On Sunday, March 17th beginning at 9:30 a.m. Kley Hall will turn into Bear Creek Camp for an hour in order to give our grade school and confirmation youth a small experience of the fun at camp. A member of the staff at Bear Creek will lead us in songs, share the camp experience and…
What’s The WAY? It’s a time of learning about God, our community of faith and yourself as you are “on the way” of following Jesus. When is The WAY? It begins on Sunday, March 10th, with dinner at the home of Pastor Cindy Krommes and John Stong at 5 p.m. From Sunday, March 17th through…
Before the fast of Lent begins, we go a little wild. In New Orleans, it’s Mardi Gras. In Phoenixville, it’s PANCAKES! Eating pancakes, running while flipping pancakes, tossing pancakes, making pancake self-portraits and creating pancake art—we do it all! Our pancake dinner will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5th in…
Lent begins with ashes and dust. On Ash Wednesday we are marked with ashes—a sign of our death and of our sorrow for sin. The ashes trace a cross on our forehead, where the baptismal water first marked us with God’s grace. You are invited to worship at St. John’s on Ash Wednesday at 12:15…
Treat yourself and benefit St. John’s two mission trips for 24 youth and adults coming up this summer! Three youth and one chaperone will join our synod trip to Rose Bud Reservation in South Dakota, and 20 will travel to West Virginia to support the Appalachia Service Project. To help raise funds for these trips,…
In six months, St. John’s will sponsor two mission trips for 24 youth and adults. Three youth and one chaperone will join our synod trip to Rose Bud Reservation in South Dakota, and 20 will travel to West Virginia to support the Appalachia Service Project. To help raise funds for these trips, mission trip participants…
This year’s annual meeting will include the presentation of the strategic plan by our Congregation Council and the Rev. Dr. Elise Brown of Kairos. For the past year we have been engaged in a listening process that included individual interviews, cottage meetings and community engagement panels. Now it is time for the presentation to the…
Ministry is always done in the context of a specific time and place. For us at St. John’s it is in the context of the Borough of Phoenixville and Schuylkill Township during the early 21st century! So as we plan for mission and ministry it is extremely important to understand our time and place. For this purpose there will be two Community Engagement…
Everyone is welcome to join us for St. John’s CAKE WARS. Teams will be given pre-selected supplies and a sheet cake to decorate in 30 minutes or less. The theme will be a surprise. ALL AGES WELCOME! Please sign up by February 3rd so we know how many cakes to bake. Sign up with Britta…
St. John’s presents Concordia Voices’ winter concert entitled “Crystalline Dreams.” The program offers a wintry mix of choral music featuring Eric Whitacre’s Five Hebrew Love Songs performed with the Appassionata String Quartet, other works by Weelkes, Monteverdi, Thompson, and more. Concordia Voices, under the direction of S. Katherine Shealy, is a 50-voice mixed choir ranging from advanced high-school singers…