This Week on the Mountain for Sunday, January 31st

This Week on the Mountain

Sunday, January 31, 2021

The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany

Stewardship Campaign 2021

As of Wednesday of this week, we have joyfully received pledges from the following people. Fr. Dave, the Wardens, and Vestry are thankful for the faithfulness and generosity of...

Annual Meeting

Sunday, January 31, 10:45 am

The Annual Meeting of the Parish of St John on the Mountain will be on Sunday, January 31 immediately following the 10am service. The meeting will be by Zoom. The 2021 budget will be released and the Senior Warden, Members of Vestry and Delegates to Diocesan Convention will be elected.

All are able to attend. Members of the Parish in Good Standing are able to vote.

There is not an 8am liturgy on this day.

January 31: The 4th Sunday after the Epiphany

Sung Morning Prayer, 10 am

Please join us at

10 am Sung Morning Prayer, Church & Livestream

You are welcome to attend the 10 am service in-person or virtually. Space has been available the past few weeks. We urge you to do whatever feels safest to you!

The10 am liturgy is held in the Church where social distancing and safe procedures are maintained:

Every other pew is available for seating. Persons sit more than 6 feet apart.
Doors remain open to allow air to circulate.

If you are joining us at the 10 am in-person, please read the guidelines here before responding. Your reservation is acknowledgment that you have read and agree to conform to them,

The 10 am liturgy will continue to stream in the SJOTM Zoom Room as well.

All are welcome to and encouraged to join our Sunday Zoom Room Coffee Hour at 10:45 am.

This is the Zoom link

This is the Youtube link for the 10am Liturgy

The 10 am Service Leaflet is available here

Sunday School

We have two exciting opportunities for children to connect to SJOTM. Mrs. Mitchell is reading Bible stories for your children to enjoy and posting them to SJOTM's Facebook page. Check back each week for a new story!

In addition, at the beginning of each month families with children can come to church to pick up a craft bag. There will be four fairly simple crafts for your children to complete in each bag. Be sure to pick up a bag for each child in your family. Bags will be in a bin on the front porch of the parish office building during the first week of each month.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

Tuesday, February 16

Pancakes Delivered to Your Door or

Available for Pick-up

Confirmation students will be cooking pancakes to be delivered to your home or picked up at the church on Tuesday afternoon. Pancakes will need to be reheated before eaten.

Please email Lynn Mitchell to place your order. Be sure to include how many people will be eating pancakes at your home, so we know how many pancakes to deliver. Orders must be placed by Monday, February 8th.

St. John Nursery School Registration

Saint John's Nursery School is now accepting applications from current Nursery School families, School Alumni, and Church members. Applications and more information are available at the new school web page -sjns.org

Please return applications by January 29th to be included in the priority registration period. Applications from the general public will be accepted starting February 1st. Saint John's Nursery School is a play based, educational school focusing on the development of the whole child. The school offers classes for students ranging in age from 2 ½ to 5 years old. For questions please call 908-766-0374 or email director@sjotm.org

Listen to Sunday's Music

As we transition to in-person liturgies again, music of the day will continue to be posted on our SJOTM YouTube Channel. You can listen anytime throughout the week with this link . You can also Subscribe to our channel here for automatic updates and notifications.

Check out Our YouTube Channel

We are trying to get to 100 subscribers on our SJOTM YouTube channel so we can have a custom domain. Will you and your friends please SUBSCRIBE to our channel? You will receive automatic updates about our virtual liturgies, just in time for Christmas.

The Open Table Men's Group continues to meet

Wednesday, February 3, at 8:15 am

We are reading Love Is The Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. It is available on Amazon.com

Please contact Rich McGlynn here for more information. Especially contact Rich if you want to receive a reminder and the Zoom link early on Wednesday morning.

Watch for the Big Purple Envelope

Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on February 17

We're even sending home some "ashes."

A set of resources to help everyone of every age observe a holy lent have been created by everyone from the Outreach Commission to the Director of Christian Education. It will arrive at your house during the first week of February.

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