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“The gift I wanted to share.”: Mack Lampert retires after 20 years as financial secretary, Charlie Sowers served 28 years as treasurer
By Susan Shinn Turner If you think about it, St. John’s is like a big business, and it needs businesspeople to help it run smoothly. Mack Lampert and Charlie Sowers have been two of those people. That’s exactly why the Rev. Carl Sachtleben, a former senior pastor, asked Mack Lampert to serve as financial secretary…
Read MorePrayer Walk September 24
By Jane Ritchie Please join us September 24, between 4 – 5 pm at 215 N. Jackson Street for a prayer walk on the outdoor Labyrinth located behind the Blanton’s law office on Council Street. The Labyrinth is an ancient symbol for our life journey… our journey with and towards God. It is a tool…
Read MoreCongregation-wide Work Project at Salisbury High, Sept 9-10
By Susan Shinn Turner After completing projects at elementary and middle schools, St. John’s Serves this year will be working at Salisbury High School. The event is set for two days, 9 am to noon on Saturday, Sept. 9, and noon-3 pm on Sunday, Sept. 10. A sub lunch will be served on Sunday. “We…
Read MoreTrip 2: Guatemala Day 4
Blog 1: Today was so much fun! This morning we went to install stoves at a home near Antigua. The woman was very greatful and apprecitave of our work. The operation went smoothly until we had to drill the hole in the rof and didn’t have the right tool so we wernt able to finish the…
Read MoreTrip 2: Guatemala Day 3
Blog 1: Today I installed an ECO-Stove into a family’s home, played with the children at Escuela Integrada, made hats with the ninth graders for the people at the nursing home, danced at the nursing home, and played soccer with third and fourth graders. My favorite part of the day today was installing the stove…
Read MoreTrip 1: Guatemala Day 3
Blog 1: Buenos dias de Antigua, Guatemala! Today was our second day with the chicos at Escuela Integrada. This morning after a delicious breakfast of banana pancakes, we began our work painting various areas around the school. When the bell rang, we knew our work was over and we got to play with all of…
Read MoreTrip 1: Guatemala Day 1
Hurray! We’re here! We’ve experienced some delicious food and everyone is finally in bed after a little more than a 20 hour day for everyone in the group! It was a long day of traveling and taking in some of the sights and sounds of Guatemala City and Antigua. Our flights were smooth and we…
Read MoreFinancial Peace University
By Susan Shinn Turner Financial Peace University, held January 26-March 23 at St. John’s, was a resounding success for participants. At the conclusion of the nine-week course, 14 families had saved $25,660, paid off $21,358 in non-mortgage debt, and cut up 16 credit cards. “We really enjoyed it,” says Sandy Buechler, who took the course…
Read MoreVBS – Donation Request
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] We Need Your Help! For this year’s Vacation Bible School, we are in need of packing materials for an activity that will fill lots of GUTSY Bears. GUTSY stands for God’s Unique, Talented, Special You! On Day 1 of Imagination Station, kids learn that we are all highly complex creations of God, then they…
Read MoreDonate to the St. John’s Tent Village at Lutheridge
St. John’s has been asked to raise $50,000 to fund a new platform tent village at Lutheridge. The church has already received $20,000 towards the project. Adding the four elevated tree-house style platform tents will serve the camp’s High School Outdoor Adventure Program in several ways: The Outdoor Adventure Program at Lutheridge has grown during…
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