11 a.m. Sanctuary Service

Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. and cleaning protocols, masking, and social distancing will be observed. If you forget to register, please come anyway! We will register you at the door.
9:30 a.m. Abide Service

We are encouraging worshipers to preregister for the purposes of contact tracing. If you forget to register or decide to come to service last-minute, please come anyway! We will register you at the door.
Tomato Cages Needed

Do you have extra tomato cages lying around that you would like to get rid of? The garden team would love to have them! Email Chef Tim or call 505-883-9717 ext. 141.
Family Promise Fundraiser: Matching Funds Offer Announced at Sweet Jazz Concert

Family Promise has received a matching funds offer, announced at the Sweet Jazz Concert. The matching funds are $43,000.00. Match is dollar for dollar. Please designate Sweet Jazz on check memo or on online giving (donate button on Family Promise's web page). Checks should be mailed to: Family Promise, 1516 San Pedro Drive NE, 87110. Donations will be matched until the goal is reached or until June 24 (whichever happens first). This is an incredible time to make your donations count for DOUBLE! Thank you from the St. John's Family Promise Team!
Office Closed May 31 for Memorial Day,
No E-Disciple Tuesday, June 1

Due to the Memorial Day holiday the office will be closed on Monday May 31 and there will be no E-Disciple Tuesday, June 1.
Building Community at the Border June 3

We are so fortunate to host Cindy Andrade Johnson, a United Methodist Deaconess in Brownsville, Texas, for our Thursday, June 3rd UMW meeting, via Zoom, at 1 p.m. Cindy has been the "bridge" linking hundreds of migrants to generous United Methodists around the country. These people live in deplorable conditions under the Matamoras Bridge in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. Cindy has been an educator for about 30 years; she prioritizes and emphasizes cultural competency through education, and she works with migrants all over the United States, the border, and Mexico. Cindy works weekly in the migrant camp across the border in Matamoras, delivering medicine and communicating with them. This meeting is open to everyone, so please encourage spouses, guests, and friends to attend. If you have questions about the border situation for our speaker, or if you'd like the Zoom link for this meeting, we ask that you email Regina Hampton at hamptonmason1@msn.com ahead of the meeting. This is an issue that weighs heavily on our hearts and minds these days, so let's take this opportunity to learn together.
Youth Group on Vacation on Memorial Day,
Summer Programs Start June 6

St. John’s United Methodist Youth Fellowship (UMYF) Solid Ground youth group is going on vacation over the extended Memorial Day weekend. We will not meet this Sunday afternoon, May 30, 2021 and the church office is closed on Monday, May 31 to observe Memorial Day. All Middle School and High School Students (Rising 6th to 12th Grades) please join us in person this Summer, starting Sunday afternoon, June 6, inside the Family Life Center (FLC) for movies, fun, fellowship and more. Discover who we are. Get to know us. We want to see you. Let’s get ready to have lots of fun together this summer. Please enter the FLC using the east side doors facing the large parking lot. If you have questions about Youth Ministry Programs, please contact: Mr. Jarrod Conyers, Director of Youth Ministries, email: JConyers@stjohn-abq.org.
Group Piano Lessons Start June 7

Just because we are not yet able to sing in groups, does not mean that our musical development should stop! This summer, St. John's is offering group piano lessons. Offering three levels of instruction: Young Beginner Level 1, Young Beginner level 2, and Adult Introduction or Refresher - We will meet once a week to work on the fundamentals of piano playing and musicianship in a fun, group setting. Visit the Children & Families page on the St. John's website and scroll down to the Piano Lessons section to learn more about this program and how to join. Email Therese Macali, Director of Children Family Ministries with any questions.
Drive-In, Drop-Off for Locker #505 on June 12

St. John's, are you ready for another DRIVE-IN, DROP-OFF? 

Saturday, June 12 | 3:00 - 5:00 pm

Locker #505 is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing appropriate school clothing to K-12 Bernalillo County students in need. Contact: Donna Bruce (donnabruce@comcast.net) with questions.

Click here to read the full article and see the complete list of requested donation items.
Tai Chi is Back Thursdays at 10:00a.m. in FLC

Tai Chi is back from 10a.m. – 11a.m. in the Family Life Center with Kathy Grassel. Safety protocols will be in place and must be followed. Everyone must wear a face mask. If you would like to attend, please park on the eastside parking lot and enter/exit through the FLC doors. Everyone attending must sign in for “contact tracing” purposes.
Sunday Community Activities

Click HERE to view all Sunday School Classes & groups! Join us in the virtual Sonshine Coffee Zoom immediately following the 11a.m. Worship with church Leadership Team members hosting. Click here to join the Zoom meeting.
Click into one of the sections below to read news about each group.
May Special Offering: Navajo Water Project and UMC Native American Ministries

One in three Navajo families in the Four Corners Area have no sinks or toilets in their homes, something we all take for granted. The indigenous led Navajo Water Project, part of the larger Dig Deep water project works to remedy this problem. It has installed hundreds water systems in homes without access to water or sewer lines.  The project also provides well-paying jobs in the community. During Covid 19 it has also provided emergency water to 30,000 people, literally saving lives. 

And a bit further from home, one Sioux tribe in South Dakota is 60 to 90 miles from the nearest substantial grocery store and was still recovering from a flood in 2019 when the pandemic hit. So the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference, part of the UMC Native American Ministries, sent a grant to the tribe to purchase and deliver food and supplies to this hard hit area.

Beyond times of crisis, UMC Native American Ministries provides help to revitalize Native American churches with outreach and salary support, funds for building repairs and seminary scholarships. In May we have the opportunity to help our Native American brothers and sisters via both of these fine programs. Please give generously.
Virtual Prayer Quilt

Patricia Newman is the recipient for the prayer quilt currently on display.

In lieu of tying knots, please pray this prayer (or your own prayer) for Patricia: “Father, may your hand shower Patricia with blessings and health for a speedy recovery from her surgery. Amen.”
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2626 Arizona Street NE | Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110
Office Hours (call only): Monday - Friday, 9a.m. - 2p.m.