Eat, drink, wash, love. Hands, feet, body, blood. The vocabulary of Maundy Thursday is sensory, corporeal. This day shall be a day of remembrance for you (Exodus 12:14) and a day that our bodies are re-membered, tangibly. On Maundy Thursday, love is not an empty sentiment but grace enacted with washbasin and towel. We wash and…
Is your car dirty with pollen? Drop your car off with our youth, and while you worship, they will wash your car! Donations will be accepted for the car wash, which benefits our youth mission trip fund. Please invite your friends and family to attend.
On this day the Lord has acted! On the first day of the week God began creation, transforming darkness into light. On this, the “eighth day” of the week, Jesus Christ was raised from the dead. We celebrate this new creation in the feast of victory. With great joy we celebrate this day of days,…
Easter Vigil is a special night. A moment for some of the greatest stories of our faith heritage unfurled in one setting. In hearing these stories, we connect with the heart of our own faith story. As the people of God, we have throughout history ached in suffering, celebrated in praise, begged for help, offered…
Register NOW for Vacation Bible School at St. John’s! VBS takes place June 18th-22nd and our theme is “Time Lab: Discovering Jesus from Eternity Past to Eternity Future.” Registration forms are available here. There are a limited number of spots available for 3 and 4 year-olds. (3 and 4 year-olds must be potty trained in…
It’s time for another Happy Hour Happy Hour! Our Second Authentic Happy Hour, sponsored by the Sunday Morning Happy Hour group will be Friday, March 16th beginning at 6 p.m. in Kley Hall. Happy Hour is a group of parents who come together for spiritual and social connections . . . and you and your family are invited! You…
For 24 years the Phoenixville Area Social Concerns Committee has held a Community Prayer Breakfast on the first Saturday in April in memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year’s breakfast will be on Saturday, April 7th beginning at 8 a.m. in the Phoenixville Area Middle School Cafeteria. The theme is “The Value of Diversity” with the Rev. Jim…
St. John’s is blessed with a cadre of faithful congregational leaders! Let us thank God for them! On Saturday, March 3rd our congregational council and committee/team leaders will gather for a morning of discernment, conversation, prayer and planning from 9 a.m. to 12 noon in the Eisenhower Room. Please keep them and our whole congregation in…
Help our youth fund their ASP servant trip to Kentucky . . . and have a great night out in Phoenixville. Go to Iron Hill for lunch or dinner on April 16th, and present them with a Give 20 coupon. 20% of your food bill will help our youth participate in the Appalachia Service Project…
Please bring your appetites and your baskets and join us on Saturday, March 24th for St. John’s annual Pancake Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt. First, enjoy a delicious meal at 9:00 a.m., prepared and served by our talented youth and adult helpers, and then at 10:00 a.m. watch the little ones seek out and find…