Stewardship letters were recently sent out with a letter from one of our vestry members and 2025 pledge cards. If you did not receive one, click here for a PDF. Please put your filled out pledge cards in the offering plate on Sunday or drop them off at Resurrection Hall during the week no later than this Sunday, November 10th.

Ministry leaders, if you received a Budget Request Form for 2025, please be sure to get them to Sally by November 8th. 

A friendly reminder, checks should be made out to "St John's Parish Church". Please ensure you fill out your checks correctly so that your offering may be used for the continued stewardship of our church.

Recipients love receiving a picture of their giving family so please consider including one. One shoebox recipient who moved to the US as an adult spoke at an Operation Christmas Child gathering and shared about how she put the picture she received up on her bunk bed so she could look at it often. Remember, boxes are $10 to ship.  Organizers prefer that the money be given online or be mailed to Samaritan’s Purse.  We still have some boxes available at Resurrection Hall should anyone want one or more.  The due date for the boxes is next Sunday, November 17.  Happy packing and thanks for participating.

Haut Gap Middle School
Connection Corridor
Sunday, November 10th & 17th
After the Worship Service

The Peru team has extended their bake sale to include November 17th.  Select made-from-scratch, home-baked goodies at church on Sunday or Pre-Order items to have made later. If you like to bake, the Peru Team also invites you to donate baked goods to help raise funds for their mission trip. For more information, contact Charlotte Crosland.

Order made-from-scratch goodies:
Brownies
Carrot Cake
Sour Cream Pound Cake
Lemon Poppyseed Pound Cake
Chocolate Ganache Cake

Women, come join  us tonight for a study on the book of Colossians; 7:30PM-8:30PM in the Library at Resurrection Hall, Thursdays, November 7 - December 19.  Through the Book of Colossians, discover what it means to find fulfillment in the Lord Jesus Christ. For more information, contact Lori Moore.

The 17th Annual Feeding of the Multitude will be held this year at Berkeley Electric Cooperative, 1135 Main Rd, Johns Island. Over 25 churches come together each year to serve people who have financial challenges.  Our goal is that every family on Johns and Wadmalaw Islands will have a Thanksgiving meal, and each person will feel the love and joy of Jesus Christ.

Please sign up after church with Meemee Williams, Nathan Gilkeson, or Claudia Boyce.

Registration is now open for Matthew 2025, starting January 15th.  Please register now so we can get our books before Thanksgiving. The invitation is pasted below so you can copy and paste it into an email to anyone you would like to invite. They will to need use our link, not the one on the campus website.  Thank you.

Here is the link: https://drawingneartogod.charityproud.org/
EventRegistration/Index/19394

Come join us at Resurrection Hall on December 1 at 4PM for an Evening with St Nicholas and advent wreath making. This is an activity for all ages and a great opportunity for fellowship and fun. 

Click the link below to download a full schedule of our services and events for Advent & Christmas.

The owners of Hart Meadows Ranch have generously offered a space for us to worship on Christmas Eve this year. Mark your calendars for a truly blessed evening at a beautiful location. Service starts at 4pm, December 24. 

We just kicked off an additional Sunday school class to better facilitate the needs of our children. In order to be successful, we need your help. It's fun, easy and fulfilling. Agnes provides everything - the lesson and the supplies. Please consider volunteering.

Keep up with everything St John's Parish Church is doing with our new mobile app. Listen to sermons, see the latest news and upcoming events, watch past worship services or tithe straight from the app. The goal of the app is to give you easy access and tools to stay up to date and connected. Scan the QR code or tap the link to download the app.

A big thanks to Miles Hanckel & Mark Hocutt for tag teaming our Smoked Chicken lunch for All Saints Sunday, and thank you to everyone who pitched in to help with the luncheon.

November 8th - 10th:
Regenerate High School Retreat
at Camp Bob Cooper

December 1st:
An Evening with St. Nicholas
at Resurrection Hall

December 22nd:
Children's Christmas Program (Advent 4)
at Haut Gap Middle School

December 24th:
Christmas Eve Service
at Hart Meadows Ranch

Sally Frazier is a long time member of St John's Parish Church and her kind temperment is known by many. What may not be known is her ministry to Haut Gap Middle School which extends back several years to a day when Haut Gap didn't thrive like it does today. Many have stipulated that it is through her and her husband's ministry that Haut Gap did not need to shut down. Her enthusiasm to support Haut Gap wasn't a one time gig, though. As pictured above from the recent Fall Festival at Haut Gap, she shares the love of Christ with the students of Haut Gap —sometimes via s'mores— on a regular basis. Next time you see her, be sure to ask about the incredible ministry God has placed her in.

During Thanksgiving week (Nov. 22-28, 2024)  a total of 13 missioners ranging in age from 14-80 will serve in Peru; five of the missioners are from our high school youth group. Our mission will include visits to the Diocesan House for a meeting with Bishop Jorge, celebration with Peruvian youth at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in Lima, worship with our friends at Sagrada Familia Church in Villa Maria, and fellowship with San Mateo Anglican School in San Juan de Lurigancho.  

Through interactions with people of another culture and language, we pray that God will expand our appreciation of how His gospel crosses every barrier to make us one in Christ Jesus.  Further, as we reconnect with leaders and friends, we seek to discern vision and opportunities moving forward. What a blessing to be able to strengthen already established relationships and build new ones as well!

1 Kings 17:8-16
Psalm 146
Hebrews 9:24-28
Mark 12:38-44

Sermon

The flowers were given to the glory of God
and in memory of Joe Minshew
and all the saints of St John's Parish Church
by Faye Minshew.

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If you would like to dedicate Altar Flowers in 2024 in honor or remembrance of a loved one, please contact Sally at sdixon@stjohnsparish.net.

Dear Heavenly Father,

Together we are united with the saints of the household of God; built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Jesus Christ himself being the cornerstone. In Christ alone our church is being joined together, and is growing into a holy temple of the Lord by the Spirit. By Your wisdom may we discern what You want us to build; Through Jesus Christ our Lord and the power of the Holy Spirit,

Amen.