by Amy Simons | Aug 28, 2017 | community, outreach, parish life
In the “Prayers of the People” every Sunday we pray for our Open Table Brother. What’s that all about? The Open Table is a ministry designed to help individuals make the transition from where they are to a more productive life. There are OpenTable (OT) groups in...
by The Rev. Pam Renna | Feb 22, 2017 | community, outreach
The participation of St. John’s in the Open Table Ministry is entering a new stage. For the past few months, four members (Melanie Hollman, Ellen Redfield, Sue Smith, and the Rev. Pam) have been meeting and training with four members of Hopevale Church to form a...
by Amy Simons | Jun 29, 2016 | community, outreach
As a congregation, how do we elevate our outreach efforts from merely providing resources to building relationships? That is exactly the question St. John’s has been asking this summer. Take a moment and explore with us an interesting possibility in outreach. It’s a...
by Amy Simons | Feb 3, 2015 | Christmas Outreach Baskets, outreach
A big THANK YOU! to all who participated in our Christmas Basket Outreach! Eighty nine baskets full of food and other goodies were delivered on Dec. 22nd to Rosien Towers Senior Housing that is just a block away from St John’s. Many hands helped to sort, count,...
by Amy Simons | Dec 2, 2014 | outreach
We’ve been getting ready since November and now we’re in the home stretch! Mark your calendars and plan to help pack our Christmas Outreach Baskets following each of the services on Sunday, December 21. We’ll also need some volunteers to help load...
by Amy Simons | Nov 6, 2014 | outreach
Here we are, in the “Advent” of our Christmas Outreach Basket project! Five more Sunday’s to collect the contents until our delivery day on Monday, December 15th! That is an exciting morning at Rosien Towers, for residents who are part of our church...
