Weekly Updates | St. John’s Lutheran Church January 2023
Church Events
January 12 WINE Meeting*
January 15 2nd Sunday After Epiphany
January 16 MLK Day
The church office will be closed. Youth MLK Day of Service (ministry projects in and around SJLC)
January 29 Congregational Meeting
February 18 Leadership Retreat
Please join Joe Ley in the SharpYouth Room for conversation and Bible study; we will watch the video, share what caught our attention, and discuss a biblical truth that informs life today.
W.I.N.E. Meeting
January 12 at 6:30 pm
We are taking W.I.N.E. on the road! Natasha Patchen will be hosting us at her home and showing us her amazing nativity collection! We will still plan to meet there at 6:30pm.
Please email Kristen Williamson at kwilliamson@utmck.edu for details.
Adult Faith Formation Schedule
In January and February, we will explore the book of Isaiah, full of beautiful poetry, prophesies, warnings, and visions of hope. Through study and conversation, we will think about how we respond to homelessness, community building, identity, and care of children and elders through the lens of scripture. Isaiah was written during a time of exile for Israel, and it walks us back and forth from accountability to hope as we think about who and whose we are in the world. Isaiah calls people to see the error of past ways while hoping and working for a better, more just future. Please join us for all five classes as we study this beautiful, powerful book of the Bible.
January 15: An introduction to Isaiah: (building to chapter 5) Chuck Maland
January 22: From judgement to hope to comfort: moving from First Isaiah to Second Isaiah (chapter 5 and beyond)— Misty Anderson
January 29: CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
February 5: Every valley: comforting homeless Israel (focus on chapter 40)-Misty Anderson February 12: Quoting Jesus, quoting Isaiah: new life in Jerusalem (focus on chapter 61)-Misty Anderson and Pr. John Tirro
February 19: Recapping Isaiah in song: the music of IsaiahPr. John Tirro
January 15 January 22 Rob Bell’s “Trees” January 29 Congregational Meeting No Faith Formation February 5 Confirmation Preparation (no youth faith formation) February 12 Rob Bell’s “Sunday”
February 19 Rob Bell’s “Noise”
February 26 Rob Bell’s “Kickball”
SAVE THE DATE Leadership Retreat February 18, 2023 Grace Point Retreat Center in Kingston, TN Please consider participation as we explore ways we can love inclusively, grow spiritually, and serve faithfully! Growing God’s Servants, Serving God’s People! To foster a grace-filled relationship with God and neighbor, we love inclusively, grow spiritually, and serve faithfully. The Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Parade has been MOVED to JUNETEENTH, MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2023 at 10:00am Chilhowee Park Please join us in June to honor Martin Luther King at the Parade!