One more week to submit your hymns!

Send in your top choices (by number or keywords), and we’ll sing all the ones we can during August church services.

To submit your hymns:

• Pick up a form at the church and bring it by the office, or put it in the alms basin on Sunday morning
• Submit online at bit.ly/youpickem
• Phone/email the church office
• Monday, July 27th is the last day to submit your hymns!

Can't wait to sing all your favorites!

Would you be willing to sign up to occasionally help assist in the Children's Chapel on Sunday mornings? This is a brief period mid-service when some of the youngest at St. John's step out to discuss the day's liturgy in kid-friendly language, along with a brief activity.

The Sunday sign-up document is attached here, along with contact information for those already serving in case you have questions. Thank you for supporting the young families of St. John's! 

To alleviate food scarcity for children who experience food insecurity over the weekend, St. John's backpack ministry provides a weekly, take-home bag of groceries for children at area schools.  

Each week, we need 160 breakfasts, 320 main courses, 320 snacks, 80 cans of vegetables, and 80 cups/containers/pouches of fruit. That's a lot. But because of you, we can purchase, pack, and deliver food to feed 80 children each week who might not have enough to eat over the weekend. 

Find how you can support the Backpack Ministry by tapping the button below!

The Realm information platform helps our parish stay connected! Ensuring all your information on Realm is correct and up-to-date is crucial. Thr information on your entry is key to successfully communicating with you!

Please help us create more complete records in Realm. If you are an active user, please check all your information, especially your date of birth, for accuracy. This helps us include you in announcements and events intended for specific age ranges. AND it lets us send you a birthday card every year!

If your entry is missing your birthdate--a complete date includes the year--you will soon be receiving an email from Vickie. You can update this information yourself in the Realm software.

Please feel free to reach out to Vickie (vickie@stjohnsdecatur.org) with any questions. Thank you!

The food drive for the Little Free Pantry continues through July.

Please make sure food items are non-perishable and easy to open.

• Instant oatmeal and cereal cups
• Canned foods like tuna and chicken, fruit and vegetables, soup, chili, and pasta
• Cereal/granola/protein bars
• Peanut or cheese snack crackers
• Dried fruits and vegetables
• Instant food cups like ramen and macaroni cheese

Items may be placed in the brown collection bins in the narthex and office hallway or put directly in the pantry anytime the shelves need to be stocked.

Distribution Day

Thursday, July 23

9:00 am Set Up

9:30-11:30 am Distribution

It’s distribution day at the covered entrance on Gordon Drive!

Come on down and lend a hand any day you can!

Our native Ironweed (Vernonia) is just beginning to bloom and looks so nice with the Blackeyed Susans in the background. Both are pollinator magnets! Both are easy to grow; low maintenance.

Available dates: August 23; September 20; October 4, 18, 25

Financial Stewardship