Faith+Life

By Stacey Shafer When you see and feel Jesus at work it’s a time to rejoice and be thankful. That’s exactly what I am feeling right now as my sweet friend Julie is awaiting Jesus to call her name home. I can picture a Father embracing His beloved child as she carried her cross higher…

St. John’s awarded scholarships to 34 students totaling $26,256. The scholarships are the result of generous gifts from members who want to encourage and support students in their post-secondary education. The scholarships are part of the St. John’s Benevolent Foundation, a $9 million foundation started in 1974. Congratulations to the following recipients: The Thomas E.…

By Stacey Shafer After the virus interrupted everyone’s life, Michele Johnson and her parents Richard and Delores Imblum made a decision that it would be best for Sophie to “move” into her grandparents home for a while to help all of them not have direct contact with Michele, a nurse practitioner at Autumn Care retirement…

By Susan Shinn Turner Ask Dr. Norman Sloop how he’s doing during the COVID-19 quarantine and he’s got two words: “Bored stiff!” That’s not exactly true. He’s using his free time to write his life stories on the computer, encouraged by his nephew, whom he and his late wife, Mary, raised. He’s completed 22 stories…

By Susan Shinn Turner For weeks now, Bill Johnson and the staff of Trinity Oaks Retirement Community have been working to keep residents safe from the spread of coronavirus. As of mid-April, the entire campus was on complete lockdown, with no resident being allowed off campus. “A lot of residents have learned how to do…

By Colleen Young Every Sunday, our boys, my husband, and I anxiously await our weekly visit with Mack and Meetta Lampert. Our connection with the Lamperts blossomed over the years. We always sat near each other at church and our boys gradually gravitated to their warm, welcoming personalities. We continued to speak with them Sunday…

By Sandy Jordan Last Friday, a friend of mine mentioned that her husband was making a cross to put in their yard so that neighbors could decorate it for Easter. I loved the idea and walked into my husband, Stan’s, office to ask him to make a cross. He was busy with tax season and helping his…

By Michael DeNise When you hear the word stewardship, what words and phrases come to mind? For many, it is money, giving, the annual campaign, and Consecration Sunday. In the traditional sense stewardship is generally thought as time, talent, and treasure. The truth is that stewardship is more than that – it is a calling…