Activities and Announcements for week of March 19, 2023
Sunday, March 19
9:00 AM Sunday School
9:15 AM. Devotions at 4th & Faith
10:00 AM. Fellowship
10:30 AM Worship
Monday, March 20
10:00 AM Yoga @ Fourth & Faith
2:00 PM. Needles & Hookers
7:00 PM. Boy Scouts
7:00 PM Barbershop
Tuesday, March 21
2:00 PM. Women's Bible Study
6:30 PM Cub Scouts/Webelos
Wednesday, March 22
12-1 PM. Lenten Lunch - Fellowship Center
5:00 PM Choristers
5:30 PM. XOO
7:00 PM. Chancel Choir
Thursday, March 23 - Last day to order Easter Flowers
10:00 AM Yoga @ Fourth & Faith
Friday, March 24
Saturday, March 25
1-3 PM. Through Our Lens: A Glimpse of Our Latino Culture @ 4th & Faith
Sunday, March 26
9:00 AM Sunday School
9:15 AM. Devotions at 4th & Faith
10:00 AM. Fellowship
10:30 AM. Worship
Lenten Lunches The Spiritualty of Imagining Prayers Wednesdays in March from 12-1pm in the Fellowship Center
Lent is a wonderful time to work on one’s Spiritual Disciplines. Join us on Wednesdays in March (22 & 29) we will gather to learn and exercise our skill for Ignatian Prayer. St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) taught a form of reflective prayer that invites you to use your mind and imagination to engage in prayerful conversation with God and to recognize God’s presence in your daily life. This type of prayer invites the prayer giver to explore the depths of a gospel story. It asks us to consider our own reactions and feelings to a gospel story and to speak directly with God about what delights us and what disturbs us about the Good News we have read from the Bible.
With Ignatius as our guide, our imagination becomes a way to help us know and love God.
Giving free rein to our imagination, we feel the heat of the summer sun, smell the dust as we walk along, and sense the desperation of the sick who come to Jesus for healing. And not only do we hear the words recorded in the Gospels, but we also imagine other things Jesus might have said or done. Imaginative prayer helps Jesus come alive to us. Come & enjoy lunch, explore the Gospel, and share your new discoveries to help others grow in faith!
Come and Celebrate our Gallery of Photos! @ Fourth & Faith
Through Our Lens: A Glimpse of Our Latino Culture Saturday, March 25, 2023, 1p - 3pm
Photographs are the work of students who participated in the Adelante Arts Camp during the summer of 2022. It gives a unique look at life from their perspective as Latino Americans living in Tuscarawas County.
Clean-up Day with Dumpster!
Monday April 3rd (All Church) Begins at 4pm Pizza at 6pm
It’s time to order Potted Easter Plants!
The Sanctuary Committee will once be taking orders for Potted Easter Plants. As the grower has decreased the cost this year, each plant will be $9.50. ALL orders will be taken in the church office during the week through Thursday, March 23. The flowers will be used to decorate our sanctuary in spring magnificence on Easter Sunday. As in the past, we will publish your “in honor of” or “in memory of” in the Easter Sunday’s bulletin. We will sell daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, and lilies. An order form will need to be completed and All orders must be prepaid.
Holy Week Schedule
Palm Sunday, April 2
9:15 am Fourth & Faith
10:00 am Fellowship
10:30 am Worship
Maundy Thursday, April 6 @ 6:30pm
FELLOWSHIP, SUPPER WORSHIP, AND SHARING “40 Bag” EXPERIENCES, join us is the Social Hall
Good Friday, April 7
10a - 1p & 3p - 6p @ Join us at Fourth and Faith for Stations of the Cross
Easter Sunday, April 9
9:15 Fourth & Faith
10:00 am Fellowship
10:30 a.m. Worship/Communion/Hand Bells Play
Scholarship Money Available
Any member of St. John’s who is a high school senior or a college student may apply for a scholarship. Pick up your St. John’s Scholarship application in the office. Completed applications will be due on Sunday April 9.
Crafts for All Ages At Fourth & Faith
We are planning a special activity at Fourth and Faith for kids of all ages. On Monday, April 3 (which is the week of spring break) from 11:30 am until 1:30 pm, we will be making wooden Easter Bunnies to decorate your home for the Easter season. Please save your empty egg cartons for Bev Smith. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP to the Church office by calling 330-364-4458 or via email: church.secretary@doverstjohns.org
Lost and Found
Are you missing an umbrella? A hat or gloves? A key on a lanyard? Or a bike helmet? There is a collection of lost and found items on the coat rack outside the church office. Many have been there for quite some time. Please check to see if any items belong to you before they are donated for the church rummage sale. Thank you!