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..
January 10: The Baptism of Our Lord
Spoken Holy Eucharist Rite I, 8 am
Festal Eucharist & Renewal of Baptism Vows, 10 am
Please join us at
8 am Spoken Holy Eucharist, Rite I, Church
10 am Festal Eucharist & Renewal of Baptism Vows, Church & Livestream
You are welcome to attend the 8 or 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!
The 8 am & 10 am liturgies are 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 8 or 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 8 & 10 am liturgies 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.
Many of us look forward to the Sunday afternoon in early January when we gather each year to collate the items that go into First-Night Bags .
This, of course, is a season during which we can not gather. If you would be interested in scheduling a time for your "pod" to meet in the Parish House to do some of this essential work, please contact Hilary Thomas here.
The Outreach Committee will be zooming on Tuesday, January 12 at 7pm.
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.
Check out Our YouTube Channel
1. 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.
2. In case you missed it, you are invited to sing, pray, watch, and enjoy our Advent Evensong, now available on our YouTube Channel at any time.
Music in Somerset Hills
Saturday, January 9, 2021. Visit www.musicsh.orgfor details.This concert is only web-based.
This concert brings to our repertoire an enchanting form of music we have not previously featured - music that was composed for the Royal Court of France in the century before the Revolution, during the reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XV. It was a time when French music went its own way, led by its two greatest composers, Lully and Rameau, and inspired by the glory ("la Gloire") of the Sun King, who was himself an accomplished dancer - which is why much of the music was written for dance.
The Open Table Men's Group continues to meet
Wednesday, January 13, 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.
Vestry Nominations
The following people are soliciting nominations for the incoming Vestry Class of 2023. If you yourself or someone you know might consider serving as a member of the vestry, please contact
