Hanging of the Greens Celebration:
Updated Events Schedule
St. John’s United Methodist Church and the Worship Arts team will be holding a Hanging of the Greens Celebration on November 21 to prepare our facility for the season of Advent!
Come and go as your schedule provides. Work, eat, listen to music, and have some fun with the St. John’s community. Start the season of Advent in church creating a beautiful space for people to feel welcome, and to worship! A light lunch and a light dinner will be served.
Hanging of the Greens Event Schedule:
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10:30 a.m. - (following Abide service): Begin set up/staging for FLC side of the building, put up banners, hang greens in FLC, and put wreaths on doors upstairs
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12:00 p.m. - (following Sanctuary service): Quickly put away banners, altar cloths, and current decor in the Sanctuary
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1:00 p.m. - Soup and salad lunch
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1:30 p.m. - Family Activity Stations start where kids can decorate cookies and paint nutcrackers
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2:00 p.m. - Music at St. John’s concert in Sanctuary featuring organist Alcee Chris (decorating will continue in the FLC side)
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3:15 p.m. - (after concert): Hang banners, greens in Sanctuary, and decorations for Narthex
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5:45 p.m. - Soup and salad dinner
RSVP sheets can be found in the Hospitality Center as well as in the FLC. An approximate number will be needed for Chef Tim to know how much food to make! See you at St. John’s for the festive celebration!
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Second Sunday Lunch Returns for a Special Turkey Dinner
Sunday, November 14 from 11 a.m. to
1 p.m. in the Family Life Center, the Food Ministry will be cooking and serving a Slow Roasted Turkey Dinner with all the fixin’s. Lunch will be served “Fish Fry-style”, 6 persons per table and masks must be worn except when seated and eating. All are welcome, and no reservation required. Cost is $12 for adults, $6 for 12 to 17 years old, $2 for 6 to 11 years old, and under 5 years old are free. Scholarships available by contacting Chef Tim at tnuzum@stjohns-abq.org. Bring a friend!
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Welcome New Music Intern
As music ministry intern Ellie Flure has had to move on from her time at St. John’s, we’re pleased to introduce Kacey Eustis, our new music ministry intern. Originally from Vermont, Kacey is a recent transfer student to UNM, where she majoring in choral music education. We are so pleased to have Kacey with us, singing in the Chancel Choir and assisting with the NewSound children’s choirs. Welcome, Kacey!
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New Church Profiles Will Be
Activated on Monday
Our new church management system has been launched and we are ready for the congregation to access your new church profiles! On Monday, everyone who has an email on file with us will receive an Activation Email with instructions on how to login to your personal St. John's church profile.
After we complete this first step and everyone has been able to login, we will send out instructions on how see your profile information and edit it (much like a Facebook profile) and let you know how to access all of the other features in the system, like signing up for volunteer opportunities and seeing calendars for groups you're a part of.
If you do not have a current email address on file with us, or if multiple members of your household share the same email address, you will not be able to login to your church profile from the Activation Email we will send out on Monday. If you have trouble logging in to your church profile, if you do not receive an Activation Email on Monday, or if you have any questions at all, please contact Nicole Creaturo at ncreaturo@stjohns-abq.org or by calling the church office. Nicole will also be at all 3 services each Sunday and would be happy to help.
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Help Us Bring Comfort to Others in November
Your St. John's Missions Team is collecting items for two organizations in November, and we hope you'll participate! The counselor at Zuni Elementary is requesting the following items specifically for students who may be experiencing food scarcity at home (single-serving sizes in pop-top, pull-top, or packets would be best): shelf-stable chocolate or white milk, instant oatmeal packets, microwave mac-and-cheese, pop-top veggies, pop-top ravioli, granola bars, fruit cups/applesauce, and individual snack items.
We're also collecting "comfort" items for our veterans in need, through Blue Star Mothers including: hot chocolate packets, individual packets of sunflower seeds, small packages of wet wipes (unscented), hand warmers, foot warmers, chapstick, and dental floss. Pick up a "shopping list" in the Hospitality Center, and place your donations in the wire baskets throughout the month of November. Thank you for sharing comfort!
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Choose an Angel from the Angel Trees
It's that time of year again! Angel Tree, a ministry that gives Christmas gifts to children in the name of their incarcerated parent(s) has been supported by St. John's for many years.
The Angel Trees will be in the Welcome Center and the Family Life Center on Sunday, November 14 and 21 for those who have been attending worship in-person. At that time you can either take your Angel and go shopping, or let us know that you'd like someone to shop for you.
We're still dealing with COVID and its variants, and not everyone has been comfortable returning to church on Sunday. If that's you, come to the East Parking Lot between
10 a.m. and 12 p.m. on Saturday, November 13. You can remain in your car, pick your Angel, and opt to shop for the gifts yourself, or have someone shop for you.
Should you choose to have someone shop for you, please bring $40 in cash or a check in that amount, made payable to St. John's United Methodist Church. If you choose to shop yourself, please bring each individually wrapped gift back to the East Parking lot, between 10 a.m. and Noon on Saturday, December 4.
Should you be interested in volunteering in some way to help with this ministry, please call Kathy Scherlacher at 505-823-6692. Each year this Christmas-time ministry brings great joy to the children, and the love of Christ to their parents. Thank you St. John's for your time, your gifts, and your support of Angel Tree!
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Youth Collecting Winter Wear for
Community of Hope Homeless Ministry
The youth are collecting winter wear for the Community of Hope homeless ministry. We are looking for donations of coats (preferably large or larger), hats, gloves and scarves. We will be going to serve at Community of Hope the first Sunday of December and will take your gifts then. Please drop off the items at the Hospitality center in the narthex.
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Seeking New Office Administrator
We have a change in Office Administrator – again! Our recent hire decided this position wasn’t for her and has moved on. Debbie Brown has come to the rescue and will be working 15 hours per week until we get someone hired. In the meantime, if you know someone with Office Administration skills and would like to work 31 hours per week, please email Janice McCrary at jmccrary@stjohns-abq.org. Or, if you know someone who is willing to work on a temporary basis, let Janice know as well. Wonderful volunteers are currently helping us out but I don’t want to abuse their good will! Click here to read the full job description.
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Join Us for St. John's Work Day and Fellowship Time on Saturday
On Saturday, November 6, please join us for St. John's Work Day and Fellowship Time!
It's Autumn and the leaves have fallen from the trees which means its time to complete some Fall grounds maintenance at St. John's. We're blessed to have a beautiful facility in which to praise God, and the month of November will offer our church family opportunities to share our physical labor, work tools, and joy!
Work will start at 9:00 a.m. and go until 12:00 p.m., with lunch and fellowship at 12:00 p.m. (lunch will be provided). Work will resume after lunch if needed.
Please bring work gloves, yard tools, rakes, brooms, etc. What we need most are trucks and drivers willing to make trips to the dump. Dumping fees will be reimbursed. For more
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Special Crèches Event on Saturday
As we prepare our hearts and minds for the upcoming Advent season, we hope you'll make plans to visit the Family Life Center on Saturday, November 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a very special event! Your St. John's UMW will present hundreds of nativity sets, beautifully displayed, for your viewing and buying pleasure. This huge collection of crèches has been generously donated to our UMW by the family of Joann Dodd, and we think you'll be amazed at the wide variety of styles, shapes, textures and colors! (We'll have baked goods for sale, too.) All proceeds from this sale will benefit our many UMW mission projects, so we hope we can count on your support. See you on then!
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St. John's Jammers First Gathering on Sunday
The first gathering for St John's Jammers will be this Sunday from 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. This is a small group event focused on fellowship, playing instruments and singing. All levels are welcome. If you have an old guitar with only three strings or if you used to play the banjo and want to try polishing those forgotten skills, this ministry is for you. We will meet every Sunday in room 149-151. Masks will be required. Contact Chuck Phillips at chuckphillips2086@gmail.com to get on an email list or for questions.
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Charge Conference on Sunday
Our “regularly scheduled” Charge Conference has been set for Sunday, November 7 at 6:30 p.m. We will meet in the Family Life Center with Rev. Craig Cockrell (Albuquerque District Superintendent) presiding. Our fantastic Food Ministry team will be providing a light meal starting at 6 p.m. (just prior to the meeting portion of the evening), and we ask folks to RSVP either by contacting the church office or signing up using one of the sign-up sheets at the Hospitality Center in the Narthex or with the ushers at the Abide service so we can get a reasonably accurate headcount.
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No Youth Events This Sunday
There will be no youth events this Sunday (including Youth Sunday school, Youth Choir, and Solid Ground Youth Group) as we will be returning from the Fall Retreat.
Pray for our amazing youth and adult sponsors as they are on the Fall retreat this weekend. We have 30 people going and will have wonderful tales to tell! Pray that we are open to God’s voice and that each and every youth senses the love that God has for them.
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Jolly Elders Meets Wednesday, November 10
On Wednesday, November 10, 2021, beginning at 11 a.m., in Room 245, we will enjoy a program by our Director of Music and Worship Arts, Matt Greer, on the topic of the history of select hymns. The meeting will end by noon to allow everyone to depart church for lunch elsewhere. Wearing facemasks are required at the meeting. Due to new church security regulations for this weekday mid-day meeting, everyone must park their vehicles and enter St. John's UMC on the west side (the Arizona Street side) of the church. We are an adult group, usually over 50 years in age, but adults of all ages are welcome. Come join us!
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Therese Macali and Jim Ahrend Livestream Concert Thursday, November 11
The St. John’s Music Ministry is excited for the noontime livestream concerts this November. Thursday, November 11, at 12 p.m. we will be featuring staff members Therese Macali and Jim Ahrend. They will be performing the song cycle December Songs by Maury Yeston. The work is a 'retelling' of Franz Schubert's Winterreise. The songs in both December Songs and Winterreise are linked as a sequence of reflections by the singer taking a lonely walk in winter, thinking back on their lost love. Where the Schubert masterpiece features words by Wilhelm Müller portraying a jilted young man's wandering the snows of the Vienna Woods and ultimately sinking into madness, the Yeston lyrics depict a contemporary young woman wandering a snowy Central Park in New York City and finding recovery and hope on her journey. Join us from your home or workplace on our YouTube channel, and be prepared to donate to Albuquerque Healthcare for the Homeless!
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Stay Healthy and Mobile With Tai Chi On Thursdays - Try It First Online!
It’s a great time to join the Tai Chi class. This class meets every Thursday from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. in the Family Life Center. Tai Chi does not require a particular level of physical fitness or coordination. All age groups are welcome to join us. Tai Chi may be done standing or seated – with some modification. No special clothing or equipment is required. Currently, a mask must be worn during the class. Click here to watch a Tai Chi class with our instructor and try it at home first! Looking forward to seeing you soon. Contact kathleen_sta@yahoo.com or 505-220-4814 if you have any questions.
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Mountain Cathedrals Hike on November 13
The next Mountain Cathedrals hike is on Saturday, November 13. Sandstone hoodoos at Canada del Ojo, north of Tohajiilee. Meet at the church (east parking lot) at 8 a.m., then travel ~ 47 miles to the trailhead (last 8 miles are unpaved). We should be back by 2 p.m. Please RSVP to Mike Furnish (505-884-6626 or mdfurnish@comcast.net). Bring sun protection, layers, water, and snack/lunch. Trail is 4 miles, moderate (modest elevation changes, but off-trail hiking). In this landscape, wonders are hidden at first. Are some of our days like this as well?
Save the Date: Our December hike will be on Saturday, December 18, location TBD.
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Family Promise Parking Lot Sale
November 12 & 13: Volunteers Needed
Family Promise is having a rummage sale!! If you are cleaning out your closets or need items to fill your home, please come to this amazing fundraising event. The Sale is November 12 & 13 from 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the new Family Promise Day Center: 1516 San Pedro Dr. NE. Volunteers are needed. Click the button below to sign up and click here to see the event flyer.
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Greetings From the Preschool!
This month our theme is All About Being Thankful. We are so very thankful for our chapel time with Ms. Therese. This week we read the story about David and Goliath and how David was not afraid of Goliath because God was with him. Ms. Therese made a very large Goliath, and the children were able to take turns throwing plastic balls at him. We really had a fun time!
Blessings and Peace,
Cathy Lubold
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November Special Offering: UMCOR
(Formerly One Great Hour of Sharing)
In November we have to opportunity to give to UMCOR ( United Methodist Committee on Relief). Gifts this month lay the foundation for UMCOR to share God's love when a crisis such as a hurricane or earthquake occurs. The money we give this month underwrites UMCOR's administrative costs so that 100% of any gift to a specific UMCOR project goes directly to that project. UMCOR is known for its quick and lasting response to a crisis-es all over the world. Please give generously.
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Virtual Prayer Quilt
Laura Ralston (friend of Dara Bell) is the recipient for the prayer quilt currently on display.
In lieu of tying knots, please pray this prayer (or your own prayer) for Laura: "May your hand rest upon Laura restoring her to wholeness and strength for service in your Kingdom. Amen.”
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SUBMISSION DEADLINE for Disciple Connections is Wednesday evening for the Friday weekly edition. Click here to send your articles to editor Nicole Creaturo.
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St. John's United Methodist Churc
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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