Apr 6, 2026 | Letters From Pastor
Happy Easter to everyone. Christ has risen. He has risen indeed! Alleluia. I plan for this to be a short letter. I want to enjoy Easter with my family: three grandchildren, two daughters with their husbands, and three dogs. Everyone’s a little hyped up on...
Mar 30, 2026 | Letters From Pastor
My brothers and sisters in Christ, My friends, Holy Week has officially started. It started last weekend with Palm/Passion Weekend. For your Pastor, it is probably one of the busiest weeks of the year. But it is not only busy for me, but it is busy for many...
Mar 23, 2026 | Letters From Pastor
My brothers and sisters in Christ, Even for a little while, didn’t it feel good to crack the windows open? To remove some of that stale winter air with fresh spring/summer air. It sure felt like summer. I even moved outside to write some of this letter. I am very...
Mar 16, 2026 | Letters From Pastor
My brothers and sisters in Christ, How are your Intentional Acts coming for Lent? Some of the acts are subtle. Some of them are in the form of daily activities, while others are a one-time act. I saw one activity was making baked goods and bringing it over to a...
Mar 9, 2026 | Letters From Pastor
My brothers and sisters in Christ, It was one of those crazy weekends for your Pastor and the church. It was our annual sausage-making event. If I have the schedule correct, volunteers on Friday came in and cut the meat into pieces to make the sausage. Then on...
Mar 2, 2026 | Letters From Pastor
My brothers and sisters in Christ, Thank you, Lois, for your Temple Talk. If you missed it, she talked about how she came to St. John’s. She didn’t mention once that it was a rousing sermon that brought her to our church. It was the people. It was all of us putting...
