It's time to renew our prayer list, and build a fresh list of names to be prayed for during the Prayers of the People in our weekly services.
As of January 1, 2017, the current list will be erased. If you wish to have someone on the list, please let Joanne in the office know and she will compile a new list. You may contact Joanne at 603-436-8283 or administrator@stjohnsnh.org.
WOMEN'S BOOK GROUP
The next book the Thursday night Women's book group will be reading is Hillbilly Elegy. Please join us on January 5th to discuss this important book. A paragraph from the review in the NY Times is below. Any questions please call: Conni White, 603-498-7605 or email conni@senh.biz.
"Mr. Vance offers a compassionate, discerning sociological analysis of the white underclass that has helped drive the politics of rebellion, particularly the ascent of Donald J. Trump. Combining thoughtful inquiry with firsthand experience, Mr. Vance has inadvertently provided a civilized reference guide for an uncivilized election, and he's done so in a vocabulary intelligible to both Democrats and Republicans."
ADULT FORMATION
Adult Formation Offering
Wednesdays, beginning January 11
7:00 - 8:30 in the Philbrick Room
For our formation time leading us to Lent, we'll "read, mark, and inwardly digest" The Lord's Prayer using John Dominic Crossan's work The Greatest Prayer: Rediscovering the Revolutionary Message of The Lord's Prayer. We'll read a chapter each week - about 20 pages - and come together for conversation and reflection.
Copies of the paperback book are available from Charlie Nichols or Anne Williamson for a $10 donation. The book is also available for Kindle and in audiobook format.
Annual Report Ministry submissions need to be in by Wednesday, January 18th in order to be formatted and printed for the meeting. Please email Joanne at administrator@stjohnsnh.org what you'd like to be included in the report.
PRAYER
Dear Friends,
As this Christmas season draws to close and we prepare to celebrate Epiphany tomorrow, here is a lovely Irish Christmas blessing shared by fellow parishioners:
