Loving God, Loving People, Changing Lives
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Weekly Disciple
November 22, 2019
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OMELETTE SUNDAY THIS SUNDAY
Create your own omelette today in the Sonshine Cafe! From 8:00 am until 12:45 pm, $5!
PRAYER IN ADVENT
Prayer in Advent is a 3-week advent study on prayer based on the book Listen: Praying in a Noisy World by the late Rueben P. Job. There is a weekly prayer practice for each of the 3 weeks: Sitting in Silence, Intentional Listening and Remembering God’s Love. These practices will be part of a structured daily session with prayer. Each Thursday we will have quiet time to calm the noisy Christmas shopping and discuss of your experiences and reflect and pray together. This is an opportunity for time during advent to prepare your heart again to receive the precious gift we receive in Jesus. Taught by Donna Berry, certified spiritual director and credentialed coach. If interested in taking this study, please call Debbie at 883-9717, ext. 138 or email her at reception@stjohns-abq.org to sign up.
MEMORY CAFE TEAM LEADERS NEEDED
We are looking to enlist the assistance of 4 or 5 more team leaders for our dynamic Memory Cafe Program in 2020. We need a couple of volunteers to plan & provide simple monthly snacks and a couple of volunteers to help with quarterly program planning. If interested, call Angie Young at 715-0292 or sign-up in the Hospitality Center, and Angie will provide more details.
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UMW CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON
All ladies of the church are invited to attend the annual UMW Christmas Luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 5. We'll begin our festive program at 10:30 am in the Family Life Center. Lunch, served by Chef Tim, will consist of a chicken entree, salad, fruit, and dessert, at a cost of $12 per person. You need not be a member of UMW to participate, so please make your reservation, today. Guests and spouses are also invited. Reservations are required by contacting Beth Cudney at randbcudney@gmail.com or 821-8605, by December 1. Payment may be made on the day of the luncheon. We hope you'll join us for this time of food, fun, and fellowship!
REVERSE ADVENT CALENDAR
Everyone loves advent calendars to count them down to Christmas Day. Have you heard of a REVERSE ADVENT CALENDAR? So, here’s how it works. Pick up a Reverse Advent Calendar sheet at the Hospitality Centers or on-line
HERE. Gather a box and each day beginning December 1, add a food item to your box at home. On Christmas Eve (or the Sunday prior) bring the collected items to the Hospitality Centers to be donated to Silver Horizons. If you want to do your own thing during the month, that works! Just find some way to help feed the hungry during the month of December.
WORSHIP ARTS VOLUNTEER
Worship Arts is looking for volunteers to help decorate for Advent on Friday, November 29, 2019 at 12:00pm. Come enjoy pizza in the Sonshine Cafe first then we will get busy throughout the church. Please RSVP to Beth or Don Zerwekh 505-459-1108.
YOU HAD TO BE THERE! A LOOK AT CROWDS IN THE BIBLE.
Moses, David, John the Baptist, Peter, Philip the Evangelist, and Paul all drew crowds, but Jesus was a superstar who attracted enormous crowds wherever he went. Sometimes the crowd filled a house, but other times the crowd encompassed thousands of people. St. John’s email Bible study will examine how big the crowds were, where and why the crowds gathered, and who was in the crowds. During this shopping season, instead of complaining about the long lines in grocery stores, full parking lots, and busy malls, let’s think about what it was like to be one of the crowd in biblical times. Pick up a study guide in the Welcome Center, or call or write Regina Hunter at 294-2877, drhunter@nmia.com, to join St. John’s largest on-going study. Study tips and scripture readings are emailed on weekdays, but we each read at a time of our own choosing.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE
There will be no WNL dinner or classes on Wednesday, November 27!
THANKSGIVING WEEK CLOSURE
The church offices will be closed on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29. NO classes will meet on Friday.
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Earn all you can, Save all you can, and Give all you can. (John Wesley)
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Click the image below to download our Advent & Christmas calendar!
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STUDENTS IN WORSHIP TODAY
Today is the 4th Sunday of the month, so the youth ministry students will be present in the Abide worship service, as usual today; Next Week we will be back at Round Table upstairs in room 260.
YOUTH SERVING THE HOMELESS AT FIRST UMC
TODAY, November 24, our youth group will go down to 1st UMC and serve the homeless at their Community of Hope gathering from 12:30-2:30 pm. Drop off and Pick up at 1st UMC (315 Coal AVE SW) Then M&M + Hang time (below):
M&M MEETING & HANG TIME TODAY
After we serve the homeless @1st UMC (above), come back to St. John’s for a youth and parent meeting to discuss M&M and future Summer trips in room 260 @3:00 pm. Students, a movie and game Hang-Time will follow rom 4:00-6:00 pm.
SONRISE CHOIR
Hey there! Come sing with us in the Sonrise Youth Choir! Find us on Instagram here: instagram.com/sonrisechoir.
Learn more about our Youth programs
here
!
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Friday, November 22nd
God we thank you for our staff at St. John's. We ask you continue to guide and bless each of them.
Saturday, November 23rd
God we thank you for our missionary Rukang and Nadona Chicomb in the Congo. We ask you to continue to guide and bless them as they serve you.
Sunday, November 24th
We thank you God for the opportunities to study and grow through the many studies available to us.
Monday, November 25th
Thank you God for our volunteers who help in the ministry of those hospitalized or shut in at home.
Tuesday, November 26th
Thank you God for our talented ladies that create lovely needle arts for others.
Wednesday, November 27th
Thank you God for the preschool staff who work with our children.
Thursday, November 28th
God we thank you this THANKSGIVING DAY all of our blessings.
Friday, November 29th
Thank you for our volunteers who keep our sanctuary decorated and organized to enhance our worship.
-- Karen Tidler
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CHRISTMAS FOOD BOXES: 2019
for the John Marshall Community Center
Interested St. John’s church members are invited to participate in our program of providing Christmas food boxes to needy families served by the John Marshall Community Center in the south Broadway area of Albuquerque. This year’s timeline looks like this:
*by
Sunday, December 15,
commit to Jack Nuzum (tel. 265-5241,
jcnuzum@juno.com
, Room 151 at 9:30) as to the number of boxes which will be provided and by whom. There also will be a SIGN UP SHEET in the Hospitality Center/FLC with a suggested LIST OF CONTENTS for the boxes.
*on
Saturday, December 21
,
2019
, bring the completed boxes to the
west side of St. John’s
between
8:00 and
9:00 am.
*If the Saturday morning collection time doesn’t work for your boxes, we will also collect boxes FRIDAY (Dec. 20) EVENING BETWEEN 5:00-6:30 pm in the Narthex.
We will arrange for refrigerator space at the church for perishables overnight.
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Weekly Activities
CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL/NURSERY
A Sunday nursery is available for young children in Room 138. See “This Week at St. John’s” for children’s Sunday School class locations.
NEW BOOK STUDY IN THE FAMILY SPIRIT CLASS - Sundays at 9:30 am
We in the New Spirit Class would like to invite congregation members to join us for an upcoming book study on Sunday mornings. We will be studying John Ortberg's I'd Like You More If You Were More Like Me: Getting Real About Getting Close. Ortberg is both insightful and humorous and this will be a study of developing relationships with God and others by avoiding common relationship pitfalls and responding to our need for others. The study starts on December 8, 2019, at 9:30 AM Sunday mornings, in Room 151.
TAI CHI - Thursdays at 10:30 am in the Family Life Center
It’s a great time to join the Tai Chi class. Tai Chi does not require physical fitness or coordination and may be done standing or seated with some modification. All age groups are welcome. No special clothing or equipment is required. Contact kathleen_sta@yahoo.com or 220-4814.
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Mission & Outreach
THE STOREHOUSE:
"Soups and cereals" will be our goal for November's food collection for The Storehouse. This includes such items as: ready-to-eat cereals, oatmeal and other hot cereals, hearty canned soups containing meat and/or vegetables, canned chili, beef stew, etc. And, if you notice other "bargains" as you're shopping, please feel free to donate any non-perishables. Please place your donations in the wire bins located in the Hospitality Centers. Struggling families in our community will thank you, and we do, too!
FAMILY PROMISE
A huge thanks to the many volunteers during our hosting! We are looking for gently used or new donations for St. John's supplies. Please donate blankets, at least twin sized, desk fans, and linen bags (used to line our hampers). These items will be stored and kept at St. John's. During the month of November, items may be dropped off at the Hospitality Center or FLC. Thank you for your generosity. If have questions, please contact Jenn Shields at jennshields200@yahoo.com or 505-450-9978.
ANGEL TREE
Thank you St. John's. Eighty three children will be getting Christmas gifts in the name of their parent because of your selfless support of this program. The Joy of Christmas that your gifts will bring to the children and their caregivers is a true blessing. Please remember to have each of your gifts wrapped and returned to the welcome center by December 1st, and, if you are able to help deliver some gifts, please call Kathy Scherlacher at 505-823-6692. Thanks again.
NOVEMBER SPECIAL OFFERING: UMCOR
Via the United Methodist Committee on Relief - UMCOR- we have a powerful way to reach families and communities who have experienced devastation in the wake of disaster. Hurricanes, tornadoes, Tsunamis, fires, UMCOR responds, and when the headlines fade, UMCOR stays for the long haul. This special offering used to be called One Great Hour of Sharing, and the name was appropriate because when we give we share the love of God and equip Christ's body to serve in his name. When we pray and when we give, we can make a difference. Please give generously any time this month.
WAYS WE CAN SERVE
See what’s happening in November for missions at St. John’s! Come by the Hospitality Center to pick up your copy or click
here
to download!
JOI DE VIVRE VISUAL ARTS MINISTRY
Joi de Vivre Visual Arts Ministry of St. John’s UMC celebrates the blessing of creative expression that has been bestowed upon all of God’s children. We are seeking input from the congregation and other interested parties who would promote both individuals and groups of artists or craftsmen to participate in an ongoing effort to curate and present images that bring glory to God through a gallery setting here at St. John’s. Please submit ideas or website information to Paul Chandler at (505) 260-0090.
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Prayer & Congregational Care
COUNSELING SERVICE AVAILABLE
The St. John's staff includes a licensed mental health counselor. If you or someone you know is struggling emotionally with a difficult situation, counseling is available. See https://www.stjohns-abq.org/counseling-at-st-johns or contact Susan Brumbaugh at 505-506-6717 or
counselor@stjohns-abq.org
for more details about session and cost information.
PRAYER QUILT
Edith Linda Rood (sister-in-law of Jan Rood)
is the recipient of the prayer quilt hanging in the Hospitality Center.
YOU MATTER TO US!
A person may be hospitalized or have another crisis in their life, and St. John’s may not know. Please call 883-9717.
PRAYER SHAWLS
If you know someone in need of comfort, healing, or encouragement, please consider giving them a shawl or lap robe that has been made with prayer. These can be found in the Hospitality Center.
CONGREGATIONAL CARE
If you would like someone to visit, call, or pray for a loved one or for yourself, please write to Claudia Giese, Congregational Care Coordinator, at cgiese@stjohns-abq.org or call 883-9717 ext. 128.
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Getting Oriented
ONLINE GIVING
You can give to the church electronically by using a debit or credit card. Click the link below, or visit the Giving Page on the church website and follow the simple instructions found there.
LOST & FOUND
A beautiful children’s quilt was left in the Hospitality Center. If this belongs to your child and you can describe it, please contact the office.
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Contact Us
www.stjohns-abq.org
(505) 883-9717
2626 Arizona St NE | Albuquerque, NM 87110
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
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Questions? Contact Shea Perry at communicate@stjohns-abq.org
Shea is in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays
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