Connecting with God
"In the sanctuary of St. John’s, I feel the light and love of the Holy Spirit and know that I am never alone and am blessed to be surrounded by a community filled with the grace of Jesus." - congregation member
"Even though God is everywhere, still I feel St. John’s is where I’m closer to God." - congregation member
This past Sunday, we reflected on our connection with God, which is the foundation for everything we do as a faith community. During the offertory, worshippers had the opportunity to write reflections on colorful slips of paper, which were then collected by the children and linked together into a paper chain. Below you can find a selection of those reflections.
How St. John's helps us connect with God:
- By offering a moment to set aside the constant busyness and to-do’s of my daily life and reflect on what is truly important.
- By providing a calming, nurturing and open atmosphere where I feel I can grow spiritually with Pastor Allison’s guidance and become closer to God.
- By offering a worship service where all are welcome and we can have community.
- Through the Christmas services, music, food, and fellowship.
- By being a place for my kids to learn about God’s grace.
- Through confirmation classes and reading in church.
- By bringing people together.
- By giving me the opportunity to demonstrate faith.
- By worshiping with people of all ages.
- By accepting me as I am.
- By being my second home and a place of comfort.
- Through thought-provoking liturgy.
- By being a place where you can honestly discuss what God means to you.
- By being part of a family of loving and sharing people.
- Through Bible Study and sharing our beliefs at that time.
- Through music, the Word and fellow parishioners.
- By offering communion each week, which renews my deep connection with Christ
- Through a Sunday service that offers peace and inspiration for the week.
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Happy Birthday to those born 10/28-11/3:
- Michael Stover, 10/29
- Finny Maglocci, 10/30
- John Fitzgerald, 11/1
We apologize for any omissions. If your birthday, anniversary, or new intention on the prayer list is not included, please contact churchoffice@stjohnswilmette.com to be added. Please also let us know of any personal or family milestones, including happy occasions or serious lifecycle events that you would like to share with the St. John's community.
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Confirmation
Sunday, we celebrate the confirmation of Max Beck, son of Molly Bolash, who completed the 2-year confirmation program at St. John’s this past May. We look forward to continuing to walk with him in his life of faith!
Children's Book Donations for Bernie's Book Bank
St. John's Youth are collecting new and gently used children’s books until Sunday, October 30th. These books will be donated to Bernie’s Book Bank which empowers nearly 300,000 Chicagoland children to read their way to a better life through book ownership. Please NO adult books, textbooks, dictionaries, activity books, coloring books, reference material or religious books. (Spanish language and dual language books are accepted).
Seeking Children’s Church Volunteers
We are fortunate to have a very vibrant Sunday School program going this year, and we are looking for volunteers who would be interested in teaching or assisting with Children’s Church. If you’re interested, please sign up using the link in your E-news. If you would like to learn more information about the curriculum and what a typical lesson looks like, please reach out to the Youth Ministry Team (Luke & Erin Rasmussen and Jason Shutters).
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Sunday, Oct. 30
9:30 am Hybrid Worship with Children’s Church
10:30 am Coffee Hour
11:00 - 11:30 am Youth Choir Rehearsal
Tuesday
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Bible Study
Thursday
12:00 - 1:00 pm Zoom-only Men’s Lunch
Sunday, Nov. 6
9:30 am Hybrid Worship with Children’s Church
10:30 am Coffee Hour
No Youth Choir Rehearsal
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Sunday Sermon Video
If you missed last week's service or want to watch it again, you can view it here.
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God's Promise to David
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Preaching & Presiding Minister: The Rev. Allison Bengfort
Assisting Minister: Alan Swanson
Minister of Music: Luke Duroc-Danner
Minister of the Word: Mylene Pollock
Ushers: Peter Hauser
Altar Guild: Cindi Rachowicz
Camera Operator & Zoom Host: Aidan Maglocci
Children's Church: Youth Ministry Team
Coffee Hour Host: The Maglocci Family
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