Congregation News

Nov 23

Update from the St. John’s Kindergarten

Trisha Ritchie St. John’s Kindergarten began in person learning on Aug. 17. Due to COVID-19 the school implemented many procedures to keep the children and staff as...

Nov 20

Child Development Center Outdoor Learning Environment

By Barbara Corriher We’re sure if you have driven along West Innes Street you have noticed the excitement that is occurring almost daily as our Outdoor Learning Environment becomes a...

Nov 10

Thanksgiving for Martin Luther, Doctor and Reformer of the Church

By Rob Durocher Minister of Worship and the Arts, Deacon This week, we remember and give thanks for the life and ministry of Martin Luther who was born on November...

Oct 30

So Great A Cloud of Witnesses!: The Story of the Hymn “For All the Saints” (ELW #422)

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with...

Oct 23

Still Going Strong

For Over 50 Years, Yvonne Yost, Carole Parrott’s Mother, Has Served Cross of Christ Lutheran as Volunteer Organist By Susan Shinn Turner Rand and Yvonne Yost were married in June...

Oct 21

Confirmation – An Affirmation of Baptism

By Rob Durocher, Minister of Worship and the Arts This Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020 at our 11 am online worship, we will celebrate the Affirmation of Baptism for four of...

Oct 19

The Church’s One Foundation: A Hymn for the Reformation

The church's one foundation is Jesus Christ her Lord; she is his new creation by water and the Word. From heaven he came and sought her to be his holy...

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Oct 14

St. Teresa of Avila– A Renewer of the Church, A Saint and A Child of God

Peter Paul Rubens / CC BY-SA (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) By Rob Durocher, Minister of Worship and the Arts We tend to think of saints in terms of the...

Oct 12

St. John’s Members Volunteer in the Community

By Susan Shinn Turner While some volunteer groups connected to St. John’s are on pause, others are finding different ways to participate. The Rainbow Makers, which serves the Child Development...

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The Pastor's Blog

Thank you to Joe Sims for sharing this beautiful photo, taken from inside Bell Tower Green. The new park in downtown Salisbury — directly across the street from
St. John’s — opened to the public on Oct.1.

Nov 09

Calling a New Pastor

Thank you to Joe Sims for sharing this beautiful photo, taken from inside Bell Tower Green. The new park in downtown Salisbury — directly across the...

Jul 29

Connected by an Invisible String

Sisters and Brothers, As I reflect on the last three and a half years that I have spent with you, I am so incredibly grateful. St. John’s and Salisbury will...

Jan 12

A Message for a New Year

Sisters and Brothers, There is nothing better than a new planner! Ok, maybe not for you, but for me, the flipping of the calendar to a new year means a...

Sep 04

Waves of Grief …And Love, Grace, and Peace

Sisters and Brothers, “Grief is like waves.” If you have heard me talk about death, you know that this is my motto. Grief is like waves in the ocean. It...