The View from St. John's Episcopal Church

Lent at St. John's

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5:30 pm Dinner | 6:00 pm Program

“Prayer is responding to God, by thought and by deeds, with or without words” (BCP, p. 856)

Prayer takes many forms. Some are quiet and contemplative; others are active, embodied, and creative. This Lent, join us on Wednesday evenings as we explore a variety of ways to pray, ways that invite stillness and movement, reflection and action, as we seek to deepen our prayer lives and our relationship with God.

Wednesday, March 3

Practice the Daily Examen and walk the labyrinth with Nativity parishioner and Postulant, Chase Allen, reflecting on God’s presence in daily life while releasing burdens and receiving grace.

For dinner, a $5 per plate donation is requested; $20 max per family

Upcoming weeks

March 11 | Pray with icons with Jeanne Ackerman and engage the Anglican Rosary with Fr. Chase.

March 18 | Poetry, reflection, and journaling with Harry Moore.

March 25 | Ignatian prayer and intercessory prayer cards with Fr. Chase.

Support for Caregivers

Time Change Alert!

Daylight Saving Time begins this Saturday, March 8.

Clocks go forward an hour!

Lent Madness Week 2 Report

Erika Huber has risen to the top with the #1 bracket this week. Some brackets are still in it to win it, and some are busted with their Golden Halo picks ousted. Check your status at the Madness Wall in the Parish Hall.

Read all about the saints and keep up with daily battles HERE.

Outreach Opportunities

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FEED STUDENTS

AT A HABITAT FOR

HUMANITY BUILD!

On Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17 a group of students from Harvard will be on-site in Decatur to participate in a Habitat of Morgan County building project. They will be hands-on with the build and we’ve been asked to provide lunch each of the dates noted above at 11:30 AM. If you can help Sam provide and serve a meal for 25 people on either of these dates, please read all of the details and sign up HERE! Additionally, we're encouraged to chat with them and show them that it really is “Greater in Decatur.” If you have any questions, please contact Sam!

www.barrelsoflovemorgan.com/

Egg Hunt Candy Drive

It’s almost time for St. John’s annual Easter Egg Hunt! You can help fill the Easter baskets of St. John's children by donating bags of snack-sized, individually wrapped candy for the hunt. Looked for marked bins in the narthex and office hallway. Please contact Sam with any questions.

THANK YOU!

2026 Vacation Bible School!

HERO ACADEMY VBS: SERVING LIKE THE SAINTS

Monday, June 22-Friday, June 26

9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Inspired by the lives of saints like Francis and Martin of Tours and Therese and Catherine, St. John’s Hero Academy VBS invites children to consider how following Jesus’ call to love and serve others is the most heroic thing of all. Children will create projects in the Hero Maker Design Studio, play high-energy games in the Gamer’s Gauntlet, hear stories of the faithful in the Hero Archives, and relax with a treat or two and the Holy Hero Caf?. All the while, they will discover that we can indeed serve like the saints!

This year, we are partnering with the 3^rd Street Boys and Girls Club once more and hope to show God’s love and care to even more children than last year! But this means that WE NEED YOUR HELP! IF you would like to volunteer to help with VBS, read the volunteer descriptions HERE. Then sign up next to your desired work area with your name and availability HERE.

VBS Volunteer Descriptions

VBS Volunteer Sign-Up

Weekly Events

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Common Ground Community Garden

Are you following the hummingbirds' migration? Want more butterflies? Make sure you plant these natives! And notice the shallow water source below for pollinators.