Archive for March 2021
O Sacred Head Now Wounded- A Hymn for Holy Week
By Rob Durocher Minister of Worship and the Arts, Deacon (Evangelical Lutheran Worship #351) O sacred Head, now wounded, with grief and shame weighed down, Now scornfully surrounded with thorns, Thine only crown; O sacred Head, what glory, what bliss till now was Thine! Yet, though despised and gory, I joy to call Thee mine.…
Read MoreHealthy Choices at the Child Development Center: Melissa Lamb joins the CDC as new cook
By Susan Shinn Turner Just as the Outdoor Learning Environment will provide children with fresh air and exercise, the St. John’s Child Development Center’s Advisory Committee wants to make children healthier on the inside, too. The center, which serves 140 children daily, provides breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack. “It has been a goal of…
Read MoreThe Other Side of the Wall Study with Pastor Munther Isaac
By Susan Shinn Turner More than two dozen members of St. John’s and residents of five other states participated in a recent four-week Bible study, The Other Side of the Wall, led by author Munther Isaac, pastor of our sister congregation in Bethlehem, Christmas Lutheran Church. Each week, the group discussed two to three chapters…
Read MoreI Want Jesus to Walk With Me (ELW 325): A Song for Our Lenten Journey
By Rob Durocher Minister or Worship and the Arts, Deacon Deep from the history of the African American Spiritual comes a song without a known author or a known source for its tune and yet it is one of the most powerful songs of longing for a champion, a comforter, and a guide along the…
Read MoreBradley Chestnut Accepts New Call in Bluffton S.C.
By Susan Shinn Turner Bradley Chestnut, St. John’s contemporary worship leader since 2016, will become worship leader/pastor at Live Oak Church in Bluffton, SC, near Hilton Head. He starts March 15, and his last Sunday at St. John’s is March 14. “It’s stressful but exciting,” says Chestnut, a native of Myrtle Beach, S.C. “Caitlin and…
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