Join us at 4pm, this Sunday, December 21, for Christmas Under the Pines, a service of Lessons and Carols with Holy Eucharist. This will be our first service at Church Place. We invite you to come early at 3:30pm to walk the grounds and see the property. Following the service, we will have dinner and a time of fellowship. Be sure to bring a comfortable chair and dress appropriately for the weather, as this is an outdoor service.

Church Place - 1655 Main Rd. Johns Island, 29455

Grandparents, please note that Grandparents at Prayer will not meet this Sunday, December 21. We will next meet on Sunday, January 18. 

We are once again blessed to have our Christmas Eve service at Hart Meadows Ranch. Join us for a truly blessed evening as we celebrate the coming of Jesus Christ.

Hart Meadows Ranch - 2837 Edenvale Rd, Johns Island

Join us at 10AM Christmas morning for our Christmas Day Service at Resurrection Hall: 1811 Paulette Drive Johns Island, SC 29455.

Offering envelopes will be available to pick up at Haut Gap this Sunday for anyone who indicated they would like them on their pledge form. If you don't see yours or didn't indicate you wanted envelopes on your pledge form but would still like some, please contact Sally Dixon.

Philip Bryan has hand crafted several wooden boxes to help raise funds for building on the new property. They are available for pickup at Resurrection Hall with a donation to the Building Fund or see Debbie Hawkins in the Connection Corridor on Sunday. Come take a look while supplies last. All proceeds go directly to the Building Fund.

2026 Parish Calendars are here and currently available! See Debbie Hawkins in the Connection Corridor on Sunday or Resurrection Hall during the week to get yours. Each month features a different photo of our parish family, and the back features the Parish Photo we took on Pentecost Sunday. Suggested minimum donations are $50 per calendar, and all proceeds go directly to the Building Fund. Get yours while supplies last.

Women of all ages join us as we start a new six week study on David Jeremiah's 1 & 2 Timothy & Titus: The Way to Live and Lead for Christ. 7PM Thursday nights beginning January 8. Led by Curry Smoak, Lynn Gervais, and Ginni Quisenberry. Get the book on Amazon. 

Mark your calendars for our Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 25th, 2026. Our worship service will start an hour earlier at 9AM and the meeting will immediately follow. During the meeting, we will elect new vestry members and elect delegates to attend the diocesan convention. We will also discuss what 2026 will look like for St John's Parish Church.

Is God calling you to serve? Or is there someone else He's put on your heart to ask? Prayerfully consider who God is calling to serve on vestry this next year. We have four vestry members rotating off and need replacements. Fill out the vestry nomination form and send it and a short bio to Sally Dixon no later than January 12th. Please be sure to ask those you'd like to nominate before submitting their name as a nomination.

It's time for us to turn in our Ministry Reports for our annual meeting in January. Ministry leaders, this is an opportunity to share with everyone in the congregation what you and your ministry did in 2025. Please turn your report in to Sally Dixon as a Microsoft Word document no later than January 12th.

Please note, the Parish office will be closed from December 25, 2025 to January 4th, 2026 in observance of Christmas and New Year's Day. Regular office hours will resume January 6th.

Our Sunday School kids have been learning about Moses, a faithful shepherd who listened to God’s voice, along with other Bible heroes like Jonah and David. Each lesson teaches stewardship and thanksgiving, helping children grow in gratitude and faith.

We’re so thankful for our amazing volunteers who make each Sunday special! As we move into Advent and Christmas, we look forward to a special program on December 21, led by Susan Baker, Angie Baughman, Kristi Becks and Julie Stroble.

The Altar Guild works behind the scenes to maintain and enhance our sacred places and to help increase our parish family’s awareness of God. Currently, they prepare the altar area at Haut Gap for all services and Resurrection Hall and offsite locations for special services.

The Altar Guild welcomes new volunteers in a variety of capacities. If you are interested in helping to bless our church family, please contact Linda Hihn, Debbie Hawkins or the Church office. 

The flowers are given to the glory of God
and in honor of Philip Dixon Jr. & Ben Dixon’s birthdays
by the Dixon family..
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If you would like to dedicate Altar Flowers in 2026 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.

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