Archive for October 2021
An Unexpected Hero
By Susan Shinn Turner This spring, Steven Page was contacted about being a potential match for a peripheral blood stem cell donation. He’d had a cheek swab as part of signing up for Be The Match register. He was asked to get another cheek swab, but didn’t hear anything back until this summer, when he…
Read MoreRyan Brady Completes His Eagle Scout Project
By Susan Shinn Turner Congratulations to Ryan Brady, who will receive his Eagle Scout award in December at St. John’s. Ryan is a member of Troop 443. For his Eagle Scout project, Ryan built a shelter at Happy’s Farm. Rhonda Roseman offers after-school tutoring there, but it’s so much more. She has basically transformed the…
Read MoreShop Seasons Gifts This Fall
By Diane Poole Many new baby and children’s toys, puzzles, and gift items are now on the gift shop shelves in time for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Bunnies by the Bay and Sigikid stuffed animals continue to be popular items, and we have more coming in the end of October. Buyers Sherry Mason-Brown and Kim Lentz…
Read MoreMeet Our New Nursery Workers: Kaley and Emily Almond
By Susan Shinn Turner Sisters Kaley and Emily Almond are new nursery workers for the 9:27 and 11 am services. After attending St. John’s for some time, Emily and Kaley joined St. John’s in August. Kaley has just started graduate school at Pfeiffer University, studying for a master’s in occupational therapy. Emily is a senior…
Read MoreAdam Ryerson Named New Scoutmaster for Troop 443
By Susan Shinn Turner Adam Ryerson is the new Scoutmaster for St. John’s Scout Troop 443. Ryerson is retired from the Air Force, where he spent four years on active duty and 16 years in the Guard. He’s now Fire Marshal for the City of Concord. Ryerson started with Troop 443 as a parent in…
Read MoreGod’s Work. Our Hands.
Each year, Lutherans from all around the country gather with their congregations for a day of service to celebrate who we are as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America – one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor. Service activities offer an opportunity for us to explore one of our most basic…
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