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...
by Amy Simons | Oct 1, 2014 | outreach
Planning is well underway and our contributions are vital for success! This year we are changing it a bit and spreading out our giving over the weeks leading up to our delivery date. Each week will be designated as a Giving Sunday for specific items needed for the...
by Amy Simons | Aug 28, 2014 | choral scholars, episcopal identity, music, outreach, parish life
Recently, I had a conversation with the St. John’s Choral Scholars. The premise was simple. Tell us about yourself, how you influence St. John’s and how the people of St. John’s influence you. From breaking dishes to baptisms I think you’ll...
by Amy Simons | Jul 31, 2014 | community, outreach
Major Chords for Who? Major Chords for Minors is a local non-profit that offers free music lessons to Saginaw City students from 3rd to 12th grades. Teachers and students work out of a small studio just off Court Street and currently have a wait list of over 100...
by Amy Simons | Jul 1, 2014 | outreach
Ryan Zavacky is a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Alma and has recently begun discernment for ministry. This July, he has join with the YASC (Young Adult Service Corps), an Episcopal organization, to assist with a mission trip in Grahamstown, South Africa....
