It's Palm Sunday!

Hosanna in the highest! Pastor Autumn Krueger will bring the message "House of Prayer." Children are invited to participate in the Palm Parade at the 9:15 and 11:30 worship services. (And yes, 8:00 attendees - adults will be invited to parade with palms during that service as well.)

Worship services are at 8:00, 9:15 and 11:30 a.m., with the later two services livestreamed on our YouTube channel.

Holy Week schedule

Palm Sunday: 8:00, 9:15 and 11:30 a.m. March 24

Maundy Thursday: 6:30 p.m. March 28

Good Friday: 6:30 p.m. March 29

Holy Saturday: No More Deaths: A memorial vigil for those who have died on our streets. 1:00 p.m. March 30 at First UMC.

Easter Sunday: 8:00, 9:15 and 11:30 a.m. March 31

Easter Monday: The church office will be closed on April 1.

Potluck and game night

There is no Wednesday Night Supper this week, March 20, but there will be a Potluck and Game Night! Student and Family Ministry will provide pizza, including vegetarian and gluten-free options. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share. All are welcome. Please note that childcare will not be available.

Lent Event is Saturday

St. John's annual Lent Event is from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 23. Families are invited to participate in spiritual formation stations that include crafts, a mission project and an egg hunt. Volunteers are still needed - can you help at a station or with setup or cleanup? Sign up here

Rainbow Easter Baskets

The LGBTQ Outreach Team is collecting Rainbow Easter Basket items for Covenant House and Choosing Our Roots. They've identified the need of 105 baskets! Requested Items: $5-$10 gift cards, craft supplies, candy, Takis, Cheetos, chips, journals, handwritten cards with affirmations; fidgets, small pride flags/pins/stickers; and local artist stickers. We'll assemble them together on March 24 at 12:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

Spring Hill Easter dinners

Once again St. John is collecting funds to provide 25 $125 grocery gift cards to Spring Hill Elementary School families for Easter. Find the dropdown on our online giving platform or send a check to the church office with the memo "Spring Hill Easter." Thank you for helping these families have a wonderful Easter dinner!

Chuck Livers and John Meyn at Chugiak UMC

Helping hands for Chugiak UMC

Thanks to the crew from St John who helped out our sister congregation, the United Methodist Church of Chugiak, this past weekend. Lots of projects got checked off the list, and the building is in better shape because of their good work! Thanks to Chuck Livers, Lauren Livers, John Meyn, Scott Digert, Rick Clark, Jason Pattengale, John Quinley, and Summer Sauve for lending their time and talents! 

~ Pastor Andy

P.S. - There are still more projects to do! If you’d like to be part of a small work team in service to UMCC, speak to Pastor Andy for more details.

Congrats to Lay Servants

Congratulations to Lisa Wells, Sed Charic, and Karen Chase for completing the Lay Servant Ministries BASIC class this week! Lay Servant ministries is a program of leadership and discipleship development open to any member of the United Methodist Church. For more information about the program and upcoming opportunities, speak with Pastor Andy or Dave Bates.

Host a conference attendee

We’re so excited to host Annual Conference June 27-30 at St. John this year. If you have a spare room and can host conference participants in your home, please contact Gail in the church office. Homestays are a great way for us to be good stewards of our resources. We will have folks who need to stay from June 26-July 1. 

Music Machine registration

The Music Machine will once again be rehearsing at St. John this summer. Would your child like to be a part of this music and dance camp? Registration is now open! Find details here

Alaska UMC appointments announced

Bishop Cedrick D. Bridgeforth intends to appoint the Rev. Nico Reijns as pastor of Turnagain United Methodist Church in Anchorage beginning July 1. Reijns currently serves Girdwood Chapel UMC and is a former associate pastor at St. John UMC. Turnagain UMC's current pastor, the Rev. Bob Smith, will be retiring again in July.

Bridgeforth intends to appoint the Rev. Meghan Woods as pastor of Soldotna United Methodist Church beginning July 1. Woods currently serves Moose Pass UMC and Seward Memorial UMC. Soldotna UMC's current pastor, the Rev. Dr. Dave Beckett, has been serving as interim since July of 2023.

The bishop also intends to appoint John Redmond as pastor of Willow United Methodist Church beginning July 1. Redmond expects to be commissioned as a provisional elder in the Holston Conference in June. Redmond currently serves as the Director of Missions at Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church in Johnson City, TN, where he works primarily with the houseless population.

Birthday greetings for Jimette Rose McLean

Jimette Rose McLean's 80th birthday is April 12! She would love to get cards/notes from St. John folks. For those who don't know her, she is a former St. John diaconal minister who left a legacy of "Rose-isms." One famous classic? "It's enough to make you believe in Jesus!"

Send birthday wishes and favorite memories to:

Jimette Rose McLean

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Invitation to Group Soul Care

Does your soul feel weary or disconnected? Would you like to connect deeper with God and others but are unsure how to? Group Soul Care is an opportunity to learn how to listen to others and oneself so that we can be better guests in each other’s stories as well as our own. Colleen Runty will be the spine for the group offering support, structure, and safety. Groups will be limited to 4-5 individuals. Schedules will be determined based on group members' availability, and location (Zoom or in-person) will be determined upon group preference. A definite desire and ability to attend consistently is needed to support group cohesiveness. If this feels like a spiritual nudge, contact Colleen Runty for more information.

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