Come join your friends from St. Johns at an evening of food and entertainment based on the famous Christmas movie at Dr. Jazz in Lebanon, IL on December 6th. More details and a sign up sheet are in the foyer.
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New Beginnings annual vendor fair will be held from 9am to 1pm on Sunday, December 2nd. Get a leg up on your holiday shopping, and support our church’s ministry at the same time. A light lunch will be available.
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We will be Caroling, beginning with pizza at 6 pm. We will be leaving the church at 6:30 pm A sign up sheet is in the foyer!
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The Board of the New Athens Home for the Aged is sponsoring a chicken and beer benefit dance from 5:30-11:30 pm on November 10 at the St. Clair County Event Center. Music will be by “Boulderdash” A silent auction and 50/50 drawing will be held as...
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The Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Concerning Spiritual Gifts 12 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans...
Read moreThe Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost Scripture Reading: John 4 Jesus Talks With a Samaritan Woman 4 Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John— 2 although in fact it was not Jesus...
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The Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost Scripture Reading: Mark 10:35-45 The Request of James and John 35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.” 36 “What do you...
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The Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost Scripture Reading: Genesis 1:1-2:3 The Beginning 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formlessand empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit...
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The Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost Scripture Reading: Mark 10:2-16 2 Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” 3 “What did Moses command you?” he replied. 4 They said, “Moses permitted a man to...
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The Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost Scripture Reading: Esther 7, 9:20-22 Haman Impaled 7 So the king and Haman went to Queen Esther’s banquet, 2 and as they were drinking wineon the second day, the king again asked, “Queen Esther, what is...
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The Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost – Scripture Reading: Mark 9:30-37 Jesus Predicts His Death a Second Time 30 They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were, 31 because he was...
Read moreThis Pig Is On a Mission from God! Tickets for our annual hog raffle are going on sale, and can be purchased from any Council member. Proceeds benefit our congregation’s general fund. Thanks to Nuernberger farm for donating the hog, and to Lehr’s...
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