January 27, 2025

Highest Priority! Today is the last day to order sausage as part of the Youth Fundraiser. It comes in a 5 pound bag for just $20. It’s delicious and comes from a Scarpaci family recipe. Please call the church office at 815-223-1144 to get your order in! Second...

January 20, 2025

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,  Thank you Paul Baker for leading the worship service last weekend.  You are truly a gift to this pastor.  I am wondering if there is someone else like Paul who would want to preach?  It is where I started to hear my call.  That...

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...