In order for us to maintain the directive for only up to ten people, one must call and talk to the pastor to make a reservation. If you do not call in advance, you may find the doors locked. Worship services planned for the Fifth Week of Lent include: Sunday morning, March 29, 2020, Holy […]
All open in-person activities & educational gatherings of Saint John Lutheran Church are canceled at this time. Additionally, the congregation office is closed. Please check our Facebook and website, sjlc-elca.org, for recorded worship services and the latest information. For information about worship, please call Pastor Bond. In order to for us to maintain […]
Open in-person worship is canceled for Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Saint John Lutheran Church. Check our Facebook and web-site, sjlc-elca.org, for recorded worship services and the latest information. God bless you.
Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me. Dear members and friends of St. John Lutheran Church, As I hope everyone who knows me knows by now, I think that worship is important and especially at a time such as this. […]
During Lent we journey with all those around the world who will be baptized at the Easter Vigil. In today’s gospel Jesus tells Nicodemus that he must be born of water and Spirit. At the font we are a given a new birth as children of God. As God made a covenant with Abraham, in […]
THIS SUNDAY: Daylight Savings Time Starts Today! We’re glad you turned your clocks one hour ahead! 9:00 am Worship Service (Sanctuary) 10:15 am Sunday School (Room 118) MONDAY: 10:30 am Chair Yoga Class (Room 116) No Bible Study class today TUESDAY: 6:30 pm Council Meeting (Conference Room) 7:00 pm Al-Anon (Roehl Media Rm) WEDNESDAY: 1:30 […]
Today’s gospel tells of Jesus’ temptation in the desert. His forty-day fast becomes the basis of our Lenten pilgrimage. In the early church Lent was a time of intense preparation for those to be baptized at the Easter Vigil. This catechetical focus on the meaning of faith is at the heart of our Lenten journey […]
THIS SUNDAY: 9:00 am Worship Service (Sanctuary) 10:15 am Sunday School (Room 118) No Adult Forum Bible Study today 10:15 am First Sunday Feedback (Narthex) Home Communion Ministers should pick up the elements for their visits from the altar following Worship today. MONDAY: 10:30 am Chair Yoga Class (Room 116) No Bible Study class today […]
Sponsors are needed for the TV Ministry. Sponsorship costs $60 per Sunday and can be given in honor of a happy occasion (birthday, anniversary, birth of child, promotion) or in memory of a loved one. One individual or family, or several individuals or families together, can sponsor a Sunday. This ministry is not part of […]
Today’s festival is a bridge between the Advent-Christmas-Epiphany cycle that comes to a close today and the Lent-Easter cycle that begins in several days. On a high mountain Jesus is revealed as God’s beloved Son, echoing the words at his baptism. This vision of glory sustains us as Jesus faces his impending death in Jerusalem. […]