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 18

Explore poetry as prayer with Harry Moore through reflection and journaling in a welcoming, beginner-friendly setting.

Next week

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

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

March 29 | Palm Sunday

8:00 am The Liturgy of the Palms and The Holy Eucharist (Rite I)

10:30 am* The Liturgy of the Palms and The Holy Eucharist (Rite II)

The procession will begin in the McKimmon Garden

April 1 | Wednesday in Holy Week

12:10 pm The Holy Eucharist with Prayers for Healing and Anointing, Chapel

April 2 | Maundy Thursday

6:00 pm* Holy Eucharist (Rite II) with foot washing and

stripping of the altar

Parishioners are invited to keep the Watch at the Altar of Repose throughout the night. To sign up for the Watch, go to bit.ly/0402watch, or call the office.

April 3 | Good Friday

12:10 pm* The Liturgy for Good Friday with Communion from the Reserved Sacrament

April 4 | Holy Saturday and Easter Eve

7:00 pm* The Great Vigil and First Eucharist of Easter**

April 5 | The Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Day

7:30 am The Holy Eucharist (Rite I)

9:00 am* The Holy Eucharist (Rite II)

The Easter Egg Dash follows this service

11:15 am* The Holy Eucharist (Rite II) **

* Nursery provided for this service

** Incense used at this service.

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Online Dedication Form

Printable Form

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.

Easter Egg Hunt

Easter Sunday

10:00 am

Join us on the parish lawn for an Easter Egg Hunt at 10:00 am on Easter Sunday! Children will hunt for eggs to be turned in to the Easter Bunny in exchange for a bag of yummy candy! If you would like to help hide eggs, pack candy bags, and/or supervise the Easter Egg Hunt contact Sam!

Lent Madness Report

Grant Thompson has moved ahead to claim the number one spot this week! Check your status at the Madness Wall in the Parish Hall.

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

Lemonade and Cookies Returns!

The weather is warming, so Cookies and Lemonade season returns! Cookies and Lemonade is served on the patio, weather permitting, or in the parish hall, after the 10:30 am service. Each Sunday, a host is needed to provide three dozen cookies and help with set. Go to the Spring sign-up to claim your Sunday.

Cookies and Lemonade Spring Sign-Up

Looking Ahead

MARCH ULTREYA

Sunday, March 22 | 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

At the home of June Hall | 2518 Sherwood Dr SE

Join us for music and singing with all your Cursillo people! Cursillatistas, bring a snack to share and a beverage of your choice (lemonade and iced tea are provided. Interested in Cursillo? Email Rob Getman and join us on Sunday!

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Join us in God’s Backyard on April 11 and enjoy a day filled with beautiful scenery, camp activities, a pasture party, and plenty of rocking chairs.

Learn more about Camp McDowell at campmcdowell.org.

Keep up with upcoming events with our onging, online calendar

St. John's Calendar

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 Cafe? 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.

Child Registration

VBS Volunteer Descriptions

VBS Volunteer Sign-Up

Weekly Events

Club 45 | Youth

Read the Children's newsletter

Read the Club 45 newsletter

Read the Youth newsletter

Common Ground Community Garden

All sorts of things are springing up at Common Ground, never mind that we have not seen the last of the colder days of the year. Witness Monday's short-lived blanket of snow! Our little peach tree was the first to bloom out during those warmer days. Hope that little bee found shelter nearby for a few more days.

Don't forget to mark your calendars for Spring Cleanup at Common Ground, Saturday, April 18, at 9 am (or whenever you can join us). We could use the help!