St. John’s is a ministry-based congregation … where our people come together in fellowship and service to each other, the local community, and the world.
Our ministries are organized into “pillar teams” in the areas of Worship & Music, Spiritual Formation, Christian Care, Fellowship & Mission, and Business Administration. Each pillar team is headed by a staff member, a member of the church council and those members of the congregation that wish to lead in each area.
Watch this space for a more details on how the ministries at St. John’s work to share the love of Christ.
For more information, contact our church office at 952.472.1416.
Join us for a moonlight trail walk on the Dakota Rail Trail February 4th from 6:00 – 9:00 P.M. You can cross-country ski, ski, snowshoe, or hike the trail of ice luminaries and warm up with hot chocolate, hot spiced cider, and treats at bonfires along the way. St. John’s bonfire will again be at the Fairview crossing. For more information, visit www.moonlighttrail.com or contact Liz Wallis [472-4525].
We will meet on Sunday, January 15th at 5:00 PM. At the time the REED went to press, we did not have a host and co-host signed up. Watch the up-coming bulletins for details. Bring a dish to pass [hotdish, salad, vegetable]. Host and Co-Hosts will furnish dessert, bread, coffee, and table service.
The St. Johns O.W.L.S. will get together on Tuesday, January 24th at 11:30 AM for a pot-luck lunch. Please come and help us plan or program for the rest of the year. We will meet at the library. Please join us for a new year of fun! All Seniors welcome! Questions??
In November, the Food Shelf did the following with your help:
169 families were served (not including thnaksgiving baskets)
303 Thanksgiving baskets were given out
472 Households got help from the foodshelf
12,000 pounds of food were given out
Approximately, 1,400 people benefited from the food shelf in our community this month.
*As the need increases, we are pleased to tell you so have our donations! Many generous community individuals, as well as groups continue to meet the demanding need…Praise the Lord!!!
*The biggest area of need we have right now is low sugar, nutrient rich cold cereal. Seems to be a quick easy meal or snack in lot’s of households.
Jonnie Goodmanson teaches faith and fitness classes in the Twin Cities area. She is the Lead Instructor Trainer for Holy Yoga and an injury massage therapist with an emphasis on structure and function of injuries. She taught anatomy and physiology as well as bodywork for five years at the Arizona School of Massage Therapy in Phoenix, AZ. She has a passion for teaching how to correctly use the body and use it as an offering to draw closer to God through Holy Yoga. Holy Yoga is an experiential worship created to deepen people’s connection to Christ. Our sole purpose is to facilitate a Christ honoring experience that offers an opportunity to belivers and non-believers alike to authentically connect to God through His Word, worship, and wellness. Come and join us as we practice a gentle class on Monday evenings at 6:30 P.M. in the Fellowship Hall. Just bring a mat, water bottle, and your desire to draw nearer to the Lord. Cost: $7.00 per session. Classes start Monday, December 19th.
Our December get-together will be hosted by Jim and JoAnn Nordlie (2505 Dunwoody Ave., Wayzata – 471-8846]. Each person is to bring a “white elephant gift” (wrapped) and an hors d’oeuvre or appetizer and your favorite beverage.
The O.W.L.S. will celebrate Christmas with a lovely dinner in the Atrium Dining Room of the Court at Presbyterian Homes on Monday, December 19th beginning at 11:30 A.M. Cost of the lunch will be $8.00. Sign up on the bulletin board or call Vonnie (472-6576) or Donna (472-1161) if you need a ride.
The Men’s Ministry of St Johns will be holding a meeting
on a Saturday Morning in January, to be announced, to introduce our next ministry project. The kickoff will feature a breakfast meeting and explanation of the following:
THE BIG QUESTION?
If God were to take you home today… what would your wife and children hold in their hands tomorrow that would let them know that they were the treasures of your life?
THE RIGHT ANSWER… Letters from Dad
You are invited on a journey… a journey to leave a legacy of Faith, Hope and Love through the lost art of letter writing. Your journey begins as you join a Legacy Group. Here you will work through the Letters from Dad curriculum where you will learn to write 5 specific types of letters. You will learn what it means to give THE BLESSING to your wife, children and grandchildren. In addition you will:
- Learn to write the things you have always wanted to say but just didn’t know how.
- Leave treasured letters of love that will be read long after you are gone.
- Learn to speak and write these Blessings to your family.
- Build deep and lasting relationships with other men in your Legacy Group.
- Store, in letter form, the only 3 things that remain:
Faith, Hope and Love.
- Finally, you will deliver your letters in our personally engraved, mahogany Treasure Boxes (purchased separately). Here the treasured letters you leave will be stored for your children and your children’s children.
Our Heavenly father left us a book of love letters called the Bible. We invite you to leave your book of love letters called… Letters from Dad.
Following the kickoff Saturday, we will meet once a month on Saturdays, to be scheduled for the next 4 months. Meetings will be about 2 hours in length.
St. John’s is a ministry-based congregation … where our people come together in fellowship and service to each other, the local community, and the world.