March 17, 2023

Mobile Food Pantry on Saturday, March 18

March is National Nutrition Month! This year’s theme is “Fuel for the Future”. Eating a well- balanced diet is crucial for a happy and healthy lifestyle. For nutrition resources check out the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Our Mobile Food Pantry helps to provide fresh produce and other healthy food to 50 families every month.

If you are interested in helping, our next Mobile Food Pantry is Saturday, March 18. Volunteers arrive around 9:30 a.m. and distribution begins at about 10:15 a.m., depending on the time the truck arrives. We are usually finished by noon. If you would like more information, please contact Debby Smith at 505-554-4238 or dysmith0427@gmail.com. 

WeCare Meeting on Sunday, March 19

WeCare is meeting this Sunday, March 19. We would like to extend a renewed invitation for any caregivers to join this group. Our aim is to offer connection and understanding and walk alongside one another. Caregiving can be very unpredictable, so don't feel pressure to commit to regular attendance to be part of this supportive group. We meet the third Sunday of each month at 1 p.m. in the Welcome Center. For more information, contact Pastor Tiffany, Fay Barz, or Rachel Perovich.

Alta Mira Parenting Classes Start April 4

Alta Mira Specialized Family Services, Inc. Parenting Classes is offering a 6-week training on Parenting with Love and Logic. Parenting with Love and Logic ® is a way of working with children that puts parents back in control, teaches children to be responsible, and prepares young people to live in the real world, with its many choices and consequences. Classes are held virtually every Tuesday from 6 – 8 p.m. and go from April 4 through May 9. The cost is $45 per person or $65 per couple. Parenting with Love and Logic workbook included. Additional workbooks are available for an additional fee of $10. Click here to visit the Alta Mira website. Click the Training tab at the top of the page and then Parenting Classes. Select the Special Courses tab to register. Please email Ann W. Fenton at afenton@altamiranm.org or call (505)366-2163 if you have questions. The class has availability for 20 people. 

Interested in CPR/AED/1st Aid Training?

St. John's would like to offer American Heart Association CPR/AED/1st Aid training. We are looking at mid May to early June. We need to know if anyone is interested and what day/days/times work. Minimum class size is 10. Times and costs are listed below. This training is encouraged for ushers and other volunteers at St. John's.

• CPR/AED is up to 3 hours 
• $40+tax for the textbook and CPR course completion card 
• $25+tax without textbook/card 
• 1st Aid CPR/AED is up to 5 hours 
• $60+tax for the textbook and 1st Aid CPR/AED course completion card  
• $25+tax without textbook/card 

This is life-saving training that I encourage everyone to consider. Please email or call Linn Furnish, RN (505-884-6626) and St. John's Parish Nurse, by March 31 if you are interested and list your available times.

Rev. Dr. Sung Hyun Lee to Preach This Sunday

While Pastor Randall has been away on renewal leave, we've enjoyed Sunday sermons brought by an excellent roster of guest preachers.

This Sunday we welcome Rev. Dr. Sung Hyun Lee to all three services. Rev. Dr. Sung Hyun Lee is a member of St. John’s, and an ordained pastor in the Korean Methodist Church. She has degrees from Candler School of Theology at Emory University, and Drew University.

Fish Fry Announcements

Fish Fry Week 3

We had an exciting third Fish Fry Dinner on Friday, March 10! That night:

• 632 meals served (largest attendance so far!)
• $412.52 dollars in tips donated to Steelbridge/The Rock
• A total of 135 volunteers worked on both Thursday and Friday
• 8 Boy Scouts from Troop 286 worked

What We Need:

• Second shift (5:30 - 7 p.m.) volunteers

If you are interested in volunteering or making a donation, see Wayne at the Hospitality Center on Sunday mornings or contact him through email at jwshirleyabq@gmail.com.

Happy 68th Anniversary to the Amends

Dale and Nancy Amend celebrate their 68th Wedding Anniversary on March 20, 2023. We are proud of them, happy for them, and give thanks to God for their steadfast commitment and love for each other.

Home Communion

If you would like to receive communion at home, we would love to 'bring the table' to you! Please contact Pastor Tiffany at thollums@stjohns-abq.org.

Lost and Found Clearance

It’s time to make room in the Lost and Found cabinet in the church office! Did you forget a a personal item at the church? Please come to the Hospitality Center on Sunday mornings during March to check for your glasses (8 lost glasses/sunglasses) or your water bottle (11 lost water bottles). Unclaimed items will be discarded in April.

Read "Word a Day" Lenten Series by Pastor Tiffany Hollums

Pastor Tiffany Hollums decided that each day during Lent, she would choose a word to prayerfully reflect upon. A volunteer suggested reading the lectionary texts and then choosing a word that stood out to her from those passages. Tiffany is sharing her Lenten reflections here and hopes to inspire our readers to join in her journey. Click the button below to read the latest articles in this series.

DAY 19: KNOW

READINGS: Psalm 81; Jeremiah 2:4-13; John 7:14-31, 37-39.

REFLECTION:  

Help me to know you, Lord.  

Help me to recognize the ways you are at work.  

Help me not to take your presence for granted.  

Help me to live as someone changed from knowing you. 

Donations Needed for Easter Egg Hunt April 2

Easter Egg party for Children will be Sunday, April 2 from 4-5:30 p.m.! Bring your baskets and get ready to hunt and celebrate! Easter donations of candy, small prizes and Easter basket fixings would be a huge blessing as the youth are preparing to host a fabulous Easter egg hunt party the first of April for children in the community. Please drop off items at the hospitality center or church office. 

Flamingo Flock

These pink friends are VERY popular and are still taking orders. We do have about a 5 week waiting list as the friendly things land for about 5 days and then mysteriously take flight to their next destination. The Flamingo Flock will visit your friends for a loving donation to the youth ministry. Please send orders to Tiffany at thollums@stjohns-abq.org and use the pink flamingo order form!  

Youth Bell Choir Day Change

The Youth Bell Choir will start again soon and we are sending out a survey to find a better day and time to meet (instead of Sundays following Solid Ground Youth Group). If you are interested in participating, please email Pastor Tiffany at thollums@stjohns-abq.org.

Send Care Package to College Students

Do you know a college aged student we could send a care package to this spring? Could be a St. John's UMC or your grandchild...we want to let them know they are loved. Please email Tiffany at thollums@stjohns-abq.org with their name and address!

Confirmation Summer Class

Confirmation summer class? We are putting together a confirmation class during the summer for any youth grades 6-12 who are interested in learning about their faith, United Methodist church, and St. John's UMC. If you are interested, please contact Tiffany at thollums@stjohns-abq.org.

Baccalaureate Sunday Celebration on May 21

Baccalaureate will be Sunday, May 21 for graduating seniors with a brunch following in the Family Life Center. If you know a high school or college graduate we can honor, please share their names with Tiffany at thollums@stjohns-abq.org. 

Lenten Offering: Special Offering for March

The six weeks of Lent are a time of preparation, of sacrifice, of renewed focus on God, and of giving. Traditionally, this offering has supported many and varied local ministries. Such ministries have included Mobile Food Pantry, Asbury Pie Cafe, the Ramp project, Barrett House, Hopeworks, Family Promise, Zuni school, lunch bags for the homeless and many more. 

In this time of inflation and shortages, our support of such ministries is even more important. So as we remember Jesus sacrifice for us, may we also sacrifice in our own small way and continue St. John's tradition of giving generously to those in need during this Lenten season.

St. John's UMC Foundation

The St John’s UMC Foundation was approved by the senior pastor and charge conference in 1986. It was incorporated as an independent body in that same year. The St. John’s UMC Foundation is governed by the board whose purpose is to manage the endowments established for long term growth and support of the church’s ministries. When you donate to St. John’s UMC Foundation via a gift, memorial or in your Will, you help to ensure the mission of St. John’s, “Loving God, Loving Others, and Changing Lives” continues throughout the years. Anyone can leave a gift no matter how big, or how small, to the Foundation and be assured your gift will make a difference in the continuing efforts of St. John’s UMC. We ask you to prayerfully consider gifting to the St. John’s Methodist Church Foundation. If you have any questions about the St. John’s UMC Foundation, or how to include St. John’s UMC Foundation in your will, please contact Jamie Davidson at JDavidson@stjohns-abq.org or 505-883-9717.

Silver Horizons

This month, let's collect paper products for our friends at Silver Horizons: toilet tissue, facial tissue, and paper towels. How's that for simplicity? Please place your donations in the wire bins located in the Hospitality Center, and we'll see that they're promptly delivered to Silver Horizons. As always, we appreciate your generosity, and so do the clients of Silver Horizons! 

St. John's United Methodist Church

2626 Arizona Street NE | Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110

Office Hours (call only): Monday - Thursday, 9a.m. - 4 p.m.

Friday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Pastor 24-Hour Hotline | (505)808-1624

Pastor care is available for after hours emergencies. Any congregational care needs, please send those to Pastor Tiffany at thollums@stjohns-abq.org as we all work together to love one another well.