Join us at our annual Fall Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 2, 10am-2:30pm and get all your Christmas shopping done early! There will be baked goods, crafts, white elephant table, jewelry, and much, much, more. Soup and sandwiches available while you shop, as well as lots of fun kid’s games and activities including our famous Cake Walk! Plenty of parking in the rear of the building. We will be accepting food and cash donations for our church food bank too.
Having a hard time finding someone to play chess, cribbage, Sorry, Jenga, Monopoly, Scrabble, Battleship, Operation, Pop the Pig or other games? Always wanted to learn? Come join us for a St. John’s Games Night on Saturday Oct. 19, 5-8pm, downstairs in the church hall. We will have all sorts of card and board games for adults and kids of all ages, and lots of conversation and chances to get to know each other in a fun way! We will provide refreshments and light supper food; bring a snack or dessert to share if you can. Stay for all 3 hours or just stop by for part of the time. Please RSVP by Oct. 13 at administrator@stja.ca to help us plan well for food and space. Any questions, please email administrator@stja.ca. Let’s play!!
Join us as we celebrate End of Summer and Back to School and Church at St. John’s! Please invite loved ones and friends to fellowship with your church family this Sunday, September 8 for Welcome Back Sunday, and our Parish Picnic following the 10am service. Burgers/Dogs and buns will be provided. Please bring fruits and salad to share. We will also be having the annual Purple Spoon Contest for the best home baked/made desserts!
Annual Garage Sale Saturday, August 17, 2019 9 am – 1 pm Household items, toys, games, books, good used clothing, tools, etc. Something for everyone at great prices!!! Coffee and snacks will be available. All welcome, lots of parking at the back!
Please come join us at our Annual Spring Tea fundraiser on Sat. May 11, 2-4pm… Pick up something for that special someone (maybe a Mother’s Day gift? There’s still time!) There will be plenty of Pie & Ice Cream, Baked Goods, Crafts, Jewellery, and Plants for sale. Come meet up with old friends and make some new friends too! Tell your friends and family! The Spring Tea will take place in our Parish Hall – come in via doors facing Spring St. There is plenty of parking (our lot is at the corner of Douglas St. and Spring St. – entrance at Spring St.) Hope to see you here!
We welcome you to join us on Sunday, April 21, at 8:30am and 10am for St. John’s Easter Sunday worship services. This is the most important day of the church calendar, where we will be celebrating the miracle and joy of Jesus’ new life and resurrection, with lots of festive, beautiful music and prayers at both services! A coffee hour follows downstairs. The 10am service will have special children’s programming, as well as after the service a fun children’s egg hunt.
You are invited on Friday, April 19 at 12noon to join us on this most holy day for our Good Friday worship service, as we recall Jesus’ death on the cross. There will be sacred music and prayers, and a time of Meditation on the Cross. The church and chapel will be available for private prayer afterward. (There will also be a meditation on the Stations of the Cross preceding this service, from 11am-11:45am)
Please join us for an all-ages Good Friday Stations of the Cross on Friday, April 19 from 11am-11:45am. We will pray together at each station, remembering the story of Jesus’ last days before he died, and reflecting on God’s great love for us in this journey. There will be time after the prayers to meditate on the stations on your own. A Good Friday worship service will follow at 12noon.
All are welcome at our Maundy Thursday worship service on Thursday, April 18, as we remember together Jesus’ last supper with his disciples where he taught them about service, sacrifice, and love. We’ll begin with a simple supper in our downstairs hall at 6pm, with Bible readings and reflection, followed by foot-washing for those who would like to participate. We’ll then move upstairs to the church for Eucharist and the solemn Stripping of the Altar. The church and chapel will be available for private prayer afterward.
You’re invited to join the St. John’s family as we begin Holy Week together this Palm Sunday, April 14, at our 8:30am (spoken service) and 10am (with choir and children’s programming) worship. We’ll be experiencing the roller coaster and drama of Jesus’ journey from the crowds welcoming him into Jerusalem with palm branches all the way to the agony of the cross. There will be beautiful prayers and palm crosses for everyone to take home.