Sermon: “A Life-Giving ‘Ought'”
Scripture: Psalm 23:1 ; John 3:16-24
Our Sunday School program for Children continues as ‘St. John’s Carry-Out Connection’! April projects are now available in the church office during office hours! Questions? Contact Pastor Addie. All of the details are on the Sunday School page of this website! Click on this link to go to the Sunday School page Our Wednesday Chimes Concerts are held each Wednesday at 12 noon for about 1/2 hour. You may listen from your car, sit in the Meditation Garden, or listen from home on Facebook. Pat Rieker continues to be in the parking lot on Wednesdays from noon to 12:30 pm to receive food contributions for Manna on Main Street. Our In-Touch Tuesday video is featured on our Facebook page and our website! Each week Pastor Sue & Pastor Addie alternate presenting a message of inspiration. Go to the website menu and select “About Us”, then “In Touch Tuesday Video”. Are you missing our beautiful sanctuary? Worship will return here soon, but for now you have an opportunity on Thursday afternoons to sit in the sanctuary to meditate, pray or just admire the beautiful surroundings. Click the Getting Around St. John’s link for complete information about Thursday visits or contact the church office in advance.
Update: April 16, 2021: We are hopeful that we can return to a limited in-house Sunday morning worship service in June, 2021. Dates, times and special instructions will be announced as we get closer to June. A spike in the COVID-19 virus could affect this, so keep watching. These services will be recorded and the audio available here later on Sundays for those not comfortable to returning to a group setting yet.
Important Note for Members & Visitors: Many of the pages on this website concerning worship, choirs, groups and activities reflect how this was done at St. John’s prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic before March, 2020, and also we are hopeful that we will resume these activities as listed in the future. If you have any questions about the status of any activity listed on this website, please contact the church office. Thank you! UPDATE: St. John’s building remains closed for in-person worship & most activities, continuing for an indefinite time after that until we are certain we can safely reopen with new safety regulations in place. We are anticipating indoor worship in a limited form in early June – check our publications for updates. Please know that our staff is meeting online to study all options as to when and how to reopen, with the personal safety of everyone involved as our top priority!
You can also find updated information on our Facebook page.
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As noted above, most public meetings, in-house gatherings of groups, rehearsals, women’s retreat, concerts, classes as well as Sunday worship gatherings are cancelled OR being held online. When the status of events changes, we will post the news on this website! A reminder that your financial support is needed as much now as ever. You may leave your regular church offerings in the locked box outside the ramp door or mail them to the church – thank you! For important information about the coronavirus COVID-19 we have combined a wealth of resources on our website Health Ministry page. There is information you can trust from St. John’s, the UCC website, links to the CDC, WHO & John Hopkins University & Medicine, plus local information. Click the Health Ministry link below to go to the page on our ‘Missions’ tab.
We invite you to make a donation in memory/honor of a loved one to our flower ministry or our Emergency/Good Samaritan Fund to help our neighbors in need during this challenging time. Call the church office at 215-855-5489 during business hours or email: [email protected]
Miss last week’s service? The service is posted on our audio page: Click here for our Audio webpage. Click here for a recent article written by our Senior Pastor, Rev. Dr. Susan C. Bertolette
Mental health issues related to our lock down and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression and other mental health disorders. The relapse and overdose rate has increased by 30% since March 2020. NAMI, The National Alliance on Mental Illness has a 24-hour helpline: 800-950-6264.
Teenage & adult suicides are a reality in Montgomery & Bucks counties. Some are planned, many are accidental, but they all result in sadness for the families and friends of the victim.
Questions about St. John’s UCC Lansdale? Send an email to our church office: [email protected]