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“Come to me all who are weary
and carry heavy burdens,
and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,
for I am gentle and humble in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls.

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Matthew 11: 28-30

Care for the Caregiver, taught by Rev. Tom Adil, MDiv, LPC, Bridge Support Pastor

Welcome to a journey of hope, hardship and the heart’s resilient capacity to get through it all with love. This class offers an in-depth look at the many complex issues that being a caregiver brings.  The class will develop provides tips, strategies and offer a biblical rationale for creating a sustainable path for those caring for family members or others needing help with daily living.

We will review the needs of those (especially) older adults who require care because of a serious health condition or disability. Because one third of Americans will have a disability at some point over the span of their life, the class also applies to other situations in which caregiving is needed.

The class will meet at 9:00-9:45 each Sunday in the Fireside Room beginning on October 12 and ending on November 2. At the end of the course, we will share available caregiving resources and the accumulated information developed throughout the course regarding self-support.

Class 1: Caregiving responsibilities and needs, faith perspectives, and unanticipated opportunities to delve deeper into a practice of prayer to assist each caregiver manage their own needs. Special circumstance, caregiving for a family member with a mental health challenge.

Class 2: A review of the need for self-care and ways to develop support for the caregiver. Common areas of stress for the caregiver and costs associated with assuming the role of caregiver. What works? – Sharing ways with each other how to take care of yourself.

Class 3: A review of the need for self-care. Special circumstances: Caregiving for persons with dementia; caring for a spouse.

Class 4: A review of the need for self-care. Special circumstances: Caregiving for a parent; caregiving for a grown child with a disability.

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Famine is now at unprecedented levels in Gaza. Help us support World Central Kitchen as they seek to scale up production to one million hot meals a day. The church will match the first $1,000 contributed.

Click here to make a tax-free gift online now. 

Or mail a check to:

St. John’s UCC, 500 W. Main Street, Lansdale, PA 19446

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We are excited to share that starting this fall, we will be offering two Sunday services: 8 am and 10:15 am. While the services will be very similar in format and style of worship, you can expect a quieter, more contemplative atmosphere at 8 am.

We look forward to sharing more worship and programming updates soon. In the meantime, please make note of the schedule transition below. Enjoy the rest of your summer!

Important Dates

➡️ Through August 31: One service at 9:30 am

➡️ Sunday, September 7 (Celebration & Water Sunday): One service at 10:15 am to welcome everyone back from summer travels!

➡️ Every Sunday starting September 14: Two services at 8:00 am and 10:15 am

St. John’s will be recognizing graduates from high school, college, grad school, etc, on June 8th, during the 9:30 am worship service. If you would like your graduate’s name to be included, please call or email the church office by Wednesday, June 4th with information about your grad. Thanks!

We are currently seeking St. John’s members interested in mentoring individuals who wish to join our church family. 

Mentors will aid in the acclimation process and participate in the “new member” dinner on Sunday, May 18th at 5PM. Additionally, mentors are invited to join us on “new member” Sunday, June 1st. 

To express interest in becoming a mentor, please contact one of the Pastors or Chriss Bodde.

With Gratitude,

Chriss Bodde
Elder Chair 

[email protected] 

Maundy Thursday is the day in Holy Week when we remember Jesus’ last supper in the Upper Room with his disciples on the night before he was crucified.

This is a ritual remembrance of Jesus’ last supper with his disciples. It is meant to not simply reenact the biblical story, but to enter into it with our own lives, loves, losses, and hopes. Questions focus on things like: sharing our thanksgivings, remembering a time when someone offered their life or sacrificed for someone else, our covenant with God’s larger family, etc. Dinner will include the breaking of bread and sharing of the cup (what we now call “communion”).

We will offer hand washing or foot washing for anyone who would like to do this – it is completely optional. We recall the ways in which the washing of feet before a meal was usually done by servants. But Jesus broke that convention by washing the feet of the ones he loved. In doing this, he modeled servant leadership.

So we can prepare the space, please sign up in advance.

RSVP for Maundy Thursday

Dear St. John’s Family: 

The Search and Call team would like to welcome the Rev. Linda Noonan to our St John’s family! 

We are excited to announce, that on Sunday November 17th, the members of St. John’s voted the Rev. Linda Noonan as our new Senior Pastor! Rev. Noonan is serving out her contract with her current church and will start her call with St John’s in March 2025. 

During the interview process for our new Senior Pastor, the Search and Call Team focused on the Core Competencies of our future Senior Pastor as outlined in our Church Profile; 

Collaborative

Compassionate

Inspirational

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