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Christmas at St. Johns December 24
Join us for one of four services offered on Christmas Eve Saturday, December 24. The nursery will be open at the 4:00 p.m. service. Find more information on our website https://www.stjohns-abq.org/christmas or click below to watch the service online.
12:00PM | Contemporary Service| FLC
4:00PM | Traditional Family Service| Sanctuary
7:30PM | Candlelight Service |Sanctuary
11:00PM | Candlelight Service |Sanctuary
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New Year's Day Worship
Reminder: We will have a single service of worship on New Year’s Day (Sunday, January 1) at 10 a.m. in the Family Life Center. This will be a simple service where we will have an opportunity to give thanks for the year just past and prayerfully look ahead to the year to come. Everyone is welcome to join us!
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Celebration of Life For Jim Collins
December 26
Please join the Collins family, Kay, Jeff and Beth, for a Celebration of Life for Jim Collins at the home of Jeff Collins, Monday, December 26, 2022 3:00 – 6:00 pm, 9444 Allande Rd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109. Come and share your favorite memories of Jim as we celebrate his life. Jim passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2022 surrounded by family at his home in Frisco, Texas. Jim was an active member of St. John’s for over 40 years.
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United Women in Faith Chili Luncheon
January 5 (Mask Required)
How about a warm bowl of chili to take the edge off these chilly temperatures? Our United Women in Faith will meet on Thursday, January 5th, at 10:30 a.m. in Room 241/243 for our General Meeting and annual Chili Luncheon. (Mask-wearing is required, except when eating.) We're delighted that Nicole Creaturo, our St. John's Communications and Media Director, will present our program, followed immediately by lunch. No reservations are needed, and as always, guests are welcome! Many of you know that Nicole is a new mother, so we're using this occasion to celebrate her and baby Mia, with a baby shower. Anyone wishing to bring a baby gift for Mia is invited to do so; although she was just born in November, she's growing quickly, and moving into larger sizes already, so please be mindful of that as you shop. At this meeting, we're also collecting donations of diapers (newborn or size one) and other basic baby layette items for the Los Griegos Maternity Center. Please join us on January 5th for a day of fun and fellowship! (Note: UWF Executive Committee will meet on January 5th at 9:30 a.m. in Room 241/243.)
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New #BeUMC Sermon Series Coming in January
As we look ahead to the new year, we will have an opportunity to recommit ourselves to life together within the United Methodist tradition. Starting January 15, Pastor Randall will offer a sermon mini-series using the materials related to the #BeUMC campaign. For four Sundays, we’ll explore four key elements of our life together as United Methodists: discipleship, belonging and inclusion, how we are better together, and how God is at the center of all that we do. A downloadable discussion guide is available for small groups and Sunday School classes.
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Nursery Availability For Parents
The nursery will be available for the Christmas Eve Service at 4:00 p.m. There will not be nursery available for morning services on December 25 and January 1.
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No E-Disciple or Print Newsletter Next Week
There will not be an e-disciple sent next week, December 30, or a print newsletter for January 1. Regular communications will resume January 6.
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Food Boxes Hugely Appreciated
Saturday morning, December 17, 2022, the west parking lot at St. John's was bustling as people from St. John's delivered their boxes of food for the John Marshall Community Center in the South Valley. The boxes were transferred to seven pickups that were soon packed with enough food for 58 families.
The staff at John Marshall were eagerly waiting and explained how with this abundance, they were able to not only provide food for their own clients but were also able to help out the Senior Affairs Department, who had requested ten boxes. Several boxes were also designated for ACS (Albuquerque Community Safety), which works to get displaced families into housing.
So, a big thank you to the dozens of St. John's members who spent a lot of money shopping, and for the brave trucker/haulers who stood in the cold to transfer and transport the food: Bob Bowman and son, Robert; Vance Behr; Pat Struck; Rob Burford; Jim Chapek; Stan Mortimer; John Pierce; and Jack Nuzum and his clipboard.
One note from the Center: big ongoing need is MEN'S CLOTHING. Label and drop off at the Hospitality Center for transport.
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Help Meet the Needs of Others
There's still time, this month, to provide a donation for our two missions' projects: Four Corners Native American Ministries in Shiprock, and Good Shepherd Homeless Center in downtown Albuquerque. Most-needed items are: men's and women's socks; men's boxers/boxer briefs in sizes M, L, and XL; and women's underwear in all sizes. Also, new or gently-used blankets are always in demand. We thank you for your donations, and ask that you place them in the wire bins located in the Hospitality Center.
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Zuni Meal Bags
We're gearing up to provide yet another semester of Weekend Meal Bags for Zuni students experiencing food insecurity. We currently provide meal bags to 45 students each week, and the need is ongoing. If you can help by providing any of the following food donations in single-serve sizes, we will be most grateful: nut-free granola or breakfast bars; mac-and-cheese microwavable cups; shelf-stable white milk; and Chef-boy-ar-dee microwavable pasta cups containing meat. Please place your donations in the wire bins located in the Hospitality Center. We appreciate your generosity.
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Men's January Bible Study
The what?! The Old Testament Apocrypha are books that didn't make it into most Protestant Bibles (although they are included in Roman Catholic and Orthodox versions.) The Apocrypha includes history (the Maccabee revolt, where we get Hanukkah), wisdom literature, adventure stories, apocalypse...it's quite an interesting array of literature.
So, why bother studying the Apocrypha if these books aren't in the Bible? These books cover the gap in time between the two testaments. Lots of ideas developed in Judaism during these 300+ years that influenced the New Testament authors and early church leaders. Among those developments are the immortality of the soul and eternal punishment/reward, specific ideas about the Messiah, and the belief in a coming age that would replace this old, corrupt age. Many biblical scholars recommend the study of the Apocrypha for profitable study and reflection.
The men's study will run on Mondays starting January 9, 2023, for six weeks ending on Feb. 13. The morning class will be a hybrid class, both live and Zoom, meeting in room 257 from 10-11:30 a.m. The evening class (7-8:30 p.m.) will be only on Zoom. Students will need to find the Apocrypha (a good version is The New Oxford Annotated Apocrypha.)
If you are interested in participating, please contact Jack Nuzum, jcnuzum@juno.com.
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No New Spirit Sunday School Class Until January
The New Spirit Sunday School class is canceled until January 8, 2023. On January 15, the New Spirit Sunday School class will begin a new study.
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December Special Offering: Methodist Children's Home and Providence Place
This month we have the opportunity to support these two fine ministries as they provide help for troubled children, teen mothers, and young adults with special needs. Other important programs provide support for foster parents and help for foster children as they transition to adult life. Adoptive services and parent education are also available. As one child put it, "They (MCH) are here for me when no one else is. They never give up on me. And now I know God is always with me too." Please give generously.
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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.
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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.
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