so many of you, Dick and I have not been inside a grocery store since mid-March. But we are so aware of the real, desperate need of food by so many in our community. When we place our weekly order for groceries to pick up, it is just so easy to place an extra order for those in need---10 lbs. of potatoes or onions, 10 bags of lentils or chickpeas---just the basics. Go on-line to Refugee Support Services and sign up. You and our friends in need will be blessed.”
Refugee Support Services is one of the local agencies that had to shift gears from their regular programs of cultural orientation for newly arrived refugees in order to respond to basic needs of families impacted by the pandemic.
Others who wish to respond as Barbara and Dick have, can sign up for an item to be dropped off (without getting out of the car!) on Wednesday mornings at RSS location on Central Ave. Details about items requested and instructions for curbside delivery can be found by clicking below. If you have been part of this program, snap a photo when you drop of your donation and send it to us at St. John's!
If you have a story to share about how you have found ways to reach out during this time, send them to info@sjcharlotte.org.
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Help Us Reach Out via YouTube
Have you been watching our worship services and midweek moments on the St. John's YouTube Channel?
If your answer is Yes, we hope you will subscribe to our channel. We currently have 73 subscribers and if we can reach 100, we will be able to create a personalized YouTube web address which will make it easier for visitors and friends to find our videos. Click on the image below to visit our channel and then click on the red Subscribe button to get updates each time something new is shared.
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Prayer Concerns, Thanks & Sympathy |
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Polly Hull, Gene & Carol Poole, Elma Thomas,
Alison Zieglmeier (daughter of Ken and Donna Scott),
Andrew Adair, Barbara Ledford, Elizabeth Laney, Tom Bryson
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Please email info@sjcharlotte to share a prayer request, thank you, or celebration. |
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Financial Ministry Plan Report
Week of August 12-18: $18,900
Income through August 11: $698,223
Annual 2020 Ministry Plan Budget Goal: $1,175,000
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You can make contributions, view your giving history and pledge status, as well as update your pledge and giving information anytime by accessing your personal Realm profile online or via the app. |
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Contact the Staff
To email a staff member, click on their name below
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