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Church Events
March 12 3rd Sunday in Lent
Don’t forget to SPRING forward!
Faith Formation
APATT Sandwich Making
March 14 6:45 pm Youth Lenten Bible Study: The BIG Questions
March 15 6:00 PM Abbey Dinner with Communion
March 19 4th Sunday in Lent
What a gift to host Bishop Kevin Strickland and Assistant to the Bishop Allison Britton Lizdas for a Service of Renewal of Ordination Vows on Sunday, March 5!
Allison preached a powerful sermon about how Jesus sees us, frees us from those things that bind us; he lifts our drooping heads and accompanies us in new directions. Bishop Kevin provided sensitive pastoral care to rostered leaders and their families.
Nancy Klein Maland and Mari Firle Brooks hosted a beautiful reception, and tummies and souls were filled.
All in all, the day was a beautiful gift!
March 8, 15, 22, and 29
6:00 to 7:00 PM | Sparks Fellowship Hall
Our 1st Abbey Dinner last Wednesday was a lovely evening, with over 60 in attendance. Please plan to join us this Wednesday, March 8!
Do we have to be silent like monks? Definitely not!
Kids are encouraged to participate, but we’ll have helpers on hand, should or vice versa!
First, we’re borrowing from Southside Abbey in Chattanooga, a worship expression founded by Tyson House alumnus, the Rev. Dr. Bob Leopold. Second, our denominational founders, Martin and Katie Luther, lived in an abandoned monastery, and they hosted many dinner conversations, some of which were published as Luther’s Table Talk.
Third and most important, this meal is modeled on the first Communion, when Jesus blessed bread, saying, “This is my body, given for you." Then, after they had eaten, he blessed wine, “my blood, poured out for you, for the forgiveness of sin,” and led them out into the world.
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | ST. JOHN MARCH 2023W.I.N.E. Meeting
Women Inviting
Narrative Exploration
We will be meeting this Thursday, March 9 at 6:30 PM in the Welcome Center. Our time together will include fellowship, conversation, and program planning.
All Team Night | March 28 at 6:30—7:45
Evangelism Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Faith Formation Community Outreach
*Children & Youth *Habitat for Humanity
*Adult *Highways & Byways
Property *A Place at the Table
*Building *Christenberry Support
*Grounds *Family Promise
*Special Projects *Volunteer Ministry
*Safety & Security *Tyson House
Finance *Guatemala Partnership
Personnel Communications
Worship Stewardship
*Seasonal Worship Hospitality
*Worship Leaders *TLC
*Special Emphases *Congregational Events
Office Volunteers
This Sunday, March 12, we will be assembling the sandwiches after the 2nd service for A Place at theTable. We are also in need of donations of bread, meat and cheese, or peanut butter and jelly. We will be making sandwiches for 150 people.
Additionally,APATT needs volunteers on Mondays, any time between 2:30 and 7:30 PM. There are several ways to help, including setting up, transporting food from kitchen to tables, serving, and cleaning up.
Join us for our first quarterly All Team Night where we will learn, plan, and dream about ways we can live into our Mission and Vision Statements. Here is our schedule: 6:30 Total Group in Sparks Fellowship
6:50 Team Meetings
7:45 Departure
Annual Spring Cleanup
Saturday,April 1 Please Save the Date!
Holy Week Schedule (Sunday, April 2
Palm Sunday
April 2 at 9:00 and 11:00 am
Procession with Palms
Maundy Thursday
April 6 at 7:30pm
Holy Communion
Stripping of the Altar
Good Friday
April 7 at 7:30pm
Tenebrae (Office of Shadows)
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Sunday, April 9)
Easter Sunday
April 9
7:00 am
Sunrise Worship (begins in the Old Gray Cemetery)
9:00 AM
Festival Worship
10:10 AM
Brunch
Flowering of the Cross
Easter Egg Hunt
11:00am
Festival Worship