Our Christmas Eve Service will be happening on Friday December 24, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. We will be joining together for a candle light ceremony, communion, singing of Christmas Carols, and a Christmas message provided by Rev. Barry Bordenkircher. We hope you can join us as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
St. John’s is excited to announce that the season of Advent is quickly approaching. The dates of Advent will be the following for this year: November 28 – Hope December 5 – Peace December 12 – Joy December 19 – Love We will be celebrating the season of Advent with the lighting of the candles by our Candle Bearers, singing advent carols,…
A generous challenge has been issued to our congregation to support the Joe Haas Sr. Choral Scholars Fund! A wonderful couple in our church who are long time supporters of our music program have agreed to match your donation dollar for dollar up to $10,000. The program allows us to pay a small stipend to our CCM singers to help with their…
We now have childcare workers available for our infants, toddlers and preschoolers on Sunday morning. The nursery is located in the South Hallway and is available for children to be dropped off starting at 9:00 a.m. You can ask any usher for assistance or information about this program. Please click on the link for more information:
After a two year absence due to Covid, our annual Christmas Concert will return this year. On December 12th at 7 pm our Chancel Choir and full orchestra will present “Let There Be Christmas” by Joseph Martin. Our choir is already busy preparing this beautiful music for your enjoyment. This joyous Christmas Cantata will surely move your spirit into the true meaning of Christmas. This cantata is…
The Fall meeting of the Southwest Ohio Northern Kentucky Association, UCC was on November 6. Below is a link to the meeting! This year, our keynote speaker was the Rev. Dr. Robin Meyers! Robin is a nationally-known and sought UCC minister, peace activist, philosopher and author of seven books on Progressive Christianity and Western society. He has been a syndicated columnist and…
On Sunday November 7, St. John’s held the official Installation Service for our new Pastor the Rev. Barry Bordenkircher. Ministers of local churches, members of the association, and members and friends of St. John’s all attended the service. The service was filled with scripture readings, a special message delivered by the Rev. Glen Shedlock, and a charge of the minister and the…
The Neighbors in Need offering, which we will receive on Sunday, October 3, 2021, supports the UCC’s ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States. Two-thirds of the offering is used by the UCC’s Justice and Witness Ministries to fund a wide array of local and national justice initiatives, advocacy efforts, and direct service projects. Through ucc.org/justice, our national Justice and…
On Sunday, September 12th as part of our Blessing of the Backpacks, we will be having a cookies and lemonade reception at the side of the church. We are asking if any of our members could drop off some cookies on Thursday or Friday by 1:00 pm or just drop them off on Sunday morning. Please plan to join us after church on the 12th…