January 13, 2025

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,  Our deepest sympathies go out to the Hammer family.  Janice Hammer passed away a week ago.  Services were held at St. Johns on Friday.  With her family, we will mourn her loss.  She was a fixture in our Sunday school program.  She...

January 6, 2025

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,  I want to thank everyone for honoring my days off.  I wish I could say we went somewhere cool or warm, but we didn’t.  We sort of hung around a little bit, spending most of our time at our house in Lake Wildwood.  It was very nice...

December 31, 2024

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, On Vacation! Happy New Year! **** Be back in the office January 2. What God mostly does is love you.  (excerpt from Mostly What God Does by Savannah Guthrie) Pastor Tom 815-223-1144 [email protected] Readings for the weekend...

Merry Christmas

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,  Merry Christmas & Happy New Year What God mostly does is love you.  (excerpt from Mostly What God Does by Savannah Guthrie)   Pastor Tom 815-223-1144 [email protected] Readings for 1st weekend of Christmas– December...

December 23, 2024

The Church Council wrapped up 2024 on Tuesday night. Lots of information was covered, including plans for the coming year. There are two event dates set for next year to keep in mind. The first comes from the Children’s Spiritual Life & Education Committee, the...