Worship and Music
New Weekly Recovery Spiritual Service
Sundays at 6pm beginning November 30
Advent Choral Vespers at St. Thomas More Catholic Church
With the Combined Choirs af St. John’s, St. Thomas More, and St. Paul Reformation Lutheran
Thursday, December 4 at 7pm
Blue Christmas Service
Sunday, December 14 at 4pm
A Festival Of Lessons And Carols
Sunday, December 21 at 4pm
Community
Greens Trimming Party
Saturday, November 29 at 10am
Advent Wreath Making & Nativity Set Blessing
Sunday, November 30 at 11am
St. John’s Annual Christmas Party
Saturday, December 6:
4:30pm Bonfire And Carols
5pm Party With Small Plates From St. John’s Chefs
5pm Children’s Party
Give Us Wings Holiday Boutique
Sunday, December 7 from 9am-Noon
Report From Travelers To Kayoro, Uganda
Sunday, December 7 at 11am
Owls (Older, Wiser Laity) Christmas Tea
Wednesday, December 17 at 3pm
Hanging of the Greens
Wednesday, December 17 at 6pm
Formation
All-Parish Advent Read: “The Sabbath” by Abraham Joshua Heschel
Week of November 30: pp. i–xvi
What rituals bring you peace?
Week of December 7: pp. 1–32
How do you understand holiness?
Week of December `14: pp. 34–63
How do you find God in the everyday? Can human work be holy?
Week of December `21: pp. 64–101
What do rest and re-creation look like for you?
Faith Forum Series: “Sabbath as Resistance”
Sundays at 9am
November 30: The Incarnation of the God of Sabbath in the Early Church
Led by the Rev. Dr. Daniel Handschy
December 7: Creative generosity as a form of Sabbath resistance
Led by Terri Fishel
December 14: Discussion One on The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel
Led by Dr. Lynn Hartmann
December `21: Discussion Two on The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel
Led by the Rev. Craig Lemming
